Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-02
THE NEWS OF INDIANA.
Minor Happenings of the Past WeekEyentS in HooSerdom
Tersey Told IN kilograms.

Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Warsaw district of The NJ Z. church.
at Wabash. Mrs. f. T. Reed Of Wabash
was elected president Mrs. Laura Bire-
j cf Marion. recording secretary: Mrs.
5. J. Payne Of Wabash corresponding
secretary and Mrs Thomas Neal OF
Marion treasurer.
John Flora Of Mitchell who shot
Jesse Burton by mistake. thinking
Burton was Bent Jones. his enemy, ana
who vas removed to the Reformatory
- JeAersonNille for safe-keeping. is 50
worried over his deed that ne can not
-,eep aad his condition IS serious
Thomas Call city marshal Of Wash
lngton. in his zeal to prevent profana
language on the streets. arrested eX-
Congressman \. NJ Hardy. and now
dnds himself defendant in Sle.e00
damage suit brought by Mr. Hardy.
3. 10 was acquitted OF the charge.
While the steamer New South was
ling at Evansville. one of the rousta-
bouts. Charles Rogers. colOred. attack
- Elijah Terry. colored captain OF
the night watch. and was fatally shot
Rogers belongs in Louisville. and Ter
= at Ivory Point Va.
The Panhandle bridge over Flat
rock river. near Columbus. was set on
ire by tramps. who had been elected
from train. and Press Shaw, who az
cidentally discovered the blaze. battied
alone for two hours before the mischief
~. suppressed.
Mort Hudson. son Of the late Col. X.
y hudson has returned TO his old
home at Terre Haute. after six months
detention in a Mexican prison for kill
ing a highwayman. The United
states government interested itself in
MS behalf.
". H. Roundtree. colored. of Prince
TN has been appointed to a position
II the treasury department at Wash
ing.on. So far. he is the only person in
| Gibson county who has received recOg-
ul.lon from the administration.
While the family of Mrs. Joseph \.
/ Nellar Of KokOmo We're seated in front
| 0f a natural gas CRATE. there was sud
den and violent explosion of large
! ire-clay ball. scattering brick and hot
/ metal. all over the room.
/ BlitZ Siyerman of Peru. accosted by
4 4 footpad. knocked the fellow down.
/ repeating the experiment several times.
| after which he advised the rascal 10
seek some more successful business,
and dismissed him.
! Daniel Seaman of Anderson. who
! served four years very acceptably as
| prosecutor of that district. has accept
! ei position as counsel for corpora
ton at Chicago. and will leave for MIS-
new post at once.
James +. Reeves. president OF the
First National bank of Richmond. and
Jesse Gates. president OF the Union Ma
tional bank. same city, are each eighty
three years old. and still active men
of affairs.
Isaac Freed of Nappanee planted
three sweet pumpkin seeds last spring.
from which ne harvested nineteen
! pumpkins. weighing collectively 1,6o3
bounds. The largest weighed 40
pounds.
James Maxwell. near Characteristics
dropped dead while feeding his hogs,
and his body was discovered barely IN
time to prevent mutilation. He was
Nan of family. residing at Knights
| town.
Mrs. Maggie Gagell of Muncie. dis
covered the body of a child lying along
side a railway track. but before she
could give the alarm the remains were
sDirited away by an unknown person.
There is no truth in the dispatch
Wired from Valparaiso that President
Brown of the Northern Indiana Normal
school has interdicted football because
NJ an injury sustained by a student.
The Pythians of West Lebanon
turned out en- masse. and with teams
proceeded to the farm of Clarence Bow
.us one of their members, who is sick.
shucked and housed his corn.
John Ansbury. employed in the wire
fence factory at Charlottesville. while
adjusting belt. was caught by the
shafting and whirled to his dea'h
against the ceiling overhead
Miss Nina Price, teacher of Green
town. spanked Joseph Powell. twelve
years old. with a ruler. and she is be-
ing prosecuted for assault. The BOY
alleged offense was grievous-
The business men of N0blesvllle are
offering opposition to the proposed
building of an electric line connecting
that city with Indianapolis. fearing 1t
will interfere with local trade.
For the third time jury has failed
TO agree in the prosecution of John W.
Campbell. accused of swindling the
Adams Express company out of $500 by
nersonating another man.
The valuable home OF John Zeller.
near Knightstown. with fifteen acres
Of ground. has been purchased by the
Clay county commissioners in which
to shelter orphans.
The Rev. ID. w. Choate of Dayton.
O., will succeed the Rev. Ralph j.
Smith as pastor of the First Congrega-