Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

sick list.
Mrs. Miner left today for Long
Beach, Cal, where she will make
lengthy visit.
Mrs. G.. j. Tibbetts returned from
South Bend last evening where she haO
been visiting since Christmas.
Word has been received by Mrs. Ben
ham that her son, Lew Benham, OF
Chicago, has become very sick.
Mrs. Davis went to Tippecanoe this
morning to see her brother, Bsyless
Gerard, who is dangerously i'll.
The condition of J. b. Rowell is
somewhat improved, he was able to sit
up very few moments this morning.
Mrs. f. Roswell of Elkhsrt has been
visiting in West township for several
days past. She left for her home today
w. f. Bailey left this morning fol
Milton, Ind, where he will spend sew
sral DAYS with his son Norman and
wife.
Miss Ida McNeal. who has been the
guest of Ida Boyer, returned to hel
home in Howardsville, Mich, this
morning.
The daily cash book in the county
treasurer's Off ,e at Shelbyvile for the
year ending in September has been dis
covered missing.
Elizabeth a. Schmeltz was granted 6
divorce yesterday by Judge Capror
from her husband, Christian Schmeltz
and 500 alimony.
Make your hens lay by using ou
poultry foods. Medicated poultry foods
25c package. Pure foods (no medicine
&c. to &c. per pound.
W. FORBES SEED STORE.
Clarence Tyrrell. of Bourbon, passet
through here this morning on his way
to Purdue university after two weeks
vacation spent at home.
Frank Amos of LapaZ passed through
here today on his way home from TIP
ton where he was called to attend tn,
funeral of q sister-in.law
Marriage licenses have been issued tt
Ellery Spencer and Bessie Worsham
Oliver III. Flowers and Carrie HOlde
man; William Overman and Alice Leek
David E. Hendricks and wife, o
Sugar Grove, ILL.,, left this morning TO
Bruce's lake. They have been visiting
here with the Hendricks and other rel
atives.
j. l.. Y ost, of Cassopolis, Mich, re
turned to his home last evening. III,
has been here for few days to visi
| F. w. Bosworth who is unable to b,
around.
The jury has been called for Frida,
when the case of Yetter VS.. The Mu
tual Insurance Co., which was taker
under advisement a few days ago will
be taken up.
Miss Jennie Beagles passed few
hours at the home of Miss Grace Mont
gomery this morning between trains
She was on her way home to South
Bend from Tyner.
They now kill whales by striking
them with a harpoon secured by an in
sulated wire attached to dynamo
which sends shock of 10000 volts oil
electricity into it's body, which cause:
death within the fraction of a second.
Edward August, the blind and one
armed saloonkeeper of Nappanee. whC
was refused liquor license owing t.
physical disqualifications, appealed the
case TO the circuit court aud proposes
to fight the commissioners. There il
no physical qualification prescribed il
the Indiana statutes.
Angola Magnet: Henry Miller, liv
ing near Ashley, marketed in that towI
last Monday, hog that weighed 96t
pounds. The animal was of the o.
G.. breed, 26 months old, In addition t,
the market value of the porker, Nh
Miller gets $50 premium from the o.
q. Breeding company.
A telescope is being built for the Pari
exhibition next year that by far sur
passes all undertakings of this kind.
will be 1871 feet long and will msgnif,
the moon 10000 times bringing it t.
within 100 miles of the earth. Thu
will solve many disputed questions re
9arding fair Luna's face.
Great excitement prevails near thu
village of San Pierre, Starke county
over rich oil strikes made within thu
past few weeks. The Standard Oh
company, through its Ohio agents, hal
secured a large number of farm leases
Oil vein strikes are being made in the
Kankakee valley marsh lands, and faI m
lands have advanced two hundred pei
cent in price. Oil experts who have
been over that territory in the Ksnka