The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-14

REVIEW OF INDIANA

George Thomas, mussel fisherman
of Owensville, found pearl weighing
1872 grains and sold it to p E. Pepper,
of Mt Carmel, for $1,000:
The 3-year-old child of Stephen Pat
ton, farmer, fell from spring seat
of wagon near Princeton and one of
the rear wheels passed over the child's
head, face and neck. Death resulted a
few minutes later.
Ray Lamphere, who was convicted
as an accomplice of the archmurder-
ess, Belle Guinness, has but a short
time to live, according to prison ply
sicians. He has CONSUMPTION. States
Attorney Smith is confident he will
make confession, clearing every de-
tail of the Guinness death farm when
he realizes that his end is at hand.
The nine big wet" counties-Mari-
on, st. Joseph, Allen, Lake, vigo, Du-
bois, Vanderburg, Perry and Dear
born-that have not held local option
elections will not be tackled by the
Anti-Saloon League. Superintendent
Shumaker, of the League, said recent
ly that these counties look hopeless
and to try to vote them dry would in
jure the cause of temperance.
Bushels of domestic grapes have
been gathered in the woods along the
Kankakee river near Morocco this sea-
son, the crop being the heaviest in
years. These vineyards, it is claimed.
were planted by early French explor-
ers, and were yielding fruit when the
first settlers came to that region. The
grapes are of two varieties, red and
white, and are of a most delicious
favor
Work has again been begun on fill
ing up the big sink hole on the Brim-
field road, northwest of Kendallville.
The intention is to fill it up with tim
bers and then smooth it all over with
stones and dirt. The work is being
done under the direction of the Coun-
ty Commissioners, who have appro-
priated $500 and Wayne Township
5000. The work is to be completed by
January l.
Foelle Huffman, aged 9, died a few
days ago at Linton. The child had
been to school the day before and
while there she ate some of the paints
and dyes used in drawing work. The
| little girl returned home and COM
planned of feeling i'll. A physician was
called, but he could do nothing for
the child. After intense suffering, the
child Gied five hours later The paints
contained a poison which caused the
| child's death, it is said.
Many gathered at the old court
house in Jasper as the wreckers APP
preached the corner stone of the land
mark to see what it contained. When
the cap of the corner stone was lifted
the opening was found empty. A few
old citizens say they were present at
the time the corner stone of the court
house was laid and that several gold
pieces were placed in it, together with
many papers and books. 1t is supposed
some one robbed the corner stone of
| the contents.
Appropriations amounting to s99 900,
made by the last session of the State
Legislature for the Southern Indiana
Insane Hospital in Evansville, became
available a few days. ago, and accord
ing to Superintendent LaughlIn no
plans have yet been made to expend
the money. The appropriations in
clude 100000 for a hospital for the
sick, $4,000 for lands and dairy, and
$4,000 for wells and pumps Offers of
land suitable for dairy purposes have
been made the trustees.
Il am going to Alaska to make my
| fortune; when it has been made / will
send for you and We will get married"
were the parting words of Guy Wing.
of Hanna, twelve years ago to his
fiancee, Miss Martha Keil Miss Keil
has just started for Alaska, where she
will be married to Wing. The long ex-
pected message. breaking the silence
of the twelve years, came with the in
telligence that Wing had struck it
rich" had home in readiness, and
| me Clergyman euSdSeu.
A gas we'll was completed by the
Monroe Gas and Oil Company ia the
field near Oakland City that is esti-
mated at 100000 cubic feet a day.
The heavy flow of gas was encoun-
| tered in second sand that has h.ther-
to been untouched in this field. An
other feature of the development work
there was the drilling in of the Muir
ply well on the Mason farm, which is
showing for an oil production OF 800
barrels. Field work is generally de-
Iayed by scarcity of water.
A boy famine-that is, shortage OF
boys that are not in school and who
wish to work-has struck Indianapolis.
For several weeks there has been a
shortage of men to take positions, but
not until the last two weeks has il
been discovered that there is a real
shortage in boys. The boys wanted
are those from IA to 81 years of age
who do not attend school, Until re-
Gently they have been plentiful. Fac
tories, Offices and even farmers are
now searching the city for boys, and
are offering wages of from $3.50 to 50
week.
OF ten bids submitted at Lebanon
for the construction of the new Boone
County court house Caldwell & Drake,
of Columbus, Ind, were the lowest
bidders at s215,940 for the building
and $1,000 for the heating plant
The Tribe of Ben Hur will erect
$4,000 home in Terre Haute. The
Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias
already have homes there and the Ma
sons are planning to build a new tenn,
pie. The Y. M. c. A. has started .
movement for a new building.
The Rev. Ubaldus Webersinke, an
aged Catholic priest, well known in
Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, died at
ST EIizaheth's Hosnital in I.afaveffe