The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

Noble and Whitley County farmers
who have been holding sheep and
hogs for better prices united in a
shipment of eighteen double-deck cars
from Churubusco last week. The
stock was consigned to East Buffalo,
N. Y.
The latest traction report at Nash
vile is that Joseph Irwin, of the Indi-
annapolis, Columbus & Southern, is
making plans to build an electric line
from Columbus, via Nashville, to
Bloomington. Inquiries have been
made in regard to franchises and
right-of-way.
Several days ago the daughter OF
Theodore Stoltz, pioneer furniture
manufacturer of Evansville, died, and
in few days Stoltz died of grief. A
few days later the widow of Stoltz
died. Stoltz was formerly a resident
of Cincinnati and well known along
the Ohio Valley.
The large frame barn on the farm
OF George w. GODDARD, near Homer
burned recently. Several hundred
bushels of corn, number of farm i'm
plements, harness, ETC., were destroyed
and the hay NOW had just been filled
with shredded fodder. The loss will
exceed $1,000; partly insured.
Some person who refused to give
his name telephoned to the Terre
Haute police that mule driver at
Vandalia mine, two miles west OF
Terre Haute, pulled the tongue out OF
a mules head when he was exasper.
ated with the animal. The police not
| flied the officers of the Humane So
ciety, and they are investigating the
story.
The $4,000 damage suit filed against
Col. w. A. Oliphant, a druggist Of Pet
ersburg, by Mrs. Celista Craig, alleg
ing that Oliphant had sold her hus
band liquor, on which he had become
intoxicated, and while in that condi
ton had attempted to- rob John Ham
mond, secretary of the Sunshine Build
ing G. Loan Company, several months
ago, has been withdrawn.
Elkhart's new $4,000 school build
ing was formally opened by very
elaborate program, of which State Su
perintendent Fassett A. Cotton's ad
dress was the principal feature. This
| building is one of the best equipped
and most modern in the northern par
of the State. 1t is constructed o
Bedford stone, two stories high and
contains twenty rooms, the entire
building having seating capacity o.
500. 1t is equipped with a very eff
cient system of fire escapes.
The friends of Frederick A. Miller
editor of the South Bend Tribune, are
feeling" the sentiment regarding his
candidacy for mayor of South Bend or
the Republican ticket in the coming
city campaign. Concerning Mr.. Miller
the South Bend News said: 1T ii
claimed by his friends that Mr.. Miller
is the strongest candidate that can bs
found and they say that he has al
ways been hard worker for the par
ty without making any claims for an,
public Office and is entitled to be con
sidered in the race for mayor"
Grant County may have thirteen for
mer sheriffs living. but Hamilton Coun
ty has fifteen, all but two of whom ar,
still living in the county. Charles Nor
row has been farming in Kansas sew
eral years, and George Bragg is resi-
| dent Of Howard County. The othe
former sheriffs living are Levi New
conner, T. ]. Lindley, David Patty, Geo
Nagle, Evan Bray, Elihu Hawkins. W
A. Semans, A. ]. Fryberger. Philil
Rhoades, ]. p. Bradfeld, j. A. Owen
and l.. r. Haworth. Hamilton Count,
also has thirteen former treasurer
| living.
Acting upon the authority of the dos
muzzling ordinance, which was signet
by Mayor Shattuck, the police force O
Brazil carried shotguns and killed un
muzzled dogs as fast as they wer,
found Ten dogs were killed In one
day, some of them being valuable hunt
ing dogs, whose owners believed tn,
ordinance was for a bluff" AS soor
as the reports of the shots were heard
dog owners began scurrying to ge
their dogs under cover, while the chill
dren were sent to the various stores
for muzzles. The warfare on the dog
will be continued until every unmuz
zled dog In the city is killed
William H. SCOTS general store a
Newbern, Bartholomew County, wa
almost wrecked when a mule team
owned by Michael Baah. of that place
became frightened at a herd of will
mules which William Mobley. a stocl
dealer, was driving. The tame mule:
could not stand the sight of their wilS
brothers and sisters and immediatel,
took on a wild streak of their own
They dashed into the front window o
the store, smashing the glass. Insid.
the window they tore away a show
case and spilled its contents on the
floor. Then the wagon caught on the
window casing and their progress wa,
stopped.
Meeting his old school teacher il
Richmond, William Baldwin, who ha(
punished him twenty-five years ago
Robert Gamble repaid the whipping af
fair by assaulting him. Gamble was
arrested.
While hunting near Oakland City
Levi Reed, well-known farmer, at
tempted to drag his gun after hin
through barbed wire fence. One o
the triggers caught on wire, discharg
ing the gun. Reeds left hand was
torn entirely of by the charge.
Harold, the 7-year-old son of Charlie:
P. Voshell and wife, living on a farm
near Lawrenceburg, was operated OF
for appendicitis. A small round glas.
button was removed from his appen
dix. The child is in a critical condi
ton and his recovery is doubtful.
i A novel contest Is being waged be
tween the Christian Sunday School, O
OWenSyille and the Old T1nion Cunda,