The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-06
Brief State Items.


son has concluded not to remove its plant
to Richmond.
A hard rainstorm, accompanied by light
ming, swept over Valparaiso. The Pres
byterian church and several residences
were struck. No one was injured.
Clarence McLain, IS years old, of Ko-
komo, was drowned while bathing in
gravel pit. A detail from the fire depart
ment recovered the body after an hours
work
Christian McNulty, aged 70, of Delphi,
was killed by an eastbound train on the
Wabash railroad. lie was a member of
the Ninth Indiana infantry in the civil
war.
The Masonic fraternity at Hartford City
is negotiating for site looking to the cree
ton of new hall, made possible by
S12, 900 legacy from the estate of the late
Edward WOlyertOn.
While Miss Simmons, 10 years old, was
walking along the Belt railroad at Ander-
son, she caught her foot in a switch frog
and an approaching freight train cut off
her foot at the ankle.
The Seventeen Indiana infantry, known
as the Ben Harrison regiment, will hold
reunion at Shelbyville September 1928.
James c. Bennett of that city, is chairman
of the executive committee.
Edwin Record, 25 years old and unmar-
ried, brakeman on the Big -Four railroad,
had his head completely severed from his
body when he fell beneath the wheels of a
cut of freight cars at Muncie.
David Randall, saloon keeper at Fort
Wayne, has been placed under $500 bonds
by Commissioner Logan, accused of failing
to destroy the stamp ON a cigar box. and
with using the box in selling a cheaper
cigar.
Escaping from hospital at Indiana
polls, Louis Woldke, aged 36, of Alexan-
dria, wandered to point near Anderson,
where he was found. His exposure seems
to have made him rational. He was
brought home.
While fishing in the Wabash river, using
a trot line, Frank Lintz of Mt. Vernon,
landed an alligatOr-gar and killed it with
Ratchet, but not until his hands had been
severely bitten. The gar weighed fifty
pounds, and was over four feet in
length.
Newton Osborn and Ada ID. Hiestand of
Redkey, were arrested at Lafayette. 1t is
charged that they eloped and have been
living there together as husband and wife
since June Is. Osborn has a wife and
child in Redkey They threatened suicide
when arrested.
The city council of Valparaiso has ap-
proved a petition addressed to Andrew
Carnegie, asking him for contribution Of
s25, 900 for public library building. A
like petition, signed by 600 members OF
various literary clubs in the city, will also
be sent to Carnegie.
Ray Lane, working outside the Indiana
reformatory walls under guard, escaped
and is still at large. His home is at
Knightstown, but he was convicted of
grand larceny in Wayne county, and COM
mitted to the reformatory under the indie
terminate sentence act.
Two years ago G.. c. Simpson, near Rus
Siaville, had two swarms of bees in one
day, which he hived in large sugar barrel
He now finds the barrel filled with honey,
estimated in excess of 100 pounds, and in
order to harvest the honey he is compelled
to kill part of the bees.
The 6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gates of Linton, fell into shaft
at the Island City mine, fall of sixty-fve
feet, and was instantly killed. She was
subject to epileptic attacks, and while play
ing near the mine was seized of a spasm.
The father of the child attempted to catch
her as she ran from him and darted into
the open shaft.
Arlie. 8 years old, son of George Rowe of
New Albany, while playing in the street,
attempted to climb on a delivery wagon
belonging to the Whiteside Bakery COM
pany, and was thrown under the wheels
and fatally crushed, dying in five minutes.
Mr. Rowe recently lost child by con-
sumption, his wife is alarminglyill of con-
sumption, and he is seriously Frustrated,
the result of heart trouble.
The authorities at Shelbyville are said 10
be following four clews that may lead to
the solution of the Nellie May Hill case,
and it is rumored an arrest may be made
soon. However, none of the detectives
who are trying to earn the $500 reward,
will indicate what the clews are. The
theft of the building and loan association
book at the time the little girl was struck
down, is a matter that is causing some
talk. Why thief should take the book,
which could be OF no value to him, is a
mystery.
The explosion of a gas well boiler on the
farm of William Perry, near Alexandria,
was unattended by casualties, but the es-
cape of workmen was narrow, as five of
them were close by only moment before.
The explosion was due to nigh pressure
and defective safety valve. The dome
of the boiler was thrown $50 feet into the
air, while broken fragments were scattered
for quarter of mile in every direction.
The frebox has not yet been found Oil
was used for fuel, and the boiler was val
ued al $3.50.
Frank Reed, of Gibson county, was
placed in the Southern Indiana insane
asylum at Evansville. He thinks he is a
half brother of Jesus Christ and that he
has been commissioned to warn people the
world is near an end.
The corner stone Of the new Lutheran
hospital in Fairfield avenue, Fort Wayne.
was laid. The Rev. A. C. Loefier delivered
an address in German, and the Rev. w.
Brandes of Huntington, one in English.
The Rev. Paul Stock conducted the ritual
istic exercises. The temporary quarters in
the old Ninde home have been regularly
filled with patients since it opened.
George Downey, colored, and Milton
Allen q parOled convict from the Chester