The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-08

known in newspaper circles. will be
editor and publisher. Thursday will
be the day OF publication. Mr. Ray
has not definitely decided upon the
location of his office. but will prob
ably close these negotiations today.
BOoKWALFER DEFIEs GAMBLERS.
report has been current during the
last few days that gamblers and slot
machine owners expected to take In
dianapolis for their own" for the next
sixty DAYS. but If the gamblers ex-
pect to do any such thing. Mayor
Bookwalter says. they will bump into
the biggest fight with the police they
have ever had in Indianapolis
INVESTIGATE DEATH.
Coroner Charles Smithers Friday be-
gan an investigation concerning the
death of Grant Baker of Anderson. who
was killed when his cab was struck by
an owl car a week ago Two men and
two women were in the vehicle The
men were II. f. Weber of Chicago and
Fred Rosehes OF Cincinnati. both trav-
cling statesmen. The women were To-
cal residents.
MAY GO AFTER BUNKO MEN.
Whether South Bend will probe fur
Their into the operations of the Flem-
ing gang OF bnuco steerers will de-
! pend on the outcome OF a hearing to
be given George Wilson, a wrestler,
also known as Thomas Gay, in the
United States commissioners court at
Streetor. Ill, next wednesday.
YOUNG GIRL MISSING.
After borrowing a nickel from a
friend and telling her mother that she
| intended to kill herself al once, Sallie
Hickey. "A years old, ran away from
| home Friday morning and has not been
| seen since. The mother is almost pros
trated with fear that her daughter has
carried out her threat and the police
have as yet failed to find a trace of
the missing girl.
! INTERURBAN GETS FRANCHISE.
The commissioners at Logansport
granted a seventy fve-y year franchise
to the Indiana & Northeastern Interur-
ban company. which is to build a line
between Monticello and Logansport
next year The usual provisions are
made as to safeguarding the crossings
of highways, and it is stipulated that
the charges for freight and passenger
service shall be even throughout the
county.
AUTO TURNS CLEAR OVER.
Ebert Hodson OF Spiceland, narrow
ly escaped death Friday in the edge OF
Spiceland. when his automobile went
over a high embankment. turned COM
pletely over and landed on it's wheels
in the gully below. Mr.. Hodson was
badly bruised. The machine was not
working as 1t should and Mr.. Hold
son started to bring it to Greencastle
for repairs.
VETERAN WAS ARRESTED.
Facing a double charge of beating q
board bill and removing his trunk from
the premises without first settling his
account Captain Peter J. Wiser OF
South Bend. Boer war veteran and hero
of the Ladysmith campaign, and fol
the last several months manager OF the
Valley viek stock farm near NORTH
Liberty. this county, was arrested Fri
day.
WHAT DID GOVERNOR MEAN.
Considerable discussion was awak-
ened Friday as to what Governor Mar
shall meant in his Thanksgiving procla-
nation by the golden motewand OF
divine appreciation" Dictionaries OF
the latest type were consolidated, and
the word ''moteward was conspicu-
ously absent What the governor saic
was "metewand." which is word il
good use, which means a measuring
rod