The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
was badly wrecked, but was saved from

was badly wrecked, but was saved from
sinking.
The dead body of Doctor Jim, an In
dian, aged 100 years, has been fourd I'M
der the bridge on the Darlington branch
| IF the Northern Pacific, three miles from
Arlington, Wash, with bullet hole in
the back of his head. 1t is evident that
he was murdered.
After successfully GLIDING the United
States secret service men for over twelve
years j. B. Gregory, alias Harry Leon
ard, expert counterfeiter and escaped
convict, has been captured In Los An
geles, Cal, and turned over to the United
States authorities.
The village of Manhattan, ILL.,, suffered
loss of $4,000 by fire. Bergan's hard
ware store, Schrader's general store and
Schoop's hotel were destroyed, and a
number of other buildings damaged. The
fire is thought to have been due to an ex-
plosion of gasoline.
Ernest NJ. Pollard of Nehawka, Re-
publican, was elected to represent the
first district of Nebraska in Congress at
a special election Tuesday. He won over
his Democratic opponent, Francis w.
Brown, Mayor of Lincoln, by a majority
that will exceed 1000.
Benjamin Cook, member of the State
public school board, shot and killed him
self in Owatonna, MINI. His daughter
found him sitting on a blanket covered
with blood, revolver in his hand and a
bullet hole through his head. No cause
is known for the suicide.
A man giving his name as Frank
Leonard of Peoria, H., held up and rob-
bed live men in drug store at Twenty
fourth and Seward streets, Omaha, TAX
ing several hundred dollars and their
jewelry from them. He was captured
after pistol and fist fight.
Estimates of the value of the wheat
crop in western Kansas show that in
many cases the crop for this year is
worth four times the price of the land,
based on sales at the beginning of the
year. The southwestern crop estimate is
1O4 100000 bushels of winter wheat.
The City National Bank in Kansas
City failed to open its doors Thursday.
The bank held paper of G. ]. Devlin of
Topeka for upward of 100000 and the
failure is the direct result of the closing
of the First National Bank of Topeka, of
which Mr.. Devlin was the principal
stakeholder.
Word has been received from Wa
basha, Mimi, that six persons were
burned to death in a fire which destroyed
the Depot hotel at an early hour Tues
day morning. The fire was caused by
the explosion of gas tank used for an
illuminating plant with which the hotel
was equipped.
The s. " Hyde Elevator Company
has sold thirteen elevators in Minnesota
between Rushford and Alden TO the
Pierce-Stephenson Elevator Company of
La Crosse, Wis. The consideration was
$4,000. The Hyde company is disposing
of its line of elevators through Mime
sofa and Dakotas.
The troop stable at Fort Washable,
sixteen miles from Lander, Wyo., has
been destroyed by fire. Fifty horses be-
longing to troop +, Tenth United States
cavalry, were burned and also three
mules and considerable saddlery. The
horses were large sorrels and among the
finest in the army.
Mrs. George Henry Maynard of Den
yer has invented a machine which darns
socks, doing the work much more rapid
ly than could be done by hand and turn
ing out as smooth work as the best ever
seen. The darner can be attached to
sewing machine, and any rate of speed
can be attained.
The food waters of Spring river reach
ed the big dam at Lowell, Kan, Friday,
and with all the flood gates open the
water raised within two feet of the top
of the dam. The gauge showed twenty
eight feet of water. Half mile above
the dam the water broke out of the
banks and flooded Var:1. little village,
with three feet of water. The wagon
bridge across the river at Lowell was
washed away and the bridge of the st
Louis and San Francisco railway was in
great danger. Good telephone service
along the river provided an opportunity
to warn people residing in the lowlands
and they sought safety on higher lands.
So far only one death has been reported
that of Calvin Rudy of Carthage. 1t
is estimated that damage to crops and
live stock will amount to S500,OOO