The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-23
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Awakened by smoke which filled
their rooms and unable to escape be-
cause of the flames filling the halls and
lstairways. twenty FIVE occupants of the
Erie Hotel at Elwood. family apart
ment house. were rescued by the Are
men just in time to prevent several of
the women from leaping from the third
story window. Mrs. Frank Swisher
wife OF Field Examiner Swisher. wa
badly burned by the flames which burst
into her room and all the tenants of
the hotel suffered severe financial loss
The fire started from defective wiring
and almost completely Quilted the build
| ing. The hotel is one OF the oldest and
most exclusive apartment houses in the
city and the fire proved the most seri-
Gus that has occurred here in many
months.
| FACES CHARGES IN NCNCIE-
| Jack Dykstra. alias Jack Dexter. the
moving picture soloist. who decamped
from Muneie several days ago after.
lit is alleged. he had feeced Muncie
business men out Of 500. was returned
Clinton Strading. Dykstra was arrest
ed in Pine Bluff, Ark He will likely
be arraigned in the Circuit Court today
on a charge of issuing fraudulent
checks. Dykstra's wife. who was for
merlv Miss Doris Garrard of Muncfe.
remains loyal to her husband. After
| Dykstra left the city il was asserted
that he was not divorced from a wife
living in Detroit, and a charge of
/ bigamy may also be filed against him.
/ Dykstra asserts that he was divorced
from the woman in Detroit. and says
he will be able to straihten out his
troubles in Muncie
FIRES AT SPEEDING AUTOIsT.
John c. Boyer, the Elkhart motor
man, arrested for shooting Thaddeus
f. Whitmer of Goshen when whitmer
sped into Elkhart late Saturday night
in his auto, nearly striking Boyer. has
| confessed to Sheriff Leader that he
took deliberate aim at Whitmer and his
companion, Roy Louns berry OF Goshen
and that he fred with the expectation
of hitting them. whitmer is recover
| ing in BeckneIi Hospital
DROWNING NARROWLY AyERTED
A drowning narrowly averted
at Riverside Park at indianapolis Sat
urday afternoon when Joseph Black
fburn, 1913 River avenue. Owed into
Whinte River near the Thirtfeth street
bridge. and rescued Alfred Thomas.
I145s North New Jersey street. who had
lsunk twice after his canoe had over
turned.
When Thomas was brought ashore
he showed no signs of life. but DR.. u.
II. Oliver, who was on the bank. in
isisted that an attept be made to revive
the boy by means OF artificial pira
ton. That was attempted and after
more than fifteen minutes of applica
ton the lad was resuscitated. He was
then treated until he was able to be
taken home. He is expected TO recover.
ANOTHER FISH STORY.
Jesse Richardson. OF Petersburg. who
lives near White river. baifed throw
line with twenty hooks and threw 1T
into the river. When he raised ii in
the morning he had sixteen forked-t all
catfish on the line and all the bait was
off the other four hooks. The fish
ranged in size from half a pound to
three pounds.
Alta WATER NEW ONE.
4 Testfvifrs at the trial OF Frank de
La Claire. manufacturing chemist, In
court at South Bend. Raymond w.
French. of Adams county. told of what
is said to be a most unusual swindle.
De La Claire is charged with grand
larceny. French, who is a farmer, says
he was persuaded by the South Bend
man to furnish money to manufacture
an alleged "nonfreezing auto water. :
Although autofsts generally have more
,or less trouble Keeping the water in
their cars from boilnFs FrGlch says
iDe La Claire argued to him that the