The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-18

night followed, he said. and the man
he met stabbed him.
After the cutting Farrell walked to
drug store at Blake and walnut
streets and told the druggist that he
was wounded. An ambulance was
summoned and Farrell was hurried to
the City Hospital.
EARCH FOR DEMENTED MAN.
Word has reached Greensburg that
Frank Miller, who assaulted his aged
father. William Miller. a rural mail
carrier at st. Paul, few weeks ago
with butcher knife. had been seen
wandering in the woods near Waldron.
posse went in search of the fugitive.
but he was not found. The younger
Miller is demented.
TO MEET AFTER 40 YEARS.
James Bowman, age eighty, of Clay
City, will go TO Wynne, Ark. in May to
visit q sister, Mrs. Susanna Crosby.
whom he has not seen for forty-sfx
years. Bowman served in the Eighty
flrst Indiana infantry. His sister LETT
Indiana soon after the war, and in few
years the brother and sister lost trace
OF each other. They are the only sur
vivors OF the family. They were re-
Gently made known to each other
through Clay county man who visited
In Arkansas ana there met Mrs Crosby.
FISH BITING, INVALID BETTER.
James Sheets OF Huntin gton was
brought from Rock Creek Township to
the county infirmary in an ambulance
a few weeks ago and since that time
he was confined to his bed aad thought
| to be near death. However, on Thurs
| day when the fine weather caused the
| first fishing of the season by the In
mates of the Institution he began tc
/ take an interest In life. The fish stories
of his comrades, backed up by good
sized strings of bass. caused him to
sit up in bed. Friday he disappeared
from the institution and Saturday even
ing, just as the superintendent of the
infirmary was about to start search
and give orders to drag the river, he
came trudging in with his hshing
tackle. He had walked to his home and
back, a distance of thirty miles. to gel
his own particular fishing tackle in
order that he might join the party or
the banks of the wabash in the fishing
Expeditions of this week.
Roy ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY CHUsT
Herman Reschar. age fourteen, wa.
accidentally shot In the stomach las
evening at the home of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Reschar, FIVE miles cas-
OF Jeffersonville. while his companion
Marvin Scott, was handling a shotgun
He died twenty minutes later. Elmel
Reschar, an older brother. was presen
at the time. the three boys being chums
/ BOY REsCUES LITTLE GIRL.
Homer Warman, a lad of fourteen
/ who Is attending school and is also em
ployed by a Jacksonville paper as
carrier, may be awarded a Carnegi,
medal il the efforts of some who hav,
heard OF brave deed avail on his be
half He was coming down Spring hill
in the city, returning from his route
when he heard a cry for help and founs
at number OF small children around /
lpond a commons, where child has
fallen in. Warman went ia ant
drought the child out as IL was goins
down the third time. The child proved
to be earl Lett. an inmate of tn,
orphans home. on the way home from
school. Warnnan saw the child IL
safety and then quietly went home. Blu
the story of his pluck was told by othe'
/ children.
VILLAGE THREATENED BY FIRE
A IRE which threatened to sweep OF
the map the village of Nabb Station
twelve miles east of Henryville. yes
terday morning was conquered efte
about $4,000 worth of property hat
been destroyed. Two general store
operated by ]. C. Evans and Mr.. Camp
bell two dwellings owned by ]. c
) Evans and Mrs. Hardy, Charley Biaae
blacksmith shop and a warehouse wer
reduced to ashes. The origin of TIN
fire Is unknown. The insurance onl
partially covers the loss.
ALL HURT EXCEPT PRISONER.
When a Muncie street car last nigh
Icrashed into a patrol wagon contain
ling two policemen driver, an actor
who was riding for fun. and a solitar.
drunk" who had been taken up. al
, received injuries save the prisoner, VIII
was unframed. The patrol horse wa
| almost electrocuted Sergt. Thoma
) Prutxman received a broken nose, Pa
/ trolman Leonidas Mars and Ear
!. Petit, the actor, were all badly, bu
| none fatally, injured. The inebriats
luninjured, waited until the officer
} could rearrest him. The horse, vehicl
/ and occupants were dragged about
| half block. The motorman was ar
rested.