Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-10-25
All Over the State,

\ company is forming at Anderson to
build a market house. to cost $4,000.
Jack Hurst. saloon-keeper of Rush
vile was recently caught for 81 900 by
4 fake foot-race.
A handsome new Presbyterian Church.
near Elizabeth. in Harrison County. WAS
dedicated Sunday.
Thomas King. an inmate Of the Marion
Soldiers Home. was instantly killed by
Il Pan Handle passenger train.
John Riley. retail grocer Of South
Greencastle. has made an assignment
Assets and liabilities 5000 each.
Cloverdalc = seeking telephone service.
George Hartley. near Bethel. was killed
by an accidental fall into his cellar.
The Muncic electrical works has been
sold 10 Lafayette capitalists. and the
plant * being removed Ia that city.
\ survey is being made Of White River
with view Of determining if it can be
made naviSablc from the mouth II Bed
ford
DR.. =. W. Edwins. of E.lwood. injured
by collision with Lake Erie and West
ern railway train. has brought suit for
S25.0Go damages.
At Wabash. Mrs. Lucinda Maddox mas
sued William EmSnider. saloon-keeper.
for Slo.o00 for loss Of support of her hus-
band. who is said 70 be > drunkard.
tn" bakery and grocery Of Hama X
Brothers. al Hobart. was destroyed by
fire Loss. 5000. The family had Il
narrow escape from burning to death.
Mrs. Emelinc Virgins of Fountain
City. while in the woodshed atta,red 70
her residence. in the act of getting fuel.
was Frustrated 10y paralysis. Her rccov-
cry is improbable.
Half century ago and more there was
settlement in Finley Township. Scott
County. known as Pigeon ROost.' and
the name still clings TO that community
There was famous rOoSt for wild pig
cons in that township in the early days.
hence the name.
If the venerable Walter Kerr. of NoOres
Hill. lives five years longer he viii have
lived in three centuries. He was born
in 1879. He is the oldest man in Dear
born County. He has nine children. and
the aggregate age of the family Is more
than go years. The oldest daughter il
73
The Jury found for defendant in the
WordenFres case AT Logansport. The
| demand was for damages growing out Of
the shooting by Harry Worden of War
rem Knowles, while intoxicated. Worden
was sent 10 the penitentary. and his wife
sued Nicholas Fries for damages. alleging
| that he was responsible for her deprlya-
ton of her husband for having sold him
| the liquor unlawfully. The jury found
for the defendant on the testimony Of
Fries and others that he compelled
1T the point of Il revolver 10 sell the
whisky to Worden
With ringing of bells. booming Of can
non and shrieking of whistles. the four
DAYS celebration Of the hundredth ami
versary of the founding of Fort Wayne was
ushered in at an early hour Wednesday
morning. Never did the people of the
city hear such Il noisy. enthusiastic dem
onstration. The city was handsomely
decorated. grand arches illuminated and
the electric display the finest ever at
tempted. Three thousand people at
Princess rink listened To the formal open
ing of the exercises and the address of
welcome by Mayor &. h. Oakley. The
city was crowded with people.
Otto Myer of Fort Wayne. while on a
hunting expedition. in knocking an apple
from Il tree with his gun, accidentally
discharged the weapon. the load striking
him in the abdomen. He died within
few hours.
At noon Tuesday. two men rushed into
Pickard's hardware store ut Fort Wayne,
while the store was crowded. and grabbed
the money drawer out of the open safe,
and ran to the street. Mr.. Pickard
caught and held one of the men. In the
meantime the money ngSregating $500.
was scattered, and only part of il was re-
covered