Marshall County independent., 1895-10-18
Qbe Jnoepenoent


intimate chums and were returning
from squirrel hunting when Mann drop
ped his gun and in endeavoring to
catch it pulled the trigger shooting his
companions through the hsart.
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At Shelbyville Friday in the case
of Frank Marke charged with numbering
SolOman Swango. He was found guilty
of manslaughter and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
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Miss Effie Burk suicided by taking
bed bug poison at Elkhart Friday.
The had bestoyed her affection upon a
young man who could not reciprocate.
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n mail pouch supposed to have con-
tanned valuable matter was stolen from
the Panhandle depot at Logansport
Thursday morning. The pouch was
received at 2:3U o'clock in the morning
but was not missed until 8 o'clock.
The empty pouch was found later
there is no clew to the robbers.
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c. w. Ricketts, travelling sa sales
man was arrested at Terre Uaute
yesterday charged with trying to sell
forged warrant. He was in the en-
ploy of the Western Supply Co.
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Chas. Davis an employe of the Tin
Plate works at Elwood was fatally in
jured Thursday by heavy crane break
ing its fastenings and falling on him,
crushing his left side and shoulders.
He is forty-five years of age.
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John Orr a farmer was driving "a
cross the railroad at Liberty Friday
afternoon when he was run down by u
train and crushed to death. His horse
escaped unhurt.
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ChaS. Warner, veteran horse thief
of Chicago, was jailed at Crown Point
yesterday. He stole horse and buggy
there Thursday night before the eyes of
five hundred people. Sheriff Hayes
took after him and after a chase of
thirty-five miles found him in bed at
South Chicago.
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Forest Tissel, a twenty-year-Old lad
died at Muncie Friday, of blood poison
ing, as the result of a broken leg two
years ago. At the same place Geo.
Hartly died yesterday as the result of
falling down cellar two weeks ago.
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Friday morning while drilling well
on the farm of Wllber Peterson near
Eaton flow of gas was unexpectedly
struck. The gas ignited from the
light used in drilling and terrible eXplo-
sion followed running the derrick and
considerably injuring several workmen
Excitement over the finding of oil runs
nigh and several agents of leading COM
panies are on the ground.
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komo police department run down a
gang of thieves at Colfax yesterday and
the plunder amounting to several hun
dred dollars was recovered. The rob-
bers pillaged several stores at Cyclon
and also robbed many farmers in that
vicinity The dogs took the trail eigh-
been hours old and run the outlaws
down in four hours. 1t is expected
that several gangs of robbers who have
been operating in that vicinity will be
brought to an end in their career.
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After several months hard work the
mastodon skeleton at Earlham College
at Richmond, Ind, has finally been
erected and is now on exhibition in the
museum. 1t is one of the largest skel-
etOns of the extinct monster in the
world.
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The oil well on Eli PetersOn's farm
near Eaton, reported as 10 barrel well,
has since proved a gusher. In less than
twenty-four hours from the time the
oil began to flow the workmen sue
ceeded in anchOring it down. During
that short time four or five acres of
ground was flooded with oil. 1t is esti
mated that 100 barrels were thrown
out. The flow of gas is SO strong that
it could not be tested with ordinary in
StrumentS.
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The Alexandria Novelty Works at
Elwood have suspended operations and
Joe TOmlinson has been appointed re-
ceiVer. The liabilities are far In excess
of the assets, but the exact amount is
not yet known.
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M. Il. S. Crawl, leading clothing and
boot and shoe merchants of Elkhart
and Goshen, have placed their business
affairs in the hands of Wilson S. Collins