The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
REVIEW OF INDIANA

Nettie Beabout, 10-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Martha Beabout, made a he
roic effort to save her mothers life
when the latter fell face forward in an
told-fashioned fireplace at Beck's Grove,
near Columbus, by pulling her from
the fire, but she failed. The mother
died shortly after.
Although Mrs. Rosan Westbrooks,
aged rs, of Jackson Township, Brown
County, has several notes amounting
to 500, secured by lien on her IA
theirs home, she was taken to the
County Infrmary at Nashville by Trus-
tee Walker Mrs. Westbrooks can not
get any money on the notes and is in
destitute circumstances. She has sew
eral brothers who are well-to-do, one
of them being worth $4,000.
The ownership of potato patch In
Sullivan has been decided by Judge
Henderson, when he ruled in favor of
the town of Sullivan in the suit of
Uriah Coulson for an injunction 10
prevent the towns from digging up his
lot for the extension OF Cross street
II was decided the garden was in the
middle of the street, although Coul-
son had planted potatoes there quar-
ter of century without molestation.
DR.. Armstrong in attempting to put
a halter on a vicious colt in its stall
was crowded against the side of the
manager with such force that shout
der blade was broken. The broken
bone pierced the flesh to the surface,
and internal injuries were also suf-
lfered. His condition Is serious. DR..
Armstrong was for several years a
dentist at Galveston, but few months
since gave up his practice and retired
to his three hundred acre farm, known
as Riverside, one mile north of Hagers-
town
Oil, apparently in abundance, was
struck on the Frank Sanders farm. two
and half miles west of Sullivan. by
the Hamilton Oil and Gas Company,
but when the casting was pulled in an
effort to shoot the well, one hundred
feet of the hole caved in and shooting
was delayed 1t will be recessed and
shot without removing the casing. The
sinking of the Sanders well, accord
ing to members of the Hamilton Oil
and Gas Company, is only a starter of
a final prospecting effort in the Jami-
SON field.
Robert L. Sears. proprietor of the
White Anchor laundry in Lafayette.
and Jesse Beemer, an employee. were
seriously scalded by the overturning
of copper tank containing fifty gal
Ions of boiling water The tank stood
on a shelf just above the two men
who were at work in the wash room.
The shelf broke and the tank fell,
throwing the water on Sears and
Beemer. Sears is badly burned on the
right side from the shoulder to the
foot and Beemer about the lower
limbs. Both will recover.
Judson Miller, farmer near Frank
fort, had a narrow escape from death
when sixteen sticks of dynamite, with
in a few feet of where he stood, ex-
Iploded Miller had been blasting
stumps and as the dynamite had be-
come damp he placed it near heater
to dry it out. He had kept the caps
separate from the dynamite but in
some manner they were touched of
causing the dynamite to explode. The
heater was shattered and Miller's
team. standing nearby. took fright and
ran away, doing some damage to the
wagon Miller was knocked down by
the force of the explosion, but escaped
injury
Annoyed by the bowling of a cat,
which persisted in mounting his back
fence, George K.ise, aged As, of On
ward, ten miles south of Logansport,
obtained his gun. and going into the
yard, firei point-blank at the cat. The
animal toppled from the fence, dead,
and Klise simultaneously fell. He was
seen to fall by his daughter, who was
looking from a window, and thinking
that he had been shot, she ran to him.
Examination revealed that he was
dead. Coroner George d. Miller, OF
Logansport, was summoned, and the
investigation which he conducted
showed that Klise had died from heart
failure. The sudden shock caused by
the discharge of the gun, brought on
death.
An ordinance not only prohibiting
the sale of various forms of dangerous
fireworks, but making it a misde-
meanor to have such fireworks in ones
possession, was introduced in the Rich
rnond City Council recently by william
II. Bartel, the largest retail dealer in
fireworks in Richmond and member Of
the Council for the Fourth ward. The
ordinance places skyrockets, toy pis-
tolls, cannon, explosive canes and other
like de ices under the ban. A pro-
} vision is made that on occasions of
public demonstrations with special
permit from the city, those in charge
of the demonstration may use rockets
and other fireworks not usually permit
ted. Councilman Bartel, who will be
a loser financially if the ordinance
passes, will make hard fight in it's
behalf.
James Cherry and Jesse McLain,
: farmers near Shelbyville narrowly es-
capped injury when a dynamite stick
they were thawing exploded. The acct
dent occurred while the men were pre-
pairing to blast stumps.
Fire of mysterious origin in broad
daylight destroyed the large barn on
the farm of George Shelter, six miles
east of Muncie, resulting in loss of
81 1000. Two horses, valued at $500,
and a number of other animals were
cremated.
Eli Degler and Hal H. Coffel, of
Pennville, and Austin II. Williamson
and DR.. Chew, of Redkey, were in
jured near Pennville. when an aatomo-
bile in which they were riding ran into
tree.
Monroe Mead. of Deer Creek north