Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 126, Hammond, Lake County, 13 March 1907 — Page 3

Wednesday, March 13, 1007. PAGE THREE

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

ROBERTS DALE NEWS

Mtes Lena Simon of 427 Pearl streot. Is seriously ill with scarlet favor. Miss Anna Min3berg of Harrison avenue, shopped In Chicago yesterday. Mrs. Frank Beuhler and Miss Mamie Eggers were Chicago visitors Monday. Mrs. Louis Horndobler of Roberts avenue, entertained out of town relatives yesterday. Mrs. Charles Stross sr.. entertained the Iiobertsdale Pedro club today at ner home In Roberts avenue. Mesdames Benj. Oakley and Harry Dunning of Indiana leltJyS acted business in Chicago yesterda.. SLS -ricare of Dr. Laue, Miss Myrtle Soltwedle returned to hti home in Michigan City. Ind after spending several days here visiting friends and relatives. The Ladles' Aid of the Evangelical church meets at the home of Mrs. John Blaul In Roberts avenue. Thursday afternoon. March 14. All members are requested to be present. The members of the Robertsdale Slavish Catholic church solemnized the forty hours devotional services at the church which began Sunday morning and ended Tuesday evening with solemn possession of about one one hundred little children all dressed in white. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend jour heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their kindness and sympathy tendered us in our bereavement through the death of our beloved son, Frances. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Fruitt. WINDSOR PARK E. L. Hassenstein, 249 76th street, Is now living In Gary where his business is located. W. G. Mathlas and family of 7734 Bond avenue will soon leave Windsor Park to reside in Woodlawn. Tomorrow evening at Jones hall, a l aril net- nltrht and card party will be given by Friendship Council No Royal League. 130 Work has been started on the new grounds of the Windsor Golf club, which extends from Colfax to Yates avenue, and 73th to 79th streets. Several of the ladies of St. Margar et's church will meet at the home of Mrs. Dr. Nixon Davis, 7564 Bond ave nue tomorrow afternoon for the pur pose of making vestments for the en larged Easter choir. One of the most important events of the season in the estimation of the Windsor Park children, is the moving of the house of II. L. Ilecker from 80th street and Bond avenue. With continued steady progress its destination, 71st street and Bond avenue, will soon ' reached. GARY NEWS FIRST EMPLOYMENT AGENCY B. WALDER, PROPRIETOR. CORNELIUS SCIIANZER, Mgr. Steamship Ticket Agency Foreign Exchange Real Estate Office - - Hotel Fltz - - Gary. A. C. HUBER Cignrs, Stationery, Candies Lake County Times and all Chicago Papers. Prospect Ave. on the hill. QARY, IND. WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Only High Grade Goods THE GARY Buffet and Restaurant Charles Della-Chlesa. Prop. Broadway Gary, Ind. STEWART & ROWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Will be pleased to give you estimates on your building. Post Office Building, East Chicago. Hank Bldg.. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. HOBART NEWS Henry Ittel transacted Chicago Monday business In George Me lion visited Hammond Sunday. friends in Mrs. P. F. Jacobson spent Monday and Tuesday in the citv. Mrs. John VanLester is confined to her home with the mumps. Ed Scheldt and John L Feistcr were Chicago visitors yesterday. Miss Mary McAuliff went to Chicago Monday to visit friends for a few days. Misses Wanda Wettengel and Carrie Seholler visited relatives in Chicago Monday. A large band through Hobart sign of spring. of Gypsies yesterday. passed Another Edward, one of the twin babies of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Springman, is very sick with pneumonia. Sneak thieves entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clark, one day last week and stole several pretty dishes Xroin Mrs. Clark's sideboard.

INDIANA HARBOR

Max Glass business. is in Chicago today on Miss Margaret Roup is shopping in Chicago today. Mrs. C. P- Burdick of the Lake Front i3 in Chicago visiting relatives today. j. J. Dunsing of Chicago made a number of business calls here today. Charles Lucas of Burbon, Ind., is visiting Charles McCrum for a few days. William Burton, manager of the telephone exchange, is in Chicago today on Important business. One of the curiosities in town is the Easter rabbit in the window of the I. Meyers Clothing company. Fred McKnight of the local freight office of the Lake Shore, who is ill with typhoid fever at St. Margaret's hospital, is reported much improved. V,'. Patterson of the Patterson department store, who is ill with typhoid fever, was taken to St. Margaret's hospital yesterday by Undertaker Teal. When in Indiana Harbor call on Al Kaufman and have a good dinner. Best in the country for 25 cents. We also carry the best line cf liquors arid cigars. 3323 Michigan avenue, Indiana Harbor. $3.50 Commutation Ticket $3.00 When in Indiana Harbor Remember THE NEW STAR RESTAURANT Wm. Poppas. Prop. Block Avenue Near Michigan Ava, First-clans Meals serve! at all hours. STEWART & BOWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Will be pleased to give you estimates on your building. Post Office Building, East Chicago. Bank Bldg., INDIANA HARBOR, IND. DYER NEWS Peter .Beiriger of Griffith was a Dyer visitor yesterday. John L. Keilman transacted business in Chicago yesterday. Mrs. Mat Hilbrich of Schererville was a Dyer visitor yesterday. Rev. Berger of Steger, 111., with Rev. J. Flach yesterday. visited John Keilman of St. John was a Dyer business visitor yesterday. The C. O. F. Court, No. 10 6, held its regular meeting Monday evening. Rev. Keyser from Wanatah made a pleasant call on Rev. Flach yesterday afternoon. Miss Katie Beiriger of Chicago Heights returned to her home last night. Mrs. Nich Hilbrich of Schererville is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Grelving. This forenoon at 9 o'clock the interment of the late Herman K. Diem, who died of paralysis yesterday, were laid to their last resting place In St. Joseph's cemetery. RENSSELAER NEWS Repairs on the opera house are well under way. Ira Sigler, the court reporter, is at Kentland this week. Fred Phillips mado to Chicago yesterday. a business trip Judge C. W. Hnnley is holding court at Kentland this week. Al Cato's family is all down with the grip, and all are very sick. Notice All who have not got their premiums at Cox's news stand, call and get thtm. The contractors on the stone road, Thompson & Smith, are getting ready to begin work and will rush all the work. ' The franchise for the electric rail way was granted at the council meet ing Monday evening and Mr. Infield Is very much elated today over the prospects of the road and thinks it will be built in less than one year. The Strumberg dredge Is up to the railroad bridge and will have to wait until next Sunday to go through. The last train run will be the 11:05 and the bridge will be cut out and be put back for the early morning paper train. LOWELL NEWS Mrs. Bernard Bug of Hammond visited at the home of Louis Bug several days the present week. Miss Edith Thorn, for the past two or three months a guest at the h,pme of her cousin. Mrs. Charles Smith, has returned to her home in Chicago. Mr. Powell of Fairberry, III., is building a house for James Little, down in West Creek township. Mr. Powell has just completed a house to replace the one destroyed by fire on the old Black place. Forest Griesel graduated with high honors in bookkeeping at the Metropolitan college. He came home to visit for a few days but received a telegram yesterday to return and take charge of a class in place of one of the instructors, who Is sick.

Clifford Wiley,' a former resident of Lowell but now of Englewood. was in Lowell the fore part of the week visiting relatives. He informs us that the Wiley brothers have the contract

for building a $50,000 business and opera house block at Brazil, Ind. WHITING NEWS Rev. and Mrs. John Parascouta were in Chicago yesterday. Frank Eaton of New York avenue is serving on the petit jury during the month of March. Mrs. Perrigo of Llbertyville, 111., is the guest of her daughters, Mesdames Ilaus and Flowers. The Christian Endeavor will attend the Calumet Union meeting at Hammond tomorrow evening-. Mrs. Maurice 0"Neil of Sheridan ave nue is visiting at the home of her daughter in Bloomington, 111. Patrick Chronike of Valparaiso is the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy VanCamp of Ohio avenue. Robert Ingraham smashed his finger quite badly yesterday while at his work as switchman for the Standard Oil. A wreck on the street car line at One Hundredth street last night, was the cause of no cars running through here for two hours. Mesdames II. M. Trowe, R. Klose and Mr. and Mrs. Anton Noeller attended tho funeral of Mr. Weikel of Chester ton, yesterday. the Christian Lndeavor held its monthly social meeting in the parlors of the Congregational church last night. Games were played, refreshments served and a general good time was had by all. The son and daughter of Andrew I-lanigan, whose body was held at Hellwig's morgue, arrived from Cleveland this morning, and will leave with the remains on the Lake Shore at 9:11 tonight for Cleveland, where the fu neral will occur. The death of Mrs. Rosina Swansnn occurred at her home in Stieglitz Park Monday after a lingering illness with cancer. Mrs. Swanson was a vprv rs. spected resident of this suburb, and although her death was expected for some time, it came as a severe shock to her husband and two children who are left to mourn her loss. Mrs. Robert Klose entertained several of her lady friends at her home in One Hundred and Nineteenth street Monday in honor of her birthday. This is annual gathering and each year Mrs. Klose receives several rresents in token of the high esteem in which she is held. The out of town guests were: Mesdames William Trowe, Lyons, Fleming and Stein of Chicago. Men's Club Entertains. On Monday evening a most interestlng event occurred in the parlors of the congregational church, where the members of the Men's club entertained the members of the Ladies' Aid society, in return for the hospitality which they showed toward the men's club on the night of its organization. It was surprising to see how well the gentlemen managed the affairs and to see the elegant refreshments which were served. Many of the ladies were surprised to learn how well their husbands were versed in the culinary art. During the evening Attorney John E. Wayman of Chicago spoke on "The Consciousness of Guilt, Macbeth." Mr. Wayman Is an exceptionally clever speaker and the lecture was enjoyed by all. HEGEWISCH NEWS WILLIAM KOSE riT?AnTT'TTTr'Q TTTTTTir. ATn VJ Al V ViJ JL' JJJLJA' A. V.1 Jr ' GAS FIXTURES. 13200 ONTARIO ST. HEGEWISCH THEATRICAL NOTES. Stetson's collosal, dramatic and scenic production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," comes to the Towle opera house on Friday afternoon and night, March 15. This production far sur passes that of last season in every par ticular and will be the best seen here Special attention has been given to the staging of the piece, and several seenic effects are magnificent. The thrilling, floating ice scene on the Ohio river. St. Clair's plantation with the house and garden by moonlight, and the cotton fields beyond, and the su perb transformation scene at the end of the last act are among the greatest One of the largest organizations of white and colored artists ever gathered together in one combination have been engaged dv -ur. ieon u . vv asnburn lor inis season, e ery one or whom was selected for his or her adaptability for the part assigned. A clever lot of colored people add materially to the production by a number of high class specialties. Col Sawyers prize pack of genuine Siberian bloodhounds, a lot of beautiful Shetland ponies, trick donkeys, etc., are also with this great combination. The street parade has two bands of music, a number of gorgeous chariots, tableaux wagons and little carriages built at a large outlay of money, making it the finest free street pageant ever given by any similar organization. Idleness as a Cause of Gossip. "Do "women gossip more than men?" asks an exchange. They do, because they have more time and not because they have the stronger Inclination for it. An idle man can beat a woman gossiping seven days out of every week. Springfield Republican. If you nntit to know hovr Mr. 31cLausblin sold his cow" ask the advertising department of THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES.

ONE DAY'S GRIST IN SOUTH CHICAGO

SHIP YARDS WORKERS OUT Oil Sill Seven Hundred Men Quit in Sympathy With Union Men in East. The meeting of the Boiler Makers' and Iron Ship Builders' local union in Blomberg's hall, One Hundred and First street and Ewing avenue, last night, resulted in a declaration to strike in sympatny wnn tne unions in Cleveland and other eastern cities who are striking for a 10 per cent. - " . . . . ri .i raise m wages. .rtuuui iuu men are directly affected by the strike order, which was voted as a result of the ap peal of International President J. I Dunne and Business Agent A. G. Wandt of Cleveland. Nearly S00 other work ers in the ship yards will be thrown out of work as a result of the strike. which will tie up the local ship yards right in the height of the ship-build ing season. If the strike, it not speedily settled business stagnation will result on the East Side, where the ship yards furnish a large portion or the population with employment Little trouble on account of the strike is anticipated at present, out Lieutenant Ryan of the East Side sta tion has Increased his detail of of ficers in the neighborhood of the ship building plant. The strikers are con fident of winning their fight, as they believe it is Impossible for their places to be filled by skilled workmen, and unskilled labor cannot be trained for the work The office of the Chicago Ship Build ins company today statea to au in quires that operations had not been suspended, and that the company was standing pat on a refusal to acquiesce in the demands of the strikers. Preslent indications are that it will be a fight to the finish between tne uoner Makers' and Iron Ship Builders' un ion and the American Ship Building company, which controls the output of vessels for lake and ocean navigation in America. The union is said to have gathered together in the past four years a defense fund of a million and a half dollars. ARRESTED FOR HOLD-UP. Edward Maher, South t lilcajso"s uad Man, Again in the Tolls. Edward Maher. said to be an exconvict and declAd by the police to be South Chicago's bad man. was arrested by Detectives Barchard and skiba last night after a severe struggie. He was charged with attempting to rob Maud Bean of 9172 Harbor avenU6i on Ninety-second street near Buffyn nvr..ie. Maher is said to have boarded a red line in u oodlawn at the same time his victim got aboard, and when she got off he followed her. Ho attempted to grab a hand bag that the woman was carrying, and when sho screamed he struck her. The detectives heard the disturbance and came to the scene. Maher put up a desperate fight and was with great difficulty taken to the patrol box. Both detectives were thoroughly exhausted when they finally landed their prisoner. SALESMAN IS GALLANT. Saves the Day for I.ndy Whose "Tout Ensemble" is Threatened. The chivalrous action of Harry Wecker, a popular South Chicago salesman, today saved the draperies of a , , . ,.. t larK- frnm t.Ainr n 1 Qft rr q -n tt r i of XTIt ty-first street and Commercial avenue. Something known only to wearers of feminine apparel had given away, and the lady was making desperate efforts to hold things intact while she vainly felt about her garments for a pin. Mr. Wecker, who is a married man and the father of children, happened to find a safety pin in his pocket at the critical moment, and with a gallant bow presented the article to the dis tressed lady. The recipient of the timely gift blushed and thanked the gallant salesman, who passed quickly on so as not to embarass or be em harassed by witnessing the adjustment of the pin. Attended Father's Funeral. Messrs. Charles, A. F. and F. C. Kestermeier, proprietors of the New York store, returned yesterday from Marlnptta. O.. where they attended the funeral of the father, Henry Kesterrneier, a ploneer resident and prominent citizen of the Ohio city. Mr. Kesterrneier was eighty years old at the time of his death. Horse Killed Ey Train. A team attached to a heavy truck was struck by a south-bound Illinois Central suburban train at the Brookdale station at 6:10 last evening, the Love and Love. He I love you! She But I have not a farthing in the world. He Ah! but you did not let me finish. I was going to say, "I love you not." She Indeed! I only meant to put you to the test. The fact is, I have a fortune of 60,000. He Yes, but you again interrupted me just now. What I meant to say was, "I love you not for the sake of jour money." She So glad to hear you say that! It was all a joke about the 60,000! Tlti-iSs.

driver being seriously injured and one of the horses killed. The driver, whose name could not be learned, was picked up unconscious and taken to a nearby drug store. The train, which was

j bound for South Chicago, was de layed twenty minutes. Placed Under Peace Bonds. A clothes line case that occupied the attention of the municipal court for 1 over an hour this morning was decided by all the parties being placed under peace bonds, Mrs. Rose Brady of 1563 Ninety-first street was complainant against a 16-year-old boy named Will iam Stanton, whom she charged with making threats. A number of wit nesses were examined on both sides. and the principal facts elicited were that Mrs. Brady had quarreled with the Stanton boy when he passed her house. Officer Given Hard Tussle. Rodo Bundick, a South Deering saloon keeper, gave Officer Rinck of the sixteenth precinct h. hard fight when he attempted to place Bundick and Sam Zorusteh under arrest on charges of disorderly conduct last night. The policeman's left thumbs was sprained in the tussle. Mike Bally of 10S30 Torrence avenue was booked on a disorderly charge to hold him as a witness in the case. Teamster Sprains Hip. John H. Ilolabird, a driver employed by a packing concern, sprained his right hip yesterday while unloading a heavy quarter of beef at a meat mar ket at 175 Ninety-second street. He was taken to his home, 9924 Erie ave nue in the police ambulance after be ing treated by Dr. Dern. The injured man is 2 5 years old and married. TWO STREET CARS IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT. One Hun into Freight Train and Fol lowing Car Is Struck by Fast Passenger Passengers Miraculously Ksenpe. a peculiar combination accident, re sulted in slight damage to two street cars of the South Chicago City Railway company at One Hundredth street and Ewing avenue about S o'clock last night, and a score of passengers nar rowly escaped serious injury. Car No. 504, In charge of Motorman A. Morehouse, 8812 Buffalo avenue, and Conductor C. Canty, 8051 Saginaw ave nue, while waiting for a Lake Shore freight train to pass, got away from of the motorman's control on accoun: of a defect in the air brake and struck the freight train, Its front vestibule be ing partially wrecked. The controlling 1 mechanism was knocked out so that the car could not proceed with its own motors, and car No. 324, in charge of Motorman Nels Magnuson, 8033 Saginaw avenue, and Conductor D. Moulton, 9477 Ewing avenue, came along behind and pushed it across the tracks. The last car had not got safely across when the Lake Shore flyer No. 35, west bound, in charge of Engineer F. It. Lippencott and Conductor W. D. Dar ling, struck its rear vestibule and clipped off part of the woodwork. tnrowing passengers and crew in a panic. Motorman Magnuson attempted to escape through the window of the front vestibule and narrowly escaped being crushed under the wheels of his car. The fender saved him from seri ous injury and perhaps death. Both of the damaged cars were sent on their way after being patched up temporarily, and they are now in the repair shop to be overhauled. Motorman Morehouse, it is understood, will be relieved from duty, as he is said to have been inside his car when the air brake released the car and permitted It to run into the freight. The One Hundredth street crossing has long been one of the most dangerous spots in South Chicago. The tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio, Lake Shore and Pennsylvania railroads intersect Ew ing avenue at this point, and over 300 trains pass over the tracks dally. Three Victims of Accidents. Doummic Fliano, a Austrian laborer aged 34, living at 8S14 Houston avenue, was hurt at the ship yards yesterday by being struck with a heavy Iron plate that was being hoisted with a chain pulley. The chain broke and the plate fell on Fliano, bruising both legs. The injured man was taken to his home after being attended by Dr. McLeod. Fred Creger of 10115 Commercial avenue, fell and was seriously injured at a point 200 feet east of Torrence avenue on One Hundred and Sixth street early yesterday while going home from work. He stumbled on the street car tracks and received a scalp wound and other hurts. A policeman discovered his condition and took him home. John Karophic, a Hungarian laborer employed at the Federal Furnace company's plant as a loader of ore carriers, was overcome by gas at the top of a furnace yesterday and had to be taken to his home at 10S14 Hoxie avenue by the police ambulance. Tax en Irish Bachelors. It is surely the function cf the state to encourage rather than to ptrualize a high birth rate. A bachelor tax t-' ists in many countries, if that course be thought too extreme, a differentia tion between bachelors and men oi family in the income tax would at least tend in that direction. Dublin Freeman's Journal. If the Pupils Have a 8ay. Chicago is to have a "model school," nut the question is, model according to whom? If it is model according to its patrons, it will have 12 months vacation every year

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The operator In the office of tho Chicago Telephone company at East Chicago, whose presence of mind and de BUILDING FEVER STRIKES VILLAGE OF WEST H0MM0ND. Public Improvement Boom Hai Started Activity Which Promises to Transform the Town .New Structure Include Residences and Business Blocks. Since the sewer system has become a certainty in West Hammond the building fever has also started. K. A. Kinkade is working on the plans for two flat buildings that are going to be erected on Forsyth avenue and 154th street. The new flats will be of the two-story style with brown stone fronts and fitted throughout with the latest modern conveniences. Mr. Kinkade is also working on the plans for three store buildings on 134th street. One of these will be occupied as a bakery, one as a dry goods store and the other as a harness shop. Several residences are being erected and in general the village across the line is growing. The building boom that has started is attributed to the new sewer system and to the side walks that will be put through the village. TOE LAKE eorVTT TI3IES would rather give something for nothing than get something for nothing. It wants nothing until it can return iomethins with Interest.

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FOR t 1 votion to duty when she learned that the building in which she was working was on fire, saved thousands of dollars worth of property. Did You Say Easter was coming Yes, you are right and we are kept busy unpacking a great variety of High Grade Merchandise for that eventful day. WHITING, IND.

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