Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-14
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to Dayton, Ohio, to re-enlist in the
army, and there he was recognized by
Major S. III. Lincoln of the recruiting
office as one of three soldiers who per-
lied their own life in bearing the
wounded major from off the battlefield
of San Juan. An effort Will be made
to secure a medal of honor for Fisher
George Myers of Wapokanetta, Ohio,
was attacked at Muncie by John Sui
livan, who slashed him with a knife,
cutting him across the face and neck
in an effort to reach the jugular veln
It is supposed to be a case of mistaken
identity on part of Sullivan, who es-
capped arrest.
The Wayne county coroner has made
a return in the case Of Sylvester
Partridge OF Richmond, holding that he
died of paralysis of the heart, and that
while in life he did not receive proper
medical treatment. He was under
care of faith-healer.
John Nelson Smith. a tramp, ar
rested at Huntington for alleged Grim
inal assault on a little girl, and who
narrowly escaped lynching, has been
given a new trial and released. He
was first sentenced to twenty-one
years Imprisonment.
Isaiah Cartwright, deputy prose-
cutOr of BlackfOrd county, who went to
Alaska last year, is reported to be
foto Of W
served twelve years as clerk of Black
ford county and two years as recorder.
The insanity case of Fowler Chase,
pending at Lafayette and set down for
the 5th inst, will go over until OctO-
Der. Mr.. Chase, ST., is said to be suf-
fering from nervous prostration, and
in no hurry to force matters.
John II. Lenhart of Decatur. clerk Of
Adams county, with his family drove
to Payne, Ohio, on visit TO friends,
stomach trouble.
The plant of the Creamery Package
Manufacturing Company, located at
Coldwater, Ohio. but with its offices at
Portland, this state, was destroyed by
fire yesterday.
The Indiana Natural Gas and Oil
Company has begun work on the great
pumping station in Liberty township,
Grant county, with which to pump gas
to Chicago
While thrashing wheat on the farm
near Brookville, owned by Edgar G.
O'Hair of Brookville, hot box set fire
to the straw and a loss Of $4,000 was
occasioned.
A stranger, with bullet hole in his
skull, was found dead on the banks of
the Wabash river, near Terre Haute.
The body is that Of a man about so
years old.
The Rev. J. F. Floyd Of Winchester
has accepted call to the Main Street
Christian church, Kokomo, the Rev.
Henry Ward Hoover of Chicago de-
Ginning.
Ira Sanders, a prominent young man
Of Daviess county, was struck by a
train at Loogootee and instantly killed
Nearly every bone in his body was
broken.
Linville Wilkinson, convicted at
Warsaw Of forgery, and who was
awaiting transfer to prison. escaped
last Saturday from the county Jail.
Michael Smith of Decatur attended
morning religious services, ate
hearty dinner and then dropped dead.
The Rev. r. A. NJ Johnson of Cler-
mont county, Ohio, has accepted call
to the church at Blue Ridge
Word is received at Madison that
Charles III. C. Kerner of Company A,
Twelfth infantry, has been fatally
wounded at Manila.
The South Bend militia have been
mustered by Acknowledgement Gore.
They are captained by George w.
Freyermuth.
Employees of the American plate
glass works at Alexandria have re-
ceived an advance of 10 per cent in
wages.
James Merritt, brakeman on the Erie
railway, fell from his train at Spencer
vile and was instantly killed.