The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-06-06

to this city. where they have been iiv-
ing as husband and wife. Raymond Is
believed to have deserted his wife and
child at Laporte, and he will be turned
over to the police of that city.
SEE PLOT IN CHARGE.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Martha
McLemore, of Princeton 20 years old.
against Cunningham McElhinney. a
well-known farmer. for $4,000 dam
ages for an alleged crime. took but
ten minutes today TO find for the de-
PENDANT. The plaintiff charged Nc
chimney had mistreated her while she
resided in his home and had finally
caused her to lay her trouble to an
other man, whom she married.
ROBBER LEAVES SUIT.
The Reliable. a general store. in
| Michigan City. was robbed here last
/ night of $4,000 worth of merchandise,
| including silks. clothing and jewelry
The only clew is an old suit of clothes
one robber exchanged for a new suit.
VICIOUS OWL AT LARGE.
4 Rushville's owl has returned to spend
the summer The same bird which
terrified the residents of North Main
street and pedestrians in that district
all last summer is back, haunting the
:
makes so bold even as to attack peo-
pie and knock their hats off. Women
have been frightened and men have
been hit in the back only to prepare to
do battle with their unseen foes The
bird strikes persons in the face, at the
same time letting out terrifying cries
Many vain attemps have been made to
kill the owl.
WIFE RAIKS PLANS
Testifying today as the defendant il
a divorce suit, George 1 Tolen asserted
that he wanted his wife, of Columbus
Sarah Larena Tolen. to have a divorce
since he had long wanted to enter tbs
ministry. but could not do so becaus.
Hrs. Tolen did not take religion seri
ously. He admitted that he had strucl
his wife a number of times, but sait
that he was prompted to do so be
cause she refused to go to church O.
to pray out loud at home.
FINDS ENDORSED CHECKS.
/, The sum of $1,000 in Endorsed check
was found near the corner of Wash
ington and Illinois streets in Indian
! apolis yesterday afternoon at 2:3
o'clock by John Ruffling. 237 Fulto
street. Runing Immediately notifie
the Parry Manufacturing Company, t
winch concern the Cn0CkS DeIOnEeu, dIl
received a note of thanks from tn
3 messenger who called for the check:
Last evening E. H Hobig, 3026 Ken
9 wood avenue cashier for the Parr
company, stated a suitable rewar
4 would be rendered Rsffing. He sal
: the reason none was paid at the tim
{ the checks were returned was that h
was unable to get away from his dutie
to see Ruffing
HOLDS MARRYING RECORD.
Mrs. Willard Walters, % years olt
: of Columbus who is suing her husban
: for divorce. probably holds the marry
ing record of the state for one of he
a age. She has been married three time
and twice divorced. She has had thre
husbands during the last two year
e two of whom she married within
It year.
o ENGAGE IN TARGET PRACTICE.
n Forty men and the STAFF officers {
r the First Battalion, Third Infantry, II
:, diana national guard, are encampe
north of South Bend, where they al
l. to spend three days in target shoe
L ing. The best marksmen will mah
< up the team to compete in the reg
mental shoot. Maj. George w. Freye
muth is in charge.
:. TO KILL RATS MONDAY.
RAT killing day" in Princeton toda
will be generally observed. Farme
y will make efforts to exterminate tt
n rats from their corn cribs and barn
s. and in the stores clerks will clean O.
- cellars and slay rodents there, viii
chicken owners will be. equally bus
This united action is expected to go
IL long way toward ending the rat nui
Is ance and devastation far more tina
"a individual action could accomplish.