The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-12
UP AND DOWN IN
I-N-D-I-A-N-A
rrRr Causes ZIG Loss.


Fire in Mitchell last night destroy ed
the Arlington and the Avenue hotels. |
The fire started in the kitchen OF the |
Arlington, frame building. and had |
made such Roadway when discovered |
that nothing could be saved The Ave- |
nue. joined the Arlington, and as Mitch |
ell has no water system and only one
small chemical engine the flames |
worked as they willed.
NEW SCHOOL DEDICATED.
Residents of Franklin and many Wis
itors witnessed the dedication of the
new $4,000 high school building at
that place on Thursday Governor Mar
shall and DR.. j. N Hurry, secretary of
the state board of health, were the prin-
cipal speakers.
PREFERS JAIL TO PATCHING.
Declaring that he perferred remain
ing in jail to cooking his meals while
his wife was away from home. Peter
Sloan of Oakland city came to Prince
ton last night and surrendered to Sher-
| III SHELTON Sloan was fined 81 and costs
on charge of assault and battery and
| seemed eager to be locked up for
twelve days of relief from household
WORRIES" as he expressed it.
GOSHEN WAS MALIGNED.
A clerical error of 81 Is. made in the
office of the state statician In prepar-
ing the report from the city of Goshen
on the levy of the 1910 payment of
| taxes, has resulted in vigorous pro-
test from the Goshen city officials and a
declaration that a grievous injustice
has been done them. The report as
compiled by the statistician. showed
that the total city rate of Goshen was
$3.50. the highest on the city list as
prepared in the office.
ROOT BUSINESS BAD.
4 Louis sulzer, manager of Sulzer Bros,
of Madison. large dealers in roots,
barks, and herbs. in in Indianapolis
He says: Business is quiet On account
of the high prices of most crude drugs,
consumers are buying from hand to
, mouth"
BOWsER NOT CANDIDATE.
A J. Bowser, editor OF the Chesterton
Lake counties in the state senate fol
the last four years has announced tina,
he will not be a candidate for renomi-
nation.
, TRACTION LINE LIGHTS TOWN.
r The little town of Roanoke, in Hunt
ington county. fifteen miles southwes
lighted by current supplied from tn,
3 Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction
t company This is the first step in ex
tensive development OF this kind tn
company is expected to make. Earl,
in the new year it purchased a privat
Q electric lighting plant at Delphi.
}, INDIANA-TExAs ROMANCE.
romance which began two year
ago in the office of the Terry Count
y Herald. a newspaper published in Texas
eliminated last Saturday in BIZ
= Springs, Texas. when Miss Elma Neil
10 editor and publisher. and A. e. Merri
man, prominent young Cass count
farmer. who lives seven miles south @
70 iIogansport, were married Unknown t
bis friends, Merriman slipped away fror
. his home a week ago. and the frs
r knowledge of his marriage came las
night, when he and his Texas bride al
rived at Logansport-
n LINCOLN LEAGUE MEETS.
The real work of the Lincoln leagu
state convention at Columbus will M
. begin until tomorrow. The smoker Il
night will be in the nature of a curtai
raiser, an entertainment for the boys
- The various candidates for ONCE are e,
- pected to pull of few rhetorical stun
Nc and the cutups from the different par
Oh of Indiana will indulge in few funr
sayings and incidentally glorify the r
publican party and it's idols.
!. POOLROOM WAS WRECKED.
The Hanover Cor Handover, as Il
IS sign reads) poolroom, on the Indians
o, Ohio state line, east of LAwrencebur
was wrecked with dynamite at
o'clock Thursday night. It was oper
- ted by Ed. Ballard and Cincinnati al
Kentucky "sports' were its chief pa
Mt -------