The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-15

with the custodian of other social
clubs which have sprung up since the
passing of the licensed saloon in Madi-
son county.
TRAGEDY FoRETOLD.
Your huband will meet death in
tragic form within the next two
weeks" was the statement made to Mrs.
William Argabright of Laporte two
weeks ago by a clairvoyant. Last Sun
day the womans husband, William Ar
gabright, SO years old, swallowed a
quantity of carbolic acid, and walking
into her presence fell at her feet Ar
gabright had been in poor health.
VIOLATE INJUNCTION.
Notwithstanding the injunction
against the members of the General
Union of Stonecutters' at Bedford and
the affidavits against FIVE of them, in
GLIDING President Evans. charging a
violation of the injunction, the money
for the weekly benefits of the sym
pathetic strikers was received and paid
out to men who are not working, and
will be continued each week unless
stopped by order of the court.
EVANSVILLE GETS AUTO FACTORY.
Settlement of all minor details in the
contract between the Industrial bonn
ers at Evansville and the Pullman Au-
tomobile company of York, Pa, made it
certain Monday night that the con-
tract will be signed Tuesday, when
President O'Connor of the company ar
rives from York The company will
| have a $500, 900 factory building in Ev-
ansville equipped with mile speedway
for tests and viii employ 500 men.
MAY REOPEN BIG PLANT.
That the immense plant of the Amer
lean Tin Plate company at Gas City,
which has been closed for the last two
years, will resume operations within
the near future, seems to be assured
since the visit Monday of a party of
executive officers of the company. The
plant formerly employed 500 skilled
workmen, most Of whom are the own
ers of residence property in Gas City.
DENOUNCE CHARITY GUISE.
Moving picture shows and vaudeville
performances given under the guise of
charity were denounced in resolutions
passed at the regular weekly meeting
of the Christian Pastors association at
Indianapolis in the Y. NJ. c. A. Monday.
Rev. H. G. Hill offered the resolutions
as the chairman of an investigating
committee, which included the Rev A.
B. Philputt and the Rev Clayton
Trusty
BATHTUB A CRIB.
Joseph Lindley of Kokomo. who con-
Quoted an orphan asylum while in Of
fee as sheriff. finding happy homes for
a. number of children, has been pressed
into duty again, and is now seeking
a home for the baby daughter of the
late Harry Slack Customers at the
Lindley plumbing shop were much sur
prised Monday to see a scarlet coat and
hood reposing in a bathtub.
CONTRACT Is SUBMITTED.
E. J. Jacoby, chairman of the building
committee has perfected plans whereby
Albert Won Spreckelsen will surrender
his contract for the erection of the
Murat temple, New Jersey and Michi-
gan streets, Indianapolis, and the Bed
ford Stone and Construction company
| will undertake the completion of the
structure. An amicable adjustment was
effected at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
CITY TO OWN WATERWORKs.
1t became know Monday that DIR. w.
W. Zimmerman of Richmond, mayor
elect, intends to put on foot a plan
to have the city own the waterworks
plant 1t is with a view to this that he
viii re-organize the board of public
works. Purchase of the waterworks
plant or the granting Of new fran
chise to the company has been under
consideration by the present admin
istration for some months.
WEALTHIEsT WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs Mary Jane Hart, the wealthiest
woman in Decatur county. is dead at
Greensburg as a result of two years
illness Of Brights disease. She is sur
vived by one daughter the wife of
Webb Woodflll, former representative
of Decatur county in the legislature.
and three sisters.
CHANGERS ENTERTAIN VISITORS.
! The Columbus Changers held a recep-
ton Monday night at the St Denis
j hotel in honor of the visiting Changers