Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays DAILY.

{. e. Wink went to Bourbon today on
business.
About one hundred people are in
camp at Pretty lake this week.
Miss Bess Long returned last eve
ming from visit in Fl Wayne.
Otto Alberts is in camp with the
Blue Ribbon club at Pretty lake.
A. f. Bowers, the cement sidewalk
man has contracted for about one mile
of sidewalk.
Mr.. and Mrs Schuyler, of south
Bend, were the guests of relatives in
this city today.
Henry Foglesong and family have
broken camp at Pretty lake, after being
there for ten days.
Miss Mccoy has returned from a
three weeks visit with her grsndpar-
ents 10 Rochester
Herbert Dibble and family are occu-
plying their beautiful cottage on the
east bank of Pretty lake.
Several families from Indianapolis
and TT. Wayne are expected TO go into
camp at Pretty lake next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Abbott, of Goshen,
were Plymouth visitors yesterday eve
ming on their way to Ft Wayne.
Henry Foglesong and son, Fred, left
this morning for Toledo, where Mr..
FOglesong will transact business for a
few days
Mrs. johnson and daughter, of Chi
csgo, are the guests of Mrs. JOhnsOn's
sister, Mrs. Elmer Werntz, on south
Minor street.
An Iodisns finsncier, VIM. f. Coffin,
has recently been discharged by New
York bankruptcy court with liabilities
OF Si,l50,0O0 and assets of S25.
The Pontiac (Ill.) syndicate have
purchased Sl7,5OO worth more of land
in Dewey township, Lsporte county.
They'll soon own that township.
The work train from Valparaiso,
with thirty men, was In this city today
unloading several carloads of crushed
stone for use on the double track.
The Indiana wheat crop this year, in
spite of greatly decreased acreage, Is
figured at from 30,000,OO0 to 35000,0OO
bushels, a vast increase over last year.
l.. A. WOrch, representing the sun
day Creek Coal company, of TT. Wayne,
was in this city today, making q con
tract to furnish the city with coal for
the ensuing year,
Two hundred carrier pigeons were
sent to this city yesterday from Misha
wsks by the Adams Express company
and liberated. All arrived home in
two hours flight.
The following persons left this
morning via the Lake Shore railroad
for California: Ralph Mattingly and
Henry HOckensmith, of this city; Miss
Mary Studds, of belong, and Miss
Jones, of South Bend. They expect to
be gone for several weeks.
Before q man is married he is dude
and after marriage he is subdued. Be
fore marriage he has no buttons on his
shirt, after marriage he has no shirt.
Before marriage he swears he wouldn't
marry the best woman on earth, after
marriage he finds he hasn't.
Attorney General Taylor will be
asked to cOnstrue the law on keeping
marriage licenses a secret after they
have been granted. A number of ar
rests have been made at Jeffersonville
at the direction of the Irrate fathers
whose daughters have eloped and mar
ried.
Half the world seems to have found
uncOngenial occupations. Servant girls
are trying to teach; natural teachers
are tending stores, good farmers are
numbering law, while Chostes and
Websters are running down good
farms; and good farmers, in turn, are
farming still in congress.
Bert Altman, who has been connected
with Allmsn's Big store for many
years as clerk, has resigned his position
and accepted q more lucrative one as
travelling salesman for Daniel j. Blu
menthal Clothing company of Phila-
delphis, Pa. He will travel over
Northern Indiana and Michigan. He
left for South Bend yesterday.
1t is rather strange coincidence that
Gov. Matthews and Lieut.. Gov. Nye
should both come to death 10 the same
manner. They served the state in their
respective capacities at the same time.
Gov. Matthews was making On address
upon q public occasion when seized
with stroke of paralysis from which
he died. Mr.. Nye was delivering a
Fourth of July Grafton when stricken
down identicslly in the same manner.
From Wednesday, Daily.
Frank Janke made business trip to
Argos this morning.