Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23
Minor Happenings.

Minor Happenings.
d.. John F. Glover has been appoint
ed superintendent of the Southern In
diana Insane hospital at Evansville.
vice Dr. George c. Mason. who tend
cred his resignation because OF III
health.
The coroner's inquiry into the cause
leading to the death of Mrs. Franklin
Parish Of Noblesville. in which case
there was a suspicion of foul play.
shows that she was victim of apo
plexy.
Police Superintendent Braden OF
Elkhart has gone to Toronto, Ont. for
Charles Graham. who IS accused OF
forging A. r. Spoffords signature to a
check issued in favor Of Spoaord.
The Cincinnati Southern Railway
company has settled with the mother
OF the late Virgil Sanders of Blooming
ton, who was suffocated in the Kings
mountain tunnel, paying $1,000.
DR.. ID. c. Stunkard who has returned
to Terre Haute, after service as a sur
geon in the Philippines. says that the
reports relative to insanity among the
soldiers are groundless.
The late Allison b. Cartwright OF
Delphi was an active business man CT
that city for many years. and brother
of j. S. Cartwright CT the banking firm
Cf A. T. Bowen & Co.
The Ministerial association OF Rich
mond condemns the prosecuting at
torney of Wayne county, who wants
to be reelected, because lie defended a
saloon keeper.
The churches and Sunday schools at
Clay City have re-opened and com
mercial travellers are again to be seen
drumming for trade among Clay City
business men.
Mrs. Ellen Curr2n, who recently died
at Mishawaka. emigrated to America
| seventy-three years ago. She claimed
20 be 100 years old at the time Of her
| death.
The question Of municipal owner
ship OF the electric-light plant will be
an issue in the coming election OF
councilmen at Jacksonville.
The reorganization of the Montpelier
State bank has resulted in the cleo
ton OF DR. Shull as president and \. D.
Bryson as cashier.
The buildings at the mouth OF the
shaft of the Nevin coal mine a Ehr-
mandate have been destroyed by FIRE.
entailing heavy less.
The steamboat men along the Ohio
are preparing for busy period In both
passenger and freight traffic this spring
and summer.
Nathan s. Lamer. who is preparing
10 retire. has served twelve years "a
recorder and deputy recorder OF Wayne
county.
j. +. Layton, near Frankton. upset
kettle filled with hot pitch. severely
burning himself and destroying hls
home.
The late Capt. J. c. Williams of
Greencastle served in the civil war and
was severely wounded at Chance!lors-
vile.
Joseph VI. Nelson. principal OF the
Gilead schoo:s. accused of unnecessary
ly whipping a pupil, has been acquit-
ted.
A number OF skilled laboTers in the
Sterling Electric works at Lafayette
are striking for an advance in wages.
4 Jewish church is organizing at Lo-
ganspOrt, over which Rabbi Lesser o.
Lafayette will minister semi-monthly
Il. Frank Townsend. whose death oc-
CURED at New Albany, was a we'll
known steamboat engineer.
4 merchant at Mitchell publishes
card, denying that he mixes store SUI
gar with maple molasses.
stephen Hill of Richmond. Il years
old, has been sent 10 Jail for violating
the curfew ordinance
The new militia mustered at Green
castle will be known as the Eighteenth
Separate company.
Elva Heeter. IL years. daughter OF
lS6 pounds.
Charles Martison OF New Albany Is
dead of nasal hemorrnage.
Jacob Speike. a hermit. supposed 10
be 80 years old. was found dead In his
cabin In Nanderburg county. IL was
tradition that Speike was a general in
the German army, throwing up his
commission and abjuring the world
because OF disappointment IN love. Aft
er his death several hundred dollars
were found in his hut
South Bend boasts OF being the me-
tropolis of northern Indiana The city
has leo miles OF public streets. nine
teen acres of parks. 800 business houses
and 40 manufactures that pay their
employees over $4,000. 900 year.
Fred Canken. the Canadian tramp.
accused of criminally assaulting Mrs
Henry Wise, near Gas City. and hur-
ried away 10 Wabash for ssfekeeping.
has been returned to Marion for more
effective Identification.
The Nashville college at Nashville,
Tenn, has offered a free scholarship I'm
Its law department to one young man
from each county in Indiana, the ap-
plicant to be selected by the county
superintendent. Women are not barred.
Major J. r. Spahr of Jeffersonville Is
candidate for department cummar-
der. G.. A. r. 4