The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-26

were sworn out for his arrest on Z
charge of cutting off a cows tail, 'just
TO see whether it would look like q
bulldog"
Fort Wayne now possesses its first
public playground and it is popular
with the children. On the opening day
more than one thousand boys and girls
made use of the swings, teeters. slides
wading pool, sand piles and covered
playhouse.
A cow owned by w. T. McCray. OF
kentland, died while being exhibited
at the Delaware County Fair in Nun.
| Gle. The animal was valued at $4,000
The COW had been entered in many of
the important stock exhibits through.
out the country.
Calvin Moon, for eighteen years su.
perintendent of the South Bend CITY
schools and for fourteen years county
superintendent, has been ousted from
office. He refused to resign. John A.
Wood, superintendent of schools of La
porte, was elected to the vacant posi-
ton.
Mrs. James Reap, of Columbus, was
canning fruit when mosquitoes began
bothering her. One of the insects per-
sisted in buzzing around her face until
Mrs. Reap made vicious swipe at it.
Instead Of striking the mosquito she
struck an open pairing knife and cut a
deep cash. In her right hand. Several
stitches were taken to close the wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Swoveland as
sisted In thrashing on the farm of P.
H. Clayton, three miles west of New
Paris, and missed their son Maurice in
the evening. The neighbors were
aroused and searched the country side
all night. In the morning the little boy
was found under q straw stack fast
asleep. The straw had slid down and
covered him.
Mrs. Abner Carnahan, six miles
south OF Auburn, was driving the team
used to elevate oats from the wagon
to the haymow by means of block and
tackle when the floor pulley broke and
struck her In the face, decorating it in
a frightful manner. The injury is not
dangerous, but it was necessary for
surgeons to take twelve stitches in
closing the wounds.
The business men of Clay City and
Martz are cooperating in the prospec-
tive organization of a club for promot.
ing the industrial development of the
underground resources of the southern
part of the county. Land owners are
offering to give ground or the location
Of manufacturing plants within easy
access of the railroad, and to lease the
underlying clay and coal at nominal
figures, as inducements to men of cap
ital- and experience to work the field.
I'm stung!" cried John Weatherow.
of Owensville, after he had taken a
mouthful of watermelon. Those who
were near him thought Weatherow had
reference to the flavor of the melon
When he ceased to dance about, how
ever, he explained that two honey bees
had stung him on the tongue. Weather
ow could not utter word five minutes
later. his tongue being swollen twice
its natural size. Weatherow did not
notice the bees clinging to the piece of
melon which he had been enjoying.
Auten Post G. A. R., of South Bend.
has inaugurated plan to provide in
valid chairs for old soldiers unable to
walk. The first chair is to be pur-
chased for Daniel Seifert, who has
been bedridden for five years. 1t is the
plan OF the veterans to take him on
trips to various parts of the city in the
wheeled chair and to see that their un-
fortunate comrade enjoys plenty of
outdoor air. Several members of the
Post are helpless invalids and the gift
to Seifert is the forerunner of others
soon to be made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Abel, of Ander-
son. rendered reception to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Abel, whose marriage took
place at Fl. Oglethorpe, Chickamauga
Park. The bride was formerly Miss
Alta Waterhouse, of Coalhutta, Ga.
Her marriage was the result of Mr..
Abel finding her name on a Georgia
peach basket while he was clerking in
a store at Anderson five years ago.
Peaches were given as favors at the
reception, the peach basket of the ro-
nance was exhibited and incidentally
the bride wore peach basket hat.
Practically all the horses in Barthol-
omew County understand English as
she is spoken and several Of them
have a slight acquaintance with Ger
man, but it is believed that only one
horse understands Greek. This animal
Is Maggie, black mare, owned by Ia
harako brothers, owners of a candy
store in Columbus. The mare is used
to haul an ice cream wagon about the
city, and the Greek who drives the
wagon cannot speak English. He was
instructed in the proper commands to
give the horse but he gave it up as a
bad job and began speaking Greek ex-
The mare understands
every Greek command.
Virgil A. Eberly, of West Lafayette.
has been appointed a civil engineer
student in connection with the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Poison injecting a finger of John NJ.
Gamer. an Evansville jeweler, from a
wire with which he had pricked a giant
he had on display in his
show WINDOW threatens the loss of his
hand. The hand has swollen to twice
its normal size, and the attending ply
stefan fears that amputation may be
necessary.
William Reed, aged 80 years, was
caught by the collapsing of a shed in
the rear of the plant of the Crawford
& McCrimmons Company, machinists, |
at Brazil and was seriously injured 1t
IS feared his skull is fractured. He is
Eleven-year-old Willie Richie, of In
and Harry Rickabaugh, 10 |
years old, of Louisville, KY, were
found by the police of Vincennes near