Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-07
NclghbOrh0Od Notes.

| Jtch HiiucUrduu, Oh Lar OTte, WIS uuck'
hunting when his gun busted" He
now has three fingers, but no thumb, on
one hand.
Twenty one business rooms and thirty
residences have been erected in Rochester
during the past eighteen months; so the
papers say.
Bill Thomas, who Is confined in the
Kokomo Jail for brief term, was married
in his cell the other night, for the sake OF
being romantic.
Six tramps tried to batter each other to
death ut Kokomo last week. and the Ko.
komo papers do not seem glad that they
did not succeed.
| Money makes the mare go, steam makes
the cargo, and the sight of an editor by a
delinquent subscriber makes the mango
| Lagrange Standard.
II is the fashion among the boys q, Win
amac to carry revolvers, and it is also the
! fashion for some one OF them TO be acct
dentally SHOT about once q week.
| In the excavation of the State House
grounds at Indianapolis evidence ia found
that the White river once flowed where
the State House will stand, and that il
chsnged its course and came back three
times.
II is reported that lady named Flesh
ner shot and dangerously wounded Plus
Shall. a saloon.keeper of Monterey. The
bali struck him in the face and passed
down into the neck. We did not learn
the particulars Wiaamac Deaocrat.
Mr.. Adam Klinglc successfully raised
TIVE crops of potatoes. from the same
ground. during the present season. lie
planted early-rose last spring, and about
the middle OF July dug a large crop. He
then rvt in peachblaws and dug them last
week, they being unusually!ine. -LaPsrts
Argus.
Herman Judie, young scr of Samuel
Judie, residing near Miskawaks, was
placed on n wagon load OF corn, by his
father, 10 ride TO the b.rn. The wagon
struck a stump aud the boy was thrown
off; both wheels Of the wagon passed over
his body. injuring him so badly that he
died two days afterward.
Thomas McGraw, of Fort Wayne, has
sued John Studabsker. of Button, the
National Candidate for Congress, for
SI47s6. for making speeches in his behalf
during the canvass. lie charges that
Studabaker agreed to pay him at the
modest rate OF IS per speech. The case is
set for trial on the 7th inst.
The annual session of the United States
Conference of the United Mennonite
Church will be held at the Bethel Church,
| eight miles west of this city, during the
week commencing on Wednesday, Nov.
9Th. Qaite a number of persons from
abroad, including some from the Canada
Conference will attend this Conference.
Goshen Times.
James Hazard, brother of the Hazz rd
OF the Auburn bank in Jail at Loganspbrt
and himself formerly cashier of the insti
tuition, while In Logansport talking loud
ly about getting his brother out of diff
Guilty, was bounced upon by the DeKalb
county officers. who Ia al warrant for him
for alleged forgery, and he was taken to
Auburn and jailed.
A s. Bronson died yesterday at st. 10
scph's Hospital, and was buried in the
poiters field. He was sixty five years of
age, and at one time was worth 500. 900.
which he lost in reckless speculation. His
second wife. from whom he was divorced,
was the daughter Of JUICE Evans, one o.
the oldest and weaithicSt men in this city.
Fl Wayne Register.
Lewis Powers and William Love
charged with breaking into Melcher's ci
gar Store. at Peru, some time last Jaly
and steaiiug about $3.50 worth OF cigars
were last week tried and convicted, and
sentenced to the peniteniiary for two
years. Their relatives, at Logansport
made all the effort possible to secure al
acquittal, but were unsuccessful.
Benjamin.C. Wilson, the Oldest settler
of Fulton county. was thrown from a loae
OF hay, Tuesday of last week. and wa.
SO severely injured that he died on Thurs
day. He was known by almost every man
and woman Of tho county, and conceded
by all to be an honest, public spirited, In
telligent man, and had been frequently en-
trusted with public position. He will bt
sadly missed by wide circle of friends
especially among the old settlers o. tb'
county. He was about 20 years of age.
The party from Peru. Ind, while hunt
ing on the Pinkamink marsh one day o
the past week, ran af5ul of a black bca
that would weigh fully 325 pounds. the
say. When first Seen IL Was about te
feet from one of the hunters, and he intro
duccd himself TO it in the shape OF tw'
loads of number six shot One OF thei
bird dogs then attacked it. receiving it
death warrant on the instant. II then es
capped, owing to the party not being abl
, to kill it with fine shot. An effort to ira
it next day after the adventure was fail
ure.- Wiaamac republican.
An attempt was made to rob Mr.. +. I
, Chinn, of Rochester, Tuesday night {
last week. While on his way home, abou
nine o'clock, he was assaulted by tw
men, knocked down aud severely bruised
but the approach Of two young ladie
with a lantern frightened the robber
away. He had $ll0 In his pocket, an
this was undoubtedly what the villain
: expected to obtain. The Rochester r
{ publican says that strange men have bee
j seen hanging round dwellings and dods
ing through alleys of late, and feeling
insecurity prevails in portions of tn
town.
!, Our consul at TangIer says that choler