The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-30

land City and seriously injured Alex
Harper, a well-known farmer.
The corner stone for the new S97,-
600 State tuberculosis Hospital, which
is being constructed three miles east
of Rockville, was laid last week.
While stealing a ride on an automo-
bile, Edgar Cartwright, aged 10 years,
of Evansville, fell off, fracturing his
skull. Physicians say he will die.
John Lockmiller, a farmer, aged "a
years, was struck by west-bound Big
Four passenger train No. IL and in
stantly killed at Perth. Lockmiller was
driving across the tracks when the ac-
cident occurred. He is survived by a
widow and children.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons. aged 6S,
committed suicide in the city cemetery
at Union City by taking fourteen
grains of morphine while seated on
the grave of her granddaughter. Do
nestle trouble is said to have prompt
ed the woman to take her life.
Charles Spahr, travelling salesman
of Muncie, arose in the night in re-
Spouse to the call of an infant son who
said he was afraid in the dark" By
mistake Spahr stepped down an open
stairway and was seriously injured.
Both arms were fractured and he was
hurt internally.
Following close upon the gasoline
explosion at Waterloo in which Mrs.
Fletcher nearly lost her life is one at
Angola wherein Mrs. Ann Sowle was
seriously burned by similar explo-
sion. Except for the immediate ar
rival of help, the house also would
have been consumed
A large watchdog owned by John
Schultz, living in tent on the river
banks, two miles above Evansville,
saved the life of Mrs. Schultz. A tramp
negro, who was refused food by Mrs.
Schultz. shot at her, and was ready to
shoot again when the dog chased him
to the woods near by, and he disap-
peared.
Floyd Meadows, 9 years old, son of
Dennis Meadows, living near Lebanon,
died from injuries received when he
was kicked by horse that the fam
lily was driving to Max. The boy was
seated at his parents feet, his back to
the dashboard His father struck the
horse with whip, causing it to kick
through the dashboard. The boys
skull was fractured.
Excavators in the Shuder ditch, a
public drain in German Township, Bar
tholomew County, were digging about
two and one-half feet below the sur
face of the ground when they struck
something they thought was a sub.
merged log. Closer inspection showed
that it was mud turtle weighing
about fifty pounds. The turtle showed
fight, but was killed by the ditchers.
Judge Levi Mock, of Bluffton, is ex.
hibiting a curiosity to his friends in
the shape of new tooth. Several years
ago one of the molars on the left side
of his lower jaw was extracted and a
few weeks ago another tooth began to
push itself through the gums. He is
perhaps the oldest person on record to
get a new tooth. He says that the
'teething" doesn't discommode him in
the least.
William Wildrick, aged q years, a
carriage trimmer, was killed while
seated in a skiff on the east fork OF
White river, near Washington. Will
drick had taken hold of shotgun ly,
ing in the bottom of the boat and was
pulling it toward him when one of the
barrels of the weapon was accidentally
discharged. The full charge of shot en-.
tered his right shoulder and Wildrick
bled to death before his father, who
was rowing the boat, could reach
shore. He leaves widow and one
daughter.
George DeMuth, State Apiarist, says
he has found disease in bee hives
that is giving Indiana bee keepers
some trouble. In many instances they
are mastering the trouble by taking
out the combs and disinfecting the
hives. He also says that most of the
honey this year is of bad color and
does not find a ready sale. The dark
shade of the honey is caused, he says,
by a superabundancy of honey dew
taken from the leaves of trees. De.
Muth's two hundred colonies of bees
this year have gathered only about
one ton of honey, which is less than
one-half of the crop last year.
The government has presented a
medal for bravery to Roy w. Akers,
whose home is in Clymers, three miles
west of Logansport, and who is a mem
Der of the crew of the U. S. S. Albany.
A year or so ago, while the Albany was
in a Philippine port, one of the seamen
fell overheard. The bay was full of
sharks, but without hesitation, Akers
jumped into the sea and held the sailor
above the surface until a boat was
lowered and the man was taken
aboard. The captain of the Albany,
who witnessed the daring deed, rec
commended Akers to the naval authori.
ties in Washington for a medal and
the award has just been made.
Henry Starbuck, of Charlottesville,
has received word of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Starbuck, aged 50 years,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Mattix, in Jennings County. She was
the widow of Elwood Starbuck.
The Atoz Printing Company at South
Whitley closed a contract few days
ago with an eastern concern for the
printing and mailing of 100000 pieces
of advertising matter. Fifty persons
will be employed in the work of mail.
ing the pamphlets.
John Essex, farmer, twelve miles
east of Lebanon, in poor health for six
months, killed himself during the tenn
porary absence of his wife from the
sick room, by firing 32-caliber rife
ball into his forehead. Essex was &C
years of age and leaves a large family
An unusual scene was witnessed re-
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