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I, VMS,- 0011 Mars County Independent Vol. 4 PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 1897. No. 1 j 4, LOCAL BREVITIES. fnm Tuesday 6 Dally. Jacob Glass, ot Akron, Ohio, is in Marshall county on a visit with immer MM friend ami relatives, .lake lived here during bit younger days and hav ing goCen his feel we once 10 '1' win Lakes cuu d not forget the home of Nil youth. He Las Come to gaze once more on the faintlai places. As holidays approaches the people set in to grow better. J is the time when the grip of a friend seems stronger and wuriner, Once a year the people ot Uue country realize the fact that they are only human hemps, and that the time is not far distant when six feet of earth will make Iben all of on size. Merchants are fearful that the holi day trade will uot come up to the stan dard on account of the bad weather. Their stores are stalked with the best line of holiday goods ever brought to this city and the prices hav- been pal wav down. Kvery one is praying for cold weather and thereby make our coining ( hnst mas one io-.g to he re membered. Truth enters the mind through sever al doors, the eyes, the ears, the month, the sense of touch. The truth of onr claims concerning the goodness of Fox's XXXX square wafer butter crackers will reach your mtnd through your oath. L ake a bite and give the fuels a chance to convince yon. "1 will consiJer if as my greatest military glory," says General Weyler, 'to take command of an expedition against the United Statee." What the general really meant to say, perhaps, was "my briefest military glory.'" This would prove to be a case is which ttie pen would not be mighter than the sword. A highly interesting session of the Eastern star was held last night in Masonic hall. Seven candidates were initiated live ladies and two gentlemen. Thi order has made wonderful pro gressin the past H months. Next Tuesday night the election of officers will take place and eery member is re quested to ue present. Charles Galoway wa-i lined 810 60 to day In Justice Reeves court for assault ing Joe Marker, Galoway went back to jail to serve it out. Jieldon has not been brought to trial for his part in the fracus which took place in Speiss hofer's saloon yesterday, but it will only be a short time until this matter will be straightened out ID a court of justice. Messers & S. Cleveland and A M. Cleveland have just returned from an extended trip in the interests Ol the basket factory of this city. They estab liahed an agency in Cincinnati, Cleve land and other points. A big shipment was made today by this linn to San Francisco. Cal., by way of New York and from there by steamer. The shiu meut consists ol :iOU d zeo ba-kets. This is the tirst sbipmt ot this company ever sent to the pacilic slope. The stolen bone spr.ken of in yester days paper tnat was left standing in front of Mm. llolliugshead's residence, was returned to the owner that, morn ing. He came from KtfftOM and was more than glad to get possession of tos horse. Calvin Uaird, of Ohio, in company with Mr. Sherwood visited tin Novelty Works yesterday. Mr. Raird was very much surprised at the magnitude of this Plymouth Institution and express ad himself as greatly pleased with the courtesies shown him by its managers. Milton Strobecker returned from Devils Lake North Dakota last week and will remain all wilder. He has taken charge of a large farm in thai state and likes the new country aud thinks that he will invest in real estate there in thnear fat ore. He reports tne ree of the Marshall county people d"ing war. lidly Taylor of l'eru is in the eity to day He says that business is not qoitc so lively down there as it was some tinu ago. He says that t fie Denen of that city are on the lookont aud that the editor of one of th. papers is just now under a very hot liie. As he dailies of that city are pubiiahed by young men and none of them dann to be infaiable it matters not what is' charged against them. Mr. Bottworth has one of the line6t awnings to the citv. The decorating part of the work was done by Mr. Steele and Mr. Steinebach. It ibOfJI that those two gentlemen are adepts at this work. The awning is composed princi pally of evergreens very tastefully ar ranged. This is one of the awnnu-s that will stand the IrosU of winter aud come out nie in the spring. Messrs Steele and Steinebach are hard to excel la the line of deeorations. Vom Thurduay s Daily. Cumbers Boo lion's ot tbf Phoenix. Holland cabbage at mail's (it (I ) to Turners for the best fresh meets. For Kent A Mat in the Brink build ing. Inquire of J. R. Bandy. Watch for the It 061 House Christmas Day Hill t Fare. tl James Miller went to Tinea today on business. See those elegai.t Hubbard squash at Vinallft. Or The Foresters have a special meeting tonight m Castle hall. A nice lot of do'is for Christmas pres ents at the People s Drug store We prmt an interesting Washington letter on the fourth page today. flea Stevens, of Argos, was in the city today on business. There is talk of another livery barn being starU-d in Plymouth soon. John Shoemaker is slowly improving from his long siege of sickness. Dallas Hoover will return to work in the Novelty next Monuay. The Plymouth hotels are preparing for a big trade during the holidays. A few more days like today has been and the mud will be a thing of the past. Candies and nuts for Christmas! We have the largest line in the city at Vi nail's. Ot The Woodmen of the World initiated two candidates into that order last night. The Rathbnne sisters will do ini tiatory work in then lodge room tomor row night. See those beautiful picture frames i and II kinds of needle work fii M. i Schlarb's on liarro street. tf Don't forget the Sweedih Grand Concert company at the oiera house Wednesday night Dec. 2-nd' Mrs. Charles s. Price Indianapolis Friday for visit. Will go to a tew days I had I The change in the weather has a very pieeeptahle change on the busi ness in Plymouth. The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. C. . Metsker has been quite sick lor the past week with a serious cold. Uev. Landis, who was unable to liil his scation in the church last Sunday on account of sickness is himself again. Our readers are requested to read carefully the inducements of advertizers j in the local columns. They will guide j to Rlondlk lields. I Smoke the Monarch 5 cent cigar, i manufactured by Fethke, Michigan j City. Wm. F. Youog at the Ciem cigar I Store is the sole agent in Plymouth. There fill be a meeting of the Rath- bone sisters Friday night in Castle hall. A lull aCeudanc is desired. Mrs. Pena ArmatronglA. of 15. and C. The Odd Fellows have important I business to transact tonhrht in their i lodge room There Will also he WOI the second decree. k in ! Rig hunting and fishing stories are! almost a thing of the past in Plymouth. I Still there is no telling what, day the: disease will brook out, again. Kldndge Thompson returned home j from Chicago last evening where be I went to purchase the futures for his cigar and billiard room, which he will open up in a few days. The widow, of Fx Governor Chase, has been granted a ptmüon of .lO a month with several huLdred dollars back pay. Clint Grube, teacher of the Twii Lake school, has the greatest number of pupils of any teacher in West town ship. Only one popular priced to? depait ment in Marshall county at Bargain basement of Kioepfei's New York s ore. fit Dr. Aspinall and wife will entertain t party of friends of Dr. BortOO in hon or of that gentleman's 'ith btrthdsy. Dr. Bortoo ia couoted as betog one of the oldest inhabitants of Plymouth. There was never any need of golog out of town for toys and Holiday goods, since we had our Rargaiu basement. Prices the very lowest. tit Kloepfer's New York St re. Miss Ro e M ax well, daughter of R,v J. A. Maxwell, formerly pastor of ihe M. F. church of this city will assist the Fpworth league in a musical entertain ment in this city New Year's night. Masonic meeting, Plymouth Kilwir. Ding Lodge No. 149, free and accepted Masons, will meet Friday, December 17, 18'.f7, at 7 o'clock, tor business and elec tion of ortieers. Our fellow townsman T. A. Winnings will be a candidate for the nomination of county clerk subject to the decision of the democtatic nominating conven-tiwe. Tue freu zing of the ground last night will not be very good for the growing wheat. Whet is needed most now is a big crop of snow Hakes to protect the wheat. Mrs. Charles Kinse! who recenty re signed her position as clerk in the bar gain store lias accepted one in the storeofvv.il. Carpenter and began work this morning. The dedication of the new school building will cike place Saturday night. The exercises promises to be quite in foresting. South Plymouth now has one of the finest school buildings In this port of Indiana. lust what you want for Christmas gil's, handkerchief cases, perfume I ,ebetii Pin cushions, stand cover?, uujieoe, suauet emuroiuery suks ana : all kinds of embroidery work at M. I schlarb's on Garro street. tf Did you see those 20 cent kid body, bisque h ad dolls that open and shot their eyes? They are at the toy de- part meut of Kloepfer's N ew York store. ;t Friday night will be the rtgular com- n 1 1 ; ' 1 i i! : iti ot k' i I mi nnino ' , i t V S- f A. M. and the election of the ollicers for the ensuing year will take place. It is therefore important, that all mem- 1 bers should be present. l he new metalic circuit ot the t en- tral Union Telephone company will be tapped tomorrow. l ne system will operate between Fort Wayne and Ply mouth. The contract price for putting in toe line was H.UUü, - arsaw Daily 1 imes. Ihe interior of the Phoenix cigar tore is being treated to a new coat of j paint. The color is light green, and when completed will be one of the Tie.ttest rooms in the city The work is being done by Messrs. Neff and Fox painters aud decorators. Gov. Mount now has in his posession the names of the parties who took part ;,n the lynching of the five men in Rip- : ey about two months ago. It remains to be seen how the governor trill pro- eeed. It is verv dmiut f'ul about those j men ever being brought to trial. j The aiTairs of the hank of Walkerton arestill in a chaotic condition. For a - number of days the only otlicer of the! bank has declined to pay out funds but he insists that the bank will be all rjnt in time. Depositors are anxious I?,! U;e lUttaUon seems a puz,e Chris Merry the man who so brutally, j murdered his wife in Chicago a few j vv., U- mam anil lor ivlwu MitfiiM u lir i reward was tdfered was caught near Princeton, K.J.. yesterday. Smith who was with him at the time the mar- ( dei was committed was also captured There's a spot on the sun. You COD see it by the aid of a smoked piece of! gl i-s. that is when you can see the sun. Of late the sun has not been visi- bio for any period of time; bat if the clouds roll bv before this spot disap- pears, you can get a glimpse of it. It j is 100,000 miles across, so that it is no ! small patch iMranl tue sa:i Francisco murderer was again sentenced to death yesterday This makes the fourth time that sen- tence .has been prououneed on this J0"1 h00. His attorneys are laying P 1 I J.. . . tneir pians lor nuoiner appeal to me supreme court. Durant may die of old age before this celebrated cae reaches the end California laws seem to Just suit Durant's case. About li of t he ladies of the Macca beee of Hire No. 67 went to Hibbard! yesterday to spend the afternoon aud evening with one of their members it being her 40th birthday. A most en joyable time was ha i,.v ..n. ti... ,.1 K ..Ii .....tt,.f .....I a grand supper was served after which : a dramatic pley was given by the dra matic club ot Rut Oak. For the next two or three weeks there will be thousands of men out of j , employment in this country. As a rule nearly all the factories in the count ry close down during the h Iiday season and give their employes a rest, hi t housands of cases the men would pre fer to work, but it is a tune honored custom to cloie down the factories, and there is no doubt but this year will be no exception to ttie rule. Oos politician predicted toJav that there would bw more names presented to the people ot Marsh Ii c uniy as can didaies, than was ever known before. I I At m A. ft. . A ft S M ne saiu hn tne country wouiu as ior , A. i jf a a i some oi me ij. tawes, ami a strong effort would be made to secure them There is some guessing as to what par? i of the county they will hail from. The ml rover in Plymouth is a thing Independent believing that a newspa of the past, but that dots not signil y per as well as hii individual must have that there is no oil in Marshall county. a character to succeed. Some day, some enterprising chap will j With these fundamentals to guide us drill a hole in the ground not far from we shall as in the past continue to mer our city and tind oil in abundance be- it the leading prestige that is now 0O fore snot her six months rollt around. corded the Isdependent. REAL 1STATK TKA NSFKKS. A list of the transfers of real estate in Marshall county, Indiana, from Dec. 6, 18i7, to Dec. 11, l8t7, as furn ished by Cressner & Company, Abstracters of Titles, Plymouth Indiana, .Owners of the only abstract books in the county. Abstracts to titles to all property m Marshall county compiled accurately and promptly. Thomas B. Harris and wife to Emanuel Geller, lot 1 to Hi Harris Add., ' Culver City, 6,000. William W. Richey and wile to Win. 11. Simons, o7u acres Center, Rourbon and Tippecanoe, townships, 840,890. Enees Loncks and wife to .John Heim, lot in Rremen, S1KX). Daniel Smith and wife to Amanda Crull, tot 34 nod 35 Original Tippecanoe, öo. rhari S. iaico auu OMC lu Mai3 j township, 8300 Pi ia(4icj, t. uu., .; -kvt acres veuiei l...ii rr-j i ... y. .. .... ! i;ouri arm s. Monis and wife to David C. Knott, SO acres (ireen town ship, 32,tJ00. Matilda Sarber and husband to Valentine Nye, 40 acres Polk township, jsldott. j U m. F. Davenport and wife to Hester Williams, 28 acres North township, $1400 i ,Ieeter WliaDJ8 aml hu8band t0 Ilona Davenport. 28 l()Wn8hip, ?1400 acres North Wintield F. Phebus and wife to David A. Phebus, t'nd.. 17, 40 acres Tippe canoe township, 12"). Daniel A. Phebus and wife to David A. Phebus, I nd., 5-7, 4 acres Tippe canoes township, $800. David A. Phebus to Daniel A. Phebus and wife, Und., 5-7 land in Tippecanoe ! township, tfSOO, llattie R. Riick and husband to Sarah R. McFlrath, lot M, iß Fwings add., Plymouth, Indiana, S8.j0. Mari K Ami nrunn tt I ri I I A ,. . . i. i i it if. illJVtVt " son, life estate in 40 acres Polk town- slop, $1.00. ' Lydia C. Miller and husband to Henry R. Miller, 19 acres West town- ship, $500. John C, Miller and wife to David Miller, Cnd., '...lot 12 Rlk., 8 Martin's ! addition Bremen. Qottwib Kepler to Renjamin Snyder, lo acres North township, $1300. Geo S. York and wife to John Zechiel and wife, lot b' Wiseman's addition Col ver City, 75. Renjamin Switzer and wife to Alphareta E. M haley, land in Walnut township, .sOO. Real estate mortgages to the amount of .S8,105 have been ti led for the week ending Dec. 11, 1817. Cressnkr St Company, Ahstactors. M.i it HM Won. The Daily Independent yesterday con tains more than eigh'y lines of local advertisements and twenty-two Ply mouth merchants in its display col- , umns. So far under the present man Ogement the 1 nth-pendent has never , boasted of its superior merits as an ad- VuftlVinif IkXi.l ntlit ' I . . i . ... I i ... Uaü : " mwuwy, i c pwuc na j l)een to "savV wood" and permit, its work t0 speak for ilselt. We point with pride to the patronage that has been ec j corded It, conscious at the same time, that it has won on its merits. One of our fust objects was to se cure every newspaper reader as a reader Of the Independent as neany as was in 1 our power to do so. To retain them as iraunr, u uavci simiK:ii u iiupifOh ll.e I)UU,U wun ine Iacl inar UK! muepena- ... ... a. m . . . . . , ent has superior claimafor patronage, To accomplish this we have not relied so much upon the amount of local mat- tri- served as we have l. t-n ihnuaH in the , , . , , . . . . . ., lir selection ot what is "put into tvpe. We . . , . , not to the individual. We consider it an eroneous idea that a newspaper is built up 00 the theory of getting people's j names into print. Anything of a personal nature is ! considered secondary not primary. A tier having secured the readers, the prestege of the publication takes care of itself as we are con voiced by experience and the patronage in natural sequence With the adverti.ers of the best busi . ness concerns in Us columns today and ; M many nere represented, the manage mMl M convinced that its theory of ! newspaper building has not been in error , ,ne ea8t Furthermore we have been inindl ul of the character of the ivitter Township Institut. The teachers of Center township met in institute at 10 o'clock, Saturday Dec, ! 11, in the court room. After roll call j the minutes of the previous meeting' were read aud approved. "Plato the Teacher," was treated by Mr. Hite. The work included e dispoei-1 Don of the dialogue between Phaedeus and Socrates He brought out the nature of love and Socrates' idea of the transmigration of the soul. Mr. Maneal continued the subject saying that the physician must study the body in order to understand it, so the rhetorician must study the soul in order to produce conviction. "The Republic," Rook 1, was treated I v Mr- Gnnder. He spoke of the nature ot man, justice, virtues possessed by the soul and the nature of state. A paper upon. "The Language Arts in Higher Grades and High School," was lead by Miss Cole. She spoke of the continuity of mental growth and 1 gave several methods and exercises to : he emnloveri in thin Ihm Language Arts" in higher grades. Miss Wooabury continued the discus sion showing the importance of com position work in all grades. She defined the four forms of discourse and applied them to composition. Miss Logan spoke of "The Art of Reading,'" giving its importance and the relation of author and reader to I eoposHtoo She gave Carlyles' idea of same Mr. Reckner continued the discus sion showing the relation of reading to guidance, disciplinary, and culture studies. "The Beqnertea tor Reading" were brought out by Miss Harmon, She gave the importance of apperception aud personal observation of narure in teaching reading. Remarks by Mr. Mc- Croy. "Music opened the afternson work. Paul Logan explained note singing giving reasons for teaching it in the schools. Miss Vmall spoke of the kind ot songs to be used in the schools. The method of presenting music was given by Marion Logan. "History was treated by Mrs. Gerald. Her work was based on the history work as outlined by the State Course of Study. Miss Shook defined method in arith metic showing that it involves m.nd ana subject matter. The purpose ol it all being character building. In the absence of Miss Marsh "The Typical Plan for Fourth Year" was taken up by Miss How. She spoke oi the terms of a fraction as composing I the subject matter of the lesson. Miss I .. . . I'orcher discused " 1 he l.asis lor the Lesson." She gave several devices to stimulate thoughts m teaching trac tions. Remarks by Mr. Mc Alpine ami Mr. Martin upon ihe distinction be tween method and device. " Tne Young People's Heading Circ e" was discussed by the entire institute. Assignment of duties by the presi dent. Adjournment to meet January 15, lht8. Jacob Hess, Chairman. i iadya Hoover, eci e' sry. .; OM lut. "Dan" the reliable U.S. Kxpress horse of this city thought he would creite a little excitement yeaterday morning and while waiting for a cargo of iroods from the Novelty arorkl he picked himsell up and started at a breakneck gait up Liberty street. In making the t urn west on Sophia street he collided with a big boulder. The wagon toppled over and old Dan went down. The wagon was badly disfigured and will g J . it. i ifi t if r.'ti. Ijn it iLiii htm v t"" i u. uwwo -i.ie u:eu io expwin I how 11 a11 purred, ilis banana rati OS will be cut off. A (Kraaga I'hmi. "George Wright claims ownership to a strange growth. Recently Mrs. Wright threw a little tuft of hair which she had clipped from her child's head into a wooden tlower pot which was Idled with soil and in which giew a small plant. It was left there and forgotten until a day or two ago, when it was noticed that it had taken root in the earth and each separate hair stood on end, and a small bulb of some MiittstiitWH t'orminiT ;it t)it liiutMr . ml iti . n . ' r f - - each hair. The growth is truiv a novel ty and many havr marveled at the sight." Laporte Herald, .11 I 41 1 t3 mer were married by Rev. Rotbenher-1 mm. Oik nmin. Mr Cr.ih. i mn mm v 1 1 u i les 1 1 1 uue ami .m iss r.iiima os- i , i ' i - a u a.p x a u va a a ploy at me .Novelty works. Alter a brief honeymoon they will settle down in Plymouth aud become permauent residents. A JOINT INSTITUTE. I T ' iieiu at iit. is, Wet Tw whip jr the leeeaewsel uTestMi iik Tawfclpi. The teachers of West and Polk town ships have arranged a program for a joint institute to ue held at the new brick School house ou the Laporte road, District No It in West township, Satur day, Dec. 18, '97. The teacherti of these townships are alive to the interests of their schools and ttoefforta will be spared to make the institute one of the best yet held in the county. Kvery one interested in school work and in the schools of our county is in vited to be present and hear the die cussiona of the various topics the recita tion and music which will be inter spersed throughout the entire program. The following program has been ar ranged lor the institute: PEOGBA ML Roll call of teachers. Heading of report of preceediug insti tute. F. O. Marsh D. McKesson lust ne yyers Miss Rhoads Chas. Li. Burt K. S. Webb II. Lehman Hoff Plato, the Teacher J. F. Teaching the Language Aits J.C. Whiteseü 4. St. Schroetter v F. Et. Monioe ( Alfred Thompson Henry White Historv Geography i has. naag . W. Williams Miss Lila Marsh Miss Moore Miss Stuck Miss Riggins Miss Watkiua Recitations Miscellaneous. Mark Tapir A aia. Fditor Independent: l seethatMaa- ey bee broke loon again. Why don't bekeepstitt. lie can just as easily make a silk purse out oi a sow's ear a to get the pi esent council to pay any attention to his warblings. ThLy koow where they are at. What do yon people down in the nowhere corner of the town amount to anyhow. You may do to vote once m a while but as you never vote for the man that is elected that makes uo difference whether you vote or not. What is the matter with our new mender of roads DOW? You did noi like the old one and when he died we hunted up another, 'the last one was select ed on t he coon dog sty le. i le had tried everything else and laileO and on the coon dog rule he must be a g'ind mender of roads. Did he not dig oil the street near you aud then till it up again With sard fr m his own platte just as high as it was in ihe lirst place r And don! that prove that he has the sand? There iaie-t er thing that y u dont give the street OOttUtttteO credit for. You know that they graveled Plumb street, e'ear of the low watei marl at the railroad bridge ana you mi tit to give them credit lor that. The sheet is used so much. And Michigan t:eet is one of the nicest in the whole roeotry (during s drought ) Then the; was the bole that was mtde ti till up Plumb street thev took the gravel off South street to till the whole and then took the sand from the land ol the street commissioner io replace the gravel ami hauled gravel from Logan s to fill the hole where the sand came from but the hole at Logans has uot been idled yet. The story that you siarted a short time ago tnat Hoham's ducks got Bwamped oo South street wa hooted down by the committee and found to lie a live silver take They all got home safe and neither is it true that they had to gt to the railroad in order to get in. If ihe streets were peted with gold you would be kicking and ward it lak-tl off and pored With silver. L3t us l ave peace and If there i? no ex tra sceaioo Of the legislature t ailed thu winter we Stay get another elect iOO next spring. M v i;k T rt i t. I 1im'iIth I'lu iKtmitH Mimliiw. One of the attractive windows of Plymouth stores is that of Kloepfer's. Old Santa Clans is housed up and sur rounded by all the toys imaginable, just what causes the little boys and girls to pause and state in amaement and childish eagerness to possess. In this window is everything front a tin horn to the handsomest o. toilet articles. In the adjoining window is a beautiful dis play ol buudkerchtefe. It is evident lrom the display that Mr. Kloepfer has anticipated n deeire of his insn? customers ami with his army ol genial clerks will ' pare no pains in showing all of Ins many bargains to the trade. You will Bits a great deal it you don,t see Kloepfer's beautilul display. I 1 c