The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-01
ovation by friends when the verdict
was read.
RILEY RECEIVES FLOWERS

was read.
RILEY RECEIVES FLOWERS.
Pupils of Fifth ST. school. indianapolis
collected $40 with which they bought
a bouquet, which was sent to James
Whitcomb Riley. A letter, signed by
the Hoosier poet, reached the school.
1t read
Dear Children-Your beautiful flow
ers made the day a bright and beauti-
full one, but even more lovely was the
knowledge that you remembered and
thought of me. thank you from the
depths of my heart and am. with all
good cheer, as ever yours,
JAMES wHITCOMB RILEY.
TILES HEADS OF CROWS.
BENJAMIN Moore, of Richmond, a
sixteen -year-old boy, brought to the
courthouse Friday ten heads of crows
he had killed with rifle. He deand-
ed bounty of 10 cents on each head,
as provided by a law enacted by the
last general assembly. AS the county
council has not made an appropriation
Tor such payments, young Moore could
not get his money, but he said he
would file" the heads for the inspec-
ton of the county commissioners
DOUBLE DEATH SUMMONS.
Mrs. May Warren is dead at her home
at her home at Freetown- Among the
relatives who were called to the home
was her brother-in-law, Joel Warren.
Just as he arrived he was seized witt,
an attack of heart trouble and died
few hours later in the house where
the dead woman lay.
FOUR HURT IN WRECK.
James Worst. of Newcastle, a BUSH
ness man; his wife. Mrs L. G. Cart
wright and Miss Cleo Werst are suffer
ing from injuries sustained when the
automobile in which they were riding
turned turtle eight miles north of the
city. baby Mrs. werst held in her
arms escaped without a scratch. All
four were thrown against a barbed
wire fence and were bruised and LAGER
ated- No reason is known for the &C
cident which wrecked the automobile.
FINDS OIL IS KILLING FISH.
Oil coming from some unknown
source has been communicating the
White Water River below Richmond
and killing the fish. and in the hope
Of finding who is guilty of the offense,
the Wayne County Fish and Game AS
ISOLATION officials have decided to send
some of their number through sewers
leading to the river. Attorney William
H. Kelly. formerly president of the as
ISOLATION, has volunteered to crawl into
the sewer, and others viii go with him
HE COUNTS ON "JIMMIE.v
Don't fine me Judge" pleaded James
Award. of Indianapolis, before Judge
pro tenn J. D. Ermston in police court
Award was charged with being drunk.
Say. know Jimmie WE'LL" continued
Award. He wouldn't fine me. for
he's an OF frien' of mine"
Who is Jimmie2" asked the court
"Jimmies Collins" was the reply.
"of course. I was drunk, judge. A fell
low just has to get joyful an happy
once in a while. If he didn't he'd be
jumpin' in the river. Just a little
souse, once in while, amt goin' to
hurt any one
The court assessed fine of 81 and
costs with the understanding that
Judge Collins could set the judgment
aside if he saw fit to do so.
LEAVES NOTE OF INTENTION.
Among the gold fishes" wrote Miss
Beatrice Cunningham of Evansville. IS
years old. underneath her name on
visiting card before walking into one
of the lakes at Oakhill Cemetery and
~ ing down to drown. Her body was
found early today. II is believed by
her family that she left home just be-
fore dalight. Miss Cunningham. who
was the daughter of an insurance solic-
tor. was the author of a number of
books. Melancholia. due to study, is
believed to have prompted her act.
COFFIN is FOUND IN WELL.
While cleaning out a deep dug well
under his house. and from which the
family had been using water for years. ,
Charles Hoppenrath of Elwood Satur- /
day found a part OF an old tombstone,
evidently that for a baby's grave and !
parts of a small casket. The date on
the stone was 1871. but the name could
not be read The Oldest residents here
have no remembrance OF a burying
ground in that vicinity The Hoppen- |
rath home is in the heart. of the city, |
and many other persons are planning to
have their wells cleaned.
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