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


epilepsy. A widow survives him.
St Joseph county will not have vot-
ing machines this year. The county
commissioners rejected the one bid
on file, that of the United States Stand
ard Voting Machine company. No
reason for the decision was announced.
Physician are unable to check the
hiccoughing of j. F. Croker, aged rs,
a negro of Richmond, and he is dying.
For nine days Croker has been hic-
coughing and has been practically
without sleep or food during the entire
period
The controller of the currency has
authorized the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank of Redkey, to
begin business, with $4,000 capital
Martin Dull is president; Henry NJ.
Nicely is vice-pre sident and Harry NJ.
Sartell is cashier
Realizing that he was gradually los
ing his mental faculties, John Logan,
a farmer near Greencastle asked the
sheriff to take him to the Central Hos
pital for the Insane at Indianapolis. A
lunacy commission recommended that
he be committed to the institution.
Mayor T. Ed Hoover was selected
by the Sullivan aerie of Eagles to
shoot a bear being kept at the Coun-
try Club, and he Killed the animal
with two shots. The lodgemen will
give a big bear supper soon. The
bear was brought recently from Wash
ington state by Charles Riggs. 1t
weighed $50 pounds. A large crowd
witnessed the killing
The Brandon-Henderson insurance
agency at Anderson was sold by the
assignee, Charles P. Colchen, to Wal
lace B. Campbell, of that place, for
1892. The agency recently assigned.
showing assets of 5000 and liabilities
of s1.90. Campbell will probably con-
tinue the bushes of the company. He
had no interest in the old agency, but
owns the building in which the Office
was located.
nc uOlllC VI AOl. II. DOIScll, Vi
Belle Union, was destroyed by fire and
only the heroic efforts of the aged man
succeeded in saving the life of his lit
tie granddaughter, Maria Hitch, of
Gibson county, who had been visiting
him. The colonel awoke in the middle
of the night to find the house in flames.
He rushed to the room of his grand
daughter uptsairs, and by cropping his
way through dense smoke and flames,
reached her bedside in time to seize
the child in his arms and carry her
out just before the collapse of the
floor in the room. The house and
contents were lost The fire started
from a defective f1ue.
Chicago capitalists have sent rep
resentative to Fort Wayne to interest
busienss men in a project to estab-
lish plant for the manufacture OF
peat fuel at some point near that city
1t is said that there are in Allen coun-
ty some sixteen thousand acres of peat
bog from which abundant material can
be obtained, and an effort is being
made to arrange with local coal deal
ers to handle the output of the fac
tory. 1t is a $4,000 enterprise, and
the claim is made that the fuel can
be supplied to the consumer at lower
price than that of soft COAL 1t is
hoped to have the new fuel ON the
market in time for next winters use
That part of the historic National
road, just west of Richmond and ex-
tending three miles to the Center
township line, is to receive some city
''frills" if the prayer Of the six hun
dred petitioners asking for its improve
ment granted by the board of Wayne
county commissioners. The board
named Richard Smelser, of Center
township, and l.. M. PIERCE, of Jeffer-
son township, to make report on the
proposed improvement. Not only do
the petitioners ask that the highway
be converted into crushed stone road,
but they also want cement curbs and
cutters for the entire three miles. 1t
is these "frills" that will add greatly
to the cost and may result in a for
midable remonstrance.
AT social session held by Jefferson
lodge at Jeffersonville, No. 8, Independ-
eat Order of Odd Fellows, William
II. Buckley, one CT the Oldest Odd Fell
lows in the state, was presented with
a picture of himself which will hang
on the lodge walls. The Rev. ]. Mel
son Jerman made the speech of pre-
sentation. Mr.. Buckley will be 90
Aug. 10, and has lived in Jeffersonyille
since 1S4S, having worked continuous
ly at Towards shipyards from that
time to this in spite of his age he
still does his daily work as a fore
man caulker. He has been an Odd
Fellow nearly 62 years, having united
with Chosen Friend ladge, No. 2, June
p, 1S4S, transferring to Jefferson
lodge in 1861, and is a frequent attend
ant still at lodge meetings. He is the
oldest and senior member of the
lodge, a total abstainer, but a mod
crate smoker. He has never. once
been delinquent.
While out hunting. George Frazee,
of Danville, was accidentally shot in
the legs and seriously wounded by his
uncle, Thomas Keel, of Westville,
whom he has been visiting The boys
legs may have to be amputated.
James Crockett, a farmer living IL
miles southeast of Washington, In
Reeve township, captured an American
eagle in a trap. The bird had been
stealing the farmers chickens. The
eagle is a fine specimen of its kind
and is being held in captivity.
1t was learned at Valparaiso from
Linkop:qg, Sweden, that John Block
man, of Chesterton, who died at the
poorhouse last month, left an estate
In his native country valued at $685.
600. He has heirs in this country, but
their whereabouts are unknown.
Patrolmen of Muncie will don wom-