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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
STEAMER SINKS IN CALUMET;
CUT IN TWO BY FRE|GHTER

or into the side of the smaller steamer
The sharp PROV of the steamer plowed
directly through the side Of the Sport.
cutting the ttmbers as if they wera
paper The rear end of the Sport as
soon as the McLouth was backed free.
sunk like stone. as it contained the
machinery OF the steamer. The for
ward end was dashed TO the dock and
topped over so that only the PROV is
out OF the water.
The Sport was owned by Dave sum
mer1 and was chartered by the Wyrie
& FCster company 10 carry provision
between South Chicago. Indiana Ha-bor
and Gary. The company which charter
ed the boat IS IN the wholesale gro
cery business and were loading up the
vessel with supplies. They had over
81 600 worth in the hold and were
awaiting the sailing orders.
The steamer is a total loss and was
valued at about $4,000 by the owners.
The loss TO the Wyrie. Foster company
IS fixed at about $1,000. a wrecking
company Will clear away the debris and
will try to raise and save the machinery
for the company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
REST OF THE FAMILY
HAVE ABOUT RECOVERED
Absence of Clothes on the Voklar
Line at the Usual Early Hour is
What Attracts Attention of Neigh
bors to the Fact That Something
is Wrong.

Instead of a happy christening party
in Michigan City next Sunday a fun
eral cortege Will wend it's way tomor-
row TO . cemetery on the outskirts
OF the town in the wake of white
hearse in which the little form of what
was to have been the object of the
christening, will lie in it's tiny casket
1t had been the intention of Mr.. and
Mrs. Voklar, the parents of the child
who was suffocated by gas yesterday,
10 christen the infant at Michigan City
their former home, Sunday. Instead.
the body OF the child Will be taken to
Michigan city for burial tomorrow. The
father went there today to arrange for
the funeral.
1t was the parents intention to
christen the child Lillian, and 1t had
been so named. but unchristened.
Coroner Hoskins of Whiting held IN
inquest late this afternoon at the home
144 Doty street.
Survivors Out of Danger.
The survivors. Mrs. Voklar and two
children We're revived and out of dan
ger by o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Today they are up and around tile
house. Mrs. Voklar and the younges-
child Wilbert. pale and weak. The
older surviving child, Mildred three
years of age. recovered the quickest
from the gas asphyxiation, although
she was the most effected by it and in
the gravest apparent danger. Unable to
on account of her youth, to realize the
crises 1t had undergone. or the gravity
OF the family's affliction. the little girl
was lively and playful today.
1t is Mrs. Voklars recollection that
tween and o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The victims were discovered by
Mrs. ]. H. Spafford. neighbor. at II
o'clock The mother and three children
therefore inhaled gas for a space Of
from two to three hours.
Lines arc Empty.
1t was Mrs. Spaffords solicitude over
Mrs. Voklar's household affairs which
led to the discovery. 1t was wash day
with both of them. Mrs. Spanord hal
her clothes on the line shortly after
s o'clock She watched for Mrs. Vok-
lars line and not seeing the clothes
hung suspected that something out Of
the ordinary was the cause. About 10
o'clock she was half-minded to go to
the Voklar house, to ascertain the
cause of the delay and now partly
blames herself for not doing so But.
when the clothes failed to appear by
IL o'clock she no longer hesitated. Go
ing TO the kitchen door she knocke5.
Getting no answer she entered. Mrs.
Voklar and three children were stretch
ed on the floor unconscious. The third
child. the dead infant six weeks of age.
was in a baby cab nearby. It's death is
attributable to this fact that 1t was
raised higher than the others where it
could inhale more gas and in addition
IL probably had less vitality
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
Especial to Lake County Timea.)

East Chicago, Ind. Sept. 27.-Nick
Jerman, his wife. five small children
and 20 boarders were elected from their
place Of residence on 143rd street be-
tween Todd and Railroad avenues for
the simple reason that she owed Ed
ward King. her landlord. $14 rent for
half a month.
The writ of ejectment was executed
by Constable Often in the persuance Of
his duty and was issued by Judge G. E.
Jones.
1t is said that there had been some
trouble between the landlady and the
landlord and as he had lease that was
peculiarly adapted to the sudden eject
ment of his tenants he was able TO
get quick service on Mrs Jerman.
The house is a large one with a sa-
loon down stairs where Edward King
the landlord, ran the saloon and tended
bar. The rooms upstairs were occupied
by Mrs. Jerman and her 20 boarders. II
is hard TO figure out how they all got
into the ten or eleven rooms that there
are up stairs but proof OF the fact that
they did occupy them was plain when
the personal effects or the twenty
boarders and the family were dumped
into the street.
No Place To Go.
The Jerman family was unable Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
MRS. LAUBE IS INDICTED
Murder Charge Withdrawn
and Malpractice Substi-
tuted-Admitted to Bail

The grand jury today returned an
Indictment against Mrs. Bertha Laube,
the Hobart midwife, who is alleged 10
have caused the death of Mrs. Frank
Brock of Lake Station. by criminal
malpractice. The new Indictment
charges her with criminal abortion and
by an agreement with the attorneys in
the case and the Judge. the first charge
of murder was withdrawn.
The crime with which Mrs. Bertha
Laube is charged is serious enough, as
sthe penalty is Imprisonment from l to
IA years, but unlike the former charge
Is a bailable offense and Mrs. Laube
was permitted to furnish bail to the
extent of $4,000
1t is said that she will be able to
furnish bail in the amount fixed by the
court and will be released as soon as
the bail has been arranged for.
Mrs. Laube has not been confined in
the police court, but has been held in
the custody of several bailiffs who
have been guarding her in her home
1t is said that there are to be some
sensational developments when the
case is finally brought to trial and that
the trial will be watched by people
all over the country who are well
acquainted with the people connected
with the case.
1t is said that public sentiment is
about evenly divided among people in
the vicinity of Lake Station, where
Mrs. Brock lived and that some of the
people are inclined TO condemn Mrs.
Laube while the rest place the blame
on others who are said to have been
connected with the case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
Especial to Lake County Tlmcz.)

South Chicago. Sept. 27.-In col
lision at the White River Lumber COM
pany's docks at the foot OF Ninety
second street early this morning. the
steamer Sport was cut in two by the
freighter McLouth. and sank in the
waters OF the Calumet river The acct
dent took place a A. NJ. today and
the only person on board the Sport at
the time was Charles Wyrie of the firm
OF Wyrie & Foster who had chartered
the boat Mr.. Wyrie was in the cabin
at the time OF the collision and rushed
on deck as quickly as possible. He
felt the boat sinking beneath him and
rushing 70 the side made a frantic lea p
from the boat 70 the docks and man
aged 70 just make IL as the rear end
OF the Snort sank with a splash and
the forward end likewise tipped into
the water
The sport was tied TO the docks at
the time of the accident The McLoutk.
inward bound was attempting 10 turn
in the river. when an undertow car
rted it in an opposite direction and the
heavily loaded freighter crashed PROV
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
AUTO DITCHED: THEN LOOTED

An automobile owned by Apperson
Bros. OF Chicago. and being driven from
Kokomo to Chicago by the parties
who hired it, was overturned and
ditched near the Little Calumet last
night. While the auto was left un-
guarded, three men on bicycles. so II
was afterwards ascertained. got of
their wheels and stripped 1t OF three
tires and two lamps The owners of
the auto. Apperson Bros. offer a re-
ward OF 500 for the capture of the
thieves and the return of the stolen
stuff.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
FAMILY Of q ELECTED
FOR SI4 BACK RENT

find any place to take their goods as
houses are as scarce in East Chicago as
they are IN the other cities in the CAL
umet region and so they were compel
led TO camp out in the street in the
vicinity of the city hall for the first
day
Finally Mrs. Jerman and her family
OF little tots went to Indiana Harbor
where they are staying with brother
in-law and the boarders are scattered
to the four parts Of the city.
Mrs. Jerman says she had 500 in
the bank at the time Of her ejectment
and that King refused a tender OF the
rent. she also says that all Of her
boarders are now so separated that It
will be difficult To collect the 800 or
more dollars that she has coming from
them.
She is bitter in her denunciation Of
King for putting her out and says that
he merely took advantage OF a one sid
ed lease 70 embarrass her and get her
out Of the house.
The costs in the case were $3.50
which Is nearly half Of the amount
that was due for rent. The etectment
took place at about noon yesterday be-
fore Mrs Jerman had the dinner dishes
washed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
WORK ON THIRD STORY
TO BANK IS BEGUN

Reed s Bump. contractors, ere erect
ing their scanolding on the First Ma
tional Band building in preparation of
their cons truction of a third story to
the building. The cornices that are
now on the building will be torn down
and the building continued in harmony
with the other two stories. The spec
ihcations in the contract call for COM
pletion of the work by Jan. /.
The entire floor OF the building has
been leased by the Chicago Business
College.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
OF ROBBERIES
Especial to Lake County Times)

South Chicago, Sept. 27.-Three rob
berries occurred yesterday morning
The first was at Eighty fifth and Su-
perior avenue, when Adam MasZewski,
1921 Wall street, was attacked by John
Drawback. Loss, $40.
The second happened at 1884 Michi-
gan avenue, when robbers attacked
Edward White in his home at the
above number, they secured $40 and a
gold watch.
The third, Adolph Carlson. 13447 Su-
perior avenue. assaulted by bandits
who left him for dead after robbing
him of $50 in money and a gold watch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
WHAT PRINTERS INK"
SAYS OF HAMMOND AND
THE LAKE COUNTY
TIMES.

ssHammond, Ind, Is a thriv-
ing manufacturing town located
In the center of the Calumet re-
giOn, twenty miles from Chicago.
The 1900 census credits the city
with 1876 population but il has
grown since then. THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES Is Hammond's
daily newspaper, four editions of
which are printed daily, amounts
ing In the aggregate 10 more
than 10000 copies. THE TIMES
has the advantage of location TO
make 1T a good advertising med
ium.''-Printers Ink. Sept Is.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
INFANT DIES.

The four months old chold of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Tremore. residing
near the steel plant. died yesterday
and was buried today in Oak Lawn
cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
LARGEST INITIATION THAT
HAS EVER TAKEN PLACE
Event To Be Held in Chicago at Coli
scum in Honor of the Recently
Elected Imperial Potentate of
North America, Frank C. Roundy
of Medinah Temple.

There are about twenty Masonic
shriners in Hammond and In addition
there are about as many more In the
various cities IN the Calumet region
and it IS believed that with very
few exceptions all OF them will be
present at the great celebration that is
TO be held at the Coliseum in Chicago
in honor of Frank C Roundy. I'M
perial Potentate of North America, A.
A. o. n. NJ. S.
Mr.. Roundy was elected Imperial
Potentate last June at the session OF
the Imperial council. 1t is the nrst
time that the Medinah Temple OF Chi
cago, in existance since 1882 has had
this honor Consequently the shrincrs
in Chicago and vicinity are all elected
and they plan one of the most spec
tacular celebrations that has ever been
held by a secret order In Chicago.
I,Osz limitations.
In addition to the big doings at
tendent on the felicitatlon Of Frank c.
Roundy there will be the initiation of
LOST candidates and as many others as
are voted upon IN tho meanwhile. This
Is the largest number OF new rneal-
hers that has ever been rereived hy q
Masonic order In the Tnited States
| Alleppo Temple OF Boston now holds
the record when on june 27. 1907, sss
new members were admitted Tie te-
, ceipts frcm initiation fees alone VIII ne
S54,35o and the Chicago temple viii be
the weathiest in the world.
The Indianapolis delegation and DEL
egations from various other points
along the Monon railroad will partie-
! ipate in the celebration and left that
city this morning at O'Clock.
where they Han From.
| Sriners will be taken on the special
train at Frankfort, Delphi. Montice.io,
Monon. Rensselaer, and Hammond The
Lafayette contingent Will get tho
special train at Monon.
In addition to the Indiana deleea-
tions Will be the Saladin Of Grand
Rapids ldoonlah Of st. Louis, lei Kakirt
of Cedar Rapids. Ia. Tebela OF Rock
ford, Ill. Tripel OF Milwaukee, MosIen
of Detroit, and Osman Of St Paul
Visitors from various sections are ex-
pected on the excursions being run into
the city. ard the chances are that al
OF them viii be dined at the Audi
torium at midnight tonight. This plan
is now under consideration and will be
decided definitely at this morning 5
meeting.
For Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
there has been arranged a banquet at
the Annex. at which 800 members viii
be seated at SIS plate. Imperial
Potentate Roundy will maize q speech.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
DEATH ENDS 4 LIFE
OF DISAPPOINTMENT
Oldest Inhabitant Can Scarcely Recol-
lect the Time of Old Mans Advent
Into This Region-0ccasionaI Re-
mark of Aged Character Hinted of
Early Romance.

William Davis, one of the best known
characters of the Calumet region, about
whom there is woven a mystery as to
his antecedents and where he came
from, was found dead near the shanty
of Katie Gibson. with whom he had
boarded for the past thirty years. The
old man was over so years Of age. and
was personally known to scores of peo-
pie and was second only In reputa-
tion to old Katie.
He left the shanty yesterday after
noon to fix a nearby fence and when
he did not return to supper, Katie
notified a neighbor and the search was
commenced. He was found lying in a
field apparently asleep, but investiga-
tion showed that he was dead. Under
taker Emmerling was called to remove
the body. and Captain Bunde of the
local police went along to view the
remains. Death was probably due to
heart failure as there was no marks
about the body to show that the old
man had been victim of foul play
An autopsy will be held by Coroner
Hoskins today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
RAILWAY S ATTORNEY APPEARS
BEFORE BOARD OF WORKS
Enumerates Streets Over Which it is
Planned to Lay the Tracks-City
Officials Will Take the Bridge
Proposition Under Amusement
Improvements Ordered.

A $4,000 bridge over the Calumet
river at Sohl street is the offer that
is made to Hammond by the Chicago,
Lake Shore and South Bend railway
company in exchange for exemption
from street pavement in Hammond
during the next fifteen years. The
dicker IS hanging FIRE and seems at
this time to be only in the nucleus.
F. J. Lewis Meyer the company's
attorney. appeared before the board
of public works this morning and made
the proposition both parties agreeing
that 1t would be taken up for further
consideration as soon as the street
railway company had decided upon a
route for the loop that the company
intends to make through Hammond.
Mr.. Meyer and several of the roads
officials were here today inorder to
go over the various routes.
Plan of the Loop.
1t is the intention Of the company
TO establish a large loop beginning on
Kennedy avenue in East Chicago and
going south on this street as far as
Gibson, In Gibson the course as now
planned will lie over the new road
v-hIch is an extension of Summer Sib-
ley and state streets. and which WIN
employees in the Gibson yards and the
workers in the Standard Steel plant.
Running east the line will in all prob
ability come up as far as Sohl street
or Oakley avenues-very likely the
former. Running north on Sohl street
the company intends to cross the river
on a $4,000 bridge for which 1t is
ready to appropriate the money i'm
/ tod fal hrid wi dc
wagon traffic and have an alley for
pedestrians. Running north from the
river the loop line will connect with
the main line coming directly from
East Chicago. Mr.. Meyer will appear
again before the board next Monday
N order to ask for the time exten-
! sion for the building of the main line.
he having showed the city officials
| last week that he is entitled to the ex-
tension.
City SeaIer Reports.
Hammonds city sealer, A. J. Dawdy.
made his first monthly report today.
In it he stated that he had inspected
thirty-nine places. charged fees
amounting to $40. and collected fees
amounting 10 s19.70. He also regis
tered two new dealers.
In answer to a petition, presented
! by representative masons and exMayor
Knots. who have erected substantial
| buildings on Muenich court. the board
instructed the city engineer to draw
up plans and specifications for six
/ foot walk ana brick aVement in Niue
mich court.
The assessment rolls for the May
street local sewer, section B, from Co
1 lumbia avenue to Carroll street, was
placed on file for public inspection
/ The same step was taken in regard
20 the assessment roll on the Pine
street local sewer and the Chicago
avenue main sewer section B. The
/ time for these -remonstrances has beer
/ set for October II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
No Long Credit.

Milk men will no longer permit their
customers to run bills. Any one who
runs a bill of more than 81 will be
blacklisted and none of the other deal
ers will sell them milk.
Regarding the use of formaline and
the steps that will be taken by the
milk dealers to prevent dirt and dis
ease germs from getting into the milk
no action has been taken. There was
no agreement that milk should be up
to the standard regarding its contents
OF fat. There was nothing done about
the old practice of passing off skinned
milk for milk and rich milk for cream
In fact the Whiting milk men have
organized for their own interests
and their interests alone. The meeting
was an enthusiastic one from what
could be learned. = IT was held IN Goeb-
els opera house last evening where
the Whiting Milk Mems association
was formed.
Each dealer will be compelled to
furnish heavy bonds to insure their
sticking together through thick and
thin. The next meeting will be held
Sept. 80. at which the Whiting Milk
Trust is expected to become a fact.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27

WEA Il R-Rain tonight and
Saturday; colder by Saturday night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
COMPLETE WALSH ROAD

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Exactly at noon
yesterday the last spike was driven in
the Chicago Southern railroad, about a
mile south of Danville. thus connect
ing what are known as the John r.
Walsh road with this city.
The usual elaborate ceremonies at
tending the driving Of the last spike
on new railroad were lacking In
stead of a golden spike, such as was
driven on the Union Pacific and other
roads by the highest official. to the ac-
compartment of brass bands, waving
banners. and tinkling wine glasses, on
the Chicago Southern an Italian section
hand drove an ordinary iron spike into
the last tie, in the presence only of the
section foreman and the gang of labor
ers. When the last blow was struck
on the spike the section men gave a
cheer and the foreman knocked out the
bung OF a keg of beer.
BaIIasting Yet to BE Done.
AS soon as the keg was empty the
section hands resumed the work OF
tamping ties and spreading ballast. To
finish the ballasting and surfacing of
the roadbed so trains may run over
1t will take several weeks. The first
regular lFeiSHt tram may Commence
running in a month. but 1t will be at
least six months before passenger ser
vice is inaugurated. No passenger
equipment has yet been ordered for
the new Chicago Southern road which
connect al Terre Haute with the South
ern Indiana, but arrangements have
been made to use the tracks of the
Chicago Terminal Transfer railroad
company from Chicago Heights for
both freight and passenger trains of
the Walsh road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
Came in the EARLY Days.

Only the Oldest Inhabitants of this
section remember the coming of the
old man. He was well educated and
arrived on tramping tour from some
eastern city, it is said From hints
and little bits of conversation let drop
by the old man at times, it is thought
that he was the son of rich parents, and
that his exile came through the OBJ
lection of the parents to his prospec-
tive marriage to a poor girl. Because
of this objection the girl refused to
marry him and shortly afterwards died
heartbroken. The young man then left
the scene of his trouble without asking
his parents for any money, and wan
dered from place to place until he fin
ally landed in Hammond.
In some way he met Katie Gibson
and took up a residence with her in
her shanty, where they managed to
set enough to eat by doing odd jobs
In winter he wore instead of boots, a
bag of rags which he wrapped about
his feet His clothing was patched and
mended until scarcely a bit of the
original garment remained. For the
past few years he spent much Of his
time sitting on the edge of the river
and absently staring into the stream,
probably thinking of his early child
hood days For the past few days he
seemed to have grown older and SEEM
ingly brooded over his wrongs. Dur
ing his long stay with Mrs. Gibson he
never told the full story of his lifa
unless perchance to the partner of his
exile. old Katie. and the real truth
may never be known.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27
MILK DEALERS
ENTER INTO COMBINE
Whiting Dispensers Of Dairy
Products Organize for
Mutual Benefit.
WHERE DO PUBLIC GET OFF?
New Rules Provide One Trip a Day
Higher Prices-Black List for
Slow Pay.
(speciaI 40 I.nke County Times.l

Whiting. Ind. Sept. Eff you lived
in Whiting and was a user and pur-
chaser OF the lacteal fluid, commonly
called milk; if you had a family of
young children and milk was one Of
the most important OF the articles of
food used daily, what would you think
If you were put face to face with an
ultimatum something like this?
Hereafter the milkmen will make
but one trip a day. The cost of dis
tribution is the greatest expense of
the milk dealer and by cutting out
trip a day the profit on the sale of
the same quantity of milk will be
greater.
2. To make the business real good
thing. In other words to make it a
regular John d. Rockefeller PROPOSE
ton. the milk men have decided TO
raise the price of milk and cream
Just how much, is not yet given out
The profits made in this way added
to the profits made by the saving on
a trip a day and the profits formerly
made, will make the business a bon
anZa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-27

No Place To Go.
The Jerman family was unable to
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