The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-11
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IN d. A N A
$4,000 FOR A HUSBAND.


The Fort Wayne and Northern In
diana Traction company made a Set
Element with Mrs. w. D. Burgan OF
Button, for the death of her husband
and injuries to herself in the Kingland
|interurban wreck last September, when
forty three people were killed. She
receives $17.500. Mr.. Burgan was in
stantly killed and Mrs. Burgan was in |
a condition so critical that for weeks |
she was not informed of the death of |
her husband.
OPERATION is FATAL.
Frank ]. Irwin, 60 years old, a |
bachelor. head of the Salem Bank ana
Goshen Lumber Company, at Goshen. |
and one of the wealthiest men in the |
locality, died yesterday afternoon In a
Chicago hospital, where he was few
days ago operated on for intestinal
trouble. Mr. Irwin had been Ill for
several months and the operation was
the last resort to save his life. 1t is
estimated that his estate is worth
about 100000. Mr. Irwin owned the
| Irwin Opera House from 1890 until
| 1905 and was actively engaged as man
ager. He had wide professional ac
quaintance. Mr.. Twins sole survivor
is one sister. Mrs. May Irwin Baker,
wife Of Francis E. Baker, Judge OF the
| United States Circuit Court
CLEvELAND's BoUBLE DIES.
/ Clark Black, who was famed as a
double for the late President Cleveland.
died in the hospital at Lafayette yes
terday. He was born in 1S4s. and III
the presidential campaigns Of the early
nineties was in demand throughout the
state at big Republican rallies. He
| a on q htcy r, n atf a
of a fisherman. and many thought he
was the distinguished Democratic
President.
| CURED BY 80 DAYS FASTING.
Word has been received from AL
hambra, Cal. OF the remarkable cure of
Mrs walter A Jensen, a former resi-
dent of Laporte. of a complication of
diseases by fast of thirty consecutive
days. Mrs. Jensen is a daughter of e.
w. Gleason, who was formerly connect
ed with a newspaper in Laporte, and
who is now residing at North Vernon.
Ind. and a sister of James Gleason, of
1.-THE Michigan City Dispatch. Mrs. Jen
son tasted for thirty days, during that
time taking no solid or liquid nourish-
ment except hot and cold water She
Is very enthusiastic over the treatment
which during the past year has been
recommended by many physicians and
Health authorities, and is overjoyed at
her recovery.
4 HOUSE AND BARN BURNS.
While the family of Tobias Milligan,
living about five miles south of Frank
lin, near the Pizgah neighborhood, was
away from home, yesterday afternoon,
the house and barn and all outbuild-
ings except the chicken house were de-
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barn were rescued. One was burned to
death. The fire originated in straw
stack The loss amounts to $4,000
with $4,000 insurance.
SALESMAN KILLS HIMSELF.
| Without leaving a written explana-
ton of any kind as to his motive. Carl
Koch, thirty-fve years old. city sales
man for the American Dairy company.
at Indianapolis. went to his home and,
after lying down in the front room,
shot himself through the heart. Life
was extinct when Koch was found.
Mrs. Koch could throw no light on
her husbands motive.
WHEAT CROP EXCELLENT.
The largest wheat yield ever before
known in Brown County is reported
this year J. L. Tilson. Brown Coun-
lty farmer, near Columbus, thrashed
|, thirty-one bushels per acre from field
of thirty acres. The largest yield re-
lported in Bartholomew County this
year is thirty bushels per acre. The
present drought and hot winds have al
i ready done much damage to the corn
crop of Bartholomew County and I'M
, less there is rain within a few days the
crop is doomed The dry weather, 1t IS
said, is favorable to the melon crop
and 1t will be abundant. Melons ale
, just now ripening in this county. The
Irish potato crop is almost a failure
because OF the dry weather of the last
few weeks
RETIRED FARMER MURDERED.
| Peter Larsen, wealth retired farmer,
whose body was found floating in a
cistern at his home at Fowler short
time ago, met death at some one elses
5 hand. according to the report Of the
, grand jury. The evidence, says the re-
, port, was not sufficient to fix the crime
on any certain person. Coroner LePage
after his inquest returned a verdict of
isucide.