The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-31
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BUG CAUSES WRECK.

Fort Wayne-The fact that bug
flew into the motorman's eye at a most
inopportune moment is ascribed as the
cause of the collision between two cars
on the Robinson Park line, in which
two persons were slightly injured.
SHOT BY BROTHER
Frankfort=The daughter of James
Curtis. four miles west of this city, was
seriously shot by her brother yester-
day. Elva was in a small building
when a bullet which the brother, Roy
Curtis, fired at a target on the building
passed through the wall of the house,
penetrating the girls breast near the
heart. He did not know his sister was
in the house. Although the injury
is serious, 1t is beloved the girl will
recover.
HELD FOR MURDER.
Anderson-Word was received here
| yesterday that Robert King, son of A.
N. King, a prominent furniture dealer
| of this city, is being held as a suspect
of having murdered DR.. William
Michaelis IN Chicago on the evening of
Aug. 5. King is % years of age, is a
graduate of the University of Michigan
and has been practicing law in Chica-
go. The fact that he left a bundle of
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zine revolver. in drug store at Sixty
third and Halsted streets shortly after
the alleged murder. is said to have
been the reason he is suspected King.
it is said, asserts that he will be able
to prove a perfect albi.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Richmond-With her husband, Will
liam Harris, at the point of death, Mrs.
Jennie Harris. SO years old, died Mon
day. Her husbands death may occur
at any time Mrs. Harris was a promi-
nent woman. having held every Office In
the Ladies of the C. A. R.
TWO ARE INJURED.
Bedford-Mrs. b. A. Ramsey and
daughter, Mrs Lafayette Daugherty
both of this city, were injured last even
ing at the Monon passenger station In
dismounting from moving train. Mrs
Daugherty escaped with a few minor
bruises, but her mother. Mrs. Ramsey
received injuries that will confine her
to her bed. In addition to being serf
ously injured Mrs Ramsey lost hel
pocketbook, containing considerable
amount of money.
TRAPPED IN MINE.
Boonville-Grant McCurdy, SO, tor
superintendent of the Polk Patch Mines
was fatally injured yesterday afternoon
down in the mine by being caught be
tween the mine car and timbers.
CLAMOR FOR GAS.
| Richmond=With only two days re
naming. in which the service of tn
I Richmond Natural Gas Company will b,
{ continued, fifteen hundred families ar
clamoring for gas. Many of them re
I side on streets where the only main
. belong to the defunct natural gas com
a pany, and must find fuel other thai
n gas when the natural product from tn
= Henry County field ceases to flow
/, Thursday, Sept /. Officials Of tn
4 natural gas company stated today tina
: the superintendent of wells in tn
n Henry County field had positive order
e to turn off the gas on that date. Toda
', a report was current that an injunctio
had been secured against the natura
e gas company to forbid it to discontinu
the service, but this is without founda
ton
e PICTURES ARE STOPPED.
Newcastle-The police last nigh
e stopped a Jeffries-Johnson fight pictur
d show and arrested A. S. Moore. tn
e promoter. Moore gave bond for his al
p pearance and continued the exhibition
N The theater was crowded and the aud
e ence remained until the pictures wei