The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-01
UP AND DOWN
IN INDIANA
OPEN TREASURE Box.

Masonic treasurers that have been
buried for more than sixty years were
unearthed yesterday by workmen who
are tearing down the old temple at
Capitol avenhe and Washington street,
Indianapolis. A copper box was taken
from the cavity of the corner stone of
the first Masonic temple, which was
laid Oct. 25, 1S4S.
NEWSBOYS AS WHITEWINGS.
The Fort Wayne Newsboys' union
has decided to enter the campaign for
a city beautiful The boys have
pledged themselves to gather in all the
waste paper they find on the streets
and sidewalks of the city. Following
this they will do other work for
125 boys in the organization, of which
Charles A. Phelps is the president.
BLAME RAILROAD FOR FIRE.
A damage suit for $4,000, on trial
at Bloomington, on a change of venue.
is that of William Huddleston, sur
viving member Of the firm OF Huddle-
ston & Wilcox of Tunnelton. against
the B. & o. S. w. railroad. There are
eleven different suits. all filed as the
outgrowth of a fire at Tunnelton last
summer which entailed a loss Of $780,
900 on the town.
ITALIANS IN MURDER TRIAL.
The case of Joseph Barcelona,
| charged with the murder of Alva
Tritch at Elmira. near Lagrange on the
night of Feb. II will be called in the
LAGRANGE circuit court next Monday.
Eugene Mistersby, an Italian attorney
| of Detroit, Mich, will assist Attorneys
\ Ballou and Green in the defense, the
! defendant being an Italian.
TRIED SUICIDE IN JAIL.
| Albert Sonners of Evansville, al
| legged bigamist in Jail at Mount Car
hanging himself from the top bars of
his cell 'with bedding yesterday after
noon He was discovered and cut
! down when almost dead. He has been
in Jail several weeks. Four women
claim to be his wives.
CUT OBITUARY SHORT.
Don't let them put long article in
the paper. Everybody knows me and
I don't need long story written about
my life" This was the admonition OF
Philip Winters, aged so, who died at
his home in Warsaw after a lingering
illness.
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO.
Lightning struck the house of Law
renee WincheH. a young farmer living
| five miles south of Michigan City yes
| terday afternoon, and he and his wife
| were killed and his child seriously in
jured- A visitor who was in an ad
joining room was not burned.
BOARD CONSIDERS ELEVATION.
Behind closed doors the members o.
the board of public works. the cit!
council. the mayor, the city attorne!
and the city engineer of Fort Wayn'
last evening went over the plans an,
estimates for track elevation work a!
submitted Monday by the Pennsylvania
and Wabash railroads and the Traction
company.
FORGETS SONS FOR CHURCH.
The will of the late Mary S Yount
which was filed for probate yesterday
carries with it a surprise to the rela
tives at Shelbyville. in that most 0
her estate, which is valued at between
s25. ZOO and $4,000. goes to the Meth
odist Episcopal hospital at Indianapo
lis. In the will Mrs. Yount makes
= number of small requests to friends
Her two sons, Robert and Lawrence
are given $3.50 each.
CoLORED MAN BECOMES HEIR.
! Charles f. Posley. a colored man 0
, Anderson, has fallen heir to one-thir
of an estate amounting to 100000 lef
by an old bachelor uncle, named job
+ A Atwood. who died recently nea
Lima, o. The fortune was acquire
through careful management of smal