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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
ANOTHER YANKEE TRIUMPH.
Cooks Discovery Adds New Laurels
to Americas Achievements.

DR.. Cooks discovery of the north
pole adds new laurels to Americas
achievements in the twentieth CEN
fury. For nearly five hundred years
adventurous explorers have We'd for
the honor of being first at the north
end of the world. English, Dutch,
Scandinavian, Italian and American
scientists have battled their way into
the arctic ice, some of them to within
a comparatively short distance of the
goal. Ii has remained for an Ameri-
can to win the victory. The 10000
Cook has annexed to the United
States may never become a popular or
populous resort, and the scientific
value of his achievement is question
able, but he has rendered good SER
vice by laying bare the secret of far
thest north and thus removing the
lure of the unknown, and he has earn
ed lasting personal fame. The ambi-
tions of explorers will now concen-
trate upon the antarctic, and competi-
By his own claims, which were put
before the world through the slender
cable thread from the Shetland island
port of Lerwick, DR.. Frederick Albert
Cook, of Brooklyn, has INDUCED him.
self in an experience such as no man
has had since time began. More than
kings and princes of the mythical
world, more than navigators of the
new world in the fifteenth century,
has this man found a new thing under
the sun.
On that hour in April, 1908, that
this man stopped bis dog sledges, pull
| ed out his sextant, and with mittened
| fingers fixed the instrument on the
north star. shining out of the arctic
night, he found himself-if the world
will credit his statement-at latitude
80 and longitude anything he pleased.
He found that by shifting the position
of his feet on the tip of the world he
could throw himself across a span of
longitudinal lines that swiftest train
and steamer could not cover in forty
days. Perhaps in a whimsical moment
this Brooklyn explorer balanced him
self on the toe of one bearskin boot
and whirled from right to left. Presto!
he had added day to his life.
| Whatever may have been the tricks
that Cook played with the laws of the
geographers. and the astronomers
whatever may have been the secrets
of science that he discovered on that
day when he caught the near angle OF
the north star almost directly over his
head, must yet be told more at length
by the explorer himself when once
more he is back in the nearer frontier
of the worlds civilization.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
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Chicago-Cattle, common 10 prime,
$500 to SS.05; hogs, prime heavy, $3.50
to $50; sheep. fair to choice, S4.25
to $500; wheat, No. 2, S1.00 to $1.01 /;
corn, No. 2, &c to 69c; oats, standard,
36c to SIC; rye, No. 2, nc to 74c; hay,
timothy. $500 to s1450; prairie, $500
to $1,000; butter, choice creamery, 25c
to 29c; eggs, fresh, lie to 21c; pota-
toes, per bushel, 4Sc to Soc
ianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to $3.50; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $500; sheep, good to choice,
$3.50 TO s4.75; wheat, No. 2. s1.0S to
s1.1O; corn, No. white, Tic to 73c;
oats, No. white, CSC to 39c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to sS.25; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, s1.05 to s1.0S;
corn, No. 2, &c to CSC; oats, No. 2,
&c to 39c; rye. No. 2, nc to 74c..
Detroit-Cattle, s4.O0 tc $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep. $3.50 to s4.25;
wheat, No. 2, S1.06 to s1.07; corn, No.
2 yellow, re to 73c; oats, standard.
&c to sec; rye, No. 1, &c to CSC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
S1.O2 to s1.O4; corn, No. 3, CSC to CSC;
oats, standard, &c to 39c; rye, No. 1,
i72c to 73c; barley, standard, 66c to
Csc; pork, mess, $3.50.
Buffalo = Cattle, choice shipping
steers, $500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to
choice, $500 to $3.50; sheep, common
to good mixed. $500 to $3.50; lambs,
fair to choice, $500 to sS.15.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to s6.15;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, s10S to s1.10;
corn, No. 2 mixed, zoe to Tic; oats
No. 2 mixed, 35c to SEC; rye, No. 2
Tic to re.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $500:
hogs, $500 to $40; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, s106 to s1.07;
corn. No. 2, nc to 7sc; oats, natural
white, Csc to 42c; butter, creamery
PC to SOC; eggs. western, pc to
25c.
Toledo-Wheat. No. mixed, s10e
to S1.0S; corn, No. mixed, CSC te
zoe; oats, No. 2 mixed, &c to Csc:
rye, No. 2, CSC to CSC; clover seed
$7O5.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
HEAVY FROST CAUSES LOSS.
Corn in Some Localities Has Been
Almost Totally Destroyed.

Corn in Some Localities Has Been
Almost Totally Destroyed.
A killing frost passed over the GEN.
trail and northern portion of Michi-
gan Wednesday night, doing hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of dam
age to vegetables and garden truck
At Muskegon the most severe early
frost ever experienced in either Mus
kegon or Oceana Counties and the ear
Hest in forty years was felt. Although
slight frosts have quite often been felt
short time after Sept. /, there has
never been any heavy frost on that
date since 1869. Corn in most locali-
ties has been nearly totally destroyed.
while potatoes are also heavily hit
Garden produce was damaged serious
ly, and figures now on hand show the
total loss in Muskegon and Oceana
Counties to be at least 100000. White
hall, Montague and Hart also report
heavy damage The mercury went
down to 80 degrees.
At Grand Haven the mercury fell to
% degrees, and large quantities OF to-
matoes, melons, and other vegetables
were destroyed. vassar reports a
heavy boar frost in that section which
ruined great quantities of beans, while
at Flint potatoes, corn and buckwheat
were damaged. The big cucumber crop
was totally destroyed and many farm
ers will lose heavily on this crop, as
they depended almost entirely upon
it.
Extensive damage was done to the
tobacco crop of Western Wisconsin by
frosts. On some farms in La Crosse.
Vernon, and Monroe Counties, the CEN
ter of the tobacco industry in that
State, the loss is total.
Heavy frost caused much fear that
corn in the Indiana lowlands was dam
aged. Vegetation was almost frozen
stiff and garden products rose in price
to-day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
SWEPT BY A WALL OF WATER.
Flood Near Rawhide, New, Destroys
$50 Buildings and Six Lives.

Squatter Town. a settlement just
south of Rawhide, New, was swept by
ten-foot wall of water following
cloudburst in the hills Tuesday night
and 100 buildings were destroyed. IL
is reported that two women and four
children are missing. The cloud broke
on the summit of the low hills north
of the camp. In few moments water
was pouring down the slope.
Several structures weer torn from
their foundations and carried down
the street. while the crest of the food
was covered with furniture. animals
and debris of all kinds. Gathering
force as it poured down the channel.
the water swept into and over Squat
ter Town. 1t formed a wall ten feet
high as it crashed into the structures
Before the wave had passed 500 per-
sons were homeless and their property
was heaped in the basin at the foot
of National hill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
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Hilltop. at to 8, easily won the Mo-
hawk selling stake. one mile.
over half a million dollars were ex-
pended in the construction of the new
Speedway at indianapolis.
William X vanderbilt's Seasick III.
won the Prix de Longchamps, tive
miles and one furlong. at Paris.
]. r. Keene's Hilarious. 2:06, Won
the $500 Travers stakes for 3-year-
olds at mile and a quarter at Sara
toga.
Seven sectional records were broken
in the Central A. A. u. championship
meet in Chicago recently and the Chi
cago Athletic Association won all the
honors with a total of Ito points out
of a possible 126
The winning trotters at Detroit.
which repeated at Kalamazoo. were
Margin, Country Jay, Baron Mckinney
and Lady Jones. The PAGERS were
George Gano, Cecelian King, Walter
W., and Lady Maude c.
Herman Long, at one time the most
famous shortstop of the National
League, and for years a member OF
Denver. He went to Denver a few
months ago because of lung trouble.
In the Ohio State Rifle Association
shoot for the Catrow cup, Sergeant ].
W. Hingle, U. S. marine corps. set up
perfect rife record, when he hit 81
bulls-eyes in row, seven each at
three ranges. 500. 900 and 1000 yards
A. r. Kevist, the Brooklyn school,
boy. has broken the worlds running
record for two-thirds of a mile. He
covered the distance in 2:47 3-5. or
three ffths of a second better than
William G. Georges time. made in
New York City in 1882.
St Yves, the long distance cham
pion, was defeated by Percy Small
wood, the short distance runner. in q
12-mile race at Cincinnati.
Jack johnson and James ]. Jeffriex
have signed articles of agreement for
a fight to come off some time within
the next eight months. The big bout
will determine the worlds champion
ship for heavyweights.
During the construction of his yacht
Hispania, King Alfonso. of Spain.
evinced curiosity regarding conditions
governing the contests for the Ameri-
can cup. The Spanish monarch is ru-
mored to be a possible challenger for
the trophy.
During the Detroit Grand Circuit
meeting, nineteen races, ten for trot-
tiers and nine for PAGERS, were decided.
and they carried a total distribution OF
$4,000 in prize money
Detroit has secured an option on
Johnny Ness. Chicago, first baseman
of the Madison team in the Wisconsin
Illinois League. agreeing to pay $1,000
for him if he makes good.
Oliver w. Shead, graduate OF Har-
ward, and the Columbia Law School.
and former champion all-round- indoor
athlete of New England, died in Boston
as the result of an injury to his spine
received i'm the gymnasium Of the Bos-
ton Athletic Association in 1908.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
THE PLYMOUTH TRIBUNE.

PLYMOUTH, IND.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
KILLS MOTHER AND SELF.
Youth Who Was Denied Money with
Which to Marry Dies.

A week after numbering his moth
er because she had refused him money
with which to marry, George Simons.
a young civil engineer. shot and killed
himself in the home of his sweetheart,
Viola Hartranft, in Pottsville, Pa. ST.
mons slept for a week in a room ad
joining that in which he had conceal
ed the body of the slain woman. After
killing his mother he carried The body
to a room on the third floor of the
house. Covering it with quicklime,
he screwed fast the door and filled the
cracks with parafin to make it appear
a solid wall. He put up sign with
the word Paint" on it, so that none
would touch the door. When he killed
himself, Simons was not even under
suspicion for the crime.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
JOBS FOR MEN WHO KNOW GRAIN
Government Seeks Assistants for the
Bureau of Plant Industry.

Government Seeks Assistants for the
Bureau of Plant Industry.
Students with an agricultural train
ing, who are familiar with laboratory
and field work. and with classes and
varieties of cereals, are sought by the
government at salaries ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 a year. The civil SER
vice commission has announced an ex-
animation in Washington, Sept. % to
select eligibles for positions as assist
ants in grain Standardization in the
bureau of plant industry of the de-
partment of agriculture. One of the
requirements Is the writing Of the
sis of not less than 1000 words on the
kinds of cereals grown in the United
States and the method of harvesting
and marketing with special reference
to chasing and grading grain CONNER
cially
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Desperate after his recapture, James
B. Hill. Jr., aged SO, leaped off train
which was conveying him back to the
county home at Woodville, Pa, and
was fatally injured. He escaped from
the asylum Aug. 6 in an automobile.
He was found at Rock Springs, Ohio.
The young man is a firm member of
the Edwin NJ. Hill Lumber Company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Isaac Brock AGED 121 Years. Dead

Isaac Brock, who said he had seen
twenty-six Presidents elected, is dead
at Waco, Texas, at an age said to be
121 years. According to Brooks fam
lily Bible and other documents, he was
born in Buncombe County. North Caro-
lima, March 1, 1888.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Two-Foot Fall Kills steepIejack.

Belden Woodring, the steeplejack
who rugged the f1agpole on the Singer
building in New York City and who
had spent most of his life working at
dizzy heights, fractured his skull when
he fell two feet from a chair, and died
soon afterward.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Hartman Has Relapse.

z. H. Hartman is not as well as he
was a week ago. DR.. w. G. Cole, Mr..
Harriman's personal physician, gave
out brief bulletin from Arden. n. Y.
on his patients condition, as follows:
''Mr. Hartman has suffered a relapse.
He had a sharp attack of indi gestion,
but rests comfortably now. We hope
for the best"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Alice Boisnot, Is years old, and Ma
rie Mueller, 16. daughters of Philadel-
phia cottagers at Ocean City, were
drowned tonight while sailing in
Great Egg Harbor Bay. Two boys were
with them in small sail boat, which
drifted against the trolley bridge that
crosses the bay from Sommers Point
to Ocean City. A car passing over the
bridge hit the mast of the boat and
caused it to capsiZe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
PARLIAMENT HOUSE FIRE.
Loss Is 100000 and Finest Law LIZ
brnry In Dominion Is Destroyed.

Loss Is 100000 and Finest Law LII
brnry i'm Dominion Is Destroyed.
The west wing of the parliament
buildings in Toronto, Ont, was de-
stroyed Wednesday by fire. The loss
to the building is about 100000, fully
covered by insurance, but the fine
Mowat law library, one of the best
collections in the dominion, is total
loss, with no insurance. The cabinet
council was in session when, shortly
after noon, crash of falling glass was
heard. Investigation disclosed the
western skylight fallen and smoke
pouring from the roof Premier Whit
ney, in his shirt sleeves, directed the
preliminary fire fighting, in which the
cricketers, including the Philadelphia
pilgrims, helped. No fire companies
reached the building until twenty-five
minutes after the alarm had been sent
IN
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Elisha Coray, Sr, Dead.

Elisha Coray, ST., SO years old, who.
with Daniel Drew, was a member of
the New York Stock Exchange and
was prominent in the affairs of the
Erie Railroad Company and as an
anthracite coal operator and owner Of
coal lands, died of paralysis at his
home in Exeter, Pa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Breckenridge Park, San Antonio, Tex.
The body was found by the police
after a telephone message had been
received from a man who told of its
exact location, but refused to give his
name
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Scientific farming is making great
progress through the dry western Sec
tons of this country. Grain is being
successfully grown on the bench lands
where water cannot be conveyed, and
where formerly nothing but sage brush
grew. BY conserving the moisture and
following scientific methods, a fair
yield of wheat and oats is secured Al
falfa, which requires a great deal of
moisture, cannot be raised here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Train Runs Into Automobile.

An automobile in which were riding
William l.. Graul and wife, of Temple
Pa, and DR.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Schle-
gel. of Reading, was struck by Penn
sylvania Railroad train at Douglass
vile, and all but DR.. Schlegel were in
stantly killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
fire Destroys zine Home.

Hoovenden, the beautiful country
home of Col. ]. c. Hoover, president
of the Hooven-O wens-Ren.s chler Com
pany, near Hamilton, Ohio, was de-
stroyed by Gre. A lace curtain in Col.
Hoovens room on the second floor
caught fire from gas jet and quickly
communicated the flames. Loss $780,
900, partly covered by insurance. A
mahogany jewel case containing $1,000
worth of jewels belonging to Mrs. Hoo
ven, was stolen during the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

William thinner, Lehigh Railroad
detective from Buffalo, was shot and
probably mortally hurt in a running
fight with car thieves at Batavia, n.
Y. Mike" Miller. of Batavia. one Of
the gang. v as fatally wounded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Steamer Laurentian Wrecked.

A dispatch to New York from North
Sydney. Cape Breton. says the steam
er Laurention, sailing from Boston to
Glasgow, went ashore near Cape Race
and was badly damaged. The passen-
gers are safe. The Laurention is COM
manded by Captain Imrie.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

New Castle, seat or Henry County,
Kentucky. fought Wednesday the most
severe fire in its long history. The
fire started in Bondurant's livery sta
BILE and spread to all the other build
ings on that side of the main square.
The exchange of the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company was DESTROYED
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Train kills Two on BridCe

Edward Jensen, 20 years old, and an
unidentified boy, IA years old, were
killed, and Theodore Parks was in
jured by train while walking on the
Southern bridge in Cincinnati. Parks
will probably die.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Hurt im Hitchcock Fire.

The summer home Of Raymond
Hitchcock, the actor, at Great Neck,
l.. l., was destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. Two domes-
tics were severely injured in jumping
from second-story windows.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Dynamite Cap Starts Fatal Fire.
During a fire at the oil plant of the
Atlantic Refining Company at Point
Breeze, Pa, Neal O'Gara was burned
to death. 1t is believed that a dyna-
mite cap passing through a coal crush
er exploded, starting the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Pittsburg's industrial payroll has
reached 100000 day. There are ESQ.,
600 men employed in the different mills
In the Pittsburg district, and there is
room for $4,000 more if the mill own
ers can find the proper kind of labor
Coke laborers are especially scarce.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
soeedwsv Owners Held RESPONSIBLE.

Speedway Owners Held Responsible.
The owners Of the new Indianapolis
motor speedway, are held responsible
for the several deaths that occurred in
accidents during the automobile races
August 10, 20 and 81 in the Coroner's
decision just made public.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
MiIkmen Boycott Entire CITY

The milkmen of Lorain, Ohio, put
into effect their threatened boycott of
the city as a result of the city coun-
ellis severe milk regulations, and al
most the entire population of 10000
were without cream or milk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Masked Men Rob Conductor

Two unknown masked men held I'D
a street car at the corner of Forest
and Payne avenues in st. Paul, and
robbed Conductor James Perry of
$3.50. The motorman attempted to
interfere, but desisted when threaten
ed with death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Child is ScaIded.

Clara, the 3-year-old daughter of JEFF
Traylor. living west of Petersburg.
Ind, upset bucket of scalding water
on herself and was frightfully burned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Town Flooded; 900 Dead.

Disastrous floods have overwhelmed
the town and vicinity of Besoeki, in
Southeast Java. 1t is estimated that
600 persisted. Railway bridges have
been swept away and damage to prop
erty and crops is enormous.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Asks Fare, Passenger Dead

John Harrison, a st. Louis street car
conductor, was startled when he touch
ed a passenger on the shoulder while
collecting fares and discovered that
the man wns dead.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
JEWELS STOLEN AT A FIRE.

Gems Valued at $1,000 Disappear as
$4,000 Home Is Burned.
Hoovenden, the beautiful country
home of Colonel ]. J. Hoover, presi-
dent of the Hooven-Owens-Ren
Company, was destroyed by fire near
Hamilton. Ohio. A lace curtain in
Colonel Hooven's room on the second
floor caught fire from a gas jet and
quickly communicated the flames. The
less is $4,000, partly covered by in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Killed In Automobile Accident.

Rose Hoffman, aged years, was
killed, and her father. 'mother and sis
ter were seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident at Lowellville, Ohio.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
She Weiqhed Five Hundred Pounds.

Elephantasis was a contributory
cause of the death of Mrs. Theresa
<Habets, wife of restaurant keeper in
New York City, who died there in a
hospital. She weighed 500 pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Mxsterx I'm womnn,s Death.

Mystery surrounds the discovery of
the body of Mrs. Alberta Bantam. di-
vorced wife of former United States
Senator Phipps of Homer, La, in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Actor Hitchcock's House Burns.

The summer home of Raymond
Hitchcock, the actor, at Great Neck,
Ii. was totally destroyed By fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
Knocks Out Timber Wolf with Club.

Knocks Out Timber Wolf with Club.
One of the large timber wolves be-
longing to carnival company escaped
and, going TO the barn of Edwin H.
Fort, assistant postmaster of Hartford
City, Ind. engaged in battle with his
COW. The kicks and bawls of the COW
and the screams of the wolf aroused
the neighborhood and not until Ford
had laid the animal low with a club
did the battle cease. The COW was
badly Iacerated but the wolf was not
much hurt. A number of dogs that
were attracted by the fight were
snapped at by the animal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
ROBBERS TORTURE VICTIM.
Tie Him to Tree and STUFF Moutl,
Eull of RaEa.

Full of Rags.
Three highwaymen held up an en-
ploye of the Ingram-Day Lumber Com
pany near Nugent, Miss, and after
robbing him of $40, tied him to a tree
In the woods, and stuffed his mouth full
of paper and rags. The man remained
In this position for almost forty-eight
hours. and was almost exhausted when
found
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

surance. A mahogany jewel case, con-
tanning $1,000 worth of jewelry be-
longing to Mrs. Hooven, was stolen
during the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Charles III. Meyer. of Denver. has
been reelected president of the West
ern Federation of Miners for the
eighth time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Pennsylvania Father of 3S Dead.
John w. Miller, aged rs, father of
thirty-eight children, died at the coun-
ty home near Indiana, Pa. He had
been married four times. A widow
survives him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
HORSE DRAGS HIM TO DEATH
Nebraska Farmer Pulled In Front
of Train by Balky Animal,

John King, young farmer, was
killed by a Union Pacific flyer near
Central City, Neb., in an unusual way.
He was leading a horse across the
tracks with the halter wrapped around
his arms. The animal baked on the
track and although Reeves was safely
across he was dragged back and under
the wheels when the engine struck
the horse.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09

Lee Hammond, of Rice Lake, Wis,
has purchased six million feet of hem
lock and birch stumpage near Crooked
RAPIDS. Wis.