The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07


drowned.
The town of Syracuse, with but few
more than 1000 inhabitants, has a
single industry-the Sandusky Port
land Cement Company-with more
than 300 men on its payrolls.
The Spiegel Furniture Company at
Shelbyville has received a large num-
Der of orders during the last few days
and has started up with full force
and full time. The company now has
sufficient number of orders to keep
the large plant in operation for many
weeks.
In shipment of logs being loaded
at Clay City are two cut from a wild
cherry tree which are from three to
four feet in diameter, the largest of the
kind ever seen on the yards in the his
tory of timber traffic at Clay City. Re-
Gently land owner on Eel river sold
ten poplar trees for $1,000.
While Ermel Goodwin, 81 years old,
and Grant Lawson, IL years old, both
OF Anderson, were in friendly scuffle
for possession of a shotgun, the gun
was discharged and Goodwin received
almost the entire load of shot in his
shoulder, and he may be permanently
crippled. A few shot were imbedded
in young Lawson's neck, but all were
removed.
Charles Day paid a fine in the May
,or's court at Peru for disorderly con-
duct. Day bought a rocking chair
from a catalogue house for his wife's
Christmas present. When the present
came Mrs. Day had to pay the express
charges. She told her husband about
| 1t. He became so angered that he and
his wife got into controversy which
ended in her sending for the police.
The large Touring mill in Milan,
owned by John F. Heimsath, of Napo-
leon, was destroyed recently by fire
The elevator contained 5000 bushels
of wheat, 1000 bushels of which was
placed there by farmers on deposit.
This was the oldest mill in Ripley
| County, and was established in 1852.
There were sixty barrels Of flour in the
mill ready for shipment. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, and was not COW
cred by insurance
Valparaiso University, which fur
nishes board to over 1000 students,
has Installed potato peelers, which it
is estimated will save from 700 to 500
bushels of potatoes year. The pota-
toes have the hide taken OFF, in a
continuance with an emery covered
bottom and sides and as it revolves
the process of pairing is accomplished
with the. exception of removing the
eyes. Machinery also washes the
dishes and cuts the bread,
! C. w. Higgs, of Terre Haute. whose
COW died of hydrophobia, will he sent
to the Chicago Pasteur Institute be-
cause some of the animals saliva got
on scratches on his hand. When she
was suffering from the malady Higgs
thought she was choking and put his
hand in her mouth to remove a sup
posed obstruction. A clearinghouse
was supplied with the cows milk, but
the doctors at the institute sent word
that persons drinking the milk will not
be affected. Higgs, who is compare
lively a poor man, lost horse by an
accident, and 200 chickens died from
cholera about the time the COW died.
Health officers discovery of typhoid
bacilli in milk served by Muncie dali
4 nd fho fxo1 ~ 20 e.,
cases of the fever to the use of in
fected milk, has aroused much agita-
ton for the passage of milk inspec-
ton ordinance in Muncie. The City
Council, which has hitherto been indif-
| ferent to the demand for a milk in
| spector, is said now to be willing to
pass an ordinance such as is proposed.
| A determined effort to regulate the
diaries supplying Muncie customers
with milk began several months ago,
but until now has had no prospect of
success. Investigators saiG, several
months ago, that of all the diaries
about the city only one was wholly
sanitary
Secretary w. H. Duncan, of the Ter
re Haute Commercial Club, says there
is such a demand for business loca-
tons in the downtown district that
rents are strong and rooms are at a
premium. "a large number of firms
are seeking locations here" said he,
coming from all parts of the country
One firm that wished to come here
next spring got chance for a room
and rented it, although not to be used
for six months. Though Terre Eaute's
population has increased 75 per. cent.
in seven or eight years, and with a
factory class which has had steady
work, making fine patronage for the re-
tail stores, the amount of floor space
In the retail district has not increased
10 per cent. The result has been pros
perity for the merchants already in
business, and this fact becoming
known outside, other merchants wish
to come to the city.
w. G. Munson, who has been in ILL
nois for the last two years visiting,
has returned to Shelby County and he
brought with him the longest whiskers
ever seen in the county. They meas
ure just twenty-seven inches.
AS the result of the bursting of a
continuous tank in the Lippincott lamp
chimney factory at Alexandria $50
men and boys have been thrown out
of employment until the tank can be
emptied of molten glass and rebuilt,
which will require about three weeks.
Struck by falling tree and severely
injured, John Dill, OF West Township,
Marshall County, lay in woods for
forty hours. His left leg was broken
in three places. His condition was dis
covered by accident. He was then in
a serious condition,
John Hively, living near Indian Lake
Noble County, was chopping wood
and severely cut his foot, and has been
unable to walk since, and will be laid
up for some time to come He lives