The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-18

Company used in drilling the we'll is
one that has the record of having
brought in twenty-seven producing
wells and has yet to drill its first dry
hole. The flow of oil was encountered
at the depth of 1890 feet. In the hope
of striking oil pool similar to that
which the great gushers of the Illinois
oil field tapped at depth of more
than two thousand feet the Cunning
ham we'll will be cased to the depth of
the oil sand just found, and drilling
resumed until a better oil bearing
stratum is found
STIBBENS RECORD Liz PAGES.
1t required 1.172 pages of typewrit-
ten matter for the evidence taken in
the grand jury investigation of the
murder of George w. Stibbens at Vim
cennes. The court allowed the steno-
grapher $3.50 for the work.
PROVES FRIEND IN NEED.
Charles Simpson, of Muncie believed
dead for two years. returned to his
old haunts yesterday. He says he has
been travelling. His return lifted the
finger of unwarranted suspicion from
Goldie Hewitt farmer of near Muncie
and Simpsons former employer.
The two Saturday drove to the office
of the prosecuting attorney to remove
the last vestige of doubt in the laws
eye that there had been foul play.
Two years ago the report came to
the sheriff and police officers at Muncie
that Simpson had been murdered, and
that Hewitt was under suspicion. The
officers were told the body of the
murdered young man had been placed
above the coffin of a man newly buried
in cemetery just across the Delaware
county line in Henry county. Sc
Prosecutor Long. Sheriff W. A. O'Hara.
detective Ira Coons and others, in
Guiding newspaper men. made trip
by night in an automobile to the ceme-
terry and dug down into the grave. aid
ed by farmers who, with barn lanterns
furnished the light for the grewsome
| task.
FIVE SETS OF TWINS.
| The Barnes family. of Charleston. is
a strong contender for the twin cham
pionship of Indiana. Five sets of
twins are now thriving in the family.
Omar and Calvin Barnes. of Arcola, Ill,
sons of DR.. John Barnes. and Casper
and Kelp1er Barnes. sons of former
States Senator Willis L. Barnes, of
Charlestown, are all grown, their
| ldtncIS DciuS VIII GUNS
were recently born to Postmaster and
Mrs. Joseph Morrow. of Char1estown.
and a few days ago twins came to Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Barnes. of Char1estown.
The first pair are grandchildren and
the second grandnephews of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wills J.. Barnes. The fifth couple
are twin children of Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie
Hardy. whose mother is a daughter of
Emmett Barnes. another member Of
the same family.
RESELLED AT SIXTEENTH.
Here is the point that Judge Frank
Ellis, of the circuit court of Delaware
| county. must decide: Is a wife, who is
caring for the wants of fifteen board
ers, justified in rebelling when he hus.
band insists that she shall also cook
for the sixteenth and take care of his
rooms? Has the husband. on her re-
fusal, the right to threaten her with
physical violence.
The suit is that of Sarah against
Charles williams for divorce. Mrs.
Williams says that she was willing to
take care Of fifteen boarders and room
ers and asked for no assistance. but
that the sixteenth boarder was the
lfgurative straw that broke the camers
back On the introduction of the six
lteenth boarder she says she rebe1led
and that the husband cursed and abus-
ed her.
Is UNCONSTITUTIONA
Judge A. H. Plummer, in the Circuit
Court at Wabash Friday. held uncon-
stitutional the law passed by the last
lLeeislature making 1t necessary fol
. railroad companies to issue letters OF
service to all employees who are dis
charged or who voluntarily quit ths
service.
Il Three months ago ]. A. Courtright
tBig Four trainmaster, refused to issue
a letter of service to Frank Landiss. 4
brakeman. COPYRIGHT was arrested
land found guilty in lower court. Ar
appeal was taken and the law was de
, lclared unconstitutional.
I'll A test case will be made. not be
/ fore has action been instituted und el
this statute The letter of service, &C
/ lcording to the law, must set forth thu