The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-09

found imperative and Prince offered to
furnish the blood for a TRANSMISSION
operation. After considerable guam
tity of blood had ben transferred from
Prince to his wife the second operation
was performed. but she did not rally.
SET ASIDE CLEANUP DAY.
May 10 has been named as cleanup
day for Bartholomew County by County
Health Commissioner Morrison and he
urges that everybod in the county
thoroughly clean his premises on that
day. He also urges that as many flies
and mosquitoes as possible be killed, as
these insects help spread disease.
SLASHES THROAT WITH RAZOR
Despondent over i'll health. Louis
Weber s5 years old, unmarried. residing
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Gather
inc Reese. COS Caldwell street. Indi-
annapolis, died al the City Hospital at
o'clock last night, ten hours after en-
tering a barn at the rear of his home,
where he cut his throat from ear to
ear with razor Weber gave no in,i-
nation OF his intentions when he step
ped out fthe rear door Of his sisters
home at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
At noon, when he did not return for
dinner the family began a search.
barn on the rear of the lot found Weber
lying in pool of blood with the razor
at his side. He was still alive when
the police arrived and they hurried him
TO the hospital. Coroner Durham has
begun an investigation.
SHOCK CAUSE OF DEATH.
, According to reports received by rela-
tives here. the recent death of Mrs. J.
Mack Elrod. well-known woman OF
Borden, at her home there, was caus-
ed by an unusual circumstance. The
reports say that night m essage, which
later proved to be a prank, was sent
into the central telephone station, re-
questing the operators to call out all of
the men, as robbers were operating in
the east part of the town. The call to
the Elrod home was answered by Mrs.
Elrod. who was in feeble health, and he
fell unconscious from the shock of the
news. dying a short time later
5-YEAR OLD LAD EARNS ADMISSION.
| Five-year- Herbert Babb, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Babb, Of Anderson is
probably the youngest boy in Anderson
who ever worked his way into circus.
The little fellow left home at O'Clock
! Friday morning, without telling whore
he going, reached the circus
ground, more than a mile distant. ap
piled to a circus employe for a chance
to work in" the show and got job
that finally landed him under the tent.
He witnessed the afternoon perform
ance, and was holding his seat for the
night performance when the police
! found him and returned him to his
parents, who were frantic over the dis
appearance of the boy. He wore his
fathers vest which reached his knees.
He got dinner at the circus ground. and
was disappointed when he was not al
lowed to stay all night.
FISHERMAN FINDS BoDY.
The badly decomposed body of
Alexander Bennett, 65 years old, of
Burton, Ind. was pulled out of the
Elkhart River near Ligonier, north OF
Button. The discovery was made by
| fishermen. Bennett had threatened to
Icommit suicide, it was said, but moth
ing was thought of his disappearance
from the neighborhod three weeks ago.
i TEN POISONED BY HAM.
i Ten persons at Paragon were made
Violently Ill OF ptomaine poisoning after
teating of a boiled ham Sunday at a
restaurant. George NJ. Brown, aga
seventy. and wife were in serious
lcondition. but are now recovering. The
lother victims were baseball players OF
Stinesville. They had recovered SUI
hciently to return home this morning.