The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
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FAIRBANKS TALKS ON TREES.

FAIRBANKS TALKS ON TREES.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, former
Vice President of the United States, be-
fore an audience of 1000 persons at
Fowler Hall in Lafayette Friday night
spoke on Forestry" and the address
was one of the treats of the week at
the farmers short course at Purdue
Mr.. Fairbanks is regarded as one of
the leaders of the forest conservation
lists of the country
WANT ACCOUNTING LAW CHANGED.
That there is strong sentiment in
the General Assembly toward making
some amendments to the present &C
counting law is evident by the num-
Der of bills either already introduced or
contemplated. Senator Yarling and
Representatives Clore and Wells have
presented amendment bills All three
are Democrats.
BLAME NEIGHBOURS WIFE.
Alleging that Pearl Silvey is re-
sponsible for much of her domestic
trouble, Mrs. Rebecoa Richardson has
! filed in the Superior Court suit for
divorce from Samuel Richa rdson, a
wealthy farmer living six miles south
east of Anderson. The Richardson's
have been married for twelve years
and are the parents of twelve children
Mrs. Silvey is neighbor.
POLICE SEARCH FOR GIRL.
| vincennes police were enlisted in
search for Dovie Manis. IT years old
daughter of John Manis, street car
motorman. The girl has been missing
since the night of Dec. 81. when she
received a logging from her father for
iDfractiOn of norle rules
INVESTIGATE HAZING.
Marion police and faculty members
continued their investigation of the
hazing of Harrison Gard, a student of
the Marion Normal College, but as yet
they have been unable to learn the
names of the guilty students Cards
hair was clipped, and in his efforts to
escape his tormentors he was badly
used up.
ATTACKED YOUNG GIRL.
Albert Lawson, of Anderson, 50 years
old was arrested by Sheriff Mountain
Saturday night on charge OF attack
ing Ella Lawson, 10 years cid, who is
| a daughter of William Lawson, his
nephew The mistreatment of the little
| girl has caused much excitement in the
southern part of the city. where Aioert
Lawson boarded with the parents of
| the child.
OIL Production DROPS.
The rapid decline of oil production in
Indiana and a significant decrease in
| the average price per barrel of oil pro-
duced from an interesting feature Of
report just issued by the United States
! Geological Survey. This report is an
| indica ton of the rapid exhaustion of
Indiana as an oil-producing state.
While some new and productive oil
territory has been opened in the state,
the diminishing production in the older
fields has reduced the average very
ipcrceptibly.
F~IyCE TO DRILL.
| Superintendent Martin J. Hyland of
the Indianapolis police department soon
will institute regular drills for the IN .
ldianapolis police force to prepare the
men for any sort of work for which
they may be called. A letter from the
Superintendent to the Board of Public
Works asking the use of Tomlinson
by C. A. Schrader. president of the
meeting.
NO ONE CLAIMS MONEY.
| There's more than $1,000 in the First
National Bank at Fort Wayne for some
one; just whom. nobody seems to know.
Fifteen years ago the Periciean Insur-
ance Society of this city disbanded. 1t
had at that time about 5000 in the
treasury, contributed by the local lodge
and the lodge at Lafayette. This
money was deposited in the bank by