The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-12
UP AND DOWN
In INDIANA.
WARDEN REIn TO REMAIN.

1HdL lheTe viii De no change in the
management of the state prison at
Michigan City, as far as Warden James
D. Reid is concerned. is the word that
has reached some of the democratic
politicians.
BEARS CHARMED LIFE.
George Washington Westerfield of
Shelbyville. who was accidentally shot
q few days ago when the watch chain
which he wore prevented the bullet
from entering his body, certainly has a
charmed life. Once heavy log rolled
on his body and it as thought he would
die. Another time he shot himself in
the hand while cleaning a revolver.
The next narrow escape he had was
when revolver which he was carry
ing accidentally discharged in his hip
pocket.
CORN GROWING JAN. 1.
Benjamin Graves of Morocco found
dozen or more stalks of corn growing
near one of his cribs. the largest stalks
having reached a height of over eight
inches. with three to Ave blades to the
stalk. The corn looked as green and
vigorous as it usually would in June.
MORE TROUBLE WITH WATER.
Unless a heavy rain falls within the
next three days the Bloomington water
works system will be compelled to close
down again not later than Thursday
of this week. Many people who were
out of water at their homes have taken
advantage of the starting up of the
plant and have filled their eisterns
again.
c., C. & l.. ORDERS LOCOMOTIVES.
The Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
road has ordered five simple consoli-
dated locomotives from the Baldwin
Locomotive Works to be delivered as
early as practicable. The weight of
these engines is 1886 pounds, on
drivers $4,000 pounds.
ACCEPT PASTORS RESIGNATION.
The Rev. D. B. Duncan, pastor of the
| First Presbyterian church of Craw-
louisville, from whom his wife, Mrs
Mary L. B. Duncan, was recently grant
| ed a divorce on the grounds of cruel
an dinhuman treatment today handed
in his resignation to the congregation
| for a vote as to whether he would
continue as pastor of the church or not
Members of the church by vote of So
to 80 decided to accept
INTRODUCED TO 200 BOYS.
|
emit of the Indianapolis Boys club, was
formally introduced to 200 of his young
proteges last night at a gathering of
the membership in the clubrooms on
South Meridian street. In addition to
meeting their new chief the boys made
the occasion one of merriment.
BUYS GRAND RAPIDS TEAM.
August A. Grant, for six years man
Central league team, will this week
take over the ownership of the Grand
Rapids Central league franchise now
held by Bert Annis of this city. Rob-
ert A. Schnelle, secretary to President
F. R. Carson, is authority for the an
nouncement.
BODY BURNS IN BARN.
The finding, near Marion, by firemen
of the charred body of Mrs Rosa Kicks,
the comedy wife of Martin Kicks, a
lumbey buyer, in the smoldering ruins
of barn which evidently had been
fired by an incendiary early this morn
ing, revealed a starving murder plot
which has assumed sensational proper
| tions.
SUICIDES AFTER LUNCH.
After having 1unched with DR.. LOUIS
F. Ross. an intimate personal friend
and in apparent good spirits, Henry E
Robinson, one of the most widely
known men in Richmond, shot himself
through the temple with a revolver this
evening, dying almost instantly.
BOY ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The second trial of George Finne OF
Laporte, 10 years old, for the murder
of George Preble, aged 50, last April
opens Tuesday in the Laporte circuit
court. The defendant was tried last
May before Judge John Richter, who
set aside the report of the jury, which
was a verdict of guilty of manslaugh-
ter, and ordered a new trial.
MANY SIGN OPTION MEASURE.
The success of the local option petit
tion in Charlottesville seems to be as
sured. The active canvass for names
was begun yesterday and different
members of the executive committed
visited many of the twenty-one pre-
cincts in Montgomery county. The
committees reports were very favor
able. approximately 80 per cent of the
persons seen having signed the petit
| ton.
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