Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
All Over the State.


Fred Kaler, of Glenwood. while at
tempting To board moving train at Rush
vile. fell between the ears and was in
stantly killed.
The coroner holds that Wesley Linville.
found dead in the dynamo room of the
American carbon factory. died of natural
causes and not from a shock of electricity.
John Miller. who says that his mother.
Mrs. Mary PrctZ, of No. 1913 Fifty-frSt
street, Chicago. is worth about $4,000.
was arrested at Terre Hautc for passing
three forged checks. He confessed that
he is the man who i'm the last two months
PASSED many forged checks in lndianapo-
lis. He tclcgraphcd To his mother to
come to his rescue
In the Curtis murder case at Lafayette
the State sprung sensation by intrOduc-
ing witness. Everett Moline. who is
serving Il jail sentence for stealing paint,
who sworc that White had confessed the
murder of Mrs Curtis to him. Moline's
statement covered every point of the
crime and the defense could not trip him
in any way White listened To the dam
aging evidence without emotion.
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To the Church Of Christ of Marion upon
curious conditions If an organ or other
musical instrument j. used or kept on the
premises. or if Il church fair. festival or
any form Of entertainment unauthorized
by the New Testament is held on the
grounds. the property Will pass 10 the
control of those members of the church
who oppose organs and church fairs. Mr..
Grose is Il member of the church and is
somewhat eccentric The property was
accepted.
4 phenomenon that is puzZling physi-
clans is the case of =. G.. Ripper. of Mil
roy Ne. Piper is So years old and has
been blind for twelve years. He suddenly
lost his sight while reading Il newspaper
and has never been able 10 distinguish
day from night since. The other night
during the regular family worship he
prayed and asked that the Lord return
his sight. He opened the Bible and his
vision returned to him rs suddenly as 1t
had departed and he was able 30 read sev-
eral favorite passages. lie has been
constant member of the Baptist Church
since childhood.
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of William Frost. seven miles north OF
Noblesvile Monday. James and Henry
Mccoy. brothers, have been living in the
neighborhood for year. Monday morn
ing Henry left his home to haul some
wood. When he returned he was met In
the yard by James, who. without word,
emptcd the contents of shotgun into
his body. The murderer then killed him
self with the same weapon. James and
Henry were both predetermined, but were
regarded a inoffcnsivc and harmless. 1t
was evident that James did the shooting,
but the cause of the quarrel will never
be known.
Never before have hard times had such
a depressing influence upon the ship build
ing industry of the great rivers rs during
the present pr0stration. One of the few
yards which has been able To keep most
of its men steadily at work is the great
one of Capt. Ed Howard. in Jcffersonville.
1t has now been in operation for over
sixty years. and most of the fine boats
that piled the river in ante-bellum times
were built there Speaking of the dull
ness of times. Capt Ed Howard remarked
that there was almost absolutely no work
IN near Sl1nI. anu llltlt udNt H'Ntl bt'H
so few boats built as just now. The yard.
during its long existence, had never shut
down, but there was no telling what
might happen What is true of the yards
at this point is true also of those at Mound
City. Paducah, Cincinnati. Madison and
Pittsburg. The only work which is offer
ing ROW is in the way Of repairs
G. J. Wood aged 30, and Miss Maggie
Bargcr. aged is. were married ut Greens
burg. 1t was Woods sixth marriage. and
he urged a reduction of the license fee. as
he had been such good customer, and
he also said he might come again.
The Chicago and Nashville limited train
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road,
dashed into an oil tank ear at IIillsdale
while running thirty-fi miles an hour,
igriting the oil. and for a time it was
thought the train would be burned. The
passengers were badly shaken up. The
engineer and fireman jumped TO save
their lives.