Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
LATEST INDIANA NEWS.
Mexican War Veterans.

Mexican War Veterans.
Indianapolis telegram: About fifty
veterans, the youngest OF whom has
passed the three-Score milestone. were
assembled in the convention hall Of
the Grand hotel today when the an
nual gathering of the National Next
can War Veterans association was
called to order. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Gen. E. H. Hobson OF
kentucky president of the associa-
tiion. The report of WILDER Smith,
secretary. showed that the ranks OF
the association have been thinned dur
ing the last year by the death of sew
eral members. The convention Will
conclude its sessions tomorrow with
the annual election of officers.
One Killed and Five Hurt.
Richmond. Ind, telegram: In a col
iision on the Pennsylvania railway
Sunday night Freight Brakeman
GARRISON was killed and five others in
jured. The injured are: c. C. Jen-
lIins, indianapolis. freight engineer;
A. F. Hicks, Indianapolis, baggage
master; Warren Clip, East German
town, Ind, passenger engineer; John
Pugh. Indianapolis, passenger fireman,
and Frank Doll. Indianapolis, passen-
ger conductor. The collision took place
on the Indianapolis division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, q few miles
west of here. The property loss is
about $4,000.
Indiana Town Badly Burned.
English, Ind, telegram: The town OF
Milltown, fifteen miles east OF English,
is on fire. Telephone information is
cut off by the flames and there is no
night telegraph Office at Midtown. At
last reports I. +. HandcOck's general
store the Odd Fellows hall. J. f. Raw
lings undertaking establishment, the
Roger hotel, two cottages belonging TO
I. Z. Handbook, c. w. Rawlings two
| story residence, were burned, and a
number of other houses were in dan
| ger. The loss at this hour will reach
| at least $4,000. There is no fire pro-
| lection but bucket brigade.
Small Town Is Guaranteed.
Terre Haute, Ind, telegram: Carlisle,
a town of 1000, south of here. is quar-
| antined on account Of an epidemic of
malignant diphtheria Sunday schools
and public schools have been suspend
| ed and children under y years OF age
are not permitted to go on the streets.
News i'm Brief.
A west-bound Big Four freight train
broke in two on the Farmland hill and
| the two sections crashing together. a
| dozen cars were scattred in the mix
up, some of them loaded with valuable
merchandise. 4 number of trampS
were on board not one CT whom was
hurt
The American District Telegraph
company has applied for franchise
at Ft. Wayne, and is willing to pay a
| percentage on gross earnings for the
privilege. The city wants 3 per cent
after January, 1900, and the company
offers per cent after January, 1901.
The six-year-old daughter of Nelson
| Mccullough of Putnam county, after
| lying in an unconscious state. the re-
suit of an accident in April last, a few
| days ago recovered her senses, and her
faculties now give promise OF complete
| restoration.
The "come-outers, a religious sect
which originated in Grant county, have
spread into Blackford and contiguous
counties, They are converts who have
come out" of other churches. and they
| profess to believe in absolute holiness
Miss Harriet, daughter of Mr. and
| Mrs. A. II. Benham, has been appointed
by the Presbyterian Home Mission
| board as assistant principal in the mis-
sionary school at Ranches de Toas,
| New Mexico, and she will proceed at
once to her station.
| DR.. White Of Indianapolis, who is
drilling for oil at Terre Haute, struck
a promising find at the depth of 1908
| feet. After oil tanks have been Sc
| cured the drill will be sent deeper into
the Trenton rock.
| Col James F. Boardman of Board
mans Corners, Wabash county, who
went to Washington as a Waterman in
the treasury department, has twice
| been promoted. He is known through
out the treasury building as Wabash"
Judge Winfrey of Evansville SEN
fenced Henry Johnson, colored, to
| prison, but finding that the sheriff had
kept him in Jail for two weeks after
sentence was pronounced. he granted
the negro a new trial and released him
| on a fine.
| Several retail grOcers at Fl. Wayne
| run saloons in connection Herewith,
| and because they will not join the
6 o'clock closing movement the clerks
| will prosecute them for violating the
| Nicholson law
The city of Anderson forcibly an
| neXed the Park Place suburb, but the
| residents refuse to be annexed, and
| have secured from the county commits
| sioners the right to vote on the ques-
| ton of separate incorporation.
The Union Traction company is now
running electric motors between An
| derson and Elwood, cars leaving the
| terminal points every hour.
| The Howard county commissioners
| have placed $4,000 Jackson township
| gravel road bonds with the Duke Bros.
| of KOkomo, at a premium OF S1,750.
The bonds are Az per cents, running
twenty years.
| Fire in HOlloways photograph gal
| lery. L. D. Smiths book store and H.