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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Straube Piano factory wishes to
announce that il has retail branches
or stores In Hammond or elsewhere.
The company sells direct from the fac
tory only, at factory prices. Do not
be misIed confused by pianos
with similar names. but when In the
market for an instrument, buy direct
from the factory, thereby saving mid
clemens profits and agents commission.
Terms TO suit. Take south Holman
street ear, come aAd see how GOOD
pianos are made. 10-26-1wk
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

In a bale of cotton delivered at the
mill of Messrs. T. B. Wood & Son
(Limited). Middleton, has been found
note stating. This bale of cotton was
ginned by A. S. Allan, Pottsboro, Tex;
ii is a little town on the northwest of
Texas about 500 population. The
crops were very sorry here this year.
This bale was ginned Jan. l, 1900.
Send me the name and address of a
good looking girl, 20 years old, who
would like to correspond with Texas
boy % years old."-Tit-B Bits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters remain un-
called for, week ending Oct. %, 1906:
Paul Bark.
Mr.. Gerald.
VIII Halves.
Miss Fancy Hont.
Walter Jones.
Mrs. Paul Krause.
James Kelly.
Mrs. John Kearns.
John May. Ed.
]. w. Munchel.
WILLIAM H. GOSTLIN,
Postmaster.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
Getting Acquainted.

When an Indian Territory pastor re-
Gently told a prospective bride and
groom to join hands that he might con-
tinue the ceremony, the groom seized
his wife by the hand and said Pleased
to meet We" He was evidently never
married before.-Indian Territory Elk
change.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
HEARD ON THE BOURsE.

New York, Oct. 27.-The stock mar
ket was oversold, hence the rally. One
of my friends says this is a good time
to go hunting and let the stocks alone
until after the election. You cannot
make any money anyhow, no matter
whether you are long or short; evil
IDENTIFY this is what Charley Gates
thinks, as he is of bear hunting in
the Rockies instead of hunting the
bears in Wall street.
The betting, 3 to 1 on Hughes, does
not give the true odds on the election
when you consider that Hearst had
10000 people at Madison Square who
could not get into the garden to
hear him speak.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

While Hammond rejoices with East
Chicago over the 100000 addition to
the Republican Iron & Steel company's
plant, it can't help assuming a few
patronizing airs in view of it's own
SIS, 1000, 900 steel enterprise.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
Money to Loan

In any amount On short notice, e.
real estate or personal property, By
Stinson Bros. Attorneys at Law,
Stenographer and notary in Office. All
inquiries strictly confidential Suits
lO6, First National Bank Building.
Hammond Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
Cantentment.

Do hot seek to have all things hap
pen as you would choose them, but
rather choose then to happen as they
do, and SO shall the current of your
life flow free-Epictetus
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
Between Trains
Before and After.

The genial candidate goes forth
When comes the autumn weather
Today he shakes you by the hand
And later altogether. Judge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

Have your prescriptions and family
receipts filled in our drug department.
by registered pharmacists. We use
only the very best grades of drugs and
chemicals and always fill them just as
your doctor wishes, at very reasonable
prices. Lion Store Drug Department.
1929 st
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
They May be Your Last.

When your machine. going at the
rate of sixty miles an hour, hits tele-
graph pole, always get out over the
front end and take several long
breaths-Denver Post.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
Low RATES TO NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Via Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway.

Harvester secon-class tickets, from
Chicago to all points on Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Ry. in North Dakota
and South Dakota Rates $145O for
each person., when five or more persons
travel on one ticket Tickets on sale
daily until August 1. Low rates re-
turning November 80.
E. G. HAYDEN
Travelling Passenger Agent
426 Superior Ave. N. w. Cleveland. o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

The Merchants club of Chicago has
started to plan to make Chicago one
of the beautiful cities of the world.
We want to emphasize started to
nIan.''
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

And now that we are to be ''re-rated'
it is to be hoped that we will be spared
any more insurance statistics.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

We could get along very nicely, too,
thank you, with fewer railroad figures.
At least, those of US who don't own
stock could
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

I have heard this same stuff for the
past fifteen years and maybe longer,
said one of the schoolma ms who at
tended the Teachers association in
Hammond today. If a schoolma am
must be IS years old in order TO Sc
cure a license in this state, then how
young is the teacher in question?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27
Are you interested in that and
willing to do little saving.
WE PAY YOU INTEREST ON
YOUR SAVINGS.
THE CITIZENS GERMAN NATIONAL
BANK OF HAMMOND, IND.

Wen help you. Give US your
account in your savings line
and we will pay you SEE in
terest compounded every six
months One dollar and up
wards will start you on the
Road 10 Success, try 1t one year.
The only National Savings
Bank IN Hammond. This Is
Home Bank. owned by Ham
mond citizens. sixty-three In
number and therefore is not Q
one-mans bank.
o
Chas. c. Smith, Pres.
VIM. d. Weis, yiee-PTes.
George VI. Elder, Cashier.
Z. 5. Emerine, Asst Cashier
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

While we are at it. why not take in
Gary, toe?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

Commission house business has not
within three years, been so small as il
is at this time. Complaint is almost
universal. The buying in Chicago is
almost nothing, and it looks like lower
prices. The Moore crowd and D. G.
Reid are selling stocks. One of the
big plungers let go of few thousand
Reading at the bottom.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

The report is current, and it appears
to be true, that Colorado Southern is
now in the hands of the Rock Island
people, and they will pay four per cent.
per annum on the second preferred.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

Canadian Pacific is the only stock
that the big men say is worth picking
up. 1t has no Interstate act to work
against, its lines run from ocean to
ocean, and in five years or less its in
come from it's farming lands will be
greater than the revenue the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific will get
from the United States Steel company
ore lease. 1t is now paying per cent
and l per cent. extra, and even Presi-
dent Roosevelt cannot reduce its rates
and as control of the stock is in Lon
don and Montreal, where it is safe
from attack, at anything like 173 it is
a safe purchase
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27


over 10 per cent on the common stock.
On any election scare the market can
be bought for at least a turn.
This market can only be a scalp for
while. because the money. ability and
muscle that will be put into it to pre-
vent anything like a panic has never
been SO intimately brought together
before, nor under such able leadership,
but-and here is the rub-the same
crowd will prevent a boom, even If
they sell the capital stock of every
road in the union, until after election.
| over $11,00O,000 has already been
taken out on Shaw's new scheme, and
the foreign exchange market is almost
at the gold-exporting point.
| The demand for pig iron is still in
creasing, the prices have been again
advanced, and it looks a if the short
age will force imports of the metal.
The market position of United
States steel common is a subject upon
which conjecture may seem to exhaust
itself without leading to any definite
conclusion. On the recent advance to
5o&. a movement which began shortly
before the announcement of the ore
deal and eliminated shortly afterward
the Morgan people and the Hill fol
lowing, especially the latter, bought
heavily. The purchases of the so-called
Great Northern crowd" alone have
been estimated at between 200, eco and
100000 shares. The Morgan following
as distinct from the Hill following
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-27

that can be safely bought around rs
for good profits and no chance to lose.
1t shows a big increase in earnings,
over 8 per cent. on the common stock
On any election scare the market can
be bought for at least a turn.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09
GoLDFIEiD ENTIRELY SATISFIED

There is evidence on every SIDE Of a revival in mining and general business
in Goldfeld. the greatest and most prosperous of all Southern Nevada mining
camps Other camps of more recent birth may have their furore and we wish them
luck and will assist in their Development; but the good old camp of Goldhed
pursues the I'VE tenor of its way constantly gaining n material prosperity and
in all the elements that predestne its future Is the most opulous and permanent
camp Of them all
Not the least significant feature of the developments D. the last week., was
the purchase for large sum- of me Of the bstp properties of the camp by a New
York mining firm of the highest standing. Whatever may be the attraction of
the feaglng camps, when properties of known value ire wanted, andin a district
whose permanency is demonstrated, coldheld is sought as Offering the greatest
Inducements. 81
the companies that has just entered the list of Goldfelds arstocracy. And no.
it is announced that still another company will enter the divdendpaying list
within a few days Nor are these companies forcing their treasury lin making
such disbursements at this time, for both have a large treasury reserve, plenty
Of ore sight, and ample resources TO maintain regular dividends indefinitely
Besides these reassuring facts, the railroad reports hauling more ore from
Goidfeld than for many months past; and that there are more substantial men O
means coming to this camp for investment, is apparent OF every side Alto
gaher the situation here is entirely satisfactory, and argues a very prosperous
year for the city and camp of coldfeld. s 5000
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09
NEvADA's HONORABLE COURT

At the banquet to Judge Murphy If the district court, Saturday night. one
Of the attorneys of longest residence in the state in speaking of the eminent
erviceso Of the judge declared hat in all the history If Nevada, the judiciary had
been of the highest standing and that at n time from the beginning u he
present time, had there ever been a suspicion of scandal to faint the judicial
ermdne OF 2 fsgrant miscarriage of justice.
ina te judiciary u Nevada Is IF such character, must appeal strongly
to men who have come to this gate With money to invest; for under such condi.
tons tmy may haze the assurance tat their property interests ire safe, and that
right and justice viii prevail
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09

Mrs. 2. A. c., Detroit.-Pacifc Bull
frog has some big lodges but nothing
ever developed to warrant any further
purchase of stock. Promoters of Pa
cihc Bullfrog also promoters of Lige
Harris. and the proposition is being
considered OF converting Pacific Bull
frog INTO Lige Harris shares. for the
benefit of Pacific BullfroG shareholders,
which should prove a-dvantaseaus TO
latter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
"rAE HOUSE OF MYSTERY"
Reveals More than $4,000 Worth et
Costly Fabrics, Furs, Etc,

Costly Fabrics, Furs, Etc.
New York, Feb. 2.-More than $3.50,
900 worth Of goods bought in four
years of shopping in New York, piled
unused in rooms, closets and halls
nearly filling large four-story brown
stone mansion in Brooklyn, lay for
10 years unheeded.
Laces were heaped upon calico, furs
on cotton, the daintiest OF linens and
silks were stored with common house
hold garments, $500 gowns from the
most fashionable of dress makers were
laid on cheap mother hubbards, solid
silver and cheap plate, the most fra
gile of china sets were mixed with
ironware, crystal and cut-glass with
common glassware cast in piles
reaching as high as the ceilings
stuffed in closets and lying on the
steps of stairs.
This was the result of the "The
House of Mystery" at No. II State
street, Brooklyn. 1t tells of the mania
of Mrs. Cook King, who died two
weeks ago in a Flushing sanitarium
and it explains what became of part
of the 100000 estate left to her by
her husband twenty years ago. The
search was conducted by ]. H. Squibb
executor of Mrs. Kings estate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
SAYS PROFESSOR TOOK MONEY
Rome Business School Reports Loss
of Cash.


of Cash.
Rome. Ga, Feb 2.-Joseph NJ
Prince, young business school profes.
sor, is said to have skipped out from
Rome with all the cash of the Rome
business school,
Prince came here on or about the
10th of January, and formed a co.
partnership with Professor Halemon j
King and started business school on
Jan. Is. The school opened well and
was in prosperous condition. Prince
left the school room where he was
teaching special class on Saturday
afternoon, as usual, but on Monday
morning he did not show up. Moth
ing was said for a day or two. Profes.
sor King thought he was i'll at his
boarding house.
He is reported to have discovered
that Prince had drawn all sthe firms
money from the bank and skipped out
for parts unknown. He did not even
leave his partners share, according to
the story
Prince came to Rome from Marietta.
where he worked, as be said, in the
Kress Dime store, but his home, ac
cording to his statement, is in Spring
field, o. He is about % years old
and rather a good looking fellow The
amount of money he is supposed to
have got off with could not be learned
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
MINERS KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
One of the Victims Has AIerady Been
Taken Out.

Bluefield, W. Va, Feb. "A re,
port has just reached here of terri,
bic explosion which occurred in what
is known as the Ball Knob" mines
No. 2, one of the operations of the Red
Jacket Coal and Coke company, near
Delorme, Mingo county, West Virginia.
One miner already dead, and three
others seriously injured, had been talk.
en- out of the shaft. The names OF
the victims are not yet known.
A force of men were at work in the
mines at the time of the explosion.
and it is feared that many other vic.
TINS will be found when the work of
rescue is begun
Further details are not obtainable,
as the officials are reticent and the
scene of the disaster is some uIs
tance from Delorme, and out of reach
of the telegraph.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
INSANE MAN WOUNDED WIFE.
Then Threw Unconscious Woman In
Lot with Hous

Then Threw Unconscious Woman II
Lot with Hogs.
Danville, KY, Feb. Frank Leon.
ard, rich stockman, became suddenly
insane and, picking up an axe, begar
chOpping his wife in the face, inf1ict.
ing ten horrible gashes.
After she had fallen to the floor I'M.
conscious, he threw her into an adjoin
ing lot with the hogs and cattle The
neighbors were attracted by her means
and hurried to the scene.
She was rescued from the hungry
beasts, but will die of the wounds.
Leonard fastened himself inside the
house and waged war with the off
GERS and neighbors for two hours be
fore he was finally overpowered and
tied hand and foot.
He was placed in Jail, where he is
beating himself against the iron walls
furiously.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
Kisses GREET NAMES
OF SOUTHERNERS
At Meeting to Protest Disfran
ment of Negroes.
DENOUNCED souTH's CONDITION
Senator Tiilman, Governor Vardaman,
Thomas Dixon and r. Hopkinson
Smiths N4me Caused Kisses and
Hoots.

Hoots.
New York, Feb. 2.-Hoots and hiss
es greeted the mention Of United
States Senator Tillman, Governor Var
daman, of Mississippi; Thomas Dixon.
Jr., and F. Hopkinson Smith at the
mass meeting held by the Constitu-
ton League in Cooper Union Thursday
night. Called to protest against dis
Reimbursement of the negroes in the
south, the meeting resolved itself into
a general denunciation of the condi--
tfons south of the Mason and Dixon
line.
At least four-fifths of the crowd of
5000 were negroes.
Now comes Thomas Dixon, Jr.,"
said Kelley Miller, of Howard univer-
sity, of Washington, that frenzied
apostle of an evil propaganda, who
would deprive the negro of his rights
by holding up the grotesque and repug-
nant side of his life with hideous por-
trayal. This shameless apostate priest
of God, with undisguised daring, is do
ing the work of the devil. With sa-
tanic glee he stirs the fire of race
wrath and inflames the evil passions
of men,
AS the denunciation of Mr.. Dixon
waxed tierces, there were mingled
cheers, Kisses and laughter.
Most bitter of all the speakers was
Mary Church Terrell, a negress from
Washington.
Over and over again the chairman
tried to get her to stop and give the
other side chance, but she refused
to do it. Becoming more violent in
her denunciation Of the south, she in
sisted on having her SAY out She
appealed to the audience for more
time. and was loudly sustained
E. Dubois, of Atlanta university,
spoke on THE Negro American and
the Ballot"
He said the letter of the law in the
southern states, its Interpretation, and
the manner of it's administration, tend
ed to drag the workers down.
George H. White, of North Carolina,
who was defeated for reelection for
congress by the disfranchisement of
many of his constituents, it is al
ieged, declared that if one state had
right to pick out one clause in the
constitution and nullify it, another
state would have an equal right to dis
regard another clause until the entire
constitution had been destroyed.
Congressman j. Warren Kieffer, Of
Ohio, declared that the present parties
had failed to garry out the fundamental
principle of equality and that to take
away the votes of the negroes to give
power to few as the first step to an
autocracy. The Indignation meeting
did not break up until morning. A set
Of resolutions for the regulation OF
representation from the south in con
gresS was passed.
A. B. Humphrey, secretary of the
league, announced that other meetings
will be held in Philadelphia, Balti
more. Washington and Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
LEGAL End of Great swIndIe.

New York, Feb. AT meeting OF
the creditors of William F. Miller, OF
the Franklin Syndicate, a final divi
dend of.132 on a dollar has been de
clared. With the setting out of the
checks and the final order of the
courts discahring the truste in
bankruptcy, there will be a legal end
of one of the greatest swindles of the
last century.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
ADDRESSES
MANDATE TO PEOPLE
Sets Forth That Right of Prop
erty is Sacred.
SAYS HE WILL ASSIST THEM.
Implores Peasants 20 Have Confidence
In Him and that He viii Look After
Them PerpetuaIly as Did His late
Ea&hAn


Them PerpetuaIIy as Did His Late
Father.
st. Petersburg, Feb. I'm view OF
the profound conviction prevailing
among the marshals of the nobility
members of the zemstvos and other
classes which are in direct touch with
the peasants that the spring will wit
ness renewal of great disorders all
throughout the country on more de-
plorable scale than ever, therefore.
tha emperor has addressed a plai14, aaIta
spoken mandate to the peasantry set
ting forth that the rights of property
are sacred and that the peasants will
be violating his will II they attempt
to enter into possession of private
lands. At the same time, his majes
ty has assured the peasants that with
the cooperation of the national as
sembly he will institute measures for
their relief.
The emperor's edicts were delivered
personally to a deputation from the
Kursk government, and was sent
broadcast throughout the empire in
the hope of counteracting the wide
spread belief prevailing among the
masses of the peasantry that his
majesty had ordered the distribution
landowners and local officials were
hampering the execution of his will.
The emperor on this OCCASION address
ed the Kursk peasants as my Broth
ers," and talked to them in simple
Russian terms, capable of being un-
derstood by the most ignorant peasant
He said:
Il am glad to see you. You must
know very we'll that every right of
property is sacred to the state. The
owner has the same right to his land
as you peasants have to yours. Com
municate this to your fellows in the
villages.
I'm my solicitude for you, do not
forget the peasants whose needs are
dear to me, and / will look after them
perpetual1y as did my late father. The
gosudarslvennaia dunn (national as
sembly) will soon assemble, and in CO.
operating with me, discuss the best
measures for your relief. Have conf
dence in me. 1 will assist you But
repeat that, remember that right OF
property is holy and invincibIe"
Count Eugene Troubetskoy, who pre-
Sented the resolutions of the marshals
Of the nobility to the emperor in an
Interview that resulted from the agra
rian troubles directly to the revolu
tionary propaganda. He expects ex-
cesses in the spring, when the peas
ants throughout the empire in prepar-
ing to take possession of and SOW
private lands, will become wilder than
ever, because they will be unable to
agree on division of the spoils and
will fall to fighting among themselves
The land owners now are practical
ly ruined. The convocation of the as
sembly is Immediately necessary to
enable the government to raise money
abroad, set it on its feet and enable
1t to carry out its plans for the whole
sale colonization of Siberia, which
means an imperitivs measure of re
{aP
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
Appointed DELEGATE to corcre..,

Mexico City, Feb. 2.-Postmaster
General Dominguez has been appointed
by the government as delegate to the
international postal congress to meet
in Rome next month. Two other del
egates have also been selected. The
public bureau is preparing plans for
perfecting the postal service of this
republic and the delegates go instruct
ed to look into the advanced meth.
DDS adopted by European nations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
VIII Meet In Macon.

Macon, Ga, Feb. 2.-The Georgia
division of the United. Association OF
Mail Clerks will hold the next annu
al session in Macon on July 2. The
Macon division will begin early to
plan for the meeting, and will Loyalty
entertain the visitors. Frank Bran
nan is president of the local force
Their friends will also take part in
the entertainment of the visitors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03
Total of 10, o,24s,s4e Bales.

New Orleans, Feb. 2.-The estimate
of the census bureau of the amount of
cotton which was to be ginned after
Jan. 16, was read on the cotton ex-
change at 1919 o'clock, after the
report had been sent by Director North
to the speaker of the house 1t show
ed tnat 250,SS4 bales were yet to be
ginned, which added to the amount
ginned to that date, 9,99S,0OO bales,
means a total crop of 10.24S:846 haIoo