Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 35, Hammond, Lake County, 29 July 1907 — Page 1

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Puts It All Over Chicago Papers On The Haywood Verdict.

S1LS 3,000 PAPERS 7 Extras Rushed to All Parts of Calumet Eegion and on to Sixty-third Street. The Lake County Time3 yesterday accomplished tins unprecedented feat of "scooping the Chicago papers over the whole Calumet region on the story of the acquittal of Haywood. When the verdict or the jury was expected. Tug Lake County Times telegraphed to Lolse, Idaho, and asked that this paper he Informed regarding the ' outcome of the trial as soon as the Jury reported. Thus, instead of relying on press reports," The Lake County Times got the news direct from the scene of the legal conflict that has been waged in the western town for the past few weeks; and what is more important, GOT IT FIRST. The Lake County Times was sent Into Chicago as far as Sixty-third street and there papeis were sold several hours before the Chicago extras finally arrived. In Hammond, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor and Whiting the scoop was so I-erfect that while Tub Lake County Times had its paper in the field In all f these places shortly after noon and In some cases earlier, the Chicago pa pers did not arrive until five, six and seven hours later, and then there was nothing for them to do but to pack up their little bundles and go back to Chicago without making any sales. 3,0(10 Cupien Sold. The street sales of The Lake County Times yesterday in the cities over the Calumet region were nearly three thousand copies. It was the first Sunday - paper that has ever been printed in this region and the people everywhere . were surprised and pleased to know - ihaCaJLocal paper iiad beaten every one ' of its competitors' "on 'Such an important story. As soon as the telegram was received from Boise the entire force in the . composing and stereotyping rooms were notified, and soon the whirr of the linotvpes gave the office a week day appearance. Although the message had only been received at 10:00 o'clock the paper was off the press at 11:30. Nrwohoyit Profit, In the meantime the newsies had been gathered from t!e four corners of the city. They were given all the papers they could handle to sell on the, streets, while others were sent with bundles to the various cities over the region. By noon there had been hundreds of copies sold, and through the medium of The Lake County Times, and that paper olone, its thousands of readers were lnformel of the outcome of the trial that has been of more real interest to the community at large than any tlia't , has been held for years. Not only The Lake County Times prospered, however, for the boys who bought and sold the papers made young fortunes in a few hours. Some of them cleared between four and five dollars on a few hours' work. It was the most complete triumph from a news collecting and paper circulating point of view that the paper has ever had. And withal the Saturday advertisers had the benefit of a,'l of this extra circulation without extra cost. Their ads were read by people ' who otherwise would never have seen them.

Chemical Device Designed to Put Out Fires, Almost Puts Out Man. Victim May ' Lose His Arm.

(Special to Lake County Times.) Dyer. Ind.. July 2i. As a result of the explosion of a chemical fire extinguishing apparatus while an effort was being made to put out a fire at a granary belonging to Joseph Schaller, Charles Stommel was seriously injured and may lose the use of one of his arms. The fire started in some unaccountable manner and the residents of the village all pitched in, to assist in extinguishing the flames. Stommel secured a chemical extinguisher from a grocery store and started to use it on the fire. For some reason or another the apparatus did not work as well as he thought it ought to and so he shut it .off and thought he would find out what the trouble was. He had no more than done so when there was a terrific explosion and Mr. Stommel fell to the ground, stunned by the force of the Impact. His friends saw at once that there had been a bad accident and Dr. Chevigny 'was called.

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ing Erected; Workmen at A Premium. ONE 550,000 HOUSE At Least This is Rumor President Czazewicz Building Substantial Structure. The real estate boom has struck West Hammond and it is nearly next to impossible to secure men to work on houses. There are vague rumors that a Chicago man, whose name cannot be learned, is going to put up a $30,000 mansion on One Hundred and Fifty-fourth street. The ground ' has already been purchased and broken for the structure it is alleged. The work is being done exclusively by Chicago contractors. The new building will be three stories, built of brown stone. Jacob Czazewicz, the village president, is erecting a three story edifice at a cost of $15,000. This will occupy a lot of a ninety foot frontage and will be built of pressed brick." Modern conveniences and all the latest improvements will be installed and when completed the new house will be one of the finest in West Hammond. Oofkf'i Cottage Completed. Joseph Goyke, the village treasurer, has completed his new fifteen . room cottage at 304 One Hundred Fiftvfourth street, at a cost of $3,000. Goyke's new structure is equipped with electric lights, furnace, hot and cold water, and will make a nice hdme. , J. A. Walker has purchased a lot on Ingrahm avenue, with a fifty foot frontage and will erect a cozy six room cottage. Ground has already been broken and work will be started at once. The cost of the new cottage will be in the neighborhood of $2,000. Frank Leshinski ha3 started the erection of a two story frama building on Forsythe avenue, at a cost of 52,000.The ibndiEg " will- be" occupied 'by him as a home and will be fitted throughout with the latest conveniences. Several other residents of West Hammond and some who are not residents have i .. . " . " , ' , are erectinur houses that will rival the better class of houses in Hammond. Undergoes Great Change. Six months ago West Hammond presented an altogether uninviting appearance. The village across the line was inhabited by every class, and the tough er element seemed to reign supreme. Since purged to a great extent of the undesirables, the village is booming, and houses are being erected by a better class of people who intend making their homes there. Many Chicago people are investing in property across the line and it begins to look as though West Hammond would make up for lost time in the way of progress. The village now has everything to make it a model city sewers, electric lights, gas and good water. Those who have watched the disappearance of the dives which formerly barred the progress of the village, now can see the good it is doing. HIT IN HEAD BY STONE. itooert uaurctte. a passenger on one of the Monon picnic trains, was struck on the head last night by a large stone just as the train passed through Hegewisch and an ugly gash was in flicted. There were two stones thrown but the person who threw them is un known. The doctor examined the wound and found that the ligaments had been torn from the arm, from the elbow to the wrist, that the wrist bone had been broken and that the whole arm was badly lacerated. The injured man was taken to his home and there his wounds were dressed. It is feared that blood poisoning may set in and cause complications, and it is possible that the ligaments have been so badly torn that Stommel will never again have the use of his arm. The fire was soon extinguished and the damage was not great, but Stommel is in a bad fix and the blaze was a costly one from this point of view. It is not known what caused the explosion. The chemical apparatus was made of copper and leaked some before Stommel shut it off. It is not known whether the air could have caused some chemical action that would have caused the explosion. It will be some time before Stommel is able to be out-

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NOTHER BY OF AGGIDEWTS Four Persons Meet With Mishaps In Hammond And Vicinity. Four casualties were recorded In Hammond and immediate vicinity yes terday. None of them, however, are serious and those injured wi.l soon be able to return to their work. The accidents started at the Standard Steel Car company's plant early in the morning when Joseph Fransovich, a laborer, who was helping to move a large piece of steel, slipped and in falling, dropped his end upon his foot, se verely crushing that member. Shortly after this accident, word came from Hegewisch that James Carroll, a machinist was overcome with the heat while at work. Carroll was taken to his home in Ontario avenue where he is being cared for. Frank Dorsey, a Chicago motorcyclist, was thrown from hi3 machine near Sharpshooter's park and sustained severe bruises about the face and hands. Edward DermanskI of West Hammond was learning to ride on a new bicycle when his trousers became caught in the chain, throwing him to the ground. Dermanski sustained scratches and bruises about the face and shoulders. A Hammond physician was called and the injured man's wounds were dressed. I WRANGLE OVER STREET GRAOES Paving Along Exchange and Commercial Aves. a Go; Owners Disagree. South Chicago, July 29. Property holders along Commercial avenue, from Eighty-seventh to Eighty-third streets, and along Exchange avenue from Eighty-seventh to Seventy-ninth streets, have been notified that the local improvement board's proposed improvement of these two streets has been confirmed. Fifty thousand dollars is the approximate amount of money that is to be expended to make the extension of the pavement which is to be vitrified brick. The announcement of the improvement has been hailed with delight by the taxpayers, but there is a possibility of a disagreement, especially on Commercial avenue, as to the grade. Beginning at Eighty-seventh street the grade of Commercial avenue drops several feet and, here is where the contention arises, the property owners !n the immediate neighborhood where the conjunction of the two pavements is to be made, favoring a higher level than the property owners farther up. Besides much of the improvements are to be paid for by tig property owners who have large frontages along the proposed line of improvements, and it is these property owners that are willing to accept the lower grade from the start. It is probable that the property owners near Eighty-seventh street may forward a petition to the board of local improvements asking that the drop be made more gradual than is now proposed.

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NEARSJOIfLETION Handsomest House of Worship In South Chicago to Be Dedicated Soon. (Speclat to Lake County Times.) South Chicago, July 29.- Work has begun on what is destined to be the handsomest church structure in south ernmost Chicago. The edifice under construction is St. Michael's Roman Catholic church at Eighty-third street and Bond avenue. William J. Brinkman i3 the architect and expects to have the building completed by Sept. 1, 1903. The church will have a seating capacity of 2,000 persons. liuilt of pressed brick and trimmed with cut stone and terra cotta, it will present a handsome appearance. Three towers will adorn the church, of which the main will rise 260 feet above the ground. This towr alone will require 100 tons of steel fV its columns, trusses and roof. The congregation is composed principally of Poles, and the pastor of the parish 13 R'.r. Paul P. Rohe. The corner stone will be laid by Archbishop Quigley. The building when completed will cost $230,000. FRESH CONDUCTOR GETS IKS COilG Girl Who Boards 6:15 Train at Hammond Smashes Intruder's Head. The conductor In charge of the 6:15 Lake Shore suburban train leaving Hammond Saturday afternoon, met with an experience that he will not forget for. some time. An a tractive looking young woman boarded the train at Hammond for South Chicago, and in passing through the coach collecting tickets, the charmers attractions proved too much for the conductor. The latter, after collecting the tir-kpts ramfi back tn her seat on.1 sitting down tried to engage her in m. , , cool, but the conductor was obstinate and continued his attentions after the girl had told him she didn't care to ! talk to him. ! With a swing that would do justice to an amateur pugilist she caught him square on the nose and with another blow made a small imprint upon his left cheek. The passengers on the car were in convulsions, but by this time the train had reached South Chicago, where the young woman left the train. All the way to the city life was miserable for the conductor, at every turn passengers kidded him. He tried to explain, but explanations wouldn't go with the passengers at all, who said the young lady was justified in what she did. The conductors name could not be learned, but it is believed that he was a new one, having never been seen on the Hammond-Chicago run before. WEATHER-- Fair tonight and Tuesday; alight changes ia tern- f peratnre. j

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WILL AFFECT THE BARBER S TRADE Crown Pointer Discovers Chemcial Preparation To Displace Razors. Van W. Sherman one of Lake county's oldest barbers now running a shop at Crown Point was in Hammond yesterday demonstrating a new chemical preparation which he has discovered that will do away with razors according to what he says. Mr. Sherman demonstrated how the compound worked by applying a small portion of it on his hand applying it the same as paint, taking out his watch it was just five minutes when he washed his hand, in washing every particle of hair that was touched by the chemical had been removed, leaving the skin in as smooth a condition as though it had been sha'ed with a razor. When asked whether or not the chemicals were dangerous, Mr. Sherman replied in the negative and proceeded to put a small quantity in his mouth and in his eye tc show that it was harmless. Mr. Sherman says he has been expeiimentlng on the new compound for the last 27 years and at last has completed it. Sears Roebuck and company have written him asking for the sale, but he has not decided as yet whether he will sell the receipt or form a stock, company and put it out himself. RIG HOTEL FOR SIBLEY STREET John Gardner Contemplates Erecting One in Rear of His Saloon. Jonh Gardner of 283 Sibley street, la contemplating the erection of a four or five story hotel in the near future in the rear of his saloon at the above address. Although he is not ready to give any definite information at the ren V,6' " Tnf a b g building will be built on this loj cation as soon as ;ur. oaraner can aecide what kind of a building he wants. All that he has decided at the present time is that there will be a building erected on the lots in the rear of his saloon from which he has recently moved the frame houses, that the building will be o brick, and in all probability will, be four or five stories in height. It is thought that it will cost in the neighborhood of $25,000 before it is completed. Architect E. W. Bump is now drawing some designs for its construction which will be submitted to Mr. Gardner on approval. NEW SALOON BUILDING. John Amos, a saloonkeeper at 236 South Hohman street, Is building on the corner of Clinton and Hohman streets, a new store building which will cost over $5,500 when completed. The building will be constructed of brick and stone and will be two stories in height. The first floor will be occupied by Mr. Amos with a saloon, while the second will be used as a flat.

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Prominent Hammond Men Will Lend Support.

ATTORNEY JOHN GffimjS JHTERESTED IN 11 Features Besides That of Racing to be Golf, Tennis and

theUsual Sports Popular at Such Institutions.

If nothing goes wrong Hammond will have a Country club within the next three months. In a letter received today by Attorney John Gavit from Will Davis manager of the Illinois theatre the latter says "I have talked over the matter of establishing a country club at Hammond with prominent men in Chicago and the cities that surround you and all seem to bo in favor of seeing the club a certainty. The matter has been talked over among Hammond men who like to see good clean sport and on several previous occasions it has nearly reached a head. Mr. Davis asks that Mr. Gavit make a canvass of Hammond men to get them Interested in the affair. Mr. Davis says he leaves today for Cleveland to attend the races there but will be back in the city within a week or so and wants to meet the Hammond contingent and talk it over. The new club house it erected will be somewhere in the south end and will include a half mile race track with tennis courts and golf links for the members. Will Have Chicago Support. Prominent Chicago sports have anFULL . DETAILS OF ACQUITTAL Closing Circumstances Haywood Trial As It Passed Into History. of PRISONER IS NERVOUS Thanks Jury and Invites Them All to Visit Him in His Denver. Home. Boise, Ida., July 29. William Haywood, secretary-treasurer of Western Federation of Miners, been made a free man. The Jury D. the has in his cas erendered a verdict of not guilty at a few minutes after 8 a. m. yesterday after deliberating for nearly thirty-three hours. The agreement in the jury room was reached Just after daylight yesterday. Haywood came into court palpably nervous, but said he was "feeling well." The court proceedings were brief, requiring less than three minutes. The twelve jurors who filed in looked completely tired out from their all night work. Jury's Verdict. Judge Wood had been sent for shortly after 7 a, m., and when he had taken the bench, he said: "Gentlemen of the Jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?" "We have," said Thomas Ti. Gess, foreman. He handed an envelope to the Judge who transferred It to the clerk who read: "State of Idaho against William D. Haywood: We, the Jury in the above entitled case, find the defendant, William D. Haywood, not guilty." Haywood a Free Man Again. The prisoner's attorneys jumped to their feet and clapped Haywood on the back and all tried to grasp his hand at once, Judge Wood immediately ordered Haywood discharged. The Jury stood deadlocked at ten for acquital to two for conviction. On the very first ballot taken after the Jury retired, the vote was eight for not guilty, three for murder, and one un decided. Then the undecided man went over to the majority, making it nine to three. One by one the members of the minority were won over until Just after daylight yesterday the unanimous agreement was reached. Fair Trial, Says the Defense. ..Governor Gooding was in the court

room when the verdict was rendered. He had nothing to say and left In company with James H. Hawley, leading counsel for the state. None of the state counsel would comment on the verdict. Haywood thanked each one of the Jurors In turn and told them if they ever came to Denver there would be a warm welcome for them at the "Haywood home." All the attorneys (Continued on pagre 2 eolanin 5.)

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nounced their intention of Joining th club here If it goes through and will spend their spare tim enjoying tns various sports that will be feature? ct the new club. When asked what he thought about the matter Mr. Gavit said "I har talked it over with neveral friends and although we never reached any definite conclusion. I am satisfied It will go through now." The new club wl'.l bo on the sama order as the old Washington Park club in Chicago, the difference being that the track will be ii half mile, while that at Washington Park was one mile. If the Country club becomes a reality It is not improbable that Hammond will witness some good racing. With such men as John. Fitzgerald. A M. Turner, Will J. Davis and Mr. Gavit backing up the new club It ought to ba a success. Other prominent men whorfa names could not be learned are also Interested In the affair and will use their efforts towards making it a sure go. If Hammond does land the new Country club Hammond's reputation aa a clean sporting center Is established. South Chicago City Father Rescues Two From Burning Building. ONE, INFANT If ARMS Derpa and George Stahowick Risk Lives to Save Child and llrs. J. Eozynek. (Special to Lake County Times.) South Chicago, July 29. John S. Derpa, alderman from the eighth ward, is being exploited among his many friends in South Chicago today as a heroic rescuer in a fire Saturday night. Alderman Derpa, followed by his friend, George Stahowick, groped their way through dense smoke up a flight of stairs in the two-story frame dwell ing at 8816 Exchange avenue, and car ried an infant child, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Toney Halickl, and Mrs. John Rozynek, to the street. After having landed their wards In safety in the street they again rushed up the stairs to give further aid to the occu pants. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building in the flat occupied by Toney Halickl. , The cause of the fire is unknown and more than $300 worth of damage was done. Baby Strappd in Hammock. Members of the Halickl family had retired for the evening and not until the flat was filled with firnoke and tha Are department had arrived, were they awakened. The infant child of the Halicki's lay strapped in a hammock, and the father, being awakened by the shouts outside, rushed to the child to save it. In his hurry to unfasten it he cut not only the bandages but his own hand quite severely. Others , who were in the building at the time and who were rescued with the aid of outside help are, Mary Konkol, John Rozynek, Mrs. Toney Halickl and Felix Brous. The building is owned by Mary Konkol. Alderman Derpa in speaking of -tha part that he took in the rescue, said this morning that he did not consider it worth mention or that it was anything extraordinary, and that he did only what any man under the circumstances would have done. Messrs. Derpa and Stahowick were on their way home when they noticed the ftre. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolf very pleasantly entertained a number of their friends Saturday evening at their home in Truman street in honor of their crystal wedding anniversary. The party was a pleasant one In every respect, and after games and music had been enjoyed a luncheon was served. Try aa ad In THE T131LS, It pays.

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