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Independent Vol. 4 PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 24 1897. No. 2 County Kight Hot KouikI-. An tight round sparring match was palled offlsel night on the Bourbon luir ground between McDonald, ot Louis vole, Ky . a: d man by the MM Ol Streiter, ol Indianapolis, Tbc Dan egers of ti t- affair had rented a ball 1 th town hail of Boarbon ai;d Lt wa? supposed bal every thing was fixed aod 'hat there wnuM he no hitch im the 1 proceedings, bni the Marshall didn't j propose to be oat door, so b rallied his I deputies and p..t then Oil guard, with ! oiders to erresi everv persou who had i pugilistic look in his eye. As trie Mar ! shall had blood in his eye n iras evidt nl that he meant business. i!l he was nut iBsoolh enough to prevent tne light for the party repaired to the- fairground arid in a verv short time a ring was Ditch- i - - c w ed and witft the thermometer at zero or thereabout the fighters stripped for the tray. About one hundred sports were j i j- . ... . I presein at u w u nesseu a pretty sctenu- ; lie sparring match. It was give and take until the 8th, round when Mrceter planted a terrific naht hander on the jaw ol McDonald and the latter went down m a heap and was counted out. In the meanlihie the marshal: oi ur bon was standing guard ami he remain-1 ed at his pott Oi duty long alter the, lighters hal taken the:r departure. Streeter would tike to meet Whitesell j of this county arid it is like! v fhat a : will be arranged. t'Jie b ys arn still laughing about bosi they hoodooed the Ii urbon marshall. Itfwi t mat .-.-eiii. Mr Ki', the county a.-sesafr, has re poned to the county commissioners f i the official yea. ending .,v. 12, showing the amounts and value ot tax ' sole pweTij and number of potts that I htve beeo placed 00 the duplicates tor taxation to. the county assessor during the said ear The value of lac property in the j county s placed on th duplicate amounts lor jeirs ISM and 1'.7 10 amoU'it of taxes $ldSMß; uuaabef of piic i'T: amount of poo tax 91901. Total tax 130 6& This jp certainly a good ahowiftg l"r that officer as tne am not o! taxes found by this officer amounts to more I thoroughly surprised when last Satur thau 91800 above the saiaiy allowed j day afternoon it was lrarued that our the assessor. ! good natured jovial shonmate llarrv ln li m ut h a!. ne, tie found 27 poll taxes to add t tne tax duplicate and a to:ai on personal property and polls the am unt oi -SWT 39. It is reported that a ghost has been peer: on tne boyou north of the city w Ks . - tfit sraass rvsa f ftfcpai .itrvn .ot. i. tr I night to enjoy s few hours ska ng, HtM ghostahip shows up about the hour ot 10 p. , arid glides lUentl) and swift Iv otor the Biuooth surface a;.d ttten dis- appesrsin the darkness. S him of the young people say that i he ghost is 'hat of a woman, and that She COmS close enough for theni to touch her, but il Wl en thev k! retch forth their arms h ' . - , vc QttfcHl subsides into space. This is not the tirsi time that ghosts have be 0 seen up there, but up to-da'e no one seem? to have been able to dis cover whe' n-r it is all a myth or a living reality. S ine of the brave young men have in;id- up their mind to investigate I the matter and we awaP further results I In the the mean time the giils will keep their eyes peehd tor inner natural jects while skating on the boyou. on Thi .,lie Wll Here. The following lines in the G..sh n Ueuc erat might with propriety be taken to heart by persons in this city: As winter is at hand we desire to call attention to ttie fact that there are some persons who have so little feeling or sympa'hy for dumb animals, that they will leave their horses standing on the sreets for hours In the cold, mi protected. A number of instances of this character have occurred in the past, but we hope the proper sui h inties will put torth great efforts to suppress this care.essness and inhuman habit. The ptrson, who will compel a dumb anno ; to stand at trie hitching rack a day at a time when the mercury is be low zero and the wind blowing at the rate of sixty miles an hour, while he is roasting ms stuns in some atore or loon, should be placed in the sam position as the dumb annual for a few ' noun. it mm i riii" ? COLUMBUS, Dec. ! -Special The ' trial of i he state vs. Frank Cory ill for the murder of Fllen BaclkS, V nued here from Jackson c unty. was called for trial today before Judge Bord, lie sustained a motion t" ipiash the Indio! ment because it did not charge that I be gun with which the charge was lired and did the killing was loaded. The prisoner by his counsel, then asked to be reindicted here, and Judge Hord or dered a special grand jury to meet Mon day te return a sew indietmeat. v.l. No-s. Georte Kress is contemplating spend ing in Chnstmaa with friends in South B-nd, Messrs II. Wotf, Chas. liecker, G. Brteniier, Frank Thompson, W- Fex, A Kraams, J. Rupert an; I larry Cragg, aii exict i' leive Friday night, for. Ft. Wayne viicr" ihey will banc np tbeir sii-ckings Christinas eve and eat tur- key with friends and relatives puJ Ketch export! to plav with hls , auy a(ld rto wlUl hj8 Wife all day Christmas in Plymouth. Many ot the boys are looking through the dry good stores and buviOg bolt alter bolt ol bright und gaudy colored calico with which to make neckties to wear to !he calico dance Thursday night. Chas. Becker has begun taking ,tl8so,li in untieing, ne says u is no iun to nlav wall Mower Mr everv i! nee if S . . - mm - r J "w was a question with him fof some time whether to lake lessons in tight rone walking or lessons in dancing, but after one lesson with the rope with big black calf at one end, he concluded to take the dancing lessons. It is a gueetion with "Hilly Smith and Mr. Oh.ell w hich will "'ring out" drat every time the arnistie blows. VA Shearer, is now acting as foreman of the frame makers department who are now pushing the WS models. F.d Zumhaugh looks -smithy" department of after the the second fioorin the frame makers department. Marity Sei I bm an, who has the last k i tii a. jj . wuns on au trasses, sucn as ojustiog, bering etc. is a thorough maehante " eM ,el1 Tery atekI whether or BOt a whewl ls P9J adju-ted There is something about Plymouth, which the wisest and most learned Of our city cannot explain, nevertheless the tact remains that when young men who have traveled all over the country from city to city come to Plymouth, they most invariably lind their future happiness right here, such has been the case with large number or the cycle hos. Therefore many of us were not - ' . t 1 ..J . . I .1 1 U. I I- Aoodird nad launched Ins batk on the ma'rimooial sea, sad carried off ooe of Ply mouths taiit-s , Mi-s Mary Wade. Harry met 'he boys at the factor Monday with a box of cigr, winch he haudedout All the bovs wish him a happy and prosperous life. Mr. and ' Mrs. W o lard are Btoooinfl for the ore- j 1 1 u with Mr Ball, The writer wuthes j u success 'larry, and may your lives be as bright cummer day won tio cloud o mar its suuhhiue. Frank Thompson is thinking of building u house in the spring or move on a farm south ol Argue. Ik is spend ing his spare moments looking aifer and learning the names ol trie different farming implements A Ire Treat. On Saturday evening, .1 m. ls, Mhu Rose Maxwell the gifted daughter, ol Hev J. v. M ixweil. formerl pas or of the M. K. church here, will appear ai the 'para house in this city under the auspices at the Foworth League. She is a violinist .f rare ability, a graduate ot the Cincinnati school of music, and has heeii enga ed In concert work tor two or three years. She is to be sup ported bv Mr. Hubert Snow While, a talented pianolat Miss Maxwell will be remembered as a sweet spirited girl when living here, and those who knew her then will be pleased to hear her now. HrutMl. is without Chris Mery is without doubt the most cold blooded and cruel murderer; that the country has known for years, j He will make a hard light for his life ' but he will eventually stretch hemp, i Merry beat his wife to death with a stove poker. Her disapp arance was as ; complete as that of Mrs Luetgert, the wi.e of the rich sausage manufacturer, now undergoing s second trisJ for wife murder, nur after sharp work bv the police the body of Mra. Merry was final-1 iy discovered in a hastily made grave in j a (iltCh OlllS li.. the eM v The luL,.ru... J- ....... .rt ...-. . I J .111 . . srauu ma' tlie indenti heation of the two fugatives was complete, and re quested that another oHicer be sent to Princeton at once to assist in bringing the prisoners to Chicago. Married. Porter Kleckner and Miss Ola Mathi son, were married last evening at the residence ot the brides step father, Air. Delphoa Gray, on Sophia street. The ceremony was performed by Reo'. Lan dis. Mr. Kleckner is one ol Marshall county's best young men, and his bride is well known in Plymouth for her many noble traits of chsracter. The Iadspendsst extends songrstuistieas. B Whs Alter Utm Voney. A talking detective supposed to rep- 1 who! the American Guaranty Jiond j Co., was to Uoshen yesterday and he eVeiaree that after working week on the ease ne is satisfied that Kx-Trcaa- Power of Jesus name." Roll call by the nrer HoMeaaao is in hiding in that secretary. county. 11 says Mr. tioldeman had AHss Jordan then gave a short but in not been absent from Gojhen two tereeting talk upon history work aa out hours until defectives were put on the Imed fr ur8t 8I year work, case and that the theory that the miss j Mr- Harrington then presented inn man passed through Chicago is "Method in Arithmetic," under the ridiculous All trains entering that cit , beads (a) subject matter, (b) steps, (d) were watched and it would have been hasis, (c) devices; giving also a plan for impossible for him to have escaped the presenting fractions to fourth year, detectives. The theory is that Holde Thnj discussion was very instructive man was driven out in the country and helpful to the teachers, then went under cover. Interesting Iss Lühe Gerrard read a well pre developments are looked for within a pared paper on Socrates ideas of law few days. and justice. The paper followed the H.-'deman swiped the county out of J,ne of work as presented in ßook II ol i S22,UiJU and is now in the west having ; a time. Holdemen at one time lived In I r i . . I uuee sou irieii to run a re WE j paper, but in this he failed, just as he did as county treasurer. The only dif areoee he made money in the latter and lost in the former. ViBM lias Mads Haay Caaagd. Saturday being Dr. fk' ton's iUh ! birthday Mrs. Asptosll entertained : about 40 of Plymouth's oldest citiseas. tnos" vvh" forty years ago represented i the yonng peouie of Plymouth There "Elektrao ' ! ,lis many changes in T heir Dum ! bers and m the last few years the de creM has uee'' re:it miny who in 1 thoe ,,Jen uays were a young wo men and gay ycuog men and who have i Aajournnieit for noon, now gone to their long sleep were great ! Afternoon seesion opened at 1:30. A. iy missed last night. The evening was Uabcock led in singing America, af spent in the reacting of cumes of long ' ,er which Brwia Fites presented ago which seemed to bring s sparkle I "Teaching Heading as Thought." to the eye and elasticity to the step and lieading should be as much a thought proved that although the beads had I tady ae any other branch. The talk been touched by the frost of many win- placed particular stress upon making ten their hearts were as young as 40 t,,e m'"d picture The subject of mti6ic years ago. Am ng those present were. w?.lir'r,nidl,,ceAd bJ u,arlcy Ta,or and I n.1fU I ..... i, fl ,, '.v.?,' vapi'i.i ami . ii iteeve. a-id wife, il. (i 'j haver and wife, John Iii un and wife, Daniel McDonald and wife, H. Uumricbouser and wife, j, Beevet -n;i wife, W. W. Hill and wife, J. W. Parks and wile, Dr A. C. Hume v. Hume an i wife, d c muio ns Miss L. Ii rtoooi Bourbon. Mr. Alien of Nashville, TOD. 1 (.t Iii V. l)o H. tab Sixty dollars in gold are w hirling over the Pennsylvania system daily and as vet there has been no attemnt by anybody to secuie the eilow metal " ",0 k'uouiv ami macuiue shops had a contract tor nunulactur tV jt no Li .. a . . . .4 .... - 1 . ing c.r whe. is lor the Yim-o.l vnia eymem. A quantity of msgenesia, mix lure for toughening the won. had been place.: m sruad envelopes in proper proportions . i m ach ladi of molten metal. It so happened that the envelopes need were of the same kind used in paying off the tuen and the morning in question wa pav diy wnen the manager of the ladel in reaching into his pocket for the envelope containing the mCPSlgC took by mistake the envelope contain ing his months wagee, tu in gold at d dropped it Into the label before discov ering his error. Tue gold coin waa melted in a second and the met.d of tin label made three car wheels which today are among the thousand of wheels running on the Pennsylvania system. I lap Isaac Werner is on the sick list. Nellie tireeg of Bremen is visiting friends in Lapas. Christmas will be celebrated at the Union church. Mr. Fry and brother of Ohio are vis ltinR Jamt8 lW6lL The Lord's supper w ti celebrated at the county line church Saturday even in8- A number of persons were recently added to the communicant list at the Radical church near Lapax. Mr. Cadmus Gmbleol Grace M. F ehureh, of South Bend ond If Chris, tens Martert of the First Predyyteriao chareh were hm maiD iHÄkert lt the Sunday school convention last Thürs . . uav at Gapaz. 1 "he I oil .wing senti- mentfc were well expressed: The Sun day school should be under the control of the church, lt should never be in dependent of the church. Only Chris tian men and women are proper teach ers in the Sunday school. The train ing of the youth ought to receive more attention m the future. "Just as. the w ig is bent the tree's inclined," so give ua the youth and the future is ours. TrtTil mt li-.ii. i . Rnte Via the Nickel I'la'e road, December 24, 25, and 11 -t, arol January 1st. Tiek- jets are good returaisg euUl J acsary . ta. isss. Tipp caauie Towuhip Teaobtn Institute. Tbe teachers of Tippecanoe township met m institute at Tippecanoe, Satur- uav Hec. 18, 1897. The morning session waa opened with singing "All Hail the I Ptn. the teacher, and compared the idea of Socrates with that present in Matt. , VII; v-13 "Enter in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in there at." W. K. Fifer continued the subject in a dieeuEion of the state, its nature origin needs and powers. Miss Hertha Fites gave "Division of (ireek Education," in a well .worded paper. O. N. Taylor discussed the subject, "Teaching Heading as an Art." He presented the subject in an interesting I ,,,a""Pr A general discussion of the use or Diacritical marks followed. yjj XI. ... J. F. Laird gave an outline of historv work in fourth, fifth nrl kiitHi V'UU PC ; Also general aim and benefits to be de-' rived from history work in these years, The fcutiject of geography. The erth ! vJ'We(J lure,ati"to special distribution : a good device bv which to nr.nr th. subject to the class. This concluded the T w I ' O program for the day, and the miscellan eous business was in order. A motif n to accept an invitation to ' vis,t lnH jint institute at Argos, Janu- ar S' ,8ys was made and carried, Th subject of Township Student's I m I -iui . . uictuaaru. l il'o r Uta ' i k -. , m 1 i rusiee Mr. Taylor, to act as president, ; cmnmitee on program was appointed "c v,,a" lu" "wu assignea me uuties ' mtj lo Mr. Taylor, the trustee then brought m a tine Christmas treat of candy and I bananm. f I i r 1 1 . T . . - V t iriidid.lo a a La l ... I 4 David If akhinuton, Chairman. MAUDE F. Jordan. Secretary. War That are Iark. The Independent is recoguized for its j frankness in calling "things" by their proper names. Plymouth has some tine people You can count them by thous ands There are among this number a lew that have no regard for the marriage vow. They will rob a poor man ot the last cent of money he has in the way of a business transaction. The individual j ,ht the Independent has in mind won't I Pak to a man that works by the j day for a living. Hut the poor man who toils ten hours a day for a competence to keep the wolt frem the door is so far ahead of this libertine with his thous ands, this man who nigotly violates his marriage vows that comparison is odious, liecause a man wears dia monds and is in a position to grind the poor man to the wall does not make him a man by long odds. His work is known ia Plymouth, and the method he resorts to for the purpose of deceiv ing the public is well known. While there is being an effort put forth to re deem and save the youths of our country, why wouldn't it beagoed idea to devise some means of turning those i old reprobates from their evil way? It , is true that money cuts a big figure in this country, but money does uot make character. Don't look to one particular clas, but Bir.e up the world at large, and in the great number, you will dis cover that there its oue man woo stands m need of some sert of reformations, and that he lives in Plymouth, but for years past his money has covered up his many sins. About once a month this stood man is visited byelegaut attired ladies, who! claim Chicago as their home, but they only remain a few days and quietly de part trom the city. There are a number of citizens in Plymouth that know all about those visits, but are afraid to ay anything. If a small fry goes wrong how quickly he is brought te time but the big Üsh can spread it oa and go un punished. Keep your eye peeled aud I watsh the traias. LOCAL BREVITIES! The maus which daily srrivwst tto I Plymouth post oflea is exceedingly j large. There are hundreds of Cnnst From Thuraday s Dally. i maa gllt8 snt through the mails. Alr The thermometer stood at the zero J tllfc boJi(Ul mmoo close6 the wolk lu mark all night last night. ihdt oüiee miü llkeJy oasfe Bp SOIDe Don't fail to inspect the Sterling Sil- At U)1S 9tmog it looks as though ver novelties and cut glass at Losey's. j Youn Lieter, the great Chicago wheat Weather: Generally fair tonight ai.d i king, has the bes' of Young Armour to Friday. Not so coideVriday afternoon, j the turn of abou'. $1,wjo,uuu. It looked Tea sets, fountain pens, watch chains tur a while as though Lieler would gel and charms in all designs at Losey's. ; Hle worst ot the deal but it now looka as OrJa Young will take, the W degree j th ju8u üe un t: a-d that Armour tonight in Americus lodge No would be short. L O. O. F. The editor of the Rochester Daily lie- More trains pass at Plymouth on the j PUullcian pndei himseit on the fact Pittsburg than at any point bet ween ! tnat he has not missed a publication ol Chicago and Crestline Ohio. ! ,J1S paper for the past lb years. That is Durants lawyers are still at work ! a oötl record. a man certainly eught trying to save the clients neck which will probably be stretched on Jau. 7. George W. Marble and George H. Thayer are in Chicago transacting busi ness for the Novelty company. There has been no less than 100 cords of wood 6old on the streets of Ply mouth today. Frank I'urcells, of Monticello, will be the guest of Hert Harris during the holidays. Mrs. James Heeves is the guest ol Mr. and Mrs. Harry lleeves. she arriv- ed last evening from Columbia City. Everything in the line of sterling sil- ver novelties, silver backed combs and brushes at Loseys. F.d Hi! Ism an and their Christmas in Peru with Mrs. Hills ' vibit Plymouth again they can rest as man's parents Mr. and Mrs. D. J. j sured that they will be accorded a very Scott. warm and hearty reception. Look over the elegant assortment of; The Independent is in receipt of a ladies and gents rings, diamonds and ' handsome Christmas remembrance tit opals at Losey's. You can't make a gether with an elegant white silk hand prettier present But little politics is being talked now days. It requires warm weather to get the average politician in a talking i mood. 1 w pride ourselves upon the stock of j cut glass we have seured for the ; Christmas trade and invite the public I to insiect it at Los v's. Only one popular priced tov depart ment in Marshall county at Bargain basement of Kloepfer'b New York store. tit Otlicer Baxter is laying for the fellow who resisted a summons yesterday arid uiauc ms eacape. Li. w oaiy a question of time when the young man will have ... . i . . i . . i . i . to answer the charge of resisting an Arthur Johnson, changed car s lo Bourbon (his morning on his way home from LaFayette, where tie has been a student in college for the past year. The calico dance tonight in the opera house will be one oi the events of the winter and from what we can learn it will be one of the largest attended dances that was ever held in Plymouth. Turner, the North Michigan street meat market man, has a nice deer that he will serve to his customers on Christ- mas. A real nice young man said that I he proposed to '-lake" the head of this beautiful deer and keep it as a momen- to. Tuiner wants to be on the alert. Odd Fellows will meet in regular ses- sion tonight. This is their night lor: nominating otlicers and an interesting meeting is promised. There was never any need of going out of town for toys and Holiday goods, sinee w had nur Kamin l,e,.,e, Prices the very lowest. Ht Kloepfer's New York Store. Mathias heiter and wile who have been visiting friends in Pufialo New York for the past four months have re turned to their home in Plymouth. Did you see those 2e cent, kid body. BSVSJ us h-ad dolls that open and shut their eyes? They are at the toy de part ment of Kloep fur's New York stare. tt J. N. Wilson is not feeling the best of late from a physical standpoint yet . , , 1 J tor the past tew days he has been able j to transact business at the old stand on Center street. Now there is a It; year old youth at English birth doing this country. He is an orphan without a cent who pro poses to make a tour of the world. For hot water bottles go to the IVo pies drug store. The line of perfumer ies found at the People's drugstore is unsurpassed in Plymouth. The purest drugs, aud the most reasonable prices at the P,P4ei dru 8tort' A skinny girl hates to climb a fence or walk over a mudy crossing but the plump girl delights in the exercise and frequently gees back to repeat lt when there is a young man in sight. (Jeorge Wolford returned home from Chicago last night and will spend the holidays with his father and sisters. George is the picture of health and la! reeaiving a welcome by his fneads. ; tu ,ake one hM W years, so why not break the record Saturday next Hi other hitters t The Goshen Daily Democrat had only been running tw;; weeks when it had sx liuel suits on its hands. The Gosheu Times gets a like number at the same time, and now the Valparaiso Messen ger is threatened with one. Libel suits are not a very good thing to have around. The Grand Sweedish Concert com- puny entertained one of the largest audiences ill the nini hiiiux lad niorht Umt has fcVef fQn asgemüed m j building. This company did not dis J appoint the oaonla but nave them an m. J tertainment which was highly appre wife will spend ctated and should this company ever kerchief the compliments of A. J. Horner, advertizing manager of the Nickis Plate railway. "The ( arol oi the Car" which accompanies it is a beautiful souvenir, the neatness of Which is unite indicative of the pains taking management of this mad. There is no excuse now for post poning that libel suit. In his last is sue Editor Baker says in plain Fng- lish. "We are making war upon the i rascality practiced by the chairman r the cmnty committee and the chair , man of theexecutive committee during ; the campaign who absolutely robbed . the committee ot hinds provided lor . . : tne legtimate expenses thereof." Hut I when noloriouslj unworthy and dis honest men ate appointed to places of ! honor and trust it has a tendency to vi vitate and destroy the bands ot adhe sion that should be kept clean in ard r that the strength incident to party uni ty remain in tact. Now let the banu play on. Columbia City Poet. M .i i i a A very beaut il ul and impressive mar riage ceremony look place at the hon e ol Mr. ami Mrs. Moses Hoiem, of Twin I Lake, Wednesday Dec. 22 1)7, at whi -n j their daughter ttuey M. was united n ;he solemn bonds ol wedlock to Harry i L Mead, of Plymouth. Over forty n- I vued guents and friends ol ihec m tract - ing p jr:ies were present to witness the ceremony officiated by Kev Lsndts, ot Plymouth, A splendid dinnei was prepared by tllt4 spe) ienced hands ol Mrs. Hobm and at the conclusion t the ceremony, " to th" ui,110 r ' " wharf l table was loaded to its fullest ca- PClty With the gOOd things Mr. and Mrs. Mead ire vouns neonle 9 v m v of whom the community may well feel proud and they start in lile with the best w ishes ol a boat of li lends. The bride is a young lady el a most exem plary character and is respected hy a Urge cncle of acquaintances. The groom is a young men of excellent and industrial hands and is respected by all Mr. and Mis. Mead expect to visit a few weeks at various points in Micln- ITill Ht'il (lion - I . O iin Id, it- lul inn v 1 1 1 . ,, . ,,, take up t .eir residence in I'Umoulh. 1 u. B. CHOWCH ,,,, , , lue Christ mas exeuises promise to be exceedingly due the children eeeai to take extra interest in preforming their parts. The program IS One of tnc beat ever used in the c u:-h. I'ne hosae elm member! are invited to he presenl and enjoy the entertainment. The ex- erases begin at I'JUQ Christinas eve. The public aie invited, Kev. Land hi will preach a sermon next Sunday morning for ths teachers 411,(1 ncers ot the Sunday school, HlwSaj If !! Via the N ickel lists road December oj , aul r.naar. laL rturn ing until .lanuary ltt, IKU8. Weltday Baaae. Are availat)le on the Nickel Plate road, Dec. 24, 35 and :U and .lanusry 1st, retumlB until January us, tlfttt