Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-23
Seeking a Separation.

JtHeISOHNllIS, ln0.-MrS. hate GILT
ner has brought suit for divorce from
o!las l.. Giltner. whom she married in
December, 1SS. and claims custody OF
her children, alleging i'll treatment. Be
lore her marriage Mrs. Giltner was
Miss Kate Stricken. che of the most vi
vacious girls in Clark county. Her
father left an estate Of S1G0 900 at his
death. AS Miss Stricken. she had many
suitors, but when young Giltner came
from Kentucky and found employment
on her fathers farm as an ordinary
farm hand, she fell in love with him
and married him. despite the protests
Of her father Mr. Giltner is now well
known over the county as the owner OF
trottlng stock. Mrs. Giltner still re-
talns in her own name a fine farm near
CharlestOwn, on which is the largest
barn and the handsomest country resi-
dence in Clark county.
Bynum to Gold Democrats.
lndianapOlis-W. d. Bynum. who
resigned the craftsmanship of the
sound money" democratic nation
al committee at Chicago, returned
here and was asked what caused him tC
take that action. He replied that he
resigned because he felt the organiza.
ton had served its purpose and could
not accomplish a reunion of the two
wings OF the party, and because the
committee had stopped his salary.
lie further said he believed the silver
men would reiterate the Chicago plat
form and renOminate Bryan in 1900 un-
less they receive a crushing defeat this
fall, and the only way to defeat them
Is for sound money democrats to
support the republican tickets. Mr.
Bynum'S action is construed to mean
that he will affiliate with the republic
ans in this state this fall.
Missing Girl Found at kokomo.
kokomo, Ind.-Marshal Taylor re-
celved communication yesterday from
the chief of police of Fl. Wayne. ask
ing him to make a search in this city
for Lille Maple, fourteen years old
OF that city. She was found today al
the Rescue Mission. and she claimed
that she was enticed away from home
on Saturday last by Mamie Howard
also of FIT. Wayne After arrival here
the Howard girl disappeared, and has
not yet been found. The Maple girl
has been returned to her parents.
Ex-Cashier Commits Suicide.
Delphi, Ind.-James G. Blythe, ex-
cashier OF the Citizens Bank Of this
city, committed suicide by hanging
He carefully barricaded all doors to his
room. He originally lived in Shelby
vile, and for a number OF years was
connected with one of the indianapolis
banks. He was quite prominent gold
democrat. He was unmarried and
leaves considerable property.
General State News.
The union carpenters in the gas belt
have been notified by the national or
ganization not to drive trust nails
This marks the beginning of the ma
tional boycott by the American Fedora
ton of Labor against the trust.
The annual convention of the Y. p
c. t., of the First Ohio Presbytery OF
the United Presbyterian church, will
be held at Richmond. beginning Octo-
Der 26, the date having been changed
Lafayette Perkins was struck by a
passenger train at Fort Wayne and
killed. He was man of family and
a member OF Company B, One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh Indiana.
The Rev. w. II. Wise, of the College
Avenue Church, Greencastle. officiated
at the marriage of Charles Rose, of
Jeffersonville, and Miss Minnie Bur-
lingame. of Greencastle.
Maj. M. Nj. Gordon was knocked
down by runaway horse at Logans-
port and badly hurt, lying unconscious
for some time Some months ago he
was similarly hurt
Harry Dement,, of Hamilton county,
who attempted to criminally assault
Mrs. Laura Johnson, wife of a well
known farmer in that county, has been
adjudged insane.
OI TIE
man NJ. f. church is meeting this week
at Evansville. The conference sermon
was preached by the Rev F. A Hamp.
of indianapolis.
Judge Piety, of Terre Haute, holds
that the prosecution Of ex-City Treas
lrer Hauck for embezzling 1900 of
the city funds is barred by the statute
of limitations.
John Nosh, of Upton county, will
harvest nearly twenty-five tons Of
sugar beets off one and one-half acres
and will use the crop in fattening hogs
The young son of William Stey. of
Leavitt's Crossing, while on his bicy-
Gle. cOllded with train on a crossing
and both legs were cut off.
Albert Musser, under arrest at Port
land for completely in the murder of
Mrs. Louisa Stiltz, has taken a change
Of venue to Hartford City.
Mrs. Evan T. Babb. of Selma, who
buried a husband and son a short time
ago, is dead of paralysis She was six
ty-seven years old
A stranger, supposed to be David b.
White Of Muncie WAS foupd with HE