The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-24


as Cigarette" Baker since the 1905
session of the Indiana legislature, will
arrive in New York on today or to-
morrow and it is expected he will come
to his home in Marion within a short
time Andrew Jackson. a son-in-law
Of Baker, left yesterday for New York
and he will be at the dock to greet
Baker when the ship reaches the har-
Dor
LOOK FOR THE SMEARER.
A new Jack the Smearer' bobbed
up in Indianapolis last night and a
conductor on a Central avenue street
car was his victim. Charles Long, road
officer of the Indianapolis Traction and
Terminal company, informed Captain
Asch of the incident and all the SER
geants and patrolmen were notified
and ordered to search for the man.
BIGGEST PICKEREL CAUGHT.
The head of what is said to be the
biggest pickerel ever caught in In
diana water was received at the Of
fee of the deputy state fish and game
commissioner in the state house, In
dianapolis. BY actual measurement
the head is inches long, Z inches
thick. The mouth is inches wide
and measures around the row Of
needle teeth Just eleven inches.
RECLUSE BURNS TO DEATH.
Her clothes ignited from the hot
Goals in a pan of ashes. Mrs. Eliza
beth Hollowell, a wealthy South Bend
recluse was burned to death yester-
terday at her home. Mrs. Hollowell
was rs years old and known for her
charitable acts.
EVERYTHING LOOKS DRY.
On the eve of the local option cleo
ton in Montgomery county everything
appears bright for the temperance
forces, who believe that they will carry
| the county by at least 1900 or possibly
| 1000. However, they are not antici-
within their power to see that full
vote is polled
WOMAN TRIED FOR ARSON.
The trial of Mrs. Belle Hinkle
charged with arson in connection with
| the burning of the McCammon hotel in
/ Sullivan on the night of Aug. 70, 1908,
/ began in the circuit court here today
before o. 3. Harris as special judge.
Mrs. Hinkle made affidavit that she
could not secure a fair trial before
Judge earle S. Henderson of this
! court.
LOOKS BAD FOR BREWERS.
On the eve of the local option which
| is to be held in Benton county Tues
day the temperance forces are conf
dent and the liquor men hopeful. The
'drys" have maintained headquarters
in this city during the last three weeks
and a thorough speaking campaign
covering the entire county has been
conducted and vast amount of liter
ature has been mailed to voters.
MECHANICS BURN hooks.
Before a crowd Of 500 students,
alumni and townspeople. the sixth an
nual mechanics burning took place
yesterday at Purdue university at
Lafayette under the auspices of the
senior class. The event marks the
completion of the subject of mechanics,
which has always been a bugbear to
| engineering students.
BROWNS IN BATH TUB.
With her face submerged in eight
| inches of water, Mrs. Sarah E. Cock
rell, of Lafayette, aged SO years. was
| found lifeless in bath tub yesterday
at her home. Death is believed to have
been caused by drowning The dis
covery was made by her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Frank Cockre1I, who found
the aged woman lying postrate, her
face downward, in the tub.
SIGNAL DID NOT WORK.
Two bows of ribbon. each a yard
long. one red and one blue. did not
succeed in securing a bride for Frank
Peroni, who devoted two days t.
parading Logansport looking for
girl who had promised to meet him al
Logansport and marry him. letter
Peroni received said that since this
writer had never seen him she mus
have some means of identifying him.
THROWS AK AT JACKSON.
Ira Null of LaPorte threw al
BENJAMIN jackson Yesterday afternoon