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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14

Three or four Topeka men who have
been more or less devoted to two To-
peka sisters have received a number
Of anonymous letters on the subject
one of the men was also the recipient
of number of anonymous letters
about a year ago when an anonymous
letter scandal that threatened to
break up many a happy home and did
break up an organization or two was
the talk o. the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14

A Topeka bachelor. who. like every
one who hasn't tried it for himself,
thinks he would be a great match
maker. is starting a private matri-
monial bureau and is known as the
vice president and general manager
of the National Heart Trust, Cupid
the silent partner at the head of the
firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14

Mrs Margaret Hin McCarter has
been asked to speak at a celebration of
City high school January %. Lieutenant
Governor David J Hanna of Hill City
viii be the other speaker. The Santa
Fe trail. i'm the marking of which the
Kansas D. A. r. are interested and for
which they are trying to get the CO.
operation of the school children of the
state, viii share with other Kansas his
tory on the programme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14

The next Assembly dance viii be
given Thursday, February l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14

EIr and Mrs Willis Gross of Boston
who have been at the Copeland for a
number of Gays viii leave tomorrow
for California where they are to spend
the remainder of the winter Mr.. Gross
who has a rational reputation as a
writer on Christian Science and is a
prominent contributor to the Christian
Science Journal was formerly reader of
the First Chruch of Christ. Scientist, in
Topeka, and has many friends here. An
informal reception was given at the
church Friday evening for Mr.. and Mrs.
Gross.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
MISS CRoNIN LOSES CASE.

I'VE. the jury, find for the defend
ant"
When the above finding was an
nounced By Judge Truesdale in the
circuit court room yesterday after
noon, the $4,000 libel suit case of
Miss Bessie Cronin against Atchison
& Jones, came to an end.
The verdict was not a surprise, as
it seemed to be the universal opin-
ion that the result would be as it
was.
The jury was ready to report with
in ten minutes after receiving in
structions from the court. The jury
was kept locked in the room for over
an hour as the electric bell would
not respond. and their wants could
not be made known.
Miss Cronin's attorneys immedi-
ately fled motion for new trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
OVER THE BACK FENCE
FOR GEORGE MCCLELLAN.
Whiting Youth Wanted on Serious
Charge Eludes Officers With War
rant.

Especial to Lake County Times).
Whiting, Ind, July 1-On the
complaint of Miss Rose Mateja,
state warrant was issued by Justice
Geo. ". Jones Saturday morning for
the arrest of Geo. Mcclellan. Jr., of
Schrage Avenue. on the charge of as
sault and battery. When OHcer
Charles Muller went to the McClel-
Ian home to serve the warrant SAT-
urday evening he was informed by
the young mans father that the OBJ
ject Of his search had been told that
the officers were looking FOR him and
had hastily left the house half
hour previous. going over the back
fence and across lots as fast as his
legs would carry him
This is not the first time that Nc
Clenan has been sought on a war
rant sworn out by the young woman.
Some months ago the Mateja girl
gave birth to a child and at that time
he was pursued TO Hammond and ar
rested. charged with being the father
Of the child. When he was con-
fronted by the girl there was a scene,
which terminated. it is said, IN Nc
CIellan promising to make the girl
his wife, whereupon the charges were
dropped and the pair returned tc
the Mcclellan home, where the girl
had been a servant. Since that time
she and her child have made their
home with the McClellans. but the
pair have never been married as fal
as can be found out 1t is said that
they recently quarreled about hi:
failure TO do as he had agreed an6
that he struck her during the alter
cation. for which offense she want.
him arrested.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Tried on Sunday; Fined.

Justice George W. Jones was COM
PEELED to hold court in Whiting on
Sunday 1t was all because Frank
Dudash beat his brother-in-law Chas
Sarfne. Sarfine was arrested and
demanded an immediate trial. He
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
was fined 81 and costs. aggregating
$f4. Then he swore out warrant
fer the arrest of the complainant.
Sarfine. charging him with wife-beat-
ing. He explained to the court that
the reason he had licked his brother
in-law was because Sarfine had beat
en- his wife, that is Sarfine's wife,
who is Dudash's sister. Sarfine gave
bonds and was released to appear for
trial this evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
GARY ASSUMES THE
DIGNITY OF TOWN
Application for Permission
to Incorporate Filed
With Board.
KNOTTS-HO MES SPONSORS
Population 334, Territory Fourteen
Square Miles-Provision for
New Roads.
Especial Correspondence

Crown Point, Ind, July 2.-The
city of Gary will soon take on cor
porate existence as a town.
At a meeting of the County Com
missioners today. Messrs. Knots &
Bomberger appeared for the people of
Garry and presented the formal ap-
plication for permission to incorpor-
ate Gary as a town. The customary
bond was filed and all the conditions
provided by law complied with. II
was shown that Gary at present has
a population of 334 souls. The map
filed with the application shows an
acreage of 1919 acres or fourteen
square miles, within the proposed
town limits.
The Board approved the petition
and set July / 4 as the date for the
people in the territory to hold an
election to determine if it is the wish
of the inhabitants of the place to
be incorporated as a town. This. of
course, is a mere formality, and Gary
assumes corporate existence.
To comply with the requirements
of the law it was necessary to- have
two citizens of the community which
seeks to be classed as a town to ap-
pear before the board and p' esent the
APPLICATION in person. The persons
selected to comply with this formal
ity were A. F. Knots and Oliver
Holmes, who is A. r. Knott's private
secretary
This is the most important work
of the board today.
Contracts let for gravel roads and
bridge were approved and taken
under consideration. The referend-
um vote in the matter of the Hobart
gravel road was reported to have
resulted in 2SS for and 81 against.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02

mond man was supposed to have the
tryst with the fish
Pretty tough" said the Ham
mond man. half proudly and half
apologetically, .'but just wait till An
tonic appears
apears. !"
Antonio eventually appeared.
Bring it on, Antonio" cried APP
plus Claudius.
Antonio swabbed his leaky brow
with his apron. Il am so sorry" he
said, but there is no fish,
What. No fish? What kind of a
deal is this?"
1T is too bad" whined Antonio,
but we are all out"
The Chicago man looked out of the
window while his wife famed her
self furiously.
well" said Appeus Claudius.
bring us something
You must wait them said An
tonic. It'll | send to Whiting for a
can of sardines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02

and, that while there, Spencer Wink
Ter resented the liberty that Baldac-
cini had taken in addressing her.
Baldaccini claimed he was struck
by Winkler without any notices; that
they were strangers to each other
until after the fight, when they be-
came better acquainted
Mrs. Luthman admitted that she
had met Baldaccini before.
In speaking of showing the gun,
the foreigner said: 81 could not
help myself, when a stranger step
ped up to me and without warning
hit me IKE Winkler hit me. l did
not intend to use it on him. merely
wanted to scare him. Capt. Peters,
q broth er-in-1aw to Mrs. Luthman,
followed me after the fight, when
was on my way home, and stopped
me near the state line. He marched
me to the jail for a number of blocks
with my arms up, although l offered
him my gun so he need not be afraid
of me. It's a disgrace to make a
man walk that way
Il am sorry that my name should
be connected with this affair, espec-
tally when l was not looking for any
trouble said Mrs. Luthman this
morning. 4 have enough to do tc
take care of myself and my husband
without dallying around with
strangers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Hammond italian and West
Hammond Woman
Figure in Fight.
SPENDS MIGHT IN JAIL
Clerk in Scaten's Fruit Store Crosses
State Line and Dra=ys Gun on
Would-be Rival.

The timely interference of the
police at Carl Helms saloon at West
Hammond last night, stopped a fight
between two men over a West Ham
mond woman.
Gust Baldaccini. an employe in
Paul Scaten's ice cream parlor and
Spencer Winkler were fighting over
the woman in the case, said to be
Mrs Luthman.
Baldaccini was arrested after the
fight for carrying concealed weapons,
having flashed a gun in Winkler's S
face, but was released this morning
after Ernest Freelang of West Ham
mond, went bail for him to appear
in Judge Flynn's court this after
noon.
A dance was going on in the Helms
hall and for some time the little vii
lage was very much alive when ex-
cited crowds gathered around the
building TO witness the fight.
The story given by Balaccini and
Mrs Luthman as the cause OF the
fight is a very conflicting one.
Baldaccini met Mrs. Luthman ot
West Hammond, by appointment al
the Helms dance hall, is the admis
sion made by the italian to Time:
reporter this morning.
Mrs. Luthman, however strenu
ously denied the assertion made b,
the Italian. saying that she went t.
the dance with number of friends
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
BLAIR BREAKS RECORD;
SUMMERS WINS MILE.
Hammond Athletes Cover Themselves
With Glory at Big Chicago Meet
and Get Places in Three Events
The 100 Bothers Spot"

Saturday will always be a memo
rable day in Spot" Blair's athletic
career, for it was then that he sue
ceeded in winning, in competition
with such athletes as Markley, Irons
and Hahn, the 22O yard dash in the
exceedingly good time of % 1-5
seconds.
In so doing he smashed the Cen
trail A. A. U. record made by Archie
Hahn in 1904 and atoned for his de-
feat by the ex-Michigan runner in
the one hundred yard dash earlier in
the day.
Summers helped himself to few
points too but his event, the mile,
was won in competition with high
school athletes while Blair got right
in with the top notchers and then
worried them considerable about
every event in which he was entered
Blair was a whilrwind in the 22O
yard dash. He was a little slow in
starting but after the first so yards
when ne got we'll under way, he
pulled away from his competitors al
though their company was exceed.
ingly distasteful to him.
Although Blair is becoming very
well known among athletes all over
the west as q fast dash man, his
work Yesterday was revelation t
all who saw him run. He showed
an amount OF reserve speed ever
while winning the 220 in record
time that warrants the prophecy o.
a great future for the Hammond run
ner
Blair was also a contestant in th'
one mile relay race and succeeded
in making up five yards and gaining
five for his team in the quarter hi
ran but the Chicago University team
as a whole was too fast for the C
A. A. team and so Blair's good worl
was unavailing-
TIMES WANT ADS GET RFcTTT n,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02

The Chicago Marching Club has it's
outing at Michigan City on that day
for the Democrats of the tenth con-
gressional district. Incidentally. ac-
cording to the Michigan City News.
Mayor Beckers boom is to be
launched.
At the time when the big meeting
is on Mayor Becker will be in Mon
tana where he has large farming in
terests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
MAYOR BECKER NOT A CANDIDATE

Il am not a candidate, nor shall
l be one for congressman of the tenth
district. Those who started that
boost are no friends Of mine" -
Lawrence Becker, Mayor Of Ham
mond
This statement was given to a
Lake County Times reporter today
when the mayor was asked about his
candidacy being formally launched at
Michigan City on July IA.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
HOTEL CHANGES HANDS.

The management of the Monon
Hotel at South Hammond has gone
into the hands of Col. Fred Lash of
the Lash Hotel in State Street The
change was made last week, but did
not go into effect until yesterday
when the Lash people took hold of
it. The South Hammond hotel was
formerly in the hands of William
Pattee of S Louis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Perch !? No. Sardines.

without reckoning upon his host,
a Hamond man Of cheerful tempera-
ment, extended cordial invitation
TO Chicago friend to cut out the
usual home dinner and come out to
Hammond and revel in fried perch.
paper napkins and oil cloth table
covers.
THE service won't be like Rectors
or the Wellington, explained the
Hammondite. but you once go
against that fried perch Just out Of
the water and those young onions
just out of the grend, you'll want to
quit your hapy home and camp for
ever on the sandy beach"
When the Chicago man went home
and told his wife of the proposition
that had been put UP to him, she
thought it would be quite a lark.
They came. they saw. the suf-
fered
After spraining a few French
heels and awakfng a few eosns nat
had long been dormant. the party
arrived at the shack where the Ham
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Populace Answers Call of
Cool Breeze and Fried
Perch.
SCHMIDTs HAVE GOOD TIME
Old Man Plays Pinochle While the
Old Woman Tends Youthful
Flock.

Happiness, like everything else, IS
purely matter of comparison. The
Schmidt family of Hegewisch indulg-
ed in a wagon picnic on the lake
front yesterday. The Schmidt fam
lily numbers eight, including the old
man and the old woman. The olive
branches start with Heinie, who is
IL and taper off to an obvious prob
ability Yesterday Mrs. Schmidt
had charge of the flock The Old
man got mixed up in pinochle
game directly after the family
pitched camp and did not break
away except for half an hour dur
ing which he devoured the contents
of two of three lunch baskets.
Heinie ventured beyond his depth
and came near drowning himself and
his little brother, Conrad. Mrs.
Schmidt had to wade in and save
them Gretchen, while wading,
slipped on a broken bottle and came
ashore wailing and bleeding. Louie,
the four-year-old, rambled off into
the brush and it took Mrs Schmidt
and hour and a half to find him.
When she brought him back to camp
and tethered him to drift log, she
put in another pleasant hour picking
the sand burrs out of Louisa's hair.
When that was done, the dill pick
les and ice cream got to quarreling
in little Katrina's inwards. When
the family reloaded at O'Clock the
old man slapped the old woman on
the broad back and asked cheerily,
Didn't we enchoy ourselves, maw?"
Take to the Lake.
20, yes Hans, answered Mrs.
Schmidt, with sigh of satisfaction;
we had a lofely time"
The Schmidt family formed only
an atom in the bunch that put in
the hot Sunday on the Lake Front.
Hammond contributed about two
thirds of its population to the molly
throng.
A real estate man from Chicago
who has designs on a few tracts
hereabouts, was being shown over
the town by citizen of abiding
faith in future possibilities. remark
ed to his escort, Pretty good look
ing town. but where are the people?"
The question was not ill-timed. for
one could have turned loose a gatling
gun in Holman street and escaped
with no more serious charge to ans
wer than that of anticipating the
Fourth of July and disturbing the
Sabbath stiffness.
The people had fled as though pur-
sued by a pestilenee. They had
gone. most of them, over where
they could hear the swish of the
waves and revel on the odor of fry
ing fish.
The odor was about all they could
get. The Just out" sign was display
ed in all the alfresco cafes that stand
with their feet in the water on the
other side of the piles of Stag and
the maze OF railroad tracks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
BOY HAS FOOT MASHED.

The Eschenbach boy and several
of his playmates We're fooling with
the penny-in-the-slots in front of
viii Mee's store. when he knocked it
over.
1t fell on the foot of a boy named
Lucht and injured it so badly that
he was unable to use it. Oflcer Els
ner took the boy home in a buggy
where his wounds were dressed by a
physician. 1t is not known whether
any bones were broken or not.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Illegal SEEMING Going on
Both at Cedar Lake and
Kankakee.
BLIND TO VIOLATIONS
Wardens Overlook Most fragrant
Transgressions of Despoilers
of Finny Tribe.

AS result of the recent disclos-
ures of illegal seining at Cedar Lake,
a body of organized fishermen is be-
ing organized among local sportsmen
for the better enforcement of the
fish and game laws. Already fifty
members have been secured and it is
hoped to secure a membership of 200
hundred in Lake County. The new
organization will elect officers, adopt
bylaws and a set of rules governing
members. 1t will hire patrolmen and
offer liberal rewards for evidence of
violations of the fish or game laws
that will lead to convictions. The
membership list will be kept secret
and the violators of the law will not
know whom to avoid
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02

TINES WANT ADS GET RESULTS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Traps in Kankakee.

Trap nets are used exclusively in
the river as the snags and bushes
prevent the drawing of a seine. The
net will be set across the opening of
a bayou, leading off from the river,
and then the fishermen will work
down. driving the fish into the net
Some great hauls of pike. pickerel
and black bass have been made in
this manner, and the river has been
so depleted of fish that hook and line
fishing is almost useless.
The sportsmen of Rensselaer,, Low
ell, Hebron and surrounding county
will be asked to cooperate with the
local organization
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Illegal SEEMING Notorious.

Illegal fishing at Cedar Lake has
been made notorious by the arrest of
a deputy game warden who was en-
gagged in seining. and other violations
have been numerous. At the Kan
kakee River it has been publicly
known for a long time that certain
people always had plenty of fish when
no one else could get any. and they
have become 50 bold that they pur-
sue their nefarious work in open day
light under the very noses of the
game wardens.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-09
PAR|SIANS SEND
THEIR DONATION
Mail $4,000 and Say
That More Is on
the Way.

Paris Is sending its contributions to
San Francisco direct. Raphael WE'LL
cabled the following message to mis-
house in Paris:
"Lazard Freres & Co., Paris: Gov
ernment Washington refuses foreign
contributions. Distress very great. Can
you start subscriptions to relief COM
mittes here direct? Would be most
welcome. RAPHAEL WE'LL
The following reply came yesterday;
Raphael Well. care London, Paris
and American Bank, 1906 Pacific ave-
nue. American Chamber Of Commerce
In Paris has opened subscription
amounting SO far to 10000 francs, OF
which $4,000 francs already forwarded
by mail to Mayor Schmitz.
'T4AZARD FRERES, & CO..
Mayor Schmitz cabled the following
acknowled gment:
"San Francisco, May s, 1905.
"Lazard. Paris: Telegram WE'LL re-
cetved. Accept thanks citizens Sar
Francisco. SCHMITZ, Mayor"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-09
Mayor Hopes to Have the
Companies Show a
Liberal Hand.
Wants Meeting Arranged
With the Committee
OF Citizens.
Wishes to Have the Side
OF Property Owners
Presented.

Mayor Schmitz has requested that a
conference be held between a COM
mittee from the Fire Underwriters
Adjusting Bureau and municipal in
surance committee for the purpose OF
placing insurance matters on a more
definite basis.
The Fire Underwriters Adjusting
Bureau has decided to exclude losses
caused by earthquake or dynamite
from the adjusting now being made by
it This policy is. explained on the
ground that the smaller companies
would be severely damaged If the let
ter OF fire Insurance contracts were
not strictly adhered to by the ADJUST
ers. 1t is hoped that the conference
proposed by the Mayor may result in
a relaxation OF the bureaus decision
in way that would not impern ths
smaller companies.
When the general adjustment has
been made. however. each company
will be free to make any ruling it may
find expedient. 1t is probable that the
larger and stronger companies win deal
literally with their policy holders. In
deed. it Is generally believed that tina
leading companies viii extend their
policies to cover losses from either
earthquake or dynamite.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-09
BANKS WILL
OPEN DOORS
ON JUNE |
Financial Houses Set a
Date to Resume
Business.
Executive Body Finally
Reaches a Definite
Agreement.

The executive committee Of the San
important decision yesterday that the
commercial banks of the city will re-
sumo business In their own locations
not later than June l and as much
earlier as possible. A resolution was
adopted unanimously to this effect by
the committee. The principal con-
sideration In fixing the date is the
condition Of the bank vaults.
Frank ]. Symmes and w. ]. Bart
nett. the committee on vaults, sub
niitted report that by June all the
commercial bank vaults may be
opened safely This opinion was
based ON the facts submitted by vault
experts, who are daily investigating
temperatures and other conditions re-
lating to the time for reopening.
Several Of the commercial banks will
be orened in old locations. More viii
be found in new places. A committee
has the selection Of quarters in its
charge. Some banks viii be housed
IN temporary quarters. The Anglo
Californian Bank. the Bank OF Cali
fornia, the American National and the
CIocker- Woolworth National banks,
the Union Trust Company and the
Mercantile Trust Company will re-
sumo business on their old sites. The
Wells-Targo National Bank win have
quarters with the Union Trust Conn
pany temporarily.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-09

uation in that city was received in
New York yesterday:
One hundred cars in operation yes.
terday. Gross receipts S6,373.2O.
Water extended to North Beach power
station last night Two hundred cars
in operation today, including line to
San Mateo. All electric lines except
some Of those in burned district will
be in operation tomorrow. In addi-
ton Market street throughout has
been equipped with the overhead troll
ley since the fire and is now in full
operation. We will start several ad-
ditlonal electric lines In the burned
district as soon as dangerous walls
are removed. We will then give
through electric service in all parts
Of the city. Normal conditions are
being promptly restored and the city
viii be rapidly rebuilt" -