The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-19
REVIEW OF INDIANA

A large bull terrier, belonging to
Vernon Shrode, committed suicide at
Evansville. The dog was whipped by
Shrode's wife and ran straightway and
jumped in front of a rapidly moving
traction car. 1t was ground to pieces.
Samuel Hill, his wife. three chill
dren and his wife's mother are all ill
from the use of impure water from q
well at their home in Marion. They
were all stricken with fever very sud
denly, and DR.. Z. o. Harold, State
health officer, has investigated the
water supply and found it to be i'm
pure.
The hunting season is on and a
large number of rabbits are being
killed. All kinds of game are plenti-
full. Rabbits are selling at $1-20 a
dozen on the market in Brownsville.
The raw fur season has opened. Skunk
and opossums are plentiful and large
numbers of skins are being brought
to market.
Union b. Hunt, one of the promi-
nent members of the Republican State
organization, has resigned as chair
man of the Indiana Railroad Commits
sion to become head OF the insurance
department of the Knights of Pythias
at a salary of $4,000 year. Hunt sue
ceeds Charles F. S. Neal, of Lebanon.
Hunt was recently re-appointed for a
term of four years.
L. V. Buskirk has been elected
treasurer of Indiana University at
Bloomington. He is a leading capt.
talist and brother-in-law of the late
Nat u. Hill, whom he succeeds as uni
versity treasurer Edwin Corr, OF
Bloomington, has been acting treas
urer since Mr.. Hills death. The new
treasurer is university alumnus and
prominent Phi Kappa Psi.
Burglars, while attempting to dyna-
mite the safe in the store of z. s.
Pernett at Bethlehem, set fire to the
building, which was destroyed. with all
| its contents. The residence of his
mother, Mrs. j. n. jackson, adjoining.
was also burned. Pernett loses $1,000,
with 81 800 insurance, and Mrs. Jack
son $4,000. with 81 200 insurance. Per-
nett was defeated last week for elec-
ton as County Treasurer.
The derailment of steel gondola
car of a Lake Shore west-bound
freight at Pine, caused the gas tanks
and steps to be torn from the cars on
an east-bornd passenger train The
loss Of the gas tanks left the mail car
in darkness until the train reached
Elkhart, where thirty-fivs lanterns
were substituted The passengers
were badly frightened until they
learned the extent of the damage.
James Roberts. farmer, shot
quail near Hagerstown. The bird was
plump and fat, with its craw stuffed
with seeds. On examination it was
found that practically all of the seeds
were those of weeds which farmers
regard as pests. Mr. Roberts at once
resolved to shoot no more quails, and
has started out to influence all farm
ers to forbid quail shooting on their
land and to discontinue the practice
themselves.
| w dliCi ApplCSaICs Al 10y Cdi-Otu OOt
Of Corydon, is winning reputation
as a hunter. He has small dog
| trained to hunt cYossums He goes
ont nearly every night with no one
to accompany him except his faithful
dog. He hunts until late at night, and
often travels from ten to fifteen miles
from home. He usually brings in as
many opossums as he can carry. One
of his arms was shot OF while he was
out hunting when he was small boy
A fire out Of the ordinary occurred
along the Big Four railroad while a
train was making good time across the
country. When the third section of No.
IS, fast freight, in charge of Con-
ductor U. d. Singer, reached Avon, one
of the cars was discovered to be on
fire and burning rapidly The train
made the best time possible to Gale,
four miles farther west, and switched
the burning car. which was stock car
of carboys filled with acids, to a side
track. A series of explosions of the
acids followed Several other cars
which were on the siding caught fire
and were destroyed. The total less
from the fire will be heavy
Johnnie and Clarence waybr,ght,
boys OF IL and IA years of age. sons
of William Waybright, farmer near
Nashville, decided to have some fun
and hit upon plan that brought real
excitement While at the country store
in the morning they bought a box Of
firecrackers, and in the afternoon de-
cided to tie them to their old dogs
tail. After doing so they ignited the
fuse and turned the dog loose. The
dog made straight run for the barn.
The boys realized the danger of burn
ing the barn and succeeded in chasing
the dog away. The animal then ran In
to the field, where he sought safety
between two large hay stacks, setting
fire to them. The hay was destroyed,
and the dog. after wallowing In the
dirt. smothered the fire that was
scorching him. When Mr.. Waybright
went home there was another scorch-
ing time in which the boys played a
prominent part.
! Near Mentone, James Payton, while
shredding fodder, got his arm caught
in the machine and it was ground of
almost to the shoulder This is the
third shredder victim iff that locality
this season.
A. n. Fisher, travelling salesman
from Indianapolis, narrowly escaped
death by asphyxiation at the New Fill
beck Hotel In Terre Haute. A porter
discovered the condition of the guest
and physician was called in time to
save his life.
Employed in a store in Evansville
that was nearly destroyed by fire sew
eral days ago, Miss Clara Happier has
been deprived of her power of speech
ever since, due to fright, and attending
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