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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
SHORT NEWS NOTES.

The large warehouse of Codyille & Co..
grocers at Brandon, Man.. was burned.
Loss 100000.
John NJ Gushing. "'49er.r died in
San Francisco. He was born in Salem,
Mass, in 1925.
Frank N. Howe. who designed the cleo
tricity building at the Columbian expo
sition. died in Kansas City. Mo-, aged 50.
Witnesses summoned from Chicago will
testify in New York at the hearing of
the governments suit against the alleged
powder trust.
David Jackson. a millionaire land own
er and philanthropist of Monterey. Cal,
died there. lie was born IN Scotland
lightweight years ago and came TO Cali
| fornia in 1S49.
Thomas w. Lawson was blamed for
| his financial troubles by Cardenio Flayius
| King, when he was sentenced TO from
ten TO fifteen years in the penitentiary
for larceny and embezzlement
Senator Buckley will introduce bill
in Congress for the incorporation of the
descendants of signers," the purpose oil
which is the organization of descendants
4
| dependence.
| The steam schooner Sybl Marston
loaded with lumber for Redondo. Cal.
was driven ashore near Surf. Cal, and
| two of the crew lost.
Fire destroyed the Peekskill On. "
| Military Academy. causing loss of SIS.
| 600. The 80 students escaped in safety
| and had time to save their books and
other movable property.
1t is reported in st. Louis that thu
Standard Oil Company is attempting Il
force III. Clay Pierce out of the Waters
| Pierce Oil Company as punishment FOL
his attitude in the custer suit Th'
Standard has cut the price of oil ant
brought a competitor into the Missouri
field. = EA-.i<
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
1000 FEBRUARY 1000

HENDRICKS 2 CO., :. Publishers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

The Sangre de Christie land grant. one
of the oldest given by the Mexican gov
ern,nent. has been thrown open to set
tiers after having been in the possession
of he Costila family more than CEN
fury and a half. 1t comprises 100000
acres. The grant lies partly in New
Mexico, but mostly in Colorado.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

The fire originated in the powder
magazine on the first landing. Many
Of the employees were asleep in hunks,
and others were just going to work,
when a sheet of flame shot through the
building The alarm spread rapidly.
Chicagoans who heard of the impend-
ing disaster were appalled, when they
learned that over seventy workmen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
IhaW Eiuhts Order.

Counsel for Harry K. Thaw has
asked Justice Tompkins at White
Plains, N. Y, to rescind the order
granting Thaw a trial in New York
County to determine whether or not
he is now sane. Thaw wanted hear
ing before jury in Duchess County.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

nually flowing into the sea less than one
per cent is restrained and used for NUM-
cipal and community supply.
Annual Mortality from tuberculosis
10000.
Estimated Economic Gain Annually
from Mitigation of Preventable Diseases
i SOC, 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Gets Wisconsin Central Post.

Newman Erb has been elected president
of the Wisconsin Central railway at a
meeting of the directors of the road held
in New York. following the transfer of
the roads control TO interests said TO be
affiliated with the Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Sault Ste Marie railroad.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Farmer Robbed and Murdered.

The body of William Collier, farmer,
living north of Lonsmont, Colo, was
discovered the other day. Collier had
evidently been murdered for robbery. His
assailants poured coal oil over the body
and around the house.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
steal. s27s, Gets Two Year.

]. H. Trimm, a railway clerk. pleaded
guilty in the federal court in San Antonio.
Texas, to the charge of abstracting $2.75
from the mails He was sentenced to
serve two years in the Leavcnworth peni-
Tertiary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

A new kind of country road-a mac
adam highway with "A strip of asphalt in
the middle-was advocated by Amzi L.
Barber before the annual meeting of the
Independent Asphalt Association in
Washington.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Throws Robber Into Creek.

William Cain, a miner. 30 years of
age, put TO rout in summary fashion a
holdup man who attempted to rob him
not block away from the police station
in Denver. Cain seized his assailant and
tossed him over a bridge railing into the
bod Of rho crock
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Secretary Root Resigns.

Secretary of State Root has rendered
to President Roosevelt his resignation,
effective upon the qualification OF his
successor. Robert Bacon. whose NOM
nation, with that of ]. c. OLaughlin,
to be Assistant Secretary of State in
place of Mr.. Bacon, has gone to the
Senate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
QUAKE VICTIMS SWAMP ITALY.
Cost of Caring for 100000 Homeless
Estimated mt 100000 "a Day.

Italy is confronted with a grave prob
lem. the caring for the 100000 persons
made homeless by the earthquake of last
month in Sicily and Calabria and who
have dispersed not only to the interior
of their native provinces. but have gone in
great numbers to Naples and other of
the large cities of the country. At pres
ent, it is estimated. it is costing 100000
day to meet the simplest necessities of
the poor, sum which neither interna-
tional charity nor the State can long CEN
tinue to bear. Furthermore, the bestowal
of charity is having an i'll effect upon the
lower classes and many disorders are re
ported to result.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Brvan,s Daughter Seeks Divorce.

Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter of Will
liam J. Bryan, has fled suit for divorce
from William III. Leavitt in Lincoln, Neb
The petition was Immediately withdrawn.
L. s. Allen, brother-in-law of Mr.. Bryan
is the attorney for the plaintiff. Leavitt
is now in Paris.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Guilty i'm Bank Failure.

Jacob and Abraham Kapnar, father and
son. hosiery manufacturers, and j. s.
Prettyman, vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank at Dresden, Ohio, which fail
ed in October, 1907, were found guilty
by jury of misapplying the banks funds
and conspiracy to wreck the bank.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Three Fatally Burned.

Four children were burned, three of
them fatally, when one of them ignited
three kegs of powder at Stoughton.
Pa. All of the children, who were for
eigners, were terribly mutilated, two
of them having their eyes burned out.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

Map showing the position of the Re
public when it was rammed, the loca-
ton of the ships summoned to its as
sistance by wireless telegraphy and
the land stations that also got the mes
sages for assistance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Ohio Centennarian Dead.

John Patterson, the oldest man in
Logan County, Ohio, is dead. He was
104 years old and until Christmas
time he shaved himself and smoked
his pipe every day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

Rev. w. A. Amis of Hot Springs, lead
or of reform measures before the Arkan-
sas Legislature, has received anonymous
letters which threaten him with death.
Within thirty days." he says, Il have
received seven anonymous letters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
venezuela Bows to Holland.

Jose J. Paul, the Venezuelan envoy. had
lengthy conference with NJ Van Swim
deren. the foreign minister in The Hague,
and an agreement was reached on the
principal points at issue between Venez-
uela and the Netherlands. This will en-
able the completion of a protocol, restor-
ing diplomatic relations.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
10000 Acres of Grain Ruined

San Joaquin valley. Cal, was flooded
the other day by the greatest freshets of
the States history. All telephone COM
munication with the flooded region has
been cut off Up the river the water has
destroyed 10000 acres of grain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

Over the veto of Gov. Patterson both
houses of the Tennessee Legislature pass
ed the Senate bill No. !, which prohibits
the sale of intoxicating liquors within
four miles of school house in Tennes-
see. and is in effect a Statewide prohibi-
ton act. 1t will become effective July l.
1909
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Carload of Babies Given Away

4 carload of seventy-five babies was
distributed in New Orleans the other day.
The precious freight came from the New
York founding and orphan asylum. Scores
Of foster parents were waiting ut the sta
ton to claim the little Ones for whom
they bad previously applied.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
su Mo Tu We Fin FIR Sa
70 g g 9 g 9 9
@F. NJ. a l. .. AN. NJ. N F. Q.
lSJ5th. Y 18th. - goth " 10Th.
FEATURES OF INTEREST
ABOUT That WHICH HAS BEEN
AND Is TO BE.
All Sides and Conditions of Things
are Shown. Nothing Overlooked to
make 1T Complete
Thieves Make a Big Haul at Munci.

Thieves Make a Big Haul at Muncie.
The police have been at work almost
constantly for more than twenty-four
hours in an effort to apprehend burg
lars who robbed the Fred W. Heath
home at IA East Adams street IN
Muncie, Ind. 1t is estimated that be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth of val
liable papers were taken, including
notes, certificates and other instru-
ments. Besides this a diamond ring
valued at $500 and about S15 in cash
were obtained. Most of the paper will
be valueless TO the thieves, but might
not be able to be replaced by Mr..
Heath. There is but little evidence up
ON which to trail the thieves, accord
ing to detectives. The officers hope TO
obtain some clue by the possible distri-
button of some of the stolen papers.
Professionals are credited with having
performed the work.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
re.ch Crop BADLY Damaged.

Reports to the Horticultural Associa-
ton indicate that the peach crop Of Ar
kansas has been damaged thousands OF
dollars by storms and unusually severe
weather.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
poxder HAST Hurts Twelve

An explosion in the mixing building of
the Du Pont powder plant at Gibbstown.
twenty miles south of Philadelphia. in
iured twelve men and destroyed several
small corrugated iron buildings. The ts
plosion shock was felt within a radius of
thirty miles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Penitentinry for Registration Fraud.

Andrew White, who pleaded guilty in
st. louis to a charge of fraudulent regis
tration and was sentenced to two years
in the pententiary, was the thirteenth
voter to be convicted of fraud in the last
registration.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

The export and import trade of Ger
many for 1908. according to estimates
based on the prevailing prices OF 1907,
amounted to 81. 1S4, 100000 in imports,
which is decrease of S66.250.000 from
the 1907 figures. and to $l,701 100000 ir
exports. a decrease of S64, 10000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
U. S. GRANT ACCUSES BANKER.
Financicr Arrested as EmbczzIer of
S-5O.ODO.

Homer G. Taber former president of
the United States Bank of Los Angeles,
former president of the International
Bank of Searchlight, New. and now presi-
dent of the San Diego Bank and Trust
Company, has been arrested, and will be
taken to Phoebe. New. to answer to nine
teen indictments said to involve altogether
S75O.OOO 1t is charged Taber embezzled
$4,000 worth of telephone bonds from
l.. s. Grant. Jr.. of San Diego. S. X.
Williamson, cashier of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank of Searchlight, was arrested
simultaneously with Taber.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

The greatest fire Toledo has had in
years started in the Brown. Eager &
Hull Book Company building at 409411
Summit street. Two large business blocks
were destroyed and others damaged The
loss is estimated at more than $J00,O00
about half insured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
c,o,.ra Grin Not Loo.enea

The promised extinction of Asiatic chol-
era in st. Petersburg by cold weather
has failed, and medical authorities are
agreed that it will require almost a mira
Gle to prevent a scourge of this disease
in the spring. New cases are developing
of the rate of thirty and forty a day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Lincoln's Native County Goes Dry.

In an election few days ago, Larue
County, Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln's
native county, voted dry" by a major
tty of 1.0S5, the vote being over four
% one against license. The bells in
the church were rung at intervals dur
ing the day, children marched and
brass band furnished music. Prayer
meetings were also held, and hot coffee
was served by the women at the vot-
ing places. The vote was virtually
solid against liquor selling.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Eighteen Hurt i'm n Wreck

Eighteen passengers intending five
women. are suffering from cuts snd
bruises received in street car accident
in Portland, Ore. A car aud its trailer
jumped the track while turning a corner
ON the east side. There were sixty-six
passengers. Jacob Spies is expected to
die
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Child Assaulted and Murdered.

Although two arrests have been
made the police aomit very little pro-
gress has been made in solving the
mystery surrounding the assault and
murder of 15-year-old Mary Forschner,
whose body was found in a shed near
her home in Dayton, Ohio. The men
being held as suspects doubtless will
be released. The mysterious assault on
Miss Forschner is the fifth of similar
character in recent years. In only one
Instance has there been a conviction.
Two years ago bona Gilman was as
saulted and Strangled. A year ago Ida
Markowitz was attacked and killed. A
negro is now serving a life sentence
for this murder. Previous to these
crimes Bessie Little was strangled and
thrown into the Miami river Ada
Lentz was assaulted and her body
thrown into a cistern.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

a shortage of $4,000 in the city audi
tors Office was disclosed in Kansas City.
V. H. Green, the auditor, says the short
age probably is the result of systematic
stealing by clerks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Uncle Sam Prods Railroads.

The United States Government has
filed thirty-five suits against the Ore
gon & California Railroad Company,
the Southern Pacific Company, the
present owners of the Oregon & Cali
fornia railroad, and more than one hun
dred other individuals and private cor
porations to recover from the railroads
and their grantees, who comprise the
other defendants, an aggregate of $685.
2SS acres of land within the "old Ore
.goH & California land grant" in Ore
gon. The lands are valued at over
s., 500 ,0OO
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

Falls Dead ms Foe Gets Life Term.
AS Judge Murphy il Hamilton, Ohio,
sentenced Buck Cottolgame, Kentucky
feudist. to the penitent:ary for life for the
murder of Parrish Arn1t. the father Of
Arnet fell dead in the court room.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

vote, Chamberlain, Democrat, defeating
Cake, Republican, although Oregon is
Republican by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
MiIIiouaire Is Dead.

Charles l.. Tut, millionaire mining
man and smelter magnate of Colorado
Springs, Col, is dead in New York
City. Death was due to heart disease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
"Empty" NitroqIycerin Cans Explode

After charge of 100 quarts of nitro
glycerin had been placed in an oil we'll
at Oakland City. Ind, the cans in
which the explosive had been brought
70 the well were placed out in field
and shot at with a rifle. The explo-
sion which followed shook the town.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Moroans Gift TO Ennland.

j. Pierpont Morgan has purchased
and presented to the British Museum
the collection of prehistoric weapons
which was made by Canon Greenwell,
of Durham, illustrating for the most
part the bronze age in Great Britain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
The PLYMOUTH TRIBUNE.

PLYMOUTH, IND.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Taft and His Party Sail for Panama.

President-elect and Mrs. Taft and
party, including a small staff of distin-
guished civil engineers, selected to in
spect with the President-elect the 18TH
milan Canal, have started for Panama.
The party will reach New Orleans on
the return trip on February 13.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
superintendent Killed by Explosion.

superintendent NTIIeu py EXpToSIon.
While party headed by Supt P. A.
Logan was inspecting the Boswell coal
mine near Pittsburg, Pa, to look for
defects an explosion occurred. Super
IN endent Logan was killed, two men
are unaccounted for, one of those who
escaped died after being taken out and
several are burned and bruised. The
mine had been closed on account of a
defect
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

found guilty on July Is. 1907. lie
denied his guilt and blamed Mrs.
Emma yrzal Niemann for his prosecu-
ton because he had incurred her en-
nifty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

Brookville, Ind, is gradually becom-
ing dry" without remonstrance, two
saloons having closed their doors in
the last few days, the licenses having
expired. Sixteen saloons are still in
operation here, however.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-06
Judge Criswell Endorsed.

At a regular meeting of the Forest County
Bar Association, held Jan. 3, 1909, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution were unan-
imously adopted:
WHEREAS, The official term of the Hon.
James T. Mitchell, one of the Judges of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, will cx-
pire on the first Monday in January, 1910,
necessitating the nomination and election
of one person to fill the vacancy thereby
caused; and
WHEREAS, We believe that the western
part of the state should have representa-
tive on the Supreme Bench who is familiar
with the petroleum, gas and lumber in
terestS and the laws relating to them; and
WHEREAS, We feel that Hon. George s.
Criswell, now President Judge in VenangO
county, is well qualified to fill these re-
quirements, having had large experience
as a practitioner and judge, and ranks
among the most learned judges of the Com
monwealth, therefore be it
ReSolUed, That we recommend and urge
the nomination and election of the Hon
Geo. S. Criswell for q Justice of the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania, and pledge
our hearty cooperation and support to Sc.
cure his nomination and election to that
office. SAMUEL ID. IRWIN, President.
L. II. RITCHEY Secretary
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-06
POrkey.

Everything was very quiet in our little
town during the holidays. Nobody seemed
to have sore head or the swelled head,
something we are very glad to note. Hope
everyone has turned over new leaf for the
year 19O9.-Mrs. Wm. Slocum and son
Walter visited the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lindsey, in Clarion county, during
the holidays.--Nathan Burdick of Shelf
field visited friends in town few days the
past week MFR. and Mrs. Thomas Miller
visited friends at Hastings, Christmas, re-
turning home on the evening train.-Miss
Ruth Card and brother of Grand Valley
visited their aunt Mrs. Lima Downey, a
few days the past week.-Mrs.. Susie Dick
rager and little son of German Hill visited
at the home of her brothers, George and
Charles Blum, of this place few days the
past Week.-Mrs.. Pearl Highgates and
children visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Slocum, over Sabbath.-Revival
meetings will begin in the NJ. Il. church at
Minister this Monday evening, Jan. 4th.
Rev. NJ. b. Riley will assist Rev. r. j..
Montgomery during the meetings. We
hope everyone that can attend will come
and help in the meetings and that there
may be many souls saved during the re-
vival.-Wm. Slocum has been on the sick
list for few days.-Samuel Mills and
family of Scotch Hill and Mr.. Dunn and
family of Warren have moved into the new
dwellings up Porkey Run, the gentlemen
being employed to manage the new gas
plant for the Pennsylvania Gas Co.-Dr
Russell of Sheffield was called here to at
tend James Littlefield, Saturday. Mr.. Lit
tlefeld fell from ladder while working on
the roof of his house. He is much i'm
proved at this writing.-Miss Pearl AL
laire and Mrs. Clifford visited the latter's
sister, Mrs. Vim. Pope, at Kellettville, one
evening last week, returning on the morn
ing train.-Mrs. John Lore and Mrs.
George Blum called on friends at Truemans
Saturday afternoon.-Mr and Mrs. Lett
Spencer were Sheffield visitors the past
week.-Lottie Bloss visited her parents at
Sheffield over Sunday. George Jennings,
employed by the Brown & Reynolds Co.,
head managers of the A. L. Weller board
yard at the Porkey SWITCH sold very val
liable hound dog to gentleman at Kel-
lettyille short time ago,-Mrs. James
Welslt Is I'D The sick list,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-06
Mnzette.

Jacob Bradybaugh, who spent Christ
mas with his family AT this place, returned
to Siverly, where he is employed by the
Oil Well Supply Co.--Glad tidings were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shoup,
stating that their son John, who has been
in Illinois for some years past, will arrive
home on Jan. Sth.-We believe that
Muzette is one OF the quietest, prettiest
and most desirable places to live in of
any that is in the whole great state of
Pennsylvania, and since the spirit of
improvement has struck our town, the
people, by-the-way, are helping 1t along,
as Wm. Shoup will soon after the COM
pletion of his grocery and post office
building, erect general repair shop
where he will be able to handle all kind
OF work from the repairing of sewing
machine TO the building ofa sawmill.-
Miss Nellie McElravy, teacher of our
public school, in company with her sister
Laura, after spending her holiday vaca-
ton with Clarion county friends, has re-
sumed her work, of which we can add
that the school is doing somewhat os an
academy work this winter.-Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Shoup entertained several
friends on Christmas week, among whom
was their son Ira, now principal OF the
Knox academy, in Clarion county, Mrs.
Matte Hillman of New Castle, Pa, Mrs.
Mary Ats of Leeper, Pa, and also her
brother, our genial friend, L. G. Slower,
of Siverly, Pa all of whom were made
sharers Of joy and Jared sumptuously OF
the many good things spread before them.
The writer, who through a providental
blessing had the pleasure also to be
among the number and who listened ear
nestly to all that was said, was struck
forcibly by the words 'never again."
which to him have a solemn significance,
whether they relate to something that is
sad or joyous in ITSELF How often are
the words used carelessly and untbink-
ingly. WITNESS.