The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-07
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THREE DIE WITHIN "a HOURS.

Three South Bend men have dropped
dead from heart trouble within the last
twenty-four hours, a circumstance
probably never before duplicated in
South Bend. The victims are Andrew
A. Ebersole, 65 years old; David Hepler.
SO years years old, and Niels Rasmussen.
20 years old The last victim of the
disease was Mr.. Hepler, who succumbed
suddenly at his home shortly after 10
o'clock this morning after two days
illness. Mr.. Ebersole dropped dead
while at work in the milling room of
the Mishawaka Wooden Manufacturing
Company an hour before. while the
other man died suddenly in the home
of his daughter Mrs. Catherine Nell
son. late yesterday afternoon.
DISEASE GETS NEW FOOTHOLD.
Ten new diphtheria patients were
placed under quarantine yesterday at
Hartford City following a report from
the state laboratory on the cultures
from the threats of children dismissed
from school following medical inspec
ton. The epidemic appears to have
gained a new foothold and the school
and health officers will redouble their
efforts to stamp it out. Thirty-one
cases were reported last month.
BUY FARMS FOR OIL.
A company recently formed by Indi-
annapolis capitalists for the purpose of
prospecting for gas and oil in Brown
county has bought the George Allison
farm near Nashville, and it is said will
buy or lease a total of 1000 acres in
Brown county and some Bartholomew
county. Former Auditor Of State Bill
heimer and Will Gardner of Indianap
oils are members of the company. More
or less gold has been found in Brown
county from time to time. and 1t is the
belief of the natives that the new COM
pany may find paying quantities of the
yellow metal while prospecting.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE At GRAVE.
Going to the grave of his wife. who
was buried about a year ago. Charles
II. Henrite, so years old. and a civil
war veteran, tried to kill himself by
slashing his throat with a knife at
Jacksonville. He was found weak
from loss of blood. but will probably
recover He had left a note which
read. Bury me where found. Many
other old soldiers have been buried In
thi sway" Recently he sued his niece,
Lily Eagerly, to set aside a deed con-
veying to her and her husband proper
/ " Tor Wnlcn t1St were " tItttt MIN stS
one of their family, asserting they had
failed to do So
NO SUNDAY PICTURE SHOWS.
Moving picture proprietors are pre-
pairing to contest the right of chau
tauqua management to give Sunday en-
tertainments during an engagement at
Charlottesville the coming summer.
Last summer the moving picture men
asked the City Council to permit them
to open the shows on Sunday The
| Council would not grant the request
! and to make certain that shows would
not be given an ordinance was passed
| prohibiting any sort of entertainment
on Sunday for which an admission fee
| is charged or asked
| COURT GRANTS NEW HEARING.
| Judge Bartholomew has granted the
| plaintiff a new trial in the case of Mrs.
| Lizzie Waltz against the Indianapolis
Traction and Terminal Company, a suit
| for damages of $4,000 The case was
tried at Shelbyville several months ago.
after having been brought to Shelby
! VILE on change of venue from Indian
apolis. and verdict was returned for
| the defendant. The case had previous
=! ly been tried at Indianapolis and the
jury had returned verdict for the
paintiffs in the sum of $500.