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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-01-20

COTTON BCD ATTACKED ~ BOIL
WCRE
ofsen ximoFf utteriv destroy ne trees
- fr tie cas- o. tie blacf ioclF'. 20
Is.sf defoiisf0Ts and many CHER Farle-
les q depye1ating insects.
Cattte che Prey % Insects
ne lossez dee % bicng a-d In
side irssc4x q cattle are cOns-1er1ole.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-01-20

TREE PROPERLY BANDED TO RESIST
CODLINC MOTH.
should BE- used henceforth az a rest
lax place for weary Christians. either
from the hone or foreign Geld. and u
20 be called the House ~ Rest" For
IL maintenance about 5000 has been
set aside Miss Peabody wiiied all Der
other property for the Advancement OF
missions uader the Presbyterian
Church
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-01-20

tn, principal crlarits are the ox-war-
bic. and VARIOUS hitiDg flies and ticks
Horses. shcep and other farm animals
sre subject - ATTACKS % similar para
sites and other insect enemies II All
these D. considered including. Tor ex-
ample. the buffalo cnSts. often very
destructive in the south. the many
saddles. bottles the Scrcw-VcrD ny.
and such parasites SIS the tess and ice.
q heavy percentage 90 loss must -
rcchoret. a conscr' ativf cStinatH 90
the Department 90 A-rlcu,t .r0c - these
losses IS S---5.ocC. oo1 a ycar.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
JOHN RULF
HEARD FROM
Writes duplicating Letter
About Local Peddlers

Hammond people and especially
the creditors of John Ruff, who took
French leave of Hammond some two
months ago will be glad to learn that
he is still safe at Cincinnati.
From a letter that Ruff has writ
ten to one of his creditors it appears
that he belonged to a gang which
the Hammond police have been un-
able to catch red handed. In the
final deal with the gang Ruff seem
ingly received a dirty" deal and for
that reasonsent the following letter
to one of his former creditors.
Dear Sir
You know that | John Ruff owe
you about $1S When 1 made prepa-
rations to leave Hammond l made
arrangements with Jake Diamond
and Sam Levi to this effect, that if
l give into their keeping all my gro
ceries, whisky, wine, tobacco, cigars
and everything else for the sum OF
$634, which amount represented
only half of the real value of the
goods. that they pay all my outstand-
ing debts. Because they failed to dc
so l ask you and the other creditors
to take legal steps to obtain the
money.
Eight wagonloads of groceries
whiskey and wine were taken FROM
Mr.. Beivogers place at Crown Point
by Levi. Diamond, a man named
Weis, Rosen of West Hammond, g
blond young man between 20 and 2.
years old living in the neighborhoot
of Lake Diamond, and a Crown Point
man who was only recently released
from Jail. Not satisfied that they
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
MCMAHON, HE
Therefore the Scorchers Gould Me-
Fool Him on that Third Speed
Story.

A little fat man. big fat man
and tall black haired man owners
of Knox machine will probably Be
saying things about Hammond for
some time TO come.
I'VE were just going through town
on third speed when sn officer pull
ed six shooter on us and demanded
that we pull up and go down to the
police station with him to talk over
little matter Of interest to Is
both,v was the way they tell It. but
officer Ed Murphy has q different
version of the story.
All morning automobiles have
been speeding through town on the
Chicago-New York run. Some OF
them were going so fast that the r0-
lice had to get busy.
Oficer Ed. Murphy was sent down
Holman ST., watch in hand to make
Holman st. watch in hand to make
some observations.
He spied a machine coming 6wer
there and Indiana Ave. Twelve nit
per hour was the way he figured IL
out.
clustering, blowing, and threats
did not move Judge McMahon and
so the owners of the Knox decide
to fead guilty and pay the five al
lars and costs ammountlng to g.
dollars IN all
This is the second time the an ar
rest has been made for exceedinl
the speed limit and quite crow
gathered in the court room to 4
in at the the DEATH"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
LAWS
IN EFFECT
Sellers Of Soft Goods Plead
Guilty and Paw Fines
JOHN DOE IN A BAD WAY
Mysterious Person Shows Up in
:. Various Forms and Makes :.
Himself Scarce in Other.

The retail dealers in soft drinks
and harmless commodities did not
close their stores Sunday.
In spite of repeated warnings the
milkman saw that babies got their
milk, the Italians fed fruit to Ham
mond's 5000 visitors, the drug
stores dispensed drugs to all comers
and the liyerymen rented rigs to the
happy young swains who wanted to
take their best girls for a drive into
the country.
The only man to heed the wa n
ing was the undertaken who had the
mourners walk to the cemetery in
stead Of furnishing them with car
riages.
John Doe, John Doe,
They're looking for him high and
low
For a couple of dozen of affidavits
have already been filed against the
mysterious fellow and there were
many witnesses who were watching
him all day.
All this morning papers were be-
ing made out in John Gavit's Office
and this afternoon the arrests are
being made.
fAffTs-sse hafddss RfE-wiff De sTfe RAJ
ian fruit vendors and fines fror
this source will come from all part
of the business district.
The business men expressed them
selves in very uncertain terms as t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
WANDERER
FROM COREA
Found Weeping Before Al
tar of Methodist Church
FOR HOME
Penniless Oriental, Walking frem
=. Pacific to Atlantic Stops 10 ..-
Worship and Attracts at. sd
tention fE

Before the evening service In the
First Methodist church "a ragged and
travel worn oriental was found sit
ting in one of the pews sobbink con-
vulsively. He was approached by one
of the members of the congregation
and he told a story in broken En-
glish. He managed to make himself
understood that he was d refuKee
from Corea, having been banished
for political reasons. He made his
way overland to Yokohoma and from
there worked his passage 10 Hawaii.
Failing to find work there. owing to
his inability to make himself un-
derstood, and hearing about the OPP
portunities afforded to all classes and
nationalities in the United States, he
begged his passage to San Francisco.
landing there about the time OF the
earthquake.
How he reached Hammond he
could hardly explain fla an intell-
igihle way but from his ragged and
emancipated appearance he must
havewalked the better part OF the
| journey.
Rev. Mr.. Smith became interested
in the story and at once took hin,
] in eharsl}u~ Meushers Of the e0nsxs1
; l 4
1 whIeh dIspaia tion he 53insd hxxs
becoh e. fii<e in his case and viii
mako an esfort toa and temporary en-
pIoyment for him fl Hammond. He
wants TO reach New York before the
end of the summer. The disabilities
which made his residence In his nat
i've country impossible. have been
cleared up and he hopes to ind bis
way back to Corea where he has .
wife and two children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
E DREAM CITY
FIVE MILLIONS WORKS MAGIC
DESERT, LLFELESS WASTE BEING
INSFORMED BY THE MIDAS TOUCH
OF TIE STEEL CORPORATION
TBcK WELL IINnEp IAlRV
gERCULEAH TASK WELL UNDER WAY
Future Home Of Vast Industrial Community and the
Greatest Iron Converter in the World Seen in
! Embryo

'M-o-r-n-i-n~g papersl" yelled a
le brown faced. barefooted boy as
Lake Shore train stopped at the
#lage of tents on both sides Of
zt8oroughfare OF leveled sand which
cut through ridges and filed hoflows
as it wasJbeing built into the wilder
ness of scrub oaks beyond.
The tents. the newly graded
street, and the horses in thedistanee
struggling with their loads Of yellow
sand confirmed the belief that we
had arrived at Gary. But it re-
maincd for the sunburned, bare
footed paper boy to show us the real
spirit that is moving things so siren
uously in Indiana's newest city.
Much has been written of the
projects, plans, preparations and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

now had my grsSsegies and whiskies
they also stole my two pay horses
one four and the other five-S ears
from the barn. Mr.. Beviogel is AZ
quainted with the proprietor of the
barn and can prove what I say.
Levi and Diamond told me that
they had dealer at Indiana Harbor
named Bresko to whom they had sold
$4,000 worth of to a jew at Hack
ensack. Barrels may be found there
even at this time.
A liquor dealer named Kinberg
of Crown Point bought whiskey of
Diamond A gray horse belonging
to John Brehm of West Hammond
was given to Levi and Diamond by
horse to Brehm or pay him fifty
dollars. | do not know what they did
in the matter.
/ wish to further state and prove
that Diamond and Levi make their
living by thievery and swindeling.
l had carriage which / sold to
Diamond He sold it to an Indiana
Harbor baker named Martin for only
half Of the sum that he paid me and
at the same time he sold him horse
for $50. Later ! learned that Martin
horse and carriage were stolen and
after this l met Levy and Diamond
at Crown Point with this same horse
about their property and Diamond
answered: What ever is sold by
Levi and myself is always returned
by my men Messrs. Weis and Rosen-
Diamond and Levi brag about
their standing in Hammond saying
that they belong to the best people
there. that they have two good law
yers hired and that the police are
all right. | almost believe 1t as had
proofs Of the Ieadstealing-
Il will send the receipts of Levi
and Diamond to Mayor Becker. As
for myself | am ready to square ur
my accounts and am also ready te
appear as witness against Levi and
Diamond and in the near future
win send you my address through
my lawyer. l am unable to do 81
now as 1 am without any financial
means.
rs John Ruff"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

about to be graded.
You walk down to Fifth avenue
and after looking deep into the un-
derbrush you decide that there is no
danger of autmombiles exceeding the
speed limit on that street.
You wander down to Prospect
street and find that its course is
along the top of a 20 foot sand
ridge.
Ask the next citizen you meet if
they are going to run an elevated
railway down Prospect street and he
replies to your sarcasm by informing
you that all of the ridges. those 20
feet high as well as those 5 feet
high will be scooped into the hol-
lows and that the city will soon be
perfectly level.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
their probable action. They all
talked fight.
Plead Guilty and Pay Fines.

EIedO QullLy anu Ray ElueS.
Judge Jordan's court was a busy
place this afternoon. Every few
minutes some one would come in,
plead guilty and pay their fine or
else have the case continued until
another day.
1t is. estimated that there will be
at least twenty-five cases brought be-
fore the caurt.
When asked ff the work would
continue next Sunday Mr. Gaylt, at
tcrney fs The Liquor Dealers asso-
ciation said that they wapla not only
be fined for second offense but the
fine would be much greaer.
Those who were fined up to the
lime the paper went to press were:
Nicholas C. Greedy, who owns the
fruit store nrar Taussigs jewelry
store. Failed to give bond, goes to
Jail. Fine $3.50.
William Mendrell. whose fruit
store is in Hubbard & Griswold' 5
goes to Jail. Fine $3.50.
John Sperio. Pleads guilty and
is fined $1215.
Paul Scatena owns fruit store
on Holman street next to Bicknells.
Pleads not guilty and case is con-
tinued until next Saturday at
a. nj.
Geo. Bereolos next to Will Mees
music store. Pleads guilty and is
fined s12.15.
Geo. Brahos pleads not guilty and
case is continued until 8 a. m. June
goth.
Angelus Mihas has had his case
continued until June goth on the plea
of not guilty.
Noble Morelli of South Holman
street pleaded not guilty and has
his case continued until Saturday
June 23d.
Dominick Sbuogia PLEADS moi
guilty and will have Attorney Nc
Aleer defend him June 21st at
a. m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

sand hills pointed to the solution of
the problem of filling in the big
slough.
A railroad track is to be built out
into the slough on the ties which
were already in place.
Steam Instead of Mules.
Dozens of little dump cars pulled
by dummy engines are to be filled by
enormous sand dredges with shovel
capacity of two and a half cubic
yards and then by trainloads they are
to be dumped into the swamp as
fast as they can be loaded and hauled
by the miniature engines. A double
purpose will be served. The slough
will be filled and become valuable
land and the bothersome sand dunes
will have been Ieveled.
From the Baltimore & Ohio tracks
on the lake shore, three side tracks
are being run over towards the lake
at a distance of about 200 yards
from each other and it is along these
side tracks that there is the greatest
activity
There are car loads Of supplies and
train loads of building materials.
On every side teams pulling wheeled
scoops are leveling, leveling, leveling.
Although the blast and open
hearth furnaces are to be built on
the lake front yet the sewers which
ere to carry away the chemically po-
.dted water from these furnaces are
to be drained into the river instead
of communicating the lake water.
Work on the harbor has not yet
been begun and will probably be de-
layed until the dredges have finished
the work of leveling and filing.
One noticeable advantage of Gary
as the location of a city is the fact
that unlike South Chicago or in fact
any of the larger cities of the
Calumet region it is to have an aver
age level of eighteen feet above the
lake in this way insuring good fall
| or sewers.
Vast Territory in It's Grasp.
Perhaps the most impressive thing
about visit to Gary is the enormous
extent of territory which is being
worked.
Gary is not to be built a house anG
a furnace at time, the millions oi
dollars in the strong boxes of the
United States Steel corporation have
made possible the immediate building
of city.
This gold is the Alladin's lamp tha
will cause a city to drop from III,
skies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
Helpmeet No. | Digs Up
Hatchet.
SECOND WIFE GETS BLAME
Happy Home Disturbed by Dire
Threats from the Woman Scorn-
ed.-0ne wants him; the
Other Wants to get even

An irate woman, armed with pho
tographs, letters. detectives reports,
etc, started for Montreal yesterday
morning to place before high Off
cials of the Grand Trunk railroad
proof of the deceit and immoral con-
duct of Robert A. Benson, travelling
freight agent for the National Dis
patch Fast Freight line, a part of
the Grand Trunk system.
The woman is the former Mrs.
Benson. Her aim is to get the
job" of her faithless spouse and
break up the tranquil life in the
cottage at 800 Plummer avenue in
this city, where Benson and the Sc
cond Mrs. Benson, ''the cause of the
whole trouble are living.
Benson and his second wife came
to Hammond on the 10th day OF
May took out marriage license and
were married by the Rev. l.. S. Smith
of the Methodist Church.
Married Five Years Ago.
Five years ago he married Mrs
Grace Benson, a slim, dark woman oi
"a years, But Benson had a mania
| for amateur photography, and his ex
ira ssance in this tegard caased tn,
first cloud. He was getting only
800 a mouth and his wife worked
| in a hair dressing establishment
downtown. He was frequently ava!
over Saturday and Sunday taking
ctures" as he explained. Mrs
Bensons fears were not aroused un
til one day sc broke into his bed
room and found tbree pictures il
the process of developni1t.
One was picture of pretty ,blon'
woman sitting at a piano in drean
attitude, another was of the san
woman standing near a bridge wit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18


The magnitude of the undertaking
is almost beyond belief and Yet you
remember that ten million dollar ap-
preparation and prepare for the next
sensation.
You retrace your steps (and by so
doing get less sand in your shoes) to
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad track which is to be straight
ened and moved to the north side of
the river where it viii parallel the
Baltimore < Ohio and Indiana Har-
Dor tracks and when the change is
made the three railroads mentioned
VIII build a splendid union depot.
If you are from Hammond you sigh
deeply at the mention of a union
depot. Immediately change the sub
ject and turn your attention to the
unpainted shacks that you see
through the woods to the north.
The first building you approach
is about four wood sheds in size and
is not unlike them in construction
being built of twelve inch unpainted
boards. The door to the building is
as big as the whole front end ana
there under an improvised roof j.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

one dainty foot placed upon a rock
and the other was the same woman
perced upon the limb of en- apple
tree
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

The local police located part ok
the cigars this morning that were
stolen from the KussmauI cigar store
sometime ago in the Saloon Of Ans
ton Kossiba at Hegewiseh John MueI-
Ia S>$his city is charged with the.
d,snoa;ng - of->1aSSssS, >1aSSss.S, His case will be.
tr,ad IN the suner,or sszsrt this weeh
and he is in jail pending tEss : iaA-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

the grocery store of F. X. Warne of
Hammond.
The scantling on the ground near
by are to support the floor of bak-
cry and Valien & Groat of this city
have already started a restaurant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

the grocery store of F. X. Warne of
Hammond
The scantling on the ground near
by are to support the floor of bak
cry and Valien & Groat of this city
have already started a restaurant.
Pioneer Cigar Store.
A cigar store and harness shop
complete the list of business houses
in Gary with the exception of big
eating house of loose boards over the
Lake Front where the workmen are
charged 81 per week for board
Anxious to see what is being done
over across the river, you go still
farther north until you leave the
high bank of the river and cross it
on a bridge which soon comes to an
abrupt end twenty feet from the
ground. Beyond, for a quarter of
mile, lies a low, boggy marsh over
grown with wild rice and you natu
rally ask if the trestle is to be built
clear across the marsh and your ap-
probation of the magnitude of the
enterprise grows when you are in
formed that the marsh for a width
of mile and all the way across is to
be filled to a height of eighteen feet.
As you look over the surrounding
country from the elevation of the
bridge and following the winding of
the river through the rice swamp
your attention is called to a gang of
men with teams working on hil'
which by projecting out into rne
swamp has forced the river to make
a big turn at this point. But men
are doing what nature failed to do
and the big hill is to be cut of from
the mainland and channel is to be
dredged to effect the Strengthening
of the river
Walking is Bad.
As you turn from these sights and
make your way on railroad ties
through the swamp, you begin to
appreciate how easy it will be for the
steel trust to spend its $4,000, 600
in improvements.
Over on the other bank of the
river there is scene of intense
activity.
Gangs of men are at work in doz-
ems Of different places leveling the
sand ridges, digging hole for oper
hearth furnaces. excavating fol
sewers, and digging the trenche:
for the foundations of the big mill:
which are soon to rise in the yicin
/ ity
4 narrow gauge railroad tract
which winds in and out through tn,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18
Notice to Maccabees.

The Modea Maccabees will meet
on the first anothird Thursday night
of each month IN Union hall, 96
Plummer avenue.
I-6,1S,3t. Record Keepv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-18

tree.
On Husbands Trail
who is this woman?" demanded
Mrs. Benson of her husband that
night. He answered coolly:
Those are some plates l am devel-
oping for a friend of mine in the
Office He is paying me for it."
Mrs. Benson apologized.
Things went on as of old, the hus-
band still absenting himself with
his camera. until Oct. "a. 1905, when
a letter addressed to Mr.. Benson at
$50 South Sacramento avenue found
its way to the south side fat where
he lived with his wife. Mrs. Benson
put on her hat and went right out
in Sacramento avenue, her old sus-
picious revived.
She found the house empty. She
interviewed the neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowell lived there
until few days ago." she was told.
"They moved to 1901 Jackson boul-
evard.
Did Mrs. Rowell have any room
ers?"
why, yes there was a travelling
man named Benson who has roomed
there for two years, she was told.
Smelling salts were brought.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson patched
things up in a way which lasted for
some time and a few weeks later
Mr.. Rowell died.
Benson's Second Marriage
/ On Jan last Benson and his
wife parted and Mrs. Benson started
divorce proceedings. Mrs. Rowell
started a boarding house and Benson
roomed there. On May 10th Benson
married Mrs. Rowell at Hammond
and made their home at $40 Plum
mer Ave. Mrs. Benson tried to re
claim her former husband and see
! ing that she failed she said"
Il don't know what / can do, bu
| will break up that home and ge
his job if it kills me and him. toe
She has got to go to work. I vii
spend my last cent to bring thi
about If there had been a good Lax
/ they eoaId notush&ye been InRErsSf
We would have met again and u
influence of that woman would hsa,
been overcome"
Mrs. Benson No of course speek
in no complimentary terms about Mr.
Benson No. l. Mrs. Benson No.
said this morning about her rival.
She is low woman, blackmailer,
woman who confessed that for
whole year she never drew sobe
breath. Mr.. Benson was her thir
husband and they all left her. Sh
: ,ad sweet hearts by the half doze
and FER passed life is disgrace"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-11
CREWS SHORT
OF MANY men.
Life Savers on Both Coasts Leav.
ing for More Lucrative
Employment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-More
than ever before, complaints are com
ing from the life saving service OF
difficulty in keeping the, necessary
number of efficient men in the crews.
1t is the unanimous verdict of the
high. officials that on account of the
lack of competent surfmen at the sta
lions, the life saving service, alike
on the Gulf, the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts and the Great Lakes, is in a
gravely crippled condition.
Recent reports from various sta
lions show that many of them are
getting along with about SO per cent.
of a full force. Because of poor pay,
hard work and lack of sufficient in
ducements to remain permanently,
veteran surfmen are in many cases
refusing to re-engage when their
terms expire. They are entering more
lucrative fields of employment and
their places are being taken by I'M
trained and undisciplined men. Even
then many places are left vacant, 1t
being found impossible - get men TO
enlist In sufficient numbers who are
anywhere ear competent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-11
RECORD COMES BACK
TO REFUTE CHARGES
Characterizes Allegations As POIiti-
cal TriCkery-Is Far from
Being Well.

Corporation Counsel George l..
Record, of Jersey City, and former
counsel to the New Jersey riparian
board, abruptly closed his vacation in
the woods of Maine on learning of the
allegations against him, and hasten
ed back to Jersey City to refute them.
He arrived early yesterday and his
'pallid features and hollow eyes indi-
Gated that the had not completely re-
covered from the attack which forced
his physician to order him to desist
his strenuous campaign and at once
seek absolute rest.
Mr.. Record, nevertheless, came
back full of fight. He started at once
10 prepare a statement, but deferred
making 1t public until today, as he
desired thoroughly to digest the sto.
ry told by Mr.: Payne. Mr. Record
made some statements in answer tC
the accusations, which outline wha'
his later statement will be. al
Mr.. Record said the attack on hin
was a political trick, and character.
lied the charges as ridiculous.