The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-22

county. He uses but two horses, and
they only to guide the reaper, and he
cuts a third more wheat day than
with the old method of horse power.
FIRE CRACKER MAY COST LIFE.
Injury caused by the explosion of a
firecracker in a bottle may cause the
death of Lavera Courtney. 10 years old.
OF Elnora. A firecracker was placed in
a glass bottle by one of the particle
pants in a fireworks demonstration.
and with the discharge of the fire.
cracker the bottle exploded. The Court
ney boy was leaning against a nearby
building and was struck near the heart
by one of the flying fragments of glass,
which were hurled in every direction.
Blood flowed freely and 1t was thought
for time he could not live. Surgeons
now fear an operation for removal or
the glass because of its proximity to
the heart.
SECOND MAN SURVIVES FALL.
man within the last week to fall from
the forty-foot trestle which spans
Helms Creek. near wabash. Neither
of the men has been seriously injured
Dayment suffering nothing worse than
badly sprained ankle and numerous
cuts and bruises. The bridge is used
by the Wabash railroad and has been
undergoing repairs for the last ten
days.
FAMILY PURSUED by DEATH.
Jonathan Phelps, OF Noblesville, one
of the pioneer residents of Hamilton
County. was buried yesterday, and
while his widow was assisting her
children to arrange for the funeral
services she received a telegram from
Whittier, Cal, announcing the death
of her brother, Taylor Mendenhall.
| formerly of Noblesville, who dropped
dead on his farm of heart trouble.
| When the family returned to the home
after the funeral. another telegram
came from Portland Ore. saying that
Milton Phelps. brother of the late iona
than Phelps. was critically Ill and
would live only few hours. To add
to the already heavy bereavement of
the family comes the announcement
from Indianapolis of the death of AL
bert w. Denny Mrs. Denny is tho
daughter of Milton Phelps of Portland.
Ore. and niece of Jonathan Phelps.
whose funeral occurred yesterday.
| FIGHT OVER FENCE POST SITE.
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dertook to dig a post hole on the line
between his property and that of Mrs.
Josephine Riggs. of Anderson, there
| was a dispute to whether Rich was
i over the line. He went ahead with his
hole digging but Mrs. Riggs soon APP
peared with shovel and shoveled dirt
/ back into the hole as rapidly as Rich
dug 1T out. Finally they attacked each
other and neighbors interfered Each
paid fine for assault and battery. The
| post hole has not been completed.
TAKES PET DOG TO JAIL.
| A young woman, who represents that
she is Miss Grace Hopkins, age twenty
four. of Chicago, is under arrest at An
derson on Information from the police
| Of Vincennes, who ask that she be held
until an officer can arrive for her from
vincennes, where 1t is alleged she is
| charged with the stealing of a set Of
Hopkins is refined in manner and attrac-
lively dressed in pink silk and hat tc
match
i According to the police, she admitted
having pawned a diamond ring at Terrt
Houte and also two rings at Anderson
She denied. however, that she had stol-
en- the property
With the woman is a little fox ter
rier, Miss Hopkins seemed more wor-
ried about its welfare than about hel
own predicament. She was allowed t.
have the animals company and the PEI
trotted along after her to the Jail.