The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-12

ty-four hours. Mrs. Schultz has been
attending him since he was stricken |
with quick consumption seven weeks !
ago. His wife will receive his insur- |
ance money, which amounts to about
$1,000.
FAILED To DELIVER AUTOS
The Model Gas Engine Company of
Peru brought suit against the Elkhart
Motor Car Company in the Circuit Court
at Goshen, asking for a Judgment of
75,69146. 1t is alleged the Elkhart
concern, after ordering 1000 motors
Cancelled the order when only 100 had
been delivered.
INSPECT INTERLOCKING PLANT.
! The Indiana Railway Commission
spent Friday in Anderson inspecting
interlocking railway apparatus. w. A.
Wood and T. j. Kane, members of the
commission, were entertained at
o'clock dinner in the evening by Judge
! J. F. Mcclure, the third member at his
| home.
PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE.
| Two months after having been shot
in the leg by tray gun set at a rear
door of the tailor shop of ]. E. Merritt,
lilo East Tenth street, indianapolis,
Sturgeon G. Garrard, II years old,
from the rural districts of west
Mississippi. today pleaded guilty in
Criminal Court to a charge of enter
ing house to commit felony. He
was arraigned on a grand jury indict-
ment.
FIRE BURNS PLANT.
The large poultry packing house of
the ]. A. Long Company in Portland
was destroyed by fire last night caus-
ing a loss of $4,000. The fire started
on the north side of the building and
the flames soon spread to the main
building, which contained much in
f1ammable material, and the fire de-
partment was una BILE to cope with the
blaze.
MOORE MAY BE DIVORCED.
| WnIle Vincennes people are rejoicing
because of the verdict of absolute ac-
quittal given Menlo E. Moore in open
court, a report emanating from reliable
authority is that all is not well in the
Moore home and that a divorce sui,
will be the ultimate outcome of the
a Gibson tragedy.
), WANTS s275,o00 APPROPRIATION.
: Annual reports from the Indiana Wo
q mans Prison, the Indiana State Prison
s and Purdue University were filed witt
T the printing board. The university
f asks specific appropriations of s275,
e 600; the State Prison report deal.
t largely with paroles, pardons and earn
e ings, and the Woman's Prison repor
e asks s22,so0 for operating expenses.
= GIRL SPIRITED AWAY
i In the belief that Eleanor Botman, 1
e years old, of Streator. ILL.,, who cam
e to South Bend a week ago, has beel
e spirited away from the city by NAL
e acquaintance, the police have been ask
IS ed by the girls friends to make an in
st yestigation. The girl disappeared Fri
e day morning.
% MONON IN GOOD SHAPE.
A. S. Kent, chief engineer of tn
70 Monon line, was in Indianapolis yes
y terday He says the company has bee
~ extending its tracks at many point
~ and is now in shape to handle tn
% freight with less delay than at an
70 time in the history of the road.
- CONSIDER INTERURBAN LAWS.
a Governor Marshall announced tina
!, the conference with interurban lin
: operators to be held Tuesday afternoo
"a at the state House. will be open to a
- persons who are interested in the SUI
g. ject of interurban legislation. Men
af bers of the Railroad Commission
- Indiana will attend the conference an
ir participate in the discussion.
e. COMMISSION SUES MONON.
h. Asking penalties in the sum OF s22
lg 600 for alleged violation of the la
IN requiring steam railroads to insta
I'd block systems, the Railroad Commi!
ed sion of Indiana filed a suit in Superis
H. Court Room 1, against the Chica e
Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad. TT
to complaint alleges that the Railros
ce Commission, at the request of the roa
n granted an extension of time for II
s. installation of the block signal syste
of one year from July ], 1909 the da