The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31


inent farmer near Washington, is dead
Of blood poisoning. A COW stepped on
the woman's foot a few weeks ago,
causing an injury which resulted in
her fatal illnesss.
Andrew j. Riley, aged 40, a prosper
ous farmer, living two miles west of
Lebanon, was found dead in his barn
lot with gun lying by his side and
wound through his head. Riley had
been in poor health for a few months.
Roland Redwood, aged Is, son of
Samuel G. Fleetwood, president of the
Evansville Board of Public Works, has
been nominated by United States Sen
ator Albert ]. Beveridge as a first al
ternate-atlarge from the State to West
Point He is a senior in the Evansville
High School
While learning to run his new auto
| mobile, Gilbert Bullock, of Hobart,
drove the machine off bridge cross
ing at Lake George, and, with Dr.
Dwight Mackey, was pinned under the
| machine in eight feet of water Bull
| lock is in a critical condition, life be-
ing nearly extinct when he was
rescued. Mackey jumped from the ma
chine as it was. falling and swan
| ashore.
One of Fulton County's prominent
| farmers, Elijah Campbell, living south
Of Rochester, was cutting trees one
afternoon recently when one fell in an
unexpected direction and knocked him
to the ground where he lay uncon-
scious for two hours. A neighbor found
| him. He was taken to the hospital
and both legs and both hip bones were
| found to be broken. His injuries are
probably fatal.
The cracksmen who robbed the Van
Buren, bank, stole team of horses
and carriage from Alfred Boxell, two
miles south of Van Buren,, and drove to
Marion The horses were unhitched
from the vehicle at the outskirts of the
| city and turned loose on a commons,
where they were found by Sheriff
George. In addition to the 81 500 taken
from the bank, s5S7 in postage stamps,
deposited there by Postmaster Bache-
Tor, were stolen. There have been no
arrests.
While en- route home from Williams
port in farm wagon, the team driven
by Samuel Kaneer and son became
frightened at an automobile and ran
into a ditch, throwing the older man
beneath the wheels of his wagon
where he suffered fatal injuries. His
chest was crushed by the weight OF
the wagon, and he died at his home a
few hours later Kaneer is a well
known farmer of Warren County, his
home being in the vicinity of Walnut
Grove. The son was uninjured.
Mrs. Charles Rush, Of Princeton
while going home alone at night, few
blocks from the public square, was &C
costed by an unidentified well-dressed
man who, evidently mistaking her fol
some one else, sought to force his at
tentions on her. Mrs. Rush was equa
to the occasion, however, and grabbing
him she choked him, beat him in the
face with her fists, knocked a hole
through his hat and caused him Il
lose it and gold ring, which he wore
on his finger. The masher finall.
wriggled loose from his indignant an
tagonist and escaped.
George L. Mccarthy and Miss Nor;
Swinford were each injured in a run
away accident near the home of vii
bur John, in Union township, Shelb,
County. Mccarthy was driving a rae,
horse with 2:19 record, and desiring
to light cigar, placed the reins be
tween his knees. The animal became
frightened and threw the occupants t.
the road, when it plunged into bari
wire fence and overturned the buggy
The horse ran through Manila ant
was not stopped until Homer wa
reached. Mccarthy is a prominen
farmer of the county.
David Fawcett, who came to Howar,
County in 1S43, and has since made
| his home, is dead at his farm, thre'
miels east of Kokomo He came from
Ohio when 10 years old, two years be
fore Kokomo was founded and tel
years before Howard County had
railroad. He was active in the OF
ganization of the Republican party il
the county in 1856 and cast his frs
vote for Fremont. He lived for nearl,
fifty years on the farm where he die
and preferred the simple life there t
seeking public Office. He Is survives
by a widow, five sons and a daughter
Becoming legally adopted by thei
own father and mother was the expel
fence of Misses Eta M. Sheets an
Clara M. Schneider, in the BartholC
new Circuit Court at Columbus. Mis-
Sheets is a daughter of Joseph J
Sheets, and her mother is dead. Mis-
Schneider is the daughter of Mrs
Sheets by a previous marriage. MI
and Mrs. Sheets desired the childre
to be their heirs, and they thought tn
better plan would be to go into cour
and have the girls adopted. Mis-
Sheets and Miss Schneider have bee
living together as sisters for the las
twenty years.
Mrs Martha Anderson, aged 80, die
of measles at Nevins, Ill. The epiden
ic of the disease in Terre Haute !
spreading until there is marked dc
crease in attendance at the schools.
The Rev. Father A. A. Schenk, age
81, is dead at Brookville of tubercula
pleurisy. During his twelve years II
cumbency of ST. Michaels church a
Brookville he added $4,000 transep
to the church, and paid for almost a
of it. He had previously served a
pastor at Haubstadt and Seymour.
Mrs. Eleanor Likins, aged "a, died a
Richmond as a result of injuries n
ceived in falling down flight of stair
at the Masonic Temple several week
ago. Mrs. Likins was one of the bes
known women of Richmond and wa
the widow of John H. Likins.