The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-14
UP AND DOWN
IN INDIANA
WARNING TO DOCTORS.

WARNING TO DOCTORS.
The bulletin of the state board of !
health for the month of June. issued |
yesterday. warns physicians that heart |
disease" Will not be accepted on birth |
returns as cause of death. The board |
has addressed hundreds of letters to
physicians in the past explaining this |
fact. but returns bearing heart dis |
ease" a cause of death have con-
tinued TO come in.
"NEAR BEER NO GOOD.
Bloomington dealers say there is
scarcely any demand here for the malt
products put out by the brewing COM
panies for the dry" territory. The
reason given is that those who have
been drinking beer are not satisfied
with the effects they get out of drink
ing the near beers.
FORGER LEAVES TOWN.
Walter Williams, Richmond up
holsterer, has disappeared and it is
alleged he passed three worthless
checks on local business men. They
were drawn on the First National bank
and signed by ]. NJ. Miller, a fictitious
name. The Jones Hardware company
cashed one for $45; W. A Hall, clo-
thier, $21. and William Hieger, grocer,
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SHORT LEG WORTH $4,000.
What probably is the heaviest dam
age suit for personal injuries ever
brought against the Indianapolis South
ern railroad was filed today by Maude
Emerson, 16 years old, of Helmsburg,
Brown county, who asserts she was in
jured Oct. 8, 1907, and demands $4,000
damages. One of the allegations is
that the defendants left leg is two
inches shorter than the right one on
account of the accident
LAUNCH HITS GRAVEL BARGE
A gasoline launch containing John
Schanke and ten other persons struck
gravel barge at Evansville tonight
and turned over. All of the occupants,
among whom were six children. were
thrown into the river John West, a
Waterman on the barge, with the aid
of a skiff and ropes, rescued all the
people. Schanke was thrown under
the launch and narrowly escaped
drowning.
BONDSMEN MUST APPEAR.
Bondsmen of the Kosciusko county
bank, which was closed recently on an
order from the state officials, have been
notified to appear in court on August
| % to arrive at an unders landing with
| regard to the withdrawal of $4,000
county funds now tied up by the fail
ure.
WABASH STUDENT DROWNED.
Joseph Burnham. 20 years old, only
child of DR.. and Mrs. II. M. Burnham,
| ha
Bedford today He was candidate for
the ministry and a student at Wabash
college.
Young Burnham's body was found
late this evening a short distance
from where he went down
LOCKED UP; WIFE DIES.
| Because Joseph Fieyz of South Bend
was thirty minutes late in reaching
court this morning, where he was to
testify against five of his fellow coun-
trymen from Syria, Judge Feldman or
dered him locked up. Too proud to
offer an explanation which was not
asked he allowed the order to be car
ried out without protest. Shortly af
ter word came to the police station
that Fieyz's wife had just died.
WARDEN AFTER vIOLATORs.
Within the past few days Deputy
Game and Fish Warden J. Giles Had
| ley of Danville has been looking out
! for violators of the game and fish
laws, and several people who were
| frightened but not caught burned their
| seines. With those Mr.. Hadley and his
assistants captured on raids and those
known to have been burned, nine seines
have disappeared.
MARRIEs AN AFFINITY.
DIR. r. H. Ross of Logansport today
married Miss Mary Campbell. trained
nurse, named as his affinity in divorce
proceedings flied by Mrs. Robert Ross
at Kokomo. She alleged that while her
husband and the nurse were attending
comment Miss Campbell is worth $780,
600.
IMPORTANT MUSICAL EVENT.
Henry, the 20-year-old son of Nine.
Schumann- Heink, will sing two duets
| from Reubenstein and Curtz with his
| mother in the Winona auditorium to-
night This is the young mans first
| appearance in public as a singer and
to Nine. Schumann- Heink it is an i'm
portant occasion.
BEER DROUTH ENDED.
The saloon element of Hartford City
is jubilant tonight over breaking in a
decisive manner the drought that has
been supposed to prevail in this city.
The county commissioners this evening
granted three liquor licenses to appli-
cants from the fourth ward after a
| three days trial.
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