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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-23

Agency uperlutending the big In
dian payment of Sl5O,OOo, which
commenced thefe yesterday. This
payment Is preliminary to the great
payment to be made next year of a
million and a half IF dollars. Over
three thousand dollars was paid out
yesterday. The payment at this
time is very acceptable TO the In
dians, many of whom are IN need of
the comforts it will bring.
4 4 a
Babe Will Die-Two small child.
rem OF Andrew Brown, farmer liv-
ing five miles south of Vebleu, were
playing with sticks which they had
lighted by pokiDg them through the
bars:of the CRATE of the stove, then
throwing them at each other. One of
the children, a girl OF year and =
half, had her dress set on fire and
before the flames could be extin
guished the flesh had been. entirely
burned from the right side OF her
BODY leaving the ribs bare. She can.
not recover. rasa III
= 4 o.
Gambling House Ra'd-Last Fri
day sherlff Miuder made a raid upon
the gambling house run by Ole Nit
Doe and Gene Gilman. cor..l<
rests were made, but at the hearing
Tuesday before Judge Prindeviile.
Mitooe and Gilmour were bound
over to the next term Of court aud
the others we're allowed to- 60 as
the evidence was not scoDside dereu
Sufficient to prosecute ST asaz ea'sss
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-23

the employment of drunlls and yags
Oh street work This city has cen
the mecca for the element that de
cllnes to labor and If the new ordi-
nance is made effective it is expected
that some of them vii give the city
a wide berth. Because of the length
of time SNOW remains on thu side
walks here in the winter months, the
new ordinance will include p,ovls-
ion by which when property owners
refuse to act, they cah have the snow
removed and tax the cost up against
tie property,
Death of Unknown Mana man
supposed to be named Ryan, died at
the court house Tuesday night, under
distressing circumstances. The man
was stranger who had been EN-.
ployed on a threshlDg rig in this
vicinity, and about two weeks ago
had been brought before the board Of
insanity. The charge Of insanity
was set aside, as 1t appeared to be
clear case Of delirium tremens. The
malady, however, seemed to become
worse, and finally deve,oped into
pneumonia, which resulted fatally,
as we have stated; the man having
been detained, as he did not recover
from his delirlum. Nothing further
IS known of the man, his former resi-
dence " past history; even the name
is not known to be correct.
A Clever Swindler-Sherin Min
der has recently received communi-
cation from Adams County, ILL.,, offer
Ing reward Of 1909 for the appre.
henslon Of clever swiod!er who has
been WORKING a very sharp game in
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-23
A Thanksgiving.

zz7HANlAS be to Thee, o God!
w Not that Thou sot the dnrken.d sky with light
VI countless stars n solemnity-
But that some soul who in
Sees one star through the windows little pane
And by that CLEAN of hope, first prays Thee.
Thanks be to Thee. God!
For thrubbing he worlds voice thrills
But most for melody which
The bird in deepest d--orS
y child to sleep. he go.
CT Fames great chorus. hanting tunes we'll known.
Thanks be to Thee God!
For wondrous beauty which Thou glve
But most Oveliress
y green spot in the parched grass-the birth
OF some uure saltly life n vain
In hauns of wickedness which God.
Thanks be 10 Thee. o
or Autumn harvest
FOR love. for home, for laugeter terough
But of all for seeds which, sleep
OF Winter, for and Spring-tnc
Holding potcntial owth coming wears.
Edith Livingston
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-23

TOR sALE-No. 2 Remington typevrtt.r. =.
= built ana IN perfect condition. 4 bar
gam: Call 1t STANDARD once md see this
macnine u you want good typewriter cheap.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
DIDN'T LOSE HIM

1O8rd street and Indiana bogle
he man
Ganz family that he given respectable funeral and then got
a
thoroughly by the railroad authorities
Ganziks A settlement arrived at
La
complied with the claim would be
a the door
The
of
Of
In other 1 was str o h s funera
whi
known
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
SIX ARE DEAD
ONE IS DYING
Chicago Police Investigate
ing an Alleged Poison
Plot.
(specior to Lake County Timeso

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The suicide of Mrs.
Rose Vrzal. 1886 West 5Oth street, the
sixth member of her family to die with
in nine months, has tingled up the in
vestigation into what is believed to
have been Chicagos most startling
poison plot of years.
The woman died today as the result
of poison while the investigation of the
deaths Of her husband and four chill
! dren was at it's height.
The police have obtained evidence
that shows the woman to have been in
volved in a fued. A son OF Mrs Vrzal,
II years old, was stricken with
heart disease when his mother died. His
condition is serious and he may prove
the seventh victim in the family.
The police are investigating the two
theories. First Inspector Shippy de-
cIares that he has evidence of a fe%d
that existed between a relative of Mrs
Vrzal and herself because Mrs. Vzral
had declared she would not leave any
of her money to this relative. Second
Inspector Shippy declares he is IN pos
session of evidence relating TO a ro-
nance in which Mrs. Vrza1 had received
the attentions of man who wished tc
marry her.
AS soon as Coroners Physician Lewke
has finished postmortem examination
over Mrs Vrzars body Coroner Hon
man and Inspector Shippy Will appea-
before one Of the court judges and ash
for an order permitting the exhumatior
of the body of Ella Vrzal, the las
child to die. The husband and fou
daughters o. Mrs. Vrzal died befor,
her Their bodies Will probably be ex
humed to determine whether they wer
poisoned with arsenic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
CALUMET AVENUE WILL BE
ONE HUNDRED FEET WIDE
Members of the beard of Public Works
Have Practically Decided to RecOm-
mend to the Council that Improve
mentS be Made.

The board OF public works have
practically decided to widen Calumet
avenue to width of 100 feet Yester-
day afternoon all Of the members Of
the board took a jaunt out on Calu-
met avenue and came back enthused
over the idea.
Calumet avenue is now eighty feet
wide. but 1t IS proposed to widen 1t to
100 feet SO that it may eventually be
used as a business thoroughfare. 1t is
proposed to take ten feet off from the
lots on each side of the street
The members of the board realize
that the rapid growth of the city will
make other business streets necessary
and they are showing considerable
foresight In taking measures to make
an ideal street of Calumet avenue be-
fore 1t is so improved that the ex-
pense OF the widening will be prohibi-
tive.
It is understood that this is but the
first Of several improvements of a like
nature that have been contemplated for
some time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Coroner Holds Inquest Over Remains
of Infant Daughter of Charles
Sherard.

Accidental death. lying smothered
in the bed Clothes was the verdict of
Coroner Hoskins this afternoon after
holding an inquest over the remains
of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Sherard, 14S Douglas street. In
terment took place this afternoon.
The infant was found dead in bed
yesterday morning where 1t had been
sleeping between MI and Mrs. Sherard.
They had spent the greater part of
the previous night out of bed with the
child and on the following night de-
cided TO take it to bed with them in
order to give it better care. Awaking
in the morning they found the child
smothered to death.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
STREET CAR co. TO LAY SWITCH.

At the meeting of the Whiting city
council Tuesday night the South Chi
cago City Railway company was
granted the privilege OF laying a
switch on 119th street between Ohio
and Pennsylvania avenues.
This question was brought before the
council several months ago when the
company asked for the right to lay a
switch so the cars could run direct to
East Chicago. making this their trans
fer poin. instead OF Whiting
The aldermen thought this a good op-
portunity TO ask for better service and
double truck cars, such as are used on
the blue line. The company disregard
ed the request and began running the
cars through by changing the trolley
and fender when they arrived at Put
mans corner. Then they went around
the loop and passengers would be sur
prised to find they were going back
wards.
This caused such delay and irregu-
4 lar service that people having five or
six blocks to go would get of and walk
rather than wait for the car.
The situation became so alarming
the aldermen were forced to take up
the matter again. and decided rather
than have the people who were COM
PEELED to patronize the company. in
convenienced in such a manner, they
! would grant the privilege.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
TROUBLE FOR THE
MAJESTIC TENANTS.
May be Basis of Legal Proceedings by
Office Tenants Who are to be Put
Ont TO Make Room for RemodeIing
HOstelry.

Rothschild & Co. of the Model Cloth
ing store. who occupy the building that
is soon to be transferred into the
rotunda of the remodeled Hotel Ma
jestic say they are not worrying about
a possible site for their store which
they Will be obliged to move as soon
as building operations for the hotel
Improvements begin. The Glennons
lease on the premises will begin May l.
Rothschilds & Co. say they have their
eye on number OF good properties
which offer desirable possibilities for
a thriving trade and they have already
secured options on a couple of these
In the meantime Office tenants in the
building that is to be appropriated by
the Majestic people. are frothing at
the mouth. Many have been located
there for some time and resent the idea
OF locating elsewhere. Some OF the
tenants threaten to bring legal pro
ceedings TO establish their rights in
the premises and threats to enjoin the
property owners from compelling them
to give up their rooms In the building
have been made
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
CHRISTMAS STORMY AND COLD;
HICKS MAKES PREDICTION
Rain VIII Come and Good Run of
SIeighing is Assured-StOrm Period
en- the 18th.

IN his forecast for December Rev.
Ira Hicks says:
"A cold wave will spread southwark
and eastward reaching most parts of
the country from about the 8rd to the
9th. Make your arrangements for
storms, with more or less rain, the
rain turning to snow. Look for fall
ing barometer rising temperature,
growing cloudiness and decided winter
storms, reaching a elimination, with
possibly winter lightning and thunder
about the 10th.
regular storm period covers the
18th to the 10th, having its center on
the 18th In all reason this will prove
one Of the most effective storm periods
for December. BY the 18th a general
change to warmer, with low barometer,
will be moving eastward in western
sections. The temperature will in
crease and the barometer continue to
fall as these conditions progress east
ward ClOudiness viii increase and by
the 14th to 18th general rain and wind
storms will develop
"A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the 18th, goth and 21st AS
this is at the center of the December
or winter, solstice period it will be
safe to count in a period of prolonged
stormy and severe weather. Storms
viii be more general and marked on
and touching the 10th and goth. but
threatening to storming conditions or
land and sea viii continue over the 21st
and 22nd into the storm period follow
ing.
a regular storm period is centra
on Christmas day. From about the
gath to the 27th look for the loves
fall OF the barometer in December. VIC
lent rain and snow storms will gather
rapidly in western parts and move east
ward with widening areas and increas
ing energy This is a period in which
many parts OF the country Will be Wis
tied by destructive sleet.
"A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the 30th and 31st. AS the yea
goes out more storms of sleet and snow
will be passing across the country
with the probabilities good for create
accommodations OF snow and ice iron
previous storms and cold in most part
Of this country"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
EAST LAWN SUBDIVISION
SOLD TO J. S. BLACKMAN.
Purchases Jointly With e. UIIrich,
Tract Embracing 135 LOts-PrOperty
of John Y. Chisholm of Bloomington.

John Y Chisholm of Bloomington.
Ill, was in Hammond yesterday and
while here disposed of his East Lawn
subdivision to J. S. Blackman and E.
Ullrich. The purchase price was $16,-
600 The East Lawn subdivision is To-
Gated on the East Side, between the
Michigan Central tracks and the Calu-
met river and takes in the following
streets, Logan, Indiana ave-, Michigan
avenue, and Wilcox. Mr.. Blackman
stated this morning that the lots would
be put on sale at once and could be
bought either on the installment plan
or cash.
The subdivision consists Of over IL
acres.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
NOW PLAN ANOTHER STORY
TO NEW BANK BUILDING
A. III. Taper Who VIII Erect n New
Home for the Citizens German Ma
tlOnnI Hank Sees Need for More
Office Room.

Owing to the present great demand
for modern and up-to- date office rooms
and the fact that the demand will be
even greater when the Majestic block
is converted into a hotel, Tony Taper
has decided to make the new Citizens
German National bank building three
stories instead of two.
This will make the new building an
imposing structure and will improve
the looks Of South Holman street CON
siderably. The whole main floor will
be used for bank purposes but the two
upper floors will be converted into
office rooms.
It is also said that the change in
plans involves the Installing of an ele-
vator to make the upper floor more ac-
cessable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
WOULDN'T TAKE THE MONEY:
MEN TRY TO BRIBE COPPEI
Arrested For Disturbing the Peace, f,
Two Young Fellows Display Wad
But 1t Doesn't Work In Hammond.

Two young men were taken into
custody by officer Whitaker yesterday
afternoon for causing a disturbance at
the Erie depot and caused those who
saw the arrest considerable amuse-
ment by Offering the officer a wad Of
money If he would let them go.
They found that they were deal
ing with men of a different calibre
than officers they read about in the
Chicago newspapers, when the officer
refused the money and marched them
all the faster to the station. Whitaker
was not a little embarrassed at the way
he had been sized up and quite angry
at the imputation that he was open to
bribe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
Aldermen Inclined to Go
Slow in Giving Michigan
Central Franchise.
FEAR It WILL Be A JOKER
Nickel Plate Specifications For Sta
ton House Regarded as
Too Stingy.

Now that a new Michigan Central
station is almost in sight for Ham
mond. it stln seems to be in a rough
sea when it comes up for discussion
in the city council. Although the or
dinance granting the Michigan Cen
trail the right Of way over Hammond
streets with three additional tracks.
was read for a second time still there
was some hesitation to let Ii go to its
third reading for fear that there may
be trap-door somewhere through
which the company might escape in
stead OF living up to it's contract in
giving Hammond a new depot and con-
sequently the third reading and pas
sage was deferred until the next ses-
sion of the council
In plans submitted to the board of
public works and the members of the
council was shown a depot similar to
one now In Dowagiac Mich In return
for the desired franchise the Michigan
Central people promise to give Ham
mond such a depot.
Go Slow, Says Becker.
Alderman Becker was in favor of
making haste slowly until the council
sees its way clearly. Mr.. Eastwood
on the other hand. urged that the con-
tract should be closed now and thus
assure the depot, because of the pos
sibility of the company's withdrawal
in case the injunction now pending
against the city should be decided ir
favor of the company and right
thereby given the latter to lay, its
additional three tracks without the
now seemingly necessary franchise
Both the stands taken by Messrs
Becker and Eastwood are for the bet
terment of the city, and while Mayor
Becker is very much in favor OF
4 the depot, he would nevertheless lik,
| to see the injunction taken into tn,
courts and there have it decided
whether railroad company has
right to lay additional tracks on it,
right Of way over streets that were
plated after the right of way was Sc
cured. Should the court decide in fav
or the company it would relieve tn,
council and the mayor from the dis
tasteful work OF granting or giving
away franchises.
Nickel Plate Plan Not Considered.
The specifications that the Nicke
Plate railroad company submitted 70
a new depot that 1t is willing to Civ
for another track franchise, was no
considered at all, on the grounds tha
| the new depot would be TOO small an
was referred back to the board Of pub
lie works with instructions that a de
pot similar to the one which the Michi
gan Central is ready to furnish, /
desired
An appropriation recommended b
city Controller j. D. Smalley. for tn
reduction of the $3.50 assessment o
Fayette street, was made and amount
ed to $529.25.
Aldermen Schroeder and PASCAL
made complaints about the stree
lights and the South Holman stree
pavement. respectively. and conse
quently the city attorney was ordere
: to write to the South Shore Gas
Electric company telling them ths
: their service was bad. while the boar
| OF public works was instructed to loo
! after the South Holman street pave
! ment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
GoSTLIN TO NEW YORK.

Postmaster w. H. Gostlin is visiting
in New York. A message from him to-
day says that he has heard Caruso
and Bonci; seen the animal house.
Broadway at it's best and all the rest
of it He will come back in a few
days more in love with Hammond
than ever.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05

a belt on one OF the big dynamos in
the electric lighting plant at East Chi
cago broke and was thrown with such
force against the door that it knocked
a large hole in the door. The dynamo
was revolving at such rate when the
accident occurred that when the belt
broke it was twisted off its foundation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
AWARD FRANCHISE TO
ELECTRIC COMPANY
Grants Right to Build Spur Track to
Connect Goshen, South Bend & Chi
cagO Road With ChicagO-New York
Electric Line.
lsnecinI to Lnlke Countx Time.l.

LaPorte, Dec. 5.-The county COM
missioners of LaPorte county this
morning granted a franchise to the
Goshen, South Bend & Chicago railroad
to build a spur track from point in
this city TO connect with the main line
of the projected Chicago-New York
Electric line which traverses Lake
county.
The Chicago. Lake Shore and South
Bend Railroad company has contracted
for a site near Michigan City for the
building of the monster power house
which is to operate the cars between
South Bend and Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
vACIA STILL IN DANGER.

Paul vacai. the Indiana Harbor man.
who was stabbed by Steve Kodez. his
Hungarian countryman, is still in a
critical condition at St. Margaret's hos
pital. His recovery is not expected.
His assailant IS at the East Chicago
police station and last evening, after
being 'sweated" by the authorizes,
pleaded guilty to the stabbing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
KILLED TWENTY sQUIRRELs.

August Koeniger must know where
to find squirrels for he went out yes
terday and killed twenty. He gave
part of them away and brought about
ten Of them home. He says they were
shot near Glen Park on the Nickel
P ate and that the hunting is fine in
that vicinity. The bushy tailed fellows
were fat and sleek and have evidently
been living on the fat of the land
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05

Mr.. Schaaf has been putting in time
during the past two weeks in straight
ening up accounts of the justices of the
peace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
OBSERVATIONS OBJ ARTIE.

} Everybody seems to be SELL
} ing Iots," said Artie, as he stood
} in the doorway of Summers
} drug store to keep out of the
} rain.
, "Pretty nearly ever man you
} meet has some real estate
} scheme that he's going to make
, money on as soon as Hammond
, gets to booming. That's where
, lose out. I've always had
faith in Hammond and have
stood by this city through thick
D and thin. know where L
3 think 1 could invest some money
. and make chunk. In fact I
D know a man that would sell
q n lot at a cheap price and /
. know a man that would buy
q that same lot for a good price,
o and here 1 have to let these
q good things slip by just be-
. cause / hnyn't got the money
Q to invest. Why, I'd be worth a
q thousand dollars If / only had
= the money. Well, I've got to
= get busy"
9 Cut out the yearning, Artie.
g What's your dope on the wealth
q err
q Rain turning to snow tonight
q followed by clearing weather
q Thursday; decidedly colder
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05

Rain turning to snow tonight
followed by clearing weather
Thursday; decidedly colder
Thursday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-24

The Cumberland sank. her flag fly
ing and her guns firing with the
decks awash, while, when summoned
to surrender, Morris replied, Never.
I'll sing alonsside!" and made his
words good. Immediately after the
Cumberland was sunk the Congress
was attacked, and her commander
Lieutenant Joe Smith, was killed AZ
ter fighting until she was helpless
and being unable to bring her guns
to bear, the ship was surrendered;
but when Smiths father, old Commo-
doGe Joe Smith. who was On duty at
Washington, saw by the dispatches
from Fit. Monroe that the Congress had
hoisted the white flag. he said quietly
Then Joe's dead" Surely no father
could wish to feel a prooder certainty
OF his boys behavior than the old Com
modore showed he possessed when he
thus spoke: and no naval officer could
hope to win I finer epitaph.
We have met to-day to do honor to
the mighty dead. Remember that
our words of admiration are but as
sounding brass and tikltnS cymbalS If
we do not by steady preparation and
by the cultivation Of soul and mind
and body fit ourselves so that IN time
Of need We shall be prepared to emu
late their deeds. Let every midship-
man who passes through this insdtu-
tomb Of John Paul Jones. that while
no courage can atone for the lack OF
that efficiency which comes only
through careful preparation in ad-
vance, through careful training OF the
men. and careful fitting out Of the
engines of war. yet that none OF these
things can avail unless in the moment
of crisis the heart rises level with the
crisis. The navy whose captains will
not surrender are sure in the long run
to whip the navy whose captains VIII
surrender, unless the inequality OF
skill or force is prodigious. The couT-
age which never yields can not take
the place of the possession OF good
ships and good weapons and the abD-
ity skillfully to use these ships and
these weapons: but its presence VIII
often atone for many other shortcom-
inSs. and il with it are combined the
other military qualities. the fortunate
owner becomes literally invinci6le-