The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

After Marion, the 17-year-old son of
William Struble, of Elkhart had sunk
out of sight in St Joseph river. the
floating end of a fishing pole whose
line had become wrapped around the
body, indicated the whereabouts and
he was pulled up by George Vanfeet
and Thomas Wilkinson, who had come
to his aid in boat. He was resusci-
tated with difficulty.
Lloyd Anderson, six years old, was
found dead, at the home of his foster
parents, on farm near Marion His
head was held fast by the weight of
a sliding door and indications are that
the boy struggled to free himself un-
til he died of strangualtion. Two
years ago he was kicked by a horse
and recovered in spite of the fact that
physicians said he could not live.
War on Carlisle druggists for al
legged Illegal sale of liquor will be
commenced during the present term
of the circuit court. Ike Durrett and
Curtner Brothers, of Carlisle, are I'M
der Indictment The Anti-Saloon
League has made request that local
authorities look into the alleged illegal
sale of cigarettes. Prosecutor Walter
F. Wood will probably hold court of
inquiry.
William Hall, of Evansville, negro,
caught a gang of white boys drinking
beer recently and asked them for
some. When they refused he pulled
his gun and shot into the crowd,
wounding Eurie Peck in the leg and
the latter's brother, Annis Peck, in
the shoulder. The boys seized the
negro and would have lynched him
had not officers rescued Hall. He was
arrested.
In filing an affidavit in the court of
Justice Kinney, of Columbus, against
James Spencer, charging petit lar
ceny, William Jones explained to the
court that it did not pay in the long
run to be too flush with money. He
said he was displaying a handful OF
money, when Spencer grabbed 81 from
him and ran. He was afterward I'm.
able to recover the dollar, he said, SO
decided to charge the man with steal
ing.
1t is believed Robert Greene, the
banker horsethief," who escaped
from the State prison recently, is in
hiding near Valparaiso. A posse OF
osff1nnC nd DfE toll 10 Coz
him. He escaped from prison after
being made a 'trusty," and stole q
horse and buggy, later, near Westville
but the outfit was recovered by Sheriff
Johnson, of Porter county. Greene
escaped but the sheriff believes he
wounded him.
A cleyerly laid plan by Peter So
besky, of Laporte, under arrest on 9
charge of robbery. to murder Sheriff
VIM. Anstiss and escape, was frus
trated through a tip received by the
sheriff from another prisoner, just af
| ter the officer had been called into
the Jail by Sobesky. In Sobesky's cell
carefully hidden, were found severa
iron bars, saw, two knives and 9
pair Of shears. How he secured these
articles is a mystery.
E. S. Ricketts,. of Terre Haute. while
spading in his garden, dug up tomato
can containing a roll of currency
From appearances the bundle hat
been buried several years, and 1t wa.
in such condition that it could not bt
examined. Mr.. Ricketts, has turned Il
over to bank for examination The
discovery has revived old stories con
corning a miser who lived there abpu
twenty years ago. 1t is also said thai
the house was at one time occupied
by two men who were suspected o.
receiving stolen goods.
Merritt Toogins is dead at his home
near Correct, as a result Of being sho
last April while at work In Tennes
partner, was operating a phosphate
fertilizing plant which was on the
land of a relative of the partner. Af
ter some disagreement the relative or
dered the men off the land, the
shooting resulting. Mr.. Toogins was
paralyzed by the bullet. Although he
underwent an operation he gradually
grew worse He is survived by {;
widow and several children.
If the advice of A. E. Peffiey, o.
Churubusco, is followed, Cass county
will become noted for more thar it:
politicians, it's Democratic majorities
and its "wetness." 1t will be noted
for its onions. Peffley known around
| Churubusco as the onion king, has
been in Logansport for the past weel
and he has made an examination o.
Cass county soil. He says he has
| found much land which should yield
anywhere from 600 to 1000 bushels o
silver skin onions an acre. He is en-
thusiastic and wishes Cass county
farmers to go into the onion raising
business on a large scale. He sees (;
fortune for them and will be bacl
soon and talk onions to every one wht
will listen.
James Hayden, Known over Unior
county as Fiddler Jim" committed
suicide by hanging himself at the in
firmary in Brownsville He used hi:
shirt as rope and tied it to piece
of timber
Alfred Guthrie, one OF the wealth
lest men of Lawrence county, ant
president of the Stone City bank. IL
Bedford, has divided one-half of $3.50,
900 among his seven children. He |:
one of the largest land owners in the
county.
| William McGlone, on trial the sec
end time at Terre Haute, on a charge
of stealing two turkeys, was convicted
by jury, fined s25 and sentenced e
ninety days in Jail. The county wa.
put to an expense of 5000 in convict
ing him.
Mrs. Sarah Smalley, wife of Andrew
]. Smalley, a well-known former neal
Summitville, was adjudged insane ant
| taken to the Madison county jail. She