The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-08
Brief State Items.

brleI state ltesnss
The Rev. L. C. Howe has announced his
acceptance of call to the Christian church
at Newcastle.
w. A. Killen, assistant superintendent of
the Prudential Insurance Company of Elk
hart, is mysteriously missing.
Charles f. Dimmitt, farmer. near Ko-
komo, was robbed of fifty turkeys, ready
for the market, valued at $50.
Surveyors for the proposed South Bend
and Logansport electric railway have COM
menced work out of South Bend
William j. Hedrick was perhaps fatally
injured by falling down hay NOV on the
farm of Jacob Retherford at Columbus.
Hon. Lou w. Vail of Goshen, was seri-
ously injured by falling into the basement
of the State Bank building of that city.
Everett Haymahd, representative-elect
of Shelbyville, is preparing bill which is
intended to strengthen the Nicholson law.
Justice Whistler at Goshen, has issued
an order to Sheriff Manning TO destroy
$3.50 slot machine seized i'm a saloon there.
The contract for the new Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Pendleton, has been let to
Charles Silver. The church will cost
$4,000. "a.
A Summitville undertaken, in order TO
stimulate business, is organizing burial as
soelatlons, offering 500 burial for
monthly payment of Is cents.
The body of AdoIphus Bailey, 10 years of
age, was found cut in twain along the Pan
handle Hallway tracks near Ridgeville.
The boy had been jumping upon trains
The little son of Louis Placke of DiIls-
borO who fell backward into bucket of
scalding water willie playing in The yard
at home, has died as result of his burns
Mrs. Grant Jenkins of Petersburg, who
has been totally blind since 1903, regained
| her eyesight, after having been told by
oculists that the optic nerves were totally
gone. Z.
| Dennis Selby, ROumanian, who was
employed ON the Big Four construction
works, near Summon, was struck by fast
train while on his way TO work and was
instantly killed. r..
Mrs. Mars f. johnson, widow, of KO-
kono, is seeking 10 recover $500 from
John T. Keaton, ALLEGING breach of promise.
1T. is the first case, of this kind in the
Howard courts for fife years.
Mrs. Margaret Crawford of Nashville,
celebrated the sghty.seventh anniversary
of her birth. She is.in good health, and
reads without glasses She has lived in
Rush County eighty 4sye years
w. NJ. Patterson, Appointment real estate
DEALER residing at MorristOwn, poured ker-
osene into an airight;stove. There were a
few Goals in the stoyeand an explosion re-
suited His face wasz,adly burned.
Mrs. John f. Roderfer, of Elwood, has
entered suit in the Circuit Court to replevin
policy issued on the life of her husband
for $1,000, which he had deposited with the
First National Bank as collateral security.
The jury in the case of Andrew j. Baker,
charged with the murder of Fred KiSer of
Elwood, over year ago, after being out
twenty-five hours, returned verdict OF
not guilty and Judge Christian at once dis
charged the defendant.
James Oldfield, aged IS, of Alexandria,
has tended corn crop every year for
seventy-six years, raising this year eigh-
teen acres. He says in all his experience
he has never seen corn in as bad a con-
dition to gather as this year.
Receiver Jackman of the FarmeIs' Bank
of Auburn, expects to pay another dividend
in December of 10 per cent, making 40 per
cent. thus far. and then the clearing-up
process, which may make the entire pay
ment close to fifty cents Oh the dollar.
A forest fire was discovered in the woods
on the Benjamin Rogers farm, near Pen
dleton. Farmers responded to the call for
help, and not until midnight were the
| flames under control. Sixty acres of tim
berland is blackened, and 200 rods OF fence
lie in ruins.
Fred Karasch, employed in the Lake
Shore boiler shops at Elkhart, returned
home from work to find his wife, daughter
and three sons overcome by coal gas. The
victims narrowly escaped death and the
daughter did not regain consciousness for
six hours.
Mrs. Walter Tyner of Petersburg, has
brought suit for $1,000 damages against
Mrs. Viola bearing, alleging that the de-
PENDANT has alienated the affections of her
| husband. Mr.. Tyner is county coroner
and secretary of the county Republican
committee.
| Mis-. MARY lUichStcn vi seymour, Weift
to Columbus to attend the funeral of her
sister, Mrs. Permelia Go0den. While the
funeral services were in progress she re-
ceived telegram that her husband was in
dying condition and asking her to come
home at once.
Major General James r. Canadian of the
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, is de-
clared innocent of the charges of showing
favOritism in the awarding of drill prizes
at the Louisville concaye last August in
the report of the court of inquiry which
was made public at indianapolis.
A woman's physical culture class has
been organized in Franklin, with Mrs. Luz
ther Short, president; Mrs. E. C.. Miller,
vicepresident; Mrs. o. l.. Jones, secretary:
Mrs Lola Allen, Treasurer; Mrs. E. E.
Jeffrey, physical director; Miss Emma
Ogle, assistant, and Mrs. w. L. Goodacre,
coach
| Roy Herman, aged 5 years, accidentally
shot his father, John Herman of Hammond,
with revolver. Herman laid his revolver
on chair while he washed bis hands and
the child playfully pointed it at hin, while
his back was turned. Herman was shot in
the head. He may recover
! The three-story building occupied by the
w. H. Small Grain Company at Evansville,
collapsed under the weight of grain stored
therein, and five persons were buried in the
debris. These included w II. Small, pres
| ident of the comuapy with four female or,,