The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-20

sets. sasa Charles Roberts. of Mass
early last week by the wrecking Of
the barge Is. d. Marshall. as that OF
his brother. whom he had not seen tor
25 years. though both lived in Chicago.
By means of letters found in the dead
mans pockets he ascertaiped for the
first time that his brother had been
married and had two children.
MEETS DEATH ON RAILROAD.
The body of Cleo Kanouse, a young
farm hand. whose home is near St
Paul, was found within a few feet of
the Big Four tracks In Greensburg
The discovery was made by the engi-
neer of an early east-bound train
Kanouse came to Greens burg and is
said 10 have been drinking His skull
was crushed and his body bruised from
his hips to his neck. His pockets con-
tanned nothing but few matches and
a pack of cigarette papers.
FORFEITs $1,000 BOND.
William MORRISON, of Goshen, Ind,
alias slim jim" who was held to the
Elkhart circuit court at Goshen under
$1,000 cash bond for picking the pocket
of Mishawaka man at Elkhart during
appear in court yesterday morning
when his case was called and the bond
was declared forfeited. Nine hundred
dollars of the amount goes to the
school fund and 500 to the prosecutor.
CUT WHEAT CROP EARLY.
| Several farmers in Tippecanoe coun-
| ty yesterday morning staterd TO cut
their wheat and this is said to be the
earliest wheat cutting in forty years.
Harvey Cheney was one of the first at
his farm near E1ston. The work will
require about four days and it will not
| be long before new wheat will be on
the market 1t has always been the
custom to commence cutting wheat
July 4. The wheat is in the finest con
dition in years in the county, and a
large crop will be harvested.
LOSES JOB, ENDS LIFE.
| Dependency because of the loss of
hts position as -doorkeeper in the
house Of representatives at Washing
ton. to which place he was appointed
| by the late Representative A. l. Brick,
of South Bend. is given as the rea son
for the suicide at Lansdown, Pa. of
Alva B. Putnam, who shot himself
while leaning against an unfinished
tombstone. Putnam was sixty-one
years old, was born In Plymouth. and
until he went to washington always
lived in Indiana, most of the time in
South Bend.
| FOREMAN'S INJURIES Fatal.
| John Friddle. of Indianapolis, 81
years old. yard foreman of the c.. n. os
| D.. railroad at Montezuma, Ind. was
run down in the yards at Montezuma
saturday night. suffering injuries
which resulted in his death at the Dea-
lconess Hospital in indianapolis. There
twere no witnesses to the accident,
lFriddle being found by fellow en-
lployes He was rushed 10 the hospital,
where 1t was found necessary to am
putate both legs. He was suffering
from serious injuries to his face and
head also. The body was taken to
lMontezuma for burial
SENTENCED THOUGH DEAD.
/ Although he killed himself in his cell
at South Bend last month after having
been convicted by a jury. Grant Win
rott will be sentenced by Judge Funk
to life Imprisonment in order to COM
plete the record. The case is believed
to be unique. winrott, who murdered
his wife. hanged himself while await
ling sentence.
DROWNED IN RIVER.
A. J. Macy. 80 years old, was drown
ed in the st. Joseph River yesterday
while ASKING near st. Mary's Academy.
He started to wade across the river
and got beyond his depth. The body
has not been recovered.
Two THOUSAND BASS LI3ERATED
Jacob Sottong. fish and game COM
missioner for the southern district OF
Indiana planted 1000 small mouthed
lbass, brought from the fish hatchery
lnear indianapolis, in FIatrock creek
lsoutheast of Newcastle. One thousand
were liberated near Iewisville and
1000 east of Newcastle.
BATTLE FLAG DRAPEs cAsKET.
One of the most impressive funerals
lever held at Columbus was that of the
Hate Michael Emig, a Mexican war vet
leran. yesterday afternoon. Maj. David
II. Mccormick of Indianapolis. secretary
of the Battle Flag Commission arrived
early yesterday morning. bringing witt
him the battle SCARED flag of the Thfr1
Indiana volunteers in the Mexican war
with which he draped the casket. This
lis the first time that the old flag has
been used at a veterans funeral. Mr.
Emig fought under the flag with which
} his casket was draped from the open
, ing to the close of the Mclean war. Be
, fore the battle of Buena Vista the fas
t was made the standard of the Thire
4 Regiment and since 1913 it has been il
1.-The State House.