The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-08

debt. AS each one deposited her
money she was asked how. she earned
lit One woman said her husband gave
her dollar for shining his shoes while
another earned a dollar by sewing
hooks and eyes on her own dress. 1t
was stated that her husband had 70
hook her dress and that on recent
casions he had found it necessary 10
use pins.
ORPHAN MAKES MILLIONS.
From poor orphan boy who worked
on a farm in Bartholomew county for
his board and clothing, to one of the
richest men in Los Angeles, is the
story of Elmer Carr. Friends at
columbus in receipt OF letters from
Carr. saying he Is just starting
| trip around the world with is son. His
wife and daughter are now abroad and
will join them in Paris.
| Mr.. Carr was left an orphan at
Columbus and was taken into the
family of William Lindley. a farmer.
living near Elizabethtown. Bartholo-
NEW county. He worked son the Lind
ley farm until old enough to make his
own way. He went to& Kansas and
opened a store. He became a real
estate dealer and accumulated Some
money. He went to Los Angeles later
and bought real estate that Increased
\ in value. He was also in the wholesals
grocery business there. And at the
age of fifty has retired from business
and is said to be worth more than 50.
100000
4 UNABLE II LEAVE HER BED.
| A daughter of David E. Shelton. Of
lShe1byville, trustee of Hanover town
ship Is very sick and the disease from
which she is suffering baffles physi-
clans. The girl became sick six
weeks ago. The next morning she felt
better and started to get out of bed to
Idress when she found herself unable to
rise Several physicians were called
and some of them pronounced the
ldisease paralysis. while others have no
name for it. The girl Is still unable
Ito rise from her bed. but otherwise her
Health is good.
| JUMPS FROM THIRD STORY.
Paul Bickford, part owner and man
lager of the Sheridan hotel at South
bend. is dead of injuries received.
when he accidentally set his bed on fire
and in a panic jumped out of a third
Istory window. He was reading in bed
land smoking, and failed to notice the
lfames until the fire had gained somc
lheadway In jumping from N<he win
dow he broke his leg and sufferer seri-
lous internal injuries which resulted in
his death Friday.
Bickford was thirty-two years old
and a son of Mrs. Adele Bickford, own
Ter of the Sheridan, which is one of the
principal hotels at South Bend. The
mother has been sick, and she has not
been told of her sons death.
. DENIES BIGAMIsT CHARGES.
Robert p. Smith was taken to court
. from Jail. at Shelbyville, Friday. dur
ling the hearing of the evidence ain
which Mrs Nora Swinford- Smith asked
, the court to annual her marriage.
Icharging that Smith, who married her
lSeptember 27, 1910, while he was in FIT
fiBenjamin Harrison. had another wife
! Mollie Smith. at Mangum. Okla. The
r women also stated that she had Civ
| en- Smith 1925 to secure his release
, from the army. Smith entered gen.
| eral denial in the case. but was mo-
: called to the witness stand.
TEACHERS MUST NOT DANCE.
The Rush county board of education
] has issued an order that teachers viii
Inc longer be allowed to dance Thu
I members of the board assert tina
$ teachers can not attend to their dutie
las they should and stay up most of tn
might at a hop" The motion wa
: iput by a member of the board that :
ban be placed on dancing among schoo
teachers.
KILL 1I3 BLACK SNAKES.
I William ]. SheIlenburg, foreman of :
gang of men employed on the Cieve
Hand Cincinnati. Chicago & st. Loui
l Railroad Company. was attacked by
tllarge number of black snakes nea
lILawrenceburg Junction last week
| Shellenburg. his crew and ten mer
lJohn w. sOberting. township trustee
land Walter Kidding. the railroa
h Iagent, fought the snakes for nearly al
e hour, killing 113. and more than tina
It number escaped The snakes wer