The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25

loaded with logs twelve feet long, and
one with a log sixteen feet long. The
tree measured FIVE feet at the. stump
and was solid throughout.
Mr.. Barley says 1t will make $500
feet of lumber. The tree grew along
the Salamonie river and has been
pointed out as one of the few remain
ing big trees of the forest. It was OBJ
tanned from the George satterhwaite
farm.
HEN CARES FOR YOUNG HARES.
William Gardner, manager of the
Chlinger greenhouses east of New
castle. has an old hen which has taken
| charge of eight young Belgian hares
and is giving them as much care and
attention as If they were her chicks
| In the absence OF the hen from her
nest a female hare took possession and
gave birth to eight little hares. When
the hare went in search OF forage for
it's young the hen returned to her nest.
| found Hhe rabbits and Immediately
| took charge of affairs and has since
Imothered the little rabbits. There is
| speculation as to what will happen
when the hen takes the hares in the
open and tries to teach them how to
scratch for a living. The mother rab-
bit has abandoned her young to the
hen and seems we'll satisfied with con-
ditions they exist
LAUGH AT ANTI-LEAGUE.
The Anti-Gamhling League, organic
ed at French Lick recently. Is the butt
and joke OF the gamblers of French
Lick because. on its surface, it has ac-
lcomplished nothing toward putting ar
end to the games of the sports, who
flock her from all over the country
One of the promoters of the league
} however, says: Just walt till the chair
of evidence we are forging is complete
Then we'll see who laughs"
: The league has not made public 1t:
: plain of campaign, but 1t is known
l spoilers" have paid several visits t.
, AL Browns Monte Carlo" and her'
, seen enough to convince even
: valley" grand jury that the laws o
: Indiana are being violated constantly
: Residents of the valley are not admit
ted to the brilliantly lighted gambling
{ rooms but on warm nights, when tn
: windows are open, 1t does not requir
3 occular evidence TO know what is go
ing on.
CAT SITS ON HENS NEST.
=. A country correspondent sends tn
FOLLOWING item from 1@SAAhS LIN. lhN-
: "A brindIe tomcat, owned for years b,
y Finis. Vining. farmer. formed
strange attachment for a speckled he
and assisted this friend this year i
: the spring Matching. The hen died be
!, fore the chicks appeared, but Mr.. Tor
:. continued on the nest until he cam
/, off with brood of twelve health
a chicks which follow him about an
: warm themselves, when he lies dowr
!, against his soft fur" No affidavit &C
!. companied the correspondents story
r FREED BY ABILITY RULE.
IL whit johnson. of washington. Ind
# age sixty-four. day clerk at a hote
loves his freedom to present ability
q rule of law laid down by the highe
i courts of Indiana. Following a tris
Y in the circuit court yesterday on a
: indictment charging that he had fire
n two shots from a revolver at L.
e Howard, Of Odon. with intent to XII
: Howard johnson, was acquitted b
IS Judge j. w Ogdon on the ground tina
IS while he doubtlessly harbored the ir
IN tent. he did not have the '-preser
ri ability" 10 infict the injury charged b
ID the Indictment, because Howard we
~ protected by a door. Johnson opene
IS fire with "a revolver after Howard ha
rs assaulted him with carpenters plan
4 according to his testimony.
$ LET EN- FIGHT II OUT.
- Mrs. willard Walters and Mr.
Charles walters of Columbus, sister
ltn-law met on the street here ar
fought When the police arrived the
were on the pavement. pulling hal
scratching at each others eyes ar
standing calmly by and watching Il
fight. When the officers asked hi
| why he had not interferred, he reptile
"They have been trying to get t.
| gether for year, and l thought
Just let 'em fight 1t out"
- Both women pleaded guilty to a
sault and battery In police court al
were fined 81 and costs each.
m WAS ARRESTED 1000 TIMES.
he Peter Evans, age sixty-three,
IT. Warsaw, who was once wealthy b
We has for many years lived alone in