The Lake County times., 1910-06-20

Elks. No. 4. is coming to South Bend
with over one hundred automobiles
and the night parade of illuminated
autos will be one of the features OF
the convention here The Elks' hand
some clubhouse will be open day and
night and every effort will be made
to demonstrate that South Bend is one
OF the most hospitable cities OF the
state
CRAMPS DROwNs BOY.
Eddie Burkholder, the l7-year-old son
of John z. Burkholder, a Peru mail
carrier, while bathing In the Wabash
River this evening was seized with
cramp In swift water, and although
other boys attempted to rescue him. he
drowned.
MILK QUENCHEs FIRE.
Milk was used in quenching a fire at
the plant OF the Sanitary Milk Com
pany, In Peru yesterday afternoon.
When the workmen discovered a blaze
In the engine room they hastily picked
UP large cans containing milk and
dashed the lacteal fluid over the
flames and put them out Forty gal
Ions of milk were used, and had the
cans not been easily accessible Are
men say, the buildings would have
| Deen destroyed.
STATE F. OF L. TO MEET
Under the direction Of w. c. De-
Miller, agent of the State Federation
of Labor, COMMITTEES of the Central La
Dor Union, of Lafayette have begun
work on the arrangements for the
state meeting of the federation, which
is TO be held in Lafayette. September
81. 2s and 20.
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WON'T WORK IN CEMETERY.
Several negro workmen employed on
the new plant of the Evansville Public
Service Company at Fifth and MuI-
berry strets, threw down their tools
and quit work as soon as they learned
the site was formerly the old Evans
vile cemetery and that hundreds OF
bodies were beneath the earth at thai
spot They fed from the place panic
stricken and say that they will not re
turn. as they do not wish to work
where costs are liable to show up a.
any time"
FIRE IN UNIVERSITY CLUB
A fire at the University Club in In
dianapolis yesterday afternoon caused
a loss of perhaps $1,000. However. 1
was confined to the annex In the rea
used as the living quarters for tn,
Japanese servants employed at tn,
club. The building Is separate from
the clubhouse. The fire started in
waste paper chute, presumably from
spontaneous combus ustion, and within
few minutes the flames shot up an
spread to the roof. The rooms occu
pied by the servants were badly dam
. aged and several of them lost mucl
of their clothing and personal effects
: KoKOMO TO FIGHT MOSQUITOES.
The Kokomo Board of Health has be
{ gun a war on the mosquito, directinl
the sanitary officers that "summe
, crude oil'' be poured upon all stagnan
: bodies OF water where insects danger
Gus to health breed with impunity
The project of Strengthening Wilca
Creek is under serious consid eratior
with view of ending its propagate
of pernicious insect life
I STOCKHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE.
: Superior Judge Gilchrist of Evans
Q vile ruled today that stockholders Q
e the Citizens National Bank are re
= sponsible individually for tax assess
d ments on stock for the year 1909 eve
II the bank was not solvent through
q out the whole year. The bank obtaine
an injunction three weeks ago again:
County Treasurer Klauss, restrainin
? him from collecting taxes. Appeal
= will be taken in both suits, one by tn
y bank and the other by the county.
-. FLEMING DENIES REPORT. i.
State Senator s B. Fleming, of F
g Wayne, president OF the Association
Indiana Brewers, had something to sa
Y yesterday about a report that has bee
&c circulted to the effect that the brewer
Al association will spend S350.00o in II
"a campaign, to bring about the repeal
i the county option law by the next les
: islature- Mr.. Fleming said the rune
undoubtedly was created by the ferti
le brain OF E S. Shumaker, superintent
ent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon Leagu
a Artic1eS of instrumentation