The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-03


days ago. An hour before the death
Of its mate the female began crying,
and after its death the female
screamed and tried to tear its way out
Of the cage.
Mrs. Charles Alexander, living two
miles west of Petersburg, had been
missing eggs for some time, and fin
ally caught her pet cat eating them in
the barn. She locked the cat In the
cellar and forgot all about it ultll
thirty-six hours afterward, when she
discovered that it had eaten seven
dozen of twelve dozen eggs she had
put there. The cat was hanged
w. D. Rinehart, a veteran engineer
IN the Midland, had an unpleasant ex-
perience last week AS he was bring
Ing his train in from Ladoga a bird,
blinded by the headlight, flew into the
cab, striking him in the left eye. He
was blinded by the shock, and the fire.
man had to bring in the train. A
cut was inflicted below the eye, but
40 permanent injury is anticipated.
Luther Mehring. of Indianapolis, has
eft for Bruceville, Md, where he will
pay to a number of old creditors $500.
The debts are of forty years standing
but Mehring does not desire to take
advantage of statute of Limitation. He
eft Bruceville after failing in bust
ness, with obligations amounting to
about $4,000. He has looked up all his
creditors and will pay the debt with
forty years interest.
Frank Gibson, II years old, and his
sister Blanche, aged s, were shot and
seriously wounded by Willard Gibson.
IA year old brother, at their home in
Lafayette. Frank found shotgun in
corner of the room. William loaded
the weapon and it was discharged
Franks left hand and arm was torn
away from the wrist, and Blanche re-
ceived a charge of shot in her high
side. The girl may die
George Chamness, a farmer living
east of Petersburg, was attracted by
the ringing of bell. Sometimes the
sound was faint, other times loud and
apparently near. He began wonder
lng, when he looked up and saw a
ouzzard flying low. A bell was tied
around it neck. Mr. Chamness be-
lieves this to be the famous "belled
buzzard" seen in so many different
parts OF the United States.
John Blaize, prominent farmer,
aear Petersburg, while playing with a
shepherd dog, was bitten by the ami
NAL, which showed signs of rabies.
The animal was killed and its head
sent to Indianapolis for analysis. 1t
Is not known whether other dogc in
the neighborhood have been bitten,
but every precaution will be taken.
Sheep valued at SIS were killed by
logs on Will Lambs rarm, just west
IF Petersburg, recently.
In fit of dependency, brought on
In part by physical ailments. due to
the birth of her child two years ago,
and by an unhappy marriage, from
which she is now trying to free her.
self through Grand Rapids Mich
courts, Mrs. r. E. Durham attempted
suicide at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stevens in South
Bend. by drinking chloroform. That
she is now alive and recovering is due
TO help summoned by her two-year-old
baby.
A dog was the cause of a divorce
suit that has just been fled in the
| Wayne county circuit court. A week
before last Christmas Mrs. Rosa Traue
told her husband that she would not
i've with him longer unless he got rid
of a hound pup which he brought
home with him one day. She has just
entered suit for divorce, alleging that
her husband left home with the pup
was going to find home for the dog,
and that he had not yet returned.
The city authorities hold that South
Bend is in danger of an epidemic of
rabies, unless drastic measures are
taken to prevent the spread of the
disease. Chief of Police James Nc
Weeny has issued a warning that all
dogs not wearing muzzles will be shot
on sight. This is the second such
warning that has been given out with
in the last two months. This time,
however, the danger is not with dogs,
as the disease is said to have spread
to horses. So far two animals have
been shot.
While digging ditch through a
part of what was once known as the
Bear swamp" Benjamin Miller, Al
fred Purdy and Homer Purdy I'M
earthed the greater part of skeleton
Of mastodon. Then men were dig
ging about thirty inches below the
surface when they found the first
large bone. Among the parts of the
skeleton found were the lower jaw,
one of the two bones from the foreleg
between the knee and ankle, the bones
Of one foot, several ribs, several frag-
ments Of ribs, twenty-five vertebrae,
two teeth and other pieces which
could not be distinguished.
David Miles, aged 81, a civil war
veteran, was killed at Fort Wayne,
when a runaway horse dashed into
him, knocking him down. The horse
was being driven by Miss Alice Will
son, a prominent society girl.
Representative Joe Moss, Of Linton,
permitted an incision into his hip, and
as result a half pint Of blood and
matter were removed. Mr.. Moss has
been confined to his bed since he was
run down by an automobile in Indi-
annapolis.
Isaac Hendricks. forty-seven years
Did, is slowly hiccoughing himself to
death at Shelbyville. He was stricken
with the affection last week and since
that time has been slowly sinking.
Two physicians have failed to give
aim relief.
One of the few buffalo herds In the
country is located near Fort Wayne
on the Brookside farm, owned by John
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