Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
AL Over the State.

Frank Brown. a prominent Terre Hautc
citizen. and treasurer for the local lodges
Of Red Men, has been missing for several
days. His accounts are said 10 be correct,
and il is feared that he has been driven
TO suicide 10y continued iii health.
At Portland. Ida Tulls brought s'I;:
against Valentine Flaudng, j., for So
900 damages. alleging breach of pt"pis".
She asserts that on two occasions they
had arranged 10 bc married, but that both
times Valentine failed 10 appear.
+. l.. Coons, Il druggist of Edinburg,
committed suicide by swallowing prusSc
acid. After swallowing the poison he
claimed that il was taken 10y mistake. The
deceased WAS married five years ago. and
leaves a wife and child. Quite recently he
dissipated To excess.
DIR. \. G. Jones. commander Of Will
liams Post G.. \. r.. Of MHncic. has de-
cidcd to be Il candidate for department
| commander at the coming State encami'-
ment at South Bend. DR. Jones entered
the war as drummer boy in Colorado ar
the age of Il years.
William Smell, farmer. residing north
of Mishawaka, was hitchins up Il team,
| when calf ran out of the barn and kick
ed him i'll the face. severely injurinS him.
| At the same time one of the horses kicked
him in the side near the lower ribs. He IS
in prccarious condition.
At Elkhart, fire completely destroyed
| the residence and contents belonging 10
Jacob Gescr. Loss, $500; insured in
the Concorlia, of New York. for $1,000.
| Geiser had $4,000 in gold and $1,000 in
grccnbacks hidden away in the cellar
which was found safe in the debris.
William Kemper and John Lipkie, of
Otis, engaged in a friendly contest foI
boxing supremacy in saloon. ring
was formed by bystanders and the men,
stripped 10 the waist. sailed into each
other. After n few passes Kemper struck
Liple in the abdomen The injured maI
fell unconscious and remained so until
| Thursday, when he expired. The coronei
has not rendered his verdict, but it is be
lieved the ARRAY will require grand jury
investigation. Kemper was a passengeI
conductor on the Monon for Il number oil
years. and WAS also 4 .OrmeS township
official.
The village OF Bristol i'm the upper edg,
Of Elkhart County, is excited over th'
developments following the finding Of !
counterfciters' plant in subterraneai
apartments on an island in the ST. lo
river. The outfit included tools. mol'ls
dies, milling machines. etc, besides pi
of bogus gold and silver coin i'll al stage
OF development. Among the spoils wa
an old pocketbook, identified as bclcaein
to Jonathan Crumpackcr, who was as
sassinated near Bristol year ago. rs wei
ms papers and other documents talS".i a
the time of the robbery of the Bris;1
postotiice nearly two years ago.
The wife Of William VI. Hampton. o
! Indianapolis, was prostrnted 10y fright b.
the presence Of n burglar in her sleepin
room, and she died of exhaustion.
The Ministerial Association of Terr
] HOute has asked the police board that tn
Sunday closing law be enforced. Til
4, board Is in favor of liberal interpreta
!, ton of the law.
At Grcensburg, Mrs. Bryant Beeson
death resulted from Il peculiar accident
A few days ago she was gaffed in IN
hand by a rooster. Bone rheumatisT
set IN and blood poison resulted causiu
Der death three days later