The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-30
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SEARCH FOR MISSING PREACHER.
The strange disappearance of the
Rev. George A. Jost. the Lutheran pas
tor at Rochester. Ind. is likely TO result
in the raising of a popular subscrip-
ton to emplo. detectives to solve the
mystery to find him dead or alive. 1t
is feared by his trends that he was
driven insane by gossip.
MOTOR SPEEDWAY RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner Blackwell, in a finding hand
ed down Saturday. holds the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway company re-
sponsible and recommends a grand
jury investigation for the deaths of
William Bourque and Harry Holcomb,
who were killed at the track on Aug
IS. A poorly made roadway. declared
unfit for racing, and a drain ditch at
its edge about two feet wide and TWEEN
ty inches deep, are declared to have
robbed the two men of a chance for
their lives.
MURAT SHRINERS PICNIC.
Probably coo members of Murat Tenn
pie attended the first annual outing of
the organization in Germania park Sat
urday afternoon. The committee had
planned a long program of events and
many members from other towns at
tended. Although the outing was given
primarily for social gathering of the
membership, the proceeds will be util
lied in paying the expense of the pa
troll and band to the Imperial council.
WANTS $4,000 FROM CITY.
Mrs. susan Rowe filed suit Saturday
in the Lawrence county circuit court
against the city OF Bedford for 49,
900 damages. 1t is alleged In her com
plant that she sustained permanent in
juries last March by falling into ditch
left open and unprotected.
CUTCHALL STILL AT LARGE.
James Cutchall, the Washington
farmer who figured in the shooting af-
fray OF Montgomery Thursday night,
has successfully evaded the authorities
and nothing has been haerd of him
since he made his escape from the
scene of the shooting after drawing a
gun on Constable Edward Bingham
when the officer attempted to arrest
the farmer. 1t is thought that he is
in hiding in a thick growth of woods
that line a creek bottom near his home.
PREVENTS DIAGONAL CROSSINGS.
The railroad commission of Indiana
| learned that 1t had virtually won its
! first victory in a case to prevent a dag
onal railroad crossing on the grade.
The case is one instituted by citizens
| of Evansville to locate a highway
across the Southern Railroad tracks
and the tracks of the f. S. & n rail
road adjoining, four miles from Evans
Vile. The commission filed an inter
vening petition and asked that 1t be
made a party in the suit, that it might
| object in the interest of the public
against what was considered danger
Gus crossing.
MONON GETS BIG ENGINE.
The twelve-wheel passenger engine
/ of the Monon. No. 4o1, one of its new
locomotives, was placed in service Sat
urday, hauling one of the express
trains between indianapolis and Chi
cago It is expected that these engines
will do excellent service in hauling it:
fast trains. The company has purchased
three of the same dimensions.
KILLED WHILE FLOWING.
While blowing on the John Saegel
farm seven miles south of Logansport
Michael Spitznogle. a farmer 3s year!
old, was killed by lightning. The same
bolt killed his three horses and ther
struck a telephone post a half-mil'
away
BOY BURNED IN BARN.
Roy stephen Green. of Geneva, wa
burned to death near St. Paul las
evening. He, with three brothers, ha
been baling hay on the John Kimmel
farm. a storm coming up the thre'
boys took refuge in the barn. Roy go
ing into the haymow. While Their
lightning struck the barn and tn