Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 2, Hammond, Lake County, 10 February 1912 — Page 1

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Marjory Johnson of East Chicago Run Over by Train and Escapes Unhurt When Thrown Off of Her Sled

One of the most miraculous escapes from death ever experienced by a child fell to the lot of little four-year-old Miss Marjory Johnson, daughter of A. H. W. "Johnson, the East Chicago contractor and candidate for recorder on the republican ticket, last Thursday night. The little girl was being taken on a sled to a photogrph gallery to get some pictures taken, by a maid, Miss Mary Gareta, employed by the Johnsons. While crossing the railroad tracks on Forsythe avenue, the two saw a train approaching and Majory called to the girl to hurry across the tracks. ..:. The girl hastened and the jarring of the sled as it humped over the tracks, dislodged the child from her sleigh and precipitated her in the middle of the track, right in front of the train. There wasn't a moment for the affrightened maid to rescue the child. She turned away in horror expecting her charge to be ground to pieces. 1 ' Several witnesses saw the occurrence. One of thenr had presence of mind enough to shout to the girl to lie down. "Lie down. -lie down," he screamed at the child and tht.latter's obedience saved her life. vThe engine, a switch with two cars, passed over the child and beyond a few bruises she escaped with her life. The engineer stopped his engine and went back ei-V-pecting to find the little girl mangled, but she was practically unhurt. The maid was hardly able to take the girl home and Mr. and Mrs, Johnr son shiver whenever they think of the narrowest escape that their beloved daughter could "ever hope to have. Eye-witnesses say that it was nothing short of a miracle.

TWO KILLED BY PENN TRAIN Charles Schmidt, 3S years old. 10354 Avenue G, and Cliarles Zlmmer, .61 years old, 10333 Avenue G. South Chicago, wore killed instantly Jast night when . struck, by a southbound Pennsylvania railroad" freight train at the 103rd street crossing:. , ... . .. PLAYS AT HUB, .. . - ,t . ... , . (ypechij 16 Tm Times.T" ' " Crown l'oint, Ind., Feb. 10. The Gary Sheet and Tin Plate basketoall team will meet the Commercial club Ave in the- high school gymnasium this! evening and the fans anticipate a fast and hard-fought content. The Com mercial club team has been putting; In' b Rood deal of practice of late ana will give the visitors a hard fight to wrest the victory from thra. Kvery one is Invited to attend1 the game. WILL QUIZ WILSON UPON L'AND CHARGES secr wilson There Is promise of another administration scandal when the house committee on expenditures in the Department of Agriculture digs deeper' Into the facts behind charges mada against Secretary Wilson by Representative E. II. Bathrick, of Ohio, and Representative rrank Clark, of Florida. Their declaration that Wilson suppressed a report unfavorable to Florida Everglades lands, and that department engineers who incurred the enmity of the land agants were dismissed on technical charges, have been denld by the secrtary. He will Ie one of the witnesses before th cemmitiee.

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TEST CASE 10 BE MADE

T Frank Hammond, H. B. Douglas and Wm. D. Ray, all of Hammond, have brought suit against John Raychlnetz and his wife Mary Raychlnetz for $5,000 damages and to force them to a specific performance of a contract to sell a piece of property on Chicago avenue. It is said that there are a number of other property owners in East Chicago who have sold out their holdings and are now trying to get out of doing what they agreed to do and it is under, stood that the-Hammond .men are being backed tip by either real estate dealers in an effort to compel tb.es? people to keep their word. It Is related in the complaint that theproperty was purchased under option by George W. I..ewls on Dec. 25, 111 for 119.000 and that Iewis transferred his option to the'plaintiffs. .The terms of the option showed that $200 was paid for the option, that $.- 800 was to be paid in cash and that the remaining $5,000 was to be paid In one two and three years. The plaintiff claim that they now have an opportunity to sell their prop, erty for $4,000 more than they paid for it and that they have been damaged to the extent of $.".000. The case was filed by Attorney I V. Cravens. HflfilOND JAN . ; LOSESJIS SISTER Arrives in Buffalo to Find Her Dead After Two Operations. K. N. Bunnell, district agent for 'the National Caph Register Co., who was called to Buffalo, N. Y., this week, owing to the stIous illness of his sister, Mrs. D. R. Barton, arrived too late at her bediMde to And her alive. She had passed away on Thursday afternoon, while Mr. Hunnel arrived there only rarly Friday morning. Tlie funeral ha Iimhi arranged for tomorrow. She will be. buried at Mayville. near Chautauqua Iake, X. Y.' Abcmt six months ago Mrs. Barton had made a five weekn' visit with her relatives in Hammond. She had been an invalid for some time, hpving already submitted to two operations. She was preparing to submit to the third one, this week when she died, before the operation could be performed. Mrs. Barton is survived by a widower and two sons. . MEDICAL SOCIETY METJTESTERDAY The Lake County Medical societyheld its regular meeting in Gary yesterday. There was a , good attendance of physicians and the two able pa,pers that were read were discussed with much interest. Dr. Weis of Hamrrond read a paper on "The Business of the Practice," and Ir, Schaible of Gary read on "Contract i'ractice." .- ..

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STATE STREET HEH HOLD GOOD MEETING Matters Pertaining to Welfare of Thoroughfare 't , Are Take'n Up. The State Street Business Men's association ltajd a meeting" Thursdar "Ht which there was a large addition to the membership of the organization. The members of the association took step to have the sidewalks of the street widened from eight to ten feet. When Hammond was laid out its founders did not have any conception of its possibilities." Accordingly the streets and sidewalks in its business district were made too narrow. Since that time there have been ef forts madeto widen both Hohraan and j State streets, but each time there were I enough property owners with a total lack of progress! veness. and no conceptio'n of the benefits that would come from such an improvement, to thwart the plans of the broader and more liberal citizens. In the recent effort that was made to widen State street east of Oakley avenue, a majority of the owners of the frontage decided that it would be a great benefit to have the street widened, but there were just enough of the dead, unimaginative barnacles on the street to spoil the plans for the dfiiieloppment of Tie street. State street, west' of Oakley avenue, cannot be widened on account of the large number of expensive improveements that have been made on the property,. so they must do the ,next best thing; widen the sidewalks at the expense of the .street. This the board of pubic works-will be asked to, do. . .The East State' Street Business Men's association also toek steps to circulate-! letters to all of the property owners and residents ln the territory tributary to fhis street, asking them to trade at the State street stores. i The question of a modern street lighting . system . by means of ornamental posts cannot be taken up until the sidewalks are. widened. H, L. St. Clair resigned a secretary of the association, and Mac Turner was selected in his place. , NEW MATERIAL GOT EOR SECOND TRIAL V Oh, Uneasy Is the Head That Wears a Crown in Gary. '-' Although the jury disagreed in ths first trial of the ouster proceedings of the Gary Qomerclal club vs. Alderman M. N. Castle'man of Gary attorneys are now busy getting new material In shape and the trial will be resumed just as son as , Judge Virgil Relter of the Lake superior court will . fix the date to start the trial. This was the statement made this morning by Attorney Henry MacCracken. vice president of the club, and who with Ex-Judge Greenlee, were the chief cojrnsel for the lub in the first--trial which ended in aj disagreement. Special care will be taken In the section of the Jury and counsel for the club predict, that, with the new evi dence at hand that It "will be all off' with tlie champ-esa cf the people.

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-rf VOTE FOR iGOV&liNOIt The Times Will Conduct a Gubernatorial Pri-. . mary Now. , Beginning next Monday THE TIMES newspapers -will-give the voters of all political parties In Lake County a chance to express their preference fjr governor of Indiana no matter . whether they are -democrats or republicans. THE TIMES was the first paper in the country as far as its knows to conduct a presidential primary this -year. It aroused great interest and papers by the score are now conducting similar contests. Indeed it has come to be a mania. THE TIMES governorship primary will be, the first of its, kind conducted . in . the state.' The ballot will bring to a foetus the interest on the question of choice for governor in this region. - The first ballot will be issued on Monday and the voting will last six -days. Ballots will carry the names of all prospective candidates, of the tvo big parties and -blank spaces provided for other suggested i, candidates. Watch for the ballot.' LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY,'AVhile Iincoln's -birthday ; will not be generally celebrated - as a ' holiday, . it will. 'be recognized as ' such , by the postfflVe" department, the .- banks and the schools. At 10 o'clock in the morning the postbffire will be closed for the 'day. One complete dellvery'will be made Monday morning.- Feb. 12: - All mail will be dispatched as "'usual.' ;-. ' The hanks will all be 'closed on Monday and the announcement is',, made that the schools will be closed all day. The stores will be open - and The Times will issue its; four rditions as usual. A number of the business men of the city are planning window decorations that will call attention to the fact that Monday is the birthday of the great emancipator. - CHILDREN ARE GETTING BETTER Members of tjie C. F. Brueckner family of Erie street. Hammond, who were taken to St. Margaret's hospital last Sunday owing to Injuries they sustained when they were caught in a flre in their home, are 11 reported to be getting along nicely at the hospital. The father and the mother and three children are in a ward at the hospital, while the two-months-old baby is In the hands of friends of the family. ir you smoke a La Vendor one yoa will always call for them.

West Hammond to Have a Handsome New School

Building .,, Next x Spring---Plans and v Specifications ' ' Are Out. ' : " TVes Hammond la to "have a new $50,000 high school building. It will contain seventeen rooms and will be nearly as large as the present Hammond high school building. The plans and specifications have been prepared and the contract for the construction of the building will be let on Feb. 14. This will be a fine addition to the already large building activities that are planned for next sprang in this locality. The'buildlng is to be of brick and will be a great ornament to the village. The new school house will be modern and complete in every respect. It will be sufficient for the needs of the village for years to come. The school house will be built on Wentworth avenue and will be centrally located for the entire village. - ? . ' A." G. ' Deaver Is the superintendent of schoo's In West Hammond, and it is due to his efforts that the village is to be provided with such a splendid public school building. The building is. to be built with the idea of installlng'manual training next year." Accordingly, in the basement there have been rooms provided for both manual training and domestic science. - The building itself will be J 10x80 feet in size. On thebaement floor will be the rooms above mentioned, a gymnasium' 36x50 and the boiler room. On the first floor - there' will be ' five roboms for grade school purposes. The second floor will be devoted to iiigh school work just as Is the "case In the Hammond" high school building. On the third fioor' there will he two laboratories, an assembly room 75x35. which will - bi equipped with a stage and used for public meetings for the time being, n library and a commercial department. - - - - The HChool building is to be located in district 155. which comprises the north 'Hide of West Hammond. NEW REALTY COMPANY - Indiana . Harbor has a new real estate .company to be known as the White 'Eagle Realty company. It will have s Its headquarters at 3736 Cedar street in the office of T. It. Upinski, where the Sobieskl Building and Ixan association holds weekly meetings every Friday. -The concern has as its officers Leo Orzechowskl, president; Joseph Orzechowskl. - secretary ; Ti A. Barabowski, general manager and treasurer. .The firm Is not yet Incorporated, but will probably Incorporate in the near future. It will conduct a general real estate business and will deal in foreign exchange and steamship tickets, and other branches of business In which concerns of its kind are in the habit of engaging. Mrs. Mallett in Hospital. Mrs. O. Mallet: was injured by a fall on a slippery pavement in the vicinity of her, home. .She was taken to. St. Margaret's hospital, where she is under the doctor's care. The accident was found not to be as serious as was firstt suspected. :'- ) , . ' ARE VOl' READING THE TIMES?

Shocking Tragedy Takes Place During

Night at Robertsdale and Two Lose Their Lives.

Two popular Robertsdale girls, chums, and inseparable in life, were found dead in bed this morning, their accidental death having been caused by escaping illuminating gas. The victims are : ' v MISS MARIE SELIGER, 27 years old. ' MISS MARGARET MILLS, 23 years old. Miss Seliger was the proprietor of a little grocery and confectionary store, located at 537 One Hundred and Sixteenth street, Robertsdale and Miss Mills worked for her. Together the two occupied rooms In the rear of the store, and there they had planned to give a Valentine party to a dozen girl friends this evening.- In making arrangements for the social event this evening, they remained up until nearly one o'clock this morning. The regular monthly institute of St. John, North and Calumet townships and the towns of Griffith, Highl ifids and Munster Is being held today lo the Central ja TEIatnmondi "t Tlif follolviirj jrograi Waacarrieclio,ut', , 'JL"- , Opening Kxerclses. '. . Roll Call Current -Events.' History of Modern Education Miss Munich.. .The Teaching of Georaphy MIsa Hess, Miss Schreiber and Miss Geib. Selected Subject Miss Dlllabaugh. Symposium a) What to do with-defectice children. (b) How to cure tardiness. (c) To what extent and under what condit.ons is vo:poral punishment permlssable. Mr. Kennedy leader. Point out the things a pupil should know before being permitted to enter High School Mr. O. Steifel. Vision of Sir Launfal Miss Haag. County Supervision of School Mis Elizabeth Whitney was present. Supt. P. F. Heighway was unable to, be presert, 6QSLIN & MEYN BUY 95 LOTS Most Important Feature of Week's Real Estate Activity in Hammond. The most important development of the week was the purchase- by Gostlin, Meyn &Co. of 93 lots in the Franklin addition, north of Conkey avenue, from Gordon Smith, who attempted to Improve the property several years ago. It is also Interesting to note that'the estate of John WaKamaker, the great Philadelphia merchant, owned 46 lots in this same locality and that these were purchased by Gostlin, Meyn & Co. Wanamaker is said to have secured possession of these lots by trading a flat In Chicago to Mr. Hink. who owned them at that time All of these lots will be placed on the market as soon as possible. . . The same firm reports the sale of five andlialf lots on Jlctroit street to W. S. Spafford and three lots on the same street to Henry I Morris. Gostlin. Meyn & Co. also report the sale of " lots on the west sttle of Calumet avenue, south of the Wabash railroad, near fir street to Dally Brothers, the coal dealers. Dies in Kentucky. Mrs. Mahala Stlnson, mother of Attorneys J. K. and .John M. Stlnson, an-1 Mrs. n. C, Hobbs of Alice street, Hammond, died at ther home in Franklin, Kentucky She was Miried this afternoon, all the living children, n'ne of them haing been present at the funeral. The ,.IIammond members of the family expect to be back In Haraonl next Monday. , The death of Mrs. Stinson was not unexpected as It was known that she was suffering fro cance-. A week ago today all her children 'were called to her bedside as It was seen that the end was drawing near. ARE YOU READING THE TIMES

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TRY TO RKVIVE THEM. Their bodies when found this morning were still warm, and at first there was hope of reviving them. Urs. Kohr, of Robertsdale, and Dewey, Doollttle, and Lauer of Whiting who were summoned made every effort, to , rvive them, but without the least sign of success. It was about eight o'clock this morning when Mrs. Susan Kggers, who lives near the store when there to make some purchases and found the doors locked. Thinking tills strange, she hurried to the home of Councilman Henry Eggers, who la a brother-in-law of Miss Seliger. and he went to the store- where he forced -open the rear door of the building. The smell of gas immediately gave the clew for the nonappearance of the Inmates, and going to their bed room he found them both in bed in their night clothes apparently asleep. All efforts on his part . to rousev them were useless, and after throwing open the dors and windows " f Continued on Page I.)-

WOULD ViE WELCGLIE PRIIIZ ADELDERT? Well, You Just 4Bet 7e Would," Said Iterr: . r. a r T ' :i J. k - ft 4. - - 1 Would Hammond- werrama Prifl Adalbert, son of the "German emperor when he visits the Cnited ' States jriext" summer? '''"' . ' ' r . ti .-V .-. - . Ye. , , '. Would his royal highness. -Prncei Adalbert, consent to stop oft in Hanimond? . ' J '; ' H'm, well, that's another iuetHon. ""The matter was put up to F. C. Mil-' ler, president of the SaengerbundFldella, the representative Gernnah or-' "ganization in Hammond, and Mr, Miller promptly Indorsed the Idea.' "It surely would be a great thing for the singers, if they could ' have the prince with them in Hammond for their.-twenty-fifth anniversary celebration next summer," said Mr. Miller," "but can we get him?" ... It was then suggested to Mrv Miller that, Newport would in all ' probabil ily " have the honor to entertain the scion of ' tlie Hohenzollern family, and that Ham-; mond comparatively has more Germans than Xewport. "That is not the question." said Mr. . Miller, "have we as much pull as Newport?" ' WHEN FARRAR SINGS SO DOES HER DOGGIE f' JH HFC4J.E:TTF".' Gerald ine . Kcrrar's i little- Boston bull. "Kol-.. tie." 'ilmost broke up a performance of "I-e Oonne Curlose." in , whiih Miss arrar was singii.g at the Metropolitan oj-ri. hmntr. New Yo-k. In the first act she sings while she holds "Follei'e" on her lap. He insiste-fi upon making a luet out f It. and th audience enjoyed the innovation uprcariousl. Miss Farrar joined heartily in the laughter.

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