The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
Brief State Items.

CrackSmen robbed the law Office OF look
& Jay at Goshen, OF all the cash and papers
in the place. The police have no clew.
Henry G. Little, owner and editor of the
Garrett Clipper, died at his home in Au-
>urn, after long and painful sickness.
Thomas Connolly, a wealthy farmer re-
siding five miles west of Lafayette, died of
lockjaw, superinduced by stepping on a
rusty nail.
Asa CasSel of Redkey, who has been in
the habit of beating his wife and misusing
his children, was iogged to within an inch
of his life by mob.
Charles Taylor, 20 years old, an employe
of the Lake Shore, was struck by Wa
bash train near Millersburg while asleep
on the track. He was instantly killed.
The State Mine Inspector has ordered
the Greenfield mine closed, his deputy hay-
ing found conditions likely TO cause ser
iouS accident. The mine employs ITO men.
Henry Chester, rich farmer of Hobart,
is in Jail charged with assault with intent
to kill Thomas McClain, his sons friend.
1t is said he stabbed the boy with pitch
| fork.
A trick bicycle rider named Dewey of
Terre Haute, we'll known in show circles,
was fatally hurt at jacksonville, KY,
while doing a turn at the Madisonville
street fair.
Owen Traylor, n-year-old son of Anton
/ Trayler. near Orwell, accidentally shot
himself with rife, the bullet entering his
groin and passing upward through his
bowels. The wound is mortal.
While working on the roof Of John Hub
bard's house in Greenfield, Carl Mcmahon,
a carpenter of Shirley, 20 years old, slipped
and fell to the ground, striking on his head
and shoulders. His recovery is doubtful.
Two burglars forced an entrance to the
main building of Purdue University at La
fayette andmade an unsuccessful attempt
TO blow open the big vault in the basement,
which contains valuable records and
papers.
Goshen college, established as private
corporation in 1897, is to be transferred TO
the direct management of the Mennonite
shurch. The stockholders, numbering 200,
will donate their interests to the religious
institution.
The annex to the Hartford City Paper
Company, together with its contents, in
GLIDING machinery, stock and raw material,
was entirely destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of about So, 500, which is entirely COW
cred by insurance.
The administrator of the estate of Charles
Lipp of Evansville, sued the Illinois Cen
trail railroad for $4,000. Several months
ago Lipp was stealing ride on the freight
train and it is alleged he was knocked off
by the brakeman and killed.
A livery barn and four dwellings were
destroyed by a fire of unknown origin at
InwOod. For time it was feared the en-
tire business district of the town would
burn, but help came from Plymouth and
the fire was prevented from spreading
Telling his wife that hewas going to take
a bath, John Doege, well known citizen
of Hammond, locked himself in the bath
room and turned on the gas. When the
family broke down the door later Doege
was dead. No cause is assigned for the act.
Henry Christ, patrolman at Indiana
polls, who shot AMI killed Edward Cory,
business agent of the Electrical Workers
Union, July u, was bound over TO the
grand jury, under bond of $4,000. The
bond was furnished by prominent business
men.
Wesley Osborne of Oakland City, was ar
rested at Mt. Vernon, charged with open
ing mail addressed to his uncle and taking
ST. He was taken TO Evansville by Deputy
United States Marshal Johann and will be
arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Wartman.
John Pierson, muSsel shell digger Of
Vincennes, found a Wabash river pearl at
the plant of the Vincennes Pearl Button
Company, while he was examining shells,
which are used in the manufacture of but
TONS The pearl is said to be worth be-
tween $500 and 81 900.
Prof. Jordan, clairvoyant, has disap-
peared from Terre Haute, according to the
police, who accuse him of having 6eeced
several persons out of more than 500 each,
using the old trick of persuading them to
leave with him for given number of days
either money or jewelry.
By the will of Mrs. A NJ LETTERS, late of
Richmond, but who died at Chautauqua, N.
Y, where she went to spend the summer,
DePauw university at Greencastle, will re-
ceive $S5 900 and Ohio Wesleyan university
at Delaware, Ohio, S65, 900. Other institu-
tions benefit in lesser amounts.
The Smith, Wager & Falk drug store in
Decatur, was robbed of cash and checks
calling for 81 900, and the is attributed
to home talent. OF the spoils $500 was
cash, while the remainder was checks, all
of which was in a large pocketbook. The
money drawer was also rified of SO.
While playing on a log which rested On
a stump, a small child of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Tribe, near Cynthiana, was killed and an
other seriously injured by the log rolling
off the stump on the little ones. The par
ents were picking blackberries and had
left the children to play in the woods.
Fire broke out in Ed Newlin's sale sta
BILE, in the old opera house building at
Franklin, destroying it and several nearby
barns. The residence of Mayor Dixon was
damaged The loss was about So, 900, with
s., 900 insurance. Thomas Hopper is under
arrest, charged with starting the fire.
At Carmel the livery stable of Jackson
Jefferies, the blacksmith shop of Joseph
Hornbaker and the shoe store of NJ. L.
Martin, were destroyed by fire. Beeson's
meat market, Burkhart & Painters general
merchandise store and r. l.. Georges har-
ness shop were also damaged. The loss is
s., 900, with no insurance.
The Decarie Incinerator Company, which
rpcpnfly contracted Tn install i'm ATupcia a