Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-10-11

SuS- ldheIS Is manifest. L his week
Daleville, pOpulous town of Delaware
county, reported that no one had taken
the census there. \ dispatch comes
from Kempton that that town was
missed. No satisfactory explanation
has ever been heard KemptOn has
nearly LOCO population Many new
buildings and TWO miles of BRICK side
walks are a part Of this years i'm
provements. The town has bank
and two newspapers and much build
ing is IN prospect
George Hamerein, aged So. probably
the oldest justice of the peace in In
diana, committed suicide at Evansville
by hanging himself at his home near
jasper lie was wealthy.
Two boys, aged Z and years. re-
spectively, sons of Jacob GoOdwine,
living near Kokomo, proved them
selves heroes by capturing a geng Of
six tramps and saving burning
schoolhouse to which the men Rad set
fire. With buckets the boys carried
water from the pump, and after saw
ing the structure one mounted a horse
without saddle or bride and rode into
town for officers. while the other stood
guard with a. air gun over the gang.
When re-cnforcementS came the
tramps We're locked up
In a rear end collision of freight
trains on the Panhandle Railroad at
Onward, fourteen miles southeast OF
LoganspOrt. four trainmon lost their
lives, three bodies being recovered
badly mutilated. while the fourth had
been almost consumed before the
wrecking crew could subdUe the flames.
The dead are: Thomas II. Brosius
fiaSman; S. A. Galbreath, brakeman;
Ebert Greeley, conductor; John Hut
Crimson. fireman The injured: Frank
Patterson The wreckage promptly
caught fire and the flames kept at bay
the uninjured trainmen and the men
gathered from near by farmhOuses. A
special train conveyed a part of the
LOganspOrt fire department TO the
scene. The wreck was the most dis
astTous the panhandle has had for
from the third section, which. with the
two cabOOses and the ruined engines,
makes the loss quite large.
The prize drill contest which the
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias,
was advertised to hold at Anderson on
Sunday was called Off General Car
nahan of Indianapolis. who is at the
head Of the Uniform Rank in the
United States. informed the Anderson
lodge that the proposed contest on
Sunday was absolutely in violation Of
the organic law of knights OF Pythias
and must be abandoned. Subsequently
a general order from Grand Chancel-
Tor BOOkwalter was received to the
same effect A large number of the
members at Anderson opposed the en-
terprise.
Irving heller of Washington town
ship, Whitley county while assisting
in thrashing oats Saturday fell into the
separator. His right arm and Shout
der were torn off. exposing his lungs.
He died soon afterward
South Bends new Epworth hospital,
erected at a cost of about $40 900, has
just been opened. 1t is probably the
finest hospital OF its size in America,
being provided throughout with the
latest equipment. II is a red brick,
stone-trimmed structure of three stor
les and basement and is freprOOf 1t
is situated at Main and Navarro
streets. not far from the business cen
ter The hospital is in charge OF Miss
Margaret Brennan as superintendent
Miss Clara Carr has charge of the
nurses. A portion of the money used
in the construction of the hospital was
raised by public subscription. The
heaviest individual subscriber was
Glen Studebaker, the MANUFACTURER.
who gave $4,000. Members of his fam
lily contributed $4,000 more.
Len Byers. the famous Purdue back
has gone to Montana TO accept posi-
ton with a drug company While at
Purdue he took a course l. pharmacy.
and last year was assistant professor
in ,..e chemical laboratory. He has
been at his home IN this county since
June
The large drainage canal, known as
the Yellow river ditch is now undo,
contract TO a reliatl lie d. edge company
and it will extend from the east /le
of Starks county TO the Kukee river
eighteen miles, thus Strengthening Vel
cow river and retaining many hun
dreG acres OF land.
There is a belief at Bedford that
Hale Roberts. who died of morphine
poisoning. had tie drug administered
to him in whisky by an enemy. Re
Gently. while working in a coal chute.
a would-be assassin shot at him.
The Rev. A. C. Ormond of Charlton.
Ia. has accepted a call to the passionate
of the Presbyterian church in Kendall
vile. and will begin the discharge of
his new duties in two weeks.
Columbus c. Cain. a well-known
farmer. residing near Kendallville, has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. I.iabil-
tiles are over $4,000. and assets $50
While sinking a well near Topeka
La Grange county, shale gas was
struck at depth of 200 feet. A com
pany has been formed TO sink the well
to trenton rock.
The American Tin Plate company
announces that. while il cannot recog-
nize the Amalgamated Association, it
wlh allow no discrimination against
the old men when they return to work