Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15

whole counties which have family on
each quarter section. The population
has Increased six-fold III the last de
cade. The taxable property of the ter.
ritOry is valued al $40 100000.
Michigan City Dispatch; The Brill
Weir case rs a sensation has ABOUT DIED
now and little more Will be heard OF II
until the May term OF the circuit court
convenes unless Prosecutor Breeze de-
cides 20 assert his prer0gative and bring
the case to the superior court.
The house yesterday passed the gen
eral appropriation Oil. The sum of
$1,000 was included in the appropria
tIons TO be expended III an Official sur
yey of the swamp and marsh lands 10
Starke. Lsporte and Porter counties
owned by the state, the survey to be
made with the view of the sale of these
ands.
Mrs Lydia Taylor, aged 80 yesrs
died sunday night, Feb. 3, al the home
of her sonin-lsw and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac ROose, at Bourbon. Her
death was the result of an attack of the
grip and her advanced age. The fun
eral took place from her late home on
Wednesday, with lnterment at Pleasant
Hill cemetery.
y little salt sprinkled on hot stove
Will remove any dlsagreesbe od0r. II
a cellar has damp smell and it cannot
be thoroughly ventilated, a few trays OF
charcoal set on the floor, shelves and
lodges will make the air pure and sweet
Egg shells are the best things to clean
bottles, vinegar cruets, etc. Crush the
shells fine, partly ill The bottles with
them. pour in hot soap suds, shake wei
aud rinse.
While psllbesrers were carrying the
coffin Of sn estlmable Jasper county
woman to the grave some months ago
one of them stumbled and the coffin
fell. The woman, who was in a trance
was awakened by the jolt and lived TIL
last week, when she was again laid ID
her coffin. As she was being carried tC
the grave her husband walked in front
Of the psllbesreIs and said, STEADY
boys, steady"
Wherever there is a sugar camp pre-
paratiOns are now being made TO tap
the NAPLES. Sugar-msking Is here be
fore the frost is ont of the ground III
the forests. There ought TO be good
run" in the next few days If it keeps
on thswing There are still some good
sugar orchards in Northern Indiana
In the pioneer days every good house
wife's lsrder was supplied with stock
of maple mOlasses.
The city of Wabash has been flooded
for the past few days with bogus ten
cent pieces. They are of recent mint
age and made OF silver, but are trifie
light in weight The execution is very
skillful and they are passing readily
among the merchants, although a few
have been detected by the bankers
Secret service employees of the govern
ment are on the lookout for the mer
who are showing the COINS.
An old minister about TO leave his
church made the following farewell
address: "Brothers and sisters, | must
bid you goodbye. The Lord don't love
this church, for | never bury any OF
you; you don't love each other for
never marry any of you: you don't love
me for YOU have never paid me my sci
airy Your contributions are mouldy
potatoes, rotten peaches and worm
eaten apples, and by your fruits shall
ye be Judged. / am going 10 a better
place than this. | am going to be chap
lain of the penitentisry. Whittier l &c
ye cannot go, but go to prepare g
place for YOU The Lord have mercy
on your souls. Amen"