Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 105, Hammond, Lake County, 19 October 1907 — Page 2

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

Saturday, Otohor 3.9, 1907.

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OVER THE Mis Anna Holtz is visiting friends in Chicago toilay. D. J. Mo ran has if-turned from a few days' hunting trip. Mr. J. H. Mnri is visiting relatives and friends in l-ru, I ml. T. i:. Wilson will spwrnl Sunday with relatives in Wilmttte, 111. W. Behrens of WJiltihK' was in 1 1ammond yesterday on business. Mis Lyda Hillman has resigned her position at the I-hm Htore. Miss Belle J'arh-y of Crown Point is visiting in Hammond today. C. C. Hmlth of East Chicago was in Hammond today on business. Mrs. William Schultz of Lansing-, was a visitor in Hammond today. Hoyt Ogram of Whitlr.K will visit friends in Hammond tomorrow. Misses Anna and Janet Blarkburn spent the day in Glen Ellen, HI. H. Pike has gone to Muskegon, Mich., to spend a few days' vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee will spend Sunday with friends in Chicago. Fred Kuhlman will spend Sunday in Chicago, the guest of friends. Misses Daisy Emery and Nora Reilly spent the afternoon in Chicago. Mrs. Helen L. Mitchell of Chicago, waa in Hammond today on business. IL Jergeson of Whiting was a business visitor in Hammond yesterday. Mrs. Hahn of Hessville spent yesterday in Hammond transacting business. Mrs. Schnurr of Lansing was in Hammond yesterday visiting friends. Mrs. Charles Ketchem is spending a few days with friends In Crown Point. Mrs. Blatchley of Bernlce, 111., spent the day with her friends in Hammond. Money to loan. Attorney Mllo M. Bruce, 103 First National Bank Building, 10-19-lt. r Mrs. J. Boersenan of Highlands, Is . th guest of friends in Hammond to- . day. Mrs. Albert Maack and Miss Alta Adklns were visitors in Chicago to-, day. Mrs. A. Weigand is they guest of relatives in Crown Folnt for a few days. Mrs. F. "W. Pauper of Lansing, was in . Hammond yesterday the guest of friends. M. and Mrs. Joseph Jasln have returned from a short visit with friers in Chicago. Miss Lillian Meyers of Crown, Point was in Hammond yesterday visiting the schools. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morrisonjof Chicago will spend Sunday with friends In Hammond. Money to loan. Attorney Mllo M. Bruce, 109 First National Bank Building. 10-19-lt. Miss Bernlce Ott of Crown Point csuiftrrrcr- I lammond. for the football - " caray:t Miss jjjooks went to Crown Point last evening to visit with her parents until Sunday. Miss Ava Crowell will spend Sunday with Miss Bessie Elliott at her home in Cedar Lake. Mrs. Charles Seidler of Dyer is visiting Mrs. North of Michigan avenue for a few days. Walter Meyers of Chicago, will spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kunzman of State street. Misses Louise and Ilulda Kunert, and Marie Rack will visit relatives in Chicago tomorrow. Misses Charlotte Knight and Beulah and Etta Dolson will spend Sunday with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Howell returned to her home in Crown Point last evening after a short visit in Hammond. Miss Marie Closser returned home from East Chicago today where she visited Miss Mable Behrens. Mrs. J. IX Ebright anil daughter. Miss Ethel and Miss Anna Culinin are ependlng the day in Chicago. Miss Veda and Roscoo Hemstock will spvnd Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Mary Hemstock in Valparaiso. ' Miss Anna O'Malley of South Chicago, was the guest of her sister, Miss Millie O'Malley, last evening. Mrs. Reece Jones of Dubuque, la., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones at their home in Russell street. Mr. ando Mrs. Joseph Emmerling and son of Plymouth, Ind., came today to Visit with relatives for a week. ' Miss Carrie Dibos of Chicago, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Caroline Dibos, of Fayette street, for a few days. Mrs. Jessie Smith of Danville, 111., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. II. Parker of Calumet avenue for a few days. Miss Gwendolyn Donnahue of Crown Point, is the guest of the Misses Irish at their home in May street today. Miss Ellen Conley of Chicago will pend Sunday with Miss Eva McFall at her homo In South llohman street. After the meeting the evening was passed informally with games and music and refreshments wore served. Evvtng I.. Olser, SIS Pine street, who has been under the doctor's care, for two weeks is still unable to be out. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Reynolds of WillJams street have gone; to Danville, m.t for a two weeks visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. IM Stolley and children went to Toleston today to attend the funeral -of Mrs. G. Stolley, tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Mentz of Windsor Park will spend Sunday with Mrs. Clara Conroy at her home in Sibley street. Miss Laura Mather .returned to her home In Aurora, 111., today after visiting friends In Hammond far a few days. Mrs. Kummjr and daughter of Jackson. Mich., are the guests of Mrs. W. IL Hinder at her home in Williams street. . N Mrs. Frank Ducorr.b and Miss Grace Ducomb are the guests at a dinner party at the Auditorium In. the city tonight. . Miss Agatha Shaw of Huntington, Xd, U i.e guest of her cousin, Miss

TEA GUPS Marie James at her home in State street. Mrs. H. H. Car-pis and son of State Liny street, have gone to Robinson, 111. whtre they will visit relatives over Sunday. The B. Y. P. W. are planning a delightful Halloween party to be given in the Baptist Athletic club rooms on State street. Misses Emma and Linda Kunert and Lena Pesehke will spend Sunday with Mrs. Richard Graham at her home in East Chicago. Mrs. Ray Wells and little daughter of Roseland, 111., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bradford at th.-ir home in Condit street. Mrs. Yates of Logan street, went to Crown Point last evening to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daugherty over Sunday. Mrs. Clayton Moon, who had been I Visiting relatives and friends In Ham mond, left yesterday evening for her home in Park Manor. Mrs. Dietrich and daughter, Grace and Miss Louisa Schreiber will go to Hobart tonight to remain over Sunday the guest of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, of East Chicago will spend Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kunzman of West State street. Little Miss Dorothy Rohrer is entertaining several of her friends this ofternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Rohrer of Homewood. Mrs. Edith Johnson returned to her home In Muncie, Ind., today, after visiting her sister, Mrs. Mennenhall, of East Chicago, and friends In Hammond. Miss Pauline Sauerman, who Is attending Ferry hail at Lake Forest, 111., was the guest of friends in Hammond yesterday afternoon on her way home to Crown Point, where she will visit over Sunday. Mrs. Palmer and daughter Miss liable, returned to their home in Woodlawn, last evening, after a short visit with Hammond friends. The Palmers have Just moved to Chicago from Cleveland, Ohio. The history committee of the Hammond Woman's club will meet Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles Miller in South Hohman street. The afternoon's program will be a study of the pioneer days of Indiana. Mrs. Mauger and daughter, Beulah, returned to their home in Plattvllle, Wis., today after a week's visit with Miss Gertrude Mauger of Rimbach avenue. They were accompanied asfar as Chicago by Miss Mauger and Miss Shoen, A very quiet wedding took place In Crown Point yesterday when Miss Georgia Combs and Mr. Harry Lee, both popular young people of Hammond, were married. The announcement comes as a surprise to many friends who now wish them all happiness for the future. Mrs. Newbright entertained the members of the A. T. C. club yesterday afternoon at her home In South Hohman street. It was the regular monthly meeting of the club and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent. Mrs. Ray Wells of Roseland was an out of town member present. Domestic Science Club No. 4 met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. S. Rlackmun In Carroll street for the regular weekly meeting. The members present: Mesdames Marion Hower, E. P. Doming, F. C. Demlng, J. G. Ibach, Frank Hammond, W. A. Hill. G. L Smith. W. G. Paxton, H. H. Henry. G. II. Austin, J. S. Blackmun and E. F. Johnston. The members of the Marquette club were pleasantly entertained yesterday by Mrs. Peter Crumpaeker at her home in Webb street. Sixteen members of the club were present and spent the afternoon at cards. Mrs. Crumpaeker had Mrs. Gillett and Mrs. Dunham as her guests for the afternoon. Mrs. B. W. Chidlaw will entertain the club at her home in two weeks. Tlio memb ers of the Baptist Young People's Fnion, met last evening in the church parlors for a short business meeting. The annual election of ofcers took place and the following were elected: President Charles Binder. Vice President Miss Edith Carter. Secretary Roscoe Brenneman. Treasurer Otto Hudson. MY BE LOST OK LAKE Fruit Steamer Does Not Arrive in South Chicago Port When Due. (Special to Lake County Timed. ) South Chicago, Oct. 19. Considerable apprehension is felt here on account of the delay of the boat, City of Michigan, which was duo to arrive in South Chicago yesterday from Benton Harbor, laden with fruit. The City of Michigan left Benton Harbor Wednesday evening at S o'clock and was due here yesterday forenoon. The reports this morning that there was snow and storms over the great lakes yesterday has given rise to the fear that the boat Is fighting the bad weather and that possibly It is disabled. Should the boat not report by this evening a searching vessel will be sent out on the lakes for the purpose of locating the boat and giving assistance, if necessary. The boat is loaded mainly with apples, peaches and grapes. An Observation. The boy who always had trouble with his arithmetic lesson while going to school finds it the easiest matter in the world to keep track of the batting averages of his baseball heroes.

DUPOIIT T FOilTIIT

Citizens of the Wrecked Town Waiting to See What He Will Do. GOV. EvNLY DOES NOT WAIT Calls on Indiana People to Snd Help to the Needy That Indianapolis Grail-State Items. Indianapolis, Oct. 19. vsoveiuor Hanly, in a statement, urges the people of Indiana to start a fund at once to relieve the people of Fontanet, who were rendered homeless by the recent explosion of th Dupont powder mills. The governor says he thinks it best to start a fund at once Avithout waiting for the report of a special committee which he had appointed to Investigate and report to him. Dupont on the Ground. Fontant't, Ind., Oct. 10. The one last ray of hope in the hearts of the homeless inhabitants of Fontanet, cen tered in the coming of Alfred luipont. vice president, and F. I.. Connable. general manager of the Dupont Powder company, operating the Fontanet powder mills, which were destroyed last Tuesday. Dupont abandoned his honeymoon to come among this stricken people in order to see for himself Just what is needed for their comfort cud relief. Problem of the Citizens. They were hurried over the ground for a preliminary inspection and later Dupont met committees of citizens and discussed the situation. The problem of a future is now the one central thought of the survivors Some of the citizens who lost their homes by the explosion have gone manfully to work to rebuild. Others, in fact, the majority, are so greatly discouraged that they are at a loss what to do. They expect to get an adjustment of some soft from the Duponts and are waiting to measure the generosity of the powder manufacturers. Mistake in the Death Itoll. It has been found that another error has been made in the naming of men killed in the powder mills. The name of Edward Yates got into the list and telegrams have been pouring into Fontanet from all over the country in which inquiries are made concerning his description.. The members of the Towders' Makers union say no man named Yates was employed In the mills. There ,are still two unidentified bodies, bnt there Is some belief that one of them is that of Merel Webster, judged from the view of and stature. BIG GRAFT AT INDIANAPOLIS Estimated That the City Has Been Robbed of Fully $50,000 How It Was Done. Indianapolis, Oct. 10. While going over the books of the inspectors of asphalt repair work City Engineer Miller discovered that the city has been robbed of thousands of dollars in this department. Miller Is now holding up .$10,OH) which the looks show to be due the Western Construction company, which has contracts for doing this work. The changes and alterations in the books are palpable forgeries. They have been made during the last six months and it is estimated the city has paid out fully $T0.000 that the company has not earned. The price is based on the square foot and the city appoints an inspector for each gang of repairers. The inspectors keep a look showing the size of the repairs at different points, and in somecasesthe alterations show larger holes repaired than the width of the streets on which they were made. There were scores of places in the books where the figure 1 had been changed to a figure 0. Thus a patch 1 by 1 was made to read 9 by 0, making a difference of eighty square feet. Ex-Banker Attempts Suicide. Huntingburg, Ind., Oct. 10. E. R. Brundick, ex-cashier of the People's bank at this place, attempted to commit suicide here. He arrested by the sheriff on charges of perjury and for receiving deposits after the bank was in an embarrassed condition. When placed under arrest he excused himself for a minute, and pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot himself in the temple lie was formerly mayor of Huntingburg and one of the best-known men in southern Indiana. Charles 1-cthrens and Iloman Heitman, assistant cashiers of The defunct bank have ant cashiers of the defunct bank, have also been arrested. It is said that other officials will be arrested within a few hours. Must Fish oi Cut Rait. Fort Wayne. Ind.. Ck t. 10. Rev. J. F. VIchert. of the First Baptist church, has deeidi to take drastic action in regard to a large number of members of his church who do not attend services, do not contribute to the support of the church and who in daily conduct live in a manner unbecoming Christians. After one more warning they will be asked to resign. Paying $1 for Wheat. Tipton, Ind.. Oct. 10. Local grain dealers are paying $1 for wheat for the first time in several years. There Is a scarcity of the grain and farmers are holding out. Corn is So cents per bushel. Oats are cents.

WOUND UP WITH PIEEW0EK3 Michigan Special Session Get a Roast and Returns It with Great Glee. Lansing, Mich., Oct, 10. The final adjournment of the special session of the Michigan legislature was marked by a bitter exchange of criticism between Governor Warner and the sixteen opposition senators who constituted half the membership of the tipper house. The governor sent in a message vehemently criticising the opposition for defeating the legislation Le had recommended. The opposition senators, after paying half a dozen city policemen ?-3 each to round up a quorum, adopted a resolution scoring the governor for "a startling misconception of his relation to a co-ordinate branch of the stato government." The governor's message was characterized as a "gross, unmanly and disingenuous attempt to use his constitutional power to get before the people a cheap political stump speech." KILLS HIS EEAR AT LAST

President Gets What He Went for. Described as a Great Ri- Dear." New Orleans, Oct. 10. News of the killing of a big black bear by President Roosevelt in the cam-brakes near Hear Lake. La., has reached New Orleans in a telegram to John M. Parker, one of the gentlemen who invited the president to hunt in the state, and who himself was a member of the hunting party until business required his returning to New Orleans several days ago. The telegram to Parker was signed by Leo Shields, another member of the party, and reads as follows: "President Roosevelt killed a great big bear. Went into thicket after him." No particulars were stated In the telegram. Went into the thicket after him." Later news says the bear weighed 375 pounds and fell at the first shot, planted just behind the shoulder. WHITNEY IS THE "DEMOCRAT" Decision of the Iiay State Ballot Law Commission in the Double Convention Matter. floston, Oct. 10. The ballot law commission announced late yesterday that it had deckled that Henry M. Whitney, of Boston, was legally nominated for governor at the Democratic convention at Springfield. As both Whitney and Genernl Fartlett have already tiled nomination papers both will be on the ballot as candidates fox governor at the election next month, but by this decision only Whitney will have the right to use the designation "Democratic" in connection "with his candidacy.; . i; ' Cut Not Cut Deep Enoujrh. Superior, Wis., Oct. ,19. Vesselmen taking on loads at the head of the lakes ore docks are complaining of th new Neebish channel cut for downbound boats In the St. Mary's river. They can load only 19 feet 3 Inches, whereas formerly the Lime Kiln crossing channel has set the depth at 19 feet 8 Inches. The Wolvln class of freighters will lose large amounts on ore cargoes as a result. Fairbanks on a Tour. Fioux City, la., Oct. 19. Arriving here from the east at 9:43 p. in. Vice President Fairbanks plunged at once into a strenuous round of receptions and speech-making, and did not escape public attention until a late hour at night, when he went to his hotel. This morning he left for Vermillion, S. I)., to attend the Methodist Episcopal conference. NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE The National Spiritualists' association has decided upon Indianapolis as tbe place for holding the neft annual meeting. Some miscreant, supposedly in hope of a reward for its return, tried to steal the bust of Paul Kruger from the cemetery at Pretoria, Transvaal. The tUft was too heavy. A report at Manila that an attempt had been made to assassinate Secretary Taft could not be confirmed. The snarl in the affairs of the Illinois Central has not yet been unraveled at the Chicago meeting. Democrats at a meeting at Shelbyville. Tenn., started a movement to nominate a southern man for president next roar. A New York scientist says that mosquito bites cause 2o0,C00 deaths each year. The Evangelical church conference at Milwaukee has referred the question of letter salaries for ministers to a committee. John Antrobus, an artist who was widely known throughout this country, and the father of Miss Suzanne Antrobus. the novelist is dead at Detroit. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Thorn, of Gettysburg, who occupied the lodge on Cemetery Ilidge during the whole of the battle, is dead at Ilarrisburg, Fa., aged 75. W. W. Westcott, a most successful gambler and brother of Mrs. Katherine Tingley, head of the Theosophist organization, is dead at New York. During Thursday Marconi's wireless station at Glace Pay, N. S., sent to' Europe 13,000 words and received 2.000 words. Two persons were Injured, six homes were gutted and from thirty to forty foreigners were made homeless by a fire at St. Louis. Governor Hughes, of New York, in a ppeech to the Republican club at New York, said he did not seek oSce and would not, directly or indirectly referring to the presidential talk.

MISSING; FIND BODY

Old Engineer's Corpse is Brought Back From Georgia Murder Suspected South Chicago, Oct. 19. Special With the arrival in this eity yesterday of the. body of Henry W. Hartley, 5, of East Side street, in Parkside, his rtlatives and became insistent that he had been robbed and murdered, and his body thrown into the bed of a creek underneath a railroad trestle, where it was found two wetks aj;o near Macon, O a. The police of Macon and Atlanta. Ga., and of Chicago are investigating the remarkable circumstance surrounding the mysterious death. The body is at the morgue of McNeill P.tos., 2:U5 State street, where, it waB ldt-nli:i-d by Hartley's son arid dauKhter hit nijrht. Inspector Hunt of the Hd.- J 'ark polio Station detailed 1 -teellV I!.ilt d Ulld Mallon on the cae yesterday. DUapiieitr un Journey, Hartley started for Windsor. K!a.. Aug- 30 with Albert ivu-rson, IX, uid Julius Mann, Peterson's grandfather. Peterson returned to C!.IiK" not Ions afterward, carryitiK :i suit case and u grip belonRlntf to Hartley, but instead of goinj,' to the Hartley home and telling his story, allowed the io-vv.h to bcarried by neighbors that he had lost Hartley at Atlanta, Ua. An unavailing search was made by the relatives of the lost man to learn his whereabouts. Nothing- could be learned until two weeks ago news reached the city that a man answering his description and with an envelope in one of his pockets on which was the name Henry Hartley was found lying dead under a railroad trestle near Macon. B. ft 0. SELLTO STEEL CD. Disposes of South Chicago Holdings Valued at $6,000,000. South Chicago, Oct. 19. (Special.) A deal Is said to be under way by which the Baltimore and Ohio rail road will dispose of holdings in South Chicago valued at from ?3, 0.00, 000 to $6,000,000, to the Illinois Steel com pany. The railroad company owns two freight yards near the plant of the steel concern, and another terminal over the state line In Indiana. CUB FALLSJNTQ RIVED Nobody Aboard at Time Diver Sent Down to Fasten Tackle. South Chicago, Oct. 19. (Special.) Without warning to the train crew which was switching a train of cars in the Philadelphia and Reading coal yards, the end car ran off the storage track and toppled into the river. The car was empty and there being nobody in close proximity, no other damage was done excepting that to the car. A wrecking crane was procured at once and preparations begun to hoist the car onto land again. John Mclneray, an employe of the coal yards, donned a diving suit which was procured from the life saving station and submerged beneath the water to fasten the hoisting tackle. Owing to the car rocking in the water, his was a rather precarious undertaking, but he es caped without injury and at 2 o'clock the car was again safely landed. Revised Proverb. Some women think that the proverb ought to read: "Ask your wife, to make sure that you are right and then go ahead." For death calls and amTmlancecalls, the promptest service la given by Nicholas Emmerling, undertaker. Telephone 9. adv. POWERS' LAST WEEK MAT. WED. Prices. $1.50 to 50c JOSEPH V. BROOKS Presents Lillian RUSSELL In the New Racing Comedy WIT HFIPF Br Geonre Broadhurst MONDAY. OCT. 21st Mail Orders Now. WM. H. CRANE In the new comedy by George Ads Father And The , Boys. ILLINOI EVERY NIGHT ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY Chicago Again Approves of Marie Cahill In Her Charming Musical Pliy Marrying Mary it Hail for Rent. For all Occasions such as Balls, Dances, Parties, Lodge Meetings, etc, SCHNEIDER BROS., Props 300 WEST STATE RT,

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