The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-06

Initiating the things they saw in the
German day parade in Evansville sew
eral sons of Sterling Stone locked
themselves out in tinsel and tissue pa
per, and Raymond Stone, II, and Cliff
ford. 8 were severely burned when
the decorations caught fire from a
match. Raymond may die.
INTEREST IN TALBOT CASE.
Little progress was made yesterday
morning in the case OF Mrs. Leona Ma
son now on trial before Judge w. A
Funk in the ST. Joseph circuit court at
South Bend, charged with the attempt
ed shooting of John Talbot, supreme
president OF the Order of Owls. Only
two witnesses were examined, Burren
Cramer. supreme vice president of the
Owls, and Miss Glyck, Talbots former
stenographer
HOLa TRIMBLE's FUNERAL.
The funeral of George Franklin
Trimble a member of the Indiana uni
versity football team. who died Sat-
urday of blood poison from a broken
blister at Bloomington, was held at
his mothers residence in Evansville
Monday afternoon. The Rev NJ A.
Farr and the Rev. l. E. Freeland of
this city and the Rev. Joseph Todd of
Bloomington conducted the ceremony.
HURTS TOBACCO TRADE.
That the twist tobacco industry of
southern Indiana will be permanently
| injured by the Stanley law permitting
| growers to sell loose leaf tobacco free
of tax Is the belief of manufacturers
and reynue officials in Evansville. The
September receipts from the sale OF
twist tobacco stamps fell off $1,000 al
the local revnue Office
TAYLOR ASKED TO SPEAK.
William l. Taylor, former attorney
| general, will get into action in the
indianapolis campaign this week. Mr.
Taylor, who has just returned from
New York, listened patiently at hi.
law office Monday to numerous plea!
over the telephone. Wont you come
down and make a speech to the boys?'
was a sample of the questions put t
Mr.. Taylor He was too good-naturet
to give a negative reply
HOMECOMING a SUCCESS.
With the blowing of whistles am
footing of horns and with her build
ings decorated by 100000 yards of blu
and yellow bunting and streets adorne'
by countless vari-colored lights, Sout
Bends big Homecoming celebration
was formally launched Monday
CALDWELL GETS CONTRACT.
Caldwell & Drake Of Columbus, Ind
were today awarded the contract 70
the erection Of Boone county's nev
court house. at Lebanon. There wer
eleven bidders The Columbus me
were also the lowest bidders on tn
heating system The estimate for til
building by the architect was $4,000
: Caldwell & brakes bid was $215,94t
| AS the bid was higher than the esti
mate the building committee and tn
county council met and the council
after an all days session, decided t
appropriate enough money to make u
! the difference.
3 BORE is VICIOUS.
r Presence of mind saved Henri
! wayning of Jonesville from bein
killed by a vicious boar While in tn
lot he was attacked and knocked dow
e He fell near a fence rail Using TIL
as a shield, he regained his feet an
then used the timber as a club. Il
was seriously bitten in the fight.
JURY RETURNS VERDICT.
At $3.50 o'clock last Monday nigh
s after being out two hours. the Prince
g ton jury in the Henry Horn murd'
7. case returned a verdict of manslaugl
!. ter. The penalty for such offense
two to twenty-one years. The chars
was second degree murder. The a.
mission OF the defendant that he WI