Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-25
TIE NEWS OF INDIANA,
Minor Happenings of the Past Week-Events in Hooerdom
TerSey Told in kilograms.

Robert Mcmillan. a bachelor farmer
of Jefferson township. Cass county,
committed suicide by blowing out his
brains
Lieut-COl. G. r. Barnett. acting
quartermaster Of the supply depart
ment al Jacksonville. has been adj
vanced 10 colonelcy
\ petition, heavily signed. has been
presented to the Muncle City council,
praying for an ordinance against spit
ting on the sidewalk
]. p. Kennedy of the Citizens Bank
at Liberty. slipped and fell in alight-
ing from IA moving passenger car, the
fall dslocating his hip.
The late Prof Newton A. Preston OF
Mishawaka. whose death occurred yes
terday for several years was instruc-
tor OF music at NOtre Dame.
Tie trial OF Albert Musser, con-
cerned in the StolZ murder at Portland,
and transferred to Hartford City, has
been continued until December -.
Fred NanOrman of Richmond has
closed the deal for the St George hotel.
Evansville. and he viii eXpend 100000
in improvements and refurnishings.
Charles BOughner. near East Ger
mantOwn. whose death is reported,
was seyenty-tive years cid and one OF
the weaithiest farmers in Wayne
comfy.
The Indianapolis Long distance Tel
ephore Company has contracted to ex-
tend It's line 10 Nashville, the first COM
panv TO penetrate the wilds of Brown
county.
William Wolf Of Auburn. sick and
Respondent, attempted suicide with
morphine. He was member Of Com
pany X. One Hundred and Fifty-Sey-
enth Indiana
The Elwood newspapers and the
printers have harmonized differences.
and operations have been resumed on
last years scale. with half an hour less
labor daily.
/ 'Lige Hevlin of Anderson entered
Behrmans saloon. emptied strychnine
into a glass filled with beer. aud drank
the mixture He was pumped ont and
/ may recover.
/ Eugene Goodrich OF Pcndleton who
| served at Manila with the United
States cavalry. has returned to his
home at Pendleton, his enlistment
4 having expired.
Elijah Kimball. who recently died at
Exchange. was seventy-seven years
1 Old. Many years of his life We're spent
/ in Morgan county. During the civil
war he served in the Thirty-thrd In
/ diana.
The Rev Conrad Ackeret OF Sey-
mour. eighty-siX years old. whose death
occurred yesterday at Seymour, was q
minister in the German NJ E. church.
! and he founded st. Peters church of
Seymour
Word has been received at Terrs
/ Haute that Maj Ben Ravens OF that
city will go to Havana with Gen. Lee
sell Harrison will he provost marshal
/ of the same city.
4 frightened horse overturned a bug
gy in which were seated Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. G.. Niklaus and Mrs. Stella Lodge
Springs. while driving to Hanover. and
. Mrs. Niklaus sustained broken wrist,
while all three were badly bruised.
The claim OF Theodocia Doddridge
against the estate of the late Isaac
Dcddridge. claiming $1,000 for services
as h0usekeeper. has reached trial at
Richmond. 1t has been pending for
months. The heirs dispute payment.
Police superintendent Marsh OF
Marion is on trial under charges and
specifications in effect that he lacks
ability to control the police force. He
WAS requested TO resign but declined,
saying that he was being prosecuted.
Mrs. Jennie Winslow Of Greensburg.
whose husband was killed in a Big
-Four wreck at Thorntown, has ac-
copied. III compromise of her claim for
damages, $500 cash and an annuity OF
$50 month. besides a life pass over
the company lines FOR herself and Sis