The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-15
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UP AND DOWN
I'M INDIANA
sALoONKEEPER IS BLAMED.

Mrs. Matte Patrey has brought suit
in the Huntington circuit court against
Frank Erlenbaugh, proprietor of a sa-
loon in this city. and H. w. Hoch,
brewer. and Jacob Boss, formerly
brewer, his bondsmen, asking $4,000.
She alleges Erlenbaugh sold William
Patrey. her husband, drinks while he
was drunk, resulting in his falling and
breaking his leg in two places.
INSURANCE WAR Is OFF.
The war in South Bend fire insurance
circles is off. What looked like a seri-
Gus break was yesterday afternoon
mended when least expected. After a
two days session of the local insur-
ance board, special agents of various
companies and the committee from the
general Indiana board, headed by
James NJ. Larmore, of Anderson, all Of
the local agents got together.
JUNK ORDINANCE VALID.
Indianapolis ordinances licensing and
regulating the business of second
hand dealers and junk shops, passed by
the city council more than year ago,
but which have not been enforced on
account of tn illegal fight put up by
practically of the second hand and junk
dealers in indianapolis, were declared
valid Saturday by Judge Charles Rem
ster, of circuit court, and the city is
now at liberty to enforce them.
SOCIETY LEADER SUICIDES.
Mrs. ]. A. Painter, of Hartford, so
years old, ended her life late yester-
day by taking carbolic acid. She was
found by her daughter two hours later
in bed in an upstairs room. Mrs.
Painter was a leader in society here.
No note was found that would indi-
cate the cause of her act.
SHOOTS ARROW IN EYE.
Rufus Denham, of Petersburg,
years old, while playing with her
brother Harry, age 7. accidentally shot
an arrow into Harry's left eye, destroy
ing the sight.
LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER.
John A. Glasco, charged with the
killing of his wife in Madison county
last October, pleaded guilty to muir
der in the second degree at Muncie
Saturday afternoon and was sentenced
to prison for life
MASONIC CENTENNIAL HELD.
Grand masters from three states anc
a number Of Masons of high degrees
and high in the Grand Lodge and {
thousand Masons from neighboring CT
ties and towns, including command
cries Of Knights Templars from Wash
ington, Terre Haute, Evansville
! Princeton and Olney Ill, came to Vim
cennes Saturday to celebrate the cen
! tennial of Masonry in Indiana.
MURDERED WOMAN FOR So.
The brutal murder of Mrs. Mar.
Nichols, whose skull was crushed witt
a club and black jack" was the re
suit Of a premeditated robbery whicl
Melted the thieves IS, according to tn
confessions of the members of tn
gang in the hands of the 1ndianapoli
police They admitted George Mile
and Harry Doty attacked Mrs Nichols
and when the woman defended herself
the murderers beat her viciously wit
their weapons. Harry Reggin an
| Edward Decker were eyewitnesses
the deed, after they had robbed Au
gust Eden and tied him to a post i
the old barn. The police said the mur
der was one of the most atrocious the
have ever had to deal with.
INVITE TAFT TO JOIN.
The annual banquet of the PossuI
club of Carmel will be given in tn
near future. at which time an invita-
ton viii be extended to President Tai
to become a member of the club. TIL
invitation will be signed by all of tn
members of the club. and win be fol
warded by DR. X. c. Hershey, presiden
The favors at the banquet will
small Billy Possums.
TO HOLD SPECIAL ELECTION.
The first actual movement toward
local option election In Madison cour
ty was started last evening, when o.
hcers of the Madison County Civ
league and about twenty business me
and ministers of Anderson met at Il
city library and discussed the matte
Of starting a petition for a specs
/ election The men believed that II
county local option election IS held
, Madison county it should be arrange
t to take place early in the summer.
BECOMES EPIsCOPALIAN.
The announcement that the Rev. '
r. Plummer had changed his cree
! caused much comment at New Alban
Mr.. Plummer has resigned the paste
ate of Wesley chapel Methodist churc
accepting the position Of assistant re
4 tor OF st Paurs Episcopal church
= Louisville. Ky He had been a mer
e Der Of Indiana Methodist Conferen
= for fourteen years and had filed eharg
3 at Milford, Kent Vevay and Hope b
f fore being assigned to Wesley chal
four years ago