The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-27
WESTERN.

= tornado at Peoria, Ill, wrecked four
houses and number of barns and slight
ly injured six persons.
Fire started by lightning destroyed tie
Grant w. Kenney elevator at Argentine,
Kan, causing n loss of 100000.
The Diamond sawmill, owned by II. Ii.
Smith. was destroyed by fire in Mime
apolis. the loss being estimated at $780,
900.
Three hundred South Omaha. Neb.,
children who struck because they object
ed to japanese pupils declared strike off
and returned to school.
Forest fires in northern Minnesota are
doing much damage and threaten many
frontier towns. Lake Superior is COW
cred by dense pail of smoke.
A miniature cyclone tore up things in
southern Iowa. At Melrose freight cars
were carried bodily from the track, side
walks torn up and buildings unroofed.
President w. K. Harper of the Uni
versity of Chicago carries radium in his
vest pocket as an adjunct to the X-ray
treat ment for cancer and receives much
benefit.
The body of Lizzie Booth, an 1S-year-
Id girl, was found in Chinese opium
zen in Havre. Mont. The body was COW
cred with bruises. Toy, a Chinese gam
3ler, has been arrested on suspicion.
John Alexander Dowie of Chicago has
closed negotiations and obtained options
IN tract of 100000 acres of land in
The State of Tamulipas. Mexico. where
ne proposes TO found a new Zion City.
Eight hundred men at the Arkansas
Valley smelter at Leadville, Colo, struck
because the wheelers and weighers were
not included in an agreement for an
eight-hour day made with the employers.
John Butler and John Haddick. promi-
nent farmers. living near Mason City,
Neb., quarreled over a fence line and
Haddick shot and instantly killed Butler
uaddick at once surrendered to an Off,
Ger and is in Jail.
After a weeks struggle with the heavy
ice field in the Straits of Mackinac the
DOWN. bound feet Of vessels from Chi
cago and Milwaukee succeeded in forcing
a passage and sailed into the open wat
ers of Lake Huron.
c. d. Crawford, who was found guilty
Of having murdered Heino Lundeen in a
box car at Elk River, Mimi, was SEN
fenced TO be hanged, and Arthur Lace,
his accomplish, was sentenced to serve
thirty years in prison.
The annual school enumeration of
South Bends First Ward, just complet-
ed. shows that in that ward, largely
made up of working people and with over
5000 population, over half the families
enumerated had no children
In Mount Vernon, Ohio, Fred W.
Jones, a railroad contractor, killed his
wife and committed suicide by shooting.
The two quarreled over money which had
been bequeathed to Mrs. Jones, and
which the husband demanded.
Burglars robbed the postofice in
Sweetser. Ind. Stamps valued at $500
and small amount of money were
taken. The postoffice is in a jewelry
store owned by Elmer Veach and jewelry
valued at 500 was also stolen.
Charles Finch was arrested in Gin
cinnati, charged with throwing Loretta
Krekeler, aged years, from the Liberty
street viaduct to the ground below. dis
lance # eighty-three feet. The girl may
recover. The man was crazed by CO.
caine.
| Without debate by vote of 20 to IL
| the Wisconsin Assembly Tuesday passed
the administration railroad rate commits
sion bill. The Assembly concurred in
the Senate bills prohibiting tie sale OF
giant frecrackers and forbidding spring
| shooting.
| For the purpose of robbery an un-
known assassin stabbed Mrs. Catherine
Gurka, 50 years old, to death in the par
lor of her cottage, "a Front street, Chi
| cago. and then escaped. leaving but few
| clews behind The murderer got $12. but
overlooked $40.
Peter Ziolkowski, aged IL, who has
been in jail in Fergus Falls, Mimi, on
Z charge of numbering his father, changed
his plea from not guilty to guilty and was
sentenced to St Cloud reformatory for
Jife No special motive for the crime
has come to light.
In Newark, Ohio, the grand jury In.
dicted Mary Lingafelter for aiding IL
the recent Homestead Building Associa
tios forgery. Her husband, Cashier