The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-05

Free delivery of mail will be insti-
tuted at Winona Lake, beginning Au-
gust 16.
Mrs. Lewis Cooper died in Darling
ton from the effects of fall she re-
ceived year ago. She was rs years
old.
George w. Larimore fell against a
circular block saw at the Indianapolis
Handle Company's plant and had both
hands cut off at the wrist
Joseph Harness, of near Rushvilie,
was severely bitten by his dog while
trying to release the animal from a
wire fence in which it was caught.
George French, aged %, arrested for
stealing horse, was taken i'll in Jail
at Valparaiso with appendicitis and
died at the hospital shortly afterward.
His home was at Dexter, Mich.
Albert C. Smiley. a hay and grain
merchant at Lawrenceburg, accident
ally tripped and fell over large black
cat in his warehouse. He suffered a
broken arm and badly bruised face.
Thomas Lanahan, a farmer near
Marietta, fell dead while climbing a
strawstack. He was in good health
when he arose from bed. Heart trou
BILE was the cause. He was 67 years
old.
Leaving a note to his wife that he
was going away and that she would
never find him, Harry c. Mains, trav
cling salesman, disappeared from Fort
Wayne. He had previously resigned
his position.
Since May there have been $50 cases
of measles reported in Logansport. The
last quarantine sign was taken down 9
few days ago and now the first time
since May 1 there is not a case of con
tagious disease in the city.
Peter Horn, of Ligonier, caught q
minnow nook in his eye while fishing
at Waldron Lake. The suffering man
was taken first to Wawaka, then to
Ligonier and finally to Elkhart before
surgeon was found who gave him
relief.
Louis Kell, of Princeton, found q
freak hen egg in his chicken yard q
few days ago. 1t was about the size
of a goose egg, and when broken il
contained the usual amount of yolk
and white together, with another well
formed egg of average size.
John Arnold, living two miles north
of st. Paul, has a COW minus a tail
She was switching flies and got hel
tail caught between a barbed wire
fence and a fence post She gave q
jerk to tear the tail loose from the
fence, and instead tore it loose from
her body.
A Young Mems Industrial Associa
ton is being organized for the purpose
of boosting Rushville. The movement
has been set in motion by three of the
city's prominent young business mer
and is being pushed with enthusiasm
and energy. Its success now seems as
sured.
Norman Byrns, the engineer who
was killed in the wreck of the Monor
passenger train at Charlottesville las
week, was strapped in his cab with &
heavy leather belt, which he wore dur
ing all his runs. This was used on &C
count of curves and grades and aided
him in reversing his engine.
James Southwood, well-knowr
farmer and stock raiser near Boonville
had an unusual experience with sicl
horse. The horse acted as IL choked
and when several remedies were ap
piled without avail, DR.. Cook put an in
strument down its neck and extracted
coiled piece of baling wire. 1t il
supposed the horse accidentally swal
lowed the wire while eating baled hay
Otis Chapman, 12-year-old son O
Jerry Chapman, of Bloomington, suf
fered broken leg and received othel
serious injuries when his foot caught
in a buggy wheel. The boy stepped
on the wheel, his foot slipped, caught
in the wheel, and as the horse moved
forward the boy was thrown over and
over with each revolution of the wheel
At first it was feared the wounded les
would have to be amputated, but now
it is thought amputation will not be
necessary.
Leonard B. Clore, of Franklin, who
represented Johnson County in the re
cent session of the Legislature, has
been notified of his selection as super
intendent of judges for the 1910 an
nual corn exposition to be held IL
Omaha, Neb. A recent announcement
from the directors Of the Nationa
Corn Exposition barred Mr.. Clore from
entering any corn in any class. Mr.
Clore won the $1,000 trophy ant
81 900 in gold last December on hi!
entry of Johnson County white Den
corn, and on a single ear he carried
| off the first prize, which was an auto
mobile. Mr.. Clore has decided that hs
| will not go to Russia to conduct /;
three years school of instruction il
the raising of corn.
Henry Hoar, said to be the onl!
United States pensioner that never
was a soldier or in any way connect
ed with the army, died recently at Sa
| lem from a bullet wound received il
the John Morgan raid, July 10, 1868.
Mrs. Fred Finley, of Bloomington
was bitten by a dog thought to bt
mad. 1t jumped at her face and bi
her nose. The injury is severe aside
from the danger of rabies. The dos
was killed and its brain is being ex
amined
Joe Palmer, young man near De
| catur, some months ago wrote to Mis-.
Daisy Talbot, of Bedford, whose name
he found written on an egg purchased
at Decatur store. Acquaintance fol
lowed and now the young people will
marry
On the farm of Alvin Bradley, eigh
miles southwest of Bloomfield, neal
| Newberry, large wildcat was killet