Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 69, Hammond, Lake County, 8 September 1906 — Page 1

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ETHERSOLE AT THE FAIR Hammond Sends Thrcng to Celebrate Its Day at Crown Point. LOCAL HORSES 111 FRONT Gosttin'a Marf, Ferndale, Wins Slow Hate In Faster Time than Official Watch Made It. The feature of the county fair yesterday wai the presence of Will Davis of Illinois and Iroquois theater repute. In company with Olga Nethersole, whose fame as an actress is as broad as the civilized world itself. Miss Nethersole was accompanied by her maid, a "divinely tall" negress, who was almost as conspicuous as her beautiful and extremely graceful mistress, because of her immense height and extraordinary blackness. Miss Nethersole was quietly gowned in a clinging champagne colored suit with sailor hat, but the modesty of her apparel could not disguise her charm and general air of savolre faire. Mr. Davis and the; distinguished actress drove into the grounds in a two-seated rig together with another lady and the maid. For a time they mingled with the crowd on the grandstand but later they visited the stock show and Miss Nethersole laid a soft hand upon the prize steers and other live stock. Mr. Davis drove his favorite trotter, Strangewlll, In one of the races, winning, the 2:24 event. The crowd at the fair grounds was estimated to be in excess of 5,000 people yesterday and any one who saw the packed grand stand, the immense crowds around the "concessions" and then the hundreds who crowded the hillside over on the other side of the track would think the estimate very conservative.Yesterday the principal interest was In the races and the last day's program was the best of all. Three Hammond horses in the last three days have won three straight heats and the local horsemen are more than satisfied with their share of the purses. Several horses from this city that starred were, Lottie, owned by J. J. Murphy, was entered in the 3:00 trot and won three straight heats. The purse was $150 and her best time was 2:294- Lelah Patchen, owned by Thomas Swanton, was entered in the 3:00 pace and won three straight heats and the J 150 purse. Her best time was 2:194. Ferndale, owned by W. II. Oostlin, was entered in the 2:15 pace and won three straight heats. The purse was 300. Her best time was 2:1514. The time which was given out by the Judges is said to be considerably over the time actually made by the winners of several of the races and In the case of Ferndale, although she

was entered In the 2:15 pace, and although the time was announced as 2:l5i,i" there were several watches on the ground that timed her at 2:11. Ferurinlc Dndgm "Mark." Ferndale paced as pretty a mile as was seen on the track this year. She did not wear even the suggestion of a hopple and yet In all of the heats she paced she only broke once and that was not more than a skip from which she recovered quickly. Every horseman present was talking Ferndale and it is said that Billy Gostlin was offered a big sum for her by a well known Lake county horse owner. Mr. Gostlin is said to have refused the offer. Yesterday was Hammond day with a vengance and nearly eight hundred people from this city were In attendance. They swarmed over the grounds and it seemed as though every other person one met was from Hammond. The fair society has had a far better season than last year and - Hi have considerable money In the treasury as a result. All of the concessionaires made money and are satisfied with the returns on their investments. Betting, on Races? Mercyt The Interest in the races was enlivened by the betting that went on among the sports in the crowd and several pools were made up by groups of men in the grand stand. One man tried to start a gambling device in the rear of the judge's stand but he dl dnot seem to be able to arouse much enthusiasm over his game and finally closed up his business. Race Summaries. 2:1. l'aoe Furse 300. Ferndale, ch. m. (Gostlin) 1 1 1 Tatters, b. g. (Riebaldt) 2 2 2 Dr. Benny, b. g. (Pierce) 3 3 3 Geneo Wilkes, b. g. (Sasse) 4 4 4 Lest time (official) 2:15U- Actual. 2:11. 2:24 Trot Purw $250. Strangewlll, b. h. ( Davis )....l 1 1 Durosse. b. m. (Cotherman) .2 3 5 2 Fine Gold. ch. s. (Martin).. 4 4 2 5 Net Curry, b. m. (Madry) . . . .6 5 3 3 P.. Cli:T. b. g. (Williams).... 7 6 4 4 Mis Solo (Robinson) 1 2 6 Joyztllc (Jordan) 5 dlst. Best time (official) 2:194. 2:25 Pace Purse 300. Eben Holden, g. m. (Kendal)2 111 Carl C. br. g. (Hennlgan) . .3 4 2 2 Sapho. g. m. (Schllleto) ...4 2 3 3 Lest time (official) 2:174. S

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SOLDIERS TO MADE DUMP Salvation Army Sends Detainment of Vice Fighters to West Hammond. KNEE DRILL FOR CHANGE Prayers and Beligious Services Will be New Order . of Things in Village. The town of West Hammond Is now threatened with military rule. Troops have already been dispatched on the orders of Commissioner Geo. A. Kilby, department of the west, and these are expected to invade the unhallowed precincts of the Dump within a very few days or possibly hours, for the troops have already been served with marching orders and are now on their way. It should be explained that the department of the west above mentioned is not associated with the United States army nor with the Illinois state milita, but Is a section of the Salvation Army. The soldiers will be welcomed with open arms by the respectable element of the town, and even the hardened denizens of the dens and dives of the vicinity are awaiting the arrival of the Salvationists with interest. The spectacle of a "knee-drill" in the streets of West Hammond will certainly be a novel one, and as such cannot fail to appeal to those who are fond of variety. As appetites for variety j have been highly tutored for the past seven or eight years, by the large assortment of evils that hold sway in the Dump, there are now some formidable ones to cater to. The accounts of the doing of President Mak and his unsavory clique that have lately been printed in the Chicago papers are responsible for the promised, invasion The mob tactics finally adopted by the outraged citizens since the "degradation" of Police Captain Peters and Officer Johnson have arouse dthe officers of the Salvation Army to the fact that their presence in West Hammond was needed, and needed at once. It will be a novel situation in the Dump to hear in the place of cursing and ribald laughter, the singing of gos pel hymns ,the roll of drums and clash of cymbals. It is quite possible that President Mak, chastened by his recent punishment and fright at the hands of his constituents, may get religion and turn reformer. sharpers noi.vt; good I1VSIXESS 0 XEW GAME. Well Drenaed Mil Loses Valuable PI Tramp Finds it auil Sells It to a Farmer. Sharpers are working different games in Lake county and it is worth while to call attention to a rejuvenated confidence game that is being worked in Northern Wisconsin. The scheme which has the farmers biting: right and left is as follows: A well dressed man In a greatly agitated state of mind is seen searching a road near a farm house, and If the occupants do not come to him and ask what he Is searching for, he goes to them and tells them he has lost a very valuable scarf pin. Generally he says that the pin Is dear to him for association's sake as well as for its value. No pin is found but before taking his departure the stranger leaves his addreses and says he will pay 1150 reward if the pin should be recovered. This sets the farmer to thinking and he keeps up the search. Probably two or three days later a shabby looking tramp will knock at the door of the farm house and. after asking for a drink of water, will display a pin that he has found "down the road." The farmer jumps at the conclusion that he has found the pin that was lost by the rich appearing stranger and, with visions of J150 coming, he buys the pin from the tramp. The latter says he knows it's a good pin and he wont take less than $25 for it. The farmer hesitates, but generally the thought of $125 profit overcomes him and he gives up $25 to the tramp, who often is none other than the well-dressed stranger with a make-up, or else is a confederate. Needless to say, the pin is worthless and the address given by the , loser fictitious

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Rutttai M8c3ts m, but ETHODISTS WILL CONVENE AI LEBANON Annual Session Northwest Indiana Preachers to be Held Next Week. GOOD PROGRAM IS PLANNED Lake County to Furnish Large Dele gation Flrnt Meeting: AY ill be ' . Tuesday Aleut. Methodist preachers of Lake county are expected to leave Monday for Lebanon to attend the thirtyfifth annual session of the Northwest Indiana conference of the M. E. church. Bishop J. W. Hamilton of San Francisco will preside, and on Friday night will de liver a lecture on "Some People of Quality at Boston," the proceeds from the lecture going to the Methodists of San Francisco, who suffered a heavy prorerty loss in the recent earthquake and fire. The conference will open Tuesday evening. The welcome address will be delivered by Judge T. J. Terhune and the response will be made by the Rev. Charles W. Tinsley of Centenary church, Terre Haute. Many noted Methodists divines will attend the conference and deliver addresses. The speakers at the various anniversary meetings will be: Church Extension society, the Rev. J. M. King, D. D., of Philadelphia; Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational society, M. C. B. Mason, 1). D., Cincinnati; Woman's Foreign Missionary society, Mrs. S. W. Stephens, Grcencastle; Preachers Aid society, the Rev. William A. Quayle, Chicago; Sunday School Union, Dr. A. P. George, New York; Educational society. Dr. Edwin IT. Hughes, DePauw university; Missionary society, Dr. E. M. Taylor. Boston. Dr. Irwin Chapman of Los Angeles, Cal.. will conduct the temperance hour on Friday afternoon; the Rev. Alfred Kummer of Frankfort, will preach the missionary sermon and Dr. Edwin II. Hughes will have charge of the conference evangelistic services. The conference love feast will be held Sunday, Sept. 16 at 9:10 a. m.', and at 6:30 p. m. on the same day a big open air meeting in the court house square is planned. The assignment of ministers will be announced on Monday, Sept. 17. Three hundred visitors are expected to attend the conference. The conference has 171 members. Besides these there are fifteen on trial and 40.532 church members. 1.3SS probationers and 37,234 ounday scholars are represented. The church property in the conference Is valued at $1,604,335 and the value of the parsonages reaches $240,350. The conference contributes $4S.S09 for benevolent pur poses, $20,734 of this amount going to missions. Rev. L. S. Smith, who has in hand the building of the new church in Hammond, will likely be returned here for another year, as this is the wish of the officials of the church. LATEST FROM BEDFORD. Bedford. Ind., Sept. 7. Farmers In the vicinity of Tunnelton for some time have been missing lambs, chickens and pigs, and a search was made. They report that the tresspasser proved to be a snake, long as a telegraph pais, Sua with scaly sides, which tliey traced to a heretofore unknown cavern in a hillside. Wher. they approached the entrance a sharp hissing warned them away, and they fled In affright. An effort will be made to kill the reptile. THE WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Sunday.

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I just called to find out whan I'm due VOCABULARY ENLARGED. Onee we regarded AV'ebnter aa the man who knew it nil And we rated old man Wooater'a importance not no amnll. If we were Mumped about a word and wanted a siiKKention On niennlnK r orthography they settled every question. Hut that wait in the Rood old days before we'd got despondent About the Japan-Russo war and the staff war correspondent. We'd beard of individuals whose surnames sported owskia And ancient history records n few ovitcbes and obowskis. W knew Tangier was situate on Africa's XortU borders. And ob a pinch we could locate some more-or-less rip snorters. Bnt that was In the long ax. wbent wars wr.jiiot abundant And newspapers g;ot on without the festive ' correspondent. We wonder what's a 'basha' and just what 'C11 Cader" means, And toward which side the politics of Caid Driss Shawee leans. We yearn to see a "Kasabaj" for a seat we are full fain Within the shady "Meniooar" to rest our weary brain. For we read the morning papers we read them o'er and o'er And we've come to the conclusion that Morocco's fcone to war. We jcot the information from a column of strange diction That read as thought It wcr a pnrt-rnnsal!on of some fiction. Copped from a standard novel writ by a son of Allah And enriched with strange expressions like "EI Tolles," "Kaid" and "Mellah." We don't know much about it yet, but by the great born spoon, Jim Keeley's on the spot nnd he'll give us some more durn soon. LADS DOUAD OVER TO JUVENILE COURT. Capt. Austgen Instrumental In Getting Offenders Peddlers are Arrested for Violating Junk Law. Harry Giilen, aged 17, Guy Robertson, aged 16 and Guy Sherman, 13 years old, were bound over to the juvenile court yesterday after a preliminary hearing in Judge McMahan's city court. The charges against the two younger boys Is petit larceny while Gillen is charged with house breaking. All of the boys are east siders. The same officer who arrested the boys at the same time took into custody two Jewish peddlers for violating the Junk law. The peddlers were each put under $300 bonds and will have a hearing in the city court on Saturday, Sept. S. In making these arrests the officials feel that another gang of criminals has been broken up, whose numbers have for some time been stealing brass and other junk. Although the arrests were made only yesterday, the police had knowledge of the crimes for some time, but waited to secure evidence. It was larsxiy through the efforts of Capt. Anstgyn. who has gained a reputation for working among juvenile ofJfir.ders that the boys were caught. 1 i Capt. Austgen has been the means of putting many an erring youth on the right track by means of moral suasion, although It was in his power to put him behind the bars. The three boys had a hearing "ccfore Judge McM&hon at Crown Pol:;? yesterday and were sentenced to .a reform school at Plalnfield. They vrert taken there yesterday afternoon.

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for another outbreak!" Donahea In Cleveland Plain Dealer. International Sculling Race Comes Easy for English Crew. BRITONS FIRST THROUGHOUT , , at Yankeea Have Advantage of Course But are Forced to Stern Chase ffsram. P&ftol Snot Ao En (Special to Lak County Times.) Putney, Sept. 3th. (Via New York.) Cambridge won the great international boat race on the Thames today from Harvard, and did it with surprising ease. Harvard was beaten two lengths and never seemed to have a chance for victory. Cambridge's time was 19 minutes, 18 seconds. The record for the course! s 18 minutes, 47 seconds, made by Oxford in 1893. The official times were as follows: Cravenstep, 2 minutes, 19 seconds. 1 Mile post, 4 minutes, 7 seconds. Hammersmith bridge, 7 minutes, 13 seconds. Chlswick church, 12 minutes, 52 seconds. Barnes bridge, 16 minutes, 4 seconds. Winning post, 19 minutes, 18 seconds. Harvard Loses Toss. Harvard had a little bad luck in not winning the toss, the choice of posision carrying with it a slight advantage of wind and tide. Cambridge took the Surrey side after winning the tossfl Harvard was the first on the water, and the two crews were sent away at 425 promptly. As had been predicted, Cambridge at once shot into the lead. The advantage at the start was short, but the Cambridge boat steadily pushed Its nose ahead of the Yankees, and in the first two minutes the meager advantage of a quicker start, had been increased to a length. This was opposite Beverly. As the crews gallantly swung to their task the Yankees could not gain an Inch. XORMAX GILSOX ESCAPES DEATH BY XARROW MARGIN. Premature Discbarge of Shotgun In Hands of Boy Severely Frightens Him a'nd Causes Slight Wounds About Head. Norman Gilson. aged 3 6, narrowly escaped death yesterday while In a boat on the Calumet. His father's shotgun was accidently discharged, several of the shot penetrating the boys ear and the force of the explosion blowing off his hat. His face was badly burn ed by powder. The accident happened east of town where Norman and his father. Grant Gilson, were in a rowboat. The elder Gilson was in the river wading out toward a rail that he had shot. In the meantime the son spied more game and grasping the gun from under the seat prepared to shoot The trigger caught on the boat seat and the heavy load that was in the gun was discharged. For some time the boy was com pletely unnerved by the fright he had received. BOY LOSES EYE. Some time ago a Jew in Hammond named Singer, while in an ugly mood struck his young son. tearing the eye lose. The boy was removed to a Chi cago hospital and It was found neces sary to have the eye removed. The young fellow is getting along nicely

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J FIREMAN' JD. GREEX ' RELEASED FROM nOSPITAI Still Unable to Walk or Take Care of Himself Confined to his Room for Four Months During Hottest Season. Fireman Z. D. Green, familiarly known as "Pap" Green was released from St. Margaret's hospital today af ter four month's confinement. Mr. Green is still far from complete re covery from the terrible Injuries he received at the memorable Ahlendorf fire. In fact he will never be the sound man that he was. His left leg will be three Inches shorter than his right. It was this Injury that has given him and his doctor the most trouble. Though all his limbs were either brok en or crushed they had healed up long before his left leg did. The thighbone In It had to be wired and the incision kept open to administer medi cal care that was necessary. Today Mr. Green is able to stand alone for a short time with the aid of crutches, but it will be many more weeks before he will be able to walk arcund. Though crippled and helpless Mr. Green was a happy man when he was told that he would be released today, as he has been confined to his room for nearly four months during the hottest part of the summer. He was glad to return to his home but in his delight did not forget to express his sincere thanks to the kind sisters at St. Margaret's hospital and to his physician, Dr. H. E. Sharrer. To his untiring efforts and his re markable ability, I owe my life," said Mr. Green. His home is in 618 Tru man avenue. , "OTES OF THE FAIR. The exhibit of dozens of Crown Points' fairest young ladles could be seen at almost any spot on the grounds. Many think this one of the best attractions at the fair. Twelve busses made the trip back and forth from the depot to town and from town to the fair grounds. The fare was 10 cents each trip and the owners of these money makers did a rushing business all day. It 13 estimated that the driver of each buss took in an average of $50 a day for the three big days of the fair. The hotels were filled to the limit of their capacity. The demand for places to sleep was so great Thursday night that some of the professional men turned their offices over to their friends and let them sleep there. It was a case of "stand In line and wait for your turn" at every eating house in the city. There must have been a ton of grub devoured at Smalls', and the Commercial hotel had all the boarders they could accomodate. Jl'MOR PLAY EAST CHICAGO. The Joe Long Juniors will go over to East Chicago tomorrow and try conclusions with the big team over there on their enclosed grounds. This will be a sort of a try out to prepare the boys for a possible game for 100 a side with the Conkey team-

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See Page Four. LEAGUE. 5 6 7 8 Q 10 11 R H D-ESJ Gibson. -EE3 -ESS on -LZ21 Baj fpslfcajsjTft uresnahan. LEAGUE. R H AID1TOH BIULKU TO Slli FOR RECOVERY OF TAXES. Insurance Companies ' In Question State Will Have to Ilenr Ilnrdrn of the Suit. It seems that Warren Bigler, auditor of state, will have to sue for the insurance taxes retained by James IL Rice while he was auditor of etate in 1884. When the exact amount that thn auditor retained was discovered Bigler wrote to each of the companies whose taxes were not paid into the treasury, advising them of the amounts that they were alleged to owe, and demanding the payment of this money. But the companies have not paid, though the demand has been out for over two weeks. Some have written In giving a flat-footed refusal; others have a'sked for time, but the most of them have made no response. The auditor 13 said to be determined to collect the money he claims is due the state, and he can follow - of. two courses, either sue each of the forty-five corr .nies in the federal court or revok their license to do business in the state. In the first instance the, burden of the suit will be on .the state. In the second instance the question would probably come to issue in the attempts or the Insurance companies to enjoin the auditor from revoking! their license. In this case the burden would be put, rather on the companies. The auditor will not say what course he will pursue, in fact, he will not discuss tho matter at all. other than to say that he will attempt to make this collection. STOVE POLISH EXPLODES. The cook Etove in the Cordrey home In 344 State street wai undergoing" the Saturday shine, which is a strenuous one, when it caused the explosion, of the stove blackening-- There jwas more fright than fire in the house for some time and the lire department responded, reaching there in time to see that its run was unnecessary. THE DEATH OF EIIVS SHORTRIDGE. Edys the daughter of Mr. and Mrs." E. L. Shortridge, passed away at three o'clock this morning from exhaustion following diptheria. Th3 funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from the home in 437 East State street, and on account of the danger of Infection will be private. Edys a;e was 6 years, 11 months and 2 days. STREET CAR SERVICE CHAXGEl). Beginning Monday morning the Green line, which formerly run only between. South Chicago and Whiting, will run on to East Chicago, and the Blue line which runs from Conkey aevnue to Whiting will only run to East Chicago. Before there were four cars running between Hammond and Whiting, they now will take off two, which leaves only two cars running between Conkey avenue and East Chicago. It begins to look like the street car company Is trying to give the people poorer instead of better service, and undoubtedly there will be quite a kick m.de against this change.

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