Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 144, Hammond, Lake County, 5 December 1906 — Page 1

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August Ganzlk. who resided at the corner of 103rd street and Indiana boulevard, was interred officially with all the rites of the church, last June. Two brothers came on from Pennsylvania to attend the funeral and were joined at the bier by a brother-in-law and a sister residing in Colehour. Rov. John Parscouta paid a tribute to the virtues of the dead man,' whose mangled remains had been picked up at 93rd, on the right of way of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The man had been hit by a train. The body was duly Identified, the coroner's Jury sat upon the case, August Ganzik's family saw that he was given a respectable funeral and then got busy with a horde of ambulance chasing lawyers and the B. & O. claim agent. The accident was investigated thoroughly by the railroad authorities, who acknowledged at the end that their servants were in some measure responsible for Ganzik's death. A settlement was arrived at. Last Saturday afternoon the claim agent Informed the bereaved family that as soon as a few formalities were complied with the claim would be paid. While the sister and brother-in-law sat at dinner that evening sorrowfully debating the question of how to invest the railroad's bounty there came a knock at the door. The brother-in-law arose to admit: August Ganzlk! The brother-in-law put his hand to his eyes and backed up. The sister creamed and then swooned. After order was restored August was besought for an explanation of his prolonged absence. There was no falling on necks. The brotluT-ln-law was shocked and surprised. Within the sister there raged a battle of conflicting emotions. August was sullen and uncommunicative. He refused to say where ho had been and declared bluntly that It was nobody's business but his own. He gave his relatives to understand that if they carelessly identified the remains of somebody else for his own they could stand the expense. In other words, It was strictly none of his funeral. In the meantime the body to which the Ganziks gave burial remains unknown.

" NOTHING 10 IT" jfflS ANSLEY Ex-Justice Ansley Denies Shortage Charge Made By Reiland. CALLS IT "SOOR GRAPES" Has Already Made Accounting to Township and State Report is Forthcoming Soon. Homes Ansley of Indiana Harbor, ex-justice of the peace, who was put in hot water at the beginning of the Week, because of a statement made by George Reiland, recently elected Justice Of the peace, to the effect that he (Reiland) refused to take over Ansley'a court records until Ansley had made an accounting for $630, made his final report to Trustee Richard Schaaf yesterday. So far as this office and township is conoernt'd he is now under no farther obligations to the latter. He says moreover, that when he make his final report to the state toward the end of this month his official accounts will all be legally disposed of. The sum that Ansloy turned over to Trustee Schaaf yesterday amounted to $230 and covered a period of nearly two years. Ansley claims it Is a case of sour grapes nth Reiland, who is sore because he was denied the privilege of taking over the books and court recJ ..s of ie retiring Justice to whose office he spired. It is Jtnown that there Is bad blood between Ansley and Reiland and when the former stepped out of office he was careful hat his dockets should go into any hnds excepting those of Reiland. This could bo easily done, and accorling to law, too, which provides that the records shall be turned over to the nearest Justice of the peace. "When Ansley was about to step out of office Justice "W. A. Jordan of Hammond, stepped in for a time and upon his withdrawal was followed by Justice Jones of Whiting, who Is now continuing the office. Would Shift Responsibility. Reiland, who started the racket with his information to the newspapers, is trying to shift his responsibility In the matter although last Monday ho quoted Ansley ad say: "I am $650 short, but intend to leave for Panama soon" and at the same time gave out the impression that for this reason he refused to take over the court records 1 of the outgoing Justice of the peace. He furthermore said that Ansley admitted he was uuable to make a correct report becausu certain files were missing. In speaking to n representative for The Lake County Times yesterday, Ansley admitted that a number of tiles were missing but explained that they were old ones and of no consequence. In the meantime Trustee Richard Schaaf has had troubles of his own because of the dilatoriness of nearly every justice of the peace in the township. By some he has been entirely Ignored when he called for reports and one or two he says, tried to snub him. Trustee Schaaf was, however, not so easily rut off and soon began to swing his club. He is now holding it over the head of one of the out stepping Justices of the peace, who has refused to make a report to him. Mr. Schaaf has writ ten to State's Attorney Chas. Miller on the question and if necessary he will send his Inspector to Investigate the matter. "You can make up your mind that I am going to get everything that Is coming to the township," said Mr. Schaaf this morning when he showed the collection of $230 from Ansley and at the same time collections that were due during the term of. his predecessor,

Mr. Schaaf has been putting In time during the past two weeks in straightening up accounts of the Justices of the peace. NOW PLAN ANOTHER STORY TO NEW BANK BUILDING. A. II. Tapper Who Will Erect a New Home for the Citizens German ntiounl Hank Sees Xeed for More Oillee Iloom. Owing to the present great demand for modern and up-to-date office rooms and the fact that the demand will be even greater when the Majestic block is converted into a hotel, Tony Tapper has decided to make the new Citizens' German National bank building three stories instead of two. This will make the new building an Imposing structure and will improve the looks of South Hohman street considerably. The whole main floor will be used for bank purposes but the two upper floors will be converted into office rooms. It is also said that te change, in 'plans'Involves the installing of an elevator to make the upper floor more ac-cessable.

! CALUMET AVENUE WILL BE ONE HUNDRED FEET WIDE Members of the Itonrcl of Public AVorks Have Praetloall y Decided to Recom mend to the Council that Improvements be Made. The board of public works have practically decided to widen Calumet avenue to a width of 100 feet. Yesterday afternoon all of the members of the board took a Jaunt out on Calumet avenue and came back enthused over the idea. Calumet avenue Is now eighty feet wide, but it is proposed to widen it to 100 feet so that it may eventually be used as a business thoroughfare. It is proposed to take ten feet oft from the lots on each side of the street. The members of the board realize that the rapid growth of the city will make other business streets necessary and they , are showing considerable foresight in taking measures to make an ideal street of Calumet avenue before it is so Improved that the expense of the widening will be prohibitive. It Is understood that this is but the first of several improvements of a like nature that have been contemplated for some time. TROUBLE FOR THE MAJESTIC TENANTS. May be Hast of Legal Proceedings by Office Tenants Who are to be Put Out to Make Room for Remodeling Hostelry. Rothschild & Co. of tho Model Clothing store, who occupy the building that is soon to be transferred Into the rotunda of the remodeled Hotel Ma jestic say they are not worrying about a possible site for their store which they will be obliged to move as soon as building operations for the hotel Improvements begin. The Glennons lease on the premises will begin May 1 Rothschilds & Co. say they have their eye on a number of good properties which offer desirable possibilities for ;x thriving trade and they have already secured options on a couple of these. In the meantime office tenants in the building that is to be appropriated by the Majestic people, are frothing at the mouth. Many have been located there for some time and resent the idea of locating elsewhere. Some of the tenants threaten to bring legal proceedings to establish their rights in the premises and threats to enjoin the property owners from compelling them to give up their rooms in the building have been made. GOSTLIN TO SEW YOHK. Postmaster W. H. Gostlin is visiting In New York. A message from him to day says that he has heard and Bond; seen the animal Caruso house, Broadway at Its best and all the rest of It He will come back In a few days more In love with Hammond than ever.

Gentlemen CHRISTMAS STORMY AND COLD; HICKS MAKES PREDICTION. Rain Will Come and Good Run of Sleighing Is Assured Storm Period cn the loth. In his forecast for December Rev. Ira Hicks says: "A cold wave will spread southward and eastward, reaching most parts of the country from about the 3rd to tha 6th. Make your arrangements for storms, with more or less rain, the rain turning to snow. Look for falling barometer rising temperature, growing cloudiness and decided winter storms, reaching a culmination, with possibly winter lightning and thunder about the 10th. A regular storm period covers the 12th to the 16th, having its center on the 13th. In all reason this will prove one of the most effective storm periods for December. By the 13th a general change to warmer, with low barometer, will be moving eastward in western sections. The temperature will increase end the barometer continue to fall as these conditions .progress eastward. Cloudiness will increase and by the 14th to 15th general rain and wind storms will develop. "A reactionary storm period is cen tral on the 19th, 20th and 21st. As this is at the center of the December, or winter, solstice period it will be safe to count in a period of prolonged stormy and severe weather. Storms will be more general and marked on and touching the 19th and 20th, but threatening to storming conditions on land and sea will continue over the 21st and 22nd into the storm period following. "A regular storm period is central on Christmas day. From about the 24th to the 27th look for the lowest fall of the barometer in December. Violent rain and snow storms will gather rapidly in western parts and move eastward with widening areas and increasing energy. This is a period in which many parts of the country will bo visited by destructive sleet. "A reactionary storm period is central on the 30th and 31st. As the year goes out more storms of sleet and snow will be passing across tne country. with the probabilities good for greater accumulations of snow and ice from previous storms and cold m most parts of this country." KILLED TWENTY SQUIRRELS. August Koeniger must know where to find squirrels for he went out yesterday and killed twenty. He gave part of them away and brought about ten of them home. He says they were shot near Glen Park on the Nickel P ate and that the hunting is fine in that vicinity. The bushy tailed fellows were fat and sleek and have evidently been living on the fat of the land. A belt on one of the big dynamos in the electric lighting plant at East Chli cago broke and was thrown with such i force against the door that It knocked j a large hole in the door. The dynamo ' was revolving at such rate when the i accident occurred that when the belt i broke it was twisted off its foundation,

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SIX ARE DEAD ONE IS DYING Chicago Police Investigating an Alleged Poison Plot. (Special to Lake County Times.) Chicago, Dec. 5. The suicide of Mrs. Rose Vrzal, 1536 "West 50th street, the sixth member of her family to die within nine months, has tingled up the investigation into what is believed to have been Chicago's most startling poison plot of years. The woman died today as the result of poison while the investigation of the deaths of her husband and four children was at its height. The police have obtained evidence that shows the woman to have been involved in a fued. A son of Mrs. Vrzal, 17 years old, was stricken with heart disease when his mother died. His condition is serious and he may prove the seventh victim in the family. The police are investigating the two theories. First Inspector Shippy de clares that he has evidence of a fea that existed between a relative of Mrs. Vrzal and herself, because Mrs. Vzral had declared she would not leave any of her money to this relative. Second Inspector Shippy declares he is in possession of evidence relating to a romance in which Mrs. Vrzal had received the attentions of a man who wished to marry her. As soon as Coroners Physician Lewke has finished a postmortem examination over Mrs. Vrzal's body Coroner Hoffman and Inspector Shippy will appear before one of the court Judges and ask for an order permitting the exhumation of the body of Ella Vrzal, the last child to die. The husband and four daughters o! Mrs. Vrzal died before her. Their bodies will probably be ex humed to determine whether they were poisoned with arsenic. VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH, Coroner Holds Inquest Over Remains of Infant Daughter of Chrles Sherard. "Accidental death, lying smothered in the bed clothes," was the verdict of Coroner Hosklns this afternoon after holding an inquest over the remains of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Chas. Sherard, 14S Douglas street. In terment took place this afternoon. The infant was found dead in bed yesterday morning where it had been sleeping between Mr. and Mrs. Sherard. They had spent the greater part of the previous night out of bed with the child and on the following night decided to take it to bed with them in order to give it better care. Awaking in the morning they found the child smothered to death,

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WOULDN'T TAKE THE MONEY; MEN TRY TO BRT'R'R HOPPFP la-uin nil -D.tu.JO, tUrrjjXV. Arrested For Disturbing the Peace i ! Two Young Fellows Display a Wad Hut It Doesn't Work In Hammond. Two young men were taken Into custody by Officer Whitaker yesterday afternoon for causing a disturbance at the Erie depot and caused those who saw the arrest considerable amuse ment by offering the officer a wad of money if he would let them go. They found that they were deal ing with men of a different calibre than orhcers they read about in the Chicago newspapers, when the officer refused the money and marched them all the faster to the station. Whitaker was not a litle embarrassed at the way he had been sized up and quite angry at the Imputation that he was open to a bribe. EAST LAWN SUBDIVISION SOLD TO J. S. BLACKMAN. Purchases Jointly With E. I'llrlrh, Tract Embracing 135 Lots Property of John Y. Chisholm of IIIooijiIur ton. John Y. Chisholm of Bloomlngton, III., was in Hammond yesterday and while here disposed of his East Lawn subdivision to J. S. Blackman and E. Ullrich. The purchase price was $16,000. The East Lawn subdivision is lo cated on the East bide, between the Michigan Central tracks and the Calu met river and takes in the following treets, Logan, Indiana ave., Michigan avenue, and V llcox. Mr. Blackman stated this morning that the lots would be put on sale at once and could, be bought either on the installment plan. or cash. The subdivision consists of over 15 acres. AWARD FRANCHISE TO ELECTRIC COMPANY. Grants Right to Huilil Spur Track to Connect Goshen, South Itend & Chicago Road With ChIcag-XeiT York Electric Line. (Special to Lake County Times). LaPorte, Dec. 5. The county commissioners of LaPorte county this morning granted a franchise to the Goshen, South Bend & Chicago railroad to build a spur track from a point in this city to connect with the main line of the projected Chicago-New York Electric line which traverses Lake county. The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad company has contracted for a site near Michigan City for the building of the monster power house, which is to operate the cars between South Bend and Hammond. VACIA STILL IX DANGER. Paul Vacal. the Indiana Harbor man. who was stabbed by Steve Kodez, his Hungarian countryman. Is still In a critical condition at St. Margaret's hospital. His recovery Is not expected. His assailant Is at the East Chicago police station and last evening, after being 'sweated" by the authortes, ptaaded guilty to tt stabbing.

STILL li THE AIR

Aldermen Inclined to Go Slow in Giving Michigan Central Franchise. FEAR IT WiLLBE A JOKER Nickel Plate Specifications For Station House Regarded as Too Stingy. Now that a new Michigan Central station is almost in sight for Hammond, it stnl seems to be in a rough sea when it comes up for discussion in the city council. Although the ordinanee granting the Michigan Cen4 . . . . , - , tral the right of way over Hammond struts with three additional tracks. was read for a second time, still there was some hesitation to let it o to its tnira reading ror rear that there may bo a trap-door somewhere throusrh which tlie- company might escape instead of living up to its contract in giving Hammond a new depot and con sequently the third reading and passage was deferred until the next ses sion of the council. In plans submitted to the board of public works and the members of the

council was shown a depot similar to whos6 maiden name was Johanna Seione now in Do wag lac, Mich. In return ln&er their son Louis, and Frederick

for the desired franchise the Michigan Central people promise to give Hammond such a depot. Go Slow, Says Becker. Alderman Becker was In favor of

making haste slowly until the council many xrienas and acquaintances ia sees its way clearly. Mr. Eastwood Hammond because of his feeble conon the other hand, urged that the con- dltion, yet It came as quite a shock:

tract should be closed now and thus assure the depot, because of the pos- I sibility of the company's withdrawal In case the Injunction now pending I against the city should be decided In favor of the company and a right thereby given the latter to lay Its additional three tracks without the now seemingly necessary franchise Both tne standg taken by Mes by Messrs. Becker and Eastwood are for the bet terment of the city, and while Mayor Becker Is very much In favor of the depot, he would nevertheless like to see the injunction taken Into the courts and there have It decided whether a railroad company has a right to lay additional tracks on its right of way over streets that. were platted after the right of way was se cured. Should the court decide In favor the company it would relieve the council and the mayor from the distasteful work of granting or giving away franchises. Mckel Plate Plnn Not Considered. The specifications that the Nickel Plate railroad company submitted for a new depot that it is willing to give for another track franchise, was not considered at all, on the grounds that the new depot would be too email and was referred back to the board of pub11c works with Instructions that a depot similar to the one which the Mlchigan Central Is ready to furnish, is desired. An appropriation recommended by City Controller J. D. Smalley, for the reduction of the $1,690 assessment on Fayette street, wa3 made and amounted to $529.25. Aldermen Schroeter and Pascally made complaints about the street lights and the South IIohman street pavement, respectively, and conse-1 quently the city attorney was ordered to write to the South Shore Gas & Electric company telling them that

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Qf public works was instructed to look after the South Hohman street pavement. A OBSERVATIONS OF ARTIE. "Everybody seems to be selling lots' said Artie, as he stood In the doorway of Summers' drutf store to keep out of the rain. "Pretty nearly ever man yon meet has some real estate scheme that he's going to make money on as soon as Hammond Kets to booming. That's where I lose out. I've always had faith In Hammond and have stood by this city through thick nnd thin. I know where I think I could Invest some money and make n chunk. In fact I know a man that would sell a lot at a cheap price and I know a man that would buy that same lot for a good price, and here I have to let these good things slip by just because I havn't got the money to Invest. Why, I'd be worth a thousand dollars if I only had the money. Well, I've got to jtet busy." Cut out the yearning, Artie. What's yonr dope on the weatherf Rain turning to snow tonight followed by clearing weather Thursday decidedly colder Thursday.

LOUIS HEINTZ

Pioneer Later Chicagoan and Hammondita Breathes His Last. MS OFJPOPLEIT Has BeCn Sufferin& Some 111116 Stroke So Friends Were Pre pared for the End. Louis Ileintz, one of the pioneer bus! ness men of Chicago, the one-time owner of the site of the Chicago stocls yards and ex-member of the board o trade and one of the most prominent . t, , . . . " ndimnunu, tuea ai nis noma m . 542 bouth IIohman Btreet las nnt a 8:() from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy which came several days ago. Mr. Heintz suffered the first stroke about two years ago but recovered from It although the attack left hlra in a feeble condition. It is believed that this weakened condition brought on by old age was as much responsible for his death as the recent stroke of apoplexy. Mr- Heintz is survived by his wife. ilelnlz ltle son r Louis, who wai afterwards adopted by the ffrandfathe as a sonAlthough the news of Mr. Helntt death - wlll not come as a surprise to hi to thQ community where ho was known for bo long. Louis Heintz was born In AlBace, France. April 8; 1827, and when 13 years of ape. ciu'to Ax.iica, to niakfa--, his fortune. Upon'-landing in this country he went , directly to Chicago and soon became engaged In business. Mr. Heintz owned the first flour store In Chicago and becoming very prosperous bought out Dan Davidson and John Rawleigh who were then engaged In the grain business. From the grain business the next tep was to own sev eral large elevators and then he be came a member of the board of trade. or several years ho was well known on the 'change in Chicago. At the time of the great Chicago fire Heintz was one of the few lucky ones who escaped the fury of the flames and quickly grasping the opportunity that waa presented by the rebuilding of the clt' he actually made money, because or the fire. At one tlme ho owned the present " OI ine union stock yards and he was the an who sold a large portion of the tract to the promoters t the Sreat enterprises which afterwards made Chicago the meat packing center of the world. Later on Mr. Heintz engaged In th real estate, business in Chicago and It was while he was interesting himself ,n various real estate enterprises that hIa attention was attracted to Hammono. About the time of the panio In 1898 air- Heintz suffered reverses and lost most of a large fortune that he had accumulated. Acting upon the advice of his son he purchased the block at the corner of State and Hohman streets and has watched It Increase in value until now it Is the best paying prop erty in Hammond and Is estimated to be worth $100,000. Besides this he ha South Hohman street and owns sev eral other valuable pieces of property, in this city. The funeral will be held from St. Paul's Lutheran church Friday morning, after which the remains will ba taken to Chicago where they will b interred in the Graceland cemetery. STREET CAR CO. TO LAY SWITCH. At the meeting of the Whiting city council Tuesday night the South Chl cago City Railway company waa granted the privilege of laying a switch on 119th street between Ohio and Pennsylvania avenues. This question was brought before the council several month3 ago when the company asked for the right to lay a switch so the cars could run direct to East Chicago, making this their transfer poln Instead of Whiting. The aldermen thought this a good op portunity to ask for better service and double truck cars, such as are used oa the blue line. The company disregarded the request and began running the cars through by changing the trolley and fender when they arrived at Putnam's corner. Then they went around the loop and passengers would be surprised to find they were going backwards. This caused such delay and irregular service that people having five or six blocks to go would get off and walk rather than wait for the car. The situation became so alarming the aldermen were forced to take up the matter again, and decided rather than have the people, who were compelled to patronize the company, inconvenienced in such a manner, thsy would grant the privilege.

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