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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-31
OHIO TOWN IN PERIL
OF RESERVOIR BREAK

Bellfontaine, Ohio, March 31.-Condi-
lions were much improved today at the
big Lewiston reservoir which threat
ened to break it's bounds last night and
inundate the town of LakevieW. The
weather became colder during the night
and the heavy rain which had fallen
for many hours turned to snow. Men
patroled the south bank Of the reser-
voir all night and were still on duty to-
day. Every fifty feet a man is sta
toned. At the least sign Of break an
alarm will be given.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-31

HARVARD WINS DEBATE.
New Haven. Conn, March 31.-The an
nual Yale Harvard debate held here last
night, was Won by Harvard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-31

LONDON GUARANTY AND ACCIDENT COM.
PAN4. lLimited.) Principal office in United
States: 80 Dearborn street, Chicago. III. Tor
ganlzed i'll 1852 A. W. Masters. United States
manager. Attorney to accept service in Min
III
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-31

STATE OF MINNESOTA, ..- &c..
Department of Insurance. ~.-.
Whereas. The London Guarantee & Accident
Company (Limited)., a corporation organized
under the laws of Great Britain, has fully com
piled with the provisions of the laws of this
state. relative to the admission and authorize
ton of insurance companies of It's class.
Now, therefore, J., the undersigned. Insurance
Commissioner, do hereby empower and author
ize the said above named company to transact
its appropriate business Of accident and per
sonal liability insurance in the state of Min
nesota. according to the laws thereof until the
thirty first day of January. A. D. 1907, unless
said authority be revoked or otherwise legally
Terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at ST. Paul,
this 31st day Of January, A. D. 1906.
THOMAS D. O'BRIEN,
Insurance Commissioners.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-31

:
Whereas, the Milwaukee Fire Insurance Com
pany, a corporation organized under the laws of
Wisconsin, fully complied with the
provisions of the laws Of this state relative to
the admission and authorization Of insurance
companies of its class.
Now therefore, I. the undersigned. Insur-
ance Commissioner, do hereby empower and
authorize the said aboye-named company to trans
act its appropriate business of fire insurance
in the state of Minnesota. according to the laws
thereof until the thirty-frst day Of January.
a. D. 1907, unless said authority be revoked or
otherwise legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official seal at st.
Paul this 21st day Of January. A. D. 1906.
THOMAS D.. O'BRIEN,
Insurance Commissioner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
Lowell Men Caught SEEMING
and Selling Liquor With
out License.
vIOLATORS FINED; PAY slO6
One Man Arrested and Fined for
Having Seine in His Pos
session - Others Escape.

Marshal Belshaw and number Of
deputy fish and game wardens of Low
ell have succeeded in having three men
punished for violating the Indiana
game and liquor laws. George Lung
and Ben Claus were arrested last Sat
urday near the state line in the Kan
kakee swamp for seining and selling
liquor to visitors without the neces-
sary license. Yesterday morning they
We're brought before Judge Sanders at
Lowell and both after pleading guilty
to the charges, were fined in the sum
of $1O6, including the court costs.
Ira Gardner, who, however, did not
belong to the gang in the swamp, was
also taken before Judge Woodcock and
fined S5 and costs for having a seine in
his possession. Gardner was arrested
last year on a similar charge.
The attention of the Lowell officials
had been called to the fact that Low
ell man had established a camp near the
state line in the Kankakee swamp,
about seven miles south of Lowell and
that they used seines to take OUT large
numbers of fish from the river and
that they also violated the liquor laws
by selling intoxicants to visitors who
had heard of the camp and came there
on hunting expeditions
The people in the south part of the
county are known for their law-abid-
ing spirit and objected to the transgres-
sion and also TO the unwonted notoriety
that would grow out of the violations
should they continue
1t was Saturday night that Marshal
Belshaw had selected for the raid. A
number of deputy fish and game ward
ems accompanied him to the camp
Whether their approach was antici-
pated or not, is not known. At any
rate a number of the transgressors es-
/ capped and the raiders We're able to ap-
prehend only two. Lung and Claus
Thus far no other violations have beer
/ heard of.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
E. E. Ward Heads Seniority
List of Michigan Cen
trail Staff.
SAME OFFICE SINCE SO
S. J. Woodbridge Another Veteran
il the Service Of the Road
in this Section.

Fred 5 Whipple. chief train dis
patcher of the Michigan Central at
Michigan City. has just compiled
seniority list of all the operators on
the Michigan city and Joliet divisions.
The list is made up of forty-two names.
some Of whose owners reside ia Lake
county or near Hammond.
II. e. Ward at Kensington, the next
station west Of Hammond on the Mich
gan Central, heads the list. having
been in the company's service since
1853. His first day of labor as an op-
orator was in September Of that year.
more than forty-seven years ago.
Since that day he has continuously
been located at Kensington. where he
has faithfully filled the position of
junction operator at the Michigan Gen.
tral and Illinois Central crossing
Mr.. Ward has worn out three depots
and is now wanting a fourth one. Al
though one Of the best operators on the
line he has steadfastly refused to con-
slider other and better positions. al
way preferring to remain in Kensing-
ton.
He has been presented by the COM
pany with handsome badge which is
a reminder of the fact that he has
been in the employ of the company for
forty-seven years.
Thirty-fOur Years for Woodbridge.
Another pioneer operator is S. J.
Woodbridge. who began with the Adie.se
/ igan Central on Juae 81. 1872. lie first
worked at Lake station, but is now on
the Joliet division AZ Ross. Mr.. Wood
bridge is a feavy landowner and is
otherwise blessed with earthly goods
His son. Charles, is brakeman on the
Michigan Central, and makes his home
in Michigan city.
Ira Dickinson. the local agent. has
completed thirteen years with the
Michigan Central people. and from the
way he goes at his work he is evil
IDENTIFY good for twenty-six years more.
AS yet, however. he IS not mentioned
in the seniority list.
The object Of the seniority list is
plain. When an operator seeks ad-
| vancement and claims to be an older
men in the service than some one else
a reference to the list will tell all,
and many lengthy discussions are in
this way averted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
SHOT TO DEATH FOR
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
Drainage Canal for Shortage in Pay
Envelope.
Star
(speciaI to Lake county Timesl

Especial to Lake County Times.)
Chicago, Oct. 16.-William Cheney, a
foreman on the drainage canal, was
shot and killed yesterday by Antoni
Asfronti an Italian laborer, after a
dispute involving % cents. Mob vio-
lence that threatened to cause a reign
of terror along the banks of the ditch
near Lockport, the scene of the crime,
was averted by the GOODNESS and brav-
cry of w. P. Holden, a former park
policeman.
Asfronti, declaring his pay envelope
was short % cents, theatened his fore
man with violence Saturday and de-
manded. that he he paid the shortage.
Angry words were passed between the
men and the Italian left the scene
vowing vengeance.
Shortly before noon yesterday Chen
ell. who lived in Lockport, was direct
ing his men at a cement mixing ma
chine when the Italian suddenly ap-
peared around the wall of ceme Mt
sacks. drew a revolver and shot the
foreman through the heart.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
IT'S MUSIC THAT'S PROHIBITED.
Appellate Court Says Boxes are Not
Objectionable.

The Appellate court Friday decided
that it is music in saloons and not
music boxes which is forbidden by law.
a judgment convicting Edward Collins
of keeping a Regina music box in his
saloon at Elkhart was reversed.
The court said that if the statute
was interpreted to exclude devices for
music rather than the music itself this
would open the way to every saloon
owner in the state to install in his
place of business one or more vocalists
to entertain his patrons and allure
others into his place" It declared that
the evident purpose of the state was to
prohibit not only devices for amuse-
ment, but music of every kind or char
acter, whether produced by the voice
or a musical invention.
The alluring of people into rooms
where liquor is sold, by means OF
amusement or music said Judge My
ers. was evidently intended to be
stopped. thereby minimizing the evils
of the liquor traffic by rendering unin-
viting the places where the same is
sold AS it was not shewn that Col
Inns had ever played his music box, il
was held that he had not offended
Some Of the Saloonkeepers in Indian
apolis have put music boxes into their
cellars, believing they were evading
the law sby having music in the saloons
without music boxes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
OLD MAID GETS million
Especial to The Lake Comfy rlme..p

Chicago akened
to of bcagov
Chicago family
"a who
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the dictates OF the children
are. and OneO of Chicago foremost cIfze
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
PYTHIANs AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. oct. l5.-With 1900
tents pitched at City Park racetrack
and thirty passenger trains. which is
double the usual number due to arrive
in New Orleans before midnight. the
twenty fourth biennial convention Of
the Knights of Pythias and biennial en-
campment of the Uniform rank, began
today. The encampment and conven-
tion will continue all week. prizes for
drills. which are a feature of the en-
campment, being awarded Saturday af-
ternoon. Although the encampment
was not due TO open formally until 4
o'clock this afternoon. yet at daylight
about three thousand Knights in uni
form We're at the tented city and hotels
were filled 10 the limit with Pythians
ana their friends here to attend the
ceremonies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
FLINrs DRAW BIG HOUSES.

Last night the Flints. funmakers,
opened return engagement at Towle's
opera house for the entire week 1t
was large audience that gathered
to witness their performance, and it
was not disappointed in the amount of
fun and laughter that was produced.
\ large class of. volunteers presented
themselves. from which eleven good
subjects were secured and as the doc
tor said, an entertainment far exceed
ing what he expected to give, was pre-
sented. Mrs. Flint will. the rest of the
week, as she dds last evening, present
the humorous part of the program. A
complete and entire change of program
is promised for each evening. Popular
prices will prevail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
SAGE HEIR BUYS FARM.

Rensselaer,. Ind, Oct 15.-Elizur ".
Sage of Rensselaer,, who received two
checks of $4,000 each last week as his
share of the estate of his uncle. Rus
sell sage invested s15.300 of this
amount in good farm near Renssel-
aer, on which he will live. Sage states
that he expects TO invest nearly the
whole of his inheritance in farm prop
erty He has been receiving letters
from ..get rich quick" concerns all
over the country since receiving his
money. but has paid no attention to
the communications
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
Cork SOIeS.

Nothing new under the sun. It is
now an established fact that the Ro-
mans in classical times wore cork soles
in their shoes TO protect their feet
from water. especially in winter As
hish heels were not then introduced
the Roman ladies' Who wished to appear
taller than they We're fashioned by
nature put plenty of cork under them.
1t remains 10 be demonstrated that
the French women of the seventeenth
century were short of stature. and to
their desire to appear tall must be
credited the invention OF high heels
once let a stumpy little bit Of femin-
unity set to wear French heels and
feel much more than her inches, and
she will never depart from them
New York Times.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
OFF FOR THE CONVENTION.
Lake County Well Represented at the
National Meeting of Insurance
Men at indianapolis.

Prospects now point TO a rousing con-
vention of the National Association Of
Local Fire Insurance Agents at Indian
apolis, on Oct. 17-19. About fifteen
Lake county men leave today and to-
morrow 10 attend the convention.
The central location of the conven-
tion city will make it possible to get
large delegations from some Of the
leading association states. notably Ohio.
Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky The
Indianapolis and Indiana agents have
made preparations for social enter
tainment, the former giving a smoker
for the delegates on Wednesday even
ing at the Commercial club and the
latter entertaining the visiting agents
and the ladies at the German House on
Thursday evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
TINES DOLLAR VISITS FLORISTS

The Lake County Times circulation
dollar came into the hands of Mrs
Schultz the florist, this morning. It
has decided that if it wants to visit all
the good places in town and circulate
among the hustling business men that
it must not lay down, as it did some
time ago No danger of its tarrying
a the florists, as there were too many
comers and goers there who wanted TO
claim it, From Schutz's place Of busi-
ness it went into the hands of Law
renee Long, the painter. It is safe to
say that Mr.. Long will help it along on
an early journey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
ENGINEER Is KILLED;
FIREMAN Is DYING.
Early Morning Wreck on c. GG' e. at
Crete, I'LL, Results in One Fatality
and Many Injuries.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-In q wreck on the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois at Crete
thise morning Engineer John Wickley.
aged 46, was crushed to death under
the overturned engine. Hans Haskell,
the fireman, who jumped from the cab
was injured so severely that his life
is despaired Of He is now in the Eng
lewood Union hospital in a dying con-
dition.
The crowded passenger train which
Nsicffey's engine was pulling struck a
defective rail. Wiekley, after having
been pulled from under the wreck. died
on his way to the hospital
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
Threatened Investigation"
of VanHorne's Charges
Ends in Smoke.
TEAPOT TEMPEST RACES
East Chicago City Council Still En-
gagged in the Threshing
of Old Straw.

The sensational demand OF Alderman
Lewis that Attorney Van Horne prove
certain charges against him came to
naught at the special meeting of the
East Chicago city council when it was
found that it would be impossible to
compel witnesses to testify. because
there had been no written charges filed
with the proper committee of the coun-
ell.
The meeting did not adiolNn, how
ever, without the usual set-to between
two of the aldermen. and the crowd
which came TO see the fun was not dis
appointed
When Van Horne was called upon to
either prove or deny the statement
that there was enough evidence against
Lewis to send him to the penitentiary
he demanded to know to whom he was
supposed to have made the statements.
Lewis had no one that he was will
| ing to say the statement had been made
to, and so the whole matter ethereal
lied, and left Lewis in an embarrassing
position.
Van Horne Reiterates.
/ Van Horne did, however, make the
statement that there was evidence
enough to send Lewis to the peniten-
tiary, and that if Lewis wanted TO take
issue with him in the matter he could
take the matter into court and compel
him there to state what that evidence
was.
City Attorney Kennedy was asked tc
read the law on the subject of com
pelling witnesses to testify in cases of
this kind, and it was soon shown that
the resolution of the council authoriz-
ing an investigation of the charges
was illegal, because those charges had
not been made in writing. and were
merely indefinite rumors about the. al
legged crookedness of Lewis.
During the meeting Alderman Wick
linski made a speech. in which he de.
MED that he had been guilty Of al
legged crookedness and demanded that
his accusers prove their assertions
When several of the councilmen haC
purged themselves of the charges tha
had been made against them, and the
purifcation meeting had lasted two
hours without any one seeming to b,
IN danger of the penitentiary or with
out any charges being retracted, sew
eral of the citizens present rose anC
declared that the making of sensationa
charges and the sensational demand 70
retraction were only a reflection OF
the community and should be stopped
1t is not believed that Lewis vii
press his demands for an investigation
and the whole matter will probably b.
dropped.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
KILLINGS Is FINED $40.
Companion Of Men in street Car Fray
Pleads GuiIty-Jury IS Dismissed
for To-day.

After pleading guilty TO assault and
battery in company with Fred Nen.
Jay Billings was fined $40 and costs by
Judge Tuthin in the Lake superior
court this morning. 1t viii be remem-
bered that the two defendants made a
vicious attack on Conductor Young on
a Hammond-C -Chieago street car last
summer Nen was fined $40 yesterday.
After the sentence this morning
Judge Tuthill dismissed the jpry with
Instructions to be present tomorrow
morning at 1e o'clock. Judge TuthnI
then left for Michigan City.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
GoMPERs TO SPEAK HERE.
Comes to Hammond on Monday fore
noon. Oct. %, TO Fight Congressman
Crumpacker.

Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. is
booked to speak in Hammond next
Monday forenoon, October %. While
he is not coming in answer to the la
Dor unions Of Hammond. or the demo-
cratic county central committee, he will
nevertheless be in the care of the labor
unions of this city when he speaks
here Gompers, it is understood, is
coming here upon the instigation of
the Tenth District chairman. James
Kirby Risk. of Lafayette, in order to
fight Congressman Crumpacker
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
HURLED INTo ETERNITY.

With little thought of the danger
that lay before him. Frank shannon. a
wen known young farmer. residing
six miles west of la Porte. Saturday
night drove in front of the Western ex-
press. No. 23. on the Lake Shore cross
ing just west of Durham station and in
an instant was hurled into eternity He
was carried and thrown $50 feet By the
engine. Both horses were killed and
the wagon was reduced TO kindling
SFood.-La Porte Herald.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
CLIFFORD RAILROAD NOW
AT A STANDSTILL
Promoter Finds Opposition When III,
Asks for Right of Way Through Ho-
gan's Land.

The grading of the Clifford railroad
in the south part OF the county has
been at standstill for number of
weeks on account of a disagreement
which Clifford, the promoter of the
road, and Tyler Hogan. a landowner,
have come to. Clifford is seeking a
right of way through Hogans land. to
which the latter objects. Both the op-
posing parties are obstinate In their
demands. and it is not unlikely that
Clifford will begin condemnation pro
ceedings. in which case Hogan may
meet him with an injunction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
DEL1RIous DRUNKARD IN CELL.

James Doyle. a Chicago man. was
seized with q violent attack of delir-
ium tremens last night and had to be
put into the care of the police He was
an employe in the Gibson yards for
some time. After spending the night
in a cell at the police station he had
calmed down considerably and asked
the police to notify his folks in Chi
cago who will come after him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
cd. SIMON NOW 4 *. c.

Ten new members We're initiated into
the local Knights of Columbus council
last night The Valparaiso team was
present for the work Among the can
didates for initiation was Ed Simon,
of Hobart. Democratic candidate for
representative for Lake county Messrs.
Ed Scheidt and Ed. Keilman Of Ho-
hart were also among those upon whom
the degrees We're conferred.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day; continued moderate temperature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
Citizens want Relief.

Citizens OF West Hammond haVI
made frequent appeals to the county
authorities, complaining of the malad
ministration of Justice. both civil anJ
criminal, and asking relief from The
ravages of cheap graft.
Mr.. Nightingales investigation is ex
pected to be the beginning of this relie
expedition.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-20
This is your opportunity to by a good straw hats cheap.
e. TANK, up-to-Date C|otierS.

sun Is much stronger than the light OF the
moon until nearly midnight. The sight is
very beautiful. We are told that tonight
darkness will continue only a few hours
around midnight. All these things indicate
shat =e are nearing the land OF the midnight
sun In fact we are in sight OF 1t at thisv very
moment l am writing this on the forecastle
OF the vessel and have but to turn around to
see the outlines OF the nearest point on the
coast of our old Fatherland. The whole band
is up here and We have been singing. yelling
and cheering and ha ving a regular Seventh
OF June festival.
Yesterday afternoon we rounded Scotland
and had the pleasure OF viewing that rock
bound coast through field glasses for many
hours. IL was indeed a welcome sight after
oyer q week of nothing hut water on every
side. We are nearing the end OF our voyage
and everyone is glad although the last day
OF the proverbialIy rough North Sea is the
finest we nave yet passed. We are all
anticipating a very pleasant time in Norway
as all who have been there in the Summer
tell US that the Coronation OF King Haaken
and the st. Olaf band tour are the principal
topics of conversation in Norway. President
kildahl received a telegram just before we
left New York to the effect that the Norweg-
ian Student Singers Association had planned
a fine banquet and excursion in our honor on
the 3rd OF July. Last night an elaborate
banquet was held in the LIST cabin dining room
in honor OF the band and several of. the more
prominent passengers took occasion to wish
us great success on our tour in behalf of the
ships company. When we left New York we
played the Star Spangled Banner" and l
suppose that when we come into Christiania
we will play the Norwegian National Air.
thus beginning and ending our voyage in as
a manner as possible.
These are the principal incidents Of our
tour. and hoping that 1 have succeeded In
doing what l started out to do. I will close.
Sincerely Yours.
P. NJ SKARTvEDT