The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-06
UP AND DOWN IN INDIANA

FIT Branch. a small town eight miles
south of Princeton. was visited by a
disastrous fire last night, which de-
stroyed houses and other property of
at least $4,000 in value. Thousands
Of bushels of grain and -four burned.
The Valparaiso University Will open
its midsummer term June 9. The term
will last three months. The institution
is accredited by the state board for
preparing teachers for all the classes
A, B and c..
That the Wabash Railroad not only
need not pay Charles Kimmel of Wa
bash $4,000 for the loss of his leg.
but that Kimmell really owes the rail-
road debt of gratitude in saving his
life was practically the verdict of a
Wabash County jury today.
Three hundred dentists, their wives
and daughters are in attendance at
the semi-centennial jubilee meeting of
the Indiana State Dental Association.
which opened at the German House.
New Jersey and Massachusetts ave
nue. in indianapolis and will continue
until Saturday 9
Mrs. I. H. C. Royce, president of the
local Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, laid the corner stone of the
$4,000 building WHICH is being erect
ed at Seventh and Mulberry streets in
Terre Haute, by the local association
at the exercises held at the site of the
new home yesterday afternoon
After an all day session the LaPorte
county commissioners last night an
nounced that they would stand by Sher-
if Shutter in his determination to
probe the Belle Guinness mystery to
the bottom and would furnish such
money as may be necessary to COM
plete the investigation of all cIews that
may come up.
Samuel L. Trusty and Louis Bir, re-
publican members of the Board of Po-
lire Commissioners OF New Albany,
yesterday rendered to Governor Han
ley their designations. As George W.
Grosheider, the democratic member re-
signed month ago, the designations of
the entire Board of Police Commission
ers here is in the hands of the gov
ernor
More than 1,400 people are expected
| to be served at the banquet which will
be the feature of the national conven-
tion of the Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans in Indianapolis next month. The
convention will open on Monday July
| 20, and continue for eight days. At the
| banquet, which is to be held Thursday,
| July 2. several prominent speakers will
| be heard.
The executive committee of the re-
| cent state encampment of the G. A. r.
at Kokomo, after paying all debts, has
$1,000 left from the fund raised by pop
| ular subscription for the entertainment
of the encampment. Mayor w. H. Ar
nett is urging that the mayor be used
| toward the erection of a city hospital
| while o. A. Somers. chairman of the
committee, favors its being set apart
for defraying the expenses of Memorial
| day from year to year.
After conference between the
members of the Indiana Railroad Com
mission, the members of a committee
composed of the officials of the trac-
| ton lines in the state, to be held this
| afternoon at the commissioners rooms
| In the State House in Indianapolis, uni
form rules governing the operation OF
trains and the conduct of employees
| of all the traction lines in Indiana will
be adopted.
| Eradication Of disorderly and unde-
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