The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-01
UP AND DOWN IN
I-N-D-I -A-N-A
To DRAIN KANKAKEE RIVER.


The House also passed the joint reso-
luton, introduced by Representative
Guild. to pave the way for an agreement
between the state of Indiana and ILL.,
nois for the removal of a quantity of
rock in the bed of the Kankakee River
on the state line opposite Momence. Ill,
so as to afford an outlet for the water
now being drained from the Kankakee
swamp region in this state.
JACK THE PEPPER ARRESTED.
The little town of Morristown had
Jack the pepper" in it's midst for
short time last night. but he was soon
in charge of the marshal and was
brought to SheIbyville. The man, who
gave his name as Johnson, had escaed
mented and will be returned to the
Rush County institute.
WIDOW GETS $1,000.
Mrs Mary A Gretzinger was yester-
day awarded $4,000 against the Wa
bash Railway Company by a Circuit
Court jury at Kokomo. She sued for
the amount on account of the death of
her former husband. Bailey Beedle.
who was killed in wreck at Delphi
Feb. 10. 1905. Attorneys for the road
filed notice of an appeal.
FILE BANKRUPTCY ACTION.
Alleging that Miss Dora A. HUFF of
Bedford, Ind. transferred a stock of
groceries belonging to her brother-in-
law after she had become insolvent,
creditors yesterday filed involuntary
petition in bankruptcy in the Federal
Court asking that she be declared a
bankrupt The petition was filed by
Willard ]. Hastings of Jasonville, Ind.
and Fred ". BALI and Thomas H.
whipple of Cincinnati, o.
PANIC IN THEATRE.
Twelve hundred persons in a Lafay-
cite theater We're thrown into panic
last evening by the escaping from his
cage of an educated monkey. The
animal had been placed in a dressing
room, and while his attendants were
away broke the door of his cage and
rushed out on the east side of the stage
and seized Miss Elsie Madison. who
was singing, and felled her to the
stage.
ASSASSIN UNDER GUARD.
With a bullet imbedded in his brain.
| fired by his own hand after he had shot
down his wife, last Friday, John AL
| frey of Logansport is under guard at
| ST Joseph's Hospital, following an at
| tempt he made early yesterday morning
| to escape.
SHORT COURSE OPENS.
With nearly 400 farmers and their
| wives in attendance, the Fifth District
| Farmers Short Course opened in Terre
Haute yesterday. The indications are
for a large increase in the attendance
as the course continues. Lectures yes
terday we're delivered in the Knights
of Columbus auditorium.
SHOWS HOW TO SHOOT.
| IF I were going to shoot a woman
IL would do 1T this way" said 10year-
old Allie Davis of Deputy. as he point
ed q rife at Mrs. John Trautman, his
next door neighbor The gun
cidentally discharged and Mrs. Traut-
man was shot. Only a flesh wound.
not regarded as serious, was inflicted.
The boy was showing some other small
! boys the proper way to handle a gun.
/ SUPPORT COMMISSION PLAN.
/ Postal cards are being sent out to
! the members of the Commercial Club OF
Fort Wayne asking them for an ex-
preston to their opinion of the com
I mission form of government. which
some of the club members desire to Sc
cure for this city.
INVESTIGATE GIRLS DEATH.
/ A special session of the Monroe Coun-
ty Grand Jury has been called at
Bloomington at once to investigate the
cause leading 10 the death of Miss Lii
liam Liford of Eilettsville. who died
Sunday after lingering for ten days