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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-11
FINLEY FACTS

Mrs. Cassie Murray from Phoeni,
p. c.. daughter of George Finley. i.
home on visit.
Miss lei Barton returned to he,
home here after several weeks absens
in Pullman
MIR. Devene met with a very painfu,
accident Saturday. He had turne,
his horses loose when one OF then
wheeled and kicked him knockin.
him flat and breaking two of his ribs
Ii he had been a little farther from
the horse he would have been badf,
hurt but as 1t is he is able to sit u,
now though he is very weak.
Geese are coming in now and tn,
hardware dealers will reap a harvef
for many shell will he wasted OF
the desert and many IL goose will fl,
unsecured to the wheat fields O
Horse Heaven.
1t the warm weather continues tn,
fourth crop OF alfalfa will 30 Il goot
one.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-11

ALFALFA PASTURE FOR RENT.
Feed for about SO head of horses
aud cattle. Water in field. Near
Finley. II. B. HANEy.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-11

WANTED-Horses to pasturc-A
mile south of Finley. See Carl at
Valley Barn or at Finley Hotel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02

proposed building. When this was un-
rolled it showed the drawing divided
into blocks of from $40 up to $4,000.
Mr.. Smith. assuming the mannerisms
of an auctioneer,. proceeded with the
task OF selling the stock. c. E. Bauer
and A. F. Knots took the first two
$4,000 blocks. After that the auction
eer had little trouble in disposing of
enough to run the total up to over
$4,000. Members of the Eastern Star
and True Kindred We're early sub
scribers.
Members of the fraternity say that
with a building soon In process Of con-
struction they will experience little
difficulty in getting the funds needed.
There are over 1000 members of the
Masonic fraternity in Lake county and
it Is expected that they will subscribe
literally to the new stock. The pro-
posed issue of certificates will pay
five per cent in dividends
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02

by his own hand. Poor Goetz. He
has lived to survive it, and this even
ing 1t Is reported that he is feeling
much better than this morning. In
fact he never felt better in his life
live for years. Goetz was almost kill
ed by a false report. Another minute
and the ambulance would have been on
its way to the north side resort to
bundle up the bloody remains and
take them to the morgue. In the rear
of the morgue stood the stamping
horses waiting to speed on their mis-
sion. THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES reporter
was there too, of course, and with the
ingrained training which calls for Veri-
fcation OF any report on the paper
own account, he called up the Goetz
resort and was informed by a COM
placent sounding voice that Christ
was out in the barn looking after the
stock That he was dead was then out
of the question and the informant at
the telephone was asked to call the
hired girl to explain her act in calling
up the police station. The hired girl
Leziah Bryan, explained that she was
almost a stranger in the Goetz place
and that she was unacquainted with
the landlords ways. and that when she
noticed him lifting the latch to go up
stairs and muttering to himself that
nobody need expect to see him again
she became frightened and. thinking
that in the event he would kill him
self suspicion would rest on her. she
called up the police department.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
MASONIC TEMPLE
NOW ASSURED
Ten Thousand Dollars
Worth Subscribed at an
Enthusiastic Meeting.

Over $4,000 in stock was subscrib-
ed for the new Masonic temple at an
enthusiastic meeting of the fraternity
last night. AS only little over half
of the membership OF Garfield lodge
was present 1t looks as If the temple
project was an assured success.
A program. including a speaker, mu-
sic and a monologue artist had been
arranged. Lunch was served by the
members of the Eastern Star. Rev.
Frank G. Smith of Chicago, a Masonic
lecturer of note, was the speaker
Statements We're distributed show
ing the financial progress of the lodge
from 1901 TO 1906, during which time
the lodge has earned and saved $11, 900.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith proved to be not
only an artistic and amusing speaker,
but a winning promoter as we'll An
ingenious method OF selling stock was
presented in the shape of a large out
line drawing of the front view of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
W|LK|E
NON PLUSSED
Head of Secret Service Com
pletely Bafied in Sub
treasury Matter.
BACK TO WASHINGTON
At Least This Is What He Claims
Others Say He's Still in
the City.

Chief of Secret Service Wilkie pre-
pared today to return to Washington.
completely baffled In his efforts to dis
cover the identity of the $4,000 sub
treasury thief, leaving Teller George
w. Fitzgerald in state OF collapse
after undergoing one Of the worst
sweatbox ordeals in the history of Chi
cago.
Chief Willxie paid his bill at the
Auditorium Annex and said he was go
ing back to Washington. Deputy
Treasurer Bantz, however, insists that
Chief Wilkie is still in the city, visit
ing friends. He said that they were
awaiting Instructions from Washing
| ton.
All Of the officials who have been in
vestigating the mystery admit that they
are as far from its solution as last
Wednesday when Teller Fitzgerald told
Treasurer Boldenweck that fortune
had been stolen from his cage.
Warrants Out for Fitzgerald.
Warrants for Fitzgeralds arrest
were sworn out before Municipal Judge
Cottren, the complainant being II. NJ
Friend, a newspaper reporter, who, It Is
alleged was assaulted by Fitzgerald a
/ the federal building for persistence II
| demanding an interview Three war
rants were secured by Friend-one fo1
threatening to kill, the other for as
sault and battery and the other fol
having concealed weapons.
Fail to Find Teller.
Detectives who visited the Fitzger
aid home, 1881 Fulton street. were un
able to find him. They concluded tha
Fitzgerald had flown to other parts o
the city, and early today the polio
department had been unable to locat
j him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
DIVORCED SON-IN-LAW IS
SUED FOR BACK WAGES
Adam KOstena Helped Chas. Rajcha-
metz Build House Before the Latter
Was Married-Case Taken Under Ad-
yisement.

A father-in-law may help a son-in-
law build a house and never think of
charging him for the work, especial
~ if the son-in-1aw is a good son-in-
law. But the thing takes on a differ
ent aspect after the son-in-law gets a
divorce from his wife. Then the father
in-Iaw may turn around and sue the
son for back wages. Such a case was
tried before Justice ". A. Jordan yes
terday morning after a change of
venue had been taken from Justice
ReiIand's court at East Chicago.
Adam Kostena, the father-in-law
was the plaintiff in the case and was
suing fer $3.50 for services rendered
while helping his son-in-law. Chas
Rajchanetz, build house before the
latter became divorced from his wife
Justice Jordan has taken the case
under advisement until next Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
FREIGHT WRECK
DELAYS TRAFFIC
Accident on Lake Shore Ties
Up That Road For
Several Hours.

Suburban traffic on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern and Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railroads was
tied up for more than an hour last
night when a freight train jumped
the track in Chicago at Twenty
ond street. Thousands of persons
were forced to resort to other means
of transportation to reach their
homes, as the accident happened just
before o'clock, when every avail
able suburban train is in the ser
vice. 1t was not until long after
wards that one Of the many tracks
was cleared sufficiently to allow the
passage of trains.
1t is thought a heavy beam falling
in front of one of the empty freight
cars resulted in the smashup. The
train was running at right angles to
cross an outside track. thereby eff
fectively blocking all the tracks.
Before Engineer J. A. Bremen
could apply the brakes five freight
cars were off the tracks. Hundreds
of persons remained in the cars un-
til the wreckage was cleared.
A wrecking train was rushed to the
scene from the Englewood yards.
The tracks were not entirely cleared
until after o'clock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
STEEL TRUST
NOW SATISFIED
Gov. Hanly Signs Senator
Bowser's Second Riparian
Rights Bill.
SPECTATORS CHECKED
Measure Embodies Executives Sug.
gestions As to Rights of Own
ing the Land.

Indianapolis. March 2.-Governor
Hanly has signed the Bowser riparian
rights bill which provides for the priv
ilege of retaining the shore lands OF
Lake Michigan. 1t is the second bill
that Bowser has drawn up on the mat
ter and he was careful 10 embody the
suggestions or the governor, in II to
the effect that the land to he reclaimed
remain in the possession of the state
until 1t has actually been filled. Herein
1t differs from the Faulkner bill which
the governor vetoed.
The latter bill gave any buyer tho
right to own the submerged land to
the harbor line even before ii was
filed The Bowser bill specifically pro-
vides that first of all a plat must be
made of the land which is to be raised
and only after it appears above sur
face of the water and after the pay
ment Of $25 an acrewill it become the
property Of the shoreline owner
This bill passes to the satisfaction
of the United State Steel corporation
which practically fathered 1t and at
the same time it tends to check spec
ulators who intended to buy up shore
land and resell it to the large manu-
featuring corporations.
After the first Bowser bill was largly
embodied in the Faulkner bill and
after it had been vetoed Bowser inn
mediately got busy on a second bill
which had smooth sailing.
The senate this morning passed the
Vincennes university claim which is
now ready for the governors sigma
ture. Routine matters We're passed up
on by the house today. Both branches
of the legislature held sessions this
afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
IS SAVED BY
LITTLE DOG
Dressmaker, Assaulted by
Robber, Possibly Owes
Life to Mongrel.
WAS BEING STRANGLED
Unable to Cry Out She Is Almost I'm
conscious When Canine Fright
ems Assailant.

Miss Elizabeth Lobitz was brutally
assaulted by highwayman last night
and to the activity of little dog that
came out and barked it's head off at the
critical moment, Miss Lobitz owes the
preservation of her money and possibly
of her life.
The victim of the assault is a dress
maker with offices in the Hammond
building. She had been working un-
til late and at 9:20 she left the build
ing unaccompanied and started down
Foyette street, going east. When she
arrived at the Erie tracks passing
freight obstructed her way so that she
was compelled to wait until it passed.
Just as the train cleared the crossing
she noticed that man jumped of. but
she paid no attention to him until
when nearly opposite Dibos coal Office,
she discovered that the fellow was fol-
lowing her. She Immediately began
walking faster and the man started on
= run. reaching her just past the coal
office.
Man Jumps On Her.
without saying a word the man.
whom she describes as large and
heavy set, jumped upon her and, throw
ing her to the ground, proceeded to
strangIe her, demanding her money.
He had such a tight grip on her
throat that she was unable to answer
him.
After nearly choking her into a
state of unconsciousnes he was about
to search her when the little dog from
one of the nearby houses ran out in
the street and started to bark Upon
hearing the dog the man. with curse.
started of on a run toward the Erie
yards and made his escape.
1t was several minutes before Miss
Lobitz recovered her senses and when
she did attain semi realization of
what had happened she was unable to
determine which way she lived. She
was still dazed and weak but after a
while she managed to make her way
to the house where she rooms, at 23e
Oakley street. Once safe inside sb.
collapsed and she says 1t must have
been quite a while before she recover
ed consciousness.
Too Frightened to Cali Police.
Miss Lobitz was too frightened to
notify the police and as q result the
latter have a. very poor chance Of
catching the robber. His victim de-
from the effects OF the assault and 4.
was also badly swollen
scribes him as about 5 #. in. in
height and very heavy set. She is un-
bile to describe his clothes
When seen this morning by a Times
reporter Miss Lobitz's neck was stiff
also badly swollen.
She thinks she could identity the
man who assaulted her if she ever
saw him again.
Within the last few months severa
similar cases have been reported TO tn,
police. minus. however, the assault
feature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
WILL NOT PROSECUTE BARRY.
Embezzler Settles With Clerks Union
and Case is Dropped.

Ward Barry, the treasurer of the
East Chicago Retail Clerks union, who
was arrested yesterday on the charge
of embezzling $3.50 of the funds of the
union, was arraigned before Mayor De-
Braie yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock
and the case was dismissed because
the complaining witness refused to
prosecute.
Barry arranged to settle with the
union and this was said to be satis-
factory to them. There was no de-
sire to send the fellow to the peni-
tentiary providing he settled and his
friends came to his rescue at the last
moment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
FIGHT IN WEST HAMMOND.
Young Fellows Decline Old Mans In-
vIfatIon to Mix But Come at
Him Later.

Another fight took place last night
in West Hammond in front Of, the Nom
pariel saloon. Two young fellows
started an argument with an older man
and when he invited them back in the
alley they refused, bat waited until
he came out OF a saloon across the
street when they bumped him over the
head with a club and beer bottle. The
fellow fell 10 the ground. but got up
Immediately and started after the
young men who made their escape
through a nearby alley.
The man still continued his pursuit
and he could be seen still going after
them until both parties were out OF
sight The identity Of the men could
/ not be learned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
BRECKNEY GOES TO FACE TRIAL.
Man Who COnfesses TO Double Murder
Claimed by Beaver Falls Police
-ZoIkosh Released.

Harry r. Breckney of Beaver Falls.
Pa, who confessed to having killed
two men to the East Chicago police.
has been sent back to his home town
for trial. officers from Beaver Falls
arrived in Hammond today TO claim
their prisoner.
After a scorching examination bv
Prosecuting Attorney D. E. Boone be-
fore Mayor Edward DeBriae. Peter
Zolkosh was released. Zolkosh was
suspected Of having been implicated
In the mysterious disappearance of his
fellow countryman, William Kozlow-
ski, about ten months ago, but the
prisoner having been able to prove an
alibi, was released by the authorities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
IT'S NOBOOYS
BUSINESS" SAYS MAX
West Hammond President
Still Withholds Papers
Demanded by Board.

At 2:3O this afternoon the time
scheduled for the Board Of Local i'm
provements to begin its session at the
West Hammond village hall, Peter Max
the president had not brought forth the
missing bond and contract that the
board would like so much to see.
Just what his object is in holding
them is not known and the usual cry
of something crooked has been raised.
Max when called UP this afternoon
said it was no ones business whether
he turned over the bonds or not and
furthermore If any one was desirous
Of ascertainfng any thing about them
he would like to have them see him
personally.
At the last meeting of the village
board that was held Thursday night
he was asked to hand over the missing
bonds and the sewer contract but he
announced that they were at his house
He was then instructed to deliver them
into the hands of Martin Finneran the
village clerk early the next morning,
that they might be seen by the mem
bers of the board. This he promised
to do.
He failed to keep his promise, how
ever and today he is expected to turn
the papers over into the rightful hands
or give a satisfactory reason.
The missing 800 that represent the
proceeds of the 7th installment on the
old sewer assessment and an account
ing on which Attorney Markham de-
manded have not yet been found, but
the finance committee which has
charge OF the affair believes the mis-
take will be found by Monday Attor-
ney Markham is very anxious to find
.ba dfScranancy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02

A Chicago Junction freight train
stopped at Oklahoma and as is their
custom, several of the Hungarians in
the vicinity jumped on a coal car and
threw off quantity of fuel
The train started up and dispute
arose as to the ownership of the loot.
The argument became heated and a
fight ensued. Finally one of the
combatants went into John Sabo's sa-
loon and boarding house, where he
lived.
The Lopcoviches and John Plasivi-
ski thought that Sabo was taking
sides with his boarder and so one OF
them pulled a gun and fired four shots
through the saloons windows.
One Of the bullets struck Joe Yav-
nieti in the breast severely injurins
After the fusillade had been fired
the men rushed into the saloon and at.
tackled every one in sight. Knives
clubs and fists were used and Johr
Sabo was knocked unconscious at the
outset. Others IN the party were bad.
ly cut up. This all happened day be.
fore yesterday.
Finally the men fought themselves
out and an ordinary riot, one of the
pastimes among these people wouIC
have been forgotten If the man whC
had been shot had not had relaps,
which theatened his life and necessi
tated the services of DR.. Schlieker
who informed the police of the affair
The four men implicated were ar
rested and the sick man was ordered
| removed to the hospital. They wer,
arraigned before Mayor DeBraie Fri
dow aftarOOOu
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
JEWS OBSERVE A
SOLEMN FEAST
Sabbath School Will Cele-
brate Tomorrow-Ch Child
ren Render Program.

The feast CT Purim Will be observed
IN the Jewish Sabbath schools tomor-
row. Services will begin al o'clock
in the school room in 9S State street
Dr.. j. w. Skulelski of the Northwestern
university viii be in charge of the
services which will be carried out by
the members of the Sabbath school
class The principal parts of the pro-
gram Will consist OF the services.
which will be read by Master Abe Lip
man, the sermon with its subject, The
Story of Purim" delivered by Master
Leslie Helleman and recitations by the
various members OF the class
While the feast of Purim is com
paratively unknown to the gentle.
still he remembers the beautiful bible
story of Queen Esther and her uncle.
Mordicai, who unfolded a plot to kill
King Ahasuras. and have the latter dis
regarding his mandate that nobody
appear before him uncalled. neverthe-
less, pardon his queen for breaking
this rule and in addition granted her
any privilege she might ask. She ask
ed that the death sentence passed upon
all the Jews in his kingdom be an
nulled and the king going farther in
his inquiry for the plotter OF this
wholesale slaughter ordered that Ham
an. the arch fiend of the Jews. should
hang on the gallows that he had pre-
pared for Mordicai, the uncle OF Queen
Esther.
The word "Purim" is the Hebrew
word for lots" and is applied to the
feast tomorrow because the day on
which all the Jews in King Ahasuras
kingdom were to die according to the
plans of Haman should have been
chosen by lot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
INTERURBAN TO CELEBRATE.

South Bend, Ind, March An
nouncement was made by Ex-Governor
Durbin of Indiana today that by July
/ a through car will be running be-
tween Indianapolis and South Bend by
way OF Peru, Warsaw and Goshen. 1t
is also announced that South Bend
will. have a street car system second
to none in the United States. La
Porte, Michigan City, Goshen. Elk
hart and other Indiana points in
which the Murdock- Dietrich syndi-
cate system operates, Will also have
service commensurate with their needs
and requirements.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02

If you wish help, a situation; If you
desire boaTders, or boarding; IL you
desire to rent rooms or have rooms to
rent, to buy or sell horses, carriages.
machinery, store or Office fixtures,
household furniture, then insert an ad
In the classified columns OF THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES for ten cents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
GOETz DEAD?
NOT EXACTLY!
Report of Demise Almost
Kills Him, But He's
Better, Thank You.
HIRED GIRL TO BLAME
New Servant, Unaccustomed tc
Christ's Ways Mistakes Mutter-
ings for Suicidal Threat.

There were a number of people in
Hammond this morning who saw a
lurid picture of how Christ Goetz, the
Wolf lake saloonkeeper. lay in a pool
of his own blood, flowing in streams
from a wound in his forehead which
had been penetrated with bullet fired
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
BLOODY RIOT
IS REVEALED
Police Unaware Of It Until
Man Almost Dies of
Injuries.
SHOT IN The BREAST
Lies Two Days With Bullet In Vital
Part-Physician Notifies
Authorities.

In a riot which started over the di-
vision of some stolen coal, Joe Yav-
nicti was shot and several others badly
cut up before the police finally heard
about it and arrested Mike Lopcovich,
his two sons. Mike and Peter, and John
Plasivski.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
FALLS FROM STEP LADDER.

While cleaning the windows in Fred
Sommers saloon this afternoon John
Mist fell from a step ladder and broke
his ankle
DR.. Pannenberg was called and after
dressing the injured member he took
the man to his home on Sibley street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
WILL. ]. DAVIS TRIED MONDAY.

DanviIle, Ill, March 2.-Delays by
the defense in the trial OF WIN J.
Davis of. the Iroquois theatre of Chi
cago on the charge of manslaughter
will not occur. The case will go to
trial Monday.
Joseph Mann. local counsel for the
defense. declares the defense is ready
for trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
IMPROVEMENT BOARD TO MEET

The West Hammond beard of local
improvements is meeting this afternoon
at the village hall to open the bids
on the new cinder sidewalks. Several
other minor business matters Will also
come up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02

IL you want to know how NIr. Me-
Laughlin sold his cow ask the adver-
tising department. OF THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02

Are you homeless. Advertise fer a
house a room I'm THE LAKE -COEN-
TY TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-02
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and probably
Sunday; not much change
in temperature; minimum
tonight about 25o above
zero.