The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
REVIEW OF INDIANA

II 10 given Out lldl OOfSlnOl MAJ
shall weighs 1924 pounds, six and one
half of which have been gained during
his four weeks stay at Petoskey.
While taking out the casing from an
oil well near Petersburg, six feet of it
fell and instantly killed Wm. Shafer
and broke the left arm of William
Coleman
Mott A. Kaylor, of Clear Creek
Township. Huntington County, has
been appointed member of the facul-
ty of the Central University of Iowa,
located at Pella
Mrs. R. A. Brown, of Huntington,
who has been spending the summer at
Northport, Mich, was attacked by a
large bald eagle a few days ago, but
succeeded in beating the huge bird of
before it had inflicted more than a few
scratches upon her.
Chocolate quinine proved so tooth
some to the 5-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Byron Emely, of Huntington,
that the little tot drank eight table
spoonsful of the medicine during the
absence of her mother. The child viii
recover. but may be deaf as a result
of the dose.
! In the court of Justice Bowmaster,
Silas Kaufman, log hauler, residir :
in Cambridge City, pleaded guilty 20
the charge of blocking the highway so
that Silas Clark, who filed the charge,
was compelled to run his automobile
up the side of an embankment, in or
der to pass him.
Bitten by snake, the young daugh-
ter of Edward Martin, who lives In L.o-
gansport, was thrown into commissions.
Physicians say the child will recover.
The little girl was walking through
high weeds near her home, when she
stepped on a snake. The reptile sank
its fangs deep into the child's hare
foot.
Charles E. Butcher, Deputy State
Factory Inspector, was run over at
Bloomington by Mrs. Theodore Ad-
ans, wife of a furniture dealer, who
drove buggy around the corner of
4 tic pQDilC SQudlC anu hnOChCu
down. Butcher was not hurt serious
ly, it appears, though badly bruised all
over him. the horses hoofs striking his
chest and the wheels going over his
body. His clothing, especially his coat.
was torn to shreds. Butcher lives at
Connersville.
The business section of Peru recent
ly has had strange visitor in the
form of full-grown buzzard. The bird
is probably tame one escaped from
cage. but so far its owner has not been
found. 1t has attracted much attention
flying low through the mercantile Sec
ton and perching upon the buildings.
Singularly enough, it has visited all
the buildings that were formerly oc-
cupied by saloons and are now empty.
Many attempts have been made by
boys to catch the buzzard, but IT is too
sly to be caught. 1t does not appear to
scare at anything. No attempt has
been made to kill 1t.
Henry Moore, laborer, was instant
ly killed at Monon while assisting an
aeronaut in preparing his balloon for
an ascension. Moore was watching the
process Of initiating the gas bag when
the balloon, caught by gust of wind,
started upward. Dangling ropes
wrapped about the legs of Moore and
lifted him from the ground. While
Moore was struggling to seize the
ropes and right himself, he became en-
tangled in some telegraph wires and
fell, head downward, to the ground. He
was dead when physicians reached
him. Two of Moore's children were In
} the crowd that witnessed the accident.
An unusual train was pressed into
service on the country roads of the
northern part of Bartholomew County
when a traction engine was seen haul
ing a half dozen farm wagons loaded
with men, women and children. The
st. Louis crossing Baptist Sunday
School held its annual picnic in Flat
rock Township and the picnic grounds
are quite distance from the town. ].
c. Phelps, who owns a thrashing cut
fit, decided to come to the rescue of
those who were going to have to walk.
! He borrowed several farm wagons and
hitched them to his engine. He then
invited the people to climb in. opened
the throttle and took the Sunday
School Limited to the picnic.
Charley, the s-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Hickman. of Peru. found
torpedo and exploded It, with the re-
} suit that he lies in a dangerous condi-
ton. The torpedo was one that had
been lost by some railroad men who
} were engaged at repairing the Fort
Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction
track, in the eastern part of the city
! The boy knew what the torpedo was,
but had no idea as to the power of the
| explosive. He placed it on the steel
rail and struck 1t with a tsone. Two
hours later he regained consciousness,
: with one finger off entirely, the flesh
of his hand badly mangled, one eye de-
stroyed, three gashes in his face and
an injured shoulder. Unless lockjaw
results he will recover.
Alexander c. Major, an old soldier,
and Miss Mile Taylor, of Paragon.
} went to Martinsville to attend a re-
} union, and were married by Justice
Brown on the courthouse lawn in the
presence of a large crowd.
A COW belonging to Harve Clark on
} the Dorwin farm at Monmouth last
week gave birth to triplet calves, all
Of which are living and as well
J formed and as large as ordinary calves.
} One is frail, however, and 1t is thought
will not live long.
: Frank Long, a concrete contractor Of
; Elkhart, hanged himself because OF
dependency. due to Indebtedness and
drinking. His wife found his body
swinging in the garnet of his dwelling.
Long was 49 years old and leaves q
widow and two children.
: Jack Penrod, of Button, is at the