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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
GHOST LAID At
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
Panic Stricken Girls Are
Gained and All Is
Serene Again.

The ghost that has been frightening
the night force of the South Cbtcago
telephone exchange has been laid For
several nights past the girls who on
crate the switchboards have been soar
ed almost out of their wits bv M
earthly noises heard in the stillest mari
of the night, and recently telephone
patrons who had occasion to make
emergency calls during the wee small
hours have found the service so dis
organized as to give rise to serious
complaint. Sunday night the te1e-
phone operators saw a dim and ghost1v
form in the rear of the exchange. and
the panic that ensued was almost as
great as If a mouse had suddenly an
peared.
Yesterday Manager Acker was in
despair. The night force had threaten
ed to quit and would only work on
condition that they were protected
from ghostly visitors. Mr.. Acker
bought bon bons and tried his arts as
a jollier and last night the girls went
TO work and promised to stick until
the ghost came.
Promptly at IL the ghostly noise OBJ
served before was heard and the girls
dropped their receivers and rushed for
their wraps and millinery
But one girl, holder than the rest.
resolved not to let little thing like
a ghostly noise drive her out of a good
Job. She spoke courageous words to
the others and slowly restored their
vanished courage. The holder ones
were armed with cancelled long dis
tance tickets and other deadly missiles
and the brave leader opened the back
door of the exchange and let a flood
of light into the lot in the rear of the
premises.
Then the ghost was laid. With his
mead sticking out of a small window in
a stable in the rear of C. r. Caves dry
goods store, which abuts the telephone
premises, blaze-faced horse suffering
with the heaves emitted a long, low.
rakfsh-looking cough This was the
shostly noise. Dobbin's white face had
furnished the ghostly vision of Sunday
night.
Today the telephone exchange has
settled down to normal conditions and
Acker's face has lost that |
worried look.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
RIOT AT MORGAN PARK.
Closing of Academy Arouses Students
and Citizens-U. of C. Head
Hanged in Ehigy.
Especial to Lake County Times).

Morgan Park, Ill, March 5.-Students
OF the Morgan Park academy, a pre-
paratory school Of the University of
chicago, started a riot yesterday when
the announcement was made at chapel
exercises that President Harry Pratt
Judson Of the university had determin-
ed to close the school.
Ihe students formed after chapel and
hung President Judson in efigy. Nor
gan Park residents are up in arms
against what they term an outrage on
the school and it's principal. They do
not believe that the pinchbeak policy
that prompted the closing of the acad-
envy is authorized by John D. Rookie
Teller who Will be appealed to to pre-
vent the action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
IMPROVEMENT ASSN MEETS.
East Siders Listen to Walter Z. Schmidt
And Elect Officers.

Walter e. Schmidt. county assessor.
made speech an hour and a half in
length at the special meeting of the
East Side Improvement association
last evening, and at its close he was
given a vote of thanks. Mr.. Schmidt
spoke on the subject of real estate as
sessment, and in the progress of his
speech displayed a wide knowledge of
real estate values on the East Side.
He urged the members of the associa
ton to cooperate with the assessors
office in establishing fair valuations of
real property. and undoubtedly did
much to allay the resentment usually
felt by property owners at the methods
now in use in establishing values.
The election of officers, which was
part of the order of business. resulted
in the selection of z. B. Macy. as presi-
dent, Walter NJ. Krimbill as vice-presi-
dent, John A Harris as secretary and
Charles A. Anderson as treasurer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
ST. JOHNS NEWS


George Gerlach made business trip
to Chicago Monday.
Hubert Doctor left for Englewood
yesterday morning
Alois Portz transacted business in
Crown Point yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Callahan re-
turned from Rose Lawn Monday.
F. P. Keilman and his daughter. Miss
Margaret, returned from Chicago last
night
John Schaefer, John Keilman and
Joe Thiel transacted business in Crown
Point Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Thiel left for
Chicago Heights yesterday. after sa1,-
eral days visit with relatives.
DR.. J. B. Blackstone of Crown Point
was called to Mrs. John Thiel vas-
terday. She is suffering from hoa
case of salt rheum on her face and
hands.
change Of section foremen wos
made on the north section Of the n
\ ). railroad. Ali the section men -,
The c, 1. & S. quit work yesterday ~
account OF reducing the wages NJ 81
men from $3.50 TO $1.45. Their places
we're taken by gang of Greeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Part Of Dead Cow Swiped.

a dead COW was reported AZ ono
hundred and Eighth street and Hoxie
avenue South Deering. to the no1,co
yesterday, and the dead animal MAJ
was notified to remove the deceased
BEFORE ne could get around. howevar
some austrian residents of the NEIGH
porhood removed one leg and part NJ
the sirloin' from the cow with a Viz,
TO having meat for dinner. The noItoa
were unable to locate the desecratoT
OF the cow and no arrests were mas
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
LOWELL NEWS

Mrs. r. c. Webb, is visiting her son
Albert and family at Hammond
| The George Ennis house and lot in
the north part OF town, has been sold
to James Pinkerton. Consideration $500.
Walter, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Nichols, is suffering from
blood poison caused by running a spin
ter in his hand.
John P. Frey has returned from Mud
lava Springs, where he has been taking
treatment for rheumatism. He feels
greatly improved.
Congress has authorized an increase
of salary from 1920 to 5000 per year
for rural mail carriers. and the carriers
down here are smiling out loud as
consequence.
William Brannen. who has been here
for several weeks on account of his
fathers sickness, returned to his home
at Billings, Montana. Monday. His
nephew, Amos, who has also been here
the last two months, returned with
him.
Lyman Dunn, whose suffering caused
by a paralytic stroke. mention OF which
was made in this column, few days
since, died at his home in Eagle Creek
township Sunday. Mr.. Dunn was a
of the war of '61-'65 He was
one of Lake county's most aged and
highly respected citizens The Masons
will have charge of his funeral which
takes place at his late residence We'd
nesday at 10 o'clock, interment being in
the Salem church cemetery, north of
Hebron.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Elaborate Wedding Feast Planned

Miss Frances Kosminski and Mo-
tin Weller will be married at 81 r.,
ms church in South Deerine wadnos
day afternoon, and an elaborate COLI
bration of the wedding will be baId a.
Duny's hall. 106th street and Torre,oa
avenue, In the evening. The brida -
sides at 114th street and Calumet IT.
and the groom's home is at e7tb St.
and Exchange avenue. Prenarattons
for the wedding feast were begun ~
terday and it is said the brides r,o+ts-
VIII spend $500 to give the young CON-
lie a suitable send-on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Steve Konfal Indicted.

Inc case on the municipal court
crlmlnal docket against Steve Konfal.
charged with assault with intent to
murder his brother-in-law, Joseph Ran
ko' VINO died on Oct. 1, was stricken
OF TO-DAY. Konfal was indicted by the
grand jury for murder and is being
heId at the north side bastile without
pail on information furnished bv his
sister Suzanna Rapko, and two of her
ooarders, he was arrested some weeks
ago for assaulting Rapko on Sept. "a
with a dinner pail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Saloonkeeper's Head Broken.

Steve Chorek, a saloonkeeper at One
Hundred and Ninth street and Hoxfe
avenue, is under the care of DR.. Barat
1888 Commercial avenue. as the result
Of mixup with officer Collins of the
sixteenth precinct, who arrested him on
disorderly charge. The policeman is
said to have beaten Chorek on the head
with his club.
The charge against Chorek was con-
tlnued in the municipal court this
morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Resort Inmates Are Fined.

Grace Lyle, an inmate of a rarbor
avenue resort, was arrested YESTERDAY
by Detective Mcnamara. on batno,
booked she complained that she vas
oelng pursued by an unwelcome suf+or
named Frank Winkelried. who was
likewise brought in. Grace got fna
OF 20 and costs this morning and
"lnkelried was discharged with -
warning to stay away from the rcd
lights. leu
Agnes Mitchell, another unfortunate
was fined IS and costs on a disordar11,
charge. ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Yesterday was payday at the Ma
tional Smelling and Refining com
pany's works, Ninety-f1fth street and
the lake. and all employees of the com
pany, from the assistant superinten-
dents down to the commonest laborers.
were required to acknowledge receipt
of their pay envelopes by aff1xing
thumb prints to the payroll opposite
their numbers.
The thumb print method of identifi-
cation, lately adopted by banks having
large numbers of depositors whose sig
natures are frequently impossible to
decipher, has lately come into vogue
with big corporations employing for
eign-born workmen. Each man on be-
ing hired is required to stamp a print
of his thumb with printers ink on his
employment card application, so that
an unauthorized person cannot draw
his pay or perform his labor
Recently a proposal to get thumb
prints from persons arrested in crowded
city districts who were released on
bond and were likely to hire ringers"
to appear and submit to punishment.
was made as the result of the failure
to secure the appearance of some
Cinnamon who were arrested in the
Harrison street district on charge Of
gambling.
The National Smelling and Refining
is one of the first of the large
employers of labor in the Calumet dis
trict to adopt this method of identifica-
ton, and the system used does away
with all signing of names. The thumb
print is made opposite the employees
number on the payroll sheet and the
envelope is passed out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Fight With Knives Over Woman.

Peter Ambrositis and Constant Kus-
helewcki were brought into the soptb
Chlcago police station yesterday and
booked on charges of disorderly con-
auct. The men fought with knives
over the affections of a woman, and
hushelewcki is said to have wounded
Ambrositis over the left eye Both
men We're released on bonds The fra
cas- occurred at Eighty seventh street
and Commercial avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
INDIANA HARBOR

A. n. Little is in Chicago on business
today.
Attorney B. A Parks is in Chica 90
today on business.
c. I. Burdick made a business trip to
Chicago Heights today,
I e. Fowler made short business
trip to Chicago today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

excitement was occasioned at the
home Of A. L. Depoutree. 289-s1st street
yesterday, BY coal stove that smok-
ed 10 such an extent that the neigh
bors were on the point Of calling the
fire wagon. Mrs. Depoutree telephoned
her husband, who IS bookkeeper for
R. B. Neville, and he came home and
get the stove into working order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Word was received here last night
or the death of Charles Havill, sup
erlntendent of the Pacific Iron and
steel mills at Portland, Ore. Mr.. Ha-
VII was at one time superintendent of
the Republic mills at this place. Ills
son, Bert who has been with his faith
er for the past two years, is bringing
the body to Chicago for burial Mr..
Havill leaves wife and three children,
Allen, Bert. and Arthur.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Star Boarder Creates Trouble.

Swan Carlson was arrested yesterday
on complaint of his wife Hilda, who
charged that he had deserted her. In
the municipal court this morning Carl
son charged that his wife had sustained
improper relations with Franz Olson. a
boarder in their home at s742 Buffalo
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
BLACK OAK NEWS

Fred Keck transacted business at
Toleston today.
]. Reiland was visitor at South
Chicago yesterday.
James Sullivan Of Hammond, was a
business visitor here this morning.
John Swetz Of Griffith was a visitor
here this morning.
Messrs. J. C. Seeberger and F. B.
Scheidt transacted bushes sat Scherer-
Vile today.
III you want to know how Mr.. Nc
LaughIin sold his cow ask the adver-
Using department of THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Having purchased the entire team
ing, livery and express business Of
Smith & Claffer company, we wish to
announce to our patrons and public
in general that after March l, the firm
Will be known as the East Chicago
Transfer and Express company. J. P.
Lewis and B. J. Retttg, proprietors.-
2-26-10t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Briefs.

a two-story frame building at 134th
street and Ontario avenue. Hegewisch.
occupied as residence by ]. brennan.
was damaged to the extent of 500 by
fire yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
CONTINUED on Page SIKH

Will Rose, the grocer at 133rd and
Ontario avenue, IS having a special sale
OF liquid veneer, put up by the Buffalo
Speciality company. Sold in CSC and
soc bottles. Try bottle and see what
an excellent new finish your furniture
and woodwork viii have.-2-20-1wk
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
ONE DAYS GRIST
IN SOUTH CHICAGO

avenue. Judge Goodnow continued the
case until March eth. and directed that
d warrant be issued for Olson's arrest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
HEGEWISCH NEWS

Mrs. Blainey of Valparaiso is visiting
with James Galligan and family on
Ontario avenue.
P. ]. Sullivan and W. BIeir were Gary
visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Baind were pleasantly
surprised by their many friends sat-
urday evening.
Mrs. N. Burnham of Englewood called
in friends Saturday
Joe Lipptott, who was taken to the
hospital has been removed to the in
sane asylum.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke
Ried was baptised in the German Luth-
eran church Sunday.
The friends of Joe Kannick. helped
him celebrate his thirtneth birthday
Saturday evening.
The Ladies Aid OF the NJ E. church
will hold their regular monthly bust
ness meeting Thursday afternoon at
2:3o in the committee room of the
church. Everyone is invited tn +hts
meeting ar which lunch will be served
for the sum Of ten cents.
jacobson, Herman and Company have
opened up a department store at s5th
street and Superior avenue.
An Eastern Star lodge was Instituted
at Cranes hall Monday evening, with
Mrs Johanna Carter Of South Chicago
as chairman. The following officers
were elected:
Worthy Matron, Ida Miles: Worthy
Patron, Edwin Miles; Associate Matron.
Frieda Jacobson; Secretary, Anna
Peterson; Treasurer, Ora Kuss. This
lodge will meet the first and third
Mondays IN each month.
Continued on Page SIKH
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

The passing of Representative Dwy-
er's bill to amend the cities and towns
law with regard to removing the limit
alton OF the number of deputy mar
shals town may have, through the
house and Its good chances in the SEN
ate, BODIES good for Gary. This move
will cure another of the evils of that
piece of hasty legislation two years
ago known as the cities and towns
law.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Rev, George Edmund Duel now
studying at Garrett Biblical institute
and recently from a charge in Yer
mont, spent today here looking over
the ground and getting in touch with
matters in his line. He is recommend
ed here by Presiding Elder D. NJ
Wood of Hammond, who has this part
OF his district very much at heart and
is on the lookout for a strong man to
take care of Methodist interests here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

An eIocution entertainment will be
iiela In Hollinger's new hall next Fri
o@y night. Elocutionists Will be OBJ
.eo from Summing's school of ora
,,.,,y at Evanston. The entertainment
fa ~ pe held under the auspices of the
lansing Country Culture club.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
HESSVILLE NEWS

Mrs. Ida Wilson. who has ben the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. Guentber
returned to her home in Salt Lake civ
today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Messrs. Frank Rietman, Anton Riet-
man. julius Echterling and William
Teutemacher left for Alabama this
morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

The telephone gang working on the
american Telephone company's line left
this morning for sections along the line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Joseph Rainer of Aurora is visiting
his sister-in-law, Mrs. ]. H. Dotta, in
First street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Judge Huber held court this morn
, ing' there being several prosecutions
of the drunk class.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES
laue friends Of those who read and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

George w. Lewis, prominent real es-
tate and business man from East chi
cago, drove over this morning ana
spent several hours here among old
acduaIntances.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

The Chicago, Lake Shore & South
Bend electric line people continue to
unload steel here at the rate Of several
carloads per day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Miss Ida Carnowski is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Windisch. in Hammond to-
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

F. Richard Schaaf left Sunday even
ing for Indianapolis to be gone several
days on business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

When in Indiana Harbor call on All
Kaufman and have a good dinner. Rest
in the country for 25 cents. We also
carry the best line CT LIQUORS and
cigars. 1928 Michigan avenue, Indiana
Harbor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

MISS Margaret Rietman left for Chi
cago this morning, where she will visit
few days with friends and relatives
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Carl Johnson of Chicago made
number of business calls here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
LANSING NEWS

n. van KY and Mr.. Highlands have
hao telephones installed into their
homes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Mrs. Agnes Roberts and daughter,
Miss Amy and Miss Helen McLain, who
have been sojourning in the south for
the past two months, returned to their
home on Roberts avenue. yesterday
They report an exceedingly fine time
and very pleasant trip.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

The Ladies Aid society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs
VIII Diamond tomorrow afternoon, and
make plans for the bazaar, to be given
March %.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Mrs. Richard Johnson of 800 Atchi-
son avenue, was a Hammond visitor
Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

j. W. Burton, local telephone agent.
returned this morning from few days
visit with his parents at Aurora, Ill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Messrs. I. J. Culman and VIM. jeffrey
We're business visitors in Chicago yes
terday afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Mrs. w. II. Furman is spending the
day with friends in Chicago today
Mrs. $. r. Morepoe was the guest
OF Mrs. Earl Flowers. of Hegewisch.
Sunday afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

J. lLaughlin of Gary transacted bust
ness in the Harbor this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
GARY NEWS

7. e. Knots went to Hammond this
evening on business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
SMELLING WORKS ADOPTS
THUMB-PRINT MARKS.

Method Popular With Banks and Other
Institutions Gains Vogue With Large
Employer of Labor in Calumet Dis
trtct.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Harry Keller. of Hammond 80.
among those seen around Burnham yes
terday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Mr. Goose of Watseka, Ill, spent to-
day with his friend, J. P. Ireland.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

The regular services were held Sun
day and all were we'll attended, the
preaching in the evening having more
than full house, quite a number be-
ing unable to secure seats. Next Sun
day the United Brethren form their
organization, which will be the sec
ond religious body to perfect an or
ganization here. Rev. Green of Chi
cago and their bishop expect to be
present to start the work. Gradually
the different churches are coming in
and they will begin to draw their diff
ferent members to the different organ
izations as they are perfected and the
religious work will be looked after as
in other places. Until such time the
missionary and INSTRUMENTATION
work will be carried on to take care
of, as far as possible, the needs here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

jacobson, Herman and Company have
opened I'D department store at s5th
street and Superior avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

over five hundred people came in on
the first suburban train this morning
and they have continued to come all
day. This is but a common occurrence
and still when a casual visitor is told
that we have about forty-five hundred
people they move away slightly and
look at you with a quizzical glance
that might be a questioning of ones
sanity. This however, is a very con-
servative estimate of the number of
people here. Work is being rushed on
every project and in every direction
which includes the building of sewers,
laying of water and gas mains, build
Ing of six hundred houses, paving of
streets. erecting a large gas plant, and
the enormous excavating, carting and
filing on townsite and millsite, to say
nothing of the work on the millesite.
which far exceeds the combined work
on all other lines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Nern Weydert was taken to the Ger
man-American hospital today in Chi
eago and will be operated upon for APP
pendicitis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

Mrs. Lena Kroeker will leave for La
Porte, Ind, in few days. to spend
several weeks visiting her brother, T.
Holbeck. and family Of that place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

An Eastern Star lodge was Instituted
at Cranes hall Monday evening, with
Mrs. Johanna Carter Of South Chicago
as chairman. The following officers
were elected:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

The Chicago Telephone company's
trouble man from South Chicago spent
today here fixing up the line which the
Steel company has running out from
the Rookery. Three of the local con-
nections have been out of order for
several days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05

L Bierkahn of Chicago today com
pleted the purchase or a property In
eoutb cary with the help Of his friends,
Manager seitz and Agent Pischek Of
the BartoIomae & Roesing company.