Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-17
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snowslide, which killed them. Blen-
nerhasset had a family at Lowell,
Mass, and Weber family in Shaver,
Iowa.
San Francisco, Cal-The steamship
Moana, from Australia, due at this port
Dec. 16, carries, according to cable ad-
vices, $1,375,000 in gold. This brings
up the total amount of gold sent here
from Australia since August to 81 ,375,-
600.
Huntington, Ind.-The sensational
divorce suit of County Treasurer ia
cob w. John against his wife was de-
cided in the circuit court. Mrs. John
filed a cross complaint and Judge Wat
klns granted the divorce to her. She
Was allowed 81 200 alimony.
Sioux City, Iowa.-Iowa's first Chris
tlan Science church was dedicated here
Its seating capacity is about 500. 1t
cost $4,000 and is free from indeb. ed
ness. The local congregation numbers
600. Miss Clara Shepard, pastor here,
conducted the dedicatory exercises.
Dayton, Ohio.-'Mike" Dwyer and
John Laughlin of the Soldiers Home
quarreled. Laughlin struck Dwyer on
the neck with his fist, knocking him
down. Dryers head struck a stone
step and his skull was fractured. He
soon died. Laughlin was arrested Oh
charge of murder
New York.-Eugene A. eastman, a
foreman in the street cleaning depart
ment of this city, was arrested here.
eastman was county treasurer of
Greeley county. Nebraska, three years
ago. 1t is alleged that ne suddenly
disappeared and left a shortage in his
accounts of between 5000 and $780,
600.
Rockville. Ind.-The jury in the case
OF Charles t. Pritchard returned YER
dict of guilty. Pritchard operated a
private bank at Montezuma. accepting
a deposit Of SO after the bank was
known to be insolvent The penalty
imposed calls for a $3.50 fine-dou5le
the amount of the deposit-and impris-
onment for one year.
Amigo, wis., E. Buchanan. cash
Ter of the defunct Aetigo bank. was ar
rested on a charge of embezzlement It
is alleged that he issued a certificate nj
deposit for $4,000, leaving the interest
and making the entry on the hanks
DOCKS as Cancelled. Receiver Bergman
says the shortage in the bank will
reach $4,000.
Fort Wayne, lnd.-Fire in the Odds
wagon works did about 81, 900 damage
Muskegon, Mich.-Gottlieb Mime
man. ex-president of the Muskegon
brewery, is dead.
Denver, Col.-Samuel B. Morgan one
OF the large real estate owners of Den
yer, died of paralysis.
Hamburg, Ark.-Grant Stalev was
thrown from a horse two miles north
of town and was instantly killed.
Peru, lll.-The family of Joseph
Wellner was poisoned with sausage
The lives of three children are de-
SPARED of.
Sioux City, Iowa-While riding with
strangers from Sioux City to his farm.
George Clark was beaten and robbed of
$50
Moweaqua, Ill.-The Church of Zion
was dedicated by the Christian de-
nomination, the Rev. Samuel Pie.y de-
llvering the Grafton.
Des MOines, Iowa-Gov. Drake an
pointed Franklin Pratt of Waterloo
successor to Judge Tollerton, resigned,
in the 10th judicial district.
Toledo, Or James II. Poolev.
dean of the Toledo Medical college,
and one of the best known physicians
and surgeons in the state, is dead.
Oakland, Cal.-Two Southern Pa
cific switch engines came into collision
on the Oakland mole, causing the
deaths of two men and seriously in
juring another
Assumption, Hillary Fleck went
hunting with an old musket. The bar
rel burst in his left hand and tore it
SO badly that it had to be cut off above
the wrist.
Toledo, O.-Dan Robb was shot and
instantly killed by William Downey.
Robb is alleged to have made threats
that he would kill Downey, with whom
he had some difficulty.
Mascoutah, Ill.-The shortage of z.
ID. Tolle, the missing treasurer of the
Belleville Loan association, is said to
be something over $4,000. Creditors
will lose nothing. Tolle's whereabouts
is still unknown.
New York-The Prince line steam
er Trojan Prince, from Leghorn, Genoa
and Naples, brought 1,00S Storage pas
sengers, most of them women and
children.
Elgin, Ill.-The postmastership con-
test in Elgin has been decided in favor
of II. d. Hemmens.
Detroit, Mich.-Albert X. Knapp. a
German cigarmaker, 80 years of age.
tried to kill his aged mother. Sub
sequently he was found dead, having
cut his throat.
Sioux Falls, s. D.-A state bar as
ISOLATION has been formed, with Bart
lett Trip as president