The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-23
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HATS LIQUOR SALES.


Kokomo agents of foreign breweries.
business under the provisions of the
county act. have been taking orders and
retailing beer to private customers in
packages of five galoons, have been
given notice by the police department
that no further sales in this manner
viii be tolerated
BODY FOUND IN CREEK.
The body of an unidentified man was
found in a creek southeast of Hart
ford City Sunday by Robert Stewart. a
farmer. Recognition was almost i'm
possible. There were no marks Of vIo-
lence and there was nothing on the
body to aid in Identification. Two bot
ties one containing diluted alcohol and
the other whisky. were in the pockets
of the coat.
WET AND DRYS on QUI VIVE.
On the eve Of the Scott county local
option election today both vets" and
"drys" are putting forth every effort
! to win. Both sides fear something UNI
expected will be sprung at the last
minute, and as a result the situation is
tense.
| BLUE OVER BLUE MARRIAGE.
Mrs Anna Blue has brought suit in
the circuit court in Kokomo to annul
her marriage with George f. Blue, son
of John Blue of Peru. the complaint al
| leging that Mrs. Blue. formerly Anna
NJ. Kiefer of this city was under II
years of age Sept. % last, when tn,
marriage was performed at st. Joe
Mich. The defendant is 20 years old.
nATEu0AO uETATYArrrS
As result of what is the Director
of the Fort Wayne & Wabash Vale.
Traction company consider an unfal
attitude against the corporation by tn
Fort Wayne administration it was de
cided at the meeting of the director
here Saturday to greatly retrench Il
Fort Wayne.
PRISONERS WE'RE CHILLY.
The report made recently that tn
prisoners at the Jenersonville Reforma
tory suffered from the cold because O
} the failure OF the heating plant t
I work has been explained as due to tn
fact that the engineers We're making
change from live steam heat to exhaus
steam and that consequently all tn
5 steam in the building had to be sht
: off for time. The condition that r,
suited apparently was unavoidable.
, TO CALL DEMOCRATS.
Mayor George r. Durgan OF Lafay
cite. president and Harry 3. Darling
LaPorte, secretary OF the Indiar
t League of Democratic clubs. will isst
O a call within few days for a NEE
:, ing of the officers Of the organizatic
to be held at indianapolis early
i January to infuse new life into II
league and to outline the work to
undertaken in the campaign Of 1910.
e ENDS y. VI. c. 4. CONVENTION.
r The state convention of the v NJ
A. came to a close in the delegate
: farewell service held at Grace NJ.
2 church in Kokomo Monday night n
d official regitser OF the credentials cor
mittee showed SOP accredited delegat,
visitors and special speakers attenda
upon the convention The day was d
A. voted to a propagation Of the associ
G, ton work in the churches throughc
st the city.
1r CONFESSES TO ROBBERY.
N Following his arrest at his hotel
Terre Haute Sunday night Claude Sim
son confessed that he was one of t
men who attempted to rob the Me
IN chants Bank in West Manchester.
Il oct. 10 J. W. Less. cashier of t
~ bank. and Robert Pickens. who rent
- the rig to the robbers. identified Sim
III son and he returned to West Ma
d. chester with them at night
81 ENEMIES BURN BARN
III Enemies Of sherman Ford. wealt
of farmer living near Millgrove. in BIac
ford county. are thought to have set +
to Fords barn. which was destroy
Saturday night. The loss was $50