The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
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THREE ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE.
John Lloyd, forty-fve years old. 8
West Morris street. Indianapolis, at
tempted suicide at his home last night
by shooting himself below the heart.
Bicycle policemen Gollnisch and Basin
called the d~ispensary ambulance and
Lloyd was taken to the city hospital.
where 1t is said he viii recover
He is said to have purchased the re-
|volyer yesterday afternoon in a pawn
shop while downtown with is mother.
Mrs. Mary Lloyd. with whom he lives.
This is said to be the, third time Lloyd
has attempted to Kill himself.
He said his reason for attempting
suicide was that false stories had been
told about him.
BOILER ExPLODEs, KILLS TWO.
Albert Henry. age twenty-eight. mar
ried. and Smith Pullem, of Eaton. age
! eighteen, were Instantly killed yester-
| day morning shortly after o'clock by
the explosion OF twin boilers in the
Paragon paper mills.
The boilers blew out at the heads
and the men, who were rendered, were
caught by the full force of the explo-
| sion. The boiler house was wrecked
| and other parts OF the plant damaged.
A tall stack was blown from its
foundation.
DOG HALTs HEALTH BOARD.
While the Columbus board of health
was holding a special meeting to de-
eide whether or not an order should be
issued. to muzzle all dogs in this city.
DIR. II. H. Kamman. secretary of the
board. was called to the home of
Thomas Rust. in East Columbus. where
a small son of Rust had ben bitten by
a dog. The boys rigae thumb was
bitten off.
sewed the thumb back on
but they have little hope OF saving ii.
The dog that bit the child is thought
to have been rabId. 1t escaped.
o NOW WHAT is WAS.
Colonel L. n. WHEELER, janitor at the
court house. at Evansville, picked up
a live humble bee from the floor of the
courthouse, thinking it was a cigar
stub. As a result he is nursing a swoi-
len hand.
BOOM TERRE HAUTE MAN.
A movement is IN foot among Terre
Haute labor leaders to elect either
George W. Lackey. vice president OF
district No. II United Mine Workers., OF
lCharles w. Fox. secretary. to the presi-
! dtiCN u nc II y IdpOl
TO succeed Edgar A. Perkins of Indi
annapolis. The movement will be launch
ed at the annual convention to be heie
. in Evansville next month. 1t is sale
erkin has signed his Willingness 4
retire in favor OF a Terre Haute man
r He has held the office many years.
DECLARES SALARY To SMALL.
Barney Sullivan. who has been mayo
ne Gas Citxy for cGxaraI xrarr v1aia ~.
announcement last night that he vii
tender his resignation at the next regu
t lar meeting of the Gas City Tow
Board. Mr. Sullivan says ms r.as~
{ for resigning are that the offices AXE
up too much OF hts time and that tn
) salary is too small. After leaving tn
mayors office, Mr.. sullivan will deeot
all his time to his tailoring business a
Gas City. No intimation has been Civ
en- as TO who will be elected to succee
Mr.. Sullivan.
OVERCOME BY HEAT, DIES.
James W. Hawkins. of Lafayette, 6
years old, one of the largest land own
ers in Benton county, dropped dead yes
terday at his home in Otterbein. II
attended the camp meeting at Battl
iGround and the excessive heat was in
: directly the cause OF death. Mr.. Haw
: kins was born in Benton county an
was a veteran OF the civil war. He wa
!, a member OF tho Methodist church an
!, an active member Of the camp meetin
association for a quarter of a century
WHY CARMEL EGGS ARE HIGH.
Mrs. Barclay Lancaster. wifc of
farmer near Carmel. started to tow
: recently with twenty-saven dozen egg
n in her buggy, but the eggs never reach
: ed the storekeepers. The horse becam
. frightened on the way to town backe
the buggy of a bridge. Mrs. Lancastei
!, who weighs $50 pounds. fell on tn
twenty-seven dozen eggs. When tn
n debris was cleared away three Who'll
eggs were found in the lot. and egg
went up a cent at the Carmel store.
Is TWENTY Two PRISONERS SCARED
There was CONSERVATION among tn