Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 201, Hammond, Lake County, 14 February 1912 — Page 5

Wednesday,' Feb. 14, 1912.

THE THIE3.

LAKE COUNTY COURTS AT A GLANCE LAKES SCFEIIIOR COURT, ROOM NO. 1 Jo dare Virgil S. Reltcr. Information. State vs. Benjamin May. Charged with entering a place with the. Intent to commit a felony. Ralph "W. Ross.' deputy prosecuting attorney, and Frank Gavlt for the state, and Sheehan and Lyddiek for the defense. Jury Impaneled and eight wltnessea have teen heard.. Case will take a day or two longer. The trial of civil cases will bo resumed next week. LAKE SCPRRIOR COtKT, ROOM SO. 3 Judge Lawriit Becker. Cae on Trial. 650. Carbon vs. . American Steel Foundries Co. Hembroft & Glazebrook

for the plaintiff and Bomberger, Sawyer & Curtis for the defendant. Case will be tried by Jury and is expected to take, two or three days. .ezt Caaea on Call. Thursday. Feb. 15 6614 Atis v Strlpai. Van Hot-tie v E. Chicago Co. , C644 Vogt v Lavehe. r.659 Molnar pro ami v City of Gary. 666? Rigdon v Standard S. Car. 66S8 Spanier v Kuhstadt. 6740 United Rry. Co. v Riley. 6TS0 Cry & W. Ry. v City of Gary. 6824 -Chicago P. & Co. v Knotts. 6866 Friedlander v Alnello. 6SS3-OHonnell v Koschnlck. 6?1 Long v Wabash R. R. LAKE fl l-EHIHW 'OIKT, ROOM NO. 9 Judge Joaanaea Kopelke. At Hammond. Information. Thursday. Feb. 13 5381 I-ablvich v Luco et al.

6395-Haric r Koloff et al. 6806 Natl. Cash Reg. Co. v Marcovich. 8845 Hatch & Sons v Bd. of Co. Cmrs. etc. LAKES Sl.'PERJOR COURT, ROOM SO. 2 Special Judge J. M. Stlnaoa. The divorce case of Leon Leroy, a stenographer for the Indiana Steel company at Gary, against his wife, is being heard In chambers. JtDtiE V. C. M'MAHAJf. At Crown Point. Information. The court-is on Tuesday's call today. Thb Times will be able -to print the court calendar dally beginning tomorrow. , PORTER M PERIOR COURT. At Valparaiso. Special Judge Gallagher.

Ableman vs. Haehnel. administrator. Attorneys Whinery, Schottler and leer

ing represent the plaintiff. Attorneys Boone, Scheerer and Daly the defend

ant. Case venued from Lake sunerlor

court. Change also taken from Judge Harry B. Tuthlll. JtlDGFl HARRY B. TLTHlt.L. Cane Next on Call. Klessling vs. Inland Steel Co. This case was tried before Judge Tuthill five years ago. It was reversed in the supreme court and is now back for trial again.

bullet after striking his leg below the

thigh took a downward course and

lodged a short distance above his knee.

He Is now being held at the police station awaiting trial.

Lewis Case EndedTwo divorce matters were taken up In the Lake superior court yesterday. Margaret Lewis was granted a divorce from John Lewis without any restrictions. In (he case of Anna Ketchell vs. William Ketchell It was found that the defendant has pa d $37, and the time for the payment of the rost of the amount of alimony was extended to Marc t 1912.

POWER COMPANY BUSY THAWING WATER PIPES

Following the announcement of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. last night that it would thaw out froz- i en water pipe by means of electricity, rush orders began to pour in, and the indications are that the company will bo busy for a number of days. j V'nless it can be proven that a bursted water main at the corner of Hodman f.ml Costlin streets, which bursted last night, is due to the electrical process used in thawing out water pipes on the north side, "electric thawing" can be .-aid to be a success. The workmen hail not yet leached the plpo thU afternoon to learn just what caused the break. K In the meantime the company has had several crews out thawing pipes, and no more trouble was reported. Complaint was made from some quarters that the company was taking advantage of people's predicament with frozen pipes and charging them beyond reason. W. H. Crawford, superintendent of the Commercial depart m'MU of the company, said the charge was absolutely without foundation, as the. cf.mpany lias in no case rendered a !' 1 a yet. "Wo h-i'.'c not gone into this thirK for purpose of making a lot of mo:icy at the expense of the public.

J;i t:i- contrary, we realize that we have here an opportunity to really lr ne tit ;hc people, and we mean to ;ive tlKr.i the benefit of our service at t;r smallest possible cost. We are go. irE to charge for the time Our men nr.' on the job, and for the electricity consumed. It is a matter of civic pride, with i:s. We see an opportunity to get the good will of the people and the charge that We aro over-charging is n injustice to us, especially when we have not as yet rendered a single bill."

MAY MARCH RIGHT 111 YOURjjOUSE THEII Assessors Wiil Probably Invade Homes to Get

Valuations.

When the assessors start out on the rounds on March 1 they are going to be more persistent in getting a correct valuation of household goods,-and especially of pianos and other high class

furnishings. In most homes they will probably not take the word of the person giving in the assessments, but will

insist on walking in and having a look for themselves. In many cases the

assessments Of personal property will

show quite an increase In taxation if

the advice of the County Assessors'

association Is followed. One of the resolutions adopted at the session declares household furniture and musical instruments arc assessed too low, and township assessors should be instructed to make a personal inventory of all articles when making assessments. The

same recommendation is made in re

gard to farm Implements, and assessors

are also advised to make personal vis

its to coal mines before fixing their

assessments. The market price on

March 1, deducting a reasonable amount for marketing, was fixed as the basis

for the valuation of farm products. -

Building Permits. Lot 18, block 2, Townsend & God

frey's addition, 172 State street; J. W,

Reed, contractor, and Edward C. Mi nas, owner; $1,200.

, Yesterday the company had'hired out

one of its electrical thawing appa

ratusts to a local contractor, who worked with it until this noon, with

the company withdrew and put Its own men to work with it, The friends of the plumber raised the cry of unfairness, especially since this man was the first to try the process In Hammond. The company, however, took the position that they could not show partiality to one plumber and refuse the same favors to another. Residents living in the vicinity of North llohman street, near Gostlln, were treated to a peculiar sight yesterday when to their astonishment they saw the maeadim pavement and car tracks slowly hoave up until it reached a heighth of twenty inches. following the different remarks that there had been an earthquake, that they had felt the earth Fhake and other laughable rumors it was learned that the raise in the Street had been caused by the bursting of a large water main. The street cars found some difficulty in climbing up the steep Incline and were delayed to some extent until the leak was repaired. An iron bar was forced down inl the frozen ground, and as It struck the overflow of water a spray shot up like a geyser. The weight of the street on the water underneath, forced It up through the macadam and the street soon went down to Its nortual position. H. C. Green of the Green line stated last night that during his many years of experien.ee In the service of the street car company he has never seen anything like it or so unusual before. After thoVater main bursted, the power of the water was so great and unable to escape it forced up the frozen ground and pavement.

MB. GAVIT GIVES THE LAST WQRD (Continued from page one.) that would have to be Interested, his hands were absolutely tied, In ion Men and Board Try Hard. Mr. Gavlt was reminded of a tenta

tive compromise offer by him last week, in which he said be might consider selling seven rides for a quarter after ten years, and to this Mr. Gavlt answered that this was -merely a countercompromise proposition on his part, which Was not accepted at the time, and that It was made on the spur of the moment without consent from the j other members of the company. He in- ! tlmated that if it had been taken up at the time that he would have been in honor bound to make good or withdraw from the field, but since it was not taken up, he said, that the company, forseelng difficulties had put up the bars entirely. j Frnrbir VaMgned. Mr. Gavit said that if it were his money, or the money of the members of the company were to go into the project, the proposition might still be considered, but that the. men who aregoing to put up the money have no other interest In the region than getling fair returns on a sure Investment. From the time the union men appeared"

before the board until yesterday afternoon they fought with bulldog tenacity for the reduced fare. They argued fair and Intelligently, and promised to take the matter Into the council. They admitted that Mr. Gavlt was doing a laudable thing in giving six rides for a quarter all day long, And giving way on the Kennedy avenue bridge, not only to interurban lines, but all competing lines, his willingness to give universal

transfers, etc., but they wanted Just this one point more. Mr. Gavlt argued that the board and the union men were arguing for a good thing, but in doing so they were forcing him to do something which would make building an impOKslbilty. Aaxoua to Oct to Work. There the matter rests today, and but for the matter of tightening up a clause to make the building time more specific, the franchise is ready for passage. The franchise has not yet been signed by the board, but Its signature is expected In time before the next council meeting, so that some action can be had next Tuesday. It has now been pending for several weeks, and the time that Mr. Gavlt expected to spend In breaking ground so as to be able to haul the builders of the plant, is being spent in Hammond getting the franchise through. After he gets his grant in Hammond he will have to go through a similar process in East Chicago.

Funeral of H- C. Merrill.

The funeral of Henry C. Merrill will

be held from the family residence, 784

Walter street,, tomorrow afternoon a

1:43 o'clock. The remains will then be

taken to the Methodist church, where

impressive services will be held at

o'clock. The services will be conduct

ed by Rev. Switzer. Interment at Oak

Hill cemetery.

The pall bearers will be selected from the Independent Order of Foresters

and the North American Union, o

which he was a member.

Well-Dressed 'Bos.

Nothing of importance occurred a

the police station last night -with th

exception of the arrest of two drunks

who were given a night's lodging and

were released this morning after prom

Ising to leave the city. The night

lodgers are few and the majority o them seem to be an educated lot o

travelers. Those who are well. dressed

and cleanly are given an opportunity

of sleeping in different apartments

than used by the ordinary hobo.

Ableman Asks Commission The case of Ableman vs. Haehnel

the administrator of the Gunther estate

which is on trial at. Valparaiso before Special Judge Gallagher of the Porter Superior Court, is of considerable local

interest.

The case involves several hundred dollars which Ableman declares was due

him as a commission fOr the sale o

real fBtate. It is expected to take sev

eral days longer.

Wire Thieves Busy.

The American Telegraph and Cable

company reported tu the police 'thi

morning that a numbet 6f wire thieve

are again working nlthe vicinity wes

of Hammond and attempt is being mad

to carjfure some of them. Detective are the tracks of five men who ar

suspicious and said to be headed to

wards Hammond.

Plays and Players

William A. Brady Is to produce a

play by Bayard Veiller, called "The Miracle." In this play Grace George

will have the role of a feminine crook. "The Master of the House" is temporarily In dry dock, which gives Julius Steger, 6ne of the principal actors, an opportunity to appear in vaudeville. Sir Herbert Tree haa astonished London by entertaining upon a music hall engagement, presenting a dramatization of Kipling's story. "The Man Who

Was." . Ida St. Leon, who has been starring in "Poolly of the Circus," will have a new play next season. In which she will star under the management of Frederick Thompson. "The Typhoon," the unusual drama of a Japanese in the Occldnt.awritten by a Hungarian. Melehlor Leyngel, Is to

be produced in Chicago by Walter Whiteside on Feb. 4. In Henry Bernstein's new play for Ethel Barry more the heroine Is an Englishwoman of rank and title, who becomes mixed up Innocently with some stolen military documents.

ARE YOU READING THE TIMES?

DON'T GO .TO LAW Our Abstract trlfl show you whether you am buying land or a law suit. ALLMAN-GAKY TITLE COMPANY lucwiww to ALUIAJI BROS. D1NWIDDIK. CAPITAL $100,000.00 Abstracts of Title to Lands In Lake County, Indiana. OFFICES: 65$ Broadway, Gary, lad. Allman Block, Crown Point, Inrf. BRANCH OFFICE: Chicago Title & Tract Company, Chicago, III.

HISTORIAN QUITE ILL. (Special to Thb Timxs.) Crown Point, Ind.. Feb. 14. It is re

ported that Rev. Timothy Ball, Lake county' historian, who is now in, the southland, has been quite sick of late, at one time being in serious condition

on account of his advanced age. More favorable reports as to his condition have been received since.

Irving Betz Home.

Irving Betz arrived in Hammond las evening from Kansas City by way o

Racine, Wis. He denied absolutely that

there was anything to the report of his marriage 'to Miss Jessie Smith. Other than that he refused to talk about the matter except to say, "Can you beat It, Funny how these stories get Out."

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Trial Still Pending. The trial of Steve tlulek, 215 company house. East Hammond. who was shot in the leg and arrested at the C. & O. yards by Officer Gilomen ..Monday night, is still pending in Judge Harnett's court. It has not been decided whether he will be charged with grand or petit larceny, but the case will be Wed In the superior court today. Gulek was taken to St. Margaret's hospital yesterday morning and the bullet was removed from his leg. The

Others May Treat You But Dr. Leedy Will Cure You Superior Office Equipment For Treating Neuralgia, Rheumatism and all Muscular Fains. Dr. Leedy who has his office in Suites S2 and 33, Rimbach building (over Lion Store), Hammond, Ind., has the most thoroughly equipped office tor treating all forms of chronic diseases of any office in Northern Indiana. He extends free consultation and invites all who have not been able to get satisfactory treatment elsewhere, to call for a thorough examination. For months we have been printing testimonials from patients that we have cured and feel that we can offer no better testimonials than your friends

and neighbors. Read what another , Hammond man says of his experience: j

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Gostlin, Meyn & Company has just purchased all of the interest in the W. Gordon Smith property in Franklin Addition, which is Blocks 1, 2 and 3, lying between Conkey Avenue and Washington Avenue, Blaine and Van Bur en Streets. There are seven, two-story six-room houses on this property, with all modern improvements, brick basements, furnace heat, bath, hot and cold water and all other conveniences. These houses rent now for $22.50 per month and ought to rent for $25.00 per month. One of the tenants said the other day, that her house was the best and most comfortable house that she had ever lived in for the money. W. Gordon Smith built these houses to sell, with 37H feet for $3,100 and did sell ' some of them for that price. We bought this property at a very low figure and are going to sell -it cheap and quick; so instead of $3,100, we are going to make the price $2,100.00 and inside vacant lots, which were held at $400, we will now sell for $250 and Conkey Avenue lots for $375.00. Now, REMEMBER, the side-walks and sewer are all in and paid for and the terms on the houses are 25 per cent cash and $25 per month. Lots can be bought for 20 per cent cash and $10 per month, at 6 per cent interest. ' ' ' ; ' All our merchants advertise their SACRIFICE SALES, MILL END and every other old kind of sales, but THINK OF IT; who ever heard of such a ridiculous sacrifice slaughter of prices as these, over 30 per cent off the purchase prices to start with and then on easy terms to finish with; so don't miss this golden opportunity of securing one of these houses. . So come early and get your choice as we expect to sell them all tomorrow. Remember there are only SEVEN.

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