The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-04
UP AND DOWN
IN INDIANA
HUNTERS LOSE MONEY.

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druggist with several companions, came
near being drowned in White River,
near Columbus this afternoon, while
duck hunting. Their boat capsized and
besides losing a shotgun, Lingenfelter
lost $50 in money.
DOG TAX IS LARGE.
That Gibson County has her fun
share OF dogs is shown by the fact that
yesterday the township trustees turned
over to the county auditor the sum of
$2,271-4o as the amount due the tuition
fund from dog tax collections
VICTIM OF PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Emery Lett, one OF Daviess County's
best-known and wealthiest farmers. lies
in critical condition at his home
south of Washington, the result of a
peculiar accident. Mr.. Lett was pre-
pairing a load OF hay for market and
was Tightening a boom pole, when the
pole snapped and he was thrown to the
ground, distance of twelve or four
teen feet, striking on his head and
shoulders.
DEATH STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Exclaiming II know he is dead" Mrs.
J. w. Humphrey OF Knoxville, Tenn,
suddenly expired on a train at Oakland
City. while hurrying to Mt. Carmel, ILL.,.
to be at the bedside OF a son, Ray Hum
phrey. who had been seriously hurt. It
developed later that the son and the
mother died almost at the same instant.
Mrs Humphrey formerly resided here
and also at Princeton.
FEAR SMALLPOX SPREAD.
DR.. D. G. Wybourn of Sheldon this
morning reported the appearance of the
first case of smallpox In that place.
Across the Wells County line. but a few
miles away. there are a score or more
of the cases, and health officials have
been bending every effort to keep the
disease from getting into Allen County
It is said none of the cases are serious.
PRISONER MAKES ESCAPE.
William Morgan, paroled from the
Jacksonville reformatory, was arrest
ed in GreencastIe today and while being
taken to jail on an old charge he
escaped from the officers. After an
exciting chase he was recaptured west
of the city. He will be returned to
Jeffersonville tomorrow
FIRE Loss WAS $4,000.
The stock in John w Maynard's dry
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aged by fire and water to the extent
Of $4,000 today. entailing loss on near
~ the entire stock. with an insurance
Of $4,000. Mr.. Maynard was in India
napolis purchasing additional stock
but was Immediately notified, and on
arrival home this afternoon said that
the room would be repaired and re-
stocked.
FIND HINsHAW BED.
When Judge James L Clark OF tht
Hendricks Circuit Court in Danville
: today ordered the storage room t
j make certain changes and repairs. tn,
custodian of the building found, among
other things, the bedstead on which
Mrs Thurza Hinshaw, wife OF the Rev
William F. Hinshaw. was reclinins
i when she was murdered at BeIleviIle
this county. Jan. 10 1896
WANTS ONE YEAR DIVORCE.
Asking that she be granted legal sep
aration from her husband for a perio,
Of one year Maggie Bredewee of TER
Haute, brought action in the Circui
Court today against John Bredewee
The plaintiff alleges that her husban,
has been guilty Of cruel and inhumal
treatment She states that her husban,
has property valued at 81, 500 and an in
come Of 500 a month
CATCHES BASS IN ARMS
: Mrs. John swaney, the wife Of well
known farmer south OF Bloomington
caught large bass IN her arms to
2 day. The high waters OF Clear Creel
; had gone dawn ana Mrs. Swaney foun