Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-29
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Rolitical, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
eidesit Record.


destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Bement, Ill.-The large sale stables
here, owned by Al Ramp of Buffalo, n.
II, were destroyed by fire, together
With sixteen horses. Loss, $4,000, par
daily insured.
lndianapolis-A national beef killing
oontest was held here under the aus
pieces Of the Indianapolis Butchers As
ISOLATION. Charles Gardner of this
s4ty broke the worlds record by dress
ing ten sheep in thirty-two minutes
nine seconds.
Muncie, Ind.-E. Will Kirk. a promi-
nent merchant, died of acute Bright's
disease. He was 80 years of age.
Cleveland, Ohio-One man was killed
and several were injured while at work
IN q sewer near Edgewater Park. The
men were in the sewer trench when a
trestle overhead fell.
Quincy, Ill.-Rudolph Sass, aged 16.
was drowned while bathing in the riv-
Or. The body was recovered.
Vincennes, Ind.-Mrs. Fannia Dooley
was run over by Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern switch engine while
crossing the tracks. She cannot recov-
or.
Spencer, Ind.-George Hufford, Jr.,
Of Belleville, Ind, was drowned at the
lower falls of Eel River near Cataract,
while bathing His wife and child were
helpless witnesses.
Danville, Ill.-Danville is threatened
~ an incendiary During the past
week several Wabash cars have been
burned, also the new residence of Will
Lam Foeherer. The police are unable
to locate the criminal.
Springfield, Ill-Solomon Salem
stein. aged Is years. was drowned
while bathing in the north fork OF the
6angamon River He was an orphan,
prominently connected here. and was
student at the Orchard Lake Military
Academy.
Huntington. Ind.-Charles Laudig
committed suicide by shooting himself
Dayton. O.-LOuis and Herman Nick
las. brothers. aged IA and years. re-
spectively, were drowned in the river.
Ashland, Wis.-Daniel McCrea, who
was reported accidentally drowned at
Valley City, n. D., was murdered by
desperadoes.
Marshalltown, Iowa-The CONNER
cial State Bank, which closed its doors
Tuesday, will go into the hands of
receiver at once.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The car barn of the
Consolidated Traction company was
destroyed by fire. Loss. 3175 900; we'll
covered by insurance.
Bement. Ill.-The large sales barns
situated here and owned by A. Ramp
of Buffalo, n Y, were destroyed by
fire. together with sixteen horses.
Hannibal, Mo.-The separating house
at the Hercules Powder works, twelve
miles below this city. on the ST. Louis.
Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad has
blown up as the result of the acid pc
coming heated
Tampa, Fla-Freeman Schley, cou-
sin of Commodore Schley of the Unit
ed States navy. died at his rooms from
the effects of an overdose of morphine.
Mason City. Iowa-Hog cholera has
made its appearance in this section.
Minneapolis, Minn.-George Alfred
Pillsbury. of the firm of Pillsbury &
Co, president Of the Northwestern
bank, and one of the best known men
in the northwest, died here, aged 50
years.
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this section OF drought. The chinch
bugs are working ruin in the oats and
corn fields, and the oats yield will not
be heavy usual
Terre Haute, Ind.-F. A. Debridge,
student and physical director at Lake
Forest University. has accepted the po-
sition of physical director of the Terre
Haute Y. M G. A.
Mount Sterling, Ky.-Gen. John s.
Williams. ex-United States senator and
hero of the Mexican and civil wars
died at his home near this city.
Anderson, Ind.-The Wagner Flint
Glass Company, operating plants at
ingalls, and Frankton and the McCol-
Tough Company, operating plants at
Will reopen their plants at once and
employ non-union labor. Many other
union concerns will follow.
Muncie, Ind.-The annual interstate
meeting of the German singing socie-
ties here attracted abOu, 1000 visitors,
mostly from Illinois. Indiana and Ohio.
New York-It is reported that the
widow of the late Ogden Goelet is to
become the wife Of William Waldorf
Aston. who was once an American, but
who now lives in England.
Athens-Mrs. Rockhill. wife OF w.
w. Rockhill, the United States minis
ter to Greece. died of typhoid fever.
Lincoln, Ill.-Isaac ChenOwith. a re-
tired farmer, has become violently in
sane.
Terre Haute. Ind.-The men at the
shops OF the Vandalia system have
been put on eight hours. instead OF
nine and with a half holiday on Sat