The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-02

While asleep on the tracks of the
Evansville and Rockport Traction line
near Evansville, the S-year-old son Of
Edward Anderson was struck by a car
and fatally injured.
Nj. c. Crowell, formerly vice presi-
dent of Franklin College at Franklin,
has been elected president pro tenn by
the Board of Trustees of the college to
succeed 3. B. Bryan, president, who
resigned last week to become presi-
dent of Colgate University at Hamil-
ton, n Y.
Il will go West and get a fortune
and then l will return for YOU" Thus
spoke Sol Finkelstein to his sweet
heart, Lillian F. Friedman, of Evans
vile, several years ago. Finkelstein
went to Topeka, Kan, poor man, and
is now at the head of chain of stores
in that city. He returned to Evans
vile and he and Miss Friedman were
married
William Mobley, a stock raiser and
dealer at Huntsville, Bartholomew
County, is planning large live stock
sale for some time early in September.
He will dispose Of about one thousand
head of live stock, valued at more than
$4,000, and expects to do all the SELL
ing in one day. He will offer 100 cat
tie, 40 horses, 600 sheep, $50 hogs and
so mich cows.
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The skull Of a mastodon was un-
earthed from the Adam Hostettler
ditch on the farm of d. H Mast, in
Lagrange County, by workmen en-
ployed by c. A. Walb, Lagrange drain
age contractor, and the discovery has
caused quite sensation. The skull
measures &c inches between the eye
holes and hole from which a tusk
protruded Is several inches in di-
ameter.
An incendiary fire, which was start
ed at Columbus, damaged the home
of Miss Lillian Tull to the extent Of
$4,000. Mrs Julia Johnson, a cousin
of Miss Tull, was sleeping alone In
the house at the time, and when she
awoke she was almost suffocated by
smoke. She grabbed her parrot, how
ever, and, with the bird screening
Fire, fire." at the top of its voice,
she staggered out into the open air
and fell to the ground.
Hugh Sullivan, for forty-five years a
locomotive engineer on the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern railway, and who
has been pulling passenger trains Nos.
and between Washington and Gin
cinnati, Ohio, until, he says. even the
dogs along the way wag their tails in
friendly recognition when his engine
passes, has just been granted ffty-two
; weeks leave of absence, the company
to pay him $500 a day during that
time. He is ~ years old.
Mrs. Henry Hoyer, wife of a dray-
man. in st. Paul, had a terrifying ex-
perience. She was out in the garden
picking cucumbers and when she re-
turned to the house she removed her
bonnet and threw it on the floor. She
was Mortified tc see a spreading viper
slowly uncoil itself from the folds of
the bonnet She obtained a piece of
wood and killed it. 1t measured eigh-
teen inches in length. How the snake
got in her bonnet is a mystery.
Miss Ida Bruggerman, of Kendall
vile, will leave this week for Brazil.
where she will become the bride OF
Rev. Martin j. Frosch, a young Luz
theran missionary. Miss Bruggerman
will be met at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
by Mr.. Frosch. who will escort her to
their new home, where the wedding
will take place The young lady will
travel over 1000 miles to be united in
marriage to the clergyman, who wooed
and won her when he was a pastor in
Fort Wayne.
George w. Reichard and Walter SUI
man, OF Portland, who for the last few
months have been devoting their
spare time and energy to the building
of an aeroplane according to their own
idea, expect to have their machine
ready for trial test within the next
few weeks. The model is now nearing
completion and is being assembled in
a secluded spot not far from Portland,
having been taken to the country re-
Gently, that the inventors might have
more room In which to work out their
plans without being disturbed by curl
Gus and inquisitive visitors who called
at their rooms almost daily, before the
machine was moved, hoping for look
at the mechanism of the machine.
Patents have been grained the fol.
lowing Indianians: c. G. Conn, Elk
hart, rotary valve for wind musical in
struments; H. F. Grim and w. c. 10y,
Rochester, automobile lock; G. L.
Crook, Indianapolis, internal combus-
ton engine; G. Girardot, Fort Wayne,
nut lock; s. E. Hash, Wabash, rein or
neck strap line ferret; G. NJ Heskham,
Kokomo, apparatus for treatment of
metallic material; H. H. Johanning,
Richmond, concrete post; B. ]. Nor
rison, Indianapolis, shaft construction;
S. Seitner, Jr., Roam, swivel wheel at
tachment for cultivators; w. L
Bremen, mail bag deliver
ng and receiving apparatus; c. A.
.Vulf, Indianapolis, flushing apparatus.
Gertrude, the 2-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hoopengartner, of
Decatur, is dead of spinal trouble,
which resulted from fall on the pave
ment several weeks ago.
1t is believed at Bluffton that John
Terrell will never be brought to trial
for killing his son-in-law. Melvin
Woulfe, several years ago. Terrell had
been declared insane, but was released
from Jail some time ago. Previously
he had been discharged from the Rich
mond Insane Asylum as harmless.
monster catfish, weighing almost
one hundred pounds, came near capsiz-
ing the boat of James MCGOWAN, near
Evansville, and fought viciously when
attempted to pull it into the
boat. 1t was necessary to kill the fish
in order to get 1t into the boat.