The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-03
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INDIANA

WOMAN PREVENTS ASSAULE
The bravery of Mrs. Peter Butts of
the little hamlet of Calcutta. northeast
of Brazil. saved her from being assault
ed when a tramp armed with an ak
threatened her. The plucky woman.
armed with shotgun. cowed the hobo
and he fed to the woods.
HoLLER NOT DIsBARED.
Judge Richter of the Laporte circuit
court at Laporte sustained the plea in
abatement made by counsel for Charles
F. Holler of South Bend. defendant in
disbarment proceedings brought by
Hattie Mummey of South Bend. The
plaintiff petitioned the circuit court to
secure collection of a $500 judgment OBJ
tanned against Holler in the circuit
court last summer.
OPPOSE DARROW,s Plan.
Mayor Darrow of Laporte and the
common council OF that city are deter
mined to build 100000 sewage sys-
tenn and Professor Sackett. q Purdue
university expert. has drawn the plans
and specifications. Emmett H Scott,
millionaire manufacturer and land
owner. twice mayor of the city, is
equally as determined that the new
sewage yystem shall not be built after
the plans of Professor Sackett, Scott
contending that an adequate system
can be built for 100000.
GUINNESS ESTATE CLOSED.
Judge Richter of Laporte has ap-
proved the final report of Wesley Fogle,
executor of the last will and tesla
ment of Mrs Bella Guinness. The report
showed the receipts of the estate to be
s8.6s9.14. Out of this sum the executor
| tel LIT Tot, . y
The balance was ordered by Judge
Richter to be equally divided between
the three heirs. Mrs. Brynhild Larson
of Chicago and Peter Moen and Peter
Storseth Of Norway.
TO BETTER PUPILS MORALS.
Betterment of moral conditions among
of instruction that will bring this about
were features of general interest to
the visitors at the department of sup
erintendence convention OF the National
Education association In yesterdays
| sessions. held in the assembly room
of the Claypool hotel In Indianapolis.
BOOM GOVERNOR MARSHALL.
Knox county democrats. in delegate
| convention in vincennes, adopted reso-
| buttons in which they recommended
Thomas r. Marshall. governor of Indi-
ana, to the next national democratic
convention their choice for president
Claude Bowers OF Terre Haute was the
| speaker for the convention.
FIND FIRST CLUE.
| The first real clue to the theft OF
two mail sacks from the Wabash depot
at Fort Wayne last week. was found
Tuesday. J. L Sessler, secretary OF
Fort Wayne typographical Union No
IS. not receiving his receipt from J. w
Hays OF Indianapolis, secretary treas
ufer of the International union. for thu
months dues. $7T.74. investigated thu
matter. He found that the check had
been cashed at Lima. o.. by the Lima
Tailoring company.
FORMER BANKER RELEASED.
Proclaiming that as an innocent maj
he was sentenced to the Federal prison
Walter Brown of Elkhart. convicted a.
an accomplice in the wrecking OF tn
Indiana National bank OF Elkhart ant
formerly chairman OF the thirteenth
district republican committee, was freet
at 1880 a. m. yesterday morning from
the Federal prison at Fort Leaven
worth. Kas.
TO TEACH PATRIOTISM.
The Importance of teaching patri
otism in the schools as a means to
greater nationalism was the messag
of United States Senator Albert J. Bev
eridge at Caleb Mills hall In Indianapo
lis in his address to the National Edu
cation association. department OF super
. intendence.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE INDICTED.
| After having been in session for NOR
than a month the Madison county gran
jury at Anderson Monday completed 1t
, work and adjourned Twenty-Five in
! dictments against the keepers of al
legged blind tigers" were returned /
addition to twenty reported, last Satur
day. AS yet the warrants for the ar
j rests have not been placed In the hand
, | of the sheriff. but he expects to kee
his entire force busy tomorrow In max
ing arrests.
REWARD TO MARRY DAUGHTER.
w. d. Elwyn of Oakland City is re
ceivfng letters from all parts of Ind,
4 ana from men who want to wed tn
. daughter of q Mexican near Duran. I
NJ, who offers a reward to the English
man who will marry his daughter.
l ENsLEY TO BE TRIED.
The trial of Oliver p. Ensley. forme
treasurer of Marion county. under In
dictment on a charge Of failing to tur
over $4,000 to his successor in off1c
j ty-fve men from the venire which wa
t drawn for Jury service have been serve
with notice to appear. and the re
mainder OF the seventy five viii repol
later.