Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.


of the oldest passenger engineers on
the Chicago Great Western railway and
chairman Of the arbitration committee
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, is dead.
Carlinville, Ill.-James Gray, aged 81,
an early settler, is dead, near Center
Vile.
Monticello, Ill.-Dr. A. B. Knott died
here of paralysis. He was in his 80th
year.
Palo Alto, Cal.-Dr. Noah Fields
Drake has accepted a position in the
Tfen-Tsin (China) university. He will
be major professor of mining, engi-
neering and geology.
Moline, Ill.-The Moline Furniture
company has confessed judgment for
s1O,74S.10. Other liabilities bring the
total up to nearly $4,000. The assets
are about 10000.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The Elkhart,
Goshen & Southern railway was in
corporated here. Capital stoc. $780,
600. William H. Holcomb of Chicago
is at the head of the company.
Madison, Wis.-The normal school
regents have decided to rebuild the
school recently burned at River Falls.
Milwaukee, Wis.--Ira Nichols, an in
mate of the Soldiers Home, attempted
to board a boat and was drowned in
the river.
Pembina, N. D.-The First National
bank is closed and is in the hands Of
United States Bank Examiner An
heier. The bank had accumulated
$4,000 in valueless securities. Presi-
dent L. E. Booker is now a fugitive
from justice.
Los Angeles, Cal-The orange and
lemon crops of southern California
have been injured by frost during a
succession of cold nights.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio-JOseph Leonard, a
farmer residing in this county, by the
death of an uncle in GreenborO, n. c.,
inherits $4,000
New York-The soldiers and sailors
monument to be erected by the city
of New York will be placed 1000 feet
from the tomb of Gen. Grant.
Lima, O.-Mrs. Barney Picker, aged
widow, died in want. The administra-
tor found over $4,000 in cash and
$4,000 in notes secreted in an old
bonnet.
Huntington, Ind.-Louis Meyer,
aged 60 years, fell dead while eating
breakfast.
Ashland, Wis.-Two Chicago detec-
tives have been in the city looking for
the supposed Mrs. Luetgert. The
woman who caused this action has left
town
Cedar Falls, Iowa-Public memorial!
services were held in honor of the late
Prof. J. c. Gilchrist, the president Of
the Iowa State Normal school.
Bellaire, Ohio-Morgan & Corral,
coal operators, assigned. Poor collec-
tlOns and dull business.
Aurora, Ill.-Corbett & Stadler, man
ufacturers of waterwOrks standpipes
and steam boilers, made an assign
ment to S. E. Shepardson. Assets
$4,000.
Wabash, Ind.-Three members of the
family of Otis Brubaker were bitten by
a mad dog. Wabash physicians have
laid the matter before Chicago spe-
cialist and asked for advice by wire.
st. Louis, Mo.-The vaults OF the
MermOd & Jaccard Jewelry Company,
whose establishment burned, were
opened, and the contents, consisting If
jewels. watches and diamonds, valued
at more than $250,OOO, were found in
tact
Akron. Ohio.-The Falls rivet and
machine works at Cuyahoga Falls was
sold by Receiver j. A. Long to George
c. Allen, representing creditors COM
mittee, for 100000. The plant will be
operated by new company.
Youngstown, Ohio.-Stockholders Of
the Ohio Steel Company, capitalized at
$1,000, 900, have decided to double the
stock, so as to erect two mammoth fur
naces.
Bloomington, Ill.-The defense in the
Coy, accused of the murder of John
Bullock at Shirley in May, 1896, rested
| without offering any evidence.
Oberlin, Ohio-Lewis George Clarke,
| the original of Harriet Beecher's
Stoves character Of George Harris in
Uncle Toms Cabin" was buried here.