The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-29
UP AND DOWN
IN INDIANA
WANTS COFFrN NOW.

WANTS COFFIN NOW.
Although Jacob Noblitt. formerly of
Columbus, is alive and is residing on
Buchanan street. Indianapolis he
wants the Bartholomew county COM
missioners to buy him a coffin. The
commissioners have declined to arrange
for Noblitt's funeral until he dies.
FOUND DEAD IN FIELD.
! The body of George Cole pierced with
bullet, was found at noon today in
his cornfield, ten miles south of Wash
ington. Life had been extinct for
some time. Mystery surrounds the
death. He left home early in the morn
ing to gather corn.
FIND HUGE SKELETON.
| While a number of farmers were
| loading gravel at the gravel pit on the
farm of Rhenus Isenhour, three miles
north of Whitestown. Monday. they
| found a human skeleton of great size
at a depth of about four feet.
MINERS USE INJUNCTION.
/ Citing the case wherein the local
mine workers last week resorted to an
injunction to restrain the national or
ganization from suspending them from
the national body Frederick N Judson
of st. Louis explained to an audience
of 1900 at the Coliseum in Terre Haute
last night that the injunction was
used as freely by the unions as by any
other organization or industrial body
VOTE $4,000 TO HOSPITAL.
Following an agreement by the board
of trustees to make of Reid Memorial
hospital of Richmond more public in
stitution it is believed the city coun-
ell will vote an annual appropria ton
of $4,000.
GO BACK TO OLD RATES.
Richmond insurance agents have been
notified by the controlling boards of
their various companies to write manu-
featuring risks in this city at the old
rates. The concession of the insurance
companies is taken as victory for the
Commercial club, which has for months
been waging a fight against the in
| crease in rates under the Dean sched-
ule.
POISONED BY COCAINE.
Miss Grace Clipper of Wabash died
today after an illness of two days.
Death was caused by cocaine poisoning
resulting from having her teeth ex-
tracted.
MAN STEALS WoMAN's HAT.
Columbus man with a penchant
vexation for the local police. Yester-
day a stranger went into the millinery
store of Mrs. Amanda Williams, and
after selecting two expensive creations
asked permission to take them across
the street to show them to his sister
He went and he has not returned.
SELECTS BUILDING SITE.
Fred Bracket of Washington is in
Bloomington's new $4,000 fedora
building. There have been eight sites
offered. Mr.. Bracket will not make
known his selection until he returns
: to Washington. The cost of the sites
2 range in price from $4,000 to $4,000.
To FILL NEW PULPIT.
DR.. c. S. Mack of Laporte, who gained
notoriety by probing the Guinness muir
: ders, today announced his retirement
from the profession of medicine and his
: acceptance of a call to the pastorate
of the Swedenborgian church in To-
Y ledo. O.. where he will succeed the Rev
: George Morgan, who recently resigned
n AIDES TOWN ON FIRE.
: Fire that originated in Brook early
Q today in the restaurant of Thoma,
Horn destroyed three buildings befor,
n a hastily organized bucket brigad,
s could check the flames. Most of the
k furniture in the Mcmillan hotel, tn,
last to ignite, was saved.
r TREES BLOOM AGAIN.
o Jacob Kurtz, living six miles west o
d Danville, has several apple trees in hi
l. orchard in full bloom for the secons
a time this year. He also has one ire,
: with young apples as big as marbles
= He is puzzled over the freaks
IF IT'S ADVERTISED IT'S wORTH
LOOKING UP.