Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-01-21
NEWS TOLD in PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
DoinRs of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Oar Readers-The Ac-
cident Record.


cided to try Pingree's potato-patch
granted
LaPorte, Iowa-Frank Fritz, young
business man, threw himself under a
train and was instantly killed.
Peoria, Ill.-The Peoria water works
were sold under decree of court to a
bondholders' committee for 1,500, 000
Aurora, Ill-"Grandma" Page of
Oswego, one of the oldest white set
tiers in Kendall county, is dead at the
age of 90.
LaPorte, Ind.-Ffve children in the
family of William Haas were poisoned
by eating bologna sausage. Those
stricken suffered intensely.
Topeka, Kas. = Attorney General
Boyle is preparing papers for an inves-
tigation of the plumbers trust alleged
to exist in Kansas.
Benton Harbor. Mich. = Almanac
Hamlin, one OF the early settlers Of
Benton Harbor, is dead, aged Ga He
had lived here thirty-seven years.
Baltimore, Md. = Two unfinished
houses in 22d street, near the York
road, collapsed and eight workmen
were injured. Two are expected to die.
New York.-An unknown man threw
himself or accidentally fell from a par
apet on the Washington bridge over the
Harlem river at 1S1st street, dropping
147 feet to the water. He was fished
out. and will live
Port Hope, Ont-The Midland Trust
company of this place has assigned.
1t is thought the liabilities will be very
heavy. The deposits were over $780,
000
Claypool, Ind.-The little son of An
drew Mclaughlin stumbled and fell
and the point of a pencil penetrated
his neck, and he died within a few
hours.
Kewanee, Ill-Frank Harris was
found dead on the railroad tracks. A
made by the thrust of a knife, was
found just above his heart.
Normal, Ill.-The town council has
contracted with George Cadogan Nor
gan of Chicago for plans and specifica-
tions for a complete system of water
works to cost 100000.
Washington - SeatOn Perry, for
many years one of the leading dry
goods merchants of Washington. COM
mitted suicide by shooting. He was q
sufferer from insomnia.
Wabash. Ind.-The Rev. DR.. J. vi
gus. for the last seven years state
agent of the American Bible society.
mas resigned to re-enter the ministry
in the north Indiana Methodist con-
ference
Eland Junction. Wis.-The lumber
mill of the Ingersoll Land and Lumber
company, three miles from here. was
burned. The loss is $4,000 1t is
thought the fire was the work of
tramps.
Mount Vernon, Ill.-Mrs. Anna Kath-
an, aged 60 years, a grandniece of
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. the
naval hero of the war of 1912. died at
the home of her son-in-law, j. After
bury.
Washington.-The nomination of w.
I. Bonham as postmaster at Fairfield.
ILL.,, has been prepared at the postoffice
department and sent to the White
House for the presidents signature.
Wharton, TeX.-Fire DESTROYED G. G.
GiffOrdh large hardware establishment.
the grocery store of Frank BLIZZARD &
Co., the dwelling of Samuel Arch. and
large elevated tank. The loss is
$685.
GAINESVILLE, Wis.-The county board
OF supervisors has changed the office
of register of deeds from a fee office tn
salaried office, to go into effect Jan.
z, 1899. The matter may be tested in
the courts.
Random Lake, Wis.-Marion Recon-
ard, aged 10, employed in the house of
Mrs. Devine of Cascade. nine miles
from here, while engaged in boiling
soap was so seriously burned that she
died in few hours.
New York.-Charles McCullagh. SUI
perintendent of the Thomas Jefferson
building, in the borough of BROOKLYN
has instructed a lawyer to claim for
him share in the estate of the late
Joseph b. MeCullagh of st. Louis
Brazil, Ind.-Mrs. Elizabeth Surdan
had premonition that something had
happened to her daughter In Illinois
and she eagerly awaited for a letter.
The letter came, but before she could
open it a blood vessel burst and she
fell dead in her sons arms.
Cincinnati, Ohio-The Tennessee
Lumber Company has made an assign
ment to w. M. Kemper. Assets and
liabilities each $4,000 Dull trade was
the cause.
Providence, X. 1.-The Steer man
sion at Hyatt, Narragansett bay, was
destroyed by fire. 1t cost $4,000.
Terre Haute, Ind.-The report of the
experts to the council committee shows
a shortage of $l3 1913 in the accounts
of former City Treasurer Hauck.
Philadelphia, Pa.-Two more coun-
terfeit 500 silver certificates turned
up at the sub-treasury and at the
! Fourth Street national bank.