Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-11-22
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men. Johnson's home is in an isolated
place about a mile from the village of
Highlands and about six miles from
this city. Because Of his age he has
retired from active farm work, but
from choice he remains on his farm.
With him live his aged wife and
servant girl. The crooks were reward
ed by finding a roll of money amount
ing to S17S.
Kenyon college, at La Porte, has
been made richer by an addition of
100000 to its endowment fund and
gift Of $4,000 for new dOrmitory.
The announcement was made at the
Episcopal diocesan convention at La
Porte by RI Rev. John H. White.
B. 4. Palmer, a retired banker of
New York, has made a gift of $4,000
to Union Christian college at Merom.
Colonel George w. Trigg, aged 50
years, died at Richmond. after a lin
gering illness. Colonel Trigg was for
merly president of the Missouri Press
association, had been prominent in
Missouri politics and was well-known
temperance advocate
Joseph Keith, the Warrick county
farmer who sent Nora Kifer to an I'M
timely grave, was hanged shortly after
midnight Friday morning within the
walls of the northern Indiana prison.
Thursday his last hope persisted at 2
o'clock when a message was received
by Warden Reid from Governor Dur
bin, stating that he had denied the ap-
plicatiOn for a change of sentence
Keith manifested little feeling when
the message was read to him. He had
steeled himself for an unfavorable de-
cision. He spent his last hours on
earth praying and singing. The Indi-
ana law requires that hangings must
take place between midnight and sun
rise, and at II: 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing Keith, preceded by Warden Reid,
Deputy Warden Bernard, the prison
physicians, spiritual advisers and pris-
oner guards, walked upon the gallowS,
which had been erected thirty feet
from his cell. The trap was sprung by
either Warden Reid or Deputy Ber-
nard, both of whom were in conceal
ment, and Keith fell eight feet to his
death. Before going to the gallows
Keith confessed his crime. He said
that Nora Kifer annoyed him much,
and fearing her much, he put the girl
out of the way for the sake of his wife.
Simon Deeds, a farmer, procured
license at South Bend to wed Birdie
Gladys Hettel, whom he claimed to be
of manageable age. The ceremony
was performed in La Porte county.
When the brides father learned what
had taken place, he secured a warrant
jury, claiming the girl was but ii years
old. Deeds, who is 62 years old, is
now under arrest.
Gov. Durbin returned to Indianap-
oils from a three days quail hunt in
Jennings county and found awaiting
him the letter from Gov. Beckham of
Kentucky, criticiSing him for refusing
the Taylor extradition. He had seen
references to the letter in the papers,
but did not see the text until after his
return. He read it very carefully, and
then perused some parts of it a second
time. When asked if he had anything
to say in reply to the Kentucky'S eX-
ecutive structures he shook his head
He was then asked if he would reply
to the letter, and said: mo, | shall
not The incident, so far as am con-
cerned. is closed forever. AS far as
the letter of Gov. Beckham itself is
concerned the more people who read it
the better satisfied | will be-"
\ number of puddlers have quit their
jobs at the South rolling mill, says
report from Terre Haute, to work at
the new Highland Iron and Steel COM
pany's plant. The equipment of this
mill is said by ironworkers to be the
most modern of any mill in the coun-
try. The men want TO work there es-
pecially because the mill is expected to
be operated year in and year out with
out regard TO market prices. The mill
is to be Independent and will not be
subject to the manipulations of trust
influences. Most of the backing for
the planr. which cost several hundred
mons Hardware company, which will
use the larger part of the product The
hardware company did not like the
variable conditions that followed the
transfer of rolling mills to the Re
public iron and Steel company, and
with some of the men who had been
for trust mills organized the
Highland company.
Colonel r. ~. Johnson, a prominent
lawyer and Democrat. died in Goshen
of heart failure. He served through
the civil war as colonel of the One
Indiana regiment. He was
appointed clerk of the United States
court of New Mexico in 1886 and
served four years.
During an alteration several
months ago between William Schafer
and Charles ShOaf, the latter was
struck on the lower jaw, the injury
the loss of all the teeth. Shoaf sued
for $4,000 damages and the trial is
now progressing in the Circuit Court
at Petersburg.
Madison Lodge, No. 500, Rebekah
degree, at Madison has surrendered its
charter. 1t was organized ten years
ago.
the S. S. Carroll farm. near Hartford
City. by the Union Oil Company.