Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 46, Hammond, Lake County, 11 August 1909 — Page 8

THE TIMES Wednesday,

UifOP PI( 10 BE IDEAL

Work Being Rushed on Gary's Beauty Spot, Destined From the First to Be a Breathing Place for the Town.

left In Its origrlnal state, in accordance with Mr. Buffington's orders. The other half, with the exception of that part the pumping- station Is situated on, will be laid out according: to the basin design, with a four-foot terrace all around. On Little Roundtop wtU be planted pines, blue spruces and evergreens of variegated coors in profusion. Everywhere but on the miniature mountain will be spread a top covering of ten Inches of black earth,

which will require over 1,000 cars to bring here, on which the Gary Land company fondly hopes to plant grass seed early next fall. ' A network of water pipes will be aid through the entire park, so the awns will never suffer from aek of irrigation. Artistic winding walks are to be built and flowers planted, so that the tout ensemble will he one that is restful for the eye and mind, and of which Gary will be Justly proud.

Chicago Winners in Great Idaho Land Drawing

A few years ago President Eugene J. Bufflngton, accompanied by a party of Indiana Stee! company officials composed of Vice President G. E. Thorpe. Auditor McNamee, Secretary T. J. Hyman and the engineer who were staking out Gary, tramped from Tolleston to what was to be the steel city through water, mud, and occasionally a dry stretch of ground. Arriving at a small promontory they ascended it and surveyed the surrounding country. It was apparent to the party that the point they were stand

ing on was the highest for mile around. Mr. Buffington turned to the engineer in charge of the work and asked where they were. The answer was that they were not far from what was intended to be the center of the city. Then said the president: "I christen this hill Little Roundtop, and around this spot Is where we will locate our first park." It being essential that even trail blazers eat, the party then got out their lunch and partook of their first meal within the corporate limits of the new town, and on the summit of Little Roundtop. Today the plat of ground on which this historic spot is situated is rapidly being converted into a beautiful park. The work Is being pushed with

LIO 10 BE CLAMPED

ON MICHIGAN GUY

Warrants Against TwentySeven Saloonkeepers Issued at Laporte.

TOWN OPENJN SUNDAY Some of the Enterprising Places Employ "Barkers" to Tow in Excursionists.

Laporte, Ind., Aug. 11. The saloonkeepers of Michigan City got a rude awakening yesterday when Constables John and Harry Walker, of this city, left for Michigan City with fifty-four warrants against twenty-siven saloonkeepers for allowing persons other than members of their families in their places of business last Sunday and for selling liquor last Sunday, contrary to law. This is the first move to put a "lid"

all the vigor that men and money make on Michigan City, which has been wide possible. The general conformation of open on Sundays, as a result of which the west half of the park site with the thousands of excursionists have been trees and shrubbery thereon wHl be attracted to the cty every Sunday from

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of that great strategist, Maraschino Sphagettl. At dawn this morning they hastily

i descended upon a new road which had I been constructed by Captain Peter ; Klootwyk of the Munster division, and j not only tore down the culvert and I ripped up the planking on the Panj handle tracks, but dug trendies for their defense right across the road, on

each side of the tracks.

i One of the scouts, seeing the 1m-

i pending danger in having their source I of supplies cut off. hastened bark to : the outpost and notified Captain KiootI wyk. A call to arms was hastily ' sounded and with every available

weapon from a pitchfork to shotgun, charged upon the Italians, fed by the commissary department of the Pennsylvania railroad. The enemy so outnumbered them that they were repuls-

ed. but with no loss. ! Word was then telephoned to headj quarters at Hammond, under command

of Colonel Meyer, who when not in

i regular service of the army, is town

ittorney for Munster. and he respond

ed quickly with a detachment of on automobile. General Austgen assigned Fred Frenck from his forces to assist the Colonel. Scarcely had they arrived on the bat tlefield than the enemy, awed by the array of force, gave up the fight and General Sphagettl advanced toward them with the white flag. All thirty of the men were arrested upon an unconditional surrender. Not a man escaped. A civilian train on the Monon railroad was then flagged near this crossing and all ol the prisoners wera brought to Hammond, where they wer marched to the station as heretofore

related. They were booked on th charge of obstructing a public highway and will be tried tomorrow. Officials of the railway company have been notified, and their attorneys will appear in Hammond today to release the prisoners on bond pending their trial. StatlKllcs of Fnjtagenient. The statistics of the great engagement are as follows: Name Rattle of the Panhandle. Casualties None. Time of engagement Two hours. Result Complete and unconditional surrender of General Sphagettl to Colonel LoGrand T. Meyer.

the surrounding cities. The open defiance of the law culminated last Sunday, when twenty thousand excursionists Invaded the city and the saloons did a land office business, organized several weeks ago, and that to haul in the people. Since the "lid" was placed on Laporte, three months ago, from five hundred to a thousand thirsty Laporte people have gone to Michigan City each Sunday to get their drinks, and this has caused much hard feeling here among the saloonkeepers, who have contended that it is not fair for the saloons of Michigan City to be

allowed to do business when the saloons of Laporte, which is in the same county, have been forced to close at night at 11 o'clock, and to remain shut all day Sundays and on holidays. AVith the serving of the warrants, the Michigan City saloonkeepers also learned that a law and order league was organized several weeks ago, and that detectives employed by the league obtained the evidence Sunday which resulted in the arrests. This evidence

Thirty Days Tourist Fares

TO SU Lawrence River Points Canadian Resorts New England Resorts and the

Lake Champlaln Adirondack Mountains New Jersey Coast

SEASHORE Via Michigan Central "The Niagara Falls Route." New York and Return $26.85 Boston and Return 27.96 Atlantic City and Return 26.00 Asbury Park and Return 26.70 Tortland, Me., and Return 29.71 Montreal and Return 20.00 Saranac Lake and Return 25.15 Thousand Islands and Return 23.00 y1' Muskoka Lakes and Return 15.95-wiSfon Equally low round trip fares to other Eastern Tourist Resorts. Tickets on sale every day during August and September; good returning within thirty days. Tickets optional via Lake Steamers between Detroit and Buffalo and on Hudson Steamers. Liberal stop-over privileges at Detroit, Niagara Falls and other points without extra charge. For Particulars Consult Ticket Agents

' was placed before Prosecutor Smith,

in this city, yesterday, and Justice Grover of Center township issued the fifty-four warrants. The twenty-seven -:iloonkeepers named in the warrants must come to Laporte to appear in court. Prosecutor Smith said today that Michigan City would have the lid c'npmed down hereafter on Sundays ;irul every infraction of the law would result in arrests being made, and to add to the troubles of the saloonkeep

ers, they would be brought to Laporte for their trials Instead of appearing before a Michigan City court. The prosecutor also stated that each saloonkeeper in the first grist who pleads guilty and promises to live tip to the law hereafter will be let oft on one charge, the other being dismissed, but e very saoonkeeper who employs a lawyer and fights the case, will have additional charges filed against him in the Laporte circuit court.

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Fire Station Contract Is Let to R- Bost; Property Owners Ask for Improvement of Eighteenth AvenueTransact Other Business.

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN APP01NTEDF0R GARY Miss Orpha M. Peters of Elwood, Ind. ,to Take Position.

STILL AFTER BLIND PIGS

The raiding of "blind pigs" in Gary is to be carried on along more aristocratic lines, Judging from a near-raid yesterday. Sergeant Catey and Officer .Jurie, chartered an automobile jester-

day and, going to the boarding car of V. Caesar, at Fifth avenue and Virginia street, near the C, L, S. & E. railroad, took two barrels of beer and a bottle of whisky from the boarding boss.

Caesar wa stried this morning on the

PATB0NA6E ISGBOWING FAST Nearly Twenty Thousand Books Have Been Taken Out During the Last Eight Months. At a meeting of the Gary public library board, which took place on Monday, Miss Orpha M. Peters of Elwood was selected as assistant librarian.

ond, with a bid of $150. The plans for I Allss -t'eiers mu negm ner duties about

:?ept. l, and is now librarian at El-

The Gary board of trustees waded in and finished up a lot of business yesterday afternoon, one of the most important transactions being the awarding of the contract for the new addition to the fire station at Thirteenth avenue and Washington street. The contract for the building of the new add'tion was awarded to William P.. Bost for $425. E. E. Eckert was see

the new building were drawn by Architect Herbert Erickson and were submitted to the trustees this afternoon for their Inspection before awarding the contract. This will be the new home of fire company No. 2, in which the former hose wagon will be installed. About five additional firemen will be added to the force as soon as the building is completed. Improvement I Aftked. L. P. Godwin of the real estate firm of Godwin Reiner presented a petition, signed by a number of property

of a piano is its tonal qualities and durabitity. The "Straube" has been before the public for years and its recognized superiority is its best advertisement. Sold direct from the factory at factory prices Easy payments if desired. We do piano tuning and repairing

STRAUBE PIANO FACTORY TAKE SOUTH HOHMAN STREET CAR

harge of conducting a -blind pig." but j owners, asking for the improvement of

was released when it was shown that he and two other .foreigners had bought the liquor together to serve to their boarders along with their meals. The goods were restored to the owners.

"You don't know how good Toasted Corn Flakes can be until

you have eaten

Get a package of Corn Flakes today and see how much better it is than any flaked food you ever ate

Be sure you get the right kind Watch for the on the package

Corn Flakes"

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Eighteenth avenue, from Broadway to Georgia street. The petition was accepted and placed on file by the board, and a resolution was drafted calling for the improvement. Unless It is otherwise ordered, brick with sand filler will be used in the improvement of the street. Other business transacted by the board was as follows: Plumbers' bonds of II. H. Highlands, R. B. Melville and J. M. Shelley were approved and accepted. Estimate No. 6, calling for $5,000 on the city hall building was paid to Contractor W. S. Gallagher.

The contracts were signed and the

bond approved for local sewers Nos. 8 and 9. The contracts for the construction of the sewers were awarded to P. McVay at a previous meeting of the

board.

The town clerk of Tolleston asked

that the city of Gary pay one-half o

the cost of maintenance for str-

lamp at the corner of Fifteenth avenue

and Main street. Taken under advise

ment.

wood, Ind., and is a graduate of the Western Reserve university at Cleveland, Ohio. Pile comes to Gary very well recommended. The board is considering the purchase of a large number of new books.

the lists of which will be ready for publication in a short time. A number of these books pertain to school work and will be of great benefit to the pupils of the Gary schools i:i beginning

their school term in September.

It can be readily seen by the report

of Librarian Bailey for July that the

interest in the library is growing each

month, which is very pleasing to the local school board. The local libraryhas now bee'n in existence about eight months and the total circulation of books for that period is 18,516. The July report follows: Circulation for the month of July: Juvenile, 511; adult, 1,177. Total, 1.6S8. Total circulation for first eight months, 18.516. Registration for the month: Juvenile, 14; adult, 75. Total, 89. Total number now registered: Juvenile, 575; adult, 865. Total. 1,440. Books added in the month: Juvenile. 15; adult, 79. Total, 94.

Total number of books in libraiy: Juvenile, 1,494; adult, 1,836. Total, 3,330.

Fees and fines collected during the

month, $16.47.

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Egg-O-See Cereal Co. Qulncy, Hi.

: COHPKNY HAS II

NEW AGREEMENT

ARRESTED FOR

PROVOKE

(Special to The Timf.p.) East Chicago. Aug. 11. Frank Krowiak, a workman in th- R.-puhlie mill, was yesterday fined $19 including the costs, for provoke, the charge having

been brought against him by Moses Woodside, a boss in the mill. Woodside on Saturday was before Judge William A. Reiland, charged with assault and battery, his accused being Krowiak. He was fined $16.45 and after paying the damages, swore out a warrant for the arrest of Krowiak on the charge of provoke. His contention was that Krowiak had used language which warranted his subsequent action.

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HOORAY-HOORAY

For the best time in all your life, come to Spring Hill Grove, St. John, Indiana SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th

its the

3rd Annual Excursion and Picnic given by South Chicago Aerie (350

OROER

EAGLES

TUB TIMES PAYS WKKKI.Y SAI,AKIRS TO XKAIU,Y FIFTY PKOIM.E IX H AMMO XT), fiARY, KAST CHICAGO, WHITIXfi AXn OTHER PARTS OF LAKE COI XTY. THEY SPEM1 THEIR

I MOXEY AT HOME. DOES IT DKtEUVE yoill SUPPORT

(Special to The Times.) Kast Chicago. Aui?. 11. Wells. Fargo & Co., have entered into a different agreement with Waco & Heach, from the one that lias heretofore Vn-r-n obtained. Hereafter Clay B. White of Marion, O., who has been in the employ of the company for the past three years, will have full charge of the company's business here. relieving Veaco & Peach of all responsibility. The office will remain in the drug

store, but will be moved to the rear of the store. This arrangement was made at the suggestion of Yeaco & Beaeh, whose increasing business made it impossible for them to give the attention to the express agency that the latter required. Mr. Whit", as well as taking care of the company's business in the store, will drive the wagon and deliver, Mr. Tom Marsden, who has had this position in tlie past, retiring. Mr. White arrived from Ohio on Monday and yesterday the horse, which will hereafter be associated with the Wells, 1'argo delivery wagon, arrived.

Lots of fun, games, races, bowling for good prizes and say girls "the finest Dancing platform in the Country." It can't be beat. 4 . And we are going to have a BALL GAME between the Cracker Jack nine of Hammond, the St. Josephs against one of South Chicago's best teams, the

Kennedy and Qrasks Hammond people take the Nickel Plate at 10:14 to Gibson, which will connect with the Picnic train. Tickets in Hammond for sale at Tom Hamilton's, 236 East State Street. Indiana Harbor at Lake Shore Hotel on Watlinjr Street. Trains leave Lake Shore D?pot in Chicago at 9:00 and 10:0D, making all regular stops. Tickets, 50c, Children under 12, 25c.