The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-03

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la ,est hog marketed for a long time,
especially at this time of the year
when finished hogs are scarce.
Frank Barman, a wealthy farmer
living near Cedar Lake, six miles
south of Hammond, committed suicide
by hanging himself 70 a tree near his
home. Some time ago his brother,
Peter Barman, wealthy farmer, also
hanged himself to tree. 1t is thought
the suicide preyed on the elder broth
er's mind and prompted him to take
his life.
Thomas Taggart was in Indianapolis
one day last week the first time since
his serious accident in the south on
hunting trip. Taggart came to get
few of the shot removed from his
neck and face. Taggarts right eye,
which suffered most seriously when he
received the discharge from a shot
gun in his face and breast and shcul-
ders, is getting along satisfactorily.
and there is no doubt, it is said, that
the sight will be preserved.
Sebastian Lamey, age &c, son of j.
w. Lamey, mill operator Of Evans
vile, disappeared from home six years
ago and his parents lost all trace Of
him and had mourned him as dead for
the last two years. Great was their
surprise when their son arrived home
with wife, who was Miss Bessie Lin
coin, of LaGrande, Ore. Young Lamey
has prospered in the west during the
last five years and will return there
with his wife after a short visit
A movement has been started by
Spencer members Of the Grand Army
to consolidate all the Grand Army OF
the Republic posts in Owen county.
| The action has been made necessary
by the falling off in membership of
all the posts in this vicinity and the
lapsing of some, due to numerous
deaths in the ranks of the veterans.
If the merger can be affected the new
organization will retain the name Of
Spencer post, Gettysburg. No. SO.
Daniel Broadway, age SO, pioneer
resident of Straughn, is In a serious
condition from paralysis and result
of inhaling a quantity of artificial
gas. Broadway was home alone when
he was stricken and fell to the floor.
In his effori to regain his feet he &C
cidentally kicked over a gas stove and
disconnected the rubber pipe attached
to it, besides doing other damage to
the room. He lay prostate for three
hours before he was found by a neigh
Dor.
A jaybird which Mrs. Phoebe Hay
den, a widow living near Hazleton, has
been feeding during the snowy wealth
er. is repaying her kindness by
keeping her posted when the
rural letter carrier leaves anything
in her box Whenever the carrier puts
up the led flag on her mail box to
indicate that Mrs. Hayden has let
ter or newspaper awaiting her, the
jaybird flies to her window and
screams knowingly. When the car
rier passes and Mrs. Hayden draws
a blank the jaybird does not come
around.
The death of Martin l.. Bundy, aged
80, in Newcastle, recalls his explana-
ton of the cause for longevity, given
to friend some years ago. Mr.. Bun
dy said: There is nothing. I think.
which contributes to longevity more
than an even temper of mind. We
know that certain things must hap
pen, and therefore, il is better not to
worry and fret when they occur. II
any one must walk the floor and
wiring his hands in agony, let the 9TH
er fellow do it." Mr.. Bundy did not
use liquor in any form, and was never
addicted to the use of tobacco.
In order to save his faithful dog
from death in the icy waters of the
Wabash river, Harold Rolf, age IL,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Rolli, of
Vera Cruz. came near drowning. The
lad stepped on to thin ice in an effort
to rescue his dog. which had broken
through. and was successful in grab
bling the animal by its shaggy coat.
The weight of the two however,
caused the ice to break and boy and
dog fell forward into a swift current.
Orris Masterson. young companion
of the Roll lad, witnessed the acct
dent, and, jumping into the water,
was able to rescue young Roll and
his pet.
A Upton young woman. just before
she went to sleep, laid her rat" on
the floor beside the bed. Her father
had put out poison for mice in the
same room. A mouse ate some of 1t
and crawled into the rat" He did
ont eat quite enough to kill him, but
he was paralyzed for the time. In
the morning when the young woman
was awakened by the arrival of one
of her girl friends, she dressed in a
hurry and did not examine the rat"
closely before putting it on. 1t was
noon and she was at the dinner table
when the mouse recovered from the
the rat" to the table. Some new
dishes will have to be bought.
While at work in the Sunnyside coal
mine at Evansville, Jacob Howard fell
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several tons and was run over. His
body was crushed and little hope II
entertained for his recovery.
Alfred Shaw, age 81. postmaster OF
Vevay for thirty years and a promi-
nent Indiana Republican, is dead at
his home from apoplexy. He is sur.
vived by a widow and five children.
He was brother of Judge Shaw, of
the California supreme court
DIR. ]. N. Hurry, secretary of the
State Board of Health, has issued a
bulletin showing there were 2,SS3
deaths in Indiana in January, a rate
of 1873 per thousand population. There
were 400 deaths from pneumonia and
902 from tubercular diseases.
Mrs. Wilson Knapp, aged 60, of Cam