The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-20
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10 the Tact that his assailant Gear~a
Gladback, IS, carried a dull knife. Em~
NETT Bradfeld, Is. of Anderson prob-
ably owes his life. Bradheld was a.
saulted. 1t is asserted, as he was omit
ting work for the day at the plant Of
the National Tile company. His nacl<
was badly cut. GIadback was arrest
cd on charge of attempted murder
FIFTH DISTRICT p. MS. MEET.
The Fifth District Association of
Postmasters held its first convention
at the Davis hotel in Brazil Thursday.
Thirty pastmasters from all parts ~
the district attended. Senator Bever-
idge, who had been invited to meet
with the postmasters, sent HIS regrets
Postmaster Robert Bryson of Indian
apolis also was down on the program
for an address, but was unable to at
tend.
WATCH PROVES INNOCENCE.
watch has saved Frank MYERS. a
hobo, from trial for murder at Prince
ton Myers was being held for kill
ing tramp known only as Slim
found dead with three bullets in him.
near Mount Carmel, ILL.,, and a strong
circumstantial case had been woven
about him. Then it was a Sherlock
Holmes stunt came to the secue. The
watch of the dead man did not stop
until o'clock of the night after he
was found, which was Wednesday
LABORER INHERITs s2,ooO,OOO.
Mike Beyers, Polish track greaser
Of Michigan City for the Chicago. south
Bend & Northern Indiana Railway. is
two times a millionaire. Beyers' uncle
Joseph Mickonrowski. a hotel chief in
Posen, Prussia, died several years ago
and his sister has just succeeded in To-
eating the Michigan City heir There
are ten heirs in all the estate is valued
at 100000 marks. or 100000, 900. Bey-
ers has family of grown-up children
and has always been a Woodworking
man, owning his own home here.
ESCAPED CREMATION.
The family OF Thomas Headley, re-
siding near Bedford, came near being
cremated early Thursday morning. A
member OF the family awoke and found
the house on fire and with difficulty
reused the rest Of the family and they
escaped in their night clothes from the
burning building just before the roof
fell in, The house and contents are an
entire loss without any insurance.
PRINCETON GETS BUSY.
At mass meeting OF citizens and
business men Thursday the CONNER
cial club of Princeton was organized
to advance the city's commercial and
industrial interests. It is to be in
corporated for $4,000, with 10000 !
shares at IS each, each member to hold
at least one share. Much stock has
already been taken. Eleven directors, |
headed by R. N Parett. were elected
and they will elect officials in a few
days.
MUST BE EXAMINED.
The qualification of prospective cen |
sus enumerators in Indiana is to be |
tested by an examination before the |
names of any of the applicants are
approved. The subjects to be en- /
bodied in the test will consist of ques-
lions to be asked by the enumerators
when they call on residents In the dis
trist to which they are assigned
PASTOR is H0NoRED.
The Rev. George M. Smith, pastor Of
the First NJ. E. church of Shelbyvilie
has received a letter from Bishop Nc
Dowell of Chicago. stating that he
has been chosen to deliver the con
ference sermon at the next meeting
Of the Indiana Methodist Conference,
which will be held in September, 1910,
at Evansville.
CLEAN OUT REPUBLICANS.
Adjt. General George w. Mccoy. the
democratic appointee of Governor
Marshall, Thursday announced his
chief clerk and the reduction of the
clerical force of his office one man.
This will mean saving to the state
Of $1,000 a year. which was the amount
paid to William A. Tull. republican
displaced by the democratic regime
The new chief clerk named by Cen
eral Mccoy is Louis l. LAngdon of
who succeeds Robert A.
Kinsey, republican.