The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-26
Up and Down in
IN DT A N A
ELECT OFFICERS FOR LIFE.

porte Herald, has been elected perma- |
nent vice president of the Eightysev-
enth Indiana Rerigment. which has just
closed a reunion at Kewanna. A SINH
lar honor was conferred on Judge E. p.
Hammond of Rensselaer,. who will be
vice presiden for 1ife while Rochester
was selected the place OF meeting
, as long as the regiment maintains its
Organization
HURT IN AUTO SMASH UP.
In an auto crash ten miles west of
Greencastle. yesterday morning, Mrs D.
B. Young OF Sullivan sustained a brok-
en- leg and other members OF the party
! were badly bruised when the rear axle
OF the broke and the machine turn
ed upside down. Sheriff and Mrs. While
of Sullivan. Mrs. Young and Mary Mar
low were in the auto at the time of the
accident. The MARROW girl. who was
being taken to the girls school at In
dianapolis by the sheriff. was pinned
under the overturned machine. but was
not seriously hurt.
POLICE CAPTURE GAMBLERS.
| Not deferred by the fact that there
had been two raids of poker games the
last three months at Newcastle. each
person arrested being heavily fined and
promised a Jail sentence on the next
appearance. gambling continues and at
enrly hour yesterday morning tme
police raided a game over a restaurant
on Broad street and caught eight men.
among whom are several who were I'm
ed after the last raid and who will get
Jail sentences. a promised by Mayor
Barnard. All OF the men gave cash
bond for their appearance in court.
! INVESTIGATE BONNER DEATH.
Prosecutor Frank Kimmel ano
Coroner Earl vanReed are investiga,-
ing the accident which resulted in the
death of Gustave Bonner. who died yes
terday from injuries received by being
struck by an auto driven by Charles
kirkpatrick of Lafayette. Mr.. Bonner
has for fifty years been q leading bust
ness man OF Lafayette and his tragic
death has stirred the citizens against
! auto drivers who exceed the speed limit
/ in the business section the city. There
have been many auto accident in La
fayette in the last fews months. but
Mr. Bonner was the first person to be
fatally injured
REPORT MANY CHANGES.
! In the regular report OF the County
Board of Charities. Just ..led with the
county auditor at wabash. the board
recommends sweeping changes In the
mana gement OF the County lnnrmafN,
although no fault is found with the
administration OF the present superin-
tendent. it being specifically stated that
the mana cement Is poweriess to i'm
tprovc matters. At the County Farm all
OF TIE labor is done by the inmates.
Ian &C whom are either mentally
phv- ally weak. The report urges
ti1t this custom be abolished and that
competent and able-bodie persons be
employed to do the manual labor neces-
sary at the institution.
CORN KING rs DEAD.
Luther Modlin. "A years old, one of
the best known farmers of eastern In
diana, died early yesterday morning at
his home in Harrison Township. north
east of Cediz. Mr. Modlin was known
as Henry Countv's Corn King" He
had been i'll all summer. He Is surviv-
ed by his widow and six children. being
Mrs Letha Smith of Indianapolis. Isaac
Modlin. southwest of Cadiz; Mrs. Mary
Fairfield, of California. Frank Modlin
of Cleveland. o.: VIII Modlin. who lived
at home, and Mrs. willard Bouslog OF
jCadiz.
PUNKIN CROP Is GOOD.
Oakland City soon be called
"Punkin Center and still no shadow
De cast over the prl0e OF lis CltlZenS
1.-The shipment of the pumpkin crop will
soon commence and many car loads
will leave for the city markets and
lcanning factories. The industry is new
for that locality. although las year
several car loads were shipped Farm
ers are paid a good price for large, yell
low pumpkins. and the crop this year
is up to the average The Gibson Coun-
ty farmer will soon be sunkin roller"
) In reality. for few cool days will
! ripen the crop.
RABBITS JOIN CAT FAMILY.
II William Richey, OF Greenfield. dis
j covered four little animals with a
I mother cat where there ought to have
been two. They proved to be two baby
bbits that had Joined the family and
are now apparently fully adopted into
the fold. The cat appears to treat them
, the same as her own. 1t is the opinion
!. that the cat killed the mother rabbi.
and carried the babies to her home