Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 166, Hammond, Lake County, 28 April 1908 — Page 1
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WEATHER. Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight and Wednesday. EDITION ,VOL. H. NO. 166. TUESDAY, APBH 28, 1908. DNE CENT PEE COPY. ROAD WILL BE t L W. WARTENA IS BOOM REV. ELLIOT FOR STATE CHAPLAIN SNOW RT.F.PT T? ATTT fi-AT.T' COf LEIEO JULY 1ST IS WEATHER FOR 1 DAY. AGAIN TRANSFERRED
Hohman Street Is Startled By Plate Glass Smashing;, GemStealing- . And Shot-Firing; Sensation
-JEWELER L05E3 $3,000 1KIH OF DIAMONDS
"Well Known Citizens Witness Audacious Theft and Stand Aghast at Its Boldness While Thieves Escape in Darkness.
And More Than That the
Cars Will be Running Through Hammond.
INTERURBAN IS ALMOST DONE
Good News for Hammond Pen.
pie Who Win Soon Get Fine Interurban Service.
And Forecaster Says Calumet Region Will Have Same Thing: Today. " Spit-snow," sleet, rain In sheets, a wind of forty-two miles ' an hour and a . drop of seventeen degrrees In temperature were weather conditions Calumet region yesterday, Just as the weather man had forecasted Sunday night The minimum temperature was 41 degree at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and It got no higher than 44 degrrees for the day. They forecast for today promises almost unchanged conditions. "Cloudy,' cold and brisk northwest winds," says the weather bulletin.
Former Hammond Man Will
Henceforth be in East Chicago
: NEW JOB STARTS M 1ST.
Will Move
Chicago
His Family to East and Take Up His New Work.
Col. Calkins Post G. A. R. Takes up Clergyman's Case in Earnest.
FORMALLY ENDORSES HIM
A WHOLESALE DIAMOND ROBBERY, UNPARALLELED FOR ITS Al- - . . nfrriOX OF ITS EXECUTION, TOOK PLACE
IV THE HEART OF THE HAMMOND BUSINESS DISTRICT LAST EVENING
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TOE STREETS HURLED A PAVING BRICK THROUGH THE WINDOW OF DARTER A M C RRY'S JEWELRY STORE, SEIZED A TRAY CONTAINING WORTH GOF SLmONDS AND THEN DASHED AROUXDTHE CORNER OF THE HAMMOND BUILDING TO FAYETTE STREET WHERE A SHOT rnwen nF HIS PURSUERS JUST BEFORE THE
PITCH DARKNESS OF THE ALLEY BEHIND THE SCHOOL HOUSE ENGULFED HIM. THE ROBBER HAD BIDED HIS TIME. xr.. the fact that the robbery was carefully planned
. the most minute detail. It Is possible, and even probable, that the
i k,.i .h.. been in Hammond for several days studying: the situation
r. .utinn. which made the theft last night a complete success
nrinid nuriln In two or three days.. The perpetrator
of Hammond's greatest diamond robbery took advantage of the psychological
moment.
The streets were crowded with people. In fact the usual number of pedestrians which nay be seen on this prominent business thoroughfare early In the evening, was increased by the scores of tbeater-coers who came out
of Towle's opera house between acts. PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN THE STORE.
t ..t.hii.hnient of this Hohman .street Jeweler there were two clerks
busy with preparations to close the store.. In the front of the store and in back ,- wh .how cases. Eugene Carroll, the boy who is employed In the
store, was busily engaged In closing the faces of the watches in the nnirani-F n mif f lnir them in the vault.
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un ' me uiurr . " - - t Mor.nrrr. was at work at his ' bench. Mr. McGarry had Just
s vm, - " T I, i-t titf rear of the store to his desk., ,
There was a sudden crash, 'the boy turned around to see what had happened .,7i .friSTHose ;of a man with a dark slouch hat dashing
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yast. tJie front door la the direction of Fayette street. . ,.' '",'! . ;:'-r:EYi5-AVITNESSES 'DESdRIBE Till 5EED.
According to several eye-witnesses who saw the whole thing, the, nervy burglar deliberately . walked up to the window of .the store, hurled a paving brick through the window with his left hand and then deftly reached through the Jagged aperture with his right for the valuable tray and Its precious Sot of Jewels. As soon as Mr. McGarry heard the sensational crash he thought that the boy had dropped a clock or possibly some cut class, and he rushed to the front of the store.. At the same time Mr. Heegan started from behind the counter In the direction from which the sound of breaking glass had come - No one in the store suspected that there had been one of the boldest 'robberies In the history of the local police department prepetrated before their very eyes. STUNNED BY AUDACITY OF DEED. It did not take more than a minute, however, for the fall realization , of what had happened to come over every one in the store, Including Mrs. McGarry, who was also in the room at the time. Mr. McGarry flew back behind the counter t get his revolver. Heegan 'started out of the store without arming himself and followed the thief around the corner.. Tommy Malo, who had seen the entire affair from beginning to end joined in the chase and soon there were several persons who were hot on the heels of the thief. Seeing that there was Hkllhood of capture If his pursuers were not
stopped the fngltive turned as he was about to enter the alley in the rear
of the high school building and fired at Heegan, who was nearest to him. The shot was effective, though It did not find a resting place in any
nnraner. and all the pursuers halted and then scattered in their effort to
' reach some place of safety. The pitch darkness of the alley soon swallowed np the burglar and that was the last that was seen of him. POLICE ARE SOON ON THE SCENE. The police at the station, not more than half a block away, heard the shot and Chief Rlmbach at once suspecting that something had happened, was soon on the scene. In a few minutes Officer Hanlon, who had passed the jewelry store not .more than five minutes before the bnrglarly had happened, had been noti
fied and the other officers in the business district and within ready call
were given orders to watch for the thief.
It was discovered by following the tracks of the robber In the soft
earth, that he ran down to alley to Russell street and then turning east, ran past the ice factory and then doubled on his pursuers by turning north
on the Monon right-of-way.
A man was detailed to watch the Erie yards and to look over all freights
leaving on either the Erie or the Monon railroads. Other officers were detailed to watch the street cars on both the East Chicago and Sixty-third street lines, and Desk Sergeant Henry Schafer at the police station, at once
sent descriptions of the man to all of the surrounding cities CHASE PROVES TO BE FRUITLESS.
The man, as described by the police, which description was confirmed by
several of those who saw the burglary, was that of a man five feet eleven
Inches tall, weighing about ISO pounds.. He wore a dark gray suit and had
a black slough hat and had a black mustache.
The all-night activity of the police was fruitless. There was not even
the slightest clew as to tae uirecnon wnicn uie man took after all trace of
him was lost on the Monon right-of-way. Chief Rlmbach thinks that It is altogether possible that the robber took a street car to Chicago within two or three minutes after the jewels were ; stolen. In fact this theory of the manner In which the man escaped was given a great deal of weight for the reason that Guy Van Tassel, the safe-blower,
wno Drone into Austgen's grocery store ana afterwards shot O nicer Luke Fltspatrick at the Sixty-third street station of the South Side Elevated railroad, took a street car Into Chicago. WANT TO LOSE THEMSELVES IN CHICAGO. The murderers of Alderman Wlekllnskl did the same thing and the whole ; Idea of escape to criminals, who do their work In Hammond, has been to get Into ChlcagoNwhere they could bury themselves In Chicago's millions of people. As soon as the shooting was heard the street was thronged with people and , It has been many a day since there was so much excitement on the streets of Hammond. The story was even circulated on the street that McGarry had been shot and killed by the thieves of whom It was . first reported there were two. THEY WERE VALUED JEWELS. The tray of jewels taken was valued at about 93,000. This represents the loss to Mr. McGarry and the retail price would be considerably more. There were twenty-four rings In the tray, the largest containing n three carat diamond, valued at $350. Sir. McGarry said this morning that the l value of the gems may be between $400 and 9500. Tk others were diamonds in various settings and the stones were of ' smaller size and less valuable. The tray Itself was not more than ten inches 5 long and eight Inches wide and could easily be concealed under a maa'i coat. There was no cover to the tray and the rings were only set Into little receptables In the plush so that It is remarkable that there wero not some of them lost In the hurried flight of the. thief. Chief Rlmbach denies that any of the diamonds were lost and found
That Hammond people will be able
to spend their Fourth of July on a trolley trip to South Bend is an assured possibility unless unforseen circumstances set in which would prevent the
completion of the- Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Interurban Railway company, which will be completed July
1.
With the exception of the ballasting
the road is completed from South Bend to Michigan City. The cuts and grades have almost been completed from Michigan City to Gary, while another large gang of workmen are dumping sand into the sloughs and bogs through the Calumet region east of Kensington toward Hammond. Work is practically completed between Gary and East Chicago, so that the longest unfinished stretch now lies through the city of Hammond, where the grading and cuts will neither be high nor deep. The connecting link between Kensington and Chicago is already completed, it being the Illinois Central tracks, which will be used and over which the interurban cars will be hauled by engines to the Twelfth street station. The magnificent power house of the road is located at Michigan City and will be competed in time to begin operations as soon as the road is completed. Creosoted poles have already been set for the greater part of the line and wiring men are now at work stringing the wire. Twenty new cars have been ordered by the company from the Pullman shops which will be of a particular pattern, so constructed that they may be used for trolley and steam traffic. They will be equipped with baggage and smoking apartments, thus "affording1 the travelers all the conveniences that are now enjoyed on a steam road
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The announcement" that the new In
terurban will be completed by July 1
nailed with delight by every on
THE PRIZE GOES OVER
is
who is interested in the development of Lake county. As an interurban the
new road will form a connecting link with hundreds of miles of other inter-
urbans which reach Michigan City or
south Bend.
The trip itself from Chicago to South
Bend will be a delightful one.
Leaving Chicago the traveler may en
joy the lake front, along which the Tilt 1 A
.minois uemrai possesses a right of
way.
Coming across the state line into In
diana there is a continual change of
scenery, from the towns and cities along the line into the country that
lies along side of the track In almost a
primeval state. Chicago at one end, the gret me
tropolis of the Mississippi valley. South Bend, a model city of Indiana, on the other, and all within two hours ride
of each other.
Cars will leave both terminals hour
ly and a strict adherence to the sched ule will be observed.
me Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend company has secured the fran
chise for a right of way" into Toleston and work is also being pressed on this line from Gary. There is no specification in the franchise that this line to Toleston must be completed by July 1, still it is the intention of the company to be operating there" too when the main line is being opened. Attorney T. Lewis Meyer of . South Bend telephoned Tub Times last night that by July 1 cars will be running through Hammond over this line.
Proves Too Hard for Busy Bees.
L. W. Wartena; of the South Shore
Gas and Electric company, now of Michigan City and one of the men of whom Hammond is proud, was in the
Til ft TaTlRcincf Wfirrl finnt.P.St, city today and surprised his friends
& by the announcement that he is to
take up new work about May 1st.
Mr. Wartena, with his family, will
move to East Chicago about that time,
where he will begin his duties as superintendent of reconstruction. This embraces an important work as the East Chicago Electrical company, a branch of the South Shore Gas and
Electric of Hammond is growing so rapidly that : many big improvements
are to be made there and the company
finds that Mr. Wartena is the right man in the right place to take hold of them. "I hate to leave Michigan City" said
Mr. Wartena, "for It Is an ideal place
to live and I have made many friends there."
In speaking of his departure the
Michigan City News says:
Mr. Wartena is a well schooled man
in electricity and his thorough knowledge of this line of work is under
stood by Mr. Geist and consequetr.ly came the promotion. Mr. Wartena came to this city a year ago from
Hammond where his duties were sim
ilar to the work he is doing here. He bas made many friends during his stay In Michigan City, who will regret to see him and his family depart but are
Veteran Hammond Business lad to note hls rapld strlde ln his
cnosen worK.
It is rumored that a few local em
ployes of the company will go to East Chicago to work under Mr. Wartena. His successor here has not been ap
pointed.
Family Connections Are Such as to Distinguish Soldier-Preacher 1 from Others.
The list' of three words to be sup
plied by Times readers from Ham
mond, South Chicago, ' Gary, Whiting and East Chicago, and elsewhere, proved to be nn impossible' one yester
day. The words weret
Baatar & McGary "Everything.First National Bank "Character." Eick Laundry "Pairs."
Many guessed all but "character"
The winner of the missing words to
day will get two dollars.
Get busy. .
JACOB SGHLOER WILL
PIED TOMORROW
Man Will be Married at Blue Island.
The friends of Jacob Schloer of this
are looking forward to his wedding to
Mrs.wKate Johler at Blue Island-to morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The ceremony will take place In the
Catholic church there, after" which the
wedding guests will be entertained at
the home of the bride.
While Mr. and Mrs. Schloer will
JIMMY CUBBY EXPECTS
V ; A GREAT BATHE
FOUR LIVES ARE LOST
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Fearful Fire at LaPorte Results in Shocking Tragedy. La Porte, Ind., April 2S. Special to
Times.) The farm residence of Mrs. Belle Gunness was destroyed by fire at
an early hour this morning. Four lives those of Mrs. Gunness, who Is a widow, and three children ranging at nges
from 5 to 11 years, are belleven to be
burned in the ruins. Search is now
being made for their bodies. The th
ory is advanced that the lire was started by former hired man with whom Mrs. Gunness had been having
legal trouble and whom she attempted
to have declared Insane. The suspect
has disappeared. Mr. Gunness died under suspicious circumstances several
years ago.
WELL KNOWN INSURANCE MAN QUITE ILL,
Paul Llpinskl, the Hohman street
banker, la quite 111 with typhoid fever
at his home on Cameron street. ir.
Lipinski has not been at hla office for
over a week and his condition during
that time has aroused much anxiety,
Mrs., Lipinski has been in charge of the banking insurance offices in hit absence.
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Jimmy Clabby is looking forward
to one of the best fights of his career
when he meets Tony Moran at Gary
during the democratic convention Sat
urday. It Is expected that the crowd will be a record-Tsreaklng one and Jimmy will make an effort to put out
his man out ln approved form.
Tony Moran is one of the good men
ln the business, but Clabby thinks he is better and he is going after him with
a vengeance. The fight will occur in
Gary Saturday evening and as there
will be hundreds of people in the city
at the time, there is sure to be a good
gathering at the ringside.
Jimmy Clabby has been fighting all
winter and of the twelve contests ln which he has been engaged, he has won all of them. Clabby Is managed by
Eddie Bruner of Milwaukee and has
been getting some good dates of late
C011ANDERY HOLDS
MEETING LAST NIGHT
JACOR SCHLOER.
make their home In Hammond after
short trip to Wisconsin.
Mr. Schloer has known his bride-to
be for many years, he having himself.
before coming to Hammond, lived in GREAT FLAY IS
Blue Island.
Since the news of Mr. Schloer's com
lng marriage was printed In The Times
a few days ago, congratulations be
gan to pour In from all sides. Being himself of a very retiring disposition.
he has been kept dodging in order to
escape his bantering friends. Today he left Hammond completely partly to
escape his congratulators and partly to prepare for the ceremony tomorrow.
The Hammond Commandery. Knights
Templars, held a very Interesting ses
sion last night ln the Masonic Temple
and the attendance was good.
The Red Cross degree was given to
J. M. Kellar and W. H. Clough, both o
Hammond, and both gentlemen are now
in a position to appreciate the beauties
of Knight Templarhood.
COMING TO HAMMOND
"Lion and the Mouse Appears at
Towle's Opero House Xext Week.
SEEK EAST CHICAGO MAN IN HAMMOND. The' Hammond police were notified this afternoon by Chief Higgina of East Chicago that William Kohler of tha't city had left his home several days ago and his folks were worried about his continued absence. The Hammond authorities were given a description of the mand and asked to be on the lookout for him.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS TOR SWEET CHARITY. Two more of Hammond's citizens have opened their hearts for the poor and contributed toward the charity fund of which Councilman John Kane
has charge. Hon. Edward SJrnon has donated 1 5 to which Andrew Wall added another dollar. Since yesterday there have been more callers at the commissary department than usually.. Eleven called there yesterday but three of these were found to be unworthy.
The veterans of Co. Calkins Post G. A. R., of Hammond, have taken up the campalgnfor their brother, Rev. F. M. Elliott, in earnest, to boom -him -for
the honor of State Chaplain.
A called meeting of the Post was held
last Saturday night, where, among
ther things, the Post took formal ac
tion in behalf of Rev. Elliott. It was
decided to send out circular letters to
the various posts over the state, informing them of Hammond's candidate
and thus prepare them for the state
reunion which will be held at Kokomo
May 19, 20 and 21.
Rev. Elliott is well known through
out the state among G. A. R. workers, but knows at present very little about the boom that is on for him. He , is visiting with his brother at Auburn.
having gone there before the boom
was started. It Is expected however, that i it will meet with his approval when he returns and finds how far
the campaign has already progressed.
Hammond is proud of its preacher oldier and never having had one! of
its members elected to the grand chapter, considers te coming conven
tion as an opportune time to put its
candidate forward. That, however, is
only aside from the main question, for Hammond claims to have the right man for the right place.
While the state is proud of all its
veteran soldiers, Rev. Elloitt has a dis
tinction that makes him particularly
emminent in G. A. R. circles. Rev.
Elliott has a family connection of
which many citizens . would be proud
and while he is very modest about it.
it is nevertheless frequently pointed
out by others. He is second cousin
to Abraham Lincoln and Also a cousin
to Gen." Robt. E. Lee, his father. Alex
ander Elliott, having been a first cousin
to the president,' while his mother, who
was; Rebecca -Parker, before her mar
riage, was a first' cousin to' Robert Lee
Alexander. - Elliott,-- the ; Hammond
man's father, was also a third cousin
of George Washington.
Said one of the G. A. R. men today: "We are working hard to land the
honor of state chaplain for Rev. El
liott. He is well known throughout the state and has always been active
as a G. A. R. worker. If Hammond is ever to receive recognition in the grand chapter, now is the time, for the other posts in the state to come forward and give a Hammond man an honor
that he well deserves."
Effort to Pass Franchise of , Chicago and Interurban Railway Fails Before W. Hammond Board Meeting Held Yesterday.
CIS. 8 SI PEOPLE OFFER INDUCEMENTS Entire Matter Goes Over Finally Until Future Session Officials of South Bend Interurban In Meantime Prepare to Draw Up Acceptable Measure To Be Used as Substitute'.
HEGElSCSOePeiSEO
Announcement of Pikerton-
Anderson Marriage a . Shock.
Henry B. Harris is sending that
marvelously successful play "The Lion
and The Mouse" to Towle's opera house,
Friday, May 8.
It has been said that the Charles
Klein play added its mite to the cause
and had something to do with the pros
ecutlon of law violations by the trusts. This Is not beyond belief. Miss Dorothy Donnelly, the leading lady, who is to be starred ln a new drama of American life, which Mr. Harris believes will equal "The Lion and The Mouse," will be seen as Shirley Rossmore, a part she has not heretofore played outside of New York City, and Paul Everton will appear as John Burkett Ryder, the multi-millionaire. The balance of the cast was selected with great care to interpret the various parts and the play will be presented with all of that careful attention to detail which marked its phenomlal record-breaking run of sixty nights at the Lyceum theater. New York. The sale of seats for the engagement is announced to open Mon
day morning.
Hegewlsch people were handed a big
surprise yesterday when the news leaked out announcing the marriage of Mrs. Lydla Pinkerton to Ben1a.min.
Anderson, a real estate man and a prominent leader in politics in the eighth ward suburb. Sunday after
noon the couple, seated in Mr. Ander
son's touring car, sped to the East Side
where they were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. Andre Andres, of the East Side Swedish Lutheran church. The news of Mrs. Pinkerton's marriage came as a shock to her many friends in Hegewlsch, while on the other hand friends of Mr. Anderson have long hinted that his marriage was imminent.
ine oriae is the manager of the
Chicago Telephone company's Hege
wisch exchange and is prominent in Hammond and Hegewlsch society. Af
ter the marriage service had been per
rormea, tne newly married couple Journeyed down town where they had
a wedding supper at the Auditorium. It Is the intention of Mr. and Mrs
Anaerson xo leave me nrst of nt
week for an extended trip through the west, , Including California. Already
the couple have been the recipients of many beautiful presents.
ASSAULT ON THE SCHREIBER FARM TODAY.
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ACME SOCIAL CLUB MEETIXG. Mrs. Bergman is entertaining the members of the Acme Social club very pleasantly this afternoon at her home in State street. . Cards am being enjoyed.
Henry .Kegebeln .Struck Over With Butt of Whip.
Reports of an assault on TTor,
Kegebein. a young farmer employed on the Schreiber farm south of the jcity, came to Hammond this morning.
m a row over the driving of a horse it is claimed that Henry Diercks. who rents the Schreiber farm, crawled up behind young Kegebein and struck him over the head with the butt of a riding whip, making a bad wound. The young man was brought to Hammond to have the wound dressed. No arrests , have been made. . . Kegebein claims that he was entirely, blameless In the matter.
THOUSANDS TESTIFY TO THE EFFICACY OF THE TIMES' WAST COLUMNS.
The efforts of the representatives of the Chicago and Interurban . Railway company to secure the passage of m franchise In the village of West Hammond yesterday afternoon proved unsuccessful and the entire matter was
postponed until next Wednesday at one
o'clock. "
An incident that served to change the
entire program came when Attorney F. J. Lewis Meyer of the Chicago, Lake
Shore & South ' Bend railroad . unon
reading - in - The Lakb Cowtt "Times that a franchise was to be erantofl
telephoned, to the Times and asked it to convey the information to the members of the board that if they would hold oft and refuse to grant a franchise to the Chicago and Interurban company .lhe.. would . ixS.tr. . franchise; that would be exceedingly liberal in its terms and,., what is. more,, fie would give a ; guarantee " that he would buUd the ' line. - r'::';-.;r 'Zt: " .This threw the 'r whole . board in a turmoil Trustee . Rohwedder, who had been raising' objections to this and that
feature of the old franchise 'and whp had won the applause of ' the citizens
of the village by showing the weakness pf the measure which was about to
be passed, finally moved that' the whole matter be deferred until next Wednesday at one o'clock when the representatives of the Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend line could be present and offer a competing franchise.
Martin Finneran. the village clerk.
was under the impression that the Chi
cago, Lake Shore & South Bend interurban was the "Hot Air Line." as h
called it, but-he was soon convinced
that it was a progressive company which had actually built hundreds of miles of railroad and he withdrew his objection to a postponment. .. i. . ' "'
There was a large crowd of inter
ested citizens .present at the :meetingr and one of the things which pusiled them was the friendliness of the city attorney to the proposition to give away the streets of the city. Thought He Was Company's Lawyer.
There was hardly a point raised. that
Jie did not explain from the standpoint
of the Chicago and Interurban company and thers were several strangers pre-,
ent who labored under the impression
during the whole meeting, that the .
city attorney was the attorney for the
franchise seeking company.
The meeting was orderly, compared
to the old days of the Mak regeime when it was necessary to threaten a
lynching to whip the board Into line,;
and all the citizens had to do was, to express their opinion and their desires
were followed by the board. There were some strong speeches made ln opposition to the granting of the franchise Henry Ahlborn spoke, E. A. KInkade made a strong speech, against the measure, August Meyer gave voice to his disapproval pf the franchise and John Brehm indicated in.no uncertain manner that he was opposed to the passage of the grant as it stood. ' Pick Many Flans. As the franchise was read for the
third time flaws were picked in it ln nearly every paragraph. The objections were the onej that have caused such an upheaval in West Hammond ever since the gitt of the franchise was published in The Lakb County Time3 last Friday. In fact, the people of the village across the line are determined that the Chicago and Interurban company must do all of the following things before they. will be given a franchise: They must furnish a $5,000 bond as a guarantee that they will build the
line. They must agree to have the road constructed and in operation within 18 months Instead of SO. If a 50 year franchise is given there must be an agreement for compensating the city after the road becomes a paying proposition. And There Are Other Matters. There are several other less important matters that will be insisted upon and the property owners will -never consent to the granting of the franchise until 'it Is materially amended. Today Attorney F. J. Lewis Meyer
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