The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-01
second time He had ben working on a
farm near Princeton for a few days.
SAVES BROTHER FROM ARMY.

second time He had ben working on
farm near Princeton for few days.
SAVES BROTHER FROM ARMY.
Louis Webne, a Marion cobbler. has
purchased of a Marion steamship agent
"a ticket good for transportation from
Bremen Germany. to Marion, and has
forwarded the same to his brother Isa-
dore, at Petriocoffe. Russia. Webne's
brother soon will have attained the age
when 1t viii be compulsory for him to do
service in the Russian army. When the
word to that effect was received here.
young man is expected AT Marion next
month.
THOUSAND POUND HOG DIES.
A hog weighing more than 1000
pounds. and owned by George Gohn, q
farmer near Columbus, is dead from be-
coming overheated while on exhibition
at the johnson County Fair last week.
The hog is said to have been the iarg-
est in the state, and its owner had re-
fused dollar a pound for it.
RISKS SMALLPOX TO GET FOWLS.
| Drawing a possible chance of con-
tracing smallpox thief last night emit
cred the hen roost adjacent to the city
of the city and took thirty spring chick
ems. the property of the city. When
Superintendent Armaefd, who has sew
eral smallpox patients under his care.
went to the henhouse this morning as
usual to fed the fowls he found that
one old red rooster was the sole occu-
pant The pesthouse at present con-
tains more smallpox patients than was
ever before known at this time of
year
VICTIM MAY DIE.
/ Newton Tomlins. a Jacksonville
character. was shot through the. fore
head last evening by David Dolan. bar
tender for Charles Putt, in the later.s
saloon and his death is considered al
most certain. Dolan says Tomlins was
advancing on him with a knife, and
he shot to save his life Dolan was
placed in jail co await the outcome of
Tomlin's injuries.
DRINKS DRUG WIFE WATCHES.
| Despondent because he and his wife
had separated and she had applied for
a divorce, Ed Kicks. Of Newcastle. %
wears old an automobile worker, swal-
flowed an ounce of carbolic acid yester-
i day evening and died an hour later at
the home of George Harwood in South
/ Fourteen street, whose wife was Mrs.
lRfcksss mother and where she had been
Istaying since the separation. Prior TO
taking the poison. Kicks cook his A
/ year-old daughter to photographers
and had photograph taen. He bought
the poison then and rank 1t while he
and his wife were discussing their
i ability to live together again That
Tricks contemplated the act is seen In
he had something on his mind which he
II wanted to carry out.
LOSES HOME AND CLOTHING.
Harry H. Thurman of Evansville.
who is employed at Columbus, lost all
of his clothing, with the exception of
what he was wearing when dry clean
ling plant was burned at Columbus yes
terday, and this morning he received
, word that his home at Evansville had
been destroyed by fire.
II PLUMBER FINDS PLUMBER.
4 While doing some plumbing work in
a recently vacated business block in the
{ heart of the city OF Elwood yetserday
! morning. Marshall Hawks came across
three gold watches. several boxes oil
: cigars and a number of other articles
! OF value. all Of which had been stoler
/ from different stores at Elwood during
THE last two months. It is thought the
place was used by the thieves as a hid
Ing place for all their loot and the find
: strengthens the belief of the police thai
!. the postofTiee robbery. as well as thu
t two dozen others here recently were
: Iall the work of a local gang. and thai
) this place was chosen with the ideE
t that its central location would place Il
: above suspicion. For the first time the
/. police have a clew which they believe
will enable them TO round up the rob
ibers.