The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-18
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DELEGATES WEAR ROSES.

Each delegate wearing a red rose in
the lapel of his coat in honor of the
Red Rose local chapter of the order,
the biennial convention OF the Sons
of st. George of the states of West
Virginia, Ohio and Indiana met in An
derson yesterday.
DRINKS GASOLINE FOR CIDER.
Harry Milburn, Is years old a farm
er living near Princeton, is dying from
the effects of drinking gasoline He.
picked up a jug of what he thought
was cider and swallowed big swig of
the contents before noticing 1t was
gasoline. He soon became unconscious
and there is little hope of recovery
held out.
TO WAR ON MOSQUITOES.
Spurred to activity by the foul con-
dition of wildcat Creek, in Kokomo.
which is said to be the breeding ground
for thousands of mosquitoes, and in
obedience to the demand of residents
near the stream. headed by Simon B.
Stern, prominent citizen, the Board of
Works has decided to try the virtues
of mosquito oil, many barrels of which
will be poured into the offending
stream in the hope of giving relief.
Collect MAIL BY AUTO.
] lHe ONeTidHu AutOInODli6 Company
has agreed to continue it's mail col
| lection service, according to announce
ments made yesterday by Postmaster
Robert III. Bryson and VIII II. Brown,
vice president and general manager of
the company. The company's contract
for mail collections by automobile ex-
pired June 80, and the Postoffice De-
partment asked bids for renewing the
service.
/ BUYS MORE PARKS.
/ In line with the policy of beautifying
South Bend, the Board of Public Works
| has opened two more parks for the
use of the people. The city is said
to have more park acreage than any
other city of equal size in the middle
west.
CHALLENGES SHUMAKER.
/ w c. Helt. former superintendent OF
the Anti Saloon League. who resigned
to form the National Reform League
whose methods are opposed to those oil
i the AntiSaloon League, has issued q
j challenge for a debate with the Rev
E. s. Shumaker. superintendent of the
Indiana Anti Saloon League. to take
place in Evansville some time between
Sept. FL and so.
I FEARS WATER FAMINE.
Ko1komo is threatened with a water
famine and it is feared that the big
plate glass works may have to clos'
down temporarily. Permission wa:
asked to cut the dam used by the Ko
| komo Water Works Company for fir
. protection, but was refused. An at
tempt will be made to husband thu
water supply of the glass works AM
, augment it if possible to prevent
shutdown.
BABY BROWNS IN JAR.
The 14-months-od son of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Orth Martin. living in the countr,
four miles northwest, of Lafayette wa
found drowned in a jar containing
{ four inches of water at o'clock las
) evening. The boy was just learning
to walk and had gone out of the hous
alone, leaving his mother in the kitch
, en- She missed him some time late
: and went in search of him. Under
pump near the house was an eight
gallon jar. used to catch the drip, an
9 over the top of this she saw the child
2 feet hanging.
OPPOSE LOWERING LAKE.
D Cottagers at Rome City. pretty an
popular summer resort near For
? wayne, have entered vigorous protes
3 against the towering Oh tne lake Dy III
Y Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. Al
though there are nearly $50 cottage
/ on the lake, the body of water is art
a fetal.
SAYS BRYAN WILL HELP.
That William J. Bryan's coming int
Indiana will be of great service to til
Democratic party. especially in of
setting the speech which Theodor
y Roosevelt former President. is to de
d liver in indianapolis. is the opinion
= L. S. Jackson. Democratic state chair
+, man, who was at state headquarters
= yesterday comforting with party LEAD
ers and the chairmen of the variol
headquarters bureaus
MAKES OWN FUNERAL PLANS.
Mrs. Clara NJ Munson, of Crawford:
Q willie who died yesterday of tuberct
4. losis. prepared all the details of ht
It own funeral. even designating the Il
{ cation of her grave. Lying on h,
a death bed. beneath a tent at the hon
of her father-in-law, John Munso
sexton of the Masonic Cemetery. IL
young woman instructed her relativ,
as to the full details of her funeral.
h LAWYERS TO CROSS BATS.
Lawyers of Indianapolis and lawyel
: of South Bend going to meet
the baseball diamond at Atkins Par
south of the city. Friday afternoo
J. The game is expected to settle Il
e championship of the lawyers teams
the state. The profits of the gam
n aside from the actual expense INQUIRE
will be given in equal shares to tt
s. Star Sumer Mission and the News FIRES
Air Fund.