The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-23
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AvIAToR.s EAR is SAVED.

1t was announced today that r. b.
Russell. hurt in the Pennsylvania
wreck al Ft. Wayne a week ago, will
save his ear He is a well-known avia-
tor and at the time OF the wreck was
on his way from the Chicago meet to-
Boston to prepare TO take part in next
weeks exhibitions there. His ear was
hanging by a thread when he reached
the hospital. He also had a broken
shoulder. The surgeons sewed the ear
in place. having no confidence that it
| would heal but the unexpected has
happened and scarcely scar will mark
the reunited flesh.
Bailey will soon be able to leave tho
hospital. Malone. the only one of the
three engineers to survive the wrek,
| is out of danger, but will be a physical
wreck
| MULE BALKED AND WAS MEAN.
! Asserting that he was bunkoed in
mule trade. Warren c. Lewis. of Posey
| township. has brought breach of war
ranty and damage suit against his
| neighbor. William T. Huford. of Rush
VILE for 1925. He SAYS mule of
/ team which he bought OF Hufford for
$3.50 was worthless, that II baked. was
muish and mean, that 1t was afflicted
| and diseased in many ways. BESIDES
losing the mule. Lewis alleges, he pail
a s24 doctor bill and 50 for nurse.
INJURED WIFE IN A DREAM.
| Mrs Mollie Smith. of Anderson. was
painfully bruised and required the at
| tention OF a physician because her hus-
band. Allen w. Smith. a clerk. dreamed
that vicious horse was trying to bite
him. With clench first Swith twice
struck his wife with about all of the
strength he could summon. Mrs. Smith
screamed and awakened her husband,
but she tainted before he could explain
After Mrs. Smith was revived and
told of her husband attacking her he
lrecalied that he dreamed a horse was
trying to bite him in the face and to
protect himself he struck at the
animals nose.
Mr. ard Mrs. Smith have always lived
happily and Smith feared his friends
would not understand his explanation.
He told of having read the day before
about horse biting a blacksmith while
1.-THE animal was being shod and the
news item seemed to impress him
deeply.
lAIGoHoL VICTIMS VISION is GONE
Frank l. James. of Whitestown, who
has been in serious condition as a
lresult of drinking wood alcohol. was
taken to a physician for an examina-
ton of his eyes yesterday. The physt-
clan ssaid there was no hope that he
would regain his sight.
William J. Wood, prosecutor O.
Boone county, is Investigating the
poisoning or the five men who drank
the alcohol, four of WHOM died, and
said yesterday he had been urged TIC
bring charges Of manslaughter agains,
those connected with the preparation
lof the drink.
PREFERS DEATH TO SLIPPER
| Angered because his mother threat
ened to spank him the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Mitchell of Laporte years
old attempted to commit suicide by
swallowing quantity OF paris greer
and is in a serious condition with re.
covery uncertain You won't have II
spank me-" was the boys exclamation
| Just after he had swallowed the drug.
BREAKS ARM GOING TO FIRE.
Gilbert Huffer. of Columbus, the }
lyear-old son of -. Huffer. superintend-
lent of the Columbus district for tn,
Prudential Insurance Company. Is in
I icritical condition from burns. received
when he set his clothing fire Will.