Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-02
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
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cideit Record.

EugertOn, WlS.-Earle Rowe aged 70
was instantly killed in a runaway
BlOOmingdale, Mich.-The Blooming
dale Milling company's mills burned
Loss of s11, 1000
Casey. Ill.-Squire John Pratt. aged
So, dropped dead in the midst OF an
argument in court.
Martinsville. Ind.-Hugh, the IL
year-old son of William Williamson,
was drowned in White river
Beloit, Wis.-Lieut. Fred Hart of
company E, LIST Wisconsin volunteer
infantry, was married to Miss Mae
Love
Madison Wis.-William Doris, a la
borer at the new state historical library
building. fell fifty feet from the top
of one of the walls and his neck was
broken.
Decatur, Ill.-Walter Lee. aged 9
years, was instantly killed while try
ing 20 rescue his playmate. Johnnie
Montgomery. aged 6 years, who had
become entangled in telephone wire
Johnnie will also die. Hr
Berlin-The Post prophesies that ia
maica will be soon under the stars and
stripes. Then. it says, the small An
titles under the French, Dntch ami
Danish will graFitate TO Washington
whether their home governments like
it or not.
Lered0. T"IA -According to Mexican
reports (wenty-six yellow fever sus-
pects are held by the quarantine guard
at Eagle Pass, Tex.
Newport, R. I-Peter German, com
paEy ID, Forty-seventh regiment, New
York, cut his throat with razor and
will die. He said he would rather die
than do garrison duty at Fort Adams.
Eureka, Ill.-The Eureka Chautau-
qua assembly closed successful two
weeks session. The attendance to-
day was large and the sermons good,
AtOka, l. T.-Official returns show
that the Observation-Disclosures agree
ment was ratified by the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations at the election last
week by a large majority.
Cincinnati-The women's auxiliary
tional meetings in this city during the
G. A. R. encampment, Sept. to 10,
will be especially entertained by the
women OF Cincinnati.
Seattle, Wash.-The steamer South
Portland arrived here. twelve days
from ST. Michael's, with 125 passen-
gers. Of these only forty-five had
gold dust. The total amount of dust
on the steamer is estimated at $780,
600 by the purser.
Milan, Mo.-Robert Weaver, aged so,
and his 19-year- old son Fred got into
a fight near here. and when Simpson
White, boy, attempted to separate
them, they attacked him with knives,
fatally stabbing him near the heart.
Hillsdale Mich.-Dr. Caleb c. John
son. the oldest practicing physician in
Hillsda county, both in years and
practice, Gied at his home on College
Hill. in the eighty-fourth year of his
age
Quincy. William Wyatt and
Lloyd Young were killed by c., B.
& @. train neal Coatsburg. The men
lived at Paloma and attended a dance
at COatsburg.
Shanghai-Tke French. Italian and
Dutch ministers have formally de-
manded a share for their respective
nationalities in the professional chairs
at the new university.
Kansas City - Preparations now
being made for a peace jubilee this
fall promise to evolve the greatest
seen.
London-Arthur Pease, liberal-un-
ionist, nember of parliament for Oar
lington, lied in his sixty-first year.
Atlant C City. \. i'm a boat thir-
teen feet long, provisioned with canned
goods and vichy. Capt William An
drews sailed from Young's ocean pier
for trip to Europe.
st. Paul-Col. John III. Page of the
Third infantry is somewhat improved
but his condition is still serious.
Traverse City, Mich.-A diss strous
cloudburst and electric storm struck
this city, causing great damage, aggre-
eating at least $4,000, besides doing
thousands Of dollars damage among
fruit trees and grain fields.
Battle Creek, Mich.-The 5-year- old
child of Levi Bartholomew OF Char
lotte scratched its foot with a rusty
nail and died of lockjaw resulting from
blood poisoning.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-John w. May
nard. the oldest continuous resident O
this county, having come here in 1924
died, aged SIS years.
Fishkill Landing, N. Y.-Rev. Thorn
as Burgess, son OF Episcopal Bishop
Burgess of Illinois. died aged IS years
Colorado Springs, Col.-Mrs. j. w
Lescher of Galesburg, ILL.,, died here.
Brandon, Wis.-The wife of William
Turner gave birth to triplets. three
boys.
Paxton, Ill.-A Lake Erie & Western
switchman, r. NJ Nelson was bruised
in the thigh, and an operation result
ed fatally.
Monmouth, Ill.-John Sprout, VIM