The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-19
REVIEW OF INDIANA

James Walker caught a forty-seven-
pound catfish in White river, few
miles below Columbus.
| Three hours after William Edding-
ton, of Genoa, H., bought restaurant
in Logansport it burned up, including
in the damage all of Eddington's per-
sonal property and endangering adjoin-
ing property worth 500, OO0 When the
new proprietor for the first time Lit
the gasoline stove there was an explo-
sion.
While rendering the play "a Wasted
Life" in the County Hall at Mitchell
the leading man in the Shaler Mack
Company was accidentally stabbed be-
tween the shoulders. 1t was at first
thought he would be of the stage for
the evening, but he went through with
the play. 1t is not thought the injury
will prove serious.
The bulletin of the State Board of
Health for June shows a death rate of
Ill, against 1872 for June. 1908. The
total number of deaths in June was
2,507. The death rate in the cities
was 1873, which was a slight increase
over June of last year Evansville.
with rate of 1911, had the high rec
ord for deaths during June.
The M. P. church at Morristown is
being remodeled, and while workmen
were digging a trench they struck
some deer horns. They were several
feet from tip to tip and were In a good
state of preservation. They had prob
ably been in the ground sixty years.
The church is fifty-four years old. and
they were there before 1t was built.
Mrs. Johanna Loer, a pioneer of New
Castle, has the distinction of having
| lived to witness and participate in the
golden wedding anniversary of her
daughter. Mrs. Loer is past 80 years
of age. She has spent nearly all of
her life in New Castle and vicinity.
The daughter in whose golden anniver-
sary celebration she participated is
Mrs. Harvey Davis.
A curiosity in the form of chain of
crawling caterpillars was seen at the
home of James COINS near Milton. The
caterpillars were in procession and so
| close together that they seemed like
a solid line. Their formation resem-
bled the double head of a snake and
had the curves of a serpent to the
length of two feet. Mrs. COINS discov-
cred the caterpillars and called her
husband who separated them with a
stick.
David Coble, aged 81 years, one of
Wabash's oldest pioneers, was killed
| by a street car. The aged man sat
down on the track to wait for a car
and fell asleep. Five minutes later the
car approached. The motorman did
not see the man because of curve un-
til within a few feet Coble did not
hear the gong, and the car struck him.
cutting off one leg and an arm He
died while being taken home Despite
his years Coble was an active man and
spent some time every year hunting
small game.
There is pig on the farm of Thorn
as Knight, north of Owensville, that
walks on its front feet. 1t never pre-
tends to walk like an ordinary pig, al
though it has four feet. The hind
feet, however, are deformed and the
chances are that the animal will never
be able to use them. When the pig
desires to be present with other barn
yard companions at feding time, it
simply lifts its hind feet clear of the
ground and starts out walking on its
front feet with perfect ease Natural
ly the pig is great favorite with the
Knight family.
Cases of animals adopting other than
their natural offspring are often re-
ported, but case far out of the or
binary is that of a mare taking a calf
and raising it as her own. In the pas
ture land of John Camplin, near North
Salem, is a mare and her colt and a
spring calf. The calf, not satisfied
with the tactical fluid supplied by the
farmer, gets an extra portion by rob-
bing the colt of its just share. The
mare at first resisted the calf by kick
ing it, but later became reconciied, as
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The mare, colt and calf are now living
in the pasture on the best of terms.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lux, who lives near
Shelbyville, holds a record which is
not equaled, probably, by any one in
Indiana. About fifteen years ago her
husband, John Lux. died. He owned a
farm of almost 800 acres, but which
had mortgage of $1,000 on II. He
also left ten children to be cared for.
But this did not discourage Mrs. Lux
She took charge Of the management of
the farm unit! the mortgage was can
celed. This was before any of her
children had reached the age of 81
years. When the first one attained
his majority she presented him with
81 900. She continued to do this until
the last one, Edward, became of age.
He has just received $1,000. Two
years ago last Christmas she present
ed each of her children with $500. She
recently sold her large farm to her
son, George. for $19.675, George paying
cash for it.
While playing Indian around q bon
fire with several companions. Lorena
Kuntz, aged years. of Evansville, fell
into the fire and was so badly burned
about the face and hands that she will
die.
A sunfiower is growing on the top OF
Masonic Hall at Milton. The stalk is
six feet high and in full bloom. 1t is
supposed that sparrows carried the
seeds and dropped them on the top of
the building, and that enough DUST &C
cumulated to nourish the growth.
Owing to the fact hat the farmers
and their wives are busily engaged in
harvesting, the butter supply in Deca-
tur has been exhausted, and the cit
liens are clamoring for butter Farm
ers' wives are making only enough for