The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-31
Brief State Items.

to death.
William Hess, a well known man of
Frankfort. committed suicide by swallow
ing carbolic acid. No cause is known for
the act.
Samuel Horn, aged %, of Rochester, was
killed at William Downs saw mill, log
falling on him and pushing him against
big saw.
William Lucas, miner at Burnette, was
killed by Big Four locomotive at Terre
Haute, when he stepped from train to a
second track.
David j. Smith, svitchman in the en-
ploy of the Pennsylvania railroad at Lo-
gansport, was electrocuted while talking
over a telephone.
Philip Krigh OF Stilesville, well known
Snowman, died of drOpsy. In health he
weighed almost 700 pound. He leaves a
widow and several children.
Frank Hackett of ElwoOd, died as the
result of the bullet wound accidentally in
/ fiicted by Benjamin Farmer. Hacket ex-
Onerated Farmer on his deathbed.
While driving cow David Studebaker,
a well known farmer, living near ROches-
! ter, was attacked by the animal and so
badly gored that he cannot recover.
A rear-end collision between two freight
trains On the Pan Handle, sixteen miles
west of Richmond, caused loss of several
thousand dollars. No one was killed.
The Christian churches of Rush county,
sixteen in number, will hold their annual
union meeting at the Rush county
grounds IN Rushville, on Sunday, Septem-
Der "A.
Having been bitten few weeks ago by
a dog, blood poisoning attacked Elmer E.
Hutton, farmer, and he is in a critical
condition. lie resides five miles west of
| Vincennes.
During circus parade at Frankfort, a
band stand on the public square collapsed
and more than 100 men, women and chill
dren were precipitated to the ground. All
escaped injury.
A Michigan Central passenger train
struck an automobile at Michigan City, in
| which DR.. j. z. Ledbetter was riding, COM
| pletely wrecking the machine and seriously
injuring DR.. Ledbetter.
Henry Kemp, 80 years of age, lost both
legs and was fatally injured at Hartford
! City, by being run over by switch engine
in the yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company. He Will die
Major Kenneth NJ. Burr, claim agent for
the Indiana Union Traction Company, was
seriously injured at Anderson, when he at
tempted to alight from moving lnterur-
ban car at Lincoln street.
W. ii. Saxton, mussel and pearl hun
ter, found mussel in the Wabash river at
Clinton, which contained a pearl which
he sold to pearl buyer for $685.. 1t is the
finest pearl ever taken from the Wabash
river.
w. c. Lattmer of Bedford, on trial
charged with selling lottery tickets, pleaded
guilty before Mayor Smith and was fined
$40. This is the first case since the law
against selling lottery tickets went into
effect.
Albert Rupel of Portland, an inventor. is
dead from Lockjaw, caused by stepping on
a nail. He was the son of one of the
wealthiest men in Jay county and was at
work on flying machine when he met
with his accident.
Earl Potter, Is, was arrested at KOkOmO,
for wrecking the Lake Erie & Western
passenger train in which fifty lives were
imperiled and several injured. The boy
made written confession, admitting that
he spiked the switch.
John Clark, who came from Milwaukee,
is i'll at the home of Harvey Wilson, ten
miles northeast OF Angola, with what is
thought to be smallpox. A strict quaran
tine has been established, but many per-
sons Lave been exposed
William Hawkins, 81 years of age, was
instantly killed af Abner's Creek, five
miles west of Danville. While driving a
wagon up steep hill the double-tree
snapped. throwing him under one of the
wheels, breaking his neck.
James Widenbeck, engineer, and j. l..
Placher, fireman on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad, both living at
Elkhart, were fatally Scalded near Toledo.
The engine was derailed and turned over,
pinioaing both men under the cab.
Jacob Kryder, a workman employed put
ting new roof ON the b. x o. roundhouse
at Garrett, fell FROM the building and was
instantly killed. He stepped on scaffold
and enc of the boards tipped. His neck,
arm anu leg NtIc DlOhCu. 1c LIDS uO
family.
A decision of Importance and interest to
all private banks in Indiana was made by
the state board of tax commissioners in the
case of the Greenwood Banking Company,
which appealed from the assessment of the
board of review of johnson county. BY
the county board the Greenwood Banking
Company was assessed S7,4S5 The banks
appeal was sustained by the higher board,
but instead of them reducing the assess
ment the state board increased the sum TO
$25,760. In increasing the assessment the
state board held that all cash on hand and
all deposits belonging to a private bank,
but in the hands of other banks are assess
able.
Frank Innis, the stamp clerk at the post
Office in Shelbyville, was placed under ar
rest on the charge of rifiing the mails
Large sums of money have been taken
from the postoffice for the last year and
suspicion has rested upon Innis.
The city council of Richmond took steps
for the relief of the natural gas consumers,
who, by the company's orders, must stand
an increase in rates of from twenty-five to
fifty cents thousand cubic feet. The
council adopted resolution that the pro-
posed advance is in violation of the COM
pany's franchise, and instructed the City
Attorney to investigate.
! Congressman Cheney announces his rec