The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Brief State Items.

iieu at Eiknart OF typhoid pneumonia.
Alloys CURE, prominent farmer east of
'helbyville, fell dead in the street Of heart
disease.
Frank Mahoney of Coxville, coal miner,
unmarried, was caught by falling slate and
instantly killed
The new Long-distance Telephone Com
pany is preparing to build line between
/ Columbus and Hope.
j. W. Chittenden. aged rs, owner of the
famous Chittenden picnic grove near Ben
nington, was found dead in bed
Mrs. George HeckathOrn Of North Man
chester, fell on lighted table lamp and
was probably fatally burned.
Bert Robbins, who voluntarily returned
from California, surrendered to arrest for
wrecking the Farmers Bank. of Auburn.
Charles Weiand had his arm tern off in
corn shredder at Royal Centre. He is
man of family. 1t is the first shredder ac-
cldent this season.
James Sutton, who charged admission to
his fifth wedding, has announced that he
would run for Mayor of Evansville on the
Golden Rule platform.
j. j. Lloyd, 30 years old, married and an
employe of the Alexandria Mirror Works,
had his leg caught in machinery, and it
was crushed above the knee.
Samuel Eastman was drowned in Lake
Murel, near Terre Haute, by the Overturn-
ing of boat in which his father and
mother were fishing. They got ashore
safely.
William Ryker, aged %, son of former
was kicked in the forehead by horse. His
skull was broken. He is in critical con-
clifton.
Mrs. Josephine Vannatta, wife of far
mer near Newcastle, is suing the Indiana
polls d Eastern Traction Company for
$1,000 damages, because she was carried
mile beyond her stopping place.
Henry Ehlers of indianapolis, and Miss
Elizabeth Schaeffer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Schaeffer of Columbus, were
married at the home of the bride by the
Rev. Frederick X. Wambsganss. Both are
well known in German society.
Alfred Salisbury, q years old, porter at
the Standard Hotel at Elkhart, grasped
hold of the fitting incandeseent light
to swing it into another position, and in
slant death was the result. The accident
was witnessed by James Hess, another
porter.
The farmhouse of Mrs. Emma Goodman,
near HaZletOn, burned and Mrs. Goodman,
who is an invalid, was alone and belfast at
the time. Her son, who was working in
the field mile away, rushed to the house
and carried his mother out just as the roof
was falling in.
Mrs. Alvy Lundy secured divorce from
George W. Lundy, on proof of i'll treatment,
the decree carrying with it custody of three
children, and within a few hours she was
the wife of George w. Robinson, the Rev.
Charles S. Sidney, of the Second Presby-
terian church, officiating.
A log, belonging to E. E. Georgia, of
Nuncie, prevented fire that might have
consumed a number of valuable houses.
AT one o'clock in the morning the animal
ran to the bedroom of its owner, where it
barked until Mr.. Georgia was aroused,
and, observing the fire, which by this time
was threatening the houses in that vicinity.
he telephoned for the fire department.
The corner stone of the Bicl1nell high
school building has been laid. The build
ing will cCSt $4,000. and will contain
fourteen classrooms, and the auditorium on
the third floor will seat 1000 people. The
local Masonic lodge had charge of the exer-
cises, with visiting lodges from Vincennes
and other points. George <. Grimes of
Ladoga, was master of ceremonies. The
school children of Bicknell attended in
body.
The cries of her 4-year-old baby daugh-
ter, please, mamma, wake up; I'm getting
cold,' led to the discovery of the body of
Mrs. William Dillar, of Kokomo, who had
fallen dead in a chicken house. When
found the body was cold and rigid, and the
little daughter, who had followed her
mother to the chicken house several hours
before, was almost frozen. The child
thought her mother was asleep, and was
trying to awaken her.
James Adams, who was paralyzed, pre-
sumably by shock from telephone which
he was using in the Office of the A. A.
Branch Coal Company, at Indianapolis, is
slightly improved. DR.. Hon, the attending
physician, thinks there is no doubt that an
electric shock produced the paralysis.
Adams was in perfect health, he said, and
had no symptoms of apoplexy. The tele-
phone men were irclined to believe that
Adams suffered 6. stroke of apoplexy.
Thomas Booming, City Electrician of
South Bend, has just been dismissed from
hospital, where he lay several days after
receiving a severe shock from live wire.
For five hours after the accident Drs. Car
ter and Daughterty were unable to detect
any heart action. They would have given
up the case as hopeless had they not dis
covered by the use of mirror that be
breathed slightly. For five days after his
heart beat became perceptible his pulse
could not be felt because enough electricity
remained in the arms to retard the circula-
ton in the wrists. Mr.. Boening's health is
fully restored.
Mrs. Matthew Mounsey of West Marion,
became violently insane and drove her hus- .
band from the house with a chair, broke
up most of the furniture and then set fire
to the house. When her husband attempted
to extinguish the flames, she attacked him
with club, and he was compelled to leave
Calls were sent to the police station and to
the fire department. The flames were ex-
tinguished before much damage was done.
Mrs. MSunsey was taken to Jail, and she
will be returned to the Richmond hospital,
from which she was discharged month
ago as cured. Excessive cigarette smoking
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