The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-04

brothers of George r. Murphey. a prom-
inent banker, who died some months
ago. In the compromise the brothers
get the business block at Broad and
Twelfth streets. a lot in Broad street
and twenty five shares of stock in the
Murphey Grocery Company Mrs. MUIR
phey gets the homestead in South Main
street and bank stock and other prop
erty to the value of $4,000
COURTS ny MAIL II YEARS.
After mail courtship of twelve
years. Thomas Jefferson Walker. of
Jeffersonville, recorder of Washington
County. Indiana. and Miss Lena r.
Lackey of Tallahassee, Elmore County,
Alabama, were married at Jefferson
Vile yesterday afternoon. They were
formally introduced when the woma n
alfghted from a train in Louisville, ani
after six hours wait were united In
marriage. Twelve years ago an ad-
vertisement appeared in one of Louis
ville's morning papers. 1t had been
inserted by Miss Lackey Walker
answered it and the marriage yesterday
resulted.
FALLS UNDER SWITCH ENGINE.
While attempting to board a switch
engine to ride to his home in South
Bloominton, William Kerr, % years old,
fell beneath the wheels and received in
jurfes which caused his death at the
Bloomin gton Hospital He was a mem
Der of the Catholic Church and an off,
Ger in the knights of Columbus Lodge.
His brother Joseph was killed at In
dianapolis during the holidays last year
while attempting to board an interur-
ban car.
CUTS THROAT ON RIVER BANK.
William Siner of Terre Haute cut his
throat and was found dead in the weeds
on the Taylorville side of the Wabash
river last night Siner ran a restaur-
ant in connection with a saloon for
many years and was known a mem
Der of the notorious "Gallantin street
gang" which was active in the ward
politics of Terre Haute for years.
Siner accumulated considerable
money and spent great deal of it in a
successful effort to obtain the pardon
of Dora Bartlett, who was sent to ths
states Women's prison on her plea ..
guilty of murder in resort she kept
After the woman's release Siner mar
ried her. 1t was announced at the Gov
ernors office that the woman was
pardoned on representations she was te
marry an Illinois farmer and have :
| home in respectable surroundings.
| HOPS SPEEDING ENGINE.
| When a fast freight train on thu
| Baltimore & Ohio southwestern wa.
passing over the Wilson creek bridge
at Lawrenceburg a man was seen by
the engineer to jump in front of th'
| engine. The train which was lunnns
about thirty miles eli hour, wa
brought to a standstill. and the trail
crew after a careful search for
mangied body, finally found burl!
negro sitting calmly the beam o
the pilot. He was brought down from
| his position and found to be unhurt
He gave his name Dan McAtee. ag
| forty-six of indianapolis. He said h
wanted to ride to Osgood, Ind, to at
tend the fair, and that he did not wan
to be caught walking through Aurora
The train crew permitted him to ride.
RAIN SAVES FARMERS CROPS.
| Crop-saving rains ushered in the ne ,
month in Blaekford County, the precipi
tation being general throughout thu
townships and resulting in inestimabl
benefit, especially to corn. This count,
has been without rain of any conse
quence for more than six weeks an
the downpour Tuesday saved man.
farmers from financial embarrassment
by preventing the killing of their crops