The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
o STATE ITEMS.

1t now looks as il the saloons Of Au-
burn would 90. as the Anti-Saloon League
has started an active campaign
Triplets. W. boys and a girl. have been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob W. Roth of
Boonville, and mother and children are
getting along nicely. Mr.. and Mrs. Roth
are A and AZ years old. respectively.
Five children have previously resulted
from the union.
The Rev. Andrew ]. Sammon was kill
ed and the Rev. I. j. Murphy was 4eri-
ously injured when a sleigh in which fhey
were driving was struck by an inte,rur-
were members of the faculty of N3tre
Dame university.
Fred l.. Hays. employed as brakeman
on the Monon road. and son of Granville
Hays of Bloomington, conductor on that
road. was run over by an engine while
switching cars at Borden and his right
foot was so badly mangled that amputa-
ton was necessary.
Mrs. Joseph c. Ratlif was awarded a
divorce in the Wayne County Court BY
Icdge Henry G. Fox on the ground of
cruel and inhuman treatment. Both the
principals are past so years of age and
10th have been for sixty years residents
of Richmond. Both are especially active
in the Quaker church.
Fire started in the basement of the
building occupied by the Marion Furni-
ture Company IN Marion. and for several
hours the department had difficulty in
obtaining the mastery. The building,
owned by Ph. Matter. was greatly lam
aged. and the stock of furniture was ruin
ed. X. p. Smith, manager. reports loss
on stock at $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance.
Abraham Mack, an Evansville baker.
swore out an affidavit charging a rival
baker. Isadore SHERMAN. with secretly
entering the formers baking room and
filling the dough trough with soap and a
noisome drug, completely running a batch
of dough.
During exercises commemorating Wash
ington's birthday in the high school build
ing in New Castle the fire alarm was
sounded and the 1.100 scholars. teachers
and visitors rushed from the building
ItllC SlflChcn. "a nO Olt WIS cCtlOu>It
injured. The fire. was located in the base
ment and quickly ~extinguished.
The 21-months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Judd Reavis of Forest got hold of a
bottle of poison at the home, drank q
quantity os it and died in a short time.
James Edward Riley, q years old, a
farmer of Logan township, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in his barn. He
was not quite dead when cut down by
his mother. but soon expired. 1t is
thought Riley brooded over a suicide
which he discovered two years ago. that
of the Rev. L. ". Petre. pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Bright, who hang
ed himself in the same barn and from the
same beam to which Riley attached him
self. Riley was unmarried.
William f. Barrows. employed in the
city building inspectors Office, was found
lead in the attic of the home of William
.eichert in indianapolis. Police were
called when Mrs. Reichert said there was
A burglar in the house. The police say
Rarrows committed suicide by shooting.
In Barrows' pocket was found e letter
TO Mrs. Reicbert. in which he declared
that be intended to kin her and himself.
He upbraided the woman Tor taking
| money from him
Samuel and Levi Brunmemer. bachelor
brothers. aged 73 and 60. died in Frank
lin. One died at ) and the other az 10 a.
m. The two brothers died on the farm
where they were born.