The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
Brief State Items.

boiling vat of soda and was probably ia
tally scalded.
Edward Bogard, mule driver at the Big
Muddy coal mine at Bicknell, was killed
by falling slate.
The corn plant of the Corydon Canning
Company burned, causing a loss of SIC, 600,
with $4,000 insurance.
Larry Martin was struck by a freight
train on the B. & o. at Vincennes and so
badly mangled that he will die.
Joe Hicks, employed at the Reynolds
coal mine at Boonville, was killed i'll the
mine by the cage, which fell on him.
Mrs. Edward F. Turner was badly burned
at Richmond blythe explosion of gasoline
stove. Her husband saved her by rolling
her in the grass.
An overheated dry room in the Ideal
Furniture Factory at Washington caused
the total destruction of the plant. Loss
$4,000; insurance $1,000.
Lee Hull, young man, was stabbed to
death at OOlitic, in the quarry district, by
John Hicks. The men had quarreled over
the affections of young woman Hicks
escaped.
Mary Eugenia Hayworth, aged 4, at her
grandmother's home in Shelbyville, set fire
TO dried vines hanging on the porch. Her
clothing ignited. 1t is thought she will
not recover
Gold in paying quantities has been found
on the Farmer farm, near Bedford. The
assay runs S13 to the ton. Indianapolis
capitalists will form company with $4,000
capital to develop the mine.
Mills and IL of the American Sheet and
Tin Plate Company at Elwood, have re-
sumed operations. These factories have
been closed since June |. They will give
employment to 1900 people
Pleasant Cooksey (colored) was fatally
shot at Terre Haute by Nelson White, an
other negro, during quarrel which was
the outcome of ill-feeling which has existed
between the men for some time
After living year in a tent to test the
open air treatment for consumption, Oscar
Wright of New Albany, is dead. For a
time he improved, but during the past two
months he gradually grew worse.
Charles Ford, a bartender, threw himself
in front of Panhandle train at Hartford
City, in an attempt at suicide, but was res
cued by bystander. Family trouble is
the cause assigned for his attempt.
Charles Hole, farmer near Ezra, was
called out during the night by two men
who began to beat him with clubs. His
wife rescued Gin with gun. Attic Wiley
and Dennis Bruce have been arrested.
! Plans have been perfected for the erec-
| ton of 100000 ten-story ''skyscraper,"
at the intersection of Fourth and Sycamore
streets, Evansville, next spring. w. II.
McCurdy, manufacturer, is financing the
project.
While learning to operate an automobile
Mrs. Christian Meme, Sl4 North West
street, indianapolis, sustained injuries that
may result fatally. She collided with a
street car, and it is thought sustained
| fractured skull.
While driving to Goshen from Nappanee
Judge Francis Nj. Corns was held up by
two masked robbers at the Wabash rail-
road crossing. Judge Corns fired several
shots but the highwaymen escaped on
passing freight train.
uc ItctDt IdlllS nave SISdlly SNOllCH
the streams in Martin county, and Frank
Jones, carrying mail between Shoals and
Rusk, in attempting to cross the Powell
branch in Lost river, lost his horse, but
swan ashore with the mail.
The dead body of Barney HOster, aged
30, was found sitting upright against
tree near Michigan City. In one hand
was bottle of carbolic acid from which
quantity had been taken. He had been
i'm poor health for several years.
A Whitley street car dashed intOa house
being moved across Wysor street, at the
Elm street crossing in Muncie, badly
wrecking the car, fatally injuring the mo-
tOrman, Elmer Warfel, and less seriously
injuring half dozen passengers.
Hallet Hackins, player on the Laporte
football team, is lying at his home in La
porte in a serious condition as the result of
broken windpipe, an injury which, the
physicians state, may result fatally, or, If
be RECEIVERS, cause total loss of speech.
After visiting the grave of her husband,
who was killed by falling from train
while on his way home from indianapolis,
where he had been attending the state en-
campment of the militia, Mrs. Jennie Da-
Wis, g years old, of Delphi, committed sui
eide by swallowing strychnine.
Burglars plundered the magazine owned
| by the Hercules Torpedo Company, near
MuRcie, cutting through the heavy door
with an AK and carrying off four quarts of
nitroglycerin and two pounds of dynamite.
Nitroglycerin was poured from the cans
and spilled on the floor, and there were
other evidences OF careless handling of the
explosive.
George Lewis, one of the wealthiest farm
erS of Madison county. and also the owner
of considerable property at Markleville,
notified the police officers at Anderson that
he had received two anonymous letters, de-
manding that he compel N. III. Veach,
merchant, to yacate one of the buildings
rented by him from Lewis at Markleville.
The last letter said that unless Veach va
Gated the building he would be shot.
James Wilston, aged 80, of the Salvation
Army Industrial Home Company at South
Bend, pleaded guilty to the larceny of
goods donated to the home and he was sem
fenced to serve from one to three years in
prison. He has wife in Terre Haute.
Five thousand people assembled on the
Tippecanoe battlefield near Lafayette and
saw the engagement of Nov. z, 1911, fought
over by student cadets and local militia.
Congressman Crumpacker spoke. A large
delegation of Miami Indians gave a war
dance. The celebration marked the COM
pletion of an electric railroad to the battle
| field.
Rnu Hardin nine years old SON of Mr.