Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-26
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings CT the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
DoiDgs of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Onr Readers-The Ac-
cident Record.

EIbbdTty InI.-JOnn wilson, aSeO
IS, drowned while bathing He leaves
two children at Blufftor, Ind.
Taylorville, Ill.-Arlie Flynn. aged
Z, while playing with a revolver shot
himself above the heart, probably
fatally.
MenOminee. Mich.-During a heavy
electrical storm one of the large barns
at the Kirby Carpenter Company's
Nine-Mile Farm was struck by light
ming, and, catching fire, was con-
sumed, together with 800 tons of hay
and horse. Loss $1,000, fully in
sured
CarrOllton. Mo-John Underwood,
aged so, las shot and killed near his
home, seven miles southeast of here,
by Eugene Paddy, aged 20. and Dave
Underwood. son of the victim. was
badly shot and may die Paddy was
somewhat slashed with knife by one
of the UnderwOods. Paddy has sur
rendered. The quarrel was the result
of an old-time feud
Plymouth. Wis.-Mrs Horace Gard
ner died at the age OF So
Joliet. Ill.-Thomas Farley was in
stantly killed by a Santa Fe passen-
ger train.
Marion. Ind.-John Long aged q,
was killed by Big Four engine at
Jonesboro.
Shelburn. Ind-Joshua Beckett, a
pioneer of Hymera. Ind. is dead
Dahlgren was probably fatally injured
by train.
Maryville. Mo.-Will Miller. aged 10
an unreGuited lover, took strychnine
and died.
Madison. Wis.-Gov. Scofeld par
doned Patrick Mcdonald. aged so. an
inmate of the state prison.
Old Orchard, Me.-The Rev. Dr.
Simpson, Christian alliance leader,
raised at a camp meeting $4,000 for
foreign missions.
Washington-Agents of Chief Wilkie
of the secret service division of the
Treasury at Detroit captured the
plates, press. seal and all Of The para
phernalia used in printing the coun-
terfeit Window 81 notes.
San Francisco. Cal.-The men of al
most every one of the volunteer regi-
ments are circulating petitions TO the
Secretary of War requesting that they
De mustered out of the service
Madrid-The death is announced of
the celebrated Spanish painter. Mad
raZ0.
San Francisco-Engineers sent by
the navy department to prepare pro-
posals for bids for the construction of
a naval station at Pago-Pago harbor,
Samoan Islands, have arrived.
Fishkill Landing n. Y.-Rev. Thorn
as Burgess. a son of Episcopal Bishop
Burgess of Illinois. died. aged 55 years
Los Angeles, Cal-Destructive for
est fires are raging in the Sierra Madre
range. Great damage has been done
TO the San Gabriel river water shed.
Charleston Ili.-Aaron Boyd,
prominent broomcorn broker of this
section, is dead.
New Albany. Ind.-Blanche Wilson.
10 years old, was burned TO death while
preparing meal on gasoline stove.
Joplin, Mo.-William Bailey. while
at work in a mine, was struck by
falling barrel of water and instantly
killed.
Lithia Springs, Ga.-During a ter
rife thunderstorm lightning struck
Camp Hobson. Seven soldiers are in
the hospital seriously hurt
Springfield O.-Officer Smoot, while
pursuing William Mitchell, shot and
killed William Johnson. a bys,ander.
Sacramento, Cal-Amanda p Aus
tin has sued the estate of Millionaire
Jefferson WilcoxsOn, her uncle, for
$4,000. She claims that Wiicoxson
induced her to come from Missouri and
care for him in his old age, which she
did for seventeen years, remaining
single at his request. He promised her
$4,000. After his death $4,000 was
found in his safe, which she claims had
been set aside for her
Huntington, w. Van. Frost. agent
for the Adams Express Company here
and E. p. Frost, clerk in the Office. re-
fused TO stamp express receipts and
are held to the United States grand
jury under $500 bond each.
New York-The board of aldermen
killed an ordinance introduced proyid-
ing punishment for swearing in public
places by laying it on the table by an
almost unanimous vote.
Dubuque, Iowa-FOrty-two children
were poisoned at picnic here by eat
ing canned meats. By hard work the
lives of all the victims were saved
KOkOmO, Ind.-Thomas w. Phillips,
wealthy real estate man of this city,
fell dead OF heart disease.
SOmersworth. ~ H.-No I mill OF
the Great Falls Manufacturing com
pany. employing 600 hands, resumed
work after a six weeks shutdown due
to scarcity Of orders.
Naperville, Ill.-H w. Kniekerbock-
er died OF heart failure.
Duhdas, Wis.-Assemblyman Joseph
WO1inger's plant, consisting of a
cheese box factory, barrel, keg and
butter tub factory, warehouse, lumber