Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-11-16
Minor State LIENS.

richmond, dropped dead In the street.
ADOLPH GERMANN 5 large barn near
Peru, was burned by an incendiary
fire.
SOUTH BEND has just celebrated the
fifty-ninth anniversary of her incorpor
alton.
a HORSE swallowed halter at Col
umbus the other day and was chOked to
death.
THE G. II. Hammond fertilizinG
plant at Hammond was damaged sIO,-
000 by fire.
MFLLERSBURG has petitloned tho
County Commissioners to extend the
corporation limits.
GHOULS are still rObbing graves in
Hamilton County, and there is in
tense excitement.
COLUMBUS people. the most supersti-
tious in the State. are again agitated
by stories OF ghosts.
THE new St Paul's Episcopal
Church. Jeffersonviile, has just been
completed. 1t cost $4,000.
Mrs. LAWRENCE Prick was serious
ly burned while attempting to light
gas fire in her home at Sheloyville.
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wrecked near knightstOwn. and four
teen cars demolished. No. ody hurt.
A HIGHWAYWOMAN is the latest at
South Bend. 4 female robber at
tempted to hold mp man the other
night. but he escaped
AT Hobart a newly Unmarried women.
while preparing dinner. went to a
neighbours and inquired ii it was nee
essary to pound ham very much before
frying it.
As AN outcome of a little flow of gas
being struck while digging we'll at
Colfax. stock co pany has been
formed with $4,000 capital, to bore for
the combustible stuff.
THE unknown burglar who was shot
and killed by W. II. McCOrd, Tangier
merchant near Rockville, has been
identified by a ROsedale miner, of
Perryville. Nermillion County.
A MURDER occurred at Decatur. the
result of jealousy over a young lady.
AS Isaac Smith was emerging from
church a young man named Wa tiers
struck him on the head, killing him in
stantly. Walters is in Jail.
GEORGE. the li-year-old son of John
G. Wilson. of near Scottsburg, was
fatally shot by the accidental discharge
OF a shotgun in the hands of cousin
named Turner. of near the same age.
The boy died within three hours.
THERE was pitched battle between
two convicts and two guards in the
Prison South. The prisoners were
getting the best of the fight when a
life-tim convict came to the rescue
Al 7. h.. Il
prisoners down and beat them into sub
mission.
DRUGGIST J. G. KENNEDY went into
the cellar of his place of business at
Shelbyville, and found gas escaping
from pipe. He pounded plug into
the end of pipe and turned off the gas
with wrench. Had it not been dis
covered fearful explosion would have
occurred.
w. G. WINSTANDLEY, formerly pres
ident of the defunct Bedford Bank has
been arrested. chargedwith embezZle-
ment and obtaining money under false
pretenses. 1t is legged that while he
was president of the bank he accepted
a large deposit when he knew the
bank to be insOlvent.
HOG CHOLERA Is prevailing to an
alarming extent In the northern part
of Wabash County. where large num-
Der of thin. scrawny Nebraska swine
driven out of the West Y the corn
crop failure. were brought in and sold.
Hundreds of animals have died, ana
there are said to be few herds unaf-
fected.
GREAT excitement prevails in the
Mt. Auburn neighhOrhOOd. BarthOlO-
NEW County. over the mysterious dis
appearance OF Aaron Collins highly
respectable citizen of that place. He
went to Edinburg to do some trading.
He had considerable money on his
person and it is feared that he has met
with foul play.
GEORGE SrULTZ. saloonkeeper at
Sand Cut mining settlement near
Terre Haute. wanted to close his saloon
about midnight the other night. a
crowd of haIf-drunken men insisted on
him keeping oren. Frank Bailey at
tackled Stultz with a billiard cue and
threw beer glasses at him. Stultz
turned and fired twice. The second
shot struck Bailey in the face killing
him instantly. SGultz gave himself up.
WILLIAM II. McCoRD. one of the
leading merchants of Tangier. shot
and killed burglar who had robbed
his store. McCord has burglar alarm
from his store to his house. The bell
rang and McCord got up and with some
neighbors and travelling man by the
name of John Trinch. who was staying
over night with HIM. went to the store.
They encountered the burglar on the
steps of the store, who greeted them
with a 'Good evening. gentlemen"
McCord covered him with his shotgun
and called halt, whereupon tho
burglar shot at McCOrd, striking him
on the breast bone. the ball finding n
Judgement under the collar bone. Me
Cord shot and the load entered the
right side of the head of the robber,
killing him almost instantly. He car
ried in his hands stolen goods, and his
pockets were loaded with jewelry,
watches, cigarettes, money and other
valuable.
AT Peru, while playing bonfire with
leaves the clothes of Jessie Quiglv, the
4-year-o'd child OF John Quigly, a
prominent citizen. became ignited and
before assistance could be rendered
the child was fatally burned. She died
few hours later.