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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02

Is northern Indiana and Hammond
n particular. to be made Chieago's
eesspool? This is question that has
seen agitating the people of this COM
shunity considerably since the two ex-
erts. Rudolph Herring and George w
Fuller, who were engaged to give
sleosevelts commissioners a plan that
blight be forced upon Chicago as a
destitute for the plan to reverse the
zzpw of the Calumet river to the drain
BE canal. reported in favor of immense
Etration beds to be located In or near
hammond.
The original plan was to build a
anal from point on the Grand Calu-
aet river. west of this city. TO a point
the drainage canal called the Sag
ST d rely upon this to not only carry
k the sewage which is gathered from
ie territory south of 18th strret in Illi-
Gois. but also permit the disposal of the
ewage in Hammond, East Chicago.
5hdiana Harbor and Gary.
" Is Dual Opposition.
Opposition to this plan developed
From two sources; one the Lake Ma
fine association, which feared that by
taxing so much water from the lake
sts level would be lowered and the
hepths OF the harbors would be
lessened, the other. certain business
Interests in Chicago. who are antagon-
lstic to the Industrial community across
the state line in Indiana and take this
means of retarding it's progress
towards better conditions
This opposition element succeeded in
Ito the feasibility Of some other plan
disposing of sewage and these ex-
Is have offered as an alternative the
5hWding OF filtration beds in Indiana.
be plan they offer would merely
pa that Hammond would become the
cfpool of Chicago. the sewage dump
Hground of nearly a million of the
lie OF that city.
lk. Herring and Mr.. Fuller the sani-
E,ly experts. conceded that there is not
,uitable plot of ground In the dis
z..lt on which a filtration plant might
Ierected. They offer sites near Ham
knd between the Great and Little Cal
bet and west of Hammond and Har-
ky between Lake Calumet and Lake
Folf
Drainage Board TO Fight Plan.
The officials of the drainage board
have all along been in favor of build
pg the Calumet auxiliary, as the cana
lom the Calumet river to the drainage
Anal is called. and they intend to hgh
efforts of the opposition to pu
rough their filtration scheme.
President r.. r.. Mccormick OF tn,
hinage board accompanied by Chic
gineer Isham Randolph and Attorne.
&. Lindley, as technical and legal ad
prs, will appear before the interna
bal waterways commission In Wash
ION on Jan. IA to oppose the plan
building the filtration plants whicl
claim will cost $5.000,0 900 NOR
the canal and a great deal NOR
Aaintain.
e OF the experts who reported Il
g + of the filtration scheme said tha
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
Plays With His Man For a
While and Then End
Comes.
CLEAN CUT KNOCKOUT
Lake County Times Scores Beat On
Chicago Papers With Flood
Of Extras.

The sporting extra of the Lake Coun-
~ Times. with n fun account of the
Gans-Herman fight at Tonapah, New,
was on the streets last evening at 7s13,
three hours before the Chicago paperu
were circulated In this city.
This paper not only scored n remark-
able beat ON the Chicngo papers, bat
IL invaded their territory and news.
boys were selling Lake County Times
on the streets of south Chicago two
hours before the sporting extras of the
Chicago papers appeared.
What was even more remarkable the
Lnke County Times account of~the fight
was given by rounds In as complete a
manner mt IL appeared I'm the Chicago
papers this morning. In fact perusa1
of the sporting page of any these Pm
pers this morning reveals the fact that
the accounts of the fight are identical.
Nearly four thousand extras were fs-
sued. Hundreds OF them were sent
throughout the cities of the Calumet
region to whiting, East Chicago, IN
diana Harbor, south Chicago, stony
Island, BrookIlne, Valparaiso and half
dozen other smpIIcr places where the
whole edition was quickly sold out.
The newsbOys reRped harvest. So
anxious were the fans for complies
account OF the fight that they gave the
boys nEcIxeIs- und disars md IN sass.Ga Ia
stances quarters for the papers.
A large crowd gathered in front of
| the Lake County Times Office enrIy In
the evening nnd listened to the buIIe-
tins they came I'm every few mo-
ments. The reports of the fight by
rounds came In promptly and were nm
nOunced to the crowd from four to six
minutes after the rounds ended.
Duplicates were made of each bull
Ietin and as one WINS read to the crowd
the other WIS rushed 10 the linotype
operators who soon had IL set I'm type.
by the time the fnaI round was re-
ceived the forms were ready to be
closed and twenty-five minutes after
the fight ended the stereotype plate had
been made and the press WAS roarfn z
ms 1t ground out the papers.
The waiting newsboys each grnbbed
so or 100 papers and soon the nc
count of the fight was being read from
one end of the town 10 the other.
street cars and trnins carried other
hundreds to the surrounding cities and
within hour every city of Importance
in the Lake County Times.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02

pass that it was impossible practically
for couple in holiday attire to alight
from any of the trains entering Ham
mond, without being approached by
either the justices themselves or by
their runners. Both Jordan and Carter
had engaged the services of steerers
whose business it was to direct the ap-
nlicants for marriage licenses to their
respective places of business. Justice
Carter had a man representing his in
terests and Jordan was represented
by a woman. The latter on Monday
was observed by bystander
to take IN tow a pair Of coiored
people. whom she undertook to guide
to the office of Justice Jordan. While
thus engaged, another suspicious look
ing couple came out of the court house
and as they wended their way down the
street. the runner" dropped the negro
couple and chased half way down the
ing looking suspects.
Married DruElx or sober.
Another thing that has gotten Ham
mond as a marriage center into disre
pute. has been the fact of so man,
scandals arising from marriages con
tracted here. There seems to hav
been little attention paid to the con
dition of the applicants. drunke
man.. 1t appears. had just as much op
portunity of being married off, a
had one who was responsible for hi
acts. 1t had come to pass that ther
was scarcely a week that one coul
not read of some scandal or anothe
growing out of recent Hammond mar
riages.
Judge Mcmahon admitted this morr
ing that his marriage trade meant
revenue Of from SIS to 500 a week, bl
declared he was quite willing to relir
| cuish 1t for the sake of no longer bt
Ing a party to the traffic
DO you think the order will be pc,
manent?" the judge was asked by
LAKE COUNTY TIMES reporter.
so far as Clerk Wheeler's intent
| concerned, 1 think 1T will preva
| throughout his term OF office" he r
piled.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
HAS HABIT
OF ELOP|NG
Whiting Woman Leaves
Husband Periodically in
Company of Stepson.
DESERTS FOUR BABIES
Nsighbors Think This Time She Has
Quit Him For Good-Missing
Since Christmas.

Whiting has a woman who is troubled
with the elopement habit
The alleged misdeeds of Mrs. Johann
Yause of the old town have been oc-
cupying the tongue of gossip since
Mrs Vause disappeared from her
Schrage avenue home some days ago.
The significant part of 1t is that sim
ultaneously with her disappearance, her
step-son, handsome young fellow
who recently arrived from Germany
was also missed.
Mrs. Vause's husband is carpenter
who works in South Chicago
! It Is claimed by neighbors that the
pair have eloped and 1t developes from
the same authority that Anna" as the
wife is called, has figured in several
similar escapades on previous oc-
casions, the Lothario who shared in her
wrong doing being in every instance
the gay and strapping step-son.
While the habit of eloping with a
step-son has its comedy aspect, it has
also pitifu1 feature inasmuch as Mrs.
vause is the mother Of four young
children all of whom require mothers
care and are necessarily subject to
neglect during her absence.
Anna is buxom, comely and consider
ably younger than her husband. Last
summer a son whom Vause had left in
! the fatherland when he came to this
county to seek his fortune, having
grown to manhood, decided to join his
father In the new home. There was
great REJOICING on the part of the father
who remembered his boy as a hand
some lad of whom he had always been
very proud. Fritz IN the meantime had
Grown bigger and BONNER, and vause's
,,oung wife looked with favor upon him
voting this, young Vause entered upor
i a campaign OF love-making which soor
won more than his step-mother's favor
and II was since then that Anna de-
vaIoped the elopement habit.
The neighbors declare that the so.
,o,rtngs of the wife and her step soT
have been numerous and they regarc
.h,s last DETECTION as final as the coupI.
have been missing since before Christ
rha man she left behind her Il
.,ning for Anna. Far from bearing
~ M will toward his wayward spouse
T. takes the matter philosophically
sn,okes his pipe in the kitchen corne
80 stubbornly refuses to notify tn
a,,ca or ask their aid in seeking tn
missing ones.
.cbs will come back TO me and I
he children." he patiently asserts.
sssanwhile. the little vauses are no
oonstrained to take the matter in quit
= sfoicaI manner as their big Ger
father. The motherless little one
ilIe-- continuously for the woman VIII
els asserted them and Papa vause ha
! .ios ~ called BY wrathful neighbors NOR
than than once .s from his. his work in South Chi
= Tss vause family. it is declared. wer
~artly prefectly content and happ
ths ADVENT of the step-son. VIII
70 be wholly, responsible 70
Is rs nrssent dificuIties OF the house
. lh-g5
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
M Mahon Asserts County
Clerk Gould be Compel
ed by Law to Rescind.
.LOvELORN STILL APPLY
Milwaukee Couple Among Others
Doomed to Disappointment Be
cause of New Edict.

According to City Judge Mcmahon,
the position of County Clerk Wheeler,
in cutting off the privilege of issuing
marriage licenses in Hammond is not
tenable. and Mr.. Wheeler could be
compelled by a writ of mandamus- to
accommodate applicants here as we'll as
at Crown Point.
Judge Mcmahon. on the other hand.
is not disposed to interest himself
actively in the prosecution of suit,
that would be necessary to accomplish
this. as he declares he would rather
have this source of revenue denied
him than to be mixed up in the scan
dal that has grown out of the rival
justices for the marriage trade.
The trouble has been brewing, it
appears, ever since Judge Mcmahon
was asked to relinquish his court in the
court house which he held by sufrerance
and on the assumption that the office so
held was a matter OF public convent
ence. Two weeks ago, Clerk Wheeler
threatened to Issue the order which
he finally made good on Dec. 81. hav-
ing previously warned the squabbling
justices that he would take this step
If they did not cease their travesty
on the dignity of their offices
And still They Come.
| IN the meantime the tidings that the
! Jig is up, have not reached the ears OF
all would-be elopers. This was evil
denced this morning by the arrival OF
/ young Milwaukee couple who had de-
cided to be made one by Justice Nc
Mahon. The couple entered the judi
ciaI office with beaming faces and an
nounced their intention.
Back to Milwaukee for you" said
the Judge, or words TO that effect, and
| then he explained what Clerk Wheeler
had done.
The Milwaukee couple were not the
only ones who came to Hammond or
matrimony bent. and were doomed tc
disappointment
The deputy clerk who has had the
issuing OF the licenses in times past
was obliged TO tell a number of love.
lorn ones that there was nothing do
ing in the marriage business and that
the applicants would better go bach
whence they came, or take a trip L
Crown Point
Justice Jordan was in at the death
he having married the last coupl,
who secured a license to wed in Ham
mond. The contracting parties wer,
r. \. Shearer and Miss Marie Hirsch
man. both of Kansas. ILL.,, and the cere
mony was performed at p. m. Mon
/ day. The young people will make thei
, home in Hammond
Too Much Scandal.
As stated in THE LAKE COUNTY TINE
on Monday. the order was issued b,
Clerk Wheeler. because Of the dis
! graceful traffic that was carried on b,
the rival justices OF the peace who ha,
runners out and were resorting TO tn
most fiagrantly obnoxious methods L
J lure the matrimoniaIly inclined within
their lairs. 1t had gotten TO such
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
ITS HOME TO
4 FIND FATHER DEAD
Se on Door Apprises
hammond Woman Of
8 Parents Demise.

fng to please her aged father,
has sck Peters. who lived on a farm
Re~e edar Lake. Mrs. Peter Larson
hoffman street of this city, drove
,saa ar Lake yesterday morning TO
iu a visit. especially as he had
baer and his son. Henry Peters
IRE department. to make call
u Years day. Arriving at the
iestead Mrs. Larson saw black
Z ~ living from the door. This told
otl her father had not lived to
New Year
ters passed away Monday
Ind his death was unexpected.
Henry Peters, here did not
- the death until he received
bn his sister yesterday fore
] -, deceased was counted among
prs of the county and was
81 ghty years old.
VSn his time in Lake county was
Hammond where he had a
BE years ago he moved onto
"rh4 Cedar Lake. The remains
at TO Hammond tomorrow
POM Crown Point, and will
co spme OF his daughter. Mrs.
b. All Hoffman street until
anoon when they will be
Hill cemetery for inter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
SUPERIOR COURT REcoNvENEs

The superior court was reconvened
today for the December term after an
adjournment for the holidays.
The two state cases of Carskaddon
and Cole against the National Con-
struction company. were on trial dur
ins the entire days session and viii be
taken up again tomorrow.
The complaint charges certain Of
ficials OF the National Construction
company with having offered aribes
TO certain East Chicago ex-oficiaIs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
SPEECH OF THE TOWN PUMP

'I'm glad to see you gentle
men, yust help YOURSELF ssid
the TOwnpump to n number Of
) newcomers this morning.
Gwen you say SO / belief Won
feel like de day after, but nefer
} mind dat, yust get down an
dick.
''No say 1t not dat way 1t listens
Dessimistic, rather say dis year
was going to be one good one,
Dat man will also be milk or
water Inspector yust as de cc.a
} may be.
} 'sDare is flerst of all dat -.
sealer dat Mayor Becker want.
to make the appointment on
Dat man will be milk or yxat.
inspector yust as de case ma
happen.
@Den you know hereafter ali
, canned goods must be Inha,.,,
, correctly. After dis You k,o
dat you ere eating real h..h
wen You eat 1T. Meier u,-z
about swallowing he label NJ
is no good anyway.
"Den furthermore he r~IIxa
viii give rebates no more
, passes an If dey do, you fna =.
ont.
"Den dere's de agitation e.
de dividing mp of de coun.w
into two pieces. How nice a. :.
, goes drough If You Hf :,
, south end you will get rid
, the north end and de ding xxo-.
, burned around too.
, "1et furthermore Goxerr
Haniy may look after n. ,,x
, a Iiddle and he may not anxh
. Dnts bhssful ignorance too.
= "Oh efry cloud has "A I,-.
. you must only durn de .uaI-
. de odder way so you can
. bedder. De new year will he :,
. right. De wedder might he s,e
D ferent dough-
. Ven vas Is los met de vxesx
. Pumpernickel.-
. RRin tonight and Thur.a
. warmer tonight with temn
. ture above freezing; cola.
o Thursday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
Annual Report for 1906
Shows Increasing Good
Done by Sisters.
ASSESSMENTS ARE HEAVY
With Over Half of Patients Objects
of Charity, City Compels Pay
ment of Heavy Taxes.

The Sisters of st. Francis. whose un-
ceasing labors have given Hammond
St Margarets hospital, have just fin
ished the most successful year in their
history. and the following report of
their work for the year 1906 should
be read with interest by every citizen
who has at heart the good of the
hospital and the territory which 1t
benefits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02

DIANA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1907.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-02
Aip Is hard 20 feel

rears - n"r" I" Aeea
hash al every meal,
BOARDING. house Is bad
or can soon be had
49, you'll find each day
-ME-house, it's safe to say,
nd good room and board
- yOu can we'll afford.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
ROUGH ON RATS
Aged CoIored Man Took Fatal
 Dose Yesterday.

Nelson Bush, aged GA years, col ored man residing on French street, died last night from the effects of a dose of rough on rats, taken with suicidal intent. He worked for Ralph Blakeslee and tried to swallow box of the stuff in the stable, but he spilled some of it. Then he went home and got some more and threw himself into bed where he moaned all the afternoon until death came to the rescue between nine and ten o'clock. No doctor was called until late and then one couldn't be found on time to render assistance Medi- cal Examiner Crane viewed the body and gave permission for burial. This is the second time the man tried to do away with himself. A couple of weeks ago he swallowed a dose of rough on rats, but physician saved him. Yesterday his wife did all she could for him, but neglected to sum- mon physician until it was too late. He was willing to die and claimed that he could hear a son who committed suicide a short time ago calling for him. MT Bush was twice married and leaves several children. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
INSANE WOMAN
Julia Treat, Native of Waterbury
 Found Near PlatiS Mills.

Henry W. Atwood, assistant super intendent of the department of char ities, had an interesting experience in Platt's Mills, where he went upon representations made by Ralph Blakeslee that woman was living in an adbandoned building in that dis trict and was In need of attention. On reaching the road near the plant of the Bristol Mfg Co, MT Atwood com menced to make inquiries regarding his mission and was directed to the Upson place near by, where he met lady who pointed to small build ing in which she stated the woman had been stopping for short period. Mir Atwood approached the doorway, and receiving no reply to repeated knocks he tried to push it in, but was promptly ordered to desist by the lonely occupant, who peered at him through small opening between the door and side wall, and ordered him away, adding that he was the cap tain of the Salvation Army and that
 
 do with him
 On hearing this Mir Atwood at once concluded that the woman was slight ly demented and resorted to all kinds of schemes to induce her to col:,e out, but all to no avail, and he had about made up his mind to use force when somebody came along and after d long talk convinced the woman that MT Atwood was very philanthropic man and owned castle in Waterbury and intended to give her the hand somest suite of rooms in it. This and the fact that she feared force would be resorted to, prompted her to surrender, and after picking up several bundles of wearing apparel, she surrended and said she was will ing to be brought to Waterbury. She wore a number of medals and inform ed MT Atwood that she knew more about the inner workings of Masonry than any member of that institution in Waterbury. She withheld her name until they reached point in the vicinity of Smith X Griggs Mfg Co, when she became more rational and from there all the way to the hos pital she called attention to various changes which have taken place since the time of her girlhood. She knew the names of all the streets and could mention the names of most of the old time residents and tell where they used to work long ago. She gave her name as Julia Treat. a native of Wa terbury The best thing Mir Atwood could do with the woman was to turn her over to Superintendent Brennan of the Brooksde home, and as soon as she got chance she jumped into bed and has not got out of 1t since.
 The woman is slightly demented. but 1t is thought that after a little rest she will be all right. One of the very cold nights of the past week she tramped from Derby to Platt's Mills, where she has since remained, going out now and then and getting food from the neighbors and then return ing and closing the door and keeping it shut until she wanted to come out again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
LAW COMMITTEE
]. H. Calhoun Asks s1.OOO For a
 SpraiDed Ankle.

4 The law committee heard several persons last night who have claims
 against the city. J.. H. Rigney rep
 resented that sand pile left on the Watertown road was responsible for
 the loss to him of horse valued at $2O0; William H. Hartley of Elmwood avenue asked that doctors bill or $75 be paid. The expense was con- tracted by Mir Hartley in caring for his son, who was injured on account of defective highway. E. P. Riordan spoke in favor of his claim for $os, 1the actual cost of putting retain
 ing wall in front of his. house on
 Southview street, where the city
 made curb of about five feet and to save the building from topping
 over a wall had to be put up. l.. IL.
 Calhoun, drummer, said that he slipped and fell on North Main street Hast February, spraining his ankle. lHe claimed $1,O0O. David Hunter Iexplained his position regarding the payment to him of $222.6O due Tor
 damages awarded when Baldwin street was laid out. l.. B. Fitzsimons was heard regarding a claim of $l7o
 of the Novelty Mfg Go on account or backing up of sewage. Attorney Slavin was heard in the interest or
 Joseph T. Smith and William kirsch- baum, who claim damages on account
 of changes made in Easton avenue. The board considered the different
 claims privately and will report its finding later on to the aldermen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
OFFICERS ON HAND
To Prevent Any Trouble at Wedding This WorUiDg.

Greatly alarmed because of threats made by Albert Ciaccio, barber in Waterville, Miss Mary Agnes Or lando and Nicholas Paolucci, who were welded at the Lady of Lourdes church this morning, asked that a couple of officers be present at the ceremony so as to prevent any dis turbance. Ciaccio has for years, so it is said, sought the hand of Miss Or lando, and when the feeling was not reciprocated he vowed that he would kill her if she consented to marry an other It is only few days ago that Ciacco, according to the friends of the bride and groom, again made the statement that he would shoot the couple at the altar should they en- deavor to enter the bonds of mat rimony. Miss Orlando did not pay much heed to the threat at first. but last week became so alarmed that she called at the detectives office and ex- plained the case. Consequently this morning Detectives Kennaugh and Colesanto were present at the church ready to bounce upon Ciaccio should he put in an appearance. Although 1t was joyous day for the bride and groom. nevertheless they were greatly worried lest something might happen to prevent their marriage, but the former lover did not put in an appear ance. This afternoon the detectives also watched the Orlando home on North Main street, where reception was held and in all probability will be present this evening in Music hall to see that nothing occurs to inter- rupt the festivities.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
Linhtsd Streets In Europe,

The best lighted street in Europe, declares a weekly paper. Is Unter den Linden, in Berlin. Perhaps 1t is, but we would not be sure. In the torrent scanned hills of the Jura. where water power is as cheap as anywhere in the world, there are little French villages in which every tiny cottage has its electric light installation. and the cen tral street, that one could almost jump across, is flooded by the beams of arc lamps that would do credit to the Strand. However. the Berlin boule- yard. otherwise a disappointing thor oughfare. is certainly well illumi- mated. Plate glass. Pilsener and police men are the three most striking fea- lures of that capital but the lighting of the streets is a good fourth--Lon- don News