The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20
UP AND DOWN IN
I-N-D-I MA
PLAN STATE FEDERATION.

OrganiZa ton of a state federation of
the building trades, 200 delegates from
the carpenters unions of Indiana will
meet today and tomorrow in the
Walhalla Hall, 3S9 East Washington
street. The organization will be effect
ed today and a committee on rules will
be appointed. constitution also will
be drafted. Officers probably will be
elected today. Temporary officers now
have charge of the tentative organiza
tion.
FIND WILD MAN
For several days people living in the
Granville and Wea neighborhoods in
| the southern part of Tippecanoe coun-
| ty, have been terrified by the strange
actions of a wild man, who has been
roaming the woods. He wore scarcely
any clothing and it was his habit to
roam about with the cattle Saturday
night Sheriff Fraser and several
deputies started out to run the strange
man down, and Sunday morning found
him huddled in a corn field in the Wea
neighborhood
FIRE Loss Low.
Not in years has the fire loss in Rich
mond been as low as during the year
that is just closing, Fire Chief Miller
estimating that the total loss is not II
excess of $4,000. Up to this time there
have been 126 alarms making the av
erage loss per fire only $2e
HOGS BRING $4,000.
The farmers of Wayne Count,
brought more hogs to the Richmon,
market during the month of Novembe
than in any other month in the histor.
of the city. The total was 1870 an
they received approximately $4,000
Shipments from Richmond all go to tn
Eastern market.
DENoUNCE BREWERY ACTIVITY
2 Punctuating his sermon with sting
ing words of rebuke, the Rev. ALDER
Hurlstone, pastor Of the Roberts Par
NJ E. Church, Sunday night denounce
i bitterly the reported activity of tn
r brewery element in seeking to obtai
the passage of certain laws by the mex
Legislature.
HEAT COMPANY FAILS.
Christmas shopping In Anderson dun
ing the last three days has been reno
cred extremely uncomfortable by til
= failure of the Home Heating Compan
to keep a supply of heat to its Gu:
8 toners. This is the only commerce.
e heating plant in the city and its ps
d irons include many of the large d.
: partment stores, as well as many Gel
trally located homes.
NEGREss CHAMPION sPELLER.
Lorella Burden, colored girl. abo'
e IL wears old was declared the champit
IT speller in Richmond. 1t seemed In
ST possible to give the girl "a word whi'
she could not spell, and she is expec
~ ed to win the county match in Janua
)r and to be a representative In the oil
trict match in February.
YOUTHFUL COUPLE MARRY.
"a The record for a youthful COUP
:. obtaining a license to wed in Waba
- County and probably in Indiana W
er broken Saturday. Lawrence Eme
n Conrad of Peru celebrated his Gig
o teenth birth anniversary by securi
license to marry Miss Eva NJ
Grossnickle, who was 16 Nov IL. T
grandparents of the bride submit
81 a sworn permit which was exacted
m the clerk.
q KILLED WITH A CHAIR.
William Bechtell of Lebanon W
:. killed yesterday afternoon by E.
is Swope. who struck the former over I
al heart with a chair The killing W
,e the result of BechteIl jesting o'
Swope's name Bechtell was seated
Shoemakers livery barn when Swt
entered the place. Bechtell address
lrS Swope as Mr.. Soap.
ng BURGLARS STEAL $1,000.
IN While members of the family w
:, in another portion of the house, s
ond-story man entered the nome
loA Hugh ]. MCGOWAN, traction magns
lit, 1905 North Delaware street, Indi'
ne. apolis between 9:45 and 10 o'cl'
az saturday night and carried away v
uables worth more than $1,000.
w burglar completed his work within
flew moments and ESCAPED.