The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-18
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From Hopkins Weekly Hay Press.
1t is claimed that the age Of miracle.
has passed Yet we performed a mir.
acle last week, although unintention-
ally. We take no credit for it. an6
Tor while dreaded the consequences
1t happened this way We anno1lnc.
ed in the Weekly Hay Press that Mrs
Hank Plummer had lumbago of ar
acute type. to which she is subject;
that on account Of her weakened CON
ditfon and advanced age. AZ years. her
recovery was doubtful. It was the
obnoxious phrase, her advanced age
which caused all the commotion.
There are always meddlesome peo-
pie who are ready to carry unpleasant
news even to the ailing or sick. Mrs.
Bob Jayson is Of this class. The
eekly Hay Press was hardly dry be-
fore Mrs. Jayson read the item. She
Immediately hustled over to the Plum
mer home, bare-headed at that. and
read the article to the lumbago patient.
Mrs. Plummer took languid interest
IN the article, which was written In
our customary graceful style, until the
mention Of her advanced age" was
reached.
Then suddenly she bestirred herself.
Mrs. Plummer was aroused. She was
more than aroused; she was furious.
For days she had been on her back,
moaning and grooming. In an instant
she Strengthened up like folding bed.
Her means ceased and were replaced
by snarls. It was with difficulty that
her meek, but devoted husband, could
restrain he
Mrs. Jayson
Mrs. Plummer insisted on getting out
of bed and dressing. She was deter
mined to go to the office of the Weekly
Hay Press and whip the editor. She
did get out of bed and dress. But her
fearful husband prevailed on her not
to venture out, concocting the con-
venient falsehood that we invariably
took the first train out of town on the
day of issue to avoid the attacks of
libeled subscribers and citizens.
Mrs. Plummer declared that she
would live if for nothing else than to
spite the editor of the Hay Press. She
stormed and thrashed around until her
weakness sent her back to bed.
Somehow the lumbago was lost in
the shuttle, and next day Mrs. Plum
mer was up and around and attend
ing to her household work, and be-
tween times muttering feminine curses
on the Hay Press editor She is still
angry, we are told. Instead of being
grateful to us, she has fire in her eve
and hatred in her heart. Mrs. Plum
mer has abandoned her intention Of
us. but can't get over the
hateful advanced age" mention. 1t
sticks in her craw.
Mr.. Hank Plummer poor gentle
soul, feels grateful towards us. He
don't share the malice of his wife. Yes
terday he came to our office and squar-
ed up for two years back subscription.
for which we are thankful.
At first our townspeople generally
condemned US. This was before they
knew of the happy outcome Now our
critics are Mrs. Plummer, who is I'M
reconciled to the offensive advanced
age" phrase, and Dixie Allen, the under
taker.
B-unsOn Robbery Fiasco.
Last week Mrs. Grant Brunson of the
Howard flats complained to City Mar
shall Rakestraw that while she was at
Swanson's butcher shop getting
roast, her apartments had been entered,
and jewel case with jewels with $500.
had been stolen. The articles enumer-
ated by Mrs. Brunson were: A gold
watch, case inlaid with pearls, value.
SS5; diamond sunburst, value SIS; a
pair of bracelets diamond inlaid, value
SEQ; a topaz ring worth $40. Trinkets
or smaller values Mrs. Brunson claimed
hTnllphf IS
City Marshal Rakestraw did a heap
OF sleuthing before he recovered Mrs.
Brunson's jewellery. From the start he
suspected Jim Hilker, a hostIer who
worked a Kershaw's livery stable in
the rear of the Howard flats. Finally
he got clue. When he ordered corn
beef and cabbage for dinner at the ST
Elmo restaurant he was waited on bv
Miss Raggie Clingstone, the accom-
plished daughter of the restaurant
cook. Miss Raggie was wearing a sun
burst. Jim Hilker, who was sweet on
Raggie, had given 1t to her after nu-
merous cautionings not to wear the
sunburst in public until he gave her
permission. Raggie of course promised.
but no young woman could be ex-
pected to keep such a promise
Marshal Rakestraw casually in
CURED of Miss Clingstone where she
got the jewelry, and to what young
man she was Indebted for it, Fem
mime like, Miss Clingstone enjoyed the
teasing and fostering inquiries about
the fellow, and made Marshal Rake
straw name over several before she ad-
Enitted that it was jim. Rakestraw
bolted his meal and hiked over to the
livery stable.
Jim was washing q buggy when our
efficient city marshal entered. Rake
straw took him into a horse stall.
which admirably answered the pur-
pose of sweat box, and charged him
with the theft of Mrs. Brunson's Jewels.
At first Jim denied it, but finally con-
tossed, and later disgorged the plumber
He was taken before Justice Golding
for examination on the charge of grand
larceny.
Jim hired Attorney Pete Radskin to