The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-15

the time when Sampletown almost be-
came the county seat of Randolph coun
~ instead Of this city, The little vii
lase was laid out by ar. sample, but
ali that remains is an old cemetery.
West McAlAster bought from Charles
Johnson the latters farm of 10 acres.
The farm is four miles southwest of
Farmland. Mr.. Johnson bought the
farm ten years ago and paid $40 an
acre for It and sold it for Sl25 an acre.
This is the farm on which Sampletown
was built
Logansport-The Logansport Journal
and the Logansport Tribune, morning
papers. have been merged. One paper
viii be issued and 1t VII be known as
the JournalTribune. This merger leaves
Logansport with only three dailies. The
merger Of the morning papers was
brought about by the merchants They
found that advertising in four papers
was too much of a burden and they
formed stock company and bought
the two papers. Negotiations are now
under way to merge the Bogansport
Pharos and the Logansport Daily Re-
porter. afternoon papers. Efforts are
TO be made 10 cut the newspaper field
TO two papers. Arthur Keesling editor
of the journal sold his half interest
for $4,000 cash and retires. b. r.
Keesling his father. is q member of the
new company and Will be elected sec
rotary and treasurer. L. F. Metzger
and Harry Metzeer. Of the Tribune, also
have stock IN the new company.
Connersville- Forty-one cases against
the United states Express Company,
pending in the circuit court here. have
been venued to Rush county. The mo-
tion for a change of venue was made
by the defendant company, under the
allegation that prejudice exists here
against the company.
New Albany-C. c. Brown. Of Indiana
polls, and James Wilson. connected with
the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge
Company. have been selected by a spe-
cial municipal committee to make an
inspection Of the asphalt paving ia
State and Spring streets in this city
and report to the city council the NUM-
Der OF square yards in need Of repair
The city has refused to release the as
phalt companys guaranty bond on the
street until repairs are made and the
company has declined to make any re-
pairs unless the city agrees that only
| 2,200 yards are in need OF repair.
Cambridge City--James Muslin, a
lumber dealer of this city has purchas-
ed of Mrs. Minerva Hittle three oak
trees at $50 a thousand feet for the
lumber in the rough.
Brazil-John chilson, Of Clay City.
has been named receiver for the Besse-
mer Col Company, of Chicago and clay
city. The company has been doing an
Improbable stripping coal mining bus
ness. Coal ears arrived in the block
coal field Thursday and all the mines
on the G & +. l. railroad between Coat
Bluff and Ehrmandale viii reume work
/ Anderson Y. hartman, secretary
/ and G. u. Lee assistant secretary Of
the Indiana Manufacturers and ship
/ pers' Association have been here to en-
4 list as members ali local manufacturers.
Twelve local manufacturing companies
have affiliated but the association viii
undertake TO obtain a membership Of
thirty or more n Anderson.
sunvan-The sullivan Industrial AS
/ ISOLATION is making an effort to rafss
money to obtain the Samuel Frank
/ Manufacturing Company's plant manu-
! facturers of overalIs. Abe FRANKIE got
/ judgment in the circuit court for s4.367
and foreclosure Of mortgage on nifty
acres of land belonging to the Eagles
Home and Country Club. Charles W.
Weiman and the Terre Haute, Indiana
polls & Eastern Traction Co