The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-29
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FIND CATS BODY PETRrFIED.

workmen who were raising the
house occupied by william Ballard of
Shelbyville. found a petrifed cat. The
body. even to the whiskers was perfect
and weighed twenty-five pounds. The
freak resembled a figure carved from
limestone by a sculptor. Mr.. Ballard
will keep 1t.
FOURTEEN TOES ON CHICKS FOOT.
Mrs d. d. Humphreys, who lives west
of Logansport has a chicken which has
fourteen toes on one foot. The other
foot is normal. The chicken was born
a couple of weeks ago and Is strong
and healthy.
EXPLOSION PROVES Fatal.
Mrs. William Mcclure. OF Decatur,
age twenty. died last night from the
effects of burns received from pouring
coal oil into cook stove where there
was a bed of live Goals. She leaves a
babe seven months old and her hus-
band.
FINED FOR SHOOTING BASS.
o. r. Russell. a merchant. OF cicero.
paid a fine OF $3.50. in Justice
Mathews court. for shooting bass in
Cicero creek. The warrant was issued
| on complaint of A. w. Henderson,
deputy game warden. who is investi-
eating violations of the fish and game
laws In this part of state.
MAN SHOOTS RELATIVES.
| Harvey Moon. of Clayton. age forty
one. Saturday shot and killed Oliver
Wilhoit about forty mine years old.
constable from Danville, and then went
across fields about quarter of.a mile
away. to the home of George Bullock
and shot Mrs. Bullock. who was stand
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year old daughter. The bullet passed
Through the heart, killing her instantly
Mrs Bullock was Moons cousin.
Without had writ of ejectment for
Moon and was at the latter's home re-
moving the furniture when he attacked
| the constable. Moon obtained possess
sion of Wilhoit's revolver during the
scufrle and turned on its owner, firing
three shots All took effect, and the
constable died without a word.
vACCINATE ALL STUDENTS.
| All students in the Fairmount
Academy, at Marion. who had not been
lvaccinated were compelled to undergo
the ordeal Saturday because of the de-
Ivelopment of a case of smallpox in the
school Several physicians were kept
busy scratching the exposed arms OF
the students.
STARTS FIRE AND GIVES ALARM.
/ After setting his parents house afire
in playing with matches, Edward Dc
land. of South Bend, age six, ran three
blocks to the nearest fire station and
gave the alarm. The house was par
TALLY burned. The child is a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Deland.
STARTS ON LONELY JOURNEY.
After drawing his quarterly pension
money at the Marion National Military
Home Saturday, Thomas Whitaker, OF
Marion started on one of the most re-
markable trips ever attempted by a
veteran of his age. Although he is 70
! years old, Mr.. Whitaker intends to ex-
lplore the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
making his way to the Gulf of Mexico
From here he went to Louisville, where
he will purchase boat and set sail
taking his time in making the trip to
the gulf. and will do much fishing and
hunting while en- route. After reach
ing the gulf. the veteran will camp or
an island near the border. He will sell
Ibis boat and supplies at New Orleans
and will return by rail to Marion. The
trip will be the third of the kind Mr.
Whitaker has made.
CHILDREN DIE IN MONTH.
The infant twin daughter of Mr.. ant
MRS. Edward F. Lott. of Lawrenceburg
lis dead at their home near Napoleon
: This is the third death in the family
this month A twin died a few day.
: ago and an older child three weeks ago
u COST OF CoNyICTs' CARE.
4 The entire cost to the state of caring
| for more than one thousand youns
linen at the Indiana reformatory "a
: Jeffersonyille is less than ten cents
4 iday for each. Forty cents g. day II
4 | the cost of feeding inmates of thu
lcounty jail. The cost of feeding re