Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-01
LATEST Indiana / NEWS.
May Accuse Widow OF Murder.

May Accuse Widow Of Murder.
Peru, Ind, telegram: Henry Quick,
who was arrested Monday evening on
the charge of killing his brother VIII
liam with poison, is in Jail awaiting
trial in the circuit court He protests
his innocence. Coroner Yarling Will
close the testimony as soon as he can
get the evidence of DR.. Hurry of the
state health board regarding the an
alysis OF the dead mans stomach. Cor
oner Yarling says that the circumstan-
tial evidence in the case is abundant
and convincing. and he expects the
states attorney will cause the arrest
of Mrs. Quick, the widow. The young
woman is now at the home of her
mother.
Assessment Raised by Board.
Indianapolis, telegram: The state
tax board has made public the equali-
cation of realty and personal assess
ments in the ninety-two counties of the
state. 1t has raised this assessment
nearly s6,000,000 over returns made by
county boards. In only two counties,
Johnson and Jackson, were values re-
duced. The county boards raised values
more than $4,000, O0O over 1898. and
thus the total increase will be about
$50 900 600. The mortgage exemption
law passed ~ the last legislature will
decrease this amount about $4,000, 900.
New Albany, Ind, telegram: Napol-
con Andrew Jackson Overall, aged 50
years, and Miss Gilley Ammons, aged
40 years, were married Tuesday morn
ing in this city. This is Overall's sew
enth matrimonial venture, and he is
the father of twenty-four children. He
has buried the six preceding wives, none
having been divorced from him. The
marriage was decided on several days
ago, but awaited the receipt of Over
alls pension, which he received the day
before.
Indiana's Short Wheat Crop.
Anderson, Ind, telegram: The In
diana bureau of statistics has COM
pleted its compilation of returns of
agriculture. They show Of 3,427 ST.
acres sown to wheat last fall 397 GA
acres were plowed up, and 3,O39,933
acres were harvested. The average
was but six bushels an acre for the en-
tire state, or a little over 100000
bushels. valued at about s1O,OOO.OOO at
present market prices. This is the
shortest crop in years.
United Brethren Conference.
New Carlisle, Ind, telegram: Bishop
Weaver of Dayton, O., was named TO
preside over the ffty-fifth annual ses-
sion of the st. Joseph conference of the
United Brethren, which will begin at
Bourbon Sept Is and continue for one
week. This conference embraces a
large extent of territory in southern
Michigan and northern Indiana, and is
composed of 102 clergymen. represent
ing numerous following of 1O.3S4.
Bookwalter Named for Mayor.
Indianapolis, Ind, telegram: Charles
a. BOokwalter, young business man.
was nominated BIZ the republicans of
this city Saturday as their candidate
for mayor.
New Rolling Mills TO Start.
Terre Haute, Ind. telegram: 1t is an
nounced that the two rolling mills will
be started at double turn Sept l. doub-
ling the number of employees, which is
about GOO.
Condensed kilograms.
Fred Warner. editor of the Danville
Dispatch, in commenting on the sud
den disappearance of Ed Hughes, night
man of the electric light plant. made
some remarks accepted by John Shelley
as referring to mis- family. and meeting
Warner on the street. he knocked him
down with the butt of a revolver, and
gave him a severe handling. Warner
had no opportunity for resistance.
The United Brethren church commit
tee, headed by the Rev. James Shannon
OF Indianapolis. appointed by request
OF the Rev. E. w. COllamoOre, OF
Northern Indiana, to investigate
charges rejecting on his ministerial
standing, has made a report fully ex-
onorating him. The reputed authors
of the rumors denied all knowledge
thereof.
The Rev. Father A. B. Oechterlng OF
has issued a statement TAX
ing very strong ground against the
proposed organization of an Indepen-
dent Catholic Benevolent Legion. He
believes that such an undertaking
would be suicidal.
c. w. KrOnmiller of ChurubuscO, who
disappeared several days
ago, after floating, as alleged, $1,000 in
forged paper, was arrested at the home
of a relative in Allen county, and he
has been placed under bonds at Column
bia City to await trial.
DR.. ]. B. Garner Of Lebanon. at the
head of the chemistry department OF
the Bradley Institute. Peoria, H.. has
declined the chair of chemistry at Cor
nell University, the Bradley Institute
having increased his salary $500 per
annum.
Mrs. Henry Cotterman, 10 years old.
OF Mexico, is afflicted with what is
diagnosed as "sOftening of the bones
Recently she fell, breaking both arms. |
and night before last her left leg was
fractured at the hip by muscular cen
traction
The Big Four Railway company will |
defend Brakeman Reed of the charge |