Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 65, Hammond, Lake County, 2 September 1908 — Page 5

Wednesday. Sept. 2. 1908.

THE TIMES.

HERE AMD THERE Itl THE CALUI1ET REGION

ii . .

Day's Grist in South Chicago

HOME COMING NIGHT

FOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

HEARD BY RUBE.

Lengthy Program Haa Bern Prepared

and M ill . Be Carried at Congregational Church Next Saturday Even? Next Friday evening at the' Congre'

gational church. Ninety-second street and Ontario avenue, a home coming reception will be tendered the members

or the Young People's Christian En

deavor society, all of whom have been absent on their vacation. A length program has been arranged and those

who attend will be more than repaid

for their time. . .

Musical and vocal selections will be the, features 'of the' evenitig's entertain

ment. Luncheon Is to be served at the conclusion of the evening's entertain

ment. .

DIRECTORS OF CECILIAN CHORUS MEET TONIGHT.

Plana For the Fall and Winter Seaon Will ne Made at the 'Home of

Minn Marie Rnakownkr, 8023 Houston Avenue. The directors of the Cecelian chorus will meet -this evening at the home "of the secretary. Miss Marie Ruskow-

sky, 8923 Houston avenue, and make.

plans ior the-fall and winter season. This chorus of musical voices is one of the " foremost" in South Chicago and their past performances are still fresh in the memories those who have, continually attended their gatherings. The entire membership consists of ladies, all of whim are well known in South Chicago, and in a few weeks" announcements of their first meeting will appear.

Two more South Chicagoans were bitten by dogs yesterday. It is about time for another police roundup. If the milliners had only thought to make the Merry Widow hats a little stronger, they could be used to cover some of the manholes In South "ti. J .. .

wuimgo mat are nearly out of cc mission.

GET NEW SPRINKLERS

South Chicago Not Sure

- Whether It Will be Remembered.

Baltimore Woman In Tragedy At Atlantic City

to

Theater Opens Tomorrow. The Calumet theater will open tomorrow night with the play "Ina Rivers.'" The theater has been re-decorated throughout and presents a pretty appearance. "Lena Rivers" will piny from Thursday until Saturday ng-ht, and then the "Fighting Parson" v.'ith a strong cast, will make its appearance. The box office of the theater was cponed yesterday morning and a study thronpr of people v( re buying tickets all throughout the day. J. T. Conr.ers, who is manager of tlie thoster, has many good attractions booked for the coming scasr.n.

- '6uame now ,80018 newspape

men can stretch their imagination when

they write up a story, 7 " r i . V, .. a,

r -.-j mc nine we go to press w

..arui seen any pay-as-you-enter cars

oowling down Commercial avenue

ooutn Chicago's big departmen

ow'ra f-' waning room for the arrival

or their fall and winter merchandise :

11113 summer weather is enough to

satisfy the most exacting ice man. nhtcf CM, 5 l i.

i.cv clumpy - ib aiways just going

to uo something perfectly dreadful vice in Chicago.

Mr. jucKson, contractor," has the honor of building the largest crib for

Chicago's water system that has evpr

been erected on Lake Michigan. South Chicago bowlers are orenar

Ing for a busy season this ve.ir.

vpiain jonn Halpin of the South

Chicago police station is back from his

vacation, looking as brown as a berry

Lake Michigan promises to keen her

swimmers and excursion boat people

interested a little while vpt.

Members of the Calumet Power Boat

club are anxiously awaiting the ar

rival of Labor day, when the big motor

ooat races will take place at Ilam mond.

nicogo s rourteen-storv school

building will have many steps toward

Higher education. You can iro as

rar as you like.

The famous Ivyro case, atter many

continuances, was "brought up for final trial in Judsre Torrison's cn, r-t t,,,.-

" - Some determined men in South Chi

cago would have worn their straw hats a little longer even withou the mayor's

reprieve.

That South Chicago woman who kept her savings under the mattress might

just as well have deposited it in the Chicago-New York Hot Air line.

vention in the district will take place at Turner's hall, Seventy-fifth street and Dobson avenue.

Real Estate Transfers, Andrew Kingman, a real estate dealer on 9912.Ewing avenue, has purchased a piece of property at the corner of One Hundred and Sixth street and Avenue H from John W. Coutts, the purchase price being 525,000. Other transfers filed today are as follows: Avenue It ICS n of 98th st, w. f. 21x121.' April H Joseph P. McGrath $ 1,000 Drexel a v. 19S s of 66th st, w f. 25x125. Au; 10 Ida Zlmnvr- ,

man to mm-i A. Nelson 106th st. s e cor Avenue II n. f. 320x323. Vuj. 7 Mrs. Mary Jackson .'.lx and others, all of Lake Korest, II!., to John

W. Coutts

Same pty, Aug 7 John W. Coutts to Andrew Ringman.. 25,000 Paxton ave. s w cor. 83d St. e. f. 30x126, and o. p. Aug. 29 Leslie farter and Chardes Edward Soule Jr., as conservator of the estate of Leslie Carter, a dis

tracted person, and Charles Edward Soult Jr., guardian ad litem of Leslie Carter, by M. in C. to C. & C. C. & D. Co.... St Lawrence ave, 111 s of 72d st w f 16x122 ',4. Aug. 11 A. J. Sachtleben to Will jam. A. Avery 1,800

roo

25,000

Building Permits.

The following building permits were issped by the building department today: . 3S20 Center avenue, 2 story brick flats, B. Guerin $4,500

obiu Manistee avenue 1 brick store. G. Krampr

HS-X-One Hundred and Eighth place 1 story frame cottage, L. Hagen

story

4,500

5, COO

Fifty sprinklers and thirty-five flushers are to be added to the city's street cleaning department within a short time. Whether any of the new equipment -tvill be received in South Chicago is not known. This is one of the results of the collection of wheel tax, of which more than $100,000 already has been turned into the city treasury. Jones an Authority. With these new sprinklers added to the thirty-five In service there will be two sprinklers each tor twenty wards n r. .1 l, . ...

nu mrt-e eacn lor fifteen wards. They

wiu oe used only on paved streets and allays, and it is the Intention of Superintendent of Streets Doherty to have

mem In operation night and day durin i, . i . i . .

nui weatner. in addit on to triv-

ing considerable relief from the dust Alderman Jones of the eighth ward,

v no is an authority on concrete con

struction, asserts that frequent sprink

ling win increase the life of macadam

pavement from 50 to 100 ner ront

Will Try Xerv- Fluaber. Superintendent Doherty will tra to

St. Louis Friday to investigate a new flusher. The superintendent is in tho

market for a flusher which will clean the streets. It has been represented to him that the St. Louis Drodner win

do the work effectively. This flusher, according to the agent's claims, has

a pressure of 100 pounds to the square inch, so that the wagon may be driven on tha crest of an asphalt pavement and wash away the dirt as effectively

as a fire hose. This r.rae.,n s

. . . . . .

euicu DY me Use or n. mnfr.-

wagon. It is not claimed that

...

uuauer wiu uo effective work

on asphalt pavement.

TXTlfV, i .

me jiusners at work on asnhaU

streets and the sprinklers on other

pavea streets the superintendent anticipates an enormous improvement in

street cleaning. For years theer has

ueen complaint nsr.iiTist ii,v ...

prinKiers in operation thnt

win De done away with.

The money from the wheel tax must

spent tor the repair and mainte

nance OI tne Streets, according t

taiute enabling the passage of the

wneei tax ordinance. Tt -n .

tatively stated that Mayor Busse will

welcome suggestions from vehicle own-

streets needing the re-

the

the

Kcept

I X Pv. i

The shooting of Charles B. Roberts, a wealthy Baltimore resident, by a masked on the board walk at Atlantic City, N. Y., caused a profound sensation In Balitmore, where Mr. Roberts and Mrs

W. S. G. Willianis. who wns with v,tm

at the time of the shooting, are well known Mrs. Williams Is a beautiful woman of thirty and belongs to the

wealthiest social set in Baltimore.

be

ers as to the

pairs most.

Official Death Eecords.

Albert Smith, 55 years old tieth street.

John B. Symons,

i.anroaa avenue. Mary E. Reed, 51 years Sixty-fifth street.

Charles A. Frank, Prospect avenue. Mrs. Bella Feindt, Indiana avenue. William 11. Bates, Adams street.

719 Seven-

75 years old, 7663

old, 3626

57 years old, 9773

t years old, 6726

31 years old, 6336

HERE AND THERE.

Inquest Was Held, The coroner's inquest held yesterday by Coroner Hoffman at the County Morgue, on the body of the man who was found in the Illinois Central box car at Seventieth street and the Illinois Central tracks, Aug. S. The coroner's Jury failed to find any clues other than the man was supposed to have been murdered by the iron bar which was found by his side.

Xocal Primaries Held. Congressional Conventions in twentyfive districts in Illinois have little business before them, as all the candidates for congress an the republican, democratic, prohibitionist and socialist tickets will be named in conformity wth the. prmary law. Tiiv republican congressional con-

PILES HOXT SIKFEB ANOTHER DAY. Our 20th Century pile remedy Is unfailing. Bleeding, protruding piles yield to it readily. Common piles wither quickly. We guarantee this remedy to be unrivaled. Relief at once. J1.00 per

vfr. Yard, New Era Bldg., Har and Halsted. Chicago. 111.

For Rent

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Elegant Corner Store Room in the New Gross Building, 9041 Commercial Avenue, suitable far Drug Store. Modern, Centrally located. Apply to H. GROSS, 9033 COMMERCIAL AVENUE SOUTH CHICAGO.

The Great Lakes Dredging and Dock company was fined yesterday by the smoke inspector for the violation of

the smoke ordinance. A big dredge at Chicago avenue and the river was the cause of their being fined. The Hyde Park Saloonkeepers union, which also includes the South Chicago' union, held their annual picnic at Riverdale yesterday afternoon. The Hyde Park union Is composed of 200 saloonkeepers who were present at the picnic yesterday. The trip yesterday was made in the launches Florence and Chester. The object of the meeting was to select delegates to the convention at St. Louis, which will take place the latter part of this month. Mrs. Bessie Ostrowski, on behalf of herself and her two children, yesterday brought two suits in the circuit court

to recover SO.OOO riamasroa frm ,

o Ul'J me Peter Hand Brewery Company and John Abromowicz, proprietor of a saloon at Eighty-fourth street and Mackinaw avenue. The husband of Mrs. Ostrowski is said to have been sold liquor in Abromowicz's saloon with the result that he neglected to provide for his wife and family.

F. C. Smith and Kibby Smith, brothers, who were arrested Monday for racing their employers' automobiles past the Hyde Park police station, were fined $1 and costs each yesterday by Judge Torrison. The South Park commisisoners yesterday brought, suit against O. V.. Snyder, 230 Indiana avenue, and Harry T. Smith, 230 Franklin avenue, charging them with driving

ineir automoDiies to exceed the limit.

More Work: Less Plav.

Isn't there a suspicion that at the present time Australia might be said to be "unduly pleasure-loving?" When It is remembered that the time is one of grave anxiety; that the sands run rapidly out to give the signal for a Btruggle for very existence there seems reason to suggest, for the national good, a little less horse racing, a little more attention to the serious things of life Sydney Bulletin. Work and Happiness. God Intends no man to live in this world without working; but He intends every man tn hn hnn ; i.

work. . . . now in crder that pe

may ce nappy in their work, these three things are needed: They must

ne nt tor it, they must not do too much of It, and they must have a sense of

success in it. John Ruskin.

ISSUES PBOCLflilfOI

Gov. Beneen Asks Illinois

People to Observe Labor Day.

BAROMETER ' BUSINESS ACTIVITY Demand For Telephone Service in Gary Shows Im

provement Commercially

SIX OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED

Telephone Exchange at Gary Growing at Eate of 35 New Instruments a Month.

Is

tors wher

girls

busy.

employed work cut

Proofs of Olympia's Great Age. Excavation carried out in the sacred precincts of Olympia, Greece, near the great altar of Zeus, have resulted m the discovery of Interesting remains of the neolithic period, including house vessels and implements. Thus it is believed to be evident that Olympia was a place of human habitation more than 3,000 years before Christ.

Slug Soup for England. Among the tinned goods with which Queensland, Australia, proposes to supply England is beche-de-mer soup. It is made from a black slus found in

countless numbers on the coral reefs of North Queensland. The slug is smoke dried, and its chief market i3 China, where bwhp.rio.mDr . n.

- .it ia ui ill

i,uuu a ton. It is a rich and nourishing food.

Springfield, 111., Sept. 2. Gov. Deneen

today issued the following Labor Dav

proclamation:

"In recognition of the dignity and im

,-.,.. juuui in me ine 01 our

commonwealth, the laws of the state

have set apart the first Monday in Sep-

lomoer as labor Dav.

x, nanes s. ueneen, governor of

Illinois, the authority thus conferred upon me, do therefore, hereby designate

.ttionaay, bept. 7, 1908, as Labor Dav.

uvinuiimcui ui our state is a

record of the triumphs of labor in the

field of agriculture, of mining, of man

uiaiiure, ana or commerce. Without

the material prosperity which has come

to use by the labor of those who toil

in these great departments of industrv

our civilization could never have known

tne advancement it has also made in

education, in the arts, and in the moral

aim rengious work of society. Labor

lies at the foundation of every form of progress, and it is proper that the

people of our state should join on the day set apart for it in the nav

fitting tribute to the achievements of

those whose work of hand or of brain

nas placed our state among the foremost of American commonwealths. "I. therefore, urge that the citizens of Illinois put aside their eustomary vocations on Sept. 7 next and Join in the celebration of Labor Day. CHARLES S. DENEEN. 'Governor of Illinois."

speed

Peter Dawson, 44 years old, a laborer, living at 10254 Avenue L, was struck by a southbound South Chicago Red line car yesterday afternoon as he was returning from work. He was knocked to the ground and received a slight scalp wound on the head. He was taken to his home. Dr. James Kebelsky. formerly of 9113 Commercial avenu?, ha leased offices over the new Henry Gross building on Commercial avenue. The Illinois Life Insurance 'company, with Lewis Altendorf and Sons as district managers, have also located with offices in the Gross building. New cement sidewalks are being put in .front of the buildings at 10011-13 ; Ewlng avenue.

Founded Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr college was founded by Joseph W. Taylor, who began the erection of the college buildings in 1879. He died in 1886 and left an endowment of $800,000 for the continuance of the work he had begun a college for women.

Ever Noticed This?' However, it Is to be noted that the man who thinks he knows it all, only thinks it. He doesn't know it.

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SHELBY. C. C. Larson went to DeMotte Tuesday. Miss Mazy Dickey of Mono'n, is spending the week with relatives. Dock Latta of Shelby, spent Monday in Lowell. Miss Lutie Chit wood of Lowell is visiting Miss Anna Larson this week. Nellie Rogers went to Morocco Mon

day to attend institute.

Postmaster Parrish went Ashing Sun

day and caught a ten pound channel cat

nsn ana wiuie landing it. became ex

cited and jumped in after it

Guy Dickey of Monon, is attendinz

institute at Morocco.

Ed Conley, section

Three I., is moving cottage. .

Mamie Davis is visiting her Hernie Eanfield this week.

A. Wilcox Is on the sick list. The Misses Ida and Grace Erickson

oi micmgan, returned home Monday

ain-r upending a week with P. J. Larson and family.

.. ..

ui me oest oaromators of the

business activity and enterprise of

city is the demand for telephone service and the frequency with which the 'phones are used. There is no better

demonstration of the rPm:,rk.-,hi..

growth of this town and the marvel

ous tenrDrise of it i h k ; .

....... ..i lo ui., lllrtll

thnt fart ti-.o i r ,

,v xuuy monins tne num

ber of telephones In use in Gary has increased from 375 to 525 and the

number is increasing every day. Last

month alone there were thirty-five new

phones installed.

Six Girl Are Xredccl.

xoaay tnere are six hustling

required to handle the swi0

where a few months ago two lonesome

iad all they could do to keep

mere are not oniv hnif a

tne exchange, but the out for them is becoming

ett-di mat Manager Frank Sinclair has

lounci it necessary to hire a fPw mr

which will be put on as soon as thev

iiuttirn, I rip Tnnt n n ,1 a. i

v iiiauiuri UL tue

iorce consists of six line morv n T,t

keeper, and the general manager, making fourteen in all employed in an office just one year old.

The amount of business trnrtj

at the local exchange, however. l rt

of all proportion to the number of Phones installed. The monthly charter

,hs" y the Chicngo Telephone company showing the number of local and toll calls at all of the exchanges, proves that Gary leads by far, in the amount of business done over the phones than any other city in the region. Thousand of Calls Per Diem. It is almost inconceivable thnt kJ

making an actual count it was found

mere was an average of 5,104 telephone calls made at the local office

every twenty-four hours, and that each operator in a working day answered no less than 312 requests for connec

tions, mis is a wonderful record when it is taken into consideration the con-

uelays, the busy lines anil tlitfi

mat uo not resnond all

wnicn requires extra attention

The toll work done in Gary, however

even more remarlcahla n

cities touch Gary in the number of long distance calls, no matter what t)1f

of. their telephones installed In the average call per nhnno

the Steel City is far in the lead. FfverJ

hour of the day there is an avr9 r

115 toll calls put in, most of which

are to Hammond and Chicago. With

only seven toll lines in onemtlnr,

present time the service that hn

been rendered in this city is most remarkable.

Iastnll Frlvate Snliclilxmrd.

Chicago Telephone comnanv i

now installing in the riMn-u !,,

w -.vtvUitA iiULtl the largest private switchboard in tho

city. This board will be connected with ninety terminals. The work will require several days to install, and when

completed will be the largest for any hotel in this vicinity. They are also

changing the Indiana Steel company's switch board from a ring clown system to a modern common battery board

with eighteen terminals.

stant

parties

is

number may be.

The

If yon have n bouse or a room to rent

J-ou can inform 40,000 people by advertising In the classified columns of The Times.

Floodoff

foreman of the in the Clemans

cousin.

NO CHANGES IN THE CENTRAL.

Circuit Will Remain lni.ri

Senson,- Is Report.

South Bend, Ind.,

tor Next

Sept. 1. Con trarv

to expectations on the part of several good sized cities in Indiana and Ohio which are without league ball, or are now connected with small r.!i

there will be no changes in the makeup of the Central league next season. The present organization will be continued and probably with greater success than was attained this season. Three of the clubs, Terre Haute e,-.

ansville and Dayton, have this season made more than at any time since the formation of the circuit. Grand Rapids despite the financial worry of Phil Arnold, who until a few days ago owned the team, has drawn unusually wen . . , J . ...... T T - T li . .

rim nceung, with a bad

cnuer, nas more than paid

xne other clubs on the

nnisn the season and break even.

ine recent rain completely sub

nii fa'-'i uui siucn ut jrianos ana we

are almost GIVING THEM AWAY.

Call and Invesligate.

We are rebuilding our store to make it better and larger, and our large

stock of Pianos, Organs,

Talking Machines

and Small Goods.

MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST.

$75

tall-

expenses.

circuit will

You can get prices in all lines never

before approached. Second-hand Upright Pianos, formerly held at $12o, now.. Organs $10 and $15

Kimball Highest Grade Pianos, formerly held at $400 and $07C 5450, now 4). lU Choice new Pianos, formerly held at ro;va'3!..$;i 75-195 Talking Machines $5 and up

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY COMING HERE. Open day and night. Easy payments.

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time table.

Leave , GARY. a, m. 4:35... 5:25... 6:15... 6:55. . . 7:35... 8:15... 8:55... 9 35 ... 10:15... 10:55...

11:35. p- m. 12:15. 12:55.

Arrive . HAMMOND, a- m. 5:10 6:10 6:50 7:30 8:10 8:50 9:30 10:10 10:50 11:30 P- m.

.12:10

2:15. . 2: 55 . . 3:35.. 4:15.. 4 : 55 . . 5:35.. 6:15.. 6:15. . , 7: 35 . . , 8:15.. 8:55... 9:35.., 10:15... 10:55...

12:50 1:30 1 2:10 2:50 3:30 :10 i:50 5:30 6:10 6:50 ..... 7:30 '3:10 8:50 9:30 10:10 10:50 11:30

Leave HAMMOND. a. m. 5:10..'. 6:10 6:50 7:30 8:10 S:50. 9:30

Arrive" GARY. a- m. .. 5:45 6:45 .. 7:25 .. 8:05 . . 8:45 .. 9:25 ..10:05

10:10 10:45 10:50 ..11:25 p. m. 11:30 12:05 p. m. 12:10.. 12:45 12:50 i:25 1:30-. 2:05 2:10 2:45 2:50 3:25 3:30 4:05 4:10- 4:45 4:50 5:25 5:30 6:05 6:10 6:45 .6:50 7:25 7:30 , 8:05 8-10 8:45 8:50 . 9:25 9:30 10:05 10:10 10:45 10:50 11-.25 a. m. 11:30.... 12:05

Cars run between Hammond and Qary on a 40 minute ser

vice. The running time is 35 minutes with 5 minute stop-over in Qary.

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