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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
MURDERER TRAPPED
BY HIS own DOG

A black and white collie running
from camp to camp in search of his
master from whom he had been
separated in the morning furnished
the pursuers of Thomas Hannen the
clew that led to his arrest on the
charge of numbering Jack Lenning
at Tolleston yesterday.
A telegram from Deputy Sheriff
Fred Harmes with only a meagre
description of a man whom it was
believed had committed the murder
near the Wabash tracks at Tolles-
ton, was all that Deputy Sheriff Al
bert Morris and officer Borchert had
in the way of information about the
tragedy in Tolleston yesterday af-
ternoon when they ordered a team
of horses and a double-seated rig
and drove to the scene of the homi-
eide
Last night at ten o'clock a sleep
ing man was awakened in his tent.
Opening his eyes, he saw the officers
standing over him and made a
quick effort to secure the gun which
he had secreted under the mattress.
The officers overpowered him, reach
ed under the mattress and secured
the tell-tale gun with two bullets
missing from the shells, which were
still in the cylinder.
The sometimes quiet little town
of Tolleston near where the murder
occurred contrasted with the wonder
full activity at Gary where the
camps, the men on horseback, the
temporary unpainted houses, and the
wilderness of swamp and brushwoot
which surrounds the new town, gave
/ the tragedy a setting which made il
melodramatic in the extreme.
The story of the tragedy was frs
heard in Tolleston. Between eighr
and nine O'Clock in the morning {
saloon brawl occurred at Louie Cor
don's place which, because of its no
torious character. is known as ''Th'
Dump" The men in the fight wer,
Jack Lenning, Thomas Hannen, Louis
Cruster and Leo Schenberger. The
trouble started over a trivial mat
ter and ended by one of the meI
saying to Hannen, 'I'll get you il
the woods and kill you"
The men parted and were not seer
not seen again that morning. About
noon Lenning was seen leaving Tol-
lesion on the way to Gary. A few
moments later two shots were heard
in the direction of the Wabast
tracks and Hannen's dog came yelp
ing back to Tolleston.
When Deputy Sheriff Norris anC
4 Officer Borchert arrived on the seen,
they went Immediately to the bod,
of the murdered man, which the,
found lying little way OF from
the road, Just the other side of tn,
! Wabash tracks. The holes wher
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
VIII Ask Hammond to Ex-
propriate Sixty Acres
Near Lake George.
TO BENEFIT THREE TOWNS
Plan Includes Summer and Winter
Pleasure Place For Residents
of Oil City.

The people of Whiting are soon to
ask the Hammond city council to ex-
propriate about sixty acres of ground
in the southeast quater of section
seven, which is located on the tip
of Lake George. Strange to say,
as much as the people of Hammond
are opposed to the disannexation OF
even an acre of land, it is very likely
that Whiting will get what is want
ed
The land in question is to be used
for park purposes and that is why
1T is expected that Hammond will
make an exception in this case. This
park is one of the plans of the Pick
Up Clean club of the oil city and
it is proposed to make it the equal
OF Harrison park in Hammond
The plans involve the building of
ball park, laying of tennis courts,
the erection of a bandstand, the
planting of trees and the expenditure
of several thusand dollars in i'm
provements that will beautify the
place
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
CLERKS TO HOLD MEETING.

The retail clerks of Hammond will
hold another meeting this evening
at Longs hall. It is one of the
series that the clerks are holding in
order to perfect their organization
At present the clerks are agitating
shorter hours but will not approach
their employers until they are thor
Oughly organized.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
LAKE COUNTY MEDICs MEET.

The Lake County Medical society
held its regular monthly meeting this
afternoon at the public library The
session opened at 4 O'Clock and was
well attended: DR.. William Weis
of this city read a paper on the sub
ject of a physician qualifications.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
MRS. SCHL0ER SINKING.

Mrs. Jacob Schloer has suffered
another decided sinking spell in her
lingering sickness until her friends
and relatives believe that her death
is only matter of a few days. She
has, however, had similar sinking
spells before and it is hoped that she
may live through this one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
GOES INTO HOTEL BUSINESS.

W. R. Swinford. $50 South Hoh-
man street. recently purchased a ho-
tel at South Whitley, Ind, and will
take possession of it within a few
days. The household goods were ent
there yesterday. Mr.. Swinford was
for six years the travelling agent for
the w. B. Conkey company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
LAKE GOING DRY.

It is said that the Cedar lake out
let at Binyon place. long since went
dry, showing large cracks in the
ground where fish formerly were
abundant The lake has fallen one
to two feet from the different piers
and will not land the largest boats
if rain shuns this territory much
longer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
VIII Be Boon to Skaters.


One of the original ideas of the
promoters is to erect a building
which can be used in the summer
for the boys who bathe in the lake
and in the winter time for skaters.
who will be provided with warm
fire where they can put on their
skates.
This will be the fifth public park
TO be purchased in the northern part
of Lake county and as this improve
ment will benefit Robertsdale as
much as it will Whiting and will
also be accessible to Hammond peo-
pie as is the Lake Front park, it
would be foolish therefore to refuse
Whiting the land it desires.
OF course. it is expected that the
Hammond city council will make
some provision in expropriating the
land that will insure its beng used
for the purpose it is intended.
Viaduct to Lake Front Park.
There is still a deadlock between
the city of Whiting and the railroads
in regard to the proposed Lake Front
park at that city. The land has
been condemned, but the railroads
are still fighting the condemnation.
The Lake Shore railroad is at last
making some concessions. 1t has
found the grade crossing at 117th
street and White Oak avenue an ex-
cedingly dangerous one and it is de-
sirOus of abolishing it. 1t now pro
poses to build a viaduct free of cost
to Whiting across these tracks tc
the lake front and also agrees to sell
the land which has been condemned
at condemnation prices, providing
the Whiting people will agree tc
have Sheridan avenue DETECTED to-
wards the east, so that but one cross.
ing will be necessary.
The plan also involves the build.
ing Of little station near the via
duct between the tracks Of the Penn.
slyvania and Lake Shore railroads
The depot is to be reached BY {
fight of steps to the floor Of the via.
duct.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
NEW GUN CLUB ORGANIZED.

The Last Acre Gun Club OF Lake
County, Ind, filed incorporation pa
pers recently at indianapolis. The
directors are Henry Miller. John
Linn and George Lung. The club
will also maintain a club house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02

Latonia, August 2.-Weather
clear; track fast.
First race, ga mile-Seotch Dance
first; Weberfelds, second; Prince of
Pless third.
Second race, 1-2 furlongs- Web
Der first; Gromobol second; Beauti-
full Mayo third.
Third race, ga mile-Field Lark
first; linda second; Nine third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02


Brighton Beach, Aug. 2.-Heavy
rain; track slow.
First race 9-4 mlle-Nannie Hodge
first; Far West, second; King Cole,
third.
Second race, ga mile-Gold Lady
first; Golf Ball, second; Montgom-
cry, third.
Third race 1-16 miles.-Donna,
first; Water Tank, second; Cholk
Hedrick, third
Fourth race, the Invincible handi-
cap, $500 added Dandelion, first
Coy Maid, second; Cederstrom, third.
Fifth race II Flow
away, first; Jim Leonard, second ;
Roswell, third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
Badge of Honor.

Membership to the P. U. c. L. C.
is secured in but one way. A COM
mittee inspects your premises and if
they are found clean and orderly you
are presented with a little button
upon which are the letters designat-
ing the name of the organization,
the word Whiting and picture Of
a tree as the seal of the club. That
button is badge of honor in Whit
ing.
The work of the club has only be-
gun, however, and if its members
succeed in carrying out their plans,
Whiting will be one of the most at
tractive cities in the county. Among
the improvements contemplated at
the present time are large park on
the west side, viaduct over the
tracks to the lake and eventually a
park on the lake front.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02

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favor on US by calling Telephone III
and telling Us.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02

Fort Erie, Aug. Weather clear;
track fast.
First race, SIS Chandler,
first; Fire Alarm, second; Ozanne,
third
Second race. 1-2 furlongs-Gal-
eta, first; Cantrome, second; Meri-
lene, third
Third race, steeDlechase, short
course-Trenct the Mere, first; Sig
numd, second; Ba1lycastle, third.
Fourth race, SIS miles-Javanese
first; Hazel Patch, second; Renraw
third
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02

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their papers properly will confer a
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and telling Us.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
Prizes to be Given.

A Whiting arbor day will be Sc
lected soon when a general plant
ing of trees will take place and be-
fore the summer is over. judges on
awards will be appointed and nearly
$50 in prizes will be distributed to
the citizensS of Whiting who have
the best cared for and most beauti-
ful lawns.
A real spirit of civic pride which
found Whiting a dirty ramshackle
town few years ago. is now con-
verting it into a beautiful city The
streets are being paved. new libra
ry has been built, a manual training
school is in course of construction
and a glance down Sheridan avenue
or Oliver street where costly houses
are surrounded by trim lawns. where
the walks are cement and the pave
ment westrumite will convince the
most skeptical that Whiting is max
ing rapid progress.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-02
Formed For Development
Of the City's Athletic
Taste.
PICK UP CLEAN Up CLUB
Prizes to be given for Citizens With
Pretty Lawns and Well Kept
Trees and Shrubbery.

The P. U. C. u c. of Whiting.
Never heard of such an organization? :?
No it isn't the Put Up Shut Up club
for unfortunately shut is not spelled
with C nor is it club to promote
the use of crude oil by Uncle
C(s)am. 1t couldn't be guessed in
a hundred years and so it might as
well be said that the P. U. C. U. c..
is the Pick Up Clean Up club of
Whiting
It's members are banded together
to encourage each other to clean up
their front and back yards and their
alleys. The idea is also to encour-
age the property owners to beautify
their lawns and gardens, plant trees
and vines and help to make Whiting
a beautiful city.
The officers of the cub who are
VIM. Greatrake, president; H. l..
Davidson, secretary; John C. Hall,
vice president and Henry Beaubien
treasurer and handspring of the
movement; have made a deal with
the nursery by which the citizens
of Whiting may secure anything in
the way of plants or trees for one
third of the regular market price
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
The New York Muddle.

Politics in New York is rather
of the leopard kind, a mixture
of Jerome, Hearst and. Murphy.
Jerome is after Hearst and
Hearst is after jerome in parti-
cular and everybody else in gen.
eral. Murphy seems to be look
ing for somebody to support, and
his Tammany may support
Hearst, although Hearst doesn't
seem to want Tammany. nor any
thing else. AS the matter now
stands a straight Republican
will be the next governor Of
New York which means death
to Hearst in New York and q set
back for jerome. Tammany, Of
COURSE, will revive, but for q sea-
SON will be out of business. As
this campaign in New York is to
elect governor, judicial and leg
islative branches, this years
campaign means Q glorious har,
vest for Republicans in New
York.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
CANNON FOR
PRESIDENT
THE BOOM STARTS At HOME
And ReOsiTes Enthusiastic Sup
port BY Those Who Know
Him Best.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 91.-The
presidential boom of Speak
er Jos. G. Cannon for 1908,
which was launched last week
by his own congressional district,
was given an enthusiastic en-
dorsement by today's convention.
The mention of Cannon's name
brought the convention to its
feet and there was enthusiastic
cheering.
The convention carried out the
will of the people of the state,
expressed at the primaries a few
weeks ago, by the unanimous en-
dorsement of Speaker Cannon
for president and Senator Gull
lom for reelection, there was
little of general interest in the
conventions proceedings.
The resolutions contained an
endorsement of President Roose-
velt's administration, of Illinois
senators and representatives in
congress and of the administra-
tion of Governor Dineen.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
Loeb Served With Papers.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. TO-
William Loeb Jr., secretary to
President Roosevelt, was made
a defendant in a $780, 600 damage
suit today in which he charged
with having caused the false ar
rest of Nadage Doree, Jewish
writer. The arrest was made
last winter in Washington when
Miss Doree was distributing
leaflets advertising her work in
the defense of Russian Jews at
st. Johns Episcopal Church.
The papers were served on Mr..
Loeb today by a New York firm
of lawyers. They require him
to make answer within twenty
days in New York. Mr.. Loeb
will be defended by the Depart
ment of Justice. The arrest, he
says, was made by the Washing
ton police force without his
knowledge. Miss Doree made
an unsuccessful effort to see
President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay last summer.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
Notice.

Judge Z. A. Mann requests
that this paper announce that he
can not be considered as q cam
didate for member Of the Terri
torial constitutional convention.
He can not be considered for the
reason that he is an officer, that
Of Judge of the Sixth judicial
District Of New Mexico, and As
sociate Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of New Mexico.
This paper regrets that Judge
Mann can not be a candidate for
the constitutional convention as
he is the choice Of the great
majority Of the people Of this
county.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
CTY IS m RUINS
Valparaiso, Shaken BY Earth
quake, Which Ii Followed by
Fire.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 49,
The same heartrending scenes
which during the middle part of
April excited the pity of the
world and opened the purses of
all civilized nations to relieve
San FranciscO's distress are be-
ing re-enacted in Valparaiso and
in other interior towns of Chile
and surrounding provinces with
which it is not yet possible to
establish communication.
Valparaiso, q city of nearly
$780, 900 population, is in ruins,
and already it is estimated that
the dead will number at least
1000. The fire is still raging,
despite the courageous and per-
sistent fight which the gallant
firemee, assisted by the troops,
are making. The greatest hendi-
cap is, of course, the lack of
water, the first tremOrs of Thurs
day having burst the mains at
the same time that the electric
wires and the gas mains were
broken in twain. Every avail
able device for destroying build
ings to arrest the progress of the
relentless flames is being en-
ployed, but thus far in vain.
Already two-thirds of the city
has become a victim to the fire
and earthquake and the remain
der seems doomed. The great
est damage has thus far occurred
in the business center of the
city, but few of the commercial
institutions having up to this
time escaped the seething flames.
The monetary loss Of course can
not at this time be computed,
but it will aggregate millions of
dollars.
At the same time the fire is
! raging in several of the residen-
tial districts, as well as on the
qnay.
No thought has as yet been
giver to rescuing the corpses of
those who were victims of fall
ing walls and lay under the de-
bris or were caught like rats in
traps as the earth's tremOrs en-
quilted the buildings in yawning
chasms.
No effort has yet been made
to estimate the number who sui,
fered death in this awful man.
ner although it is thought 1000
will include them.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
Otero County Teachers AssoCia.
tiOn.

The Otero County Teachers
Association was reorganized at
Alamogordo on August % with
the following officers elected
Rora Brown, president; j. d.
Pepper, vice president; Mrs. A.
J. Smith, secretary and treasur-
er. Program committee: E. r.
Graham, A. J. Smith, Lee York,
Miss Eta Shepherd, and Miss
Carrie Covington. Library COM
mittee: DIR. +. r. Graham, DIR.
Z. ]. Vert and Mrs. Geo. Dixon,
DR.. Vert was elected an honor
Ory member of the OterO County
Teachers Association.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
w. E. WARREN B BRO.
Druaaists-l--4on the Corner.
OTERO COUNTY NORMAL
This Year Enjoyed the Best and
Most Profitable Session Ever
Held.

The OterO County Summer
Normal has just closed a very
interesting session. The Con-
ductOr, DIR. E. J. Vert, is a man
of wide experience and cOnse-
quently his work here in the
Normal was very profitable to
the teachers. A. j. Smith, our
county superintendent, is due
considerable credit for the Nor
mails success this year. He
went to work early with the
view of making it possible for q
good Summer Normal and now
that all the teachers who attend
ed feel well and more than paid
for their time no one feels proud
er than does Superintendent
Smith. Superintendent Smith
feels a deep interest in the well
fare of our county's schools, and
to obtain the best possible re-
suits good teachers with their
work at heart must be employ
ed. The Summer Normal was to
enlighten and refresh renewed
educational energy, and Super
intendent Smith worked hard
and faithful with the success of
the Normal in view for the good
of our county schools.
Those who attended may be
reckoned as those who have our
educational interest at heart.
Their names are as follows
DrEJ Vert, conductor, Las Vegas.
Mrs Geo Dixon, model class drills;
Mrs A J Smith, observation work; A J
Smith, county superintendent; DR. e R
| uEenoWs OupCbtusCuoSusU W htShAV6OANu
public schools; Prof Rora Brown, prin'
cipal AIauogordo public school No. 4
Mrs J N Blazer. principal AlamogOrde
public school No. 9; Miss Eva FELTON,,
kindergarten; Mrs Lane Ogden, Miss
Olive Rapier, Miss Anna Moss, Miss
Bethel Phillips, Mrs DR. Eioridge, Miss
Eta Shepherd, all Of AlamOgordo.
Prof Il H Kellogg, MOuntain Park.
Miss Carrie Covlngton, and Mise Ruth
Tomklns, OF White Oaks.
Miss AIDA AuglIn, Miss Mabel Auglln,
Miss EsteIle Imam, Mrs Clara Warren
and Miss Doppie Cooper Of TularOsa.
JW Nations, and Miss Flora Nations
of Weed.
Lee York, Wright.
Miss Winnie Netherland, Brice.
Prof Lacy Simms, Three Rivers.
Miss Duffy and Miss HIggasOn and
Miss Moon, teachers for next term OI
public schools, were not In attendance
Miss Moon is in Washington, and tbs
other two ladies have not arrived from
Missouri.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
Republican Committee Meeting.
Headquarters Republican Terri

Republican Committee Meeting.
Headquarters Republican Terri
torial Central Committee,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, August 16,
1905.
A meeting of the members of
the Territorial Republican Gen.
tral Committee of New Mexico
is hereby called to assemble at
the Commercial Club in the city
of Albuquerque at 10 o'clock on
the morning of Wednesday, Sep
tember 5, 1906, for the purpose
Of calling and setting day for
the meeting Of the Republican
convention to nominate a candi-
date for a delegate to the Goth
Congress of the United States
and to transact such other bus
iness as may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
Proxies will not be recognized
unless held by citizens Of the
same county of which the mem
Der who gives the proxy is a res
Il
ident.
Every member Of the com.
mittee is urgently requested tc
be present in person as matters
lof great moment to the people oi
the Territory and to the Repub,
lican party will be discussed
considered and disposed Of.
H. 0. BURSUM,
Chairman.
CHARLES v. Stafford,
Secretary
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-08-25
SCHOOLS Of MAMOGORDO
To Open During Septsmber-Ths
Outlook Very Bright.

AlamogOrdo is now one of the
principal educational centers Of
the southwest. Each year our
educational work is improved
upon. This year our schools
will open with promising and
bright prospects, and gradually
but certainly this place has be-
come recognized IS the eduea-
ttOnal center Of the southwest.
Our public schools will open
September 3. DR.. E. r. Gra-
ham, superintendent, 10th grade.
Prof. ROra Brown, principal, 8th
and 9th grades. Miss Helen
HiggasOn, 9Th and 7th grades.
Miss Emma Duffy, 9Th grade.
Mrs. Lena Eldridge, 4th.
Miss Olive Rapier, Bird. Mrs.
Geo. Dixon, End. Miss Eta
Shepherd, 1st. Miss Eva FELTON,,
kindergarten. Mrs. j. NJ. Blazer,
principal school No. 2, Miss Grace
Moon, assistant. School No. 3
to be supplied.
Among the people out of town
who will live here for the school
season we note S. ID. Upton of
TularOsa, J. w. Prude of Mes
calero. Jas. Hunter of Mayhill,
Ben WOoten of SlabtOwn, and
others.
The New Mexico Institute for
the Blind will open on Septem-
Der 10. S. III. Gill, an educator
of noted ability, will be super
intendent of this school. 1t is
the purpose of X. H. Pierce, Sec
retary and treasurer of this In
stitute, and others interested,
to make this school the model OF
it's kind in the southwest.
Prof, j. F. ROrex will have
charge of the New Mexico Bap-
tist College and this school opens
September %. The footing Of
this college is bound to make il
the leading college of the west,