The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-19
Brief State Happeuincs-

Literally frightened to death by pass
| ing automobile, horse driven by Mr.
and Mrs. Squire Barr. living between
Warsaw and Akron. fell over in the road
way. When Carl Myers the chauffeur,
discovered that the animal was shyins at
the machine he stopped. just in time to
see the horse lunge forward and sink to
the ground
Despondent because she could not mas
ter the English language, Goldie Golden
berg. aged % years, jumped into the st.
Joseph river at South Bend, in an at
tempt to drown herself. A policeman saw
the girl 90 down and jumped in after her
| in time to make rescue. The girl was
taken to the county jai, and later was
turned over to the Associated Charities.
1t will require joint meeting of the
State executive boards of the Indiana
miners and operators to decide if 400
men at John Il. Walsh coal mine at
Terre Haute are liable to a fine of 81
day each. as prescribed by contract, for
striking pending an arbitration The
miners took their tools away, which is
claimed to mean quitting employment and
not striking.
Thrown into a rage by several cups of
water being dashed upon him, Henry
Robinson. a demented man. who was lock-
ed in the city Jail in Connersvile, killed
Austin Ford and seriously injured sew
eral other prisoners After striking with
an iron cuspidor Charles Ringo. an old
trusty, and William Snow, member of
| the city fire department. who was called
| in, Robinson attacked Ford and beat his
head to a pulp against the bars of a
cell. Ford was killed before the jailer
arrived. The jailer and police were mott
fed. but were unable to conquer the
crazed man. The fire department was
then called. and after a stream of water
was played upon him he was dragged into
a cell.
The Rev. Waller Clark of Cassopo.Is,
! Mich, has donated $4,000 toward the
establishment of an old peoples home, to
be controlled by the Brethren church. The
announcement of the gift was made at
the closing session of the Brethren church
at Winona Lake.
The body of Homer s. Casey was found
sitting upright in buggy in the barn at
his home near Bloomfield. with a bullet
hole through the left temple. He was to
have been married to Miss Anna Stone,
and drove home the previous night from
visiting her. The horse was hitched to
the buggy when the body was found
After waiting thirty years for the
sweetheart of his youth. Russell +.
Wheeler. Sacramento. Cal. came to
South Bend and announced his marriage
De, =
Years ago Wheeler became engaged to her.
but just at the wedding date she married
Henry Baer, rich contractor. After the
latter's death she married j. c. Knoblock,
banker and manufacturer. and was charg
ed by Prof. w. +. Schroeder. rival Of
| Kroblock, with breach of promise. The
case was settled out of court. Knoblock
died one year ago. Mrs. Baer-Knoblock-
Wheeler is worth between $i00,0c0 and
100000.
\ shortage of $4,000 has been discov-
| cred in the South Bend Office of the Van
dalia railroad. and it is understood States
| Attorney Talbot will take the matter be-
| fore the grand jury. now in session. The
shortage. il is claimed. has been caused
| through rebates given to large local man.
| ui1s'luTiur tcnttFn~- Al case THIS u
proved true. the case will go TO the fed
eral court.
Ambushed and shot by an unknown as
sassin, Russell Cox, 4S years of age. 10
| dying at his farm north of Peru The
bullet, which was fired from a clump of
trees adjoining the field where Cox was
working, penetrated his lungs. A posse
! is searching for his assailant.