Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-05-10

Dakota, were in this city today on their
way to Culver, where they expect to
visit relatives few weeks.
George Hoham, of FIT. Wayne, is
home for few days visit with his par
ents. George is still firing and expects
to be promoted to engineer soon.
DIR. H. A. Deeds, wife and daughter,
Leonore, returned from Warsaw today
after attending the funeral of the doc
tors mother, who was buried yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. MsttingIy have
returned from their four weeks visit in
Nashville and other cities in Tennessee,
where Mr.. Mattingly has large lumber
interests.
Mrs. Daniel Rentschler, of Akron,
o., is the guest of her many relatives
in this city and county, having been
called by the death of a relative near
Bourbon.
Through the war revenue tax on
stock transactions, the government has
realized $4,000 per day from the stock
speculstions of New York and other
large cities.
l.. G. Woodson and wife, of South
Chicago, were the guests of friends in
this city last evening on their way to
LspSZ, where they will visit relatives
for a few weeks.
The tie vote between David Young,
(rep.), and Edward Hayes, (dem.), can
didstes for trustee of the First ward in
Culver, was decided in favor of Edward
Hayes, the democratic candidate.
Gov. w. T. Durbin will draw on the
state epidemic fund, If necessary, to
pay expenses of lighting smallpox.
The disease has spread with sstonish-
ing rspidity within the last few weeks.
1t is understood that Clarence Slater
was side tracked by the Skunk y ockey
machine. He had powerful follow
ing and it is likely that he would have
the fight to the finish.
There is some consolation for the de-
feated postofiice aspirsnts. 1t is worth
something to be able to tell your great
grandchildren that once upon a time
you run for office. They will never
know how far you missed it.
The deputy postmaster in Plymouth
is allowed salary of $1,000 per year.
All who would like to have this posi-
ton should arrange to see Mr. Y ockey
at once and punish him az the post
office aspirsnts have served the con-
gresham.
The board of education at Goshen
has selected Victor w. b. Hedgepeth
superintendent of the city schools. For
the past year he has been in charge of
the schools in Lagrange, Ind. Previous
to that he occupied the same position
in Peru, Ind.
The scsffold from which Joseph
Keith, murderer of Nora Kifer, will be
executed on Friday, May "A, is being
constructed at the Northern Indiana
prison. The death watch has
been taken to the supreme court, but it
is believed be stands no chance of being
saved from the gsllOws.
Parties who desire to be properly
equipped for fishing expedition should
supply themselves with fishing tackle
at the Peoples drug store. They have
everything that a fisherman can use.
Reels, cane polls, fish hooks, lines, etc.
of every description. And more, you
always get the best for the least money
at the Peoples drug store. 1w
The News says that the advertising
agent of the circus did not think 1t
necessary to advertise in the Independ-
ent because he could reach all the peoi
pie through other papers. On the con-
trary the advertising agent came to the
Independent office and offered just half
price for advertising space and showed
us that he had gotten the same nominal
rates at the Republican office. He was
told that it did not matter if he got sd-
vertising for nothing in other papers;
he would pay regular rates or keep his
advertising out of the Independent.
| Our reference to the circus was in &C.
cordance with reports ss they appear iD
some of the exchanges.
Friends of Congressman Brick say
that that gentleman regarded Hen
bricks as the most "unsophisticated
bore" that has come under his observa-
ton since his congressional career be-
gan. They say that Hendricks went
up to interview the congressman more
than twenty times and that one time in
particular he remained two hours and
thirty minutes trying to make Mr..
Brick give him the plum. Mr.. Brick
finally had to tell him that if every
aspirant stayed half as long as he did,
the postot1ice matters would not be
settled for ten years. Truth lie there
was no one backing Hendricks and
even if there had been he would have
killed himself off by his persistence.
&c oil headaches sand calm judgment are
essential qualifications in the politician.
EXCURSIONS TO BUFFALO.