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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
PASTOR GIVES A RESUME
OF YEARS CHURCH WORK
Rev. l.. r. smith of the First Method
ist Episcopal Church, Makes Inter
esting Report at Yesterday Mornings

The Rev. L, S. Smith, pastor of the
First NJ. z. church at the morning SER
vice yesterday gave an interesting re-
sumo of the years work.
He said that the activities of the con-
gregation had centered upon the new
.eharclz sstlns foanaetsou for, which Is
now rapidly going on.
The Sunday school with member
ship of $50 and an average attendance
of 145, subscribed by classes 5000. The
primary department is the first to re-
deem its pledge which is $50. The Ep-
worth League subscribed $3.50 and has
paid more than half. The choir gave
500. Members of the choir and friends
gave pledges for enough to bring w
the aggregate including funds on hand
to more than $4,000. Heroic endeavor
and self-denial and sacrifice will yet
be required according to the minister
to complete the beautiful structure.
The membership has made substan-
tial growth, 3S people having united ir
full membership The net gain over
deaths and removals is "a. The benev-
olent contributions aggregate more
than $500. The pastor will go to Con
ference tomorrow at Lebanon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
mn. JoHNsrNG. EGG DoDGER.

The occupation of lodging eggs
thrown by a lot of roysterers may ap-
peal to some people but it is safe to
say that about 999 out of every thou
sand would rather saw wood or dig
holes in the ground for a living.
The negro at the county fair grounds
who had this least desirable of po-
sitions had been defrauded by his en-
ployer out OF one days pay and became
very communicative to a group OF
young fellows at the Erie depot last
night.
When asked how he liked the job
of lodging eggs the negro said that
his whole head was as sore as a boil
where the eggs had struck. The black
fellow said that he could stand it as
long as the eggs hit on the side but
when they struck on the end il hurt
like everything Those were not the
words he used. but II is not necessary
to quote him exectly in this matter.
When asked if they ever substituted
rotten eggs in the place OF those that
he furnished, he said that he had only
been hit by two rotten eggs that after
noon He said that just after one OF
ernoon. He said that just after one or
the boys had soaked him good and hard
he noticed an awful smell and decided
that they had played the old trick on
him.
one Of the worst things about the
position Of egg dodger is the fact
that you have to sit on the edge Of
box for hours at time. jumping from
side to side to dodge not so many eggs
as flies. As soon as the first egg is
broken the negro says the flies come
to the picnic from miles around.
After getting your head hammered by
a hundred eggs. some OF which light
on the end and nearly knock a man
down. after being nearly eaten up by
flies and after getting free egg sham
poo all day long you draw as your pay
for ten hours work the sum Of three
dollars.
What this country needs more than
anything else is some one TO organize
the Amalgamated Association Of Egg
/ Dodgers OF America The demand
should be more pay. shorter hours, an
assistant to brush OF the flies and one
hour overtime for every egg that h1ts
on the end
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
SCHOOL BELL TO
RING IN GARY
Nucleus Of Educational Sys-
tenn Comes Into Being
in Steel Town.
ACTIVE BOARD IS APPOINTED
Edward Jewell, C. oliver Holmes and
Thomas II. Calter VIII Serve Terms
From One to Three Years.

The board of trustees of Gary held
its meeting Saturday afternoon. The
entire meeting was given over largely
to the question of schools. The first
step in the all-important work was
the appointment of school board. Ed
ward Jewell, Thomas H. Cutler and C.
%. Holmes were appointed members of
the school board. Their terms of office
We're determined by lot, Jewell, one
year; Cutler, three years and Holmes
two years. Mr.. Jewell is one of the
older citizens of Calumet township and
lives in South Gary. He is employed
by the E. J. & E. company.
Mr.. Cutler is one of the engineering
corps on the north side. The school
board has before it a stupendous un-
dertaking. namely, the providing of a
good system of schools for a city
which expects to have poulation OF
one hundred thousand people in five
years. Neither effort nor means viii
be spared to make Gary's schools the
best.
The school board is now making tenn
porary arrangements for caring fol
the children in Gary proper and viii
probably continue the Edgmoor schoo
as well as the one in South Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
GEORGE ADE AS A YOUTH.

John McCutcheon, who was a college
classmate of George Ade. has on the
wall of his studio a photograph of the
Indiana author and playwright that
tends to prove that MI Ade did intend
correct picture of himself when he
shaped the character of Bub Hicks. the
bucolic freshman of The College
Widow"
The photograph was taken when Mr.
Ade, fresh from the farm. entered Pur-
due university. The picture is the
playwrights pet aversion. On his re-
cent return from abroad. he called on
McCutcheon and. seeing the comedy
photograph in its old place, exclaimed:
Say, give me that"
What for?" asked the artist. I'm
keeping ii as a warning"
That's why / want it." explained
Ade. 7 see another paper says I'm
to be married. and 7 want to send the
editor that picture to save writing
a denial"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
Lake Co. Agriculturists See
Possibilities in New
Alcohol Act.
TO HOLD MASS MEETING.
Matter Freely Discussed Mt Fair at
Crown Point-Advices from Wash
iDgton on subject.

A movement is on foot among the
farmers of Lake county to consider the
possibilities opened up by the new pro-
duct of denaturized alcohol The ques-
tion was quite freely discussed by some
of the more progressive farmers at the
county fair at Crown Point and the
prospects are that there Will be mass
meeting of farmers held either in
Crown Point or in Hammond in the
near future, to look into the industry
and it's possibilities.
Ever since the enacting of the de-
naturized alcohol measure which is TO
take effect Jan. /. 1907, farmers all
over the country have been agitated,
as they recognize in il means or ma
terially increasing their incomes. Lake
county farmers do not propose to be be-
hind their brethren in other states
The farmers of Germany and France
have already demonstrated what can
be done in the way of revenues from
this source and the farmers of this
country will not be working blindly.
At the state department in WashingT
ton reports have just been received
dealing with what denaturized alcohol
laws have done for the farmers abroad
IT appears that in Germany, over three
fourths of the alcohol distilled is made
from potatoes. last year 91.14s,IS2
bushels being consumed in the pros
duction Of Te.o10.e27 gallons, or about
1.26 bushels OF potatoes to the gallon
of alcohol. OF the 72,172 alcohol dis
tilleries in operation. 6,04S were farm
distilleries These figures illustrate
how closely the new industry can be
brought home to the farmers.
In Germany the distillation of alco-
hol from potatoes is a very important
branch of agriculture. Many regions
situated at considerable distance from
business centers, are devoted almost
exclusively to the distilleries, as with
out these, farming pursuits in the To-
calitIes would be impossible. In these
regions the soil is especially adapted
to the raising of potatoes and very lit
tie else.
Consul General Thackera stationed
at Berlin reports in part as follows,
regarding the industry and the rela-
ton is might bear TO agriculture in the
United States:
"The use Of spirits for driving mo-
tors, lighting rooms and public places,
cooking food and producing heat, has
a great future"
In the United States" he continues,
where alcohol for use in the industries
can be produced more cheaply, perhaps,
than in any other country in the world
the increased consumption of the spirit
which will take place under the pro-
visions of the new law will be of great
advantage to our agriculturists."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
Election of Officers Takes
Place and Other Busi-
ness Transacted.
IMPORTANT CHANGES
Ne., Rule for Auditing the Company's
Books-Three Outsiders are
Appointed.

The Lake County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company held it's annual session
last Saturday at Lowell. From the re-
ports submitted it was seen that the
company is in a fourishing condition.
Officers were elected as follows: John
Berger. president; Starr A. BrownelI
secretary; ]. Fraas. vice-president; N.
P. Banks, treasurer.
The meeting was attended by about
three hundred policy holders from the
four corners of the county and was one
of the most spirited and satisfactory
held in the history of the company.
Starr A. Brownell called the meet
ing to order and the routine work was
taken up and disposed of.
The minutes of the preceding session
were adopted.
S. B. Woods made a written request
that the next meeting be held at Crown
Point on account of it's central loca-
tion. Oscar Dinwiddie offered a reso-
luton which was supported. 1t asks
that three men other than the directors
and treasurer audit the books for each
year. The names of Alfred Schmall of
Brunswick Fl, NJ. Esty of Crown Point
II. Hathaway OF Lowell, Tom Hayden
OF Lowell. William Smith OF Lowell,
o. Dinwiddie of Lowell, A. Wasson of
Lowell were presented for the audit
ing committee. OF these SchmalI,
Hathaway and Wasson were elected.
various districts were then made. The
results were as follows:
South district, S. A Brownell and
William Kobelin; middle district, ]
Fraas and J. Berger; north district N
P. Banks of Hobart.
The statistical report read at the
meeting proved of unusual interest and
showed the good standing of the com
pany. The following is the statistical
report:
Total number of policies in force
September, 1905, 1892.
Total amount of insurance in force
September. 1906. S2.S74.765.
Total number of policies in force
September, 1906, 1,449.
Total amount of insurance in force
September. 1906, $2.496,5S4.
Policies issued during the year, S54
Changes during the year, 100.
Cancellations during the year. 70.
Transfers during the year. 10.
Total amount of insurance writer
during the year S603.950.
Number of assessments during tn,
year, three.
Total amount of assessments on the
S100. 35 cents.
After the general meeting the di
rectors held an executive session an(
elected their officers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
MAN KILLED AT GARY.

Word came from Tolleston this morn
ing that James Fitzpatrick. one Of the
employees at Gary. was killed last night
by the Pennsylvania passenger train
which passes through that city at 1920
Fitzgerald is a blacksmith at Watts
camp and was probably drunk at the
time. He came from Danvflle, Ill,
about July 20, and it is thought he
has a wife at Fremont, Q. The body
is being held at ToIleston pending the
arrival Of the coroner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
WABASH INSURANCE
COMPANY MOVES.

The Wabash Insurance company is
today moving its desks and other Of
was regained. The northwest con-
La Sale street in Chicago where the
remainder of the liquidation will take
place. The move was made, according
to the officials, to reduce expenses and
to make it unnecessary for the mem
bers of the liquidating committee,
many Of whom live in the city, TO go
back and forth every day Frank
Hughes, G. H. Summers and other Of
ficials Of the company will take up
their residence in the city beginning
with today and remain there until the
affairs Of the company are wound up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
LAST MOMENT FLASHES
For Racing Results See Page Four.
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For additional sporting news see page T.
DEFECTIVE SENSES oAUsE
STRANGERS VIOLENT DEATH.
Nickel Plate Train Kills an Unknown
Man West of 0sborne--strange
Thought TO be a DOwIeite.


An unknown man between 30 and
25 years of age was killed yesterday
afternoon west Of Osborn on the Nickel
Plate road. At the inquest that was
held this morning 1t was told by Wit
nesses that the man was partly deaf
and that his eyesight was vefy defee-
tive Thta information pas given ag
the Nickel Plate yardmaster who spoke
to the stranger as the latter was walk
ing along the tracks west of the state
line The engineer of train No. /. by
which he was struck testified that the
man walked deliberately up to his
westbound train and didsnot realize the
danger until too late.
The unknown man was probably
known in Zion. City or had acqualnt-
ances there as could be guessed from
the Zion button that he wore and an
envelope that was found in his clothes
and addressed to Mrs. =. c. Givan 25I2
Gideon street. Zion city. The letter
had been sent from st. Louis to It's
destination on July "a.
The young man is about hve feet
tall, weighs about I2O pounds and has
blue eyes and light hair He wore a
dark striped suit.
| No funeral arrangements have as yet
been made.
Mrs Givan of Zion city telegraphed
at o'clock this afternoon to Under
taker Emmerling to hold the body
until she arrives
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
CITY ATTORNEY STILL THERE.

Col. LeGrand T. Meyer OF whom it
has been rumored that he would soon
resign the city attorneyship, is as solid
in the saddle as ever. That he will
not hold the position eternally is un-
derstood by watching natures course.
but to say that he win resign In the
near future is making prediction that
will not be fulfilled for an indefinite
length Of time TO come. Mayor Beck
er, who has the appointments in hand.
is very well satisfied with the way the
city attorney is carrying on things.
He also understands that there are
other good men in the city who could
hll the position with equal competency
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
EXTRA SHARE OF HORSE SENSE.

Columbus. Ind, Sept. 1O.-Frank
Tellman, a milk dealer who lives near
this city, has horse which he believes
possesses human intelligence. He
drove the horse to this city and was
distributing milk to his patrons. Dur
ing his rounds the horse cast a shoe
and seemed TO be worried about it.
The next time Tellman stopped at a
customers house he was inside a little
longer than usual and when he came
out the horse was gone. He found il
at the blacksmith shop of William
Brown. where it had gone TO be shod.
The horse made the trip Of its own
accord and went directly to the shop
to wait for the smith
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
coNKEY EMPLOYEES MUST WALK.

The tearing up of Holman street for
the purpose of putting in the new sew
er. together with the fact that the
street car company was unfortunate
enough to have their motors burnt out
on the only car line that runs south of
Homewood. is responsible for the fact
that the employees who have been rely
ing on the car to take them to work
will now have TO walk. The man at
the Gostlln street car barns has noti-
fed the superintendent of the trouble
but III may be several days before the
motors can be repaired. 1t is said
that the only way of getting at the
motors when the cars are on the tracks
Is to dig a hole under the car and then
work at them from the hole IN the
ground. The prospects forNthe Conkey
employees who live in distant portions
Of the town are far from pleasant to
contemplate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
DEATH OF JOHN +. McoLLY.

John F. McCony of Rensselaer,, senior
partner in the grocery firm of J. f. Nc
Colly IS Son and a member at large OF
the city council. died at his home in
oak street Saturday morning, Sept s.
He has been falling in health for sew
eraI months. and finally his disease was
recognized as that most fatal malady.
acute Bright's disease of the kidneys.
The funeral was held Sunday at 2:S0
u m. at the residence by Rev. G. II.
Clarke. pastor OF the Christian church.
Interment took place in Weston ceme-
terry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
DIR. G. L. SMITH TO BUILD.

The contract was let today to ]. s.
Kennedy for the building of the new
residence of DR.. G. l.. Smith. who has
purchased property on Warren street
in Hammond and will build there. The
new residence will have all of the
modern conveniences and will be erect
ed at a cost of several thousand dol
lars. j. t. Hutton Will have charge
of the work of construction. The
neighbors of DIR. Smith. who now re-
sides in Carroll street, viii welcome
him as a permanent resident in that
south side suburb.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10

Once upon a Time there was
State Legislator from the
Country who exercised his I'M
periaI Prerogative overtime when
it came to questions of putting
down horse racing, slot machines,
Pool Rooms and other Gambling
Evils which menace the Hearth
stones and Fire-sides of tEis
Free and Glorious Community.
His Long Suit sNsAto Gck Hiaa-
self appointed ON Committees
whose Business it was to trace
the Gambling EVIL to it's Lair
by way OF Personally conducted
Investigations calculated 10 Reg
uIate Games of Chance and Make
for the Betterment of his own
and other peoples Constituents.
The Legislator would not have
known a thoroughbred Run
ner, from n candidate for the
Glue Factory because both are
equally Thin; but he was long on
Statistics relating to what Rae
Ing had done toward Minimizing
Domestic Felicity and he had
learned that the Regulation cue
and balls are not used in the
Pool Rooms against which he had
Hurled the Weight of his Oppose
; tiOn.
He declared himself Gener-
ALLY opposed to Large cities on
account of the Snares and Pit
falls which abound in these VOr-
texes of Crime and Fast Living,
all of which are sprung with
special bait for the Very Young.
When the County Fair was in
progress, he always spoke of the
5 "PitfaII EVIL as ExempIified in Our
= Large Cities" and following his
: speech he would stroll over the
; fair grounds to see the Lady
= AerOnaut get killed by being
> caught in the Guy-ropes. After
: assisting in the removal of the
q Corpse in a Hay-rick, he would
= watch with interest the opera
= tiOnS of the man who has the En-
. veIope Game, the old Army Fa-
5 vorite, Chuck-a-Luck, and the
= Wheel of Fortune, whose chief
: claim to virtue is that it is 1000
: times stronger than roulette.
3 Sometimes he would remain to
: watch the TrOtting Races with
> PoOI-box attachmenD which In
: stitution does so much TO promote
= the Interests of the Farmers in
= the Breeding of Fast Horses and
> after the money had all been dis
n
: bling his hands. glad in his Heart
> that he and His lived in a Pure
: Atmosphere nncorrupted by Met
: ropoiitan Vice.
= Moral: The closer you get to
IL, the more Innocent 1T seems.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
Football Practice Begins.

James Mcmahon, the coach of Will
Mees football team. has issued a call
to the players to report for practice
Tuesday. 4 meeting has been called
for 7:3o this evening to discuss mat
ters concerning the dance which is to
be held at Nellie hall IN the near fu-
turef or the benefit Of the team.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
HARROLD WITHDRAWS.

Charles Surprise. of Lowell, has filed
application in the y. s Court from
which oliver c. Holmes resigned a
short time ago. The new applicant
has many friends and promises a warm
contest for the vacancy. Walter P
Harold. or this city. has withdrawn
from the contest, which leaves it be-
tween Rev. r. NJ. Elliott. Of Hammond
and the Lowell aspirant.-Valpo. Mes
senger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
MAY GET UNIFORMS.

The Spanish war veterans will meet
tonight to consider among other things
the matter of buying uniforms and
sabers. The organization in this city
is a young and growing one and is
taking in new recruits at almost
every meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
DENTAL SOCIETY MEETS HERE.

The annual meeting of the Northern
Indiana Dental society Will be held in
this city on the fourth floor of the
Hammond building Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Sept. is and 10. Various mat
ters Of interest TO the profession will
be discussed and the local dentists are
looking forward TO a very profitable
and successful convention.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
WILL DAM ST. JOSEPH RIVER.

Charles A. Chaplin has been given a
franchise allowing him to build mil
lion dollar dam in the st. Joseph river
near Berrien Springs. Mich. fourteen
miles north of South Bend, for pur-
poses of generating electric power for
South Bend and surrounding towns.
The overflow viii make a Lake one
mile square.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FERRET ESCAPES.

One of the ferrets owned by the
members of the fire department es-
capped and was found by one OF the
policeman last Saturday. These sleek
little creatures are used BY the fire.
men to run rabbits out of their holes
in the winter time when the shooting
is good.