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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
Real Estate Owners Must Improve Property to Increase
Population of Calumet District
THERE IS LITTLE MONEY IN MERE DIRT
The Disease "Specu Must StagnaOn
Will Be Brought About
By Roscoe E. Woods.

Hammond is either TO become a
city of "fioaters'' or a community of
home-loying citizens; a South Chi
cago or an Evanston. 1t is for the
property owners of this city to de-
eide and votes for this proposition
can be cast in but one way; namely
to build houses.
The house famine has become so
serious that there is not an industry
not business house, and not an in
dividual who has not in some way
directly or indirectly been affected
by it.
AS to the causes which have
brought about this condition of af-
fairs, the one usually mentioned is
the high cost of materials and the
unusually high cost of labor An
equally cogent reason for a lack of
houses is what real estate men have
diagnosed as a serious case of ''spec-
ulitis.
A great many owners of Hammond
realty think they have in their little
plot of marketable dirt an undiscov-
cred gold mine and they are only
waiting for another Gary to settle
down on their particular piece of
ground to make them wealthy men.
The result is that owners or unim-
proved property are waiting for a
fortune to come their way instead of
getting out and finding one. They
seem to prefer to allow their land to
lie idle and pay taxes on it than to
improve it and collect dividends.
Build or Decay
1t is the effect of a dearth of houses
on the present and future of this city
that should be the matter of greatest
concern to those who have the well
fare of the city at heart.
A reporter for the Lake County
Times interviewed the heads of the
principal manufacturing establish
ments in Lake county and the result
of the interview was a revelation.
Some time ago A. F. Knots was
widely quoted as saying that he be-
lieved that manufacturers should
discriminate against the unmarried
man as compared with those who
have families. When he advanced
this as the solution of threatened
labor troubles he came very near
pointing out one of the most serious
effects of the present house famine
on local industries and the city.
In every case the above mentioned
heads of manufacturing concerns said
that men with families were finding
it so difficult to secure houses that
they could not be induced to accept
employment. One of the most con-
spicuous examples of this being the
case of j. B. Krause, the superin-
tendent of the Chicago Lounge com
pany, who persuaded thirty of his
employees to bring their families and
come to Hammond to live. At the
present time there are just three of
them living in the city and the lack
Of houses is ascribed as the sole cause
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
APPELLATE COURT MINUTES.

5997. MeNay VS.. town of Lowell.
Lake c. c. Appellants petition for
additional time, etc. Granted;
twenty days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
Can't Live Under Sidewalks.

Mr.. Wilcox of the Conkey plant
struck the keynote when he said that
because of the lack of houses he was
compelled to hire a great many
young, unsettled, Irresponsible men
who come and go as they please and
realize their freedom from restraint
so fully that it is almost impossible
to get them to conform to the factory
regulations. Said Mr.. Wilcox: These
conditions bring into town the tran
sient and bum element, as our best
men object to being cooped up in the
only places of residence that are
available for them. These men are
now living all over the surrounding
country from Indianapolis to Chicago
and are very much dissatisfied with
their come and go way of living.
Frank S. Betz said, I'VE are COM
PEELED to put up with the younger
and less experienced men because
the older ones with families will not
come to Hammond until they are
assured that they can find houses to
live in"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31

Latonia, July Weather Clear,
track fast.
First race, five furlonge-Bitter
Miss first; Webber second; Light
ming Conductor third.
Second race, six furlongs-Toppy
Girl first; Esterre second; Jay Ward
third.
Third race, 8 II filrlongs-Lens
first; Fair Fagot second; Morales
third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
Trouble for Boatmen.

Recently Mr.. Kahl bought a six
ton launch which will carry sixty
persons, with the intention of carry
ing on an excursion business. The
first trip upon the Calumet" was to
be made last Sunday afternoon.
Thirty-seven persons gathered in the
launch for the trip. Capt. Kahl tele-
phoned the East Chicago authorities
telling them that he was coming
down the river and that they should
open the bridge for him, a precau-
ton that should not have been neces-
sary. The chief of police at East
Chicago promised to open and when
the launch arrived at the bridge, a
policeman was present informing the
people that he could not do anything
for them.
Mr.. Kahl said this afternoon: "The
United States authorities hold me
down to every particular of the law.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
AUGUST POLICE DETAIL.

The monthly shift of the police to
their new posts of duty will take
place tonight. Following are the as
signments which were made by Chief
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
THE WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool tonight
aud Wednesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
RECENT DEALS IN DIRT.

Ralph Groman bought of Gostlin.
Meyan and company a fifty-foot lot
on West Carroll street.
Samuel Rumfelt bought a lot on
Manila avenue yesterday.
Mrs. Allison who bought a lot on
Calumet avenue some time ago, got
the deed for the property today from
the Meyn real estate agency.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31

Fort Erie, July Weather clear
and track fast.
First race, five furlongs-ProIific,
first; Charlie Ward, second; Lady
Bateman, third.
Second race, six fur1ongs-Garnet
Wilson, first; Alsono, second; Rain
dance, third.
Third race, steeplechas, short
course-Lulu Young. first; Gypsano,
second; Dawson, third.
Fourth race, five one-half furlongs
Reside, first; My Bessie, second;
Bathmaria, third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31
TODAY'S RACING
RESULTS.

Brighton Beach, July 31.-Weath-
er clear; track good.
First race, six furlongs-Orphan
Lad, first; Somnus, second; Shaclkle.
third
Second race, / lie Bobbie
Kean and Lotus Eater ran dead heat;
Tyron, third.
Third race, six furlongs-Robin
Hood, first: Van Ness, second; Water
Tank, third.
Fourth race, the Nautilus stakes,
1 1-16 Redfriar, first; Gar
nish, second; 1.-TWO starters).
Fifth race, five and one-half fur
longs-Altuda, first; Fantastic, Sec
ond; Loring, third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31

for others leaving. Estimate the
average earning capacity of these
men at $50 a month or $4,000 a
year and it can easily be seen that
the business men of this city have
lost over $4,000 a year in local
trade from this small factory alone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-31

Our readers get Base Ball results
other paper reaching Hammond
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Muskoycc Cimeter.
New Army Bullet.

" would scom that In the typo of
bullet about 10 bo adopted by the
army thoro IB "A potent argument for
p"hc", This bullet is "a third light.
u ihnn any now In uBo but IL lS
most dondly. It's penetrating power is
such that NJ n mile IL would pass
through 10 mon. II these had tho
mlHchnncc To stand In line In front
OF II. At short range. says tho Phlla-
d"lphln Ledger. II viii go through 30
'hchoH 0f seasoned oak. At 800 yards
~ inches Of white pine fail To stop
u. and at 1000 yards II ia equal To
piercing lih inches, Tho day whom
safety llca In lodging behind troo
appears to be- passing. The strong
point about this admirable bullet In
the Hat trajectory with tho present
style OF bullet. fired az n target 1000
yards distant. one could stand with
perfect immunity ut many points be-.
tween tho muzzlo and the target. M
al 90 yards tho missile would pass
" feet over hla head Tho now bul.
lot shows u ton.foot rise Mt this dis
mnoo, Almost tho entire space
between muzzlo and target would bc
zone OF danger. only ono fault In
found by experts with tho modern bul'
ht, aud thiB IN n lack of accuracy.
Thoy think this may be overcome,
and oven II II shall not be- rcmcdicd
q regiment advancing and sowing tho
Held ahead with bullets capable OF
penetrating whatever thcy happen to
hlt would disconcort the enemy. II
IL not probable that advocates OF
peace viii admire tho fresh dovicc for
promoting the effectiveness Of troops.
but thcy may gain some comfort from
tho thought that nm implement so do
ntructivo might give pause to the I'M
pulao to declare war, and, anyhow.
that a battle marked by its uso would
BE- brsof,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
RIGHT HON e.
Doctor Recommends Postum from
Personal Test.

No one is better able TO realize the
Injurious action OF caffeine-the drug
in coffee-on the heart, than the doc
tor.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving OF coffee
and using Postum. he can refer with
full conviction 10 his own case.
A Mo. physician prescribes Postum
for many OF his patients because he
was benefited by il. He says:
Il wish To add my testimony in re-
gard 10 that excellent preparation
Postum. have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over 10
years. and part of the time was unable
10 attend 10 my business.
Il was moderate user OF coffee and
did not think drinking il hurt me, But
on stopping IL and using Postum in
stead. my heart has got all right, and
l ascribe il TO the change from coffee
10 Postum.
Il am prescribing II now In cases Of
sickness, especially when coffee does
not agree. or Affects the heart, nerves
OF stomach.
When made right IL has a much
better flavor than coffee, and is a vital
sus;ainer OF the system. shall con.
tinue 10 recommend il 10 our people.
and have my own case 10 refer To"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek. Mich. Read the little book,
The Road 70 Wellville," in pkgs.
There's \ reason"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Aunt Mary's "Ouiet" Funeral.

A dear old New England spnster.
the embodiment OF the timid and
shrinking, passed away at Carlsbad,
where she had gone for her health.
Her nearest kinsman, a nephew, or
dered the body sent back to be buried
AS was her last wish-in the quiet
little country churchyard. His sur
prise can be imagined, when, on open
ing the casket, he beheld, instead OF
the placid features Of his Aunt Mary,
the majestic port Of an English gen
eral in full regimentals, whom he re-
membered had chanced to die at the
same time and place as his aunt. At
once he cabled to the generals heirs,
explaining the situation and requesting
instructions. They came back as
follows Give the general quiet fu
neral. Aunt Mary Inferred to-day with
full military honors, six brass bands,
saluting guns"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart beats very
fast; then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her periods she is exceed
ingly despondent. Nothing pleases
her. Her doctor says: Cheer up you
have dyspepsia; you will be all right
soon"
But she doesn't get "all right" and
hope vanishes; then come the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves
al shattered and your courage gone.
but take Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. SEQ what 1t did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams, OF $40 l2th Street,
Louisville, Ky, niece of the late Gen.
erai Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham;
cannot tell you with pen and ink what
Lydia H. Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound
mas done Tor mo- ! suffered with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues.'
nervous and that ll-gone feeling. was
advised To try Lydia Il, Pinkhams Vegetable
compound, and IL not only cured my female
derans"ment hut II has RESTORED me 10 perfect
health and strength. Tho buoyancy of NV
younger days has returned, and l do not SUI
Ter any longer, with dependency, as did be-
Torn consider Lydia Il. Pnkhams Vege-
table Compound boon to sick and suffering
u you have some dersnsemest a
the female Organism write Mrs.
r'nAnsm' Lynn, Mass, for advice. :.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
QUEER TRICKS OF ANIMALS.
Seemed to Find Pleasure in Washing
Of Odds and Ends.

Beckmann gives a delightful account
OF coon which used to amuse itself
by washing various odds and ends in
bucket Of water. An old pot handle,
snail she'll or anything OF the sort
would do.
But the thing he loved best OF all
was an empty bottle. Clasping 1t in
his fore paws he would waddle slowly
to the bucket with the bottle clasped
close to his breast and then roll 1t
and rinse II In the water. If anyone
ventured to disturb him he was furi-
Gus and threw himself upon his back.
clinging so tightly to his beloved bot
tie that he could be lifted by 1t.
Groos says that bears will do the
same sort OF thing. He relates the
case OF polar bear which used to
roll an old iron pot to and fro in his
tank, and then, lifting it out, rub II
up and down In trough OF running
water. He stood on his hind legs
and used his fore paws exactly like q
washerwoman washing clothes.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
The Port Of Honq-kong.

Hong-Kong is one of the most active
shipping ports in the world, but 1t Is
not market. 1t is convenient point
for the transfer of cargoes from or
Intended for the different ports or
China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine
islands, Siam and other parts of the
east, but it is a small island, with a
limited population, who produce moth
ing and consume comparatively little
but handle great deal Of trade IN
transit.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Memmsen and Bacon.

Trinity college, Cambridge. possesses
q famous portrait ~ Rscon. The other
dsy when party NJ visiting German
editors viewed IL, they were told how
pr Mommsen. when II was pointed
out to him, stooi with folded arms
In traat ~ IL. Sai Observed: so.
IL Is YOU who gave US Lady Macbeth
and FSls,SS~
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
The National Debt.

Only about $3.50. .o0o. 900 OF tho pres.
ont bonded debt of Tho United States
h rcdccmahlc within thrco years. and
there should be- NO difficulty In paying
that amount Within the ported. says
the nankcrs' Magazine, More than
NiS,ooo, 600 is not rcdccmahlc for
nearly - years, whilo nearly s596 900.
600 has "a years 20 run, |, Is true that
the govornmcut has reduced the rate
ct interest In 1894 5000 900 ot the
debt bore 80 per cent. $50, ,ooo, 900
ave pcr cent and the remainder -four
pcr cent, Now ssSS,00O, 900 bears four
per cent, about $4,000, 900 three per
ecnt and nearly sS96, ,O00. 900 two per
scpt " the lougtim bonds, how,
ever the interest on sllS,OO0, 900 10
ms,erity will amount to 1S per cent,
" the face value and on the s5s6, ,ooo.,
200 to nearly 80 per cent
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

during a gravel attack, and had the
other usual symptoms of kidney trou-
ble-lassitude, headache, pain in the
back, urinary disorders, rheumatic
pain, ETC. | have box containing IA
gravel stones that l passed, but that
Is not one-quarter of the whole num-
Der. consider Doan's Kidney Pills a
fine kidney tonic
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
THE WORLDS NEED
A sTiCkLEs5 BUREAU DRAWER.
SAYS NH. SHORTLY.
His Experience Has Shown Him How
Much the Human Race Would
Be Benefited by Such an
Invention.

'VI'Hn', IhIB', MOUNTAINOUS
fortune" said Mr.. Shortly, awaits the
furniture manufacturer who will put
on the market n bureau with drawers
that won't stick
AS IL is. ! suppose that half the bu
rcaus In the world have drawers that
cant be opened without struggle
that couldn't be entirely closed with
out II mall and that could not then be
opened without an axe. have one
such bureau mysclf-a bureau with
drawers that Will never close entirely
bureau that tries me sorcly; and
am man Of even temper.
IF bureaus of this sort affect man
OF my solfcommand I'm this manner
what must their effect be upon
myrlnds of people Of dispositions more
cxcitablc and explosive? See what
trouble one Of these sticky drawer bu
rcnus has brought to friend OF mine:
He was n nice man, but lmpulsive
and somewhat given To sclf-indu..
gencc. and he fought with himself un
I'll one after another he had cut out
spring he cut that out and came forth
that strongest of all men, the man who
has conquered himself. In that splen
did strength he continued until day
before yesterday. when he fell.
'On that day. confident of his own
never thinking of Il In fact. he had
become now ~ he supposed 50 settled
In his power OF self-control. he tried
tn get collar out of his top bureau
drawer.
This drawer had stuck before. but
up To that day he had always managed
To open II somehow. and WI t was far
greater, tn keep his temper in opening
II: but on that day Il wedged and
stuck and resisted In manner that
would have tried any man and that
proved alas! too much In the end,
for my friend.
For when the drawer wouldn't
come. anyway, n cloud seemed To come
over his mind, and he grasped the two
handles of Il with his two hands and
planted his foot firmly against the
face of the drawer below and pushed
with that while he pulled ON the draw.
cr. viciously.
The drawer did yield ut last. but
when that came the bureau went over
under the pressure Of the foot he had
against IL, and the heavily loaded
drawer came down with its sharp back
edge square on the toes OF the other
foot
AN the neighhors said-the win.
dows being opened everywhere, as at
this season so that all could hear
that they had never heard anything
like Il. never; and my friend has got
to move. All were willing to admit,
when they learned the cause, that the
prsyocation had been great, but they
won't take another chance, and my
friend mus; 80,
And all because " n sticky bureau
drawer,
bureau builders, Think ~ the
benefits YOU would confer upon hui
manity by making bureaus with draw
crs that would open and close easily ,
Hut l don't appeal to your philan
thropic side, appeal to your cupidity
A fortune, a Himalayan fortune, awaits
the bureau builder who first puts on
the market \ bureau with drawers that
won't stick"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Never Fails.

There Is one remedy, and only one
have found, to cure without fail such
troubles in my family as Eczema,
Ringworm, and all others OF an itching
character. That remedy is Hunts
Cure. We always use it and it never
falls. w. NJ. Christian,
Rutherford, Tenn.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
CURED OF GRAVEL.
Not a Single Stone Has Formed Since
Usina Doan's Kidney Pills.

J. d. Daughtrey, music publisher.
OF Suffolk, Va, says: During two
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

The "iutcncctuals" W Sweden have
been much exercised over the kings
rcrusal to ratity the election NJ Prof,
schuk, ~ the University NJ upsals, to
the Swedish scademy, although he
was elected Nv an overwhelming ma.
krtty NJ the academicians The rca'
sNn ~ ktnS Oscars opposition ~ him
Is that he has written history "
GustsNus Ill, the tone NJ which Is
aispleasins to the present sovereign
rArtisans ~ the professor have been
sA,ins that this is soins lons way
tAr an oecnse, since GustaNus Ill, has
Neea dead much more than 100 years,
and considerably snteistei the found,
mg NJ the present HevnsSctte iy,
sss,s, RU, apparently the 'NfresSom
% teaching Is doomed ~ meet snsss
sew and then. in Sweden as well a.
"a America
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

or three years tnaC
| had kidney trou-
BILE | passed about
2iA pounds of gravel
and sandy sediment
in the urine. 1
haven't passed a
stone since using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
however, and that
was three years ago.
/ used to suffer the
most acute agony
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05

II somtimes happens that a man
wonders how his wife can be SO bright
and cheerful the next morning when
he has such an awful headache.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-10-05
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE THAT HAS never FAILED
Health Fully Restored and the Joy Of
Cife Regained.

When cheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLUES, it is
a sad picture. 1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling "out of sorts"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-23
THOUSANDS OF Jews COMING.
Great immigration Expected After Eas-
ter--will Avoid New York.

Berlin March e9.--Unusuahy large
numbers Of Jewish and Russian emf
grants TO the United States and South
America are expected to leave Germany
after Easter, and an influential commit
tee has been formed here to direct the
emigration to the best places. II IN
cludes Prof. Otto Warburg Of Berlin
University, Herr o. Oliyen, and Herr
Landau, editor Of the Bocrscn Courier.
So far as the United States is con
cerned the Committee will publish adj
vertisements throughout Russia advising
emierants to avoid New York and ali
the eastern states, and committees win
be formed at Galveston, New Orleans
Baltimore, and other southern seaports
which, cooperating with committees in
the interior will direct immigrants to
places whore they can work at their
trades. The committee here has been
informed that many jews who are we'll
to do are preparing to 90 70 the United
States.