The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-29

him some weeks ago for a guardian for
his father. James P. Polk. alleging the
senior Polk to be of unsound mind. A
reconciliation between father and son
has been effected. the son paying the
cost of the suit. and the action in court
is now closed. having been filed in va
cation.
FLAMES CAUSE HEAVY Loss.
The Erhart & Peters dry gods store.
the Harry Ewing drug store. the w. II.
Aikens insurance and real estate office
and the Noble Trotter cleaning and
pressing business at Hope near Column
bus were destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The origin of the blaze,
which started in the dry gods store, is
not known. The loss, which is esti-
mated at $4,000. is partly covered by
insurance. Thomas Ryker was severe
ly injured by the falling of live cleo
trio wire.
ENDS LIFE WITH PIECE OF TIN.
Charles +. Beck, a5 years old Ell
wood, Ind. stealthiIy left his cot at
the Central Hospital for the Insane at
indianapolis yesterday Afternoon, and
going into a bathroom. cut his throat
with a piece of tin. which he had OBJ
tained by tearing a tin cut to pieces.
He severed both juglar veins and died
five minutes later. Beck became an in
mate of the hospital Aug. Is, and had
been in i'll health since his confinement
An attendant had just passed his cot
and had gone to the front of the room,
when the man crept away, unnoticed.
He was found a few minutes later ny
another attendant. who passed the
bathroom and was attracted by a
stream of blod which had flowed out on
the floor. Although little Is known of
Beck's family by the hospital attaches.
| it is said that he was a widower and
| that he is survived by several children.
wkho live in Elwood
-FOUR YOUTHS HELD BY POLICE.
| Ray Smoot. IS years old: Arthur
Smooth. 1e years old; oscar Bright. II
years old, and Ross Patrick. 20 yearz
old, of Washington. Ind. are under ar
rest on charges preferred by the father
of Blanche Gaynor, 13 years old. The
girl is in critical condition.
| IN ILL HEALTH DRINKS ACID.
| Joseph Sites, 80 years old, of Sey-
mour. Ind, carpenter, committed sui
eide at the home of his father in law
| Charles Adams, seven miles north OF
Seymour, by taking carbolic acid Ill
health was assigned as the cause. A
| widow survives
GETS THREATENING LETTERS.
Postal authorities are endeavoring tc
find the person who has been sending
Threatening letters to John Burweli, :
wealthy farmer living few miles
north of Logansport. About q month
ago he received a letter instructing hin
to place IS in tin can which he woult
find under a certain tree on his farm
Burwell turned the letter over to the
lLogansport police. Twice since the,
he has received similar letters, estatins
that unless he does as directed hi.
home and barns will be burned and h,
may be killed. These letters wer,
turned over to the postal authorities.
BOTHER AND SON INSANE.
Following two attempts to XIII eacl
other Mrs. Joseph wellner and her sol
Harry of South Bend age twenty two
: have both been adjudged insane ant
will be removed together to the North
! ern Hospital for the Insanee at Long
: cliff The husband and father com
} planned against them. The case i
most unusual, the sons insanity, &C
: cording to the opinion of physicians
; being due to the condition of his moth
} err Quitting work on account of II
: health he attended her and broode'
over her condition until he was himsel
/ made insane. Twice in a few hours tn
> mother and son tried to kill each othe
, and the father fearing a tragedy lai,
, the matter before the authorities.
JUMPS FROM WINDOW.
Harmon hummer OF indianapolis
Twenty lone years old, 220 Geisendori
: street. jumped out of window on TIL
S second floor of the Kahn Tailoring
i iCompanys plant yesterday. but wa
E mot injured hummer made the re
! tmark that he would jump out of TIL