The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
REVIEW OF INDIANA

Ed Hagan, who conducted a barber
shop in Fort Wayne, left last week and
in note says that gambling had put
him down and out.
DR.. John B. Harper, one of the old
est physicians in Southern Indiana,
died at his home near Evansville, aged
50 years. He was born in Cincinnati.
Ohio
A passenger car on the Northwest
ern traction line was knocked on the
track by Vandalia freight train at
Frankfort Many passengers were
thrown into panic, but none was In
jured.
John j. Godfrey and Miss Edith NJ.
Beckes were married at Fort Wayne
few days ago. Mr.. Godfrey is the
son of the late John Godfrey, the last
prince of the Maimi tribe of Indians
He attended the Carlisle Indian
school and is now employed In the
knitting mills in Fort Wayne.
The Massey coal mines, seven miles
south Of Petersburg, opened last week
after shutdown since March, caused
by the backwater of the Patoka river
'caving" the roof. The new vein is
seven feel and nine inches thick. The
mine is owned by the Peacock Coal
Company of indianapolis.
The safe in the Shirley State Bank,
pressed to Hamilton, Ohio, in order TO
have it forced open. 1t contained
$1,000 in paper currency, silver and
gold, and the depositors were clamor-
ing for their money. The intense heat
of the fire practically sealed the door.
Mrs. Anna Parker, a widow, aged IS
years, is in 2 critical condition at her
home in Greensburg as result of eat
ing poisoned candy. She received a
box Of fancy candy, postmarked lndi-
annapolis, which contained several
pieces of chocolate. Shortly after eat
ing some Mrs. Parker was taken seri-
ously i'll.
Sparks from Pennsylvania line en-
CINE. about a mile and half north of
Jonesville, set fire to timber land
owned by John Beatty, and burned
over 100 acres, including fifty acres of
timber, valuable English clover that
had not yet been cut and hay and
strawstacks. Several hundred dollars
worth of damage is the result of the
fire.
More than 81 900 worth of diamonds.
jewelry and silverware was stolen
from the residence of Paul Comstock,
an attorney of Richmond, last week.
The police have no clew. The house
was entered while Mr.. and Mrs. Com
stock were away from home. They
were not absent more than an hour.
and when they returned found every
room had been ransacked.
While walking on an electric railway
track near Anderson, Albert B. Mead.
aged "a, was killed by an interurban
car. Mead was facing the car when
it approached and he made no effort
to escape. He had been i'll and his
friends say he probably meant to COM
NIT suicide. Two years ago he was
the Democratic nominee for Surveyor
Of Madison County. He leaves q
family.
George Williams, of Shirley, who In
vented metallic railroad tie, has re-
fused an offer of $4,000 for his rights.
Oficials of the New York Central Rail-
road Company were In Shirley last
week and arranged with Mr.. Williams
to test the tie. A JOINT will be put in
on the Michigan division of the Big
Four at Shirley. The tie is believed to
be superior to the Carnegie tie now
being tested by this company.
Samuel Sanders, colored, who lives
in Orinoco, a suburb of Columbus,
found bundle of switches and note
on his doorstep one morning last week
On one side OF rough piece OF paper
was warning for him to move out
within ten days and on the other side
was written Citizens of Orinoco, look
out; Night Riders" Mr.. Sanders is a
hard-working citizen. and his neigh
bors say they respect him highly. No
attention will be paid to the threat.
James M. Smith, an epileptic, aged
Al years, and the son of William H.
Smith, of Milroy, was drowned in q
gravel pit pond, on the bank Of Little
Flatrock river, near his home. Smith
left home to fish. His prolonged alb
sence alarmed the family and the
father began a search. He found the
sons hat floating on the water of the
pond. Help was summoned and the
body found The drowning is believed
to have been accidental. Smith was
unmarried.
Two large barns near Anderson
we're destroyed by fire last week. A
barn on the farm of William Steven
son was burned, with loss of about
300. There was no insurance. A
horse and COW were burned George
Heaton had been smoking in the barn,
and it is supposed that sparks from
his pipe ignited the hay, causing the
fire. The barn of z. II. Matthews was
also burned. The loss was 81 900, with
| $500 insurance. Two serious field fires
near the town of Lapel destroyed
large amount of fencing and consider
able timber.
In excavating for the new business
block to be erected by the New Broth
ers on the site of the Old Guymon
House in Greenfield, sand bank was
revealed that so far has yielded 1000
yards of sand of the finest quality.
BY reason of the successful remon-
strances circulated in Brazil, two more
saloons closed their doors, their IL
censes having expired. This reduces
the original number of saloons from
forty-six to fifteen, and two more will
close this month.
While tending a kettle in the back
yard of her horne in Oakland City.
Miss May Schenck allowed her dress
to catch fire. She ran screaming
around the house. but her sisters
presence of mind saved her life. The