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

lOIdl VI 1904 CnllQreu are Ell
rolled in the public schools of Wells
County.
John Hamilton, of Liberty Center,
Wells County, is still clinging to his
straw hat and says he will wear il un-
til Bryan is elected to the presi.
dency.
Prof. A. II. Veazey, formerly of the
Coesse schools, row taking a medical
course in Chicago, has been appointed
to a position in the Chicago Health
Department
Suit has been filed at Warsaw to
compel Eff Sharp, former County Aud
itor, to return to the county treasury
$4,000 which it is alleged he has ille-
gally retained.
Mary Spurgin, who was granted
divorce from her husband, Frank Spur
gin, in the Bartholomew Circuit Court
recently, was married to Alonzo Spur
gin, her husbands brother, in Column
bus the following day.
Elmer Baughart has filed suit at
Warsaw demanding $4,000 damages
from William Mcnamara alleging that
the latter's automobile frightened
Baughart's horse and caused a run
away in which Baughart was painfully
hurt.
George Morris and Thomas Bolts
were crushed to death near Shelby
vile while pulling props in Miami
mine No. l. The slate fall was so
heavy that workmen were five hours
recovering the bodies. Morris wife
and children are on their way from
England to Seeleyville. Bolts was
married.
A pocket knife saved the life o; May
nard Hine. a young farmer, who was
buried under bank of gravel near
Auburn. He was loading gravel into
a wagon when a large bank caved in
on him. He managed to get hold of
his knife and dug his way to safety
His right leg was broken and he was
seriously bruised.
Ethel Logsdon, IL years old, jumped
from third story window at the Well
ington Hotel in Evansville and will
probably die from injuries received
The girl was employed as waitress
One of the men boarding at the hotel
attempted to enter her room at night
about 10 o'clock, and when the girl
saw the door breaking she jumped
from the window. The intruder has
escaped.
John B. w. Dawson, wealthy sa-
loon keeper of Muncie, has been sued
for divorce by Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson,
who asks $4,000 cash alinony, saying
her husband is worth many times that
sam. The wife charges neglect and
other forms of cruel treatment, among
these her husbands failures to take
her to places of public entertainment.
The couple, who are well known, have
been married thirty-five years.
Out-of-town distributors of samples
and advertising matter will face a fine
of from $40 to $50 when they come to
Alexandria unless they comply with
the terms of a newly-enacted city or
dinance which fixes an almost prohib-
tive license for this class of work
The fees range from S. day to $3.50
q year, and it is considered likely that
the house-to-house method of distrib-
uting advertising matter, especially
from other cities, will be stopped. The
ordinance does not apply to distribut-
ors who reside or have an Office in
Alexandria.
| Edward Clark, of Shelbyville, has
been bothered with chicken thieves for
several weeks, and he hit upon a plan
which has probably ended it. A few
days ago he obtained stick of dyna
mite, which he placed under a small
peach tree, the rcosting place of sew
eral chickens. Two icon pegs were
driven in the ground and a crowbar
was laid across the pegs. Strings
were attached in such a way that when
touched the crowbar would fall, strike
a small cap and ignite the stick of
dynamite This was done an evening
or two ago, and many feathers were
found under the tree, which showed
| that thief had entered and got hold
of chicken when the trap worked. 1t
| is thought that Clark will have no
more trouble with thieves.
John Howarth, of Columbus, is be-
lieved to be the oldest house PAINTER
in the State. He celebrated his eighty
second birthday anniversary recently
and is as active as man twenty-five
years younger. His son, Prof. Ira w.
Howarth, is a member of the faculty
of Chicago University, and is away on
leave of absence for a year to ell an
appointment from the Governor of I'LL
nois as secretary of the newly created
| educational commission there. PROBES
sor Howarth decided to come over
from Springfield and surprise his
father on his birthday. When he ar
rived in Columbus he learned that the
aged man was painting a house for
John Clark at Nashville, Brown Coun-
| ty. The painter was called home to al
tend the festivities arranged in honor
of his birthday. He hurried through
| tnC udy . plO6i dul anu WCul Oc-Nh W
Brown County to finish painting the
house.
| While boring a we'll at the County
Infirmary near Madison, strong flow
of gas was struck at a dept OF 9S
feet, causing a suspension of opera
TONS When lighted, flames shot up
eight feet
Louis Rail- received word recently OF
the drowning of his brother. Otto Rail.
formerly of Terre Haute, while fishing
at Montevidio, MINI. The message
gave no details. Rail was a member
Of the police force when he lived in
Terre Haute.
Roy Smelser, farmer youth of IS,
held at Rushville on the charge of
making counterfeit money, tells the
police he was doing it ''for the fun OF
teh thing" Roy has made a number
of clever inventions. The bogus coin