Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 151, Hammond, Lake County, 14 December 1911 — Page 4
THE TIMES.
THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS Br tha Lake County Pristine and Pab. llablns; Compaar. Gary Evening Times; . Lake County Times (Country); Lake County Times (Evening): Times Sporting: Extra, and Lake County Times (Weekly). Entered at the Postofflce. Hammond, Ind., as second-class matter.
Thursday, Dec. 14, 1911.
mate of the police department of that city. In the other cities of the Calumet district there are not over a fewhundred negroes altogether. The influx of negroes to Gary was the work of certain labor contractors who brought large numbers of them from the crowded negro districts of
Chicago
interurban connections with East Gary aVlparaiso, Chesterton and LaPorte by the Gary Connecting railway; Ilobart, Liverpool, New Chi-
CHICKEN feed mixed with red wine increases a hen's egg-laying powers. It will be many a merry eon
Traction Company; andf Merrillville vuji , , . . xJ . . feeds claret to h s biddies. and Crown Point by tlte Gary and
! Southern Traction company. By j
cago and eventually Valparaiso by the Gary, Hobart and Valparaiso
Lake County. Get your tickets early.)
Letters To Santa Claus
what we want for Xmas. We want' " East Chicago. Ind.. Pee. 12. 1911. some candy and nuts a-nd hair ribbons. Dear Santa Claus: It is near Christ-
pinK ones, l wish you a Merry Amas mat so I thought i would tell you what
The bad "nigger" has come with means of the Chicago lines Ham- SO fa'r we have not noticed the
the law-abiding ones with the result mond, Whiting and East Chicago ; publication of any apology from Mr.
Main Office Hammond, Ind.... Tel. Ill Private Kxchange. Call Dept. Wanted. Gary Office , Tel. 137 East Chicago Office Tel. 863 Indiana Harbor Tel. 550R Whiting Tel. 80M Crown Point Tel. 6$ ii ..... LARGER PAID VP CIRCULATION THAN AXT OTHER TWO NEWS. PAPERS IN THE CALUMET REGION. New Tork Representatives Payne & Young, 30-34 West 33d SL. and 29-3S West S2nd St, New York, N. Y. Chicago Representatives Payne A Young, 747-748 Marquvtte Building, Chicago. 11L ANONYMOUS communications will not be noticed, but others will be printed at discretion, and should be addressed to The Editor, Times, Hammond. Ind.
GOODBYE, MR. LEE.
that Gary has become the dumping ground for hundreds of criminal negroes from all parts of the world. Negroes are gregarious and no sooner is a colony of them firmly es
tablished in a
have interurban connections with Gompers for the unkind "things he
the Illinois metropolis. There are just as promising inter
urban routes in a Hammond-Crown (
said about his esteemed friend Mr Burns, the man-tracker.
Point-Lowell line or in a Joliet-
clty than the whole Crown Point line and the day is not
negro world knows about it and that far distant until Gary or Hammond city becomes the objective "point of J are connected with Lafayette.' As it every itinerant negro in the country, j is, Lake county is coming Rapidly to Probably one half of the murders the front as an interurban center and in Gary have been committed by! the day is not far distant until the colored criminals. A large propor-; Indianapolis traction terminal center tion of the other crimes and disorders j will rank second to one that will be are attributed to them. They are , here at home, known to be a shiftless race and anyj .
community is better off without them.' Of course there are good negroes among the bad but the so-called low-
SOME MOLLYGUSH. Thomas R. Marshall, governor of Indiana, in lauding a newspaper's at-
bred foreigner has more latent possl- J tempted to raise a fund for children, bilities in him than a negro ever had. : says: "It is better to make a baby The other cities of the Calumet dls- smile than to gain the homage of trlct; Hammond, East Chicago, Indl-f mankind." . ,
MAN has written a .- play
"The Kindling." We do not want to j see it if there is anything in it about j
"hewing the chips and letting them fall where they may." IT is too late to hope for any confessions.in the Gary bribery cases after the horrible things confessed in Los Angeles.
East Chicago. Ind.. Dec. 13. 1911. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a game and- tome pretty doll clothes and pome candy and nuts. Please bring my sister some things. Do not forget to bring the poor people gifts, too. I hope it is snowing no you tan come In your sleigh. Your friend, v ARLKNE SNYDER. East Chicago. Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. Dear yanta Claus: 1'lease. Santa
' Claus. will you bring me some toys?
i win you uring me a big doll amj a kocart? Bring the poor people some good things to eat and their children some .'toys, too. Your friend, calledi lizzie kostebanich.
East Chicago. Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. Dear Santa: 1 am seven years old and 1 would like you to bring me a big doll and two chairs and a little table and some nuts and some candy, and I wish you a Merry Christmas. From Your loving little friend.
CATHERINE CALLAHAN,
and a Hacnv New Year From
ANNA HOPP AND SISTERS. ' East Chicago, Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. Dear Santa Claus: 1 thought I would write vou a letter. Will you please bring me a doll, a story book, a box of candy and some nuts. That is all now. Your friend, SARAH NEESE. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 13, 1911. Dean Santa Claus: I want a soldier suit and a watch and a drum and candy nd nuts. I am boy 8 years old. 1 My little sister wants a set of dishes : and a table and chairs and a little Indian suit. She is a girl 5 years old. DENNIS AND CORA BOUCK. 145 Clinton street. East Chicago. Ind.. Dec. 13. 1911. Dear Santa: I am writing this for mv little brother. He Is 5 years old ! and he wants you to bring him somet thing. He wants a Jumping Jack, a train of cars, a pair of shoes and a littie boy doil. O-fd-fTEAN.'
Black Oak, Ind., Dec. 13. 1911.
I want. I want a train and a tool
chest and some candy and nuts. I hope It is snowing so that you can come in your sleigh. But don't fortret the poor children. Your friend. . PHILIP EDWARD JONES. East Chicago. Ind., Dec. 13. 1911. Dear Santa Claus: How are you? I am fine and dandy. I want a niee big doll, one with dark hair, and I want a nice sweater coat and a cash register and a sewing machine and lots of candy and nuts and oranges. OLADYS WILLIAMS. 4731 Tod avenue. Whiting. Ind.. Dee. 12. 1911. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl six vears old. . I do not go to school, but I can write. Dear Santa, please bring my sister Catherine and me 18Inch dolls. I would like a postal card album and Catherine want a knife and fork and spoon, and we would like a Christmas tree, too. Will you please bring Elizabeth some handkerchiefs and ribbons and a story book. She does not live at our house. Dear San-
I ta give some poor little girls dollies.
Saxony. Ind.. Dec. 13. 1911.
Dear Santa Claus: I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year. As Christmas is drawing near papa I think it's time I am writing to you to tell you what I would like you to
bring me this year. I would like to
Kirl.
THERESA THTELK.
P. S. My mamma spelled the hard words for me.
r, anfo cians: T am seven years too, ana canuy ana nuts.
an am nravinir every day that you Your little
will bring me a blackboard and a toy) ; from a Christmas tree and some r.uts 1 and candy. Dorothy wants a doll and
a table ana a cnair. i something to bite on. and pleate bring
and mamma someminu. vow. Good-bye, Santa. JOHN C. SCHEIDT. Indiana Harbor. Ind., Dec. 13.
have a shotgun and a pair of rubber Dear Santa Claus: I have never
hnnta a oor. r. l i.,. n-rltton In vou. hut I am a little girl rmuonn. a
1 r". 1 ... . y . Y" J :.,. r if..- ...ith v rni. handkereh
HOW long would Steve Miller havo chrisTmaT tee"" DeaT san1aaywui avoS Pa and srandma and they work very Xmas and a Happy " New elr.
Saxony, Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl s years old. As Xmas Is drawing near I will tell you what I would like to have for Xmas. I would like to have a doll and a dress, a pair of shoes, a piano and a little chair, a pair of hair
a pair of trlovns n hnr nt
iefs. I wish you a Merrv
been for this world had be been ap- bring mamma a gold watch.
. . a" '" ln's year.
you
That la
should profit: The trouble is that a- baby cannot and ' prevent vote or do anything to advance Mr.
After having made the statements I nem from colonizing in the cities Marshall's presidential- candidacy
ana Harbor and Gary, by Gary's experience
that President Taft if renominated !inai are now Iree irom lDfir,BCU could not carry Indiana next year, ttjenceis time for State Chairman E. M. Lee ! . to step down. He made a splendid light for Beveridge and he had our BRIDGE AND BABIES. sympathy and support for re-election Lake County is fourth among Inas state chairman at the outset. jdlana's 92 counties in deaths and Mr. Lee has not during the past third in the matter of births. If few months however shown himself .there wasn't so much bridge around a big enough man to combat the an-'here she would be easily first in the noyances that come in a political birth column.
fight. He has talked too much and
soured a lot of people on himself. Indiana republicans are for Taft. They believe that he can both get the Indiana delegation prior to the convention and carry the state next fall. If Mr. Lee is so faint of heart that he can't see It that way, but must go over the country weeping and drawing the long bow it Is time for him to kiss us all goodbye. Here's your hat Mr. Lee.
A WARNING TO OTHERS.
One tenth of the population of
OUR NEW TRACTION CENTER. Gary already has two interurban railways and three more coming fcpm as many directions, are buildings towards the city. The South Shore and
the Gary and Interurban are Gary'
two lines at present. South Bend and intermediate points are linked to it by the South Shore as are Hammond and Chicago. The Gary and Interurban connects the steel city and Hammond. Completion of lines now building
towards the steel city will in a few
Outside of that they are all right and
the governor though he hasn't any children Is to be praised for his perspicacity.
1 There is a good deal of proclamation mollygush about It at that. Suppose that the workers- of the world spent their time In chucking a baby under the chin to make it smile Instead of doing great things for mankind and the World, it would be, a sorry sort of a rflace to live in wouldn't It?'
$ IT IS generally conceded now that
Ortie McManlgal knew just what he
was talking about.
ARE you reading the testimony in the trial of the beef barons? Not? Well neither1 are we.
WHY what's the matter, why don't you wear your pretty little McNamara button? K WONT somebody please offer Alderman. Castleman a nice little job in "vodeveel"?
Gary is colored, according to the estl- month give all north Lake county
SEVENTEEN year old girl married an aged Iowan oh the presumption that he was rich. He wasn't. She
Teft him and is trying to put him in a lunatic asylum. We may be unduly prejudiced against the girl but we believe it is she who ought to be put in the lunatic asylum.
CHICAGO'S capturing the republican convention for Junfe pext probably mean3 that about half of the people in the Coliseum will be from
WE must not let thoughts of Congress spoil our Christmas shopping
however..
WONDER if Big Chief Kealing
hated to hear the news from Wash ington?
FATHER says "Thank the Lord it
will soon be over."
AND anyway Congress is in dead ly session again.
Your friend.
STAN LY KNOERZER. R. It. No. 1, Saxony, Ind.
wagon and some candy and popcorn
and some nuts. My little brother wants a little red chair and a train of cars.
Hoping to hear from you soon. I will
leave the door open for you. I wish you-a Merry Xmas and a Happy New
Year. Good-bye From
IVY DUNFEE. 4 94 Wilcox Street. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 11. 1911. Dear Santa Claus: I want a locket.
a big doll, a doll buggy, too. My stocking full of popcorn balls and lots of candy and nuts.
My little brother Russell wants a little red wagon and a shovel. He wants lots of popcorn balls and candv and nuts. He is a little boy three years old. I wish you a Merry Xmas
and Happy New Year. Good-bye.
From " CORA DUNFEE. 494 Wilcox avenue.
Griffith. Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. Dear Santa Claus: I thought I would tell you what I want for Christmas. I want an Eskimo doll, doll bed. a tin horn, a poodle dog. an iron stove and some nuts and candy. I am 6 years old and mamma is holding my hand while I write. Yours truly. LEWIS RANDHAN. Whiting. Ind.. Dec. 13. 1911. - Dear Santa Claus: I am a boy six years old. I think that 1 have been a good boy this year so I think you will bring me something. I want a magic lantern and Coontown shooting gallery, and dear Santa, do not forget to come to church Saturday night to our Christmas entertainment because some of the children would not go to Hammond to see you like I did.. Well. I guess that Is all for this time. From Your loving friend. WESLEY SOWERS. P. S. Do not forget mamma and papa, and be sure to leave a Christmas tree. Hammond, Ind.. Dec. 12. 1911. Dear Santa Claus: 1 have three sisters home and I would like to tell you
3315 Michigan avenue. P. S. My mamma wrote this for me.
Hammond, ind., Dec. 1Z, 1911.
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hard for me, so I thougni i wouia as w tor mis year, vou to hrine- me a storv book, a pair of From your little
i cowboy gloves and a teddy bear. Please ANNA KNOERZER. bring my little brother a set of build-. Hammond, Ind., Dec 13 1911 ing blocks and a little train that runs. Pear Santa Cla' af rlte you I hope this Is not too much. , letter to tell vo,. wh., i 2-
Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 13, 1911. Your loving little boy and girl. for Christmas. Please bring me a set Dear Santa Claus: I want a coaster' . RUTH AND CHARLES BURK. of turf, a box of paints and a Tr..in
door, handkerchiefs, a story book and a Life of the Saints. My brother Joseph would II Ira llttl . ...,
rvn nU Canta- 1 om a Mttla irlr I r . "? VU.ll.
..r, .j"-. , " : i im your trtend, seven years old and am In second; MARY WET grade I want a pair of skates and a, P. S. T am 12 years old and I live on . doll buggy, a doll coat and hat and SH Condit street. I also wants nuts doll slippers, books, coat and cap, furs, an(i candv wants nuts
riouons. games, nuts ana canay. uive '
thepoor folks presents, too. And j when you go to the north pole araln ; give my love to Mrs. Santa Claus. Mr-i
ry Christmas: Your friend. HELEN EDITH KASKE. Griffith. Ind.. Dec 13. 1911.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy nine years old. I am in the fourth
grade, i want a game, a pair of mit-
tens, a story book and a sled, a print
ing press, a ton. I truess that's all for
I ttiis time, l wish
u rawing ooara ana a sled and some
handkerchiefs and some story bonks
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Dear Santa: Will you please brldg me an airgun and a train, three cars and some paints and a book and three story books and one pair of fur gloves and some nuts and candy. I am seven years old. Your friend, LINCIS WEY. . Hammond, Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. Dear Santa Claus: As I have a little time I will write you a few lines
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you a Merry Christ- : " ' Tn8 ' 1 ,v.am-. -1
i mas ana a HBtinv .xew venr ; . " -J -" : - -nut a.
j . rom your friend.
Lpar tanta Claus: I am a little bnvHinm ar,A enm m,t, -n
8 years old. I would like to have you j , Your friend bring me an Xmas tree, a train of j H VROLDWEY cars that run on a track, a flying ma-j p. s. I am nine years old and I live chine and an Xmas tree. Bring my at 98 Condit street.
iittie siHter aou ana some aisiies.
Ann HOm rttnitir n .1 mil . 1
Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 13. 1911. Howard wants' train with ran anrl &
Your little friend.
JOSEPH LA MERE. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 12. 1911. Dear- Santa Claus: I would like to
tell you what I want for Christmas. I
East Chicago, Ind.. Dec. 13. 1911. Dear Santa Claus: Please will you bring the poor people some clothes and their children some tovs? Please will
you bring me a Wabash coaster and k
want a clothes basket and trunk and a S""7 e11- tnat a1' 1 want ror nice.doll. Mv sister Alice wants a lit- . Christmas. Your friend tie piano and a doll. We both want) " ALDRA1 P. DAMS, nuts and candy. Good-bye, Santa Claus.! East Chicago. Ind.. Dec. 12, 1911. RUTH AND ALICE YOUNG. Dear Santa Claus: Will you bring 201 Douglas street. me a football and a pair of ball bearHammond. Ind., Dec. 13, 1911. ln skates? But do not forget the poor Dear Santa Claus: You visited me : people. Lu1T.T3rleSl'v. last year and you ought to come this HAKRi PATTON. year. I wish you would bring me an East Chicago. Ind., Dec. 12, 1911. Indian suit, pair of rubber boots, a Dear Santa Claus: For Christmas I game of shooting gallery, a bag of want three games, some handkerchiefs, nuts, and some candy. ta sweater jacket, some ribbons, some From your friend. 1 books and a muff and fur. That's all. JOHN KINGSTON. ' Your Triend. 149 Wentworth avenue. ORPHA CLAPPER.
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