The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-26
INJURED BY TORPEDO.

NUN, WASn tHSy VIII 1cdsc lOT ItOblll-
son, III.
INJURED BY TORPEDO.
Little Lloyd Polly of Bedford. years
old. finding a railroad torpedo in a
wood shed. and knowing that when 1t
exploded it would make noise, placed
the torpedo on a stone and struck it
with a hammer The torpedo exploded
with loud report, and neighbors rush
ing out to discover the cause found
that the fragments of the torpedo had
struck young Polly on the left jaw
and cheek, mangling the flesh fright
fully.
sa APPOINTMENT MADE.
There will be no appointment TO fill
the vacancy in the Office of grand vice
chancellor. knights of Pythias. caused
by the death of VIII c. Converse of
Richmond, according to Aria NJ. Brown
of Winchester, grand chancellor, who
was in Indianapolis last evening after
having attended the celebration of the
| twenty fifth anniversary of Chi1lon
Lodge No. % at Shelbvyille yesterday.
ELECTION FRAUDS CHARGED.
| Governor Marshall said yesterday
that he has received a communication
from Vanderburg County citizens
charging prominent politicians with
completely in election frauds in the
primary last spring and in the election
two years ago. Howard Roosa, editor
| of an Evansville newspaper, was with
the Governor yesterday, but the latter
would not admit he made the charges.
GREEN MEN CAUSE WRECKS.
Although Governor Marshall believes
| there are electric lines in Indiana that
are taking every possible precaution to
prevent accidents. and although he is
| opposed strenuously to condemning the
electric lines generally, he still is of
| the opinion that the wrecks in Indiana
are largely due to the employment of
what he calls raw material for
motormen and conductors.
FRESHMEN WIN SCRAP.
The seventeenth annual tank scrap
at Purdue University at Lafayette was
pulled off Friday night in a light rain
in the presence of 5000 people. many
coming from all parts of the state to
witness the contest. The freshmen
we're victorious. making the fourth
victory for the first year men in seven
teen years.
BRYAN To SPEAK.
Democrats of Gibson County are
liam J. Bryan will speak on the after
noon of Oct. IL at Owensville. The
speaking will be made the occasion OF
a rally for Posey and Gibson Counties
While the popular sentiment of Demo
cracy in this county is that though
Bryan is a dead one as a candidate
his oratory is to many as attractive
and spell binding as ever.
KILLED BY MONON.
Clarence Buntin. II years old, sor
of William Buntin. living near Kirklin
ten miles south of Frankfort was in.
: stantly killed Friday by south bounc
Monon train. He had been calling OF
his hnancee, Miss Wallace of Scircle
VILE, and it is thought he was asleeY
) and the horse took him on the track
} just the train arrived.
MORE MORTGAGES RECORDED.
The reports of county records to J
L. Peetz, chief of the Bureau of sta
: tistics, which have just been compiled
show 366 more farm mortgages wer.
? recorded in 1909 than in 1908. and tn,
increase on city and town lots amount
ed to 3.131. The total value of al
mortgages on city, town and farm prop
, erty recorded in 1908 was S6e.7o5 So
and this amount increased to s87, 025, AZ
in 1909
WRITES OF THE FROST.
/ James b. Elmore, bard Of Alamo, end
4 ed his summer retirement by submit
] ting for publication a seasonabIe poem
entitled The Premonitions of Frost
Jim say that although he is over
burdened with farm work he simpl,
d could not resist the call of nature whic
{ means TO him TO take up his pen
3, MAKE WRECK REPORT.
Directors Of the Fort Wayne g. wa
: bash Valley Traction Company in ses
| sion at the company's offices in For
: Wayne, framed a report on the wrecl
at Kingsland, which will be forvva I'd e
Ito the state Railroad Commission Thi
: report contains the order issued 70
: the south bound train and clearl
: tplaces the blame on Motorman B. +
e tCorkwell and Coductor Del Wilson.