Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

Terre Haute from investigating the
singular conditions at the Frisco mine
in Gibson county. which has attracted
the attention OF miners throughout the
state. many of them insisting that the
men at Frisco had forfeited their right
to membership in the labor organi-
cation because. by adopting a profit
sharing plan they had become opera
tors. President Van Horn says that
the men nave not violated the laws OF
the United Mine Workers. and thai
their scheme is a commendable one.
Each man at the mine works for the
state contract price per ton. and twice
each month draws his pay just as the
miner employed by an operator. The
amount of this pay roll and the rental
Of the mine is then deducted from the
gross earnings of the mine. and the
remainder is divided pro rata among
the men. The employees are all union
men, and Van Horn ruled that their
course was not antagOnistic TO union
principles.
Adam Baumunks has been appointed
postmaster at Saline City, Clay county,
vice James +. Lash. resigned.
Early last fall the Upton Light,
Heat and Power Company and the Citi-
zens' Gas Company notified patrons
that they would not guarantee suffi-
cient supply of gas during the winter
months, and a number OF coal and
woodyards were established. The past
few weeks. however. both companies
have drilled a number of strong wells.
the output of which was turned into
the service mains, and as a result pa
irons have an oversupply. which bids
fair to continue throughout the winter.
Owing to this fact the wood and coal
merchants ot Upton find themselves
cverstocked and are shipping supplies
to other cities.
Two sons of Logan Fish. we'll
known farmer. residing In McCameron
township. eighteen miles north OF
Shoals. were mining coal on their
fathers farm. four miles north OF
Burns City. for nome use. and. failing
TO return home for supper. a search
was made and their dead bodies were
found in the mine. crushed by falling
slate. The young men were 20 and -
years old. respectively.
Mrs. Martha Whitsitt of Scottsburg
is dead of exhaustion incident to old
age She was born in 1880, and mar
ried Daniel G. Whitsitt in 1913. Five
children are living. among whom is
Albert Whitsitt, Well known teacher
Thomas Marshall, 80 years old, is
alarmingly sick at Economy.
Gen. "Reub" Williams is rounding
! out the forty sixth year of tie Warsaw
! Indianian.
The home of Miss Tillie Goslee al
Evansville is daily being despoiled Of
valuable furnishings, but so far the
| thief has defied detection.
John Raney while intoxicated al
Evansville, as it is alleged. went to the
home OF Jessie Mitchell, fifteen years
old. during the absence of her father
and slashed her with a razor. cutting
! her about the arms and abdomen. An
elder sister. who tried TO protect her,
was knocked down with chair
Raney was arrested
Mrs. Austin Downing was found dead
in her home at Bourbon, where she was
alone during temporary visit of hel
husband to Chicago. The cause was
heart trouble
Miss Josephine Schaats, released
from the insane hospital one year ago
became violent at Nincennes and beat
her mother until the old woman was
unconscious
William Sheets, a brother of Fred
Sheets. of indianapolis. was found act
ing strangely at Charlottesville and
was removed to the Jail where he
died. A post norton showed a blood
eliot on the brain.
Mrs. Eli Clark of Washington was
burned to death while trying to save
her little niece from flames The child
also died of injuries
John S. Holloway, director of the
Laporte Savings Bank. and Miss MAY
Belle Johnson of Harvey Ill, have
been united in marriage. and are
spending the winter at Hutchinson
Kas. The bridegroom is seventy eight
and the bride forty.
Theophilus Hargrove is president of
the Hancock County Agricultural as
ISOLATION with E. G. l.. Tyner, vice
president; L. b. Brandenberg. secre-
tary, and William G. Barnard, treas
urer. Charles Downey, former secre-
tary, declined reelection.
The Lawrence county grand jury has
indicted Schubel Burton, saloon keep
er of Mitchell. growing out of the kill
ing of Willis Holler some days ago
John Mcqueen of Huron. who tried to
kill constable several months ago.
has also been indicted
The Muncie polo team gave Rich
mOnd's champion team its worst de
feat before 1000 people, the score be-
ing 10 to !. Harry Ellis who had
not scored before this season. made
seven. Anderson, Fort Wayne and
state league.
The city council of Vin,ennes has
passed resolution inviting Lieut.. AL
bert Niblack. United States Navy.
whose boyhood days were spent in
that city, to make short visit there
during his stay in indianapolis, the
latter part of the month