Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25

nois Supreme bench from the Sixth Judi
cial District to succeed the late Judge
Bailey.
Sylvester Johnson has been awarded
verdict for $1,000 damages against the
city of Ashland. Wis. for the loss of al
ear, sustained while driving on defec-
tive highway.
Frederick Wilhelm .Johomme Bcese of
Elyria, Ohio. celebrated his Tooth birth
day. He reads without glasses. is in ex
Cellent health works every day. shaves
himself and never employed u physician
in his life.
Fred Hosford. 81 years of age. whole
sale and retail coal dealer ut Burlington.
Iowa, committed suicide Monday morning
by jumping from the upper story Of the
Burlington elevator Il distance Of 1870
feet. His big business interests had
OvertaXcd his mind, rendering him insane.
Lewis Krekel. an old man of Burling-
ton. Iowa. disappeared from his home
Il month ago. Monday his body was found
badly mutilated, and with the throat cut,
lying in an unused well. The coroner
suspects foul play and is nvcsiiSating.
The deceased carried Il large life insur-
ancc.
The German National Bank at Lin
coin, Neb.. has failed. The liabilities. iii
Guiding stock, are S1SO.O00; nominal as
sets, 100000: deposits. $4,000. The
failure started Il run on the Lincoln Say
Jugs Bank. which has awaited itself of the
sixty days notification law against with
drawals.
Two pieces of lead pipe packed with
Sunpowder were mailed To George VI.
Pullman and Philip ID. Armour Monday
morning at Chicago. Two lives were
saved by the action of the postal authori
ties and the warning of the man suspect
ed of sending the Internal machines. The
mere sliding of the lid Of either of the
boxes containing the lead pipe would
have been sufficient to cause an eXplo-
sion and ,he selected victims would have
main who gave warning. and the postal
authorities believe he also planned the
mailing of the bombs
Following is Il list of those most serious
ly injured III Il railway wreck at Milton.
Ohio. Monday night Joel Borscher I.ima
Ohio; Miss Rosa Barough. Custer. Ohio
Mrs. Il. G.. Doty. Custer. Ohio: Miss
Mary Lance, Custer. Ohio: Mrs. +. A.
Balmor. Custer. Ohio; Matthew Blausius,
Custer. Ohio: John Brucl. Custer. Ohio
Charles Blausils. Custer. Ohio: Charles
Seaman, Custer Ohio: John Bolton, Gus
Ter. Ohio: Engineer Clark IIoyt, Lima !;
Fireman Osman, Lima. No one was
killed. Twenty-Five persons injured less
seriously than those named above were
able to go to their homes. Fireman Jas
Osman is very seriously injured and it is
feared that Engineer Hoyt's injuries will
prove fatal.
Says the Chicago Post: Jaunty and
ilippant is Capt Michael j. White. of the
Seventh REGIMENT, |. y. c., and driver
for John Sexton x Co, although impris
Onment in the Chicago avenue station on
the charge of murder might be conducive
of gravity il not of fear. While driving
of the north end of State street bridge
Friday evening White ran into and Killed
John Il. Harvey. clerk for TruaX, Green
q Co. White did not stop to see how
badly hurt his victim was, but whipped
UP his horses, as the police claim. Later
when the police heard that it was one of
John Sexton * Co.'S wagons which ran
over Harvey, and went to that firm 5
barns. White chcerfully volunteered in
formation as TO the identity of all the
other drivers, ale wing one of them,
O'Neil, TO be locked up Saturday night
and held by the coroner's jury without
bail. Not until he was directly charged
with the crime did he admit il.