The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-22
UP AND DOWN
IN INDIANA
1. P. A. ELECTS OFFICERS.

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The Indianapolis Passenger associa-
ton held its regular meeting Saturday
and elected as officers for the ensuing
year T. e. Hines of the Monon, chair
man, and ]. H. Morrissey of the IN
cianapolfs Southern as secretary Both
are new men in the association.
TO SPEND XMAS AT HOME,
Fulfilling his own prophecy, William
ii. Andrew of Mooresville, Ind, who
was shot by Edward lunar Robinson.
colored holdup man, may spend Christ
mas at home, according to an announce
ment made by DR.. ]. L. Freeland, SUI
perintendent of the indianapolis City
hospital.
TO VOTE FOR TAFT.
The fifteen elected republican presi-
Dental electors from Indiana will meet
in the chamber of the house of repre-
sentatives in Indianapolis. Monday. Jan
IL, to cast their votes for the next
president and vice president of the
United States and to appoint mes
senger to carry to Washington, d. G..
the result of their voting, which will
be read before congress-
ALL BUT ONE CONTEST.
That all but one of the democratic
candidates for state office will contest
the election of their republican oppo-
nents before the legislature was the
statement issued by State Chairman
Stokes Jackson following a meeting of
some of the state candidates with their
attorneys in indianapolis yesterday aft
ernoon at democratic state headquar-
tiers.
PUT $350,00O IN A CHURCH.
Plans for the erection of a church in
FIT Wayne at cost of $35e,OOo. aside
from the cost of pipe organ and bells.
are under consideration by the congre-
cation of the English Lutheran Church
OF the Redeemer. Services are now be-
ing held in the old church, at the cor
ner OF Washington boulevard and Full
ton street, under the pastorate of the
Rev Theodore Hahn.
AGAR PARTY STARTS.
Although no word was received today
by Princeton officers from Brownsville.
Texas, it is believed that the Agar
party will start north this morning as
planned. The return will probably be
made over the Iron Mountain route, ar
irving here some time Thursday
MORAL QUESTIONS IN POLITICS.
Attorney General Bingham spoke to
an audience of men that entirely filed
the Kemp M. E. church at Upton this
afternoon, the second of a series of
mems meetings, talking on the subject.
Is 1t Proper to Put Moral Questions
into Politics7" His speech was on line
similar to that delivered by Governor
Hanly at Upton few weeks ago.
WANTS RECEIVER APPOINTED.
George w. Gordon, an architect of
Greenfield, has petitioned the circuit
court to have a receiver appointed for
the National Adjustable Chair COM
pany of that city. He declares he
owns ten shares of stock valued at
$1,000; that the company is indebted
to the amount of $4,000 with total
property and assets worth $4,000
VERDICT WAS MURDER.
The jury in the William W. DELPHI
case at Laporte returned a verdict of
frst degree murder last night, impos-
ing life sentence. DELPHI became in
VOWED in a quarrel with his brother
in-law, Edward Meacham and, making
threats to kill him, armed himself with
a shotgun and started in his pursuit.
Mrs. Sarah Meacham mother of Delph,s
wife' thinking to save herson, started
Otter him, when DELPHI, following close
a AOs1d VI SnOL INTO nST
back, killing her instantly.
REPORTS BANK CONDITIONS.
The condition of the national banks
Oh indiana, at the close of business on
NOV. II, was made public in Washing
ton today by the controller of the cur
rency. On that day the national banks
OF indiana, outside of Indianapolis, had
total resources of $15O,329,7s1. The
amount of individual deposits was ss4.-
SS5,1lo. The percentage of legal re-
serve of deposits was eighteen and
hfty-two hundredths
THANKS" COSTS A LIFE.
Frank j. Whitney of Laporte. an
electrician, received a high voltage of
electricity this morning while working
at the top of an electric light pole.
Whiie his body was being lowered and
Whlle he was thanking a fellow work
man who had come to his assistance.
his body slipped through the belt which
held him to the pole, the fall breaking
his neck
SELLS SIX sCHOOL-HOUsEs.
trustee May of Maverick township
has sold at auction six school-houses
and grounds for $1,000 They were
buildings that were abandoned when
the schools of the township We're con
solidated last fall.