Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-12


Co>r Of maintaining the Prison South
for the month of March was S6.l00.50.
INFANT daughter of Isaac BrOuston.
Lebanon. fell into a tub of water, and was
dead when found.
WHITE CLAY. suitable for making
crockery AMI quecnSWare, has been found
near Madison.
RICHARD RIO HARD>. miner. was fatal
ly crushed under the cage in the Peerless
coal mine at Council Bluff.
BROKERS refuse 10 buy JeGerSonville's
s60,090 bond ISSUE because the bonded debt
would exceed the legal indebtedness of the
city.
INSURANCE companies affected by the
Anderson Gas explosion. two weeks ago.
will sue the Anderson gas company for
10000.
WHILE William Davis. farmer. was
hitching up his horse at Valparaiso the an
imal became mad and attacked Davis catch
Ing hm by the hand. Pulling OF his thumb
and three fingers and tearing out the ten
dOnS OF the forearm. The arm will have
to be amputated at the elbow.
JUNE Is. lSS9. Gertrude Alpaugh. a
handsome Young woman of Andrews. put
a slip of paper IN a bottle and hurried it in
the foaming Wabash. The slip asked the
finder to write TO her. Two days ago
young man OF Lockport found the bottle
and sent Hiss Alpaugh the requested
miSSive.
FARMERS in Laporte County say large
part of the wheat is killed there. The cold
weather and the absence of snow from
many Of the fields resulted in weakening
the roots AMI the dry weather ami winds Of
March completed tie work 50 the entire
tops and roots of the wheat are dead. 1t is
now thought that much of the wheat will
be plowed up and put in spring crops.
ORR's LAKE. near LapOr;e. widely
known aS the anglers paradise. Is likely 10
lose lis popularity as q fishing resort. aS il
is believed that all the black bass AMI sun
fish died during the winter. caused from
the air being excluded Icy the thick and
long continued ice. The ice is now out
and the shores are lined with dead fish and
in places they lay ia the water by thou
sands. Black bias, HAT Will weigh from
one to six pounds lay along the shore by
the wagon lead.
The famous Howard county ditch case
Of Lee ". Rarey that has been in court
about ten years was tried again last week,
at KOkOmo. resulting in a verdict for the
plaintiff The litigantS ara wealthy re-
sidents o. Howard township, living on
adjoining farms. The contention is over a
small ditch. The costs of litigation have
already exceeded the value of both farms
and there is no telling when the contest
Will stop. The case viii again be sent 70
the Supreme Court.
THE contract has been signed for the To-
terry works. which has been much sought
after by other gas-belt cities. Local con-
tractors have already been set 10 work pre-
pairing figures fer submitting bids on the
construction work OF the buildings. which
Will DE OF brick. The capacity OF the kilns,
which are to be erected at once. is 20,0aO
gallons. The works are To he in operation
within ninety days. Most of the employees
will he skilled workmen.
DEPARTMENT Command n Shiveley, of
tie e.. \. r.. requests correction OF the
statement tha. he intended removing the
headquarters Of the order from indianapolis
TO Wabash. lie states that he had appointed
Adiutant general Smock to serve as
Acknowledgements during his incumbency.
and the headquarters are located at the
home of the Adiurtant The banner and
oolors of the state organization were taken
to Wabash. but he wishes it understood
there will he no change otherwise.
Fort WAYNE for the past six months
has experienced water famine. almost and
at a meeting of the Council. Mayor Oak
ley suggested that water be brought from
Fish Lake This is body of pure water
located forty miles north i'm Steuben COu'4-
". 4 committee OF FIVE was appointed 10
superintend tine surveying of lines from
Fort WaVne To the lake To determine
whether it i practical Ia bring a supply of
water To the city. Fish Lake. il is said. is
1C0 feet higher than Fort Wayne and If
that DC the case there viii Ice no trouble.
THE ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church of kokomo. caused slight
c0mmolion in religious circles by giving
minstrel performance in the opera house.
\ bout thirty of the most prominent church
members appeared OH the stage in burnt
cork and gave an excellent entertainment
netting the church a handsome sum. Rev.
l.. g.. RoScamp. the pastor. was consulted
by the more diflident ladies. who heSiiated
about Applying the cork. He eaSed their
con>cienceS by the lccular remark that
some of them appeared on the street daily
! with powdered face. and even wore them 10
chuch. and he saw no difference from
moral standpoint whether the powder used
was white or black.
PATENTS have been awarded To the
following residents of Indiana: Edward L.
A. AkaSS. Indianapolis. extension grille
fret work: David +. Brentlanger. aSsignor
of One-half 10 j. X. West, Gas City,
measuring device: Malcolm Dickerson,
aSsicnor of one-hah Ia j. +. Curtice. Fort
WAYNE. electrical transformer: Ada Harris.
indianapolis. hair straichtener; Frederick
a. IIetherinston. Indianapolis. assignor
To W. Schmidt, Chicago. dough dividing
machine: John III. llooher. kentland.
cultiyator: William llubertS. Lafayette,
tile ditching machine: Jacob {. llunsinger
and ". EnSminger. asSgnOrs of one-third
TO F. ii. Bait. Laurel, poultry crate; John
H. Smith. kokomo. depurator: George
Southland. indianapolis. envelope: Frank
Stanley, Liberty. pneumatic straw-stacker:
John II. Welch, Fort Wayne. sef-meaSur-
Ing oil pump.
WHILE Frank Knots, an employe of the
plate-glasS factory at Elwood, was assist
/ ing to carry a large plate of glass from the
/ horse to the bench il suddenly broke and