Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 266, Hammond, Lake County, 29 April 1909 — Page 1

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Little Calumet Does Damage to Broadway Extension and Hessville Highland Road

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Advocates of Burns Ditch Point-to Need of the Big DitchThe Little Calumet river is rushing flown the valley of the Little Calumet In the worst flood in years. In the Tolleston marsh the flood covers so much territory that acres and acres of crops have been irreparably injured. The extension of Broadway, by which access is had from Gary to Glen Park and Hcbart, is washed out and the raod is Impassable. Word was received this morning that the. Hessville-Highlands road was rapidly being washed out by the flood. The Black Oak road, which crosses the river south of Black Oak, is in danger of being washed out at any time. Two days ago the old residents along the rier pointed to the helghth of the flood an dpredicted that if the rains continued the river would rise within three days until every bridge and ev ery road between Hobart and Stahlbaum road would be washed away. These old residents state that after a heavy rain it takes at least three days for the ditches and creeks to de poit all of the water in the main chan nel. It is then that the trouble be Kins. River Sn Rising. Information from various points along the river indicates that the river is still rising at a rapid rate, and that in a day or two the flood will reach dangerous proportions, even if there Is no more rain. If, on the other hand, the rainy weather continues, it Is hard to tell what the result will be. The damage may then extend to the railroad bridges and even the traffic on the railroads may be delayed. The advocates of the Burns ditch, which if constructed will prevent this annual inundation and loss of crops and property, are pointing to the flood this year as the best evidence that the big ditch Is needed. They say that It must be apparent to every one that those who oppose the project in the face of the damage that is now being wrought and that which is sure to result in the future, are actuated by nothing but selfish motives in their opposition. With the Broadway road washed out, the Black Oak road and the HessvilleHighlands road in danger, there will be no way to cross the river from Hobart to the Stahlbaum road. FIE HMBORRESIDEMGE Hammond Architects Prepare Plans for William Fox Home. William Fox of Indiana Harbor ia having plans for a $6,000 resldenoe drawn by Architects Bump and Berry of Hammond. The building is to be built of brick and stone and will be 25 by 56 feet in size. The furnishings will be of oak and Pine and the building will be thoroughly equipped with the best of plumbing. On the main floor is located the dining room, library, reception hall, parlor, kitchen, butler's pantry, etc. The reception hall and dining room will have beamed ceilings. On the second floor there will be four bedrooms, each of which will be connected with a bath. Ice Bni Iluilt In. The basement will contain the boiler room, coal room and laundry. In the kitchen will be an ice box built into the house so that is is accessible from within for the household and accessible from without to the iceman. A feature of the main living room will be the fireplace at the end of the room. The mantle will be of brick and there will be a fire place on either side of it. This Is but one of a number of fine residences that are being built in Indiana Harbor, and which promise to make the harbor city a much more attractive place of residence than it has been heretofore. Opening Shoot. The Hammond sharpshooters will hold their opening shoot next Sunday. May 2, at Sharpshooters park. The event Is an open affair and anybody is invited to attend. The members of the rifle club especially are requested to be present for the occasion.

TRAIN IN PERIL The south-bound Monon passenger train, No. 35, which gets into Hammond from Chicago at 12:17 a. m., was wrecked this morning at the bridga over the Grand Calumet river in Hammond, and had it not been for the fact that the engineer was obeying explicit instructions to go over this bridge at a snail's pace, it is probable that one of the worst wrecks in the history of the road would have resulted. The accident was caused by the storm. There was a quantity of structural steel in the vicinity of the bridge, which is being put into the new bascule bridge, now beiag constructed. It is believed the wind blew one of the heavy steel girders and it rested across the track on the fireman's side. When the train came across the bridge the engine struck the piece of steel and the derailing of the engine resulted. The pilot of the locomotive was broken as was the engine beam. As soon as the accident occurred an engine was sent for and the train was sent through Hammond over the Erie. The wrecked engine was not replaced on the rails until 7 o'clock thi3 morning. All of the trains from the south were delayed for an hour or more before they were finally given a through route to Chicago. The passengers in the sleeper of the Monon train were unaware of the danger to which they had been subjected and did not know what they had been very near death until they arrived in Indianapolis this morning.

UK GASES CONTINUED Dealers Say Crusade Fraught With Unthinking Vigilance. is The cases against the three local milkmen, which were brought by Pure Food Inspector Tucker, were continued this morning. They think that the crusade for pure food is being waxed with unthinking vigilance and thit it has taken on the form of a persecution instead of a prosecution. Klitzke says that the charge against him is that his milk was 1.20 of one per cent below the standard. Pohlplatz says he told his customers that his milk and cream were a little below the standard on account of an accident to the separator. The other is charged with the indefensible thing of having dirty milk, and very little sympathy is lost in his case. Some of the men who are bottling milk complain that it is Impossible to keep the milk sweet and clean when the bottles are washed in lake water. Some of them are digging wells to enable them to get clean and pure water, and they are making efforts to have their supply as pure as it can be. JUMPS MOVING FREIGHT Ed J. Hughes Is Fatally Injured at South Hammond. Ed J. Hughes, 527 Market street, Steubenville, Ohio, was fatally injured at South Hammond last night when. he attempted to jump off a moving freight train which he had boarded in Hammond. He was injured both internally and externally and was hurried to St. Margaret's hospital in Emmerlings ambulance. Before coming to Hammond Hughes was employed as a machinist at the Fort Wayne shops.

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Fight on Gary and Interurban Franchise "Will Be Kept Up by Residents on That Thoroughfare Until the Last Ditch. NAMES BEING AODEOJ PETITION Remonstrants Insist That Gary & Interurban Company Would Just as Soon Come in the City on Plum mer Avenue, and State That Such Was Company's First Intention. The East Sibley street property own ers' petition'asklng that the route of the Gary & Interurban be ohanged so as not to come in oa Sibley street, is anything but dead. On the contrary, the remonstrators will keep up their work to the finish, and are still confi dent of winning out. They base their hopes on two points. first, that the majority of the property owners of the street have signed against the right of way on Sibley street, and secondly, that it is reasonably certain that the company would just as soon come in on Plummer avenue, especially If the East Sibley street contingent will not insist on burdening the franchise with many more pro visions that might be addedFofftttoner Treiwnt Two Arifiimrnls. That the majority of the property owners have already signed a-gainst the Sibley street route is undisputed, and more signatures are being added. John Volk, representing 125 feet frontage on the highway, this morning signified his intention of adding his name to the petition. There has been no change in the stand they have taken and they still argue that the line in front of their disturbs not only the peace of their homes and churches but that it jeopardizes the lives of more than 1, 000 school children who attend schools along the street. the Their stand would not be so insistent if they had not a reasonable assurance that the company would be willing to come in on Plummer avenue. At the council meeting last Tuesday evening. Attorney Dan Moran, who act ed as spokesman for the petitioners said that he had it from good author! ty that the company would accept the Plummer avenue route, and In other quarters, it is said, that the company had negotiated with the city long be fnre it presented its franchise for the Plummer avenue route, hut that some of the aldermen Insisted that they come in on Sibley street. Don't AVant to Impede Proa;rei. Attorney Dan Moran this morning repeated what he said in connection with the petition which he presented last Tuesday evening: "We do not wish to appear in the light of standing in the way of progress, and we would not take the stand that we have taken if Sjbley street were the only one by which interurbans might enter Hammond, but in the light of the facts that the company originally considered the Plummer avenue route, and that the company could come in there with Just as much advantage to the city as on Sibley street, and that because of the fact that Plummer avenue is built upon one side only. It would be possible to lay the track on one side of the street, whereas, this would be impossible on Sibley street. Furthermore, there is the element of expense to the company in maintaining two additional crossings on Sibley street which it would not touch on Plummer avenue, which is an item reaching into the thousands. Furthermore, it seems to me that if the Gary & Interurban want to make loop connection with the II. W. & E. C. railway they could do so much more conveniently than from Sibley street. ,not mentioning the engineering feasibility of the Sibley street route." LAST OF HUH TERM Tomorrow is the last das' of this term of the Lake superior court. The court for the past few terms has been continuous, with the loud pedal and a capital C on the word continuous. In fact, the week's vacation that will be enjoyed by Judge Virgil S. Reiter will be the first one in four terms, when it is customary to have a week's vacation between each term. The attaches of the court see very little relief, however, for they will no sooner begin their vacations than they will be plunged into the house cleaning season with all of its pleasures (?).

WEATHER IS A TERRIBLE SAMPLE Calumet Region Visited by Hail and All Sorts Last Night.

STORM OUT OF CLEAR SKY WeatheT Man Has Not Fully De cided What He Will Hand Out Now. If the kind of weather the Calumet region is having is any criterion o the kind of weather we are likely to have during the coming twenty-four hours, the following prediction is sure to be as accurate as any that is turned out by the weather man in the Auditorium tower in Chicago: Fair and warmer. Fair and colder; Increasing cloudi ness. Cloudy, with showers at intervals. Rain, garnished with thunder and lightning. Rain, thunder and lightning, accom panied by wind of cyclonic proportions. In fact, the above prediction will hfve the advantage of being accurate in at least a few particulars. In the case of the storm yesterday, it was ac curate in every particular. Weather I Vartejcated. In faot, the people of the Calumet region had dished up to them weather in infinite varieties, and they are still In awe at the versatility of the old codger who lives among thermometers, barometers, aerometers, etc. Last night a storm would break from a clear sky, there would be a precipitation of rain, hail, sleet and thunderbolts, and then the war of the elements would cease for a rest, only to renew the program later in the night. So far as can be ascertained there was only slight damage to trees and property. There Is still anything but settled weather, and as for the weather man's predictions, those printed above are the most reliable. Fire which lit up the sky of the dull April morning and cast glowing reflections on the low-hung clouds as far aa Whiting and North Hammond, was started by a bolt of lightning in grain elevator B of the Illinois Central railroad at South Water street and Lake Michigan at 4 a. m. today. Before it had burned half an hour an explosion from the smoldering grain drove the south wall outward with terrific force and took as its toll the lives of two firemen. Many others were injured more or less seriously. Although the elevator was only about one-third full, the loss will easily exceed $1,000,000 It is estimated. The structure, which covered almost an entire block and was 200 feet wido and several stories high, burned fiercely, and in a few minutes was enveloped in flames. A high wind was blowing, fanning the flames toward elevator A of the same company. A "4-11" and four special calls for engines brought out all the available apparatus In the city, and the firemen poured thousands of tons of water on the adjoining structures. FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE THE MIDDLE HORSE. A farmer, plowing with three horses hitched abreast, noticed that the middle horse became tired and exhausted long before either of its mates. As the animal was the equal in every way of the other two, he was puzzled as to the cause of its not being able to stand the same amount of work. He finally observed, however, that as they drew the plow along the three horses held their noses close together, and with the result that the middle horse was compelled to breathe pired air from its fellows. The farmer then procured a long "jockey" stick which he fastened with straps to the bits of the outside horses. The device worked perfectly; for, given its rightful share of good, fresh air, the middle horse was able to do the same amount of work and with no greater fatigue than its fellows. Many persons are like the middle horse; they do not get their rightful share cf fresh, pure air. And this Is why they are not able to perform as much work nor of as good a quality as they would otherwise be able to do.

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HELD U D BI Fill Enthusiastic Elks Find Themselves in Need of Expense Money on Interurban Car, and Messrs. Hirsch and Stevens Dig. II1HL HiClf THE PERPETRATORS Victims Show Little Resistance When Met By Physical Force But They Meet With a Live Bunch In Gary and Are Not Forced to Fly the White Flag. What would Hammond people think if they knew that two of the city's most reputable citizens, one an eminent jurist and the other man standing high in the medical profession, had been playing the role of Dick Turpie. Fortunately there were enough witnesses, and The Times Is in' a position to print the names without fear or favor, and the added satisfaction that no attorney will stalk' into the sanctum threatening libel proceedings and demanding a retraction. The names of the eminent jurist and the professional medic who were caught red-handed are Virgil S. Reiter, judge of the Lake superior court, and, heretofore, held up to the people of Indiana as a man of integrity, and Dr. II. E. Sharrer, who is not only a lady's man but also a prominent Mason. Their victims were Puv-3 Hirsch and Charles Stevens, brother Elks of Messrs. Reiter and Sharrer, and the fact that they are brother Elks is the key to the explanation. Go Through V let i mm' Pockets. Some fifty Hammond Elks went to Gary yesterday morning to assist in the installation of the new Gary lodge, having chartered a special car on the South Shore line. Not enough fares having been collected to pay for the chartered car, a vote was taken in the car as to who should make up the deficit. It was almost unanimous in favor of Messrs. Hirsch and Stevens, and they, upon showing the least resistance, were promptly held up by physical force aid their pockets searched. Fortunately they fell in with a good bunch in Gary and no money was needed there, besides Gary Is closed tighter than a drum anyhow, or, at least, reported to be so. The incident on the car was only the beginning of a long evening's fun, and the local delegation report having had a most excellent time. WORK OF M HOODLUM Dr. Sharrer's Automobile Ruined by Shameless Scoundrels. Some of the north side hoodlums who have a free reign there on account of the inadequacy of the police protection played a trick last night that was about as far from having any merit as any that could have been devised. Dr. II. E. Sharrer left his automobile at the interurban depot while he went to Gary ami when he returned he found that the young, ignorant, toughs who roam about that part of the city at all hours of the" day and night had cut off the rubber bulb to his horn, removed the spark plug and had taken off the top of the machine. Their idea of a joke cost the doctor about $35, and he and the rest of the Elks who went on that trip ta rary would have made a fine exampW f the budding crooks who were resrusible for the prank if they had found out who they were. As a result the machine had to be left over on the north side in the rain, and was nearly ruined as a renult. Today the doctor would like to talk to tho narrow-minded idiot who thought a trick like that would be a joke. NEW PATENTS FOR LOCAL MEN Hammond, hlch is adding a big quota to the list of successful inventors, has two more to its credit, they being W. E. Fowler Jr. of the Simplex, and M. Kelly of the F .S. Betz company. Mr. Fowler'g patent is a finger guard for brakebeams, while that of Mr. Kcl!ey Is an alternating current, variable speed induction motor for dental engines.

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GRITS DIVORCES Mrs- Elmer Brandenburg Gets a Divorce From Her Husband. JUDGMENT'GAINSTiNTERURBArJ The Troubles of Lonnie and Lulu Come to an End in the Superior Court. FOIR DIVORCES GRANTED. I.uln Pio from her bun band, IOnnle. Josephine Brandenburg: from her husband, Elmer D. Lena KJrchner from her husband, Levi. t'eolUa Uetr.au from her husband, Louis. The Lake superior court is disposing of busines sat a rapid rate. This afternoon's session will be taken up with the solution of the matrimonial diffi culties of Litzau vs. Litzau, and after that is disposed of there will be an adjournment. in tact, the past week has been a notable one In that a large number of divorces have been granted. Yesterday Elmer D. Brandenburg was divorced from his wife on her complaint. She had alleged cruelty and inhuman treatment, and stated in her com plaint that he did not permit her to have any social advantages. She was granted $250 alimony and the deed to a lot in Gas City. In the case of Pio vs. Pio, Lulu and Lonnie finally decided to secure a di vorce. At first it looked as though they had things patched up but they finally decided that a separation would be the best thing for them, and the case finally came to trial. The divorce was granted. Case Settled for $1,120. Judgments were granted for the plaintiff in the cases of Seehase vs. Lange. Lundt vs. Carley, Johnson, vs. Nuppnau, Shedd vs. Havill, Armour s. Adams, and the case of Hyman vs. Mee was dismissed. One of the most important cases of the day was one in which Maxwell secured a judgment from the Chicago, Iake Shore and South Rend Electric Railway Co. for $1,120. This was a suit to recover money due on a contract. Another divorce case, Kirchner vs. Kirchner, was tried this afternoon and a decree was granted to the plaintiff. CLUB BANQUET Club to Give Fine Social Affair at the Masonic Temple Tuesday. The banquet of the Men's club of Hammond, which is to be given in the Masonic temple Tuesday, May 4, is to be a brilliant affair. It will be the first annual feed of the thriving Hammond organization, and every member will be provided with a plate upon the presentation of evidences that he is a member of the club. Dr. Frank Shepard of the University of Chicago will talk on "American Men of Energy," and, as he is reputed to be one of the best lecturers on the university staff, it will be well worth while to hear him. The members of the Men's club are making every effort to make the first annual banquet a success. This organization already has a large number of successful meetings to its credit, notably the amalgamation session, and, If the winter season Is ended with a blaze of glory, as Is anticipated, the club will have been a success. HOBART ifl ASSIGNS William Tyler, Grocer, Escapes Involuntary Bankruptcy. "William Tyler, one of the leading grocers and meat men in Hobart. made an assignment to Frederick G. Thompson this morning and in this manner escaped an involuntary bankruptcy. By this arrangement, which Is being used by Attorney Joseph Conroy to avoid the expenses and waste of a receivership, the business is placed in the hands of Frederick G. Thompson In the interst of the creditors, who have the. right of appeal to any court of proper jurisdiction in the event they do not think he Is making an equitable division of the assets. William H. Tyler Is a well-known Hobart business man, and the fact that he is said to be Insolvent will come as a surprise to many of his friends and associates.

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Hammond Banker Will Put Up $18,000 Block on His Property on South Hohman Street During the Next Few Months. AMOTHER LOMGFELT WANT IS FILED University Club Members Will Have Third Floor in New Building, Which Will Have a Frontage of 36 Feet on Hohman Plans Made By Bump & Berry. George Eder has had the plans drawn and will at once begin the construction of an' $18,000 two-story business block on his property at the corner of the school house property and Hohman street. The building will have a frontage of fifty-five feet on Hohman street and thirty-six feet on the alley. It will be 100 feet long. There will be two stores on the first floor and the second floor will be converted into ffices and a flat. The drawing of the plans have been completed by Architects Bump & Berry, and the work of construction will begin at once. Mr. Eder expects to see the building completed within a few months. At the suggestion of the members of the University club of Hammond it was proposed that a third floor be put on the building, and that it be devoted to club purposes exclusively. Investment Too Great. This idea appealed to Mr. Eder at first, and for a time he thought he could accommodate the members of the club. He discovered, however, that the estimates of the cost of the first two stories would exceed his calculations, and he finally decided not to build the third story. The members of the University club are now considering several other plans, which they think are as meritorious as the proposed rooms on the third floor of the Eder block, and it ia very likely that permanent new quarters will be provided for the club in a short time. In the meantime the people cf Hammond may rejoice over the fact that another vacant lot is to be covered by an up-to-date block, and that the tumble-down shacks on the Jarnecke property are to, at least, be hidden from the view of the people In the downtown business district. WILL LET CONTRACT Holmes & Kuss Co. to Put Up $20,000 Home. The Holmes & Kuss Co. will todayaward the contract for the construction of its building, to be lorated on Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, in Gary. The contract is t be awarded In the ofSce of Architect J. J. Verplank. The building will cost $20,ono. and the basement and foundation have already been completed. The buildh.g I ltsel f will be a two-story brick structure with seventy-five feet frontage and seventy feet deep. The first floor will be occupied by stores, while the second story will be arranged for flats. Only Two DrunksThings have taken on their accustomed quiet in police circles. Jamea Maaha. with a name tha- sounds like the blat of a sheep, was arrested on the charge of being drunk in a public place. He was picked up at 2:1 o this afternoon at Towle and Huehn streets. James W. Curtis. 4353 S'ate street. Chicago, was picked up ty Officer Bund's at the corner of State street and Calumet avenue, and paid $11 for hi b liitla epree. Dental Diagnosis. "Dental Diagnosis" promises to be an interesting subject at the regular meeting of the Lake County Dental society, which will he held this evening in room 26 in the Hammond building. Dr. George E. Hunt of Hunt will be the society's guest and will deliver the lecture. The session Is also open to the members of the Lake County Medical society. Meeting Postponed. Inclement weather and a previous engagement of the principal speaker. Rev. W. F. Switzer, combined last night to postpone the regular session of the Wednesday Night club at the public library. Mr. Fwitier's subject for the evening was to have been "Suptrsti tion and its Cure."