Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-07
INDIANA STATE NEWS.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting Summary OF the More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties and
General News Notes of the State.
Hoosier Happenings


while at play in the yard. and will die.
THE ?-year-old son of Mrs. Samuel
Batdorf OF NOblesville, fell from horse
and received injuries resulting in
death.
Hon. WILLIAM II. COOMBS. aged 81,
old law partner of w. Ii. II. Miller,
late Acknowledgement of the United
States, died at Fort Wayne.
Mrs. WIN. SHIPMAN and her sister.
while crossing the Ohio River IN a
skitf. were run down by a ferry oat
nearJ effersonville. Mrs. Shipman was
drowned.
WHILE chopping a tree in the Woo 5,
near De atur, Frank sullivan, a
wealthy farmer, was instSYtly killed by
a dead limb falling and Striking him
on the head.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES. Attorney General
Ketcham holds, must report annually
to the County Commissioners as to
finances. a city council can compel
city school trustees to show their imam
cial re ords.
AN explosion occurred at Prospect
Hill coal mines near incomes. which
resulted in the serious injury of Will
lam Bensine err and William Naugel.
Neither will die. The explosion was
due to pocket gas.
The State Sanitary Commission. with
the State veterinarian, found four
horses in a stable in Terre Haute sick
with CHAMBERS an ordered them killed.
The cOmmissio is making a tour of the
towns near Terre Haute.
THE 3-year-old son of William Cos
sett of Fairmont, while playing IN the
yard, caught fire from pile of burning
paper and was so badly burned that it
will probably die. The mother re-
ceived severe burns about the hands
while trying to save her child.
Mrs. JESSE RICHARDS. Miami Indian
squaw, daughter Of Wa-ca-C o-nah, one
of the most conspicuous members OF
the tribe. died in miserable hovel on
the Indian Reservation. Wabash
County. last week She was the last
surviving member Of the Wac a-co-nab
family.
WALLACE HALL. sent to the North
ern Prison 70 two years for the crime
of assault and battery, has been par
doned by Gov Matthews. Hall was
sent to the penitentiary from Park
Co nty four wears ago. He was re-
the pardon in the hands OF the prison
er's aged father.
Mrs CHARLES LEEDS of Indianapolis,
discovered the curtains in her parlor
alame, and. in trying to put out the
fire the hair was burned off her head,
and she was terribly in ured. Mrs. I.
c. Purdy, who was very ill, was
dangerously Frustrated by the shock.
l,,,t Il, I'd lnt-+ ha
in time to save her life.
AT Anderson, Minnie Forber, aged
:. was PLAYING with her doll, when its
clothing caught fire from a let. The
flames also caught the child's clothes,
ard in a Sc Ond she VS. enveioped in
fire. She calle1 for help and her aunt
ran for aid. While she was gone the
little girl ran out into the yard, and
W hen 70 nd she was burned to crisp.
John TOBAN. mOlder, employed at
the Whiteley Malleable Iron Works,
Muncie. aged "A. was instantly killed
by an east bound Lake Erie and West
ern passenger train. He was going to
the Maring, Hart & Co. WindOw-glass
Works to see the men blow glass, and
was on the long bridge that spans
White River near the ia tory when
the passenger train rounded a esnva
and stru> k him.
THE following patents have reen
granted to residents of Indiana: Will.
lam Lash, assignor of one-half to ID.
Duehmig. Avilla, combined awning and
fire and burglar-I roo. shutter: John r.
Libey, Lima, scraper: Irwin q. PostOn,
Veedersburg. paving block: William
S. Ralya and i. Coyle, INDIANAPOLIS,
metal Strengthening machine: Chris.
tian \. Sal man, assignor of two-thirds
to +. II. Kennel. Hamilton, o.. and J.
a. Robbins, indianapolis. combination
tool; William L. Stevens, Muncie, COM
bined label and price card.
GOV. MATTHEWS has issued pardon
81 James r. Reed, aged - years, who
was sent TO the Penitentiary for two
years from Elkhart County on plea OF
guilty to burglary. 1t was his first OF
Tense. He has made an exemplary
prisoner and would be free in a few
months by expiration of sentence. The
Governor was Influenced. he says, by
a desire to give the young man a
chance to re-enter life with feeling
that he may yet regain his good name
and be an honorable citizen. The
parents of the prisoner are quite old.
The Globe Tin-P late Company. with
capital stock of Sl50,00O, recently
organized at New Castle, located the
site of a mammoth plant on the north
side of that city. The mill will lie
equal in size to tie largest now in
operation in America and will give
emp oyment to more than AGO. The
most of the stock Is taken by local
business men, including +. f. Phillips,
cashier of the First National Bank; l..
\. Jennings, Treasurer of the Retail
Furniture Dealers Association of
Anne lea; 5. =. Jennings, J. 5. Hedges,
l.. l.. Burr, ex-Auditor Joshua l. Nor
ris, Il. Nj. Watkins and Hon. G. S.
Hernly, County Clerk. The remainder
of the stock is taken " practical tim
plate manufacturers f. ON Wales. The
drilling of two immense gas wells
within three miles of this city has
added a d decided impetus to the enter
prise.
CLAUDE MCDONALD, aged Is. was
run down by some freight cars which
had been thrown on a side track on
the F., c., G. X st. l.. Railroad at Sey-
mour He was taken to the of,ce of
Dr. NJ. f. Gerrish, and his leg ampu-
tated 1t is not believed that he can