Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-07-06
Qbe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, July 8, 1900.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From fridays Daily.

A boy baby was born to Carl Strom
beck and wife last evening.
The Bourbon base ball team defeated
the Mentone team yesterday.
Mrs. Byrer, OF Walkerton, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. a. North.
Mrs. Schlosser, of Lapaz, was in this
city few hours today on her way
home from Hanna.
Joseph Williams, of Laporte, was the
guest of A. r. Underwood leaving this
morning for Pierceton.
The common council of Michigan
City granted fifty-two licenses for sell
ing liquor at its last meeting.
Misses Flosie and Nellie Beezley, of
Paxton, Ill, arrived today noon TO visit
at James Schrom's, at Inwood.
Miss Julia Thompson, of Hammond,
who has been visiting Chss. Thompson,
went to Tyner today noon to visit her
sister.
Married, June %. at the Reformed
parsonage by Rev, Hartman. Roscoe n.
Nichols and May Kriegbaum, both of
Twin Lakes.
Up to June 10 benevolent sssImils-
ton" of Filipinos had cost the lives of
21l7 American soldiers, and the list of
wounded was 2lS5
Miss Emma Paterson, who is matron
of the hospital at Michigan City, was
the guest of Mrs Moore Wednesday on
her way TO Michigan City from Pierce
ton.
John Wallace's little boy, living on
Water street, fell through Fogles hay
loft into the stable last evening, pro-
ducing serious and painful lacerstion
of the scalp.
With Roosevelt and Dolliver on the
stump for the republicans and Mr..
Bryan in good voice this is going to be
a strenuous campaign, suggests the
Minneapolis Times.
Mrs. e. Fitzinger, of Ashland, Ohio,
who was here to attend the funeral of
Mr.. thinner, went to South Bend
this morning to visit friends Mrs.
Griener accompanied her.
George NJ. Hoffman, member of the
construction crew of the Il. F. 4 e. II.
r., while unloading a car yesterday had
switch tie fall ON his left foot, injur-
ing the first metatarsal bone
Scott Lawson and Young lady of
Kewanna, who is now employed at the
Windsor hotel, applied for marriage
license yesterday afternoon, but were
refused on account of the lady not be-
ing resident of this county.
Agents on salary of $500 per week
and expenses; the greatest agent seller
ever produced; every stock and poultry
raiser buys II on sight. Hustlers want
ed. Reference. Address, with stamp.
American Mig. Co., Terre Haute, Ind
A suit was filed at Indianapolis yes
terday to enjoin the clerk and election
commissioners from placing the names
of township nominees on ballot. The
an immediate decision was asked for.
AL. Stickley, of Bremen, was united
In marriage to Miss Mary Fisher of
this city, by Rev. Thornberry yesterday
afternoon at the parsonage. The newly
welded couple will make their home in
Bremen, where Mr. Stickley Is employed
In the foundry.
During the year closing April 3Oth,
the A. NJ. Rothschild Co, paid the pub
fishers of the Chicago Daily News the
sum of S97, 445 for the years advertis-
ing. This is said to be the greatest
sum ever paid by one firm to a single
paper for one years advertising.
William Chambers and wife, of Glenn
ent street, are the parents of we in
fsnts. The hopefuls are boys and were
born this morning One infant weighs
IL lbs, and the other midget tipped
the scales at 2 lbs, making the com
bined weight 81 ponnds.-Laporte Ar
gus.
Announcements have been received
by the friends of Miss Alma Hutsell,
who taught in the city schools here
during the '9S and SO term, of her mar
riage on Wednesday, June q, to Mr..
Homer b. DIckey, of Greentown, Ind.
where they will be at home after Sep
TENDER IL, 1900.
The question as to what ordinary
farming land is worth was brought up
In the trial between the two power
companies at South Bend last week.
In sns wering the question, Judge Hub
bard said he knew some of the best
land in st. Joseph county had been
sold for 1862 80 per acre.
Elkhart county has over ninety old
settlers who came to the county prior
to lo4O, some OF them az early as 1926.
Many OF these pioneers will gather at
leland Park at Elkhart July 4, when
the Elkhsrt County Historical society
will hold Its annual picnic and reunion,
In conjunction with the celebration
there.
An Elkhart dispatch to the lDdianap-
oils News says: "Ex- Congressman
Conn will bring his beautiful ocean
yscht, the Sultans, from New York to