The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04
Brief State Items.

IoOt Dali game.
Charles Orr, aged %, of Peru. was killed
while cutting timber near Red Bridge. A.
falling tree struck him.
Mrs. Samuel Brainer of Eaton, was ter
ribly burned, the result of lamp explo-'
sion, dying some hours later.
Thomas Gear of ODER, was struck in the
abdomen by the fly wheel of a buzz-saw
at LapOrte, and disemboweled.
An ordinance was introduced in the city
council at Michigan City to increase saloon
licenses from 500 to $3.50 year.
The 7-year-od daughter of William
johnson of AbOite township, was burned
to death at her home near Fort Wayne.
Jacob Missing, ST., well known resident
of Walker township, was severely injured
IN gas explosion at his home near Manila.
Robert McFall and Clarence Misner, 6
and years old, were drowned near Terre
Haute while skating. The bodies were re-
covered.
The DeKalb Iron Works plant at Au-
burn, was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with but $1,000
insurance.
By premature explosion in the Sunny
side coal mine at Evansville. George Casey
was instantly killed and Thomas Moore
fatally injured.
The city council at Laporte entered into
a ter-year contract with the Laporte Elec-
trio Company for an all-night lighting
service, at $73 light year.
Benjamin Rhoades, colored, was acquit-
ted at Bedford of the charge of numbering
Sam Lynch, whom he shot on December 10
in self-defense, as he claimed
The second trial of Mrs. Anna Bankert,
who is accused of killing Norman Cook, at
her home, in August last, has been set for
trial at RuShville, February9.
Myrt Clark and Solomon Hood of High
land, became involved in fight, and
Clark stabbed Hood in the face and neck
several times with a large knife. Hoods
condition is serious.
Diptheria in an aggravated form has ap-
peared in Washington county, six miles
north of Borden. Three deaths are re-
ported. Two schools in the infected neigh
borhOOd have been closed.
Rev. Ulysses G. Sutherlin, who is under
grand jury indictment at New Albany, for
the murder of his wife, Will renew his
bond of $1,000. The case will probably be
tried at the January term of Court.
William DeWert, aged 40, fireman at the
hoop factory located at Monroeville, was
fatally inju. ed while on duty IN the boiler
room. A valve was blown out of the boiler
with great force. striking DeWert on the
head.
The Terrell opera house at Bluffton was
sold by the Indiana Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION of Indianapolis, to Frank Smith
and Fred Tangeman of Button for SIS, 90.
The new prOprietors will take possession
at once.
The steamboat John w. Thomas was
blown against the dock at Tell City by
high wind and sank. The water is three
feet over her upper deck. No one was in
jured. The boat plies in the Cannelton
Evansville trade.
The annual mid-winter meeting of the
Farmers Institute of Hamilton county was
held at Westfield. The speakers were ID.
B. johnson, Prof. g. W. Splitter, j. p.
DAVIS, Mrs. Martha Bray, Lewis s. Ker-
cheval and L. j. Lindley.
The newsboys of Hartford City have
formed a union, in which all newspaper
carriers are listed. A boycott will be es
tablished on all persons refusing to pay
for newspapers, and other means of self
protection will be enforced.
The Butler poultry show will not be held
until after the big chicken and pet stock
falr at Goshen this season, and the dates
from January "a to q have been agreed
upon. The Goshen show will take place
from January to January 6, and will at
tract many Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and
Indiana exhibitors.
The Bartholomew County Sale Company
has sent out notices to its patrons an
nouncing the annual horse and mule sale,
which will be held in Columbus, February
q, g and a. On February %, horse
show will be held for stations owned in
the county and their products. The en-
tries for the sale will close Saturday, Feb
ruary 3.
Elizabeth Hyatt, so years old, an inmate
of the county infirmary at Shelbyville, and
paralyzed in her lower limbs, while seated
in her chair, lighted her pipe and fell
asleep while smoking. The pipe slipped
from between her teeth and the sparks ig-
nited her clothing, and before discovery
her arms and legs were charred. Her in
juries are fatal.
AS the result of trouble at Lebanon be-
tween Arthur Quackenbush and Dean
Stephenson, brothers-in-law, on one side,
and Harvey Branden burg, the last named
was badly beaten and was stabbed several
times, his scalp being cut across the top Of
his head from ear to ear, laying bare the
skull. 1t was first thought Brandenburg
was fatally hurt. His assallants are under
arrest.
S. Elton was arrested at French Lick
Springs by Logansport officers, the charge
being forgery. He is accused of passing =
worthless check, calling for SO, on no.
tel man at Logansport. A similar charge
is said to rest against him at Terre Haute.
Elton represents himself as travelling
salesman.
Harry Sale, aged 3, son of Henry Sale of
Indianapolis, pulled kettle of boiling
water off stove and was scalded TO death.
Fire partially destroyed the Neff Barr
dry goods store at Newcastle. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000. The fire origin
ated in the basement.
In the common council at Laporte, fol-
lowing bitter fight between ministers
and liberal element over an attempt to
give Sunday night theatrical performances,
an ordinance was passed prohibiting Sun
day shows and providing minimum fine
of $50 and maximum fine of $500.
A desperate pistol encounter took place
in dark room overa saloon at Hunting
ton between Policeman Charles Reilly and