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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31
Laborer's Leg Crushed.

Frank Latza, SO years old, a laborer,
was hurt this morning a the Lehigh
Coal company's docks, One Hundredth
street and the Calumet river, and taken
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George Keilman has given up his
position as bartender in Alois Portz 8
saloon.
Misses M. Pfeifer and L. steuer Of
SchererviIe were ST. John visitors yes
terday.
Mrs. Ben Klein and her sister, Miss
Emma Portz, are visiting relatives In
Chicago.
charles Leubke, living five miles east
Of St. John, will hold a personal prop
erty sale Feb. 4.
Messrs. John Buhr and. John Frey
Of Crown Point were in st. John on
business Wednesday.
Charles Gerlach spent Wednesday
with relatives here. In the evening
he returned TO Hammond.
Philip Herman, Misses Carrie Hardt
and Annie Nunnert, who were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Herman
returned to their homes in Chicago
Wednesday.
While working on the ice on Koehle'.
pond yesterday Ben Dahlkamp took
cold bath and swallowed a consider
able amount OF ice water when h,
slipped on the Ice and fell into tn,
water six or seven feet deep. Being
caught under the Ice his fellow work
mon pulled him out with a pike poll
to save him from drowning. Afte
an hour Ben resumed work again
working as hard as any of the crowd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

Mrs. William Kelley of Stony Island
entertained the Roberrsdale Pedro club
at the home of Mrs. William Balm in
Indiana boulevard Wednesday after
noon. The members spent a very
pleasant afternoon playing pedro. after
which a dainty and appetizing lunch
was served. The henors were award
ed to the following: Mrs. William
Kelley. first; Mrs. William Timm, sec
ond, and Mrs. Gust 9>oman, consoIa-
ton.
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February End

Opening Sale Prices $500
to $500 Terms ST. per week.
A McDougall Kite hen
Cabinet paid for outright. is
a mighty wise investment.
But it's an even better buy"
when you pay for ii at the
same price, on easy payments
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

Attorney Call of Knots & Bomber
gers Office at Hammond. spent today
here looking after firm interests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

cent in 10th street and Campbell in
Clark street. the patients having all
recovered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31
GARY NEWS

D. ]. Fitzgerald returned yesterday
from a short visit at his home in Walk
erton.
Conrad Peterson is negotiating the
purchase of house and lot in South
Gary.
Attorney Call Of Knots &, Bomber
gers Office at Hammond. spent today
here looking after firm interests.
DR.. Walsh. the health officer, has
begun a crusade enforcing the health
ordinances recently adopted.
A new doctor, DR.. Packard, looked
over the situation here yesterday WIZ
view to purchasing Or. Jones pi"oo
and practice.
Perry TrIrich Of Ulrfch & Bacon OF
Chicago. stopped off between trains To-
day noon. His firm is using every eI-
Tor+ n ee the plat Of their new sub
division approved soon. so es TO per
NIT their beginning to sell
civil Engineer WurteIe recently with
the steel company on the north side.
has taken position n BIInlhSIldIl'
Ala, where he Will be with Frank Cut
Ter, brother Of the assistant chief en-
gineer here.
The Falkenau Construction company
is making large alterations and addi-
lions to its camp al Washington and
Sixth avenue They are now employ
ing some five hundred men and expect
to use about twice as many by spring
Their work on the houses IS progress
ing rapidly and many of them viii be
ready for plastering as soon as the
Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

Clark street. the patients having all
recovered
The Whiting high school gilrs will
meet the Rensselaer, high school girls
In a game of basket ball at Mettier's
hall. tomorrow night reception
will be given the visitors at the high
school club rooms after the game.
Misses Margaret Griffith and Ella c.
Klose attended a birthday party on
the latter's cousin. VIII Trowe at En-
glewood last night.
Dave LaBounty has returned from
Texas where he went to buy land.
Mrs. A. Anderson of Clark street
entertained Mr. and Mrs Moroc of
Hammond and Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Hart Of the East Side yesterday.
Mr.. Zubay of 121st street was in
Chicago on business yesterday.
will be sent to Point Richmond. Cal,
by the Standard Oil company about
April 1st to take charge of the Greece
We Collect
County Taxes
on Hammond property.
| Lake County Savings & Trust Co.,
| % State st.
Open evenings until o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

DR.. Walsh, the health officer, has
begun a crusade enforcing the health
ordinances recently adopted.
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Exhibition and Sale CONF
mences Saturday
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Conrad Peterson is negotiating the
purchase of a house and lot in South
Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

new doctor, DR.. Packard looked
over the situation here yesterday win
q view to purchasing Dr. Jones place
and practice
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Messrs. John Buhr and. John Frey
Of Crown Point were in st. John OF
business Wednesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

Mrs. William Rought entertained hel
mother, Mrs. W. c. Phillips, of Windsor
Park. for few days this week.
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John McGoerty is very sick with tn,
scarlet fever.
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Mrs. E. Black of Whiting attended
the card party given by Mrs. William
Kelley Wednesday afternoon
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D. ]. Fitzgerald returned yesterday
erton.
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Otto Workle, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Workle. had the mis-
fortune to break his :eg while at play
at the Catholic school in Whiting yes
terday afternoon.
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Misses M. Pfeifer and L. Steuer OF
scherervil1e were st. John visitors yes
terday.
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Charles Gerlach spent Wednesda
with relatives here. In the evenin
he returned TO Hammond.
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George Keilman has given up MS
position as bartender in A1ois Portz's
| saloon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

Miss Carrie Beuhler of Indiana
boulevard is very sick with the mumps.
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ROBERTSDALE NEWS

Mrs. John Shahn of Roberts avenue
was Chicago visitor Wednesday.
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number of new residences will be
built in Crown Point the coming sum
mer If the plans for sewer system
mature. Plans for dozen or more
modern residences are Deing held VI
pending the settlement of the question
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The O. A. NJ. club met Tuesday even
ing with Miss Edith Maxwell at the
home of Mrs B. f. Hayes. The prizes
were won by Mrs. f. A Krost, Miss Ora
Farley and Miss Danza Barr.
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We Collect
County Taxes

on Hammond property.
Lake County Savings & Trust Co.,
% State st.
Open evenings until o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-31

Mrs. Ben Klein and her sister, Miss
Emma Portz. are visiting relatives In
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Dave LaBounty has returned fror
Texas where he went to buy land.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
SWII- TEST AND
MOST STIRRING
SEA SPRINT
limited States Torpedo
Boat Destroyers i'm
Contest for Championship

and headed for the starting point of
the Scotland lightship. The wind was
fresh, 20 miles an hour, from the
west-southwest, with lumpy sea roll
ing off shore. AS they neared the post
the fleet closed in on one another in
confusion in jockeying for position.
They cut across one another's stems
with the swiftness of an arrow or
curved in circles with the gracefulness
of n swallow. Now one would plunge
ahead, to be halted in swirl of hiss
ing bubbles, as the twin screws
churned the sea TO check too much
Roadway, or another would place her
lenly wait for the others to come up.
Generally it Is not good nautical man
ners to GUST the flagship from her
place at the head of the line, but the
craft were hot for the contest and
many, from stoker to shoulder straps,
had wagers on the result. 1t was diff
cult to pick the favorite. All had
made 2S, 20, or 80 knots, which equals
80 miles an hour, or express train
time, on their trial trips. Considering
the Difference due the flagship, many
picked the Whipple as winner, others
thought much Of the Worden, because
her bottom had just been scraped and
painted, to the non-resistance of
creased steel, while all the others had
more or less foul bottoms, not having
been in dry dock for some time. The
majority favored the TruXtun, for she
had never been beaten in a contest
and was supposed to have the best
crew that ever stepped aboard a tor
pedo-boat destroyer. The bluejackets
pinned their faith in the we'll known
grit and never-give-up of the Hopkins,
while the champions of the Stewart
and Hull argued that these vessels
could keep up as fast a clip as their
sisters.
The flagship Whipple happened tc
be heading the feet as the ships bore
down on her Off on her starboard
running nose and nose with the flag
| ship, was the TruXtun, and to por
was the Worden forging ahead. The
| Stewart, also off to port was gath
ering Roadway and pulling into line
| The Hopkins was tumbling the seas
outward from each bow as she came
up tC--nrd the line, and the Hull huns
on the left flank.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
md black ON Tho horizon ahead.

and black on the horizon ahead.
To the rear and off to the left flank
he Hull was riding into the seas
and showerlng the spray over every
thing forward.
Then came the Stewart, hanging on
TO the Hull and then the Hopkins, all
going like race horses, plunging and
mingling steam and smoke, with the
spume flying about them. The Hop
kins was making desperate plunges TO
get away from the tail OF the process
sion of flyers. She gradually crawled
up to forward the Hull. The Hull was
handicapped by being short-handed,
but she, too, took on squirt and over
hauled the disabled Truxtun. She set
pace that kept the Hopkins strain
ing every nerve to maintain every
inch she had gained.
Thus the long, narrow, olive green
fighters were strung out from horizon
to horizon. They flew past sailing YES
sells as if the schooners were at an
Choir. Crews and passengers on coast
wise liners strung alongside the rails
Of steamers to watch the contest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Ready for the Fray

The stiletto-loolling sextet steamed
out to sea from New York in Indian
file, stripped for the fray. The rapid
fire guns and torpedo tubes had been
slowed below deck The wide-mouthed
ventilators were unscrewed and
slowed away. The lifeboats were up
side down on deck, so that the curved
bottoms would suffer less resistance to
the wind. The canvas coverings had
been stripped from the bridges. All
ports were closed to eliminate air fric-
ton, Everything movable was sent
below The navigators wore automo-
bile goggles TO keep the wind from
cutting their eyes. TIE crew were
stripped to the waist.
On the bridge of each craft stood
the commanding officer, the navigator
and the seaman at the wheel. Down
in the engine rooms there was pos
for every. man. Now and then puff
OF black smoke rolled out of funne
or safety valve popped forth an i'm
patient scream OF steam. telling of The
suppressed eagerness to be off.
The line headed for the startini
point. off the Scotland lightship. The
wind was fresh. 20 miles an hour from
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Back to the Old Home
BY ELIZABETH ROBBINS


Miles Torrey had not written when
loved a surprise, and so there was
nothing for it but to walk the two
miles from the railroad station.
When he reached a certain rise in
the Swamp" road he paused to take
an observation. There, over across
on the Bridge road, was the old
Torrey homestead, looking exactly as
it had always looked Farther on were
the Gilsons' roofs, then the Witherells'
chimneys, and away beyond the un.
painted corner of something that must
be the little new chapel his mother
had written about. On the nearer side
was the Harwood place, and nearer
yet, the Caswells' barn, which, from
this point, he remembered, shut off the
view of the house.
Miles continued on his way with a
feeling of lively satisfaction in find
ing so few changes after five years
absence, so when he had turned the
corner and come to where the Cas-
wells house ought to be, and there be-
held only it's blackened timbers lying
on the ground, he was a good deal
shocked.
when and how did it happen?"
he asked his mother, after he had en-
joyed to the full her establishment at
seeing him, and each had inquired aft
er the others health.
1T was three months ago. in Sep
tember just after that last letter l
sent" Mrs. Torrey told him. 'Dr.
Burrell came along one day and said
alone there in his out-of-the-way, tum-
ble-down place, and they packed up
some things and started right off to
do what they could for him"
Aunt Mary and Uncle Nathan, all
overt" exclaimed Miles.
"They think the chimney must have
been burning out, and somehow set
fire to the woodwork inside Mrs. Tor.
rey went on. AT any rate nobody
saw the smoke in time to save any.
thing, and everything was fiat when
they came back"
TOO bad, too bad! said Miles. 81
suppose they went to live with the
boys?"
Yes, though / couldn't find out from
their letter which one they're with
Neither Mary nor Nathan were very
much for writing"
Perhaps they'll build again"
ooh, they can't! They were toe
good hearted ever to save much, anc
there was no insurance"
1T isn't likely that Ed. nor Glib car
help them any" Miles reflected
They're two as good fellows as evel
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29

happy and all were working hard.
We travelled without a guard over a
country that ten years ago was the
most dangerous in the islands. On
one of the trains, now used by Fill
Pine farmers to take produce from
Isabella into Cagayan, the Spaniards
had three heavy outposts. Nothing of
the kind is found there now and the
trail is perfectly safe.
81 do not believe there is anything
in the world that can equal the man
ner in which the people of the noun
tains have made their country produc-
tive. 1t certainly surpasses anything
have ever seen. The terraces in
Japan are pygmies compared with 1t.
The earth and stone were brought for
miles and the most wonderful part
about it is that the terraces are as
solid and substantial as if they were
part of the mountain itself.
Some of them are 20 or 100 feet
high and remain undisturbed through
all sorts of weather and landslides.
And at the time these terraces were
made the people were under arms,
working with their knives and shields
close at hand and with sentries on
every high point of land and noun
tain top"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Barely Kept ARoat

Lieut.. Howe gave the alarm, and the
after watertight doors were closed, but
not before the wardroom had been
flooded. AS the wide compartments
near the center of the vessels filed,
she sank until her decks were awash,
and preparations were made to aban-
don ship. A distress rocket was sent
up that was seen by the Whipple and
the Stewart. They gave up the race
for honors and went hard about to aid
the Hopkins.
The Hopkins lifeboats had been I'M
dashed and swung out on the davits.
All the steam and hand pumps were
put to work. 1t was a question of
whether the craft would live or
founder. 1t was nip and tuck between
the pumps and the onrushing waters.
The Whipple and Stewart closed in
on the Hopkins. Then the Whipple's
wireless operator called on Newport
News for help. At daybreak the navy
tugs Washneto and Hercules came out
and dashed themselves alongside the
cripple and towed her into Newport
News, where no time was lost in get
ting the Hopkins into dry dock.
But all that is but bit of the price
of an efficient navy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29

lived, but they were never money
makers. / would have stopped to
see them as l came through the city,
If l hadn't been in such hurry to
get home. But I'm going again soon,
to talk with an architect"
IAN architect" Mrs. Torrey's face
flushed. She had always wanted a
new house-one in which the south
side was not almost wholly taken up
with entries and stairways and closets
"a house with a bathroom and bay
windows, and possibly little conserv-
atory. Was her wish to come true?
or was Miles thinking of getting mar
ried?
yes, mother, I've made my pile
out there, and you're going to have
your house"
Where are you going to have it?"
where the house is now is the
slightest spot on the farm, isn't it,"
Yes, l think so. What will you
do with this house?"
Tear it down, | suppose" he an
swered slowly, though l kind of
hate to-"
They were both silent for several
minutes, then Mrs. Torrey cried out
suddenly: ooh, Miles! Why couldn't
it be moved over to the Caswells?"
He was alert in an instant, That's
SOL" he exclaimed, and not let them
know anything about it till twas all
ready for 'em. Wouldn't 1t be great"
But could it be moved, with this
big chimney and all?" Mrs. Torrey
asked anxiously.
"Pshaw, yes! I'd risk Andrew Hale
to move anything on top of the earth. .
"Then that's settled" said Mrs, Tor.
rey happily
"But, mother!" Miles laughed in the
midst of it, Maybe they don't want
10 come back, Likely as not they're
better suited with the city than they
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Pace Begins to Tell

AS the afternoon wore on, the kill
ing pace began to tell. The officers,
in goggles, felt the strain of keeping
the vessel on the course and all hands
keyed up to their best efforts. The
helmsman at the wheel never lifted
his eyes from the compass.
Down in the engineroom the flying
oil still stung the mems eyes blood
shot; it ran down their arms and
chests and out of the eyelets of their
shoes. The stationary parts of the
engine were inches deep with the
Now, the boiler rooms are alright,
so that the two forced-draught fans in
a wall may suck in air that can escape
only by going under the fire CRATES
and up through the Goals, and in these
prisons were locked the half-naked
stokers. They had shoveled tons of
coal on the white-hot fires, so fierce
that shovelful of fuel turned red the
instant it touched the Goals and be-
fore the furnace door could be swung
shut.
AS the afternoon wore on and the
sun got down on the horizon, the
CLEAN of Cape Henry lighthouse, at
the mouth of Chesapeake bay, showed
clear ahead. The Worden was hull
down and out of sight in the lead. The
rest were strung out until the last
craft was hull down astern. The stars
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
The Race Begins

Lieutenant Commander Anderson
was holding the starters flag over the
contestants until they got in straight
line abreast. At $3.50 a. m. the signal
Make the best of your way" was run
up and the race was on.
Each PROV pitched forward The
sterns squatted to the suction of the
speed and the waves rolled up to a
level with the deck aft and swept
astern, as If eager to escape the gath
ering speed. The Whipple took the
lead, hugging the shore. Next came
the Worden, to port, with the TruXtun
hanging on to her. 1t was at least 35
miles an hour from the start, and
gap opened between the trio in the
lead, as the Hull, Hopkins and Stewart
dropped back, making a second trio
fighting it out among themselves.
After two hours the Worden had
taken the lead, with the Truxtun sec
ond and the Whipple third. The sec
ond trio scattered astern. The spume
flew in showers over bows and bridges
and spluttered against the tunnels.
The sterns, built fat as floor to
counterfeit the powerful downward
suction of the propellers, squatted low,
while seas rolled up aft higher than
the decks. 1t seemed that they would
tumble in over the sterns and food
the decks, but the swift-moving craft
were always just beyond reach as the
chaldron flattened out and rushed
away in white foam.
Men with big brass syringes stood
beside the cans of oil and squirted Il
over the engines. The machiner,
churned the oil into yellow butte
and then sprayed everything golde,
hue. 1t stung the eyes of engineroon
crews.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Worden Reaches G al

Inside Cape Henry, at Hampton
roads, were ten battleshirs Of Admiral
Evans fleet. This was the goal of the
destroyers. 1t was near nightfall when
long streak of olive green came in
by Cape Henry, slashing through to-
ward the feet of big tghters. Her
sharp prov cut the waters with the
hiss of a razor cleaving a sheet of
paper as she swished along like an eH-
press train, still going so fast that the
rush of wind she created whirled the
four streams of smoke into one and
hattened it out on the waters astern
1t was the Wordea, the winner, going
easy and strong 25 miles an hour as
she had from 500 o'clock in the morn
ing until 1880 in the evening.
The Hull, short-handed, came in Sec
ond. No other vessel came in up to
midnight.
In the morning hours Of the second
day in came the flagship Whipple, with
the story Of disaster to the HOPKINS,
the indicated. The unbeaten had
nearly foundered in an effort to keen
up.
During the night the TruXtun had
fought her way down the coast with
all the speed that was in her and had
passed the Eol kins, the Whipple and
the Stewart. The Hopkins had fought
so gaMely that the officers had be
come accustomed to the culver of hel
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Wordsn Takes Lead

The Worden, going steadily and
easily, gradually hauled away from
the rest at about noon. Her clean
bottom was in her favor. The cham.
pion Truxtun was beginning to lose
her grip in the wake of the leader,
whereat there were loud words anc
much perspiration down in the en-.
gineroom.
Four streams OF smoke had been
coming from the Truxtun, but sudden.
ly the smoke ceased to belch from Ter
two forward tunnels. She slowed
down TO half speed Something had
gone wrong in the boiler room.
The Whipple, running third, was
still hugging the shore to cut corners
The Worden was forging steadily
ahead, her four columns of smoke
merging into one as she appeared low
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
HIGH STATE OF CULTIVATION.
People of Northern Luzon Have Made
Country Productive.

Gov. Gen. Smith of the Philippines
recently made tour Of the mountain
provinces of northern Luzon, chiefly
inhabited by pagan tribes. On his re-
turn to Manila he said: "The journey
through the mountain country was a
revelation. / have never seen such
cultivation as we saw in the noun
tains. Those people have terraced the
mountains in some instances 1000
feet high, and every bit of the land
is under cultivation. The people are