Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 53, Hammond, Lake County, 19 August 1908 — Page 1

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Crown Point Proves A Record Breaker In Every Way

ALL DEPENDS ON WEATHER Exhibits This Year Are Finest Ever Known in History of the Big Fair. (Special to The Times). Crown Point, Ind., Aug-. 19. With favorable weather, the 1908 Golden Jubilee Fair will without the least question of a doubt pass into history as one of the largest and best fairs ever given by the association, and will rank second to none to any attraction that ever took place in northwestern Indiana. First Day Broke Records. Tuesday, the first day of the fair, broke all records as to crowds and Crown Point hostelries and private boarding houses are being taxed to their utmost to accommodate the Immense throng that is clamoring for concessions and privileges at the fair. Many of the visitors who haven't engaged rooms previously are being turned away and the question of accommodating the big throng with sleeping quarters during.. the rest of the week is a problem that the hotels are contending with at present.; . i Vy Outlook Is " Fine. ' " ' " ' " Never before In the history of the association has the business been as good at the fair grounds. as was exContinued on page 2.) ORDERS JOOO GARS Alton Road's Action Taken as Indication of Early Revival of Business. A dispatch from Xew York nays that after a meeting of the officials of the Chicago and Alton today It wan stated that a contract would be placed tomor row for new equipment to the value of about Sl.r.OO.OOO. The equipment in. eludes 1.000 Mtecl cars, which are re quired to handle the Alton's Increased -rwal tonnage. l'urrlinslng agents or the company lmve been in New York for several days arranging the details of the order. It Is understood that the contract for the construction of the cars will be made with the Standard Steel Car company. Considerable interest was displnyed In railroad circles In the Alton's car order. which was taken as an Indication of an early revival of the railrond business. There has been no very pronounced Im provement in the steel rail situation, but orders placed during the last two weeks are larger than for any similar period for several months. Four railway companies have con tracted for about 00,000 tons of rails while smaller orders will bring the total up to between 75.0O0 and 100,000. The knockers and croakers who have been trying to discredit all optimistic statements will now please tret their hummers ready. DID HE INTEND THEFT? Joseph Roma Found in Maginot Barn and Acts Very Suspiciously. Officer Schadt, In making his rounds alst night, discovered Joseph Roma sleeping under a wagon in Mike Maginot's barn. Roma was arrested and Mr. Maginot informed of the fact that a lodger had been discovered in his barn. The officer is of the opinion that Roma intended to steal Maginot's horse and harness and Maginot testified that the harness had been taken down from its accostomed place from where he had not removed it in three weeks. Roma was discovered In the barn at about 1 o'clock in the morning and the officer thinks that he planned to take the horse along about daylight and be out of the city before the theft was discovered.

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LAD PROVES TO JE 11 HERO Thirteen-Year-Old Percy St. Clair Rescues Babe From Drowning. BOY MAKES GALLANT RESCUE West Hammond Girls Let Baby Cab With Precious Freight Dash in Lagoon. Thirteen-year-old Percy St. Clair, son of P. B. St. Clair, an Erie machin ist, proved himself a hero last night, and his name will in all probability be forwarded to the Carnegie hero com mission. Acting promptly on the spur of the moment, imbued only with one thought to save the life of a drowning baby, he plunged headlong Into the lagoon of Harrison Park yesterday evening and with almost super-human efforts carried the infant child of W. Lonick, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street. West Hammond, from the water. Child is Revived. Only after twenty-minutes of the hardest work, was the child resusciated while the urchin, little realizing how much of a man he was, wondering what his mother would say when she found orufi ftta't 'MS-" Clothes were wet. He coard-hardly understand why his fond mother picked him up and pressed his face and his still wet hair to her face. telling him always to act In such a manly fashion. For an answer he pumped his foot up and down to hear the sucking noise of water in his shoe. Vnusual Accident. The accident is one of the most un usual in the history of Hammond s near-deaths. Two school girls, the sisters of the infant which fell Into the water, with their mother's permission had brought the child In a go-cart from West Hammond to Harrison park. In their childish recklessness they pushed the go-cart with its precious contents to the top of one of the highest knolls near the lagoon. There they tried to show the baby this wide, wide world, and in an un guarded moment they lost control of the cart, which with the baby in it. went pell mell down the steep incline. For the first few seconds the children were to dumfounded to utter a sound. Before the cab reached the water, they realized the terribleness of the situa tion and they screamed at the top of their voices. The cab sank from sight with the baby still in it. It would have been a heart-rending scene for stronger nerves, but to see their own little baby sister disappear beneath the water was almost more than the two girls could endure. They did what every girl does that has any sense they screamed. Attracted by these screams young St. Clair hurried to the scene and looking to the top of the knoll with an inquiring glance, he soon discerned their distress. Without taking off his coat or shoes, he plunged into the water, down to where he saw the cab. It was the first time the bay had been snatched up so rudely, but It did no realize that for it was unconscious. People who were in the park were attracted to the scene by this time and immediately taking the wet clothes from the Infant applied the usual methods for reviving a drowning person. HORSE KILLED BY BOLT 0. Mallet Loses His Horse Kept in the R. Workman Pasture. A valuable horse belonging to Mr. O. Mallett of this city vras struck by lightning and instantly killed while standing in the pasture on the farm of Mr. R. Workman, at Liberty, 111. The horse was with several others when the storm came up last Saturday. The bolt of lightning singled out Mr. Malletfs horse and death was instantaneous. The other horses were not Injured. Mr. Malletfs horse was insured and it is believed that he will be able to recover from the insurance company. Mr. Workman notified Mr. MaiTett that his horse had been killed and the news was received with considerable regret as the animal was a pet and has been In the family for a number of years.

WILL ARRANGE FOR A CELEBRATION Royal Leaguers Will Have Big Doings at Affair to be Held in October. MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT Every Council In Country Will Help to Make the Occasion a Memorial One. Pioneer Council of the Royal League in Hammond will take the initiative steps tomorrow evening at Its regular meeting for a proper celebration of Anniversary Night, a jubilee celebration of the quarter century of the existence of the order. Kvery council in the United States will celebrate on this evening, which is set for the second meeting night In October. Plans Long Prepared. The plans for the celebration have long ago been prepared In the supreme council and every local council will help to make the anniversary general and memorable. The twenty-fifth anniversary really occurs on Monday, Oct. 26. On this day the charter was granted to the organization by the state of Illinois. Since .its organization the order has grown admirably until today it ls one of the most promising in the country. Gives Out Six Millions. During its twenty-five years of ex istence, widows and children, fathers and mothers, have received in the aggregate nearly $6,000,000 as protection, while more than $200,000 has been expended in the relief pf worthy but disabled brethren. The subject of celebration will be thoroughly discussed tomorrow evening and it is desired that as many as possible attend the meeting tomorrow evening. BUYER VISITS NEW YORK Hammond Millinery Expert Will Bring Back Fine Exhibit From That City. One of the harbingers of early fall is the signs of the times in regard to the millinery trade. Miss "Margaret Rohrman arrived in Xew York yesterday to buy her fall stock and models for the coming season. Miss Rhorman is at the head of the millinery department and will be in the East ten days. She expects to be back In Hammond the latter part of next week with the very latest millinery models and Importations. She anticipates a big business during theH coming season and will provide for it

AUTO CATCHES FIRE; BILL AHLBORN PRAYS Fire Department is Summoned to Scene and Excitement is Great. FEARS MACHINE WILL EXPLODE Bill Friend, Pete Davis, Refuses to Keep Cracking Good Story a Secret. Peter Davis and William Ahlborn actually prayed yesterday. Down on Calumet avenue, near the Erie tracks, is a telegraph post that could tell a story of how two men implored the post to let them crawl up. And all because I?ill Ahlborn's automobile caught fire. Machine Newly Overhauled. In the, beginning he had the machine overhauled in preparation for a visit to the county fair. He and his friend, Peter L., tried it out yesterday afternoon, at the same time looking over some improvements that are going on in that section of the city. On their return home, while crossing the Erie tracks, the exhaust pipe, becoming hot. caused a little blaze in the rear of the machine. It was P.ill's first experience, and thinking the machine was about to burn up and the gasoline in It cause an explosion, he killed the engine, grabbed his coat and cushion and ran. When he was at a safe distance he told Pete Davis to get out, too, as he did not want to see him get killed. Fire Company Called Out. Bill gave fire company Xo. 4 the distress signal and that department hurried to the scene. There was no danger and school boys crowded around the machine to see what was the matter. It was then that Bill shouted: "Kits, ket avay dere, or you eggsplotel" The ytried to keep it quiet but Bill did. not want to take any chances about the kidding that is due him, so he told Pete that he wouldn't go near the city hall for a week. Stern duty, however, called the member of the board of public works into the preesnce of the city hall "fellers'' this morning, and in addition to getting his, he also got some of that which is coming to Bill. He denies, however, that he prayed. Try a Want Ad la the Times.

IS A VICTIM OF STRANGE ASSAULT

Ed A. Mee of Hotel Carleton Hit by Brick Yesterday Evening. UNABLE TO FIND ASSAILANT Proprietor of Hotel Amazed at Vicious Attack Made On Him Yesterday. Who struck Ed A. Mee? This is no relation to the Billy Patterson query. A mysterious assault in which Mr. Mee figured as the victim, took place in Chicago about 6 o'clock last night as he was running to catch a Lake Shore train or Hammond. Just as the Hammond man had reached the center of the alley going down Van Buren, he was struck and knocked down by a brick, which fell to the pavement at his left. Saw Xegro Making Kseape. Mr. Mee turned around and saw a negro fleeing as fast as his legs could carry him, down the alley and then shoot off , behind the building. Passersby came to Mr. Mee's assistance and half helped and half carried him to the LaSalle street station where he took the evening train home. He was met at the station by an automobile and taken to the Hotel Carleton where he required medical at attention. Injuries Are Very Painful. Mr. Mee'3 injuries are giving his friends some concern. The brick struck

him in the calf of the leg and fell on I riding in a small duck boat towed by his foot. If it had struck him in the i the motor boat of Harry Taylor. As head on body it might have killed him. Mr. Taylor turned his craft the small He is at a loss to understand thehoat was capsized throwing the oc-

cause ot tne assault unless it was a I case of attempted hold up, but it seems that it would have been too daring a

vill'deed to attempt in daylight. The Chi -

cago police arrested a man shortly after midnight at the point where ths assault on Mr. Mee occurred and it may have been the same man. WILL BE BURIED TOMORROW. Miss Annie Hansen of May street, who died yesterday morning at the hospital from the effects of lysol and chloroform, will be buried tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Dr. E. M. Shanklin conducted the inquest yesterday afternoon at Stewart's . morgue. The remains will be buried from the morgue.

SOIF IS FILED Bertha M. Rice Prays Court For Money to Help Pay Expense of Suit.

SHE CHARGES ILL-TREATMENT Defendant In Proceedings Will Probably Bring a Counter Complaint. Bertha M, Rrlce, through her attorney, Joseph Conroy, has filed suit In the Lake superior court for a divorce. She allages, among other things, that her husband, William F. Rice has accused her of improper relations with three men, three blanks spaces are left for their names, that he charged her with associating with women of questionable character, that he threw her out of the house, and in so doing tore her black silk waist and rent her voile skirt into shreds. Wants Hlce to Pay Expenses. But Airs. Bertha Rice Is not going to content herself with securing a divorce. She has filed an affidavit in which she states that she is destitute and has been left wholly without support and she petitions the court to compel Mr. Rice to give her enough money for her own support and also to pay the expense's of securing an at torney and securing the divorce. It is understood that Mr. Rice will contest the suit for a divorce and so Mrs. Rice is virtually asking the court to grant her a sufficient amount of Mr. Rice's money, so that she can secure a legal separation from him and $1,000 of his money for alimony besides. The complaint states that Bertha M. Rice and William F. Rice were married on the 20th day of June, 1893. She says that during the past fifteen months he has been guilty of cruel and Inhuman treatment and has accused her of associating with women of questionable character and having improper relations with three men. Says They Are Untrue. She says these charges have no foundation, in fact, and are the product of hallucinations brought on by ex treme jealousy wholly without warrant She claims that on- June 27 of this year, after accusing her of being guilty of the above charges, he directed her to" "get out of the house. ' " Mrs. Rice says that she had some of her clothing In her arms at the time and that Mr. Rice struck her with Bis fist and then tore her black silk shirtwaist into pieces and ripped her voile skirt into shreds. She says that he swore at her and told her never to look to him for support again. She says that she had been a true and dutiful wife and by reason of his cruel and inhuman treat ment is a physical treatment i sa physi cal wreck. She asks for the custody of her two children, Charles C. Rice, age 14, and for her other son, Kenyon B. Rice, age 9. She demands a divorce and $1,000 alimony. Says She Has No Means of Support. In the affidavit, which was filed sep arately, she asked for a temporary al lowance which would provide for her support during the pendency' of the trial, as she claims she is in a destitute condition and has no means of supporting herself. She claims that all of the property Mr. Rice owns has been given to the chrildren and prays that the court give her a reasonable sum to provide for her support during the pendency of the trial and to pay the cost of the trial, including the 'attorney's fees. It is understood that Mr. Rice wil be prepared to back up some serious charges against his wife when the case comes to trial. Harry Eller, Manager of Athletics at Wabash College, Well Known Here. Harry Eller, who is well known In this city as the graduate manager of the Wabash college football team and who was in this city several times as I the manager of the Wabash College Glee c'ub had a narrow escape from idrowning yesterday. His wife and child were also nearly drowned. The Indianapolis Star has the following account of the acicdent: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eller and their child narrowly "escaped drowning yesterday at ;Sj.erry dam on Rock river. They were cupanis inio me water. Air. cner Baa i the baby in his arms and was able to i held the child above the water until jit was taken by an occupant of the motor boat. Mr. Taylor saved Mrs. Eller, who had gone under twice. Mr. Eller held to a rope until rescued. Mrs. El;ler was taken to Taylor's cottage. where she collapsed. Mr. Eller is the graduate manager of athletics at Wabash college. POLICE COURT NEWS.Martin Myers, 245 State Lline street, placed a stray horse in Ebright's livery barn where It can be found by the owner. The matter was reported to the police.

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Late Erie Passenger Train This Morning Kills One of Maginot's Best HorsesFrank Zeller, the Driver, Has Narrow Escape. GATEfiN'S VIEW IS BY CARS Dan Enright, Sr., Ignorant of Passenger's Approach, Fails to Lower Barriers Teamster fails to See Danger on Account, of Rolling Stock on Sidetrack. A railroad accident which cost Miebael Maginot a valuable horse which the friends of Dan Enright Sr. fear may cost him bis position as gateman, occurred thU morning on the Erie tracks on Ruasell street. The northbound 6:12 Erie waa two hours late Into Hammond this morning, and it was the engine of this train that killed the horse and came very nearly killing Frank Zeller. the driver of the Maginot team. Could ot See Train. Zeller came from the Maginot store. driving westward. The gates were uo and owing to a box car that stood on a siding near the crossing, could not see the approaching train. When he was on the track he noticed the train only a hundred feet away, and seeing that he could not -make the crossing -he turned his team at a sharp 'angle'' northward. By that time, however, the train was upon him, clearing the wagon by a hair's breadth and killing a fine bay horse, worth $200, outright. Was !'ot the Watchman's Fault. A hundred feet toward the west stood Mr. Enright, horrified at the scene. vvnue he is the gateman he was in"no position to see the oncoming train as the switchmen had left a string of box cars on another siding west of the main line. His view was obstructed, and there being no warning signal in the guard house, he was not notified of the approaching train. He could not see it approaching, as people who gathered on the scene learned when they put themselves in his position. "I have not had an accident in fifteen years," said the veteran railroad man, who was very much grieved at his neighbor's loss, "and if my view had not been obstructed it would not have happened." SAYS PROSPECT IS GOOD Widely Traveled Salesman Visits Hammond For His Concern. Arthur Wilson of Battle Creek, Mich., representing the Duplex press, was in Hammond yesterday' afternoon after a long trip through the country. Mr. Wilson is enthusiastic about the return of prosperity. He finds business picking up within the past thre weeks to a wonderful degree. A long talk with Mr. Wilson is convincing that conditions are rapidly returning to normal. Mr. Wilson was calling on his trade in Hammond. 1. MALLETIS VERY ILL Friends of Popular Hammond Mason Alarmed Over His Condition. Mr. O. Mallett of 820 East State street, is very ill at his home. He has been troubled with rheumatism for some time, but during the past week he took a turn for the worse and is now critically 111 in bed. The sickness Is the result of acomplication of diseases and it is feared that it was brought on by overdoing. Mr. Mallett has been building up quite a business in the sale of water and it was while engaged in this business that his health broke down. Mr. Mallett is well known in this city where he has lived for the past twentyyears. Mr. Mallett was formerly agent of the Michigan Central railroad here. The many friends of the Hammond couple are hoping for Mr. Malletfs complete recovery and Mrs. Mallett has the sympathy of a host of friend and neighbors.

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