Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-10-18
Minor State Items.

Minor State Items.
vermillion County now has six news
papers.
Laportc is to have a shirt factory in the
near iurture.
Michigan City's new census gives
population of 1879
According To its city directory Wabash
has 10000 inhabitants.
Hancock County will next year build
new Courthouse at an expense OF about
sl25,00O
Frederick Royce, of Griffith. was killed
by Chicago * Erie freight train at
lIurlbut.
Eliza Smith. colorcd servant girl a
Alexandra, burned to death. Her cloth
ing caught fire from stove.
Frank Bennett. living near IIelmer, who
was terribly bitten by dogs while gather
ing nuts, died of oOd-pOisonng.
\ big gas we'll has been struck eight
miles north of Farmland. 1t is said TO be
the lest well in Randolph County.
Alexander James a Connersville letter
carrier. was probably fatally shot by a
coal thief whom he tried to capture.
\ smart young man frightened horse
which two young boys We're driving at
Laporte. In the runaway the boys were
seriously injured.
The ChaSc memorial fund has been
completed. Trustee Atkinson has received
81 l55 in cash \ house in Wabash cost
ing s.. 10) has been bought for Mrs. Chase.
Tie demand for lahogarS at Alexandria
by the NV factories just starting up Is 50
far Beyond the immediate supply that steps
are being taken to bring several car loads
o. hen from Chicago and 1t. Louis.
William Whitney. who claims his home
to he at Washington &. H.. O., was
sentenced 10 two years in the pcnitentiary
at Washington. for bigamy. one of his
wives in Dayie>s County and the other at
Washington {. H., q.
Isaac DOddridge, aged IS. years, who
lives east of Milton, sold 800 bushels of
wheat and hauled it To the mill himself.
lie has also during he sumr.or built
ScNenty-iiYe rods of stone wall, laying
every stone unasSisted.
OWhilc out hunting. Samuel Cromwell, a
farmer. living near Brazil, was attacked
| by a ferociouS wildcat. Mr. Cromwell
measured three feet from the tip OF the
nose II the root of the tail.
Mrs. Catherine Peters. pioneer of CaSS
County. wife of Major y. ID. Peters, died
at her home in LOganSport. Death was
uneXnected. Mrs. Peters fell dead from
her doorstep presumably from an attack
OF aporleXy. She was - years old.
\ new electric road is to be constructed
connecting L09anspUrt with Rochester,
Fulton county, and Burlington, Carroll
County. The road will be about thirty
fire miles long and will penetrate the best
| part OF Fulton and Carroll Counties.
Mrs. William Van Buskirk. of Ewlood
is one of the direct heirs OF the Edwards
estate of SjD,000,0G) now in course of set
ilcmcnt in New York City. She is one
OF the direct descendants, and will receive
about SS50.G00. Her family is poor, and
recently lost their home by fire.
Mrs. John Spencer was burned in the
potter's field at Richmond. She, heI
husband and two children arrived from
| Ohio, enrOute to Anderson, going over
| land. While starting fire, her clothing
| ignited, and she died from her injuries
Spencer has disappeared, and the two
children are in the Home of the FriendlesS
There is the worst epidemic of HOG
| cholera in the vicinity of North Salem
ever known. Several farmers have loS
from thirty 10 30 animals. Andrew Page
who lives just south of that place. has los
80. Other farmers shipped their hogs be-
| fore they were ready for market in order
TO avert complete loss. The disease seems
! to be extending to other neighbOrhOOds
and pigs are dying in every direction cX-
cept to the north. The loss will foot VI
several thousand dollars and there is IL,
abatement of the disease. People living
in that vicinity will have to buy hogs fol
their winter meat from other neighbour
hoods.
| An attempt was made near Cochran
Ind, to wreck the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern express. The engine struck
"a dynamite cartridge which had beer
fastened to the inner rail. Engineer Ton
| IIigsOn and his fireman were badly stunned
The fireman was untitled for work. Grea
damage was done to the engine. \ stee
rail was blown out of place and hole
blown in the road. Fortunately the car
did not leavethe track. The motive of thu
attempt was evidently robbery. Severa
suspicious characters were seen by thu
train men about the place, but no attemp
at robbery was made by the thieves who
they saw that the train was safe.
The Trustees of the Indiana State
Soldiers Home, in session at Lafayette
adopted rules for admission to the Home
and appointed the following officers
COmmandant, Capt. John +. McGrew, o
indianapolis, late COmmandant of TIT
South Dakota Soldiers Home; Adjutant
Capt. W. +. IIevens, of indianapolis
Assistant Adjutant General of the State
Benjamin Wilson, rich farmer, livin.
near Peru, was approached by card sharp
ers, one OF whom showed game of cards
and, after allowing Wilson to win once
proposed that he go to the city and &c
$4,000 to cOntainue the game. Wilson
dispersed the fellows with his revolver