The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-24
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pREMoNITIoN SAVES LIFE.

PREMONITTON SAVES LIFE.
premonition of impending danger
caused Mrs. Emma Cooper. S1sh East
Washington street, indianapolis. TO leap
backward from a window last night not
an instant too soon. Almost stimuli
taneous with her leap backward and
aside came the crack Of a revolver and
the crash OF the window glass. The
shot missed It's intended victim by a
narrow margin and Mrs Cooper fell
fainting while the footsteps of the
running marksman echoed through the
building.
POLICE STOP SANGO GAME.
The Dan Truax cigar store was raid
ed at Columbus today by the police and
seven men were arrested The men
were playing cards and there was mon
ey on the table, but their defense is
that they were playing "sango" for
pastime and that the money found on
the table was being used in making
change for cigar customer
WEALTHY FARMER INSANE.
The owner OF 400 acres OF as fine land
as can be found in Henry county and
personal property to the value of $10.-
600 John w. Whitworth Of Newcastle,
well-known farmer and former coun-
~ commissioner OF Henry county, Is
unable to enjoy it and is in such
condition mentally that ne is now be-
ing treated at the East Haven asylum,
near Richmond.
Dan Cupid refused to be defeated by
Father Time, and as a result Joel Mos
lander. rs. of Andrews and Mrs. Mar
garet Ann Hines, II, of Lagro were
married. Despite their age relatives
did not object to the wedding.
BIBLE CONFERENCE Rooms.
The Winona Bible conference is now
in full swing. All arrangements have
been completed for the handling of
the crowd. Near the entrance gate is
the headquarters tent. and a large ban
ner reaching across the streets says
that all Bible conference information
| is to be received here.
CAR HITS BUGGY, TWO DIE.
Curd Conrad and wife. near Big
| Springs. I'VE miles northeast OF lions
vile. were instantly killed about 10
o'clock yesterday morning when a
buggy in which the ywere riding was
struck by a south bound T. H., L & E.
traction car.
BRYAN TALKS TO 1000.
largest Chautauqua crowds in the his
tory of the national institution gath
cred at Merom yesterday when 10000
people from all over western Indiana
and east ern Illinois presented them
selves to take part in the Sunday pro-
gram. Two thousand came from Indf-
annapolis. The special feature was the
address Of w. ]. Bryan.
MAHCINIST FOUND DEAD.
John Calvin Pritchett, an eccentric
machinist and inventor 50 years old
was found dead at the side of the
road near the Mill Creek Friends
church. three miles southwest of Dan
vile, yesterday. Coroner G. G. Alfred
found that Pritchett had committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid.
AERoNAUTS ESCAPE DEATH.
Frank D. Crawford, a professional
aeronaut of Anderson, and Miss JOSIE
Wilson of Marion. who was making he
first ascent. narrowly escaped dealt
yesterday afternoon in attempting t,
: make balloon ascension from Goldth
: waite park.
PONIES BRING $4,000.
5 One of the largest sales in Shetlar'
: ponies to be made in this county cam
when Carl Scott of Charlottesville sol
, 145 head to DR.. s. D. Elliott of Boston
Mass The ponies viii be shipped L
DR.. EIliotts ranch in Virginia. nea
Washington, D. C. DIR. Elliott is tn
largest dealer in Shetland ponies in tn
2 United States. He psid Mr. Scott SIS,
: 900 for his he-d
HELD UP ANNUALLY.
t George Bittrolff. of Evansville, a gro
Y Ger. was held up at the point of a re
volver by masked man Saturday nigh
as he was counting his days receipt
and robbed of $23. In precisely simila
circumstances and at the same seaso
a year ago, he was robbed of 800. TIL
police believe the same men committe
: both robberies.
TO BUY VOTING MACHINES.
n The county commissioners at New
castle have completed their estimate
8 of county expenses for next year. an
the list of appropriations is now read
for the consideration of the count
council The list includes a request fc
an appropriation of $4,000 with whic
to purchase twenty-one voting ma
chimes.