Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 62, Hammond, Lake County, 30 August 1911 — Page 5
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' In a ftlttmrnt to Tn Timbs today Dr. W. P. Wels, secretary of the board of hsalth. calls attention to the possibility of a diphtheria epidemic in Hammond. Oii case has already resulted fata-ly. The case was that of the -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. Meyer. 17 Orover street. The child was burled yesterday, and the home la still quarantined, owing to another case of diphtheria there. A quarantine at 364 Tine street was raised today, but there are still two more cases, one at 69 Hanover street and one at 501 Gostlin street. Tn his statement the secretary of the
board of health points out the fact ; prevent the spread of the disease, that the easea are not centered in one I Circulars of instructions on any of neighborhood and consequently there the ordinary f dlneases can be had by
al will be permitted. No matter how well the patient may look or feel, no one must leave the premises until the house has been disinfected and the warning card is taken down by an officer of the health department. Any person knowing of a violation
of a quarantine should consider it his duty to notify at once the police or
the health department. When a quar
antine is established full istructions are given in regards all requirements 1 Its observation. Ignorance of the
law is no excuse and the department of health will promptly prosecute anyone who violates any of the rules made to
tinue to be the hangout for the boys. CoX's place has always had the reputation of being orderly and that Is why It la patronised by the business and professional me of the city who like to bowl ac well as by the younger set.
GARY MANARRESTED. Barney Hamill. 910 Jefferson street, Gary, was arrested by Officer Borchert In Hammond late last night at the corner of State and Ilohman for drunkenness. ; Hamill was carrying a pretty big load and when searched at the police station he had about 50 cents, a knife and a razor. He was held at the station until this morning, when he was released by Chief Austgen upon his promise to get out of Hammond.
INJURED IN ACCIDENT.
Is no telling where tho next ones ma be reported from. The last case of scarlet fever was wiped out this week ' after the disease had continued 1 f or nearly a year In Hammond. Dr. Wels' statement is as follows: nr. Wels' Statement. IMphtherla, that dreadful disease, is aaln among us and lest It becomes epidemic let us be up and doing at once. On July 11th the first case devvetoped in a family at 111 Hanover street. On Aug. IS a case of diphtheria developed at 346 Pine street. Since the above dates cases have been reported from 501 Gostlin street, 167 Grover street and 69 Hanover street. The above shows that the infection has been quite generally distributed about the north side. Mnat Act a Once. Piptheria. or membranous croup, are one and the same thing. The cause of the disease Is a very small organism which can be easily carried from one to another by clothing, articles of food, in the hair of cats and dogs, plaything, etc. j If a child complains bt having a sore throat examine at once and if much
calling for them at the office of the health department at 641 South Ilohman street.
BANK WAS MADE RECEIVER FOR GO.
I Surprising Change in Gary
Coal Bankruptcy Situation Today.
(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Aug. SO. "While
returning from a trip to Hebron where
e had taken a commercial traveler,
George Krohn was quite severely In
ured when the tean ran away. Krohn
was badly shaken up by being thrown
eavily from the wagon. He was
rought to Crown Point and for a time
was thought to be tn danger, but yes-
erday morning had recovered suffl-
iently to be able to get around, and It
s expected that he will soon recover
from the accident.
There seems to have been some hitch in the appointment of Walter J. Riley of the First Calumet Trust & Savings bank at Kast Chicago to act as receiver for the Gary Coal company, John McFadden, president. Riley appeared in the office of Dep-
. uty United States Clerk Charles Sur- . prise and gave bond for $10,000. Post-
redness or any white spots are round master F. R. Schaaf of Hammond sign-
; lliA Vta m4 frw tha fomili nhv-
Mil - ir 1 1 (. fr 1 1 . X v L tut; .u i i jr V.T sician. If diphtheria Is suspected the case must be reported to the health department at once. With anti-toxin diphtheria is an easily curable disease
ed his bond.
A day or two after Clerk Surprise received a letter from Amos Butler stating that the South Side Trust &
Savings bank of Gary has been ap pointed receiver.
Riley and his friends are wondering how it happened. It Is understood that the assets of the Gary Coal company
will ot xceed $2,000. This makes the
if taken in time. A quarantine must be 'established and strictly observed. The absence of a doctor does not relieve the family of the necessity of reporting the case to
tbe healtn department. A heavy penai- failure al Ithe more interesting.
ty is Imposed upon the doctor, the head of the family or even the landlord for failing to report properly any case of an Infectious or contagious disease. When Vndrr Quarantine. When a quarantine is established no person Is permitted to leave the premises and no article whatsoever can be sent from the place until thoroughly fumigated by an officer- from the health department. .. pfy .biding or clothing must not be hung tiif'on a clothes line or exposed to a breeze. Cats and dogs must be kept from the premises. All discharges from the sick before being disposed of must be disinfected. Ask your doctor for full instructions. In case of a death from diphtheria, nothing but the strictest private funer-
BOWLING SEASON
SOON TO BEGIN
- i Alleys in Hammond Are Be ing Put in Shape For Winter Sport.
It Is our business to guard against land troubles. We show up the Title from Uncle Sam to sundown today. ALLMAN-GARY TITLE COMPANY Successors to ALLMAN BROS. A DINWIDDIE. Capital $100,000.00 Abstracts of Title to Land In Lake County, Indiana. OFFICES 1 . 656 Broadway, Gary, Ind. Allman Block, Crown Point, Ind. BRANCH OFFICES Chicago Title &. Trust Company, Chicago, III. Lake County Savings & Trust Co., Hammond, Ind.
Lawrence Cox has had a number of
men at, work on his bowling alleys
and they have be'en placed in first-class
condition for the winter, sport.
The alleys have Veen leveled up to overcome the settling of the building after they were installed, they have been thoroughly resurfaced .and, today
they are In better condition than they
ever were..
The plans for the bowling league are
taking form, and there will probably
be eight teams in the league. Added Interest in the sport this year is due to
the- fact that the National Bowling tournament will be held In Chicago
this year.
It is expected that forty men from
Hammond will be entered In this tour
nament. Hammond has some expert
bowlers, and It is believed that some of the prize money will be secured by local bowlers. The billiard and pool tables In the Cox establishment ' are all to' be recovered before the winter season sets In, and this wfll add to the attractiveness of the games. The entire place is now being renovated and has taken on a fresh new appearance. Last winter this was one, of the most popular loafing places in the city, and It Is expeoted that it will con-
ThiP! reply brief In the famous
Gunzenhauser section ten case" which
nvolves the title to a section of land n the heart of Gary has been printed
nd will be filed in the supreme court
n the near future.
The brief was prepared by Attorney
William J. Whlnery. Fifty copies were printed and eight will be filed in the supreme court of the state.
Whlnery is of the opinion that a de-
isloh in this case will be announced
before the firtt of the year. The de
cision of the supreme court In ,thls matter will throw a whole section of
and in the heart of Gary open to
settlement and will make it possible
o Improve a portion of Broadway that
has romalned as It was when Gary was first built ever since the town was laid out.
FOR A MARKET
AT MUNCIE
Belief Exists That Prices of
Foods Are Manipulated.
Muncie, Ind., Aug. 30. The high cost
of living in Muncie and the belief that
the commission men and others dealing In foods have been manipulating prices
has caused a movement for the estab
liVhment of a city market under mu
nicipal control. Two or three timeB pre
viously an attempt to establish a mar
ket in Muncie has been made without
success. According to members of the city administration who have been investigating" the situation, there seems to be a combination among certain
middlemen" to fix prices.
Councilman James Simmons, who is
Is also president of the board of pub
lic works, favors the establishment of
a market.
"A few days ago," he said, "I bought
a neck of potatoes for 75 cents. I knew
the crop was short, and, while I ra
garded the price of that peck as ex
cessive, 1 did not think much about it
until yesterday, only four or five days
later. I was able to buy a peck of potatoes at 35 cents, and the two orders
were from the same store."
It Is not believed the retail dealers
have any part In the reported boosting
of prices.
UNFILLED STEEL
ORDERS GAINING
Plants Operating to 78 Per
Cent of Capacity-
New York. Aug. 30. Unfilled orders
on the books of the United States Stee
corporation on Aug. 1 aggregated 3 5S4.000 tons, a gain over June of 225
000 tons. It was announced today, a
the conclusion of the regular monthl
meeting of the board of directors. Th!
does not Include an inter-company bust
ness of 850.000 tons.
Steel producing plants of the corpora
tlon are operating to approximately
per ..cent of capacity, while a number o
the finishing departments of the varlou
companies are operating to 85 per cent of capacity and the outlook Is all that can be deseed, the announcemnt states. Since Aug. 1 new business ha been freely offered, and. notwithstanding shipments In August have been large, th bookings up to the 20th inst. show a fair increase. Dally bookings of the corporation from Jan. 1 to Aug. 20 show an average increase of 7,750 tons, compared with the same period in 1910. Specifications for prompt shipment in
August are larger than for any previous
month this year.
SECTION 1 0 CASE BRIEF TO BE FILED
THERE IS NO LID IN WEST HAMMOND
(Continued from Page 1.)
FUNERAL OF DOCTOR
IERRILL
fused to pay and told one of his friends of the matter, who in turn laid the matter before Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Ross.
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LAKE WOODS PARK
SAM WINTERS FINED.
(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Aug. 30. Judge Ri
ley yesterday fined Sam Winters, manager of the Foster Clothing company,
$50 and costs, amounting to $60, for
running a temporary mercantile estab
lishment In Indiana .Harbor without a
license.
The establishment was opened a few
days ago In the Central hotel building,-
corner Michigan avenue and Grapevine street. Winters represented that he
intended remaining permanently in In-
diaa Harbor and that his store was as permanent as any here. To bear out
this claim he showed a lease of the
place he was occupying for one year, but counter to this it was shown that
the company had taken out a lease for
a year a short while ago in Whiting, but had remained only one month.
It. was upon this evidence that Judge
Riley adjudged the manager of the
clothing company as guilty of the of fense charged and levied the fine. Win ters has appealed the case.
TEAMSTERS CLEAR $200
(Special to The Times.)
East Chicago. Aug. 30. The picnic
given by the Lake county teamsters at Kindel's grove was a most successful
event. There was a large crowd pres
ent and $200 was cleared. Everything went off In fine shape and the management received many compliments ou the
excellent program and good order. The principal event was the tug-of
war between the South Chicago teamsters and those of Lake county, the
visitors being accorded the decision
Both sides showed great strength, however, and the contest was watched with interest throughout. Prizes were of
fered for the various athletic events,
and the management wishes to take this opportunity of thanking those who contributed prizes for their generous
donations. Howard Locke Is the president of the local lodge at the present time and he and his assistants were indefatigable in preparing for the picnic.
The funeral of Dr. W. W. Merrill
formerly of Hammond will take place
on Thursday at 2 o'clock from th home
of his daughter, 6510 Yale avenue, Chi
cago. In speaking of his sad death at
Rensselaer the Republican says:
Dr. Merrill was taken ill Sunday
evening and during the night his con
anion was sucn that Airs. Merrill bad
remained up with him the entire night.
He was suffering from an attack of
ucute gastritis, and suffered iatens-3
pain, which seemed to center in the chest and in the region of the heart.
Monday morning he was somewhat improved, but suffered considerable pain throughout the day. Mrs. Merrill was constantly at his side and did not undertake to secure any rest until
about 10 o'clock at night, when he
seemed very greatly improved and in
response to his earnest pleadings she lay down on a couch near his bed and son fell asleep. "She was awakened at ''about 12 o'clock when the doctor arose to take a dose of medicine. He spoke to her, saying that he was all right and after he had returned to his bed she again wen to sleep. She did not again awake until about o'clock and was horrified to find on going to his bed that the body was cold In death. She at once summoned Dr. Kresler, who was sooa
at the house. lr. Merrill had pronounced his sickness acute gastritis
and Dr. Kresler confirmed the diagnosis by" an examination following death.
'"Relatives in Chicago were notified
and on the 11:30 train his two daugh
ters. Miss Ina- G. Merrill and Mrs. It.
M. Bennett arid the later' s husband.
and Mrs. E. K. Cormack. a sistr of
Mrs. Merrill, arrived here.
"Mrs. Merrill had been completely
crushed at the sudden taking away of
her husband and neighbors who-Oiad
kindly undertaken to minister to her,
found It impossible to alleviate her great sorrow. A'fter the arrival of her
two daughters and her sister, she be
came more composed.
The funeral arrangements were made
soon after the arrival of the. relatives,
Mr. Bennett taking an active part. It
was decided to have the service held
at tine late residence at 2 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon under the auspices of
the Masonic order, to which the de
ceased had belonged for a great any
years, holding membership in the
South Chicago lodge. The body will be taken to Chicago on the 3:15 train and Interment will be made in Oak-
woods cemetery.
Dr. arren Wallace Merrill was
born at Merrlllville, Lake county, Ind.,
April 29, 1857. His medical education
was acquired at the Bennett Medical college, Chicago. After his graduation from that school he began practice at Hammond, where he was an active
practitioner for about twenty years. He then came to Rensselaer and had since practiced in this city. Dr. Merrill was a ma of many excellent qual
ities and those who became intimately
acquainted with him, found much to admire. He was 'kind-hearted to a
fault, friendly and jovial, and will be held in friendly remembrance by all who knew him here and elsewhere, and there is genuine sorrow among his professional and business associates at his sudden taking away. "Mrs. Merrill will return to Chicago to make her home with her daughter. Miss Ina, who has been working there for several weeks, and where her married daughter also resides."
the objections of the people on State
street.
Con Moore runs a saloon on the op
posite corner. Moore claims that he has no Inmates in his place, but admits that women frequently come to his wine rooom and meet men promis
cuously there. West Hammond people
say that Mooore's place has inmates.
Men Have "Flat" There. If is understood that West Hammond
Is also the favorite place of residence
for women who are living with men
who are not their husbands. A num
ber of flats are rented by this class of
people.
Miss Virginia Brooks has received
a number of letters from people who deplore the present condition of affairs
and say that the town needs a good
cleaning up.
Only recently a Chicago man came
to Monahan's place and rescued his daughter from a life of shame there. She . told of being picked up in Indiana Harbor by Monahan and a saloon
bum who was with him. Evidence
against Monahan is now being collect-
ru wiwi me lat-a oi nav.ng mm prose- , E,,n the futur.
cuted under the federal white slave J
act. The girl was not only under age, but had been taken from Indiana to
Illinois for Immoral purposes. Ciambllng Wide Open. s All of the saloons in West Hammond
have slot machines in them and these
are being operated in defiance of the laws of the state of Illinois. There are also two gambling resorts in West Hammond. There are on West State street in the rear of saloons. It Is said that the gambler can find any kind of a layout he Is looking for. There are all kinds of rumors afloat regarding the amount of tribute that the city administration exacts for the privilege of running these places. It is understoodthat the fee is $100 for a resort and $50 for a gambling joint. The people of West Hammond tell
shameful stories about the resorts. For . ceptionally good by all smokers. instance, during the hot spell it become mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
SHELTON PLANS MATCH RACE
Henry Shelton. the Cuban wonder, made another trip to Hammond- from Gary this morning and will try and make arrangements with the Labor day committee meeting to be held this evening to give a feature walking or running race Monday. Shelton walked, over from Gary this morning and made the trip in one hour and 42 minutes, beating his time yesterday by 36 minutes. Shelton possessed a large amount of clippings from papers all over the world and is the possessor of many medals and records. 1 Shelton has met a number ,-of renowned marathon runners, one of them being Longboat, the Indian runner, whom Shelton has defeated in three long distance races. His proposed plan is to start at Kindel's grove on Labor day, thence to Gary and return. Shelton would like to arrange a match in which he would
give a big handicap. He Is In training at Gary and is working for a match at
Suit Against Purtelle. Suit has been started in the Lake superior court at Hammond by Attorneys Bryant & Posvlc and Lincoln V. Crav
ens against Eugene Purtelle to recover $315.07 which is alleged to be due him and which was paid to them on worthless checks on the CHI-ens' German National bank at Hammond. The plaintiffs are John Sidon, Steve Patsias. Mike Vauguli, Theodorus Jiannus, Gust Skewtos, Theodorus Jost, Gust Posias and Gust Nitsios. It is alleged that the men were employed by Purtelle, who personally guaranteed that the men would get their money.
Still Unconscious. M. F. Pierce of Merrlllville, who is very ill at Cleveland, O., where he had gone to visit his sister, has, according to reports received by Hammond relatives this morning, not shown any improvement yet. He is still conscious, but is sinking. Move Back to Hammond. Harrison S. Voorheis and family are moving back to Hammond from Lowell, Mich., after about two years absence, locating at 87 Condlt street. Old friends are glad to welcome "Harry" and his estimable family back to the old home town. LaVendor Cigars are pronounced e
Filed in Superior Court. "934. United Deposit Loan & Trust Co. Vm. M. Dunn) vs. Louis Kardosii et al. Suit on note. Room 3. 79-35. James McAllster (Wtn. Dunn) vs. Sahrin E. McAlister. Divorce. Rom No. 1. 7936. Helen Krlshonson (A. C. Huber) vs. Steve- Klesstasfon. Partition. Room No. 1. 7937. David T. Lyon et al. (G. R. Sheerer) vs. Lazar W. Sarac et al. Suit on guaranty. Room No. 2. 7938. Agnes Dittrich (G. B. Sheerer) vs. Louis A. Bryant (Otto Bruce). Specific performance. Room No. 2. 7939. Mitchell Charnley (W. B. Van Home) vs. J. Ray Murray. Foreclosure of mehcanic'a lien. Room No. 3. 79 40. Otto H. Haehnel (G. B. Sheerer) vs. Samuel Ableman. Suit on note. Room No 1. -
HOBART. Carstensen's hide house, which la west of town, was destroyed by fire last eveftlng. The origin of the fire is not known. About $150 worth of hides which were in the building at the time were also burned. The Misses Mae and Emma Abel went to Chicago today on business. Ben Kahn of Chicago visited friends here yesterday. Mrs. Hardsock from north of town went to Larawell yesterday to visit with relatives for a few days.
a practice among the Inmates to go to ' the old Ice pond near the Hammond Glue works and go in bathing. 1 The bathing parties were composed of both sexes, and the entire party found it entirely unnecessary at 2 .
o'clock In the morning to wear bath-
ng suits. ' j The crowd finally grew to such pro- j
portions that it was thought advisable to dispense with the nightly dip in the
old Ice pond. The resorts dominate
West Hammond.
There can be no question of that, j
The Influence extends even to Ham
mond, where there are a number of well-known business men who secure
big rentals from these houses of
shame. '
It is estimated that there are at
least 50 inmates in the resorts there and
that scores of people are receiving tribute, either directly or indirectly, from the keepers of the resorts.
CHARGES BLACKMAIL.
A questionable state of affairs was
brought to light this afternoon when Steve Tudo of Indiana Harbor made complaint to deputy prosecuting Attorney Ralph Ross of Hammond that Ko-
bar Vlaso, said to bge a deputy constable out of Justice Reiland's court, had
attempted to blackmail him for six dol
lars. A warrant has been sworn out In Justice E. P. Ames' court for the arrest of the constable. The prosecuting witness stated that the deputy constable approached him saying that he had a warrant for his arrest on the charge of defrauding a boarding house and that- he did not produce the warrant, but Instead offered to overlook, consider the bill and the entire prosecution settled If Tudo were to pay him six dollars. Tudo re-
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The La Vendor Cigar is a home prod
WRECK
OCCURS ON THEMONON Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 30. While running thirty-five miles an hour a light engine collided with the Michigan City local, freight on the Monon at Battle Ground late last night. Engineer Meyers was buried under the engine which turned over, and he sustained broken ribs and internal injuries. Fireman M. J Herman Jumped and was severely bruised and Pilot Irves was also hurt.
The engine crashed through the caboose and three ears. All the injured, who reside here, were brought to the hospital.
can lie borrowed, at the Lowest: Rate, in less time and with less trouble without publicity, at our office than at any place in the city. THIS MEANS simply what it says, and if rou have or havelnot had experience along this line WE ARE READY to back up our statements.
AND PROVE IT TO YOU
$5 to $150 ' advanced on Furniture, Pianos. Horses,' Wagons, etc., WITHOUT REMOVAL. Just tell us HOW MUCH YOU WANT. Hammond Loan Co. 569 Hohman Street, Over Model Clothiers. Second Floor. Phon 25
ney.YouIIvS look better, .fee wWO ' mjm ..Tll ' " -
Your hevd Is the first thing people see when you meet them. Ax Iea.st wear c. ttZW HAT. You cfcn hold your hed higher. : - We do not "hold you up" on the price of 5. hkt; ve holcj up the grdel Buy your ht from us. You will like it so , veil thsvt ve vill sell you everything you need In our line.
T.AMMOND, , "
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