Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 55, Hammond, Lake County, 27 August 1912 — Page 5
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1912.
THE TIMES.
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Tom Bendelow, Who Made Hammond Links, Lays Out New Course at Capital Country Club; New Clubhouse For Indianapolis, Who Is After the Next National Tourney.
Tom Bendelow of Chicago, golf architect, who laid out the Hammond Country club course, yesterday laid out the golf course at the new home of the Indianapolis Country club and he says the course will be one of the best In the middle west and that within a few years it will be the scene of bis; championship rr.atches. The course adjoins the Indiana Schooll for Girls at Clermont and Is over rolling: land with a stream meandering through It. An unusual feature of the new course is that it will be like a ninehole course within another nine-hole course. It will be 6,348 ards long, divided as follows: First part First hole. 42S; second. 450: third, 671. 3C, 177. 65S. 175. 395 and 210, making a total of 3.270. Second part 500, 117. 433, 375, 220, 350, 145. 3S5 and 533, making a total of 3.078. The new course has many advantages over the old one, the principal one being that it will contain eighteen
holes instead of nine. Another la that the land Is more rolling, thus giving better opportunities for skillful playing. Work will begin there within the next week and Mr. Bendelow is of the opinion that the ground will be in fair shape by August of next year. The whole course will be plowed up and sowed In blue grass. Golf players who have seen the course and Mr. Bertdelow's plana say that it will be an extra good one and far superior to many of those In the vicinity of Chicago. New York City and other large cities. The assurance of the architect carries much weight, for he devotes almost his entire time to laying out courses and has laid out
forty-seven during the last eight months and 600 since he started In the business a few years ago. A new clubhouse also is to be erected and a committee from the club will go there today to look over the situation. The property of the club Includes 153 acres.
TOURNAMENT
ON MDAY
The eighth annual tournament of the Hammond Gun club will be held at Sharpshooters' park next Monday. Labor day and a big attendance is expected, as invitations have been sent to all the neighboring clubs and to the Chicago clubs. A program of 10 events, 15 targets to each event is scheduled, and In addition there will be separate events. The program for next Monday Is registered In the interstate association and because of this and many other features, which make the Hammond Gun club popular, a good attendance Is expected. The shooting will begin promptly at 10 o'clock. Out-of-town visitors wfTl be met at the trains with busses. While professionals will be admitted to shoot, they will not permitted to shoot for any of the prises. The Hammond Gun club will hold its regular shoot next Sunday afternoon.
HURT BY BROTHER ON GOLF COURSE To be painfully Injured and perhaps scarred for life by her brother, through an accident, was the misfortune of Marjorie Emmerich, the 11-year-old daughter of E. E. Emmerich, president of the Park Ridge club, across the state line. Marjorle as accompanying her brother Carl around the golf course of the Park Ridge club as his caddy. She was gleefully jeering his bad shots and got in the path of his midiron he swung at the ball. Her cheek was sliced and her tongue cut.
LOWELL'S FOU
ISIT 1
HSON
0 RELATIVES HERE
ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL
OPMS MONDAY
Father Plaster Makes His
Announcement at Last Sunday Services.
Aged 92, Melvin A. Halstrid, pioneer, can never be older than" seven he builds traveler, architect, hlstor ftn, geogra- j his philosophy. His favorite anti-date pher and founder of Lowell,. Ind., Is is the story of a museum proprietor contemplating retirement. Hearty and ! who In search of an extremely old man wholesome after a century of active and j for exhibition heard of one a 102 years romantic life the "grand old man" of j old.. According to Mr. Halstead. the Lake county feels that he has done his j prospective freak was located, but little bit for humanity and can con- ! when the museum man inquired at his
scientiously rest until death. And as he . has the means, the ambition and the health to enable lm tho travel he has choosen that method simplyfying his mode of living. Mr. Halstead came to Hammond Saturday from California, where he assisted his grandson In mining a claim that promises to give forth a fortune In gold. It was through the old gentleman that the vein was discovered. Having been through a number of "gold fever" periods, and being possessed of a remarkable memory, iis advice was
InvaluaMe.
home he was told to wait a few moments. "He's upstairs helping father put grandfather to bed," he waa told. Mr. Halstead traces his ancestry back to the Danes of the eighth century. He has a genealogical tree of more than a thousand years. His ancestors fought with William the Conquerer and 800
years later on both sides of the war of
the Revolution. Some of them helped to settle New York, then called New Amsterdam, and became large American land owners.
Melvin is the only survivor of the
! famllv. He war married at Davtnn fl..
Alter the project was got underway; his first wire dying six years
a arr
and Mr. Halstead was again at liberty, ! Coming to Indiana, he founded the
he thought of friends and relatives In town of Lowell, p'.attlng the site and Lake county whom he had not seen for ; giving sixteen lots to mechanics, while
a number of years. It was in
that he Iert here on his second honey- waterway, a
In all he has constructed, owned and
lyutt . ne constructed a brickyard, a dam, a
sawmm and a nour mill
moon. He was married at the of 86 to Mrs. Sarah Cross, who waa 80 years old. The ceremony was performed by the son of the bride-elect. , Taking up a homestead tract In Nebraska Mr. Halstead directed the farm work, and even assisted In the chores. Four years after his marriage Mrs. Halstead died leaving M maolne on the western ranch. Before the expiration of the time set by the government Mr. Malstead added 320 acres to his farm. He' recently sold both tracts. At the home of E. B. Cross, 1124 Monroe street, Mr. Halstead Is resting for a few days before taking up the second half of a trans-continental journey. He Intends to visit the east where his youth was spent. The old home of his father In New Tork state has been torn down, but many memorable landmarks are left. There are volumnes of sterling stones of the revolution and civil war in the memory of Mr. Halstead. In his own experience as the pioneer settler of Lake county, a town builder and leader of men. he has experienced a multitude of events that are Innumerable. Mr. Halstead laughs with assured immunity at old age. On the theory that we are given a new physical being, every seven years, and, therefore.
operated eight water and steam mills
In Indiana. Illinois and on the Pacific
coast. r
He made the first brick kiln, in Low-
en, rrom which he built his home, a
flour mills and a 32,000 church. This he gave to the town. He brought the
daily mail and then the railway, the latter at a personal sacrifice of $20,000, more than thirty years ago. He
crossed the plains In '49, scaling the
"Rockies" ten times. Later ha went to
California via New York and Panama,
In all his wanderings among tho Indians and Mexicans, with pioneers and
pirates, miners and mechanics, ranch
men and horse thieves, he never carried a weapon, and he says he waa never
robbed save by legal process. He never
treated nor accepted a treat, either in liquor or tobacco, and his motto has
been, "It pays to do the right thing."
His memory today Is good, and he readily recalls any noted event, politi
cal, social, commercial or religious,
that has taken place In the last seven
ty years. He Is a charter member of Lowell lodge, F. and A. M., and he was
first a whig, and now a republican in
politics. His life has been an eventfu
one, and he is still in the center of Its
activities.
St. Joseph'c parochial school opens
next Monday morning, announcement
this having been made last Sunday
by the Rev. Father Plaster. The Sis
ters of Providence of St. Mary's of the
Woods, returned a week ago last Sat-
rday, last year's corps of eleven hav
ing been Increased by one. All but three of the alsters who were here last
year returned for the work this year,
the absentees having been assigned to
other schools, and other Bisters having
een sent here In their places. Sr. M.
Lewis is with the sisters again this
ear as the superior, this being the
eleventh year that she has teen assigned to St. Joseph's school. When
he went away for her vacation It was
hoped she would be returned to Ham
mond again by the Mother Superior
and her many friends here were de
lighted to see her again.
St. Joseph s school closed last year
with an enrollment of 426 pupils. This year It is expected that the attendance will reach the five hundred mark. The high school which is In its second year
is expected to have a better attendance
than last year, and two sisters Instead
of one will take charge of, the music
courses.
Sr. M. Lewis is discussing the school
work for the coming year expressed
her regret that too few parents en
courage their children to avail them
selves of the German course that Is
taught In all grades In t. . Joseph's
school.
The study of German Is not com
pulsory in the school, but every sister Is a capable German teacher. The re
markable thing about It is that the German parents show less appreciation
for their mother tofigue than do the
wide awake parents of other national!
ties.
GAMBLING BREAKS OUT JEN THE CITY (Continued from Page one
but Mrs. Kane failed to put In an appearance. It Is thought that Fleck settled with her for the amount of money her husband was supposed, according to her testimony, to have lost In the saloon. Other raids will be made if the disorderly houses that are predicted will Spring up. The chief does not care"To
reveal his plans, but has let It to be understood that a crusade is one. Gambling is getting a foothold In Hammend through a channel that was thought had been effectually blocked. In nearly all poolroooms and Ice cream parlors operated by Greeks' slot machines have been Installed. They are of the "penny" kind and a sign Is placed on them to inform the patron that he cannot loose. It is promised in this notice that a stick of gum will be given for every penny played. There is a Chance to win as high as 50 cents In trade. The catch In the game proves to be a rather clever one. Unless the
pear against George Fleck. The trial
was set for tomorrow morning.
LUCKLESS LASS IN
CRITICAL C0NDIT1
Recovery of Girl Hurt in
Motorcycle Accident Is Hoped for, However.
Pretty Etiel Smith, the nineteen
year old daughter of Charles Smith,
Ninth avenue and Swift street, Cald
wel, Aest Gary, lying on her bed o
pain today read newspaper accounts of the acldent In which she was fearfully
burned.
Miss Smith still Is in a critical condl
tlon but Dr. J. A. Craig, the attendin
surgeon, has great hopes ror his pa
customers searches out the proprietor tlent- Tne urig woman was burned
threatens dire punishment and makes i about the lower part of the body, los
affidavit that ha olavefl the machine ' ,nB fully fifty per cent Of her skin. Sh
he never received gum for his money. Whether the machines are gold winners or not is not known, but they are at least gambling devices. A Times' reporter counted the deposys in one machine for ten minutes last evening. Fifty-six cents were dropped and not a stick of gum given. One boy was lucky enough to win a chip, good for 10 cents In trade. Judge Barnett issued a bench war-
wrong Invironments, adverse circum
stances and bad companions, and
preading.a nice coating of tearfully
remorse on the whole, Maletine showed his versatility. Even the trained and calloused officials were affected by his
tale, but not enough so as to cause
the handcuffs to be removed. Acting until the last minute Maletine was
taken aboard the noon Indianapolis
train on the Monon by Federal Officers Porter, Hall and Rankan.
Before leaving the secret service men
complimented Chief Austgen on his
work in the capture of Maletin. It was while the criminal was attempting to
operate in East Hammond that he was taken Into custody.'
In the saloon of Joe Sweta, In East
Hammond, he was captured by Special
Policeman Mike Zerlch. While, at
tempting to pas one of the raised bills, which was a defective ptece of work, he had aroused the suspicion of Sweta.
His method of operating is to clip
the ciphers from a ten dollar bill and paste them on another. The plan appears simple, but In developing It there
are many difficulties to surmount. The
federal authorities claim that It takes a great amount of skill and nerve.
ACCIDENT
AT LAKE
FRONT PARK
Unable to battle longer agains
waves that were breaking on the shore
at the lake front park at Robertsdale
Miss Meda Hilliard. . the 16-year-old
daughter of Dr. G. S Hilliard, a Whit
Ing dentist, was taken from the wa
ter by a man who is said to be em
ployed at the lake front park. She
was nearly exhausted, and while some
of hef girl friends were with her at tha
time they did not seem to realize he
predicament. Her rescuer, however,
saw that she was unable to withstand
the waves, which carried her oft he
feet and caused her to swallow water.
She was not in the water beyon,d he
depth, and by the time she reached
home her strength was fully restored
again.
GREEN-BACK ARTIST
MAKESJMESSl
Victims Were Saloonkeepers in Cities Around Here.
HERE'S A FUTURE K1NC OF ITALY AT PLAY WITH HIS THREE ROYAL SISTERS
DEMOCRATS HOLD
INSTRUCTION SCHOOL
Precinct Committeemen
Talk Over Political Affairs in County.
HZTT iTN fey
have rooms to rent, but thus far the supply does not equal the demand, and
he hopes that within the next few dajs
sufficient rooms will have been found. Mr. McDanlel can be reached by telephoning No. 415.
New Baby GirL A baby girl came to the home of James Quinn and wife,, 322 Uorth Hohman street, last night. The mother and daughter are both doing nicely, thank you.
Police Board Meets. Members of the police board met last evening In the office of Chief Austgen In an open session. A few bills were allowed, and questions of discipline discussed. The meeting lasted but a few minutes.
This view In the park of the royal palace at Rocconlg shows TJmberto, who sometime la to be kins of Italy, playing with hla slaters. They are, left to right, the Princesses Jolando. Mafaldaet and Glovanna.
Under Roof in Month. The work of construction "on the new St. Joseph's church is going forward with surprising rapidity. It looks as though another month would find the building under roof and the work of putting on the interior, finish begun. The plan of the buildings calls for some very fine brick mason work. The church will be a credit to the street and to the city.
stunt. The act is billed as the "Grey Trio." Ben Short, a monger of musical Instruments, plays on everything In sight, including the props and the spotlight. His comedy was as good as his music. . Both were refined. Stone and King do a "fintislmo" rowdy act that was typical of "vodeX'llle." They must carry a piano tuner right with them. After beating each other up with slander and folded newspapers, as Is expected of such acts, they sang a parody on the "Doing It" song and retired. That last' was th best thing they did.
The democratic meeting of the pre
cinct committeemen from all over the
county, held in the ' Jefferson club
rooms, Hammond yesterday afternoon, resolved Itself Into a school of
Instruction for the committeemen -on the registration ' Iavf and the corrupt practice act.
The next registration will be held on
Sept. 6th, and each' precinct committee
man was furnished with a copy of the names registered in his precinct in May.
Considerable emphasis waa laid oft the clause pertaining to the" removal of a
voter from one precinct Into another, particularly after he has registered. It was pointed out that the law provides that a voter mu re-reglster If he has moved from his precinct since his last
registration, not only this he must procure a certificate of release from the
county auditor, bearing the latter's stamp and signature. This clause Is
embodied in the law to prevent a voter from voting in more than one pre
cinct, and la one that is likely to be overlooked by many, particularly by the element which is more or less of the floating type.
To Draft Bylaws. At the meeting of the Draymen and Bxpressmen's association last evening a committee was appointed to draft a constitution and bylaws for the organisation and to report to the association next Tuesday evening. The committee consists of Levi Golden. Mat Scherer and Fred French. Offi
cers will be elected at the next regular meeting.
Funeral of Mrs. Cotton. Mrs. J. S. Cotton, who died last week while In confinement at Logansport, was burled today. Funeral services were held In the home of W. H. Baldwin, 216 Truman avenue, where Mrs. Cotton lived with her husband before her Illness began a year ago. The Rev. Swltzer conducted the services. Nicholas Emmerling was in charge of the Interment, which took place at Oak H11L
A Fine New Building. Contractor Richard Zimmerman of West Hammond is making good headway with the construction of the West Hammond high school building, and It
! Is now far enough advanced to make
it apparent that it is the. show building of West Hammond. The board of education, of which John J. Brehm la the head, will have a meeting Thursday to take up a number of important matters.
Teachers Want Rooms. Unless the people of Hammond show a disposition to admit the school teachers Into their homes as roomers, Supt. McDanlel is afraid that these tender beings will have to sleep under a high sidewalk during their residence in Hammond. Mr. McDanlel last week asked for the addresses of people who
Expected Tomorrow. Judge Virgil S. Relter, president of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, is expected back to Hammond on August 27. On Sept. 8 there will be a meeting of the board -of directors of the organization to consider a program of winter activities. For a Fine, Choice Chew try UNION SCOUT. Save the tickets. Secure a premium list from your dealer. VALPRAISO The South Shore electric interurban line will be extended to Chesterton and Porter, this county, according to officials of the road, who state work will be started Jn two weeks.
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LOTS OF WORK FOR
mm society Complaints Begin to Come in With Distressing Regularity.
The Lake County Humane Society
which was recently 'organized has al
ready received some very strong evidence that it is filling a lors felt want. This evidence came to the members in
the shapo of complaints about the
abuse of both children and animals
The organisation la not yet fully enough organized to proceed In these matters on Its own resources, but intends to do so In the course of time.
Thus far however It has had the fullest cooperation of the police department to
whom the complaints have been re f erred. ' ; Among the latest .complaints receiv
ed was one to the effect that a drunken father had abused his child by whipping It unmercifully, anotther com
plaint was to the effect that a child whom the mother had left In charge of another woman temporarily had been abused. This morning one of the humane society officers received a report about a horse which apparently was sick and was being neglected. - At the meeting last nlgtit, held in
the office of Dr. Lena B. Watsn in the Hammond building more organization work was done, and at the next meeting which Is to be held on the second Monday evening In September, the constitution and by-laws will be adopted.
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must be Rent Rwathed In oil snake
rags and be given frequent stimulants.
Miss Smith was injured Saturday evening while double riding on a motorcycle with her sweetheart Roy Roberts, manager of the Ideal grocery. He was burned In trying to smother the flames that enveloped the girl's body. Misa Smith is one of the prettiest girls In Gary. The flames did not mar
rant thl3 morning for Mrs. Kane to ap-Jher face.
Peter Ega Maletin, greenback artist, who after operating successfully In every big city in the east, was detected in Hammond, is nothing, if not versatile. Hope for acquittal gone. Maletin today dropped the role of an ignorant foreigner and told all In English, as plain and correct as one would expect from a college man. Before federal authorities from Indianapolis he confessed to having passed three bogus $300 bills In the Calumet region since last Friday. His victims were saloonkeepers in Hogewigch, East Chicago and South Chicago. . Telling a story of a misguided youth.
Good Bill at Bijou. Refined comedy with music and graceful dancing la on exhibition at the Bijou this week. Vaudeville, especially popular price variety. Is not expected to contain any one let alone all of these desirable Ingredients. But it so happens that the three-act bill at the Bijou does. Two young ladles who are easy to look at dance and stng. How they are able to do both correctly and stay in vaudeville is a mystery. A young fellow, equally graceful and talented, assists them in entertaining. He furnishes a sort of baritone background for the tiny but clear soprano voices.
and does " an . exceptional whistling
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2:30 and
7:30 p.m.
285 very Desirable Residence Lots adjoining the Country Club Grounds on Ooty Street. THESE LOTS ARE ONLY FIVE BLOCKS FROM THE HEART OF THE CITY ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES' WALK FROM FOUR DEPOTS THAT REPRESENT SIX GREAT RAILROADS ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM HAMMOND, WHITING & EAST CHICAGO ELECTRIC LINE ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM RESIDENCE LOTS THAT ARE NOW VALUED FROM EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH. THE TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ARE ALL PAID. WATER AND SEWER ALL IN AND GAS GOING IN AND THIS IS THE LAST AND ONLY OPPORTUNITY YOU WILL EVER GET TO BUY PROPERTY OF THIS KIND IN HAMMOND THERE IS NO OTHER LEFT. Terms $10 Down and $10 per month. DON'T FORGET THE DATE. Carey M. Jones & Company, Auctioneers