The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-30
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FIRE COSTS $4,000.

in Flora, yesterday. when the large
hardware stock owned by o. p. Cornell
was destroyed. The loss is $4,000.
with no insurance The insurance
policy had just lapsed. Mr.. Cornell had
1t renewed, but owing to hitch the
policy was not in force.
CARPENTER TO BE PRESIDENT.
The papers were filed Saturday for
the new corporation which bought the
Walsh railroads at the receivers sale
1t is the Chicago, Terre Haute South
eastern. The day after the Southern
Indiana was sold by order of federal
court, the Chicago Southern, which was
the Chicago division of the road. was
sold to the same purchasers. The di-
rectors will meet in few days and
elect officers, it being understood that
Myron Carpenter. who was receiver. is
to be president.
FISHING TUG SUNK.
The fishing tugs Arthur and Ogan, of
Chicago, which arrived in Michigan
City yesterday reported the loss of the
fishing tug Mary fifteen miles out of
Chicago. The three boats were coming
here to fish during the remainder OF
the season. The Mary sprung a leak
and Captain John Johnson, her owner
and his crew of three took to their
yawl and reached one of the piers at
Chicago in safety. The Mary sank
CLUBHOUSE FOR FISHERMEN.
Sportsmen in Morocco have built a
large clubhouse near the Kankakee
river, north of here. for the accommoda
ton of themselves and friends during
the hunting and fishing seasons. The
house was formerly opened Thanks
giving day with a turkey dinner, a
large number of sportsmen from this
and adjoining counties being present.
TRAIN ALL STEEL.
Passengers on the Twentieth Century
Limited. the eighteen-hour New York
to- Chicago train of the New York
Central lines, yesterday for the frs
time travelled in all steel coaches. This
steel Pullmans and dining cars are al
most like the old-style coaches, but the
new observation cars are of a slightly
different pattern.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT BROTHER
While handling loaded shotgun a
his home. west of Bedford. Hubert
Craig, fifteen years old. accidentally
shot his brother. Orine Craig, the en-
tire load of No. 5 shot taking effect be
hind the left ear and lodging in thu
skull. The wounded boy was sitting il
the next room from where his brother
was handling the gun, the charge go
ling through a door. The injured DO,
is now in the city hospital, towering
between life and death.
DIES AFTER ASSAULT.
| Joel Garrison, age ffty-one, who wa
r. :,
TT Wayne Sunday morning. after h
had been assaulted and robbed. died a
ST. Joseph's hospital at o'clock yes
] terday morning, as a result of his in
juries. The police are making a search
ing investigation of the case. Garrison
came to Ft. Wayne last spring from
Wabash, where he had long lived. H
was a widower.
HANGS SELF WITH HALTER.
Charles Messmere farmer living 81,
miles west of Winamac, committee
suicide last night by hanging himsel
IN his barn with a halter strap. Whel
his BODY was found by his wife it wa
hanging against the wall of the barn
Not seeing the strap she thought tina
her husband had been attacked by
fainting spell and did not know he wa
dead until neighbors attempted to re
move the body No reason is know
fol- his act. He had been married si
weeks on the day of his death He wa
sixty years old
OPPOSE MURDERER'S PARDON.
| A petition protesting against tn
pardon or parole of James Vogus, tn
oldest inmate in point of years servin;
in the Michigan City penitentiary i
being circulated in Kokemo. Vogu
killed his father. Jacob Vogus, in thi
city, thirty years ago last spring. TIL
father was a well-to-da farmer. TIL
son was a spendthrift, and had vieiou
Ia bits.
FALLS OVER ENHANCEMENT.
Lost in the cornhields and woods a
the Hills stop, on the interurban, jus
west of Greencastie, Mrs. Flor
/ Schlener, of Dayton, o., fell over a
tembankment and was severely injured
Her left arm was broken, her bac
badly wrenched, and she is injured in
ternally Mrs. Schlemer was on he
way to the home of her brother. Elme
Schultz. for visit.
FALLS UNDER TRAIN.
Mrs. Alfred McCarty, age ffty-six.
in a hospital at Michigan City as tn
result of injuries received last nigh
by falling under an incoming Mono
train Mrs McCarty lives at Otis. La
porte county. She and her husband an
a young grandehild We're coming to til
city to visit sick relative.
Portland-The Eastern Indiana Poul
try Association has decided to hold
show. to be held in this city January l
to IA.