The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-21

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Princeton March l. 1t will be the only
school for the negroes of the kind north
of the old Mason and Dixon line.
The plant of the Old vincennes Distill-
ing Company at vincennes was partially
destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at between $4,000 and $225.000-
George Bird, owner Of coal mine at
Francisco. and John SHELTON, a miner,
were killed in the mine by falling slate
Harry Lance and Oscar Brum6eld, min
ers. were seriously injured.
John Hart. a years old, respondent,
committed suicide BY hanging himself in
his barn near Hagerstown- He was
bachelor with but few relatives. and q
member of the Pythian fraternity.
Mrs. Fred Schwomeyer and William
Gill died from bullet wounds inflicted by
the ssoman's husband. who returned I'M
expectedly to his home at Ben Davis and
found the two together. The two men
had been close friends for years. Look
ing through window he found his wife
and Gill together and shot them.
Big Blue river will be stocked with
5000 small black bass in April. s. Her
bert Morris has received this promise
from the United States fish commissioner.
and with a proper petition TO the fish
commits soner, signed. by many of the
farmers who wish to stock the streams on
their farms. he thinks he may be able to
obtain a few thousand additional.
BY their overanxiety to open the safe
in mems furnishing store in Fort
Wayne, a gang of robbers played with the
combination, locked the safe door. and
lost $50 for themselves. The manager
of the store had forgotten to turn the
combination the previous evening. and the
door was left open. Goods amounting to
several hundred dollars were taken.
Jack Stopher, aged 20, a farmer. at
tempted to commit suicide. He had made
arrangements to meet his wife in Aurora
for the purpose of looking at number of
residences for sale. Arriving before bis
wife, he went tic Taylor's livery barn.
where he fired three shots at his head
with a 32-caliber revolver, one of which
took effect. He may recover. 1t is
thought that the idea of leaving his old
home in the country may have made him
Respondent
Two weeks ago Stanton L. Dillingham;,
trustee of Pleasant township, died. and
County Auditor Corboy appointed his son
Clarence OF Valparaiso as his successor.
Later a suit was fled in the Circuit Court
BY residents of the township. alleging that
Clarence Corboy is not a resident. and
asking the court to enjoin the auditor
from approving his sons bond, and to en-
ntllt., from, h.
duties of the Office. There were eight can
didates in the township for the position.
John Henry Rowe. son of Sir Henry
Rowe of London, England. now working
as laborer in little Indiana town, has
made application to be restored to the
English roll of skilled seamen. He Is .
graduate of Cambridge.
An affidavit charging Charles s. White
and Thomas J. Mason with completely in
the wholesale forgery of Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern shop pay checks was
filed with Mayor Russell in Washington.
White is in Jail at Chicago and Mason is
in prison at Joliet. Extradition papers
will be served when the two men are
released.
Henry Fortney, an Invalid. set fire To-
his clothing with a pipe during the alb
sence of his wife and burned to death at
Marion.
Sister Mary Joseph. first cousin of
John Morley, the English statesman and
author, died at the Poor Clare's monas-
terry in Evansville.
Mrs Adolph ID. Bell of indianapolis,
after days of search, has found in the
debris of the Big -Four wreck at Fow-
Ter. in which several persons were burned
to death evidence that her husband was
one of the victims. She found in the
ashes key Of peculiar description which
he carried.
Coroner Leayitt in Terre Haute rem
dered his verdict on the Sanford wreck
on JAN 49, in which fifteen were killed
and thirty badly injured. He says he
cannot fix the blame. because the explo-
sion destroyed nearly all the evidence. The
coroner calls attention to the careless
manner in which explosives are shipped.
Anna Cummings has sued the Big -Four
for $4,000 damages for injuries she re-
ceiyed in the wreck.
John p. Walker, former county and
city treasurer. charged with embezzlement
cf county funds amounting to over $780,
600, was arraigned at Evansville. He
entered plea of not guilty and his case
Was Get for trial April 10.