Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 215, Hammond, Lake County, 1 March 1909 — Page 1

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sum Hammond Brewing Company Directors Hold ' Important Meeting and Split Up Work of Building Their New Plant. THEY WILL HAVE 10 EHPLOYJllOfl LABOR Nearly All Contracts Go to Hammond Men, Michigan Central Railroad Will Build Sidetracked Into the Plant Henry Ahlborn Gets Contract for Masonry. The contract for the building of the Hammond Brewing company was let Saturday afternoon to a number of contractors for an aggregate sum of $49,790. This amount is $2,000 lower than it would have been had the bids been let to one contractor. The work of construction of the new brewery will begin at once and it is expected that it will be completed before the summer is over. The word has gone out to the contractors that any effort to push the construction work, will be appreciated. It is expected that several hundred men in the building trades will be employed, and the agreement between the officials of the Hammond Brewing company and the contractors makes it necessary for them to employ union labor. The letting of the contract last Saturday-removed a weight of responsibility from the minds of the officials cf the new company, who have been chafing under the numerous delays. That the work is now to be rushed through to completion is a source of gratification to all concerned. Local Men Get Chance. Another source of gratification to the directors of the company is the fact that the contracts, with a few exceptions, went to Hammond contractors. This will make the business more than ever a local enterprise and meets with the approva.1 of the people of Hammond and West Hammond. The contract for the masonry went to Henry Ahlborn of West Hammfrnd Morris Bros. & Koch of Hammond got the contract for the carpenter work, the contract for the structural iron work went to Bolters & Sons of Chicago, the contract for the hollow tile and cement work went to Hollinger & Co. of Chicago and the insulating will be done by the Union Fiber Co. of Chicago. Already the arrangement has been made for the building of a side-track from the Michigan Central railroad into the plant, and now everything is in readiness forhe beginning of the work. JAMES DAVLIN LEAVES THE GUY Hammond Mail Carrier Secures Position in Oklahoma Service. James Davlin, one of the Hammond mail carriers, who has been in the service for two years, leaves at the end of this month for Chickasha, Okla., where he has secured a position in the office. He received word of the desired transfer this morning, it having been arranged for him through Congressman Charles McGavin of the Eighth Illinois district. Mr. Davlin has made many friends in Hammond, where he holds an excellent record in the service. His route lay south of Douglas street to Webb street, between the State line and the Mcnin tracks. Although Mr. Davlin has desired the change in the hope to getting out to tlie southwest, his many friends will regret to see him leave Hammond. Many Drunks Arrested. The fact that prosperity is returning to the city is shown by the number of arrests made recently on the charge of drunk. The records show that on Saturday and Sunday the following were picked up: Walter Brak, $1 and costs; Harry Graham, $1 and costs; Daniel Feagans, Jl and costs; George Ciebauck, $1 and costs, and old Peter Bennett, who Is fast killing himself with whisky, $20 and costs and 30 days in jail.

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Hon. Thomas Hammond, Ex-Congressman and Former Mayor of Hammond, Formally Retires Into Private Life Saturday. After thirty-five years of business activity in Hammond, during which time he has been one of the most potent factors in the upbuilding of the city and in its progress to the present supremacy in finance, business and manufacturing, Thomas Hammond, manufacturer, politician, hanker and a most esteemed citizen, last Saturday, on his sixty-seventh birthday, retired from business. His retirement was marked by the holding of a meeting of the directors of the Commercial bank at his residence, 606 South Hohman street, where the consummation of plans for the amalgamation of the Commercial bank of Hammond and th First National bank was effected. A Power in Region. Mr. Hammond has been the president of the Commercial bank of this city for the past sixteen years. During his regime the bank grew until it became one of the powers in the financial affairs of the region. For a number of years it was the largest bank in the city and its supremacy in the banking affairs of Hammond continued until the First National hank was finally taken over by local capitalists, reorganized and began the remarkable progress which has since ended In the absorption of the Commercial. I)iNto.e of Slock, At the meeting which was held at Mr. Hammond's resident eSatnrdpy the directors of the Commercial hank took the final action by which they liquidated and then became a part of the First National bank of this city, in which Mr. Hammond is still an officer. The announcement was also made yesterday that on and after -March 2 the increase in the capital stoek of the . HON. THOMAS HAMMOND. First National bank to $150,000 will be effective. The added $50,000 In stock has been awarded to about twenty stockholders who were formerly owners of stock in the Commercial bank. Mr. Hammond was felicitated on all (Continued on Page Two.) AWAIT EHDJPF SESSION Board of Public Works Will Soon Know Where It Is PlacedThe board of public work held a short session this morning, but did not transact any business. There Is considerable work for the board to do, as many new improvements will have to be made this year, "but the board is hesitating for a week in order to see the outcome of the cities' and towns' laws now before the legislature. The general assembly adjourns this week, and all questions on the change of this law will be settled and the board will know how to progress along the line of fixing assessments. Change of Program. The Bijou theater, on State street, announces a change of program for this evening. Thus far the new playhouse has enjoyed good patronage, which was largely due to Us programs.

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TIMES' BIREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., March 1. Over the veto of Governor Thomas R. Marshall, the senate this morning passed the Gary and Linton court bills, and the measures will now aro to the bonne, where there is a chance of their passage there. The vote was 20 to 15. The new baseball bill was sent by the house to engrossment by a vote of 02 to 34. The Hammond bill will be called op this 'afternoon In the senate, and it is believed that it has as Rood a chance to pass as the other court bills. The fate of the bills and the cwnnty option question seem to hinge a great deal on each other. C. H Geist in City. C. H. Geist of Philadelphia, Pa., is in Hammond today on important business matters in connection with the South Shore Gas and Electric company and his other varied interests between South Chicago and Michigan City. A conference of the various company managers Is being held today. Dies Last Evening. Clarence G. Kuester. the two-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kues ter, 90S Sheffield avenue, died last evening after a short Illness. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow, after which the body will be burial.

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MOVEMENT SPREADS; 25TH COUNTY JOINS. SATURDAY'S RESULT. "Dry" Maj. R fifth Count (10 saloons) 2,000 Ousted LAST W EEK'S ELECTIONS. o. Ban. Grant County .".7 Howard County ............... 27 Daviess County 3 Adains County IS Newton County 2 Mortrnn County Xone Fountain County 32 Fayette County IS Hendricks County 3 Gibson County 0 Carroll Connty ................ 7 Rush County 16 Total saloons ousted during week 22S Total ousted by option vote, 25 counties 304 Put out by remonstrance 1,S00 Grand total anti-saloon victories 2,104 ELECTIONS SET FOR THIS WEEK. Wednesday Sullivan and Jay. Thursday Marshal 1. Friday Whitley and Hancock. Saturday Shelby. COUNTIES THUS FAR VOTED DRV. Rush, Carroll. Gibson, Fayette, Fountnin, Hendricks. Howard, Grant, Newton, Daviess. Adams, Randolph, Noble, Hamilton, Tipton, LnwTence, Switzerland. Putnam. Recntiir, Pike, W'abnsh, Huntington, Parke, Clinton, Morgan Total, 25. "DRY BV REMONSTRANCE. Boone. Brown. Clay, Crawford. Dekalb, Fulton, Henry, Johnson, Kosciusko. Lagrange, Monroe, Orannre, Owen, Pninskl, Scott, Sullivan, Steuben, Union Warren, Wells, White, Washington Total, 22. G. Wolf in Charge. J. V. Keeler, the popular express agent for the Wells Fargo Express company, left Hammond last Saturdayevening to take charge of his new duties with the conrpany at Toledo. O. G. J. Wolf, a former Hammond boy, who was with the company at Plymouth, has taken charge of the Hammond office and is renewing his acquaintances. Those who know Mr. Wolf give assurance that he will give

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COUNTY OPTOff DtC 1CTOAT Co av ryofi 7vcW 16 FURNITURE STORE PLANNED Kaufman & Wolf Will Have Largest Furniture Sales House in State. PUB MANY FINE INNOVATIONS Manager Otto Klemperer Will Give the Big Chicago Stores Run For Their Money. Kaufman & Wolf are planning the biggest furniture store in the northern part of Indiana and one of the largest in the state. A new building, lying west of the present big furniture store operated by the firm, will be i erected this spring as soon as the pri vate alley can be closed. It will extend west fifty feet and will be two stories in height, when the structure is completed it will cover ten thousand square feet of floor space, and the basement floor will be cemeted. giving the firm the three floors for furniture occupation. Revolutionizes Trade. Manager Otto Klemperer, who has revolutionized the furniture business in the big department store since he j took charge last March, Is planning! many innovations. In the front part j of the building, on the lower floor, hje will have a four-room cottage erected so as to affor a display of furniture for contemplating householders. The rooms will be so arranged that the exhibits can be changed regularly and the cottage will be patterned after the famous fiat in the Revell store. In Chicago. There will be a room devoted exclusively on the second floor of the building to hanging and draperies. A ladies' waiting room, furnished with free telephone, writing desk and all accessories that ladles need In shopping trips, will be a feature of the big furniture store. The building will have steel ceilings throughout, and everything In the furniture line will be kept

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Horse Tries to Strike Playful Dog, Wagon Breaks Down, Horse Euns Away and Much Excitement Ensues as. Result. Eight people were Injured yesterdav evening and as a result two are laid up ifc their beds, while the others, though able to be around, are more or less bruised. The injured are Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Camp and their three children, and Mr. and Mrs. Christ Prohl and their six-months-old baby Viola. The two-family party had been out in a grocery wagon to Saxony where they had spent the afternoon. On their way home, soon after they had crossed the C, C. & L. tracks, a dog belonging to Mr. Prohl which had accompanied the party, playfully jumped up towards the horse's head and the latter, trying to strike the dog, broke the wagon shaft. No Bones Are Broken. The wagon, which now became uncontrollable, ran into the horse, which, taking fright, started to kick, striking Messrs. Prohl and Camp. When it became more frightened it started to run away and the wagon soon upset, throwing all the occupants out. Of the nine occupants all were Injured excepting Edward, the 13-year-old son of Mr. Camp. A physician was summoned who, upon examination, found that no bones were broken. It was impossible to diagnose Mr. Camp's case, and while there are no indications of seriousness yet the family will not know definitely until another day or two elapses. The wagon Is a total wreck, but despite all of this the excursionists consider themselves very lucky with the narrow escape that they have had. -there" for ale." Manager - Klemperer feels' that the new building' is an absolute necessity, because of the en4 MANAGER OTTO KLEMPERER. couragement he has received through the better class of trade and the progressive merchants expect big things when the building is completed. F. R. SCHAAF SOOfI OUT Hammond's Next Postmaster Expects to Be Home This Week. F. Richard Schaaf. Jr., after a two months' siege with typhoid fever and malaria in the Alexian Bros.' hospital, Chicago, has so far recovered that he of the week. His friends, who wiph to see him in the hospital, are now permitted to do so, and Mr. Schaafs relatives expect to have him home by Saturday next. Though Mr. Schaaf lost nearly forty pounds during his critical illness, he is rapidly putting on flesh and his recovery is tempered with regret that he could not attend the Inauguration of President-Elect W. H. Taft at Washington this week, which he fully expected to do. Quiet Across the Line. Reports from West Hammond on the slot machine situation continue to bear the fragrance of peace and quietude. Slot machines themselves are still shrouded and enjoying a well earned rest. The war, as far as It exists, is now between Prosecuting Attorney Wayrr.an's office and It. A. Laverty, the owner of the machines.

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JO County Commissioners Give West Hammond Man the Job of Building the Biggest Road Making Ever Let in Lake County. . 0I1E DOLLAR LESS THANElGJlTYTHOUSAflD New Roadway Will Open Up North and South Parts of Lake County and Is Expected to Do Much In Bringing Them Closer TogetherMeans of Inter-Development. The county commissioners met at the auditor's office in Crown Point today for the purpose of letting the contract for the filling and grading of Broadway from the Pennsylvania tracks to the Ridge Road. This contract is a very Important one and will mean the building of this great thoroughfare across the valley of the little Calumet river. It will provide access to Gary from the farming districts of the south, and will be the only road crossing the river between Lake Station and Black Oak, a distance of eight miles. A Magnificent Road. The street is to be paved to a width of forty feet at the present time, but the road is 100 feet wide throughout its length and when the necessity for paving It to its full width finally comes it will be the finest country, boulevaj-d in the country. ! ' The county council .11 en have already provided for a fine concrete bridge over the river and this will add to the attractiveness of this road as a driveway. The building of. the Burns ditch ia expecod to prevent the inundation of the valley of the Little Calumet in the spring time and this is expected to result in the reclaiming of the acres of march land to the south of Gary, which will be converted into numerous truck farms. These things all show how important to the broad plan of development of the whole county of Lake to meet the rapid growth of the northern part, is the construction of numerous highways from the country districts of the. south to the manufacturing districts of the north. Let at Barn-sin Price. The bids as reported over the tele phone to The Times at 2:30 this afternoon were as follows: Henry Ahlbor nof Hammond was awarded the contract for the Job at the contract price of $79,999, Just one dollar lesa than $80,000. This makes the Improvements to the south end of Broadway cost the county, including the bridge. $120,000. The other bidders were: Laverie Brothers, $83,897; Stearns and Lamb of Gary, $S4,000; Wyatt of Gary, $87,000; W. J. Lynch, $89,383; W. C. Covington, $89.500; D. H. Fatout, $89,991; Cain Construction Co.. $92,800; E. H. Crowell, $95,891; Hall and Henry. $86,476, and W. W. Hatch. $96,424. The contract Is one of the largest that has ever been let for road con struction. That the contract la an important one is shown by the fact that the number of bidders were large and the bidding reasonably close. John W. Morthland of Hammond bonded Henry Ahlborn for $200000 to Insure the carrying out of hla contract. It was necessary for Mr. Morthland to go to Cleveland Saturday in order to make arrangements for the bond. RELATIVE OF LQGAL BUSIIIEffiJMH DEAD I John J. Kavanaugh Dies at Home of Peter Wolf on Indiana Avenue. John J. Kavanagh, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wolf of Indiana avenue, died at the latter's home last Saturday evening after a long illness, he having been nursed here by his wife at her father's home. The body was taken back to the South Chicago home yesterday and will be buried from there at Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr. Kavanagh was the owner of & fine saloon business in South Chicago, at the corner of Commercial avenua and Ninety-third street. He was only 32 years old. , Misses Prest and Haines, public stenoghphers. Tapper Elock, phon 180J. l-12t.