Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
State News in Brief.

Five thousand acres Of land in New
ton county belong to Leroy Templeton,
now living in Indianapolis. Last sea-
son he farmed at long range, being
confined TO his home by rheumatism,
but he raised $4,000 bushels OF corn
worth 2S cents a bushel in the Newton
county market. and he has over l,OOO
cattle. He cleared $4,000 and gave
employment to fifty laborers.
E. d. Thompson, a demented lawyer.
who has been haunting the federal
building in New York city for twelve
months. seeking a restraining order
against an insanity expert. with George
Gould and others has been taken in
charge by his father. of Waldrcn. this
state. He will be returned TO Indiana
for treatment.
Walter Kerr of Aurora will celebrate
his 101st birthday anniversary in April.
In his earlier days he was fiatboat-
man. He has nine children living.
ranging in years from % TO IS, with
forty-six living grandchildren ana
seventy-two great grandchildren.
A Wells county jury has awarded
Mrs Gaynor Sloan. widow of brake
man. ST 900 damages against the Chi
cago & Eastern Railway company.
growing out of the death OF her hus-
band. who was killed. three days after
marriage by an accident.
Judge Hord of the Decatur circuit
has rendered an opinion that the Bar
rett law is unconstitutional. because it
assessed the benefits per lineal foot,
and not according to the value OF the
! property benefited.
Kokomo Dispatch: Let the rack
stand stiU. the bold winds be speech
less. the orb below as hush as death;
Senator Beverage is TO speak next
Tuesday.
The county council of Nigo refused
to make an appropriation for water
and an elevator man. and the court
house elevator at Terre Haute stopped
running.
The health authorities at Evansville
found two little girls, + and years old
respectively. i'll with smallpox, and
! they We're removed to the pesthouse.
Clarence Butler of Versailles found
an Indian dart embedded in an oak
tree. evidently shot there while the
tree was still a saping.
George James. a comrade Of the C. y
r. at Brazil. has been presented with
handsome cane by the members of
the post.
The Artificial Gas company at Madl-
son found break where 10000 cubic
feet every twenty-four hours was es-
Gaping.
The plasterers of Anderson have
adopted scale of wages for the com
ing year. calling for So per day.
$1,000 monkey. belonging to Gea'
try. the Snowman. wintering at Bloom
ington. is dead of pneumonia.
The marriage of Guy Fletcher OF
Peru and Miss Bessie Shuman oi
Logansport is announced.
Butler will interdict slot machines
and gambling rooms. and Will enforce
the Sunday-closing law.
Burglars plundered the dry goods
store of Julius Barnes & Co, at La
| porte of much silk.
William PARROT of Delaware count,
made an attempt at suicide by slash
ing his throat.
Edward Steinfeldt a despOnden
man of Laporte. committed suicide.
Mrs. John Glasscock of CovingtoI
was severely injured in runaway.
William c. Western of Columbus i
reported killed in the Philippines.
Burglars wrecked the safe of tn
Pacific Express company at Largo.
The G.. A. II. of Franklin will cele
brate on the 22d of February.
Another great gas well has bee
| drilled near Lafontaine.