The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-04
NEW URBAN LIABILITY
Suit for Damages Because
Water a. a Fire Was De.
Deficient in Quantity.
THERE WAS GRAVEL IN THE PIPES
And Street Cars Cut the Hose-Old
Lovers Reunited - Money
In Durham's Safe.

Indianapolis, Aug. 30.-Joseph Bern
stein. heavy loser in Wednesday
nights fire i'm the Centennial block at
Meridian and SOuIh streets, will bring
suit to recover damages on the grounds
that necessary precaution was not
taken to protect his property from de-
structiOn. 1t is probable that the suit
will be directed against the city and
the indianapolis Street Railway COM
pany. Bernstein bases his complaint on
these allegations: The water mains
were clogged with gravel and mud,
preventing free flow Of water through
the hose; an employee of the street car
company ran Il car over the hose lines
when he had been ordered to stop his
car; city policeman saw the motor
man approach the hose with his car
and did not order him TO stop or offer
to make an arrest.
Experience of Daniel Shearer.
Indianapolis, Aug. 1910 meet the
sweetheart of his boyhood days, after
years of separation successfully to woo
and win his first love at the ripe old
age of so years, is the experience of
Daniel Shearer, of this city. Shearer,
who is one of the oldest pioneers %
Marion county, lives at 921 East st.
Clair street. Thursday accompanied
by a friend to make affidavit TO the
fact that he and his wife were both
of legal age to marry, he appeared at
the court house and asked for license
for himself and Lizzie barrow. The
brides age was given as 75 years.
And Now They Meet Again.
A great many years ago, when Ma
riOn county was largely n patch of
woods, Daniel Shearer and his bride
were school children together Their
friendship grew and they reached that
blissful state when people said they
were sweethearts, but fate is some
thing of juggler, and the lots of the
young people were cast in different
channels and they drifted apart. Both
married and reared families. but death
robbed both of them of their life com
panions, and when they met a few
days ago each learned that the other
was single. So they are married.
Merger Is Duly Ratified.
Indianapolis, Aug. 30.-The stock
holders of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Indianapolis and the Indiana. De
catur and Western Railway companies
at a meeting held in this city today
ratified the action of the directors OF
both companies and these railways
were merged into the Cincinnati Indi
annapolis and Western Railway com
pany. and elected board of directors
for the new company.
SOME MONEY IN DURHAM'S SAFE
eide, Others Don't.
Washington. Ind, Aug. 30-The safe
in the ElnOra bank, of which the miss
ing Pleasant Durham was president
was opened by Sheriff Morgan Thurs
day and. to the surprise Of every one
1851 was found. Besides the casl
$500 in good notes was discovered, a.
well as a 500 note signed by Dur
ham himself and payable to the bank
This note goes to show that Durham
was in debt to his own bank for mon
ey he had converted to his own use.
The discovery Of so much money il
the safe has convinced many that Dur
ham has committed suicide, and Their,
is talk of searching White river, which
flows near the little town, with tn,
hope of finding his body Many of tn,
depositors who lost considerable mon
ey by Durham's disappearance will no
accept this theory. They claim tina
he abscOnded with the $500. and il
order to effect his capture have of
fered $500 reward.