Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-18
WESTERN.

CALIFORNIA; legislature finally declared
that Budd had been elected governor.
Retire w. Frees, State Timber Agent
in Wisconsin during Governor Taylor's
administration, died at Oshkosh.
W. w Kent was elected president of
! the Western Base Ball Association at
Des Moines to succeed David Rowe.
Della J. Haynes. 30 years old. com
mitted suicide at Minneapolis by strang
ling herself with the braid of a rug
Z. G.. Mclaughlin, an old and highly
respected member of the Chicago Board
of Trade, dropped dead on the street.
y pen-made counterfeit of the 500
treasury note turned up at Toledo. Ohio,
bank. 1t was dangerous imitation
a bill has been introduced in the Ne
braska Senate for on act to permit di-
vorce from a person insane or idiotic.
AT convention of miners in MassiIlon
district it was resolved to remain out
until the operators agree TO pay $1.75 n
day.
Archbishop Katzer of Milwaukee, has
secured an injunction against the city
to prevent collection of taxes On his resi-
dence.
Frank Smith, wanted in Chicago for
robbng Berthaueras jewelry store of
$500 worth of goods, escaped from the
st. Louis Workhouse.
A bill has been introduced in the Mis-
souri, Legislature prohibiting life insur-
ance companies from taking risks on
children under II years of age.
The third Oklahoma Territory Legisla-
ture convened Tuesday. j. III. Pitzer, of
Ell Reno, is President of the upper house
and G. VI. Barites, of Guthrie is Speak
er of the lower house.
]. Greenbarge and NJ. Berkson pro-
prietOrs of the Model clothing store at
Fort Scott, Kan, have been arrested
charged with obtaining goods worth
$14, 900 with intent TO defraud their cred
itOrs.
In the Idaho Legislature bill was in
troduced repeating the Mormon test oath
Two years ago that part of the oath was
repealed which made it retroactive in
form. Previously no one could vote who
belonged to any organization that had
ever taught polygamy. 1t is now pro-
posed to wipe out all reference to the sub
feet.
]. l.. Brown, who was recently elected
County Attorney at Perry, Okla, was
few days ago disbarred from practice.
Tuesday he was sworn in by the Probate
Judge, who had also been disbarred.
Brown went about his duties as County
Attorney, and was recognized by the
County Commissioners, but when he went
before the Grand Jury that body would
not recognize him.
Eleven men and complete outfit of
gambling tools We're taken out of Nc
Coy's European Hotel. Chicago, by detec-
tives. The gambling apparatus, which
was of unusually fine quality, was taken
to the Central Police Station. and there
under orders of Inspector Shea broken TO
pieces with sledge-hammers. The men
were locked up and booked as inmates
and keepers of a gambling house. The
raid is important as marking what In
spector Shea says is the beginning of
crusade against gambling in hotels.
Two masked robbers entered the resi-
dence of James Jamison, residing near
Dublin, Ohio, and, covering Mr.. Jami-
son and his hired man with their reyol-
vers, demanded the formers money
JamisOn reached into his pocket for his
money, and as he drew it out the revolver
held by the rObber covering him was dis
charged, the bullet entering his brain.
The robbers beat a hasty retreat without
stopping to pick up the money. Jamison
died an hour later. The robber is be-
lieved to have discharged his weapon
from sheer nervousness.
Three bears escaped from an Italian
oh, Of L.
Several shots have been fired at the ami
mails. While some children were on their
way to school at Blue Ridge one of the
bears appeared, and with terrific growls
started toward them. Some of the chill
dren tainted, and the others found shell
ter in the nearest dwelling. The bear
walked up to the PROSTATE children, sniff
ed them, and sauntered across a field to
the woods. Philip Steinway was attacked
by another bear near LOwery woods, but
beat it off with fence rail- The militia
will go out and surround Lowery's woods.
Thursday night the temperature in
Chicago was "a degrees above zero Fri
ay evening it was Az degrees below, so
that the drop there i'm twenty flour hours
was 3SH degrees. The cold wave swept
all through the Dakotas, Minnesota. Ne
braska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Indiana and Ohio. moving swiftly
east and south. Much suffering was
caused. People were unprepared. In
addition to the low temperature, the wind
In the prairie country reached hurricane
speed, and i'm Nebraska the very soil it
self, i'm the absence of snow, was blown
I'm drifts. In the lumber districts vast
benefit accrues from the cold, as it in
sures ice and continued snow for logging
operations.
Startling disclosures of corruption in
the collection Of West Town Chicago
taxes are promised as a sequel to the ar
rest of three men claiming connection
with the Collectors Office of that division
of no c.tv Tho ,no, "a ro Solomon Front