Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
All Over the State.

John Mcl'addcn. living near Roanoke.
hanged himself in Il blacksmith stlpp. IL
WAS 81 years old.
The Elkhart Institute. the recently corr
pletcl college. WAS formally dedicated ia
the presence of Il large audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goodyear. Of Val
~parai>o. were assisted in celebrating then
iifiy-Seyrnih wedding annivcrsary 10y
nearly all The citizens Of The place.
Miss Mollic Cooper. Il winSomc Frank
lin young lady of Ii years. has been keel,
ing company for some time with Thomas
I.annahan. and his attentions have been
objected To 10y the Young iady's father.
Saturday night during CoopcrS absence
I.annahan called and took The Young lads
to church. When the father returned AMI
heard Of the affair hc ~ oncc drove Ia
Bengal. where the young people had gone.
and wtat to the residence Of The preach
cr. where Il social WAS IN progress. Siri,i
ing in the midst of the merry party he
began heating his daughter with a buggy
whip and did not stop until tllc whip WAS
worn 10 u Stul, and the gil had fallen ui
conscious. The girls recovery is hardly
possible ana threats uf a lync..G@ arr
heard.
Several residents of South Bend, clars
ed with using the mails IL deceive. Were
arrligned ia the Federal Cnnrt at Indian
apolis. The particular oifcnSc was adscr
Using for women 10 d. writing al their
home 10y which they could earn 81, a
week. and Then sending in response a lot
of circular nf face lotions. pomaflcs. pow
derS. etc. with 4 request that the pcra'l
addressed remit ~ aud at rs ihc agent
in the sale of the goods. The South Send
p0stotlice WAS Hooded with responses. the
recC p;s rolling up several hundred dollar,
daily. An investigation by the posioilicc
inspectors resulted In several. arrests.
Elmer Strayer ami Harry Mcdonald wcrr
each fined 500 and Edwin Mercer $50.
The Indictment against William Gcltz
was nolled because tine name WAS spelled
in the Indictment aS Gocjz. Samuel XII
mcr aud Ira Schrepp secured ceniinu-
anceS.
Nearly all the members cf he Republic
can State Committee met at indianapnl;,
to consider the situation growing out ct
the decision of The Supreme Court in the
legislative superintendent case. II * lihe-
ly they will begin sui IT, set aside the ap-
poriiunmcnt act Of lSN5. This will make
necessary y special session nr he Icyis-
laturc. 1t l. proposed To- make all The
election officers in MI ia" counties parties
to the suit. 81 thai il the ease should Ia,
delayed before The Supreme Court IT,
order OF Tie lower coart setting aSi,i, iis
act Of lSS1 shall 10 binding al election
time against the officers in every M.
The members OF the committee are i'm IA
vor of not only challenging the ac. IF
1881 but of asking the Supreme Couri ta
point cut IA act under which the urx,
Legislature can lac elected. This. the
committee believes. viii rc>;iit in The couri
holding thai every apportionmcnt act
since the adoption of the constitution -
void. II such Il decision aS this can be
obtained the committee believes the Gov
crnor Will have Ia call - special session of
the Legislature. or the State will hr with
out a legislative branch of the government
next year.
Simon Barklcy. a wealthy pioneer farm
or. became insane on the streets of H..
catur. lie fought every effort ia suhdne
him. and i; took the concentrated nni;,,
force To capture him. Ito WAS taken to
the asylum at indianapolis.
Mrs. George Green. of Wayaeiown. and
Mrs. Charles Roundtrcc. of Alamo. wr.ts
letters in order To prevent the marriage.
of DIR. Brown aud Miss Maud CLARK.
Miss Clark got hold of the letters and sired
the ransgressors who are wealthy. for
$4,000. They confessed and paid Miss
Clark o.uo cash and all court costs. af.
Ter which the suit was dismissed.