The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Brief State Items.

Messing horse, had his right arm broken
by kick.
Mrs. Mary E. Culbertson of Nashville is
suffering from severe injury to her head,
the result of an accidental fall.
A child at Eaton played with a eat be-
longing to family quarantined because of
small pox and contracted the disease.
A valuable race horse driven by Harry
CulbertsOn of Rrsi vile, ran away and was
killed by collision ith barbed wire fence.
A natural gas EXPLOSION on the second
fioor of the home of J. L. Beck near Per-
klnsville, seriously burned and bruised Mr..
Beck and his S-year-old son.
Some weeks ago Mrs. James Honey, near
Shelbyville, suffered broken leg in run
away. 1t is now found that the leg will
have to be rebroken before it will properly
heal.
Robert Bryant, Jr., while skating on the
ONO River Ice near Lawrenceburg, plunged
through an airhole and was sinking for the
third time when his companions rescued
him with a boat hook.
Ernest Stahlhuth of Columbus has col
lection of sermons delivered in 1895 and
1877; the last of the series being printed in
100. The book was in the family of his
mother-in-law for many generations.
The county commissioners have con-
tracted with L. c. Lillard of Marion for
the construction of a boulevard connecting
Railroad avenue with the L. O. o. F. ceme-
terry, one-half mile in length. Considera-
ton 81 .251 81
j. Z. Starkey of Meta, found a dollar bill
frozen fast in the ice on the sidewalk and
he advertised for the owner. He received
thlrty-fiye distinct calls from persons. who
solemnly affirmed that the bill belonged to
them individually.
Owing to the large death rate because OF
consumption, the health board of Green's
burg has ordered that all houses in which
consumptive patients die shall be thor
oughly fumigated with formaldehyde be-
fore the burial of the patient.
DR.. George w. III. Kemper, one of Mum
cle's Oldest practicing physicians, has near
ly completed book, 1.-THE Worlds Anat-
omlsts," being biographical sketches of the
fathers of the medical profession. DIR.
kemper leaves shortly for tour of Europe.
was set on fire by tramps, or torch was
applied in a spirit of revenge. The build
ing and contents were destroyed. The
pupils lost their books, and Lee Church,
principal, is also sufferer in this respect.
Mrs. Walter McCasland and child were
burned to death at their home near Mt.
Vernon. The wOman's clothing caught
flre from an open fireplace, and in her
struggles she set fire to the clothing of the
little one. A husband and two children
survive.
Workmen tearing away the old Menzies
property to make way for the new L o. o.
+. Building at Greensburg, discovered a
poplar stump under one of the floors still
In an excellent state of preservation. The
tree which it supported was cut down
sixty-nine years ago.
The records of st. Joseph County reveal
that twenty-five couples who secured Ii
censes to marry in South Bend during the
last three years, and who were subse-
quently married, are not husband wife &C.
cording to the statutes, owing to the fail
ure of the party performing the ceremony
to make return of the marriage for record.
Fully one dozen young men of Muncie
have left for Panama to take service i'm
canal construction. Charles Musser and
two companions have accepted clerical DO
sitions. Glenn o. Christ has been ap-
pointed to position in the engineering
department. Ira Jones and Frank Hurst
purchased land and will take personal care
thereof.
Th<
been rechartered for twenty years The
bank was established in 1865, with James
l.. Gardner as president. He filled the DO
sition until his death, about five years ago,
when j. FL. Anderson, present incumbent,
succeeded him. The bank has S1OO, 900 cap
ital stock and its last statement shows
$3.50, 900 deposits. 1t is the oldest bank in
the county.
Mrs. Charles Lee Massey of Marion, was
perhaps fatally burned by an explosion in
a range in her home. The fire i'm the cook
range was lighted by the servant girl and
Mrs. Massey vas standing near by when
the explosion occurred. The water in the
pipes in the stove had frozen during the
night and when the water became heated
the pipes burst, causing the explosion.
One arm was blown almost off and it is
thought the member will have to be ampu-
tated at the shoulder. Mrs. Massey also
received numerous burns about the body.
John Mcdonald died recently of blood
the result of trimming his corns
with a rusty knife. Mcdonald was not
believer in any church nor in any fraternal
order, but he tried to live up to the golden
rule. 1t was his practice to give to charity
all the money he made, and it is estimated
that he gave away fully $780, 900 during his
life to unfortunate people. He died a poor
man, although he was always a money!
maker. 1t is said no unfortunate person
ever called upon him and was turned
away. He was a distant relative of the
late Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald of Indian
apolis.
After confessing his sins and kneeling at
the altar during a service held at the Holt
ness Church at Marion, and while listen
ing to prayers being uttered for him, Ed
ward johnson, aged %, suddenly jumped
to his feet, and, shoIting, 81 am doomed
man and can't be saved,v drew knife
from his pocket and cut his throat, The
attempt at suicide caused panic among
the worshipers and excitement rtigned
high. johnson grappled with those who
attempted to disarm him, and tried to cut
them, but the bloody knife was finally
taken from him. He inflicted a gaping
mo vvouu7 in his mach