The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26

dog. BENJAMIN Howitz is the plaintiff
and Henry Bruins, saloon keeper, Is
the defendant. Little Helen Howitz
the three-year-old daughter of the
plaintiff. was attacked by Bruins dog
and bitten on the face. The dog was
killed. and was found to be suffering
from rabies. The child received the
Pasteur treatment, and. accoring to
the plaintiff, the treatment has left
her in a serious condition. The father
asks $4,000 damages
FA.L. FROM TREE Is FATAL.
The 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Bissel OF near Warsaw. is dead
as the result of falling from a CHEEKY
tree Wednesday evening. The boys
skull was fractured and he suffered in
ternal injuries.
BOY is DROWNED IN RIVER.
Earl Frederick Merkle of Muncie. y
year-old son of Mrs. Dollie Hanson.
was drowned while swimming in White
River Friday afternoon at the High
street bridge. The Merkle lad. with
number of other small boys, none Of
whom knew how to swim. was play
ing along the banks of the river in
shallow water Young Merkle ventur-
ed out too far and the water passed
over his head. workmen near by ran
to the rescue but the lad had gone
down before anybody could reach his
side. The body was recovered.
BURIED ALIVE, BUT ESCAPES.
George Faulkner. a miner at the
Kokomo mine. west Of Brazil, was
buried alive for several hours Friday
morning by a huge mass OF slate which
fell from the roof of his room Faux
l a
consciousness, and when a mule driver
went by several hours later he yelled
to him for aid. He was rescued with
great effort by several miners and was
found to be injured about the back
with serious internal injuries.
DEATH HovERs OVER FAMILY.
| Three members of the Medearis fam
| lily of Richmond, famous in Indiana
| for the great age attained by every
one of its members. are seriously ill.,
and It is feared they will not recover
| The oldest member of the family, Mrs.
| Martha Keys of Centerville IS years
old. was stricken with paralysis. and
her condition was serious. Mrs. Keys
sister, Mrs. Nancy Cook, 80 years old.
of Greensboro, is in a precarious con-
dition, suffering from blood poisoning,
resulting from a bruise on her arm.
]
Cook. jefferson Medearis of Center
vile. SO years old, is seriously i'll, hav-
ing experienced a general collapse from
| infirmitfes resulting from his advanced
age. The late Fletcher Medearis of
Greensboro. who was the oldest mem
Der of the family. died about two
years ago on his Tooth birthday.
BALD HEAD BAR TO NAVY.
Because he is bald. James Newkirk.
age IS, living at DeKoven, KY. failed
to get into the United states navy at
| Evansville. Admission was refused by
| local naval recruiting officers. Ander-
son Mcclure of Owensville, was re-
jected because he had fat feet
EvANGELIsTs AUTO WRECKED.
The new Hudson touring car recently
purchased by the Rev Billy sunday,
the evangelist. whose home Is at
Winona Lake, was badly wrecked Fri
day evening, when 1t turned over a
country road near Winona- The
evangeiist's son. George Sunday, was
ldriving, and with him were four young
men from winona. All escaped serious
injury.
WOMEN ASSIST IN HARVEST.
Many farmers wives and daughters
Of Bartholomew County are working II
the harvest neluS DeEduSe III the StdICt-
ty of farm help Farmers offering
as high as 81 day and board for farm
hands but they are unable to get al
that are needed
COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER QUARREL
Following a bitter quarrel with hi.
wife. Peter Larsen, of Fowler. IS year,
old a retired farmer, committed sui
eide early yesterday by hacking hi
head with a hand ak and then leapins
: Into cistern. The body was found by
I neighbors and murder at first beine
: suspected. Mrs. Larsen was kept unde
l surveillance pending an investigation