The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-03
UP AND DOWN In
INDIANA
cRoMER FORCES BEATEN.

George w. Cromer, long a prominent |
leader in district political circles. re-
manned loyal to the last in the remark |
able republican convention just closed |
here, defeat came early this morning. |
At 4:32 o'clock Sol ballots had shown
little change. On the next ballot, aft
er Frederick F. Mcclellan. with 14h
votes, and Charles r. Paker, with 8. |
withdrew from the race, their strength
went to the Marion man. Thus Rob-
ert NJ. Van Alta was made the joint
county superior court judgeship nomi-
nee.
A BIG ORCHARD.
Mitcheli-Joe A. Burton, four miles
south Of Mitchell. one of the most sue
cessful fruit growers of the United
States, opened his orchard for inspec-
| ton to about 200 visitors today. He
has 100 acres IN apples and ten acres
in peaches The yield of apples this
year was $500 bushels. which were
sold to George Hitz indianapolis.
| BRAKEMAN KILLED.
! Evansville-Coroner Laval. who is
| holding inquest on the death of Karl
Deutschke, Terre Haute & st. Louis
brakeman, who was killed and thrown
off his train, supposedly by tramps, last
Saturday night. secured positive in
! formation today which fastens the
crime on two men and "a boy living at
Henderson. Ky, and he has ordered a
| search for the suspects. An arrest is
expected Immediately.
DEMOCRAT DECLINES.
Crawfordsville-W. w. washburne of
this city, who was nominated on the
| Democratic ticket as joint representa-
tive from Tippecanoe and Montgomery
counties at the convention held at La
fayette, said that he would not accept
the nomination The nomination of Mr..
Washburne came as a surprise to his
friends here, he has declared per-
sistently ever since his name was men
toned for the place that he did not
| want it and IL nominated against his
will would decline to run and force the
! democrats to hold another convention
BROWN WEEDS AGAIN.
South Bend-Walter Brown, who re-
Gently completed sentence in the fed
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
? for wrecking the Indiana National banh
at Elkhart and in 1907 was divorced by
his wife. will be married today or to.
morrow to Mrs. Berry, Tousley McHen.
ry, who was divorced in 1899.
EDITOR WEEDS.
? New Albany-Miss Anna r. Wealth
erly, a prominent young woman o
Bloomington. and Blaine w. Bradfute
editor of the Bloomington Telegraph
and son of Walter Bradfute. post
Z master of that city, were married IL
: this city today. They came from Bloom
ington in an automobile, but they de
clared that the wedding was not al
Y elopement. The Rev. DR. Frank Or
man Beck performed the ceremony
CAN'T BEAT GARY.
South Bend-South Bend is one o
the few Indiana cities satisfied wit
o the census report The fact that thi
n city shows the biggest gain in the stat
N along towns of 10000 or more carrie
!. out past predictions that with the pos
II sible exception of Gary, South Ben
will in time become the metropolis @
northern Indiana.
+ AN UNLUCKY FALL.
Spencer-Mrs. Winnie Harger Nc
Haley, 80 years old. wife OF Council
e man Thomas H McHaley, fell down
e stairs in her home and broke her necl
is death probably being Instantaneous
The family had occupied their ne
home but short time. The husban
and two young children survive.
J POOR MAIL SERVICE.
o. Mail service between Indianapol
% and northern Indiana cities is said
! have become so poor that business me
A. In several cities are making vigol
Id Gus protest to the postal department
For Wayne is leading in the demar
for better postal service.
CELEBRATE LABOR DAY.
- Fort Wayne--Pastors of Fort Wayr
Is churches have been asked by the Fo
r. Wayne Federation of Labor to sigma
w ize Labor Sunday next Sabbath by O.
livering sermons appropriate to the o
% casion. The pastors have almo
TX unanimously promised to do so.
REGIMENTAL REUNION.
Newcastle-The survivors of Il
&c Thirty sixth Indiana regiment W
hold their annual reunion at Kennar
IT Thursday, Sept. %. The reunion w
Ell originally planned for Summitville. II
he Sixty ninth regiment will hold its a
-, nual reunion at Hagerstown Wedne
~ day. Sept. 81.
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