The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-21
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I-N-D-I -A-N-A
CERTIFICATE is NECESSARY.


With the passage by the Michigan
Legislature of the Canister bill provid
| ing that all matrimonially inclined
persons must obtain a physicians
certificate of health before they are
eligible to receive a license to marry,
Indiana couples clipping to the Mich
gan gretna green will have to meet
| new conditions. St Joseph advices
are to the effect that physicians viii
keep open office all day Sunday for
| the purpose of enabling runaway
couples to get the required certificates.
Couples will be required to pay the
physician 81 for each examination
SMOKE suFFOCATEs WOMAN.
| Mrs. Amanda ]. Norvill of Bedford.
| nearly 90 years old. is dead at her
home in Springfield, Lawrence County.
As was her custom she retired to her
room about o'clock. An hour later
members of the family noticed smoke
issuing from her room and rushed to
Mrs. Norvilrs assistance. On opening
the door they found the carpet and bed
on fire. BY hard work the flames were
distinguished and when the smoke
cleared away Mrs. Norviil was found
dead on the floor near the foot of the
| bed. She had evidently been overcome
by the smoke while attempting to
escape from the room. Origin of the
| fire is unknown.
lBODY IDENTIFIED AFTER 40 YEARS
There is no longer any doubt that
| the bones found in an old zinc trunk
near Noblesville some time ago ara
those of Eugene c. Woodmansee, who
was killed in old road house on the
banks of the White river fortyfour
years ago. 1t was announced yester-
day. Woodmansee had gone there to
marry Miss Sarah Writ and disappeared
labout two hours before the time set
| for the wedding ring bearing the
initial .E' was found in the trunk and
relatives of Woodmansee were located
at Danville. Ill.
KILLS FARM HAND.
on information furnished by his son.
John w. Pole, a farmer living near
Fowler. was arrested yesterday.
charged with the murder of Joseph
Kemper. farm hand. Private de-
tectives have been working on the case
for some time and. according to the
story told by Pooles son, Emery
Kemper and the elder Poole often
ouarreled. In December. 1910, the son
said Kemper disappeared and he dis
covered bloodstains on the kitchen
floor. His father later began wearin <
some of Eempers clothing. The son
also said that previous to this time an
other farm hand hao nysscriousiy dis
a ppear red. He told the detectives
where he believed Kemper's body was
buried and search was made there
last night. but without result.
LOST bet on HOME STRETCH.
Roy Mitchell. OF Evansville, twenty,
wei known here, yesterday made a bet
| tina the could eat thirty-two bananas
without stopping. A great crowd
gathered to watch the proceedings
Interest ran high and there was con-
| siderable betting the side. On his
lthirty-second banana Mitchell gagged
and lost the bet. He was rushed to
his home and doctors say he has a
chance of recovery.
RETURNS TWO INDICTMENTS
The special GRAND jury convened by
| Judge Wilson has returned indict-
ments against Augustine Pongro and
ON Memo of Bedford. charging Pongro
with the murder of Philip Rock, and
Memo with being an accessory before
1.-THE fact Rock was shot from ambush
ION Aug. 10 last, and while large re-