The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-15
UP AND DOWN IN
INDIANA
FIND NO FRAUD EVIDENCE.

FIND NO FRAUD EVIDENCE.
The grand jury called last week to
investigate the affairs of the defunct
Beem-Peden Banking Company oil
Spencer reported yesterdsf thar it had
found no evidence of fraud and that the
bank was solvent when the doors were
closed. the assets being in excess of
the liabilities.
ILL ON WEDDING TRIP.
While on his wedding trip and about
to board a traction car in Warsaw last
evening. DR.. R Ures OF Martinsville
was stricken Ill and fell violently to
the pavement, bleeding profusely from
the mouth. He will recover
FIRST GUN FIRED.
The first big gun in the Democratic
campaign in the Eighth Indiana Dis
trict will be fred today when the
Democratic congressional convention
will convene here. Delegates will be
present from Adams. Jay Wells, RAN
dolph, Madison and Delaware counties
TO FURNISH POWER
The Chicago, Lake Shore s. South
Bend Electric Railway yesterday an
nounced that 1t will furnish electricity
at reasonable rates for light, heat and
power at any and all points along its
line. With this purpose in view, s14O,-
900 will be expended for additional
equipment in the 81 900 900 power plant
here Wires is on the ground at East
Chicago for stringing a special circuit
HAS DISASTROUS FIRE.
Monroe city, a town in Knox County,
twelve miles west of Petersburg, was
visited by its third disastrous FIRE with
| In a year yesterday morning. The loss
is $4,000. with partial insurance. The
| Monroe City State Bank, Jenkins &
| Rland's hardware store and Snyder
Brothers grocery store were destroyed
MERGER IN CRAwFORDsvILLE.
By a deal closed in Charlottesville
yesterday the Charlottesville Water
and Gas Company comes into posses
| sion of the old natural gas mains and
other property of the Indiana Lighting
Company in this city. In return for
the transfer of title OF these mains,
the Indiana Lighting Company receives
| bonds in the water and gas company
to equal the stipulated money value of
the property transferred.
BOY TRIES SUICIDE.
Because his mother threatened to
send him to the Reform School. Verl
Mooney, IL years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mooney of Logansport,
swallowed the contents of bottle Of
Ichloroform with suicidal intent and
physicians saved his life with greatest
difficulty. After being reprimanded the
boy went to the home of his aunt,
where he secured the chloroform and
swallowed 1t.
INVESTIGATE DEATH.
County Coroner Hiatt, Prosecutor
~ Ma St IL
are investigating the death of Elmer
oliver. whose mangled body was found
on the Big Four Railroad at Knights
town Sunday morning. The officers
wish to learn II there was foul play.
and suspect that oliver was dead be-
fore his body was placed on the track
to be run over by the first train
CHARGE KIDNAPPING.
Edgar Roundtree was arrested in
Princeton yesterday on a charge OF
kidnapping his 5-year-old daughter
from her mother, Mrs. Olivia Round
tree. The Roundtrees are well-known
colored people The child has been in
the custody of the fathers parents near
here for some time,
GAME WARDEN SHOT.
, Al Gillian. a deputy game warden OF
Logansport who was sent to Rensse-
laer, yesterday from Indianapolis to ar
rest James Haines Of Milroy TOWNSHIP
for violation of the game law. was shot
by Haines today as he was attempting
to make the arrest Gillian and Game
Warden James Don1ey OF Kouts met
Haines and his son riding in a buggJ
: on the highway and when they told
Haines they wanted him he struck his
horse and attempted to escape
BABY is SMOTHERED.
Smothered under feather bed which
his sister had thrown upon the bec
! where he was sleeping without discov-
ering his presence. Oscar Sheets. the z
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar
Sheets, living seven miles west o,
frankfort was found dead last night