The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-01
UP AND DOWN IN
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LOCATE BIG AUTO CompANy.

through the efforts OF the Iafayette
Commercial club and the Lafayette Re-
tail Merchants association. deal has
Deem closed which will bring the Amer
ican Motor Car company from Indian
apoiis 10 this CITY, A few days ago
y A Longaker, president OF the Amer
lean Motor Car company. and d. q.
Menasco. his partner, visited Ia4ayetts
end Walter j. Ball. president OF thu
Commercial club. and chairnan - 49,
bankers committee, showed the Indian
apolfs men several sites for the rao-
tory.
POOL ROOM is RAIDED.
Plans for the abolition of pool rooms
USED as blinds for gaming and illegal
selling were disclosed by the Indianapo-
lis police department when officers
raided the pool room of Thomas Dillon.
$50 South Capitol avenue and arrested
Dillon and twenty-eight men who were
found in the place.
WOMAN Is HoNoRED.
Mrs. Irene Kirkman Coolfdge of
Princeton, known throughout southern
Indiana as the singer OF the star
Spangled Banner is to be an honor
airy member of Archer Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic. the post
having decided on this tribute for her
aid and loyalty to the old soldiers.
TO DRAIN KANKAKEE.
A determined effort is to be made
this year to destroy the famous Kanka-
kee region as a hunting preserve Syn
dicates have purchased immense tracts
OF land bordering the river. miles of
which Is swamp. for the purpose of
draining the region and colonixing 1t
with farmers.
CUBS FIND INDIANA WET.
Unless West Baden decides to treat
the Cubs with more respect than 1t
showed last Sunday there IL going to
be grand exodus of athletes from In
diana In about two days When the
train pulled in Sunday morning II was
raining as hard as 1T rained all day Sat-
day in Chicago, and everything at West
Baden was either under water or about
to be.
TO WAR ON VICE.
In the Laporte churches Sunday dele
gates representing the mems classes
were named to form a church fedora
ton. which will have for its purpose Q
general reformation of the city of La
porte. 1t is proposed to make the fed
Grafton a crusading force. to demand
the enforcement of the laws, to curb
vice. with the ultimate end in view OF
making the organization q potent infiu-
ence in a campaign for statewide pro-
hibition-
DROWNED FORDING STREAM.
Miss Ivy Rodman, 90 years old, whose
home Is in Washington county, was
drowned Sunday while attempting to
cross the high water at Vienna. a small
town three miles south of Scottsburg
Miss Rodman was on her way to the
latter city to meet her brother. OrviIle
Rodman, who is attending college at
Danvilie. Her horse was carried away
by strong current which crossed the
road near a bridge and the swift cur
rent carried her to her death. The body
has not yet been recovered.
SELECT COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
After a spirited fight waged among
the democrats of Tfppecanoe county for
several weeks, Thomas w. Barnes of
Lafayette was Saturday night elected
county chairman, succeeding Edward
O'Gara. who has held the office for sew
eral years. Mr.. O'Gara was a candidate
for election. but at the committee meet
Ing withdrew from the race.
CRIMINAL IDENTIFIED.
Pictures received from Pittsburg, Pa,
of the se1f-confessed robber were posi-
lively identified as Stephen Austin Gill
lette, recently of Terre Haute. 1t also
developed that Gillette was arrested in
Terre Haute on Jan. IA on suspicion of
being a robber, but was released be-
cause the police could not procure evil
dence against him.
OIL FIELD DULL.
The last week in the Oakland City
oil and gas field probably has been the
dullest in the entire winter, due to high
water and muddy roads, combined with
some OF the winters most severe
weather.
DEMOCRATS BUSY TOO.
On the heels of the call issued by Ed
win M. Lee. republican state chairman,
for the meeting Of the republican state
committee, comes the announcement
that the democratic state committee
will meet within the next two weeks
At both meetings the time for holding
the state convention will be discussed
and some action toward setting the
dates will be taken.
PREACHERS SON ARRESTED.
In q blind tiger" raid at Ellettsville,
seven miles north of Bloomington.
George Shoemaker, son Of the Rev. Will
liam Shoemaker. minister of the Bap-
fist church, and Roland McNeeley were
arrested. The young men were charged
with selling liquor without license
gave a 5000 bond for his ap-
pearance in court today. but Shoe
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