The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

judges explanation in court that the
whipping will do the boy more good. he
believes, than any other thing that
could be done
SERVICE COMPANY'S FIGHT.
With the announcement Tuesday that
the Evansville Gas & Electric Light
company probably will go before the
Evansville city council to ask for
franchise to install q central heating
plant. opposing the Evansville Public
Service company, which is already In
the field for the same franchise. the
battle between the old company and
the new one becomes warm.
SEAL FIRE; SAVE MINE.
Sealing the shaft proved effective in
overcoming the fire in the Summit
mine west of Linton. and the flames
were finally brought under control
Tuesday. The fire was almost extin-
guished by covering the mouth of the
mine and with hose the men managed
to put out the remaining blaze.
A TURBULENT ADMINISTRATION.
The biggest sensation OF the four tur-
bulent years of the Hosey administra-
ton at Fort Wayne. came Tuesday
board Of public works, resigned fol-
lowing an alteration with the mayor.
The trouble arose over the mayors
avowed intention Of letting contracts
for the construction of the new mar
ket house ard new boilers at the mu-
nicipal lighting plant before the close
of his term OF Office on Jan 2
SET ASIDE DIVORCE.
The Wabash circuit court has set
aside a divorce granted to Charles N.
Jones. former councilman at large. one
of Wabashs wealthiest and most prom
inent residents. who now has extern
sive milling property in Texas. This
followed a sensational series of court
proceedings during the last few years.
PHOTOGRAPHS COMET.
Carl Kreiss of Fort Wayne. a senior
at Indiana university at Bloomington,
has the distinction of being the first
Indiana man to photograph Halley's
comet so far as is known at the state
university. During an experimental
search of the heavens last Saturday
morning Kreiss took a photograph OF
the eastern sky while the moon was
undergoing the eclipse.
STEALS NITROGLYCERIN.
II
A quantity of nitroglycerin was stolen
from the Du Pont company's magazine
north of Hartford City a few days ago.
The robbers pried off a paddock on the
magazine door and are thought TO have
taken about two quarts of the explosive.
CONSIDERS sHANK'S OFFER
John w Hoffman. offered a place
on the board of public works by Mayor
/
confer with John n Carey, also offered
a place on the board, after which he
and Mr.. Carey will announce what their
intentions are as TO serving on the
board.
| BANKERS GET FIVE YEARS.
Five years imprisonment in the gov
eminent penitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kans.. was the punishment
melted out to FIVE men charged with vio-
lating the national banking laws Tues
day by Judge Anderson in the federal
court Two OF those sentenced. Max p
Emmerich and Harry c. Prinzler, are
| Indianapolis men. while the others are
from Fort Wayne Terre Haute and
Auburn, respectively.
INSURANCE AGENT MISSING.
Charles w Larue, Auburn agent for
the Home Accident and Health Insur-
ance company of South Bend. is miss
ing His wife and three children are
almost destitute. warrant has been
issued for his arrest charging him with
| embezzling several hundred dollars
from the company for which he
worked
WARREN COUNTY "DRY."
BY a majority Of 925 the voters OF
Warren county Tuesday voiced their ap-
probation Of the dry" regime which
has been in effect for the last year
The election was quiet in every pre-
cinct. and the result. being a foregone
conclusion. it aroused little enthusiasm