Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-12
NEWS OF INDIANA.
MINOR HAPPENINGS DURING
THE PAST WEEK.
A Farmer Living Near otto Shot by q
NeighbOr-Bed Bugs, Gasoline and
Conhag for Indianians
Priests in Annual Retreat.
A Farmer Dangerously Shot.

Jacksonville, lnd.-Henry Forward
living near Otto. this county. was shot
Thursday by w. E. Ross, and may die
Ross came to this city and surrendered
. Justice keigwein, who placed him
under bonds to await developments.
5fr. Ross reports that the trouble
originated from missing log chain.
Forward and Ross live on adjoining
farms. When the chain was missed,
Ross went to Forwards barn to look
for it, and was ordered off the prem
Uses. He started toward the division
fence, followed by Forward, and after
ne had reached his own land Forward
leaned over the fence and threatened
t. brain him with a hoe. Ross then
shot him. 1t is nearly twenty miles
from here to the scene of the shoot
ing. That neighborhood is still eX-
cited over the murder of Thomas
Rats, and Ross thought it best TO
leave. He is highly connected, and in
April last he married Miss Libbie a.
Adams whose father, William Adams,
lives near this city, and is known all
over the state on account of his writ
lngs on farm statistics.
Bed Bugs and Gasoline.
Knox. Ind.-Messrs. Bronse C
Proombaugh are contractors for wild
ening and deepening ditch in this
county, and they use a large dredge
and employ a number of men. Ac-
companying the dredge was boat for
the accommodation of the employees.
Samuel Black was cook and general
purveyor Finding that bed bugs
were disputing possession OF tie
boat. he used several gallons of gaso
line in an endeavor to get rid of the
pest. Several men We're on the boat
at the time Suddenly there was an
explosion, followed by fame. which
destroyed the boat All of the men
were severely burned before they
escaped. Mr.. c. Black particularly SO.
His left arm is permanently crippled,
even if he RECEIVERS.
Pensions for indianians.
Washington, d. C.-Pensions have
been granted 10 Indianians as follows:
Original-Isaac Maiden, Vincennes,
So; Franklin Burns, Guy. sc; William
B. Morgan, South Bend. IS; Theodore
p Kesler, Brimfeld, sl2
AdditionaI-Edmund A Locker
Kendallville. Sc to s12
Increase-William 3. Wicker, West
field, 81 to $50: Farris Zimmerman
Grant, Sc to $40; William Stoops,
MARYLAND. sl2 to ST.: John E. Screech,
Grantsburg, $40 to ga; Michael Hub
bard. Farmland. s14 to s24; Henry W.
Arnold. National Military Home.
Grant, SIG to SIT.
Reissue-Charles P. Noble, Vevay.
500.
Original Widows. Etc.-Minors Of
James F1eenor, Little York, s12.
New Beef Killing Establish ment.
Hammond. Ind.-Plans have been
prepared by the G. H. Hammond Com
pany of Hammond, for the construc
ton Of a new beef-killing establish
ment at St Joseph, Mo-, where the
concern recently acquired possession
of the Moran plant. The new house
will cost $4,000 and will have a
H. Bell. assistant general manager of
the company, says that the new con-
Germ may be in ope alton this winter
For Cashing an Order.
Nuncie, Ind.-Dr. J. Nelson Ross.
young physician of DeSoto, east of this
city, was arrested by Inspector Fetch
er and a deputy United States mar
shall, on charge of collecting a money
order calling for $50, which had been
sent to Nelson B. Ross. an entirely
different individual The defendant
could not furnish bond and was taken
10 Indianapolis. He is the son of DR..
J. c. Ross, an old physician of this
city, and but recently married.
Set the Wagon on Fire.
JeffersOnville, Ind-A lot of young
people had hay-wagon ride at Mem
tphis. near here, in honor of the birth
day of the little daughters of Phillip
Fisher. A gang of roughs stoned the
party, fortunately not striking any OF
them. The wagon was then set on
fire and the children escaped injury
by the action of Rudy Schmiffs a for
mer Jacksonville policeman, who
;smothered the flames.
Priests In Annual Retreat
Laporte, Ind.-The priests of the Ft
Wayne Catholic diocese will go into
annual retreat at Notre Dame, Au-
gust 20, and continue the remainder
OF the week The Sisters of the Holy
Cross are at st. Mary's this week,
making their retreat, and fully five
hundred sisters are congregated at the
mother house.
Killed in Nebraska.
Laporte, Ind.-A telegram has been
received, stating that William Brock
of this city was killed in a railway
wreck in Nebraska, he being the en-
gineer of the train, and dying with
his hands on the lever.
Industry Wiped Ont.
LoganspOrt, Ind.-The Logan head
g. ;rly