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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

it did at first. Sometimes the lapses
continue for several hours. and some
times for several days"
And that's the reason why he won't
write to his relatives" broke in Mrs.
Williams. And I've urged him so many
times. because I think if one has kin
one should know them"
"Oh, there's no use" answered her
husband. shaking his head. my life is
wrecked, and there's no use trying to
shift the burden upon my relatives"
Williams is AZ years old.
Williams family at Whitewater
Wis, is one of the most prominent in
that section of the state His father
was a wealthy farmer. and a brother
now conducts the farm homestead
The first trace of Williams where
abCuts was given to his Madison friend
through a graduate of the state uni
versity who happened to pass through
the little hamlet one day in January
and saw the former baseball star.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Hanly to Knife Mccullough
Bill Despite All Tales
to Contrary.
THERE WITH HIS VETO
In View Of This Authoritative State
ment Chances for Measure
Look Doubtful.
Especial to Lake County Timesl.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb 14.-It may
be given out authoratively that what
ever has appeared in the newspapers
to the contrary, the fact remains that
If the governor is given the opportunity
to act on the Mccullough bill that
abolishes the present metropolitan po-
lice system, he Will veto the measure
and return it back to the general as
sembly for passage over his veto.
Within the last few days so-called
close friends" of the governor have
given out the information that If the
senate passes the Mccullough bill. the
governor will sign it. Mere definite
and direct information carries the
definite denial of that statement. If it
comes to him. he viii veto it,
To pass this measure over the veto
Of the governor will require two
thirds vote Ct the house and the sen
ate. There is little question but that
the house would furnish the necessary
-tA4Ai Us vote. But II Is very doubt
full If the senate would even though
this body passed the measure the first
time.
The bill has not been reported In the
senate as yet. A report is expected al
most any day now, and the fun will
be on from the start The senate viii
have three chances at It. If it wants to
take up that much time Within the
last few days there has been little
discussion of the measure, as matters
of greater Importance have come to
the fore.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
SANITARY COMMISSION
GRANTS q LONG LEASE

The drainage board at It's meetina
yesterday gave the Corn Product Man.
ufacturing company a six months op.
tion for ninety-year lease on 1.4o0
feet of dock property en- the Sanitary
District channel at Summit at an an
nual rental Of sl,763. with revalua-
ton every twenty-five years. The
board decided TO allow real estate
agents the usual commission OF 21k
per cent on the valuation Of the prop
erty as an inducement in obtaining ten
ants fer its dock property along the
drainage channel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Real Estate Firm Starts
Something in Southern
Half of County.
BUY OPTIONS At IS PER
Wholesale System Expected to Boost
Prices and Holder Is Johnny
On the Spot.
Especial to Lake County Times).


Crown Point, Feb. 14-There are in
dications here the last few days that
an effort is being made to promote one
of the most gigantic booms in Lake
county farm land the coming summer
| ever attempted in the history Of In
diana. Messrs. Sol Meiers and Com
pany, the big real estate dealers Of
Ligonier, Ind, have entered the local
field and have a representative here
soliciting options on every possible
piece Of real estate they can secure.
A. J. Greenwalt of South Bend has been
here several days in the interest of that
firm, and has announced that he Will
spend several months here in a sys-
tematic canvass OF farm owners, So
Letting options to run one year at
prices as low as he can obtain them.
He is paying one dollar each for these
options and is requiring the land own
ers to sign an ironclad contract not to
sell or dispose OF their land at a price
lower than the one agreed upon. He
has been able to already secure a
number of options.
Prices Range from 500 to sg7.
H. G. Rosenthal, Ernest Dammeier
and Chris Mau, it is said. have given
options on their farms, the first at
$50 per acre, the second at s97 per
acre, while the price to be paid for
the latter's farm is not stated AS
this is much more than the present
market values OF the land, 1t is in
ferred that Meiers & Company are
planning to boom Lake county farm
lands and are entrenching themselves
to secure a big profit when the market
price goes up.
Messrs. Afeiers s. Company are among
the largest manfpulators Of real estate
in northern Indiana. It is known that
they have had their eyes on the Kan
kakee region for several years and at
various times representatives of the
firm have visited Lake county. About
a year and a half ago one of the firm
made tour of inspection of this re-
gion in an automobile, the trip oc-
cupying several weeks time.
Their territory in the eastern part
of the state has been pretty thorough
ly worked over, and they have dispos-
ed of thousands of dollars worth of
real estate annually.
Lake Offers Good Opportunities.
This region offers a rich field for a
shrewd manipulator.
It is generally conceded by compe-
tent judges that Lake county farm
lands offer golden opportunity at the
present prices for investors The nat
ural conditions will eventually cause
a decided advance In values in the
near future. This advance would be
hastened by a systematic campaign.
and the profits derived from such a
transaction would be enormous. OF
course, the success of an effort to
boom prices will depend upon the
number Of options secured and the
average prices agreed upon. Whether
the present plan will be carried out
as 1t is inferred its promoters pro-
pose, depends upon the willingness of
farm owners to grant options upon
their farms
If sufficient number Of options can
not be secured to make 1t worth while
the scheme viii doubtless fall through.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
SPEECH OF THE TOWNPUMP.

Because / wan to make DON
} some statistics to find out how
much water people don't drink
l sent Heine oop der street in
der third floor to speak init
"Blind Tiger" Heine he do it
, nlrite und come back nit a
complete report about him.
Heine found him aIrite on
der third floor. He vOs In a
glass cage und coiored gen
tIemen named Ed. was shtand-
ing In front of him. Heine he
pay some money TO see de ding
und Ed. he opened der door
NIT key vOt look like a bot
tie opener. Ven Hefne see der
"Biind Tiger he say rite away
"HeiIo Bill, vos dot your
namef' Ind rite away comes
der answer MY full name Mt
der present time il "BIind TiG-
er Bill" Heine den had a long
conversation In wich he found
out some new dings In nature
study. Heine learned dot I'm
his natural state der tiger is
very ferocious but ven he gets
blind he becomes tame und So
clable. Den he will associate
init Eiixs, Owls und Eagles md
make himself rite at home.
Since der Legislature vent in
session In IndyanopHs some
changes have come over him
und some oder dingS have been
round out for him. For in
stance dey made his name Iop-
ger until now dey cali bsD,
"Blind Tiger BILL He sav
to Heine dot he have oua.r
life on account OF hi. n,,
He say il dey Kill de ..RI,,,
Tiger part OF his name den a.
"BiII" end VIII III und Ven ~
XIII der "Bilr End der ..RIi,a
Tiger" viii Iif Dey found o,e
in der legislature dot GOOD
way to kill him yos by takip,
away his spirits. just Then
came the announcement thar
the bill had become law bv
the governors signature. The
"BIind Tiger heard it and re-
treated further into his cage
saying. snow 1 have only eight
lives left"
q a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
WANT SO 900 DAMAGES.
= ~>~~~~~~~~~~~~~ = - =

Bozarth & Bozarth. as attorneys for
Thomas H. Lyle, administrator of the
estate Of Rufus E. Lyle, have com
menced suit in the Porter circuit court
against the Pere Marquette Railroad
company for $4,000 damages. Rufus
Lyle was killed near Dune Park. in
august, 1906, by one of the company's
trains while walking along the track.
--Valporaiso Vidette.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The annual report of the steel trust
showing net earnings Of s156, 6,000. 900 for
1906 would not be possible without the
tariff which makes American steel rails
s6 ton cheaper in Turkey than in IN
diana.-New York World.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight
and Friday cooler tonight
with minimum temperature
about 20 above EerOJ warm
er Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Wanders in sand Dunes.

wandered about the sand dunes.
through little villages and around this
part OF the country for several days in
sort OF daze. and finally I landed here
In Merriilville. where I have remained
ever since. Since then. at intervals
perhaps a dozen times a year-rny mind
has played the same trick on me that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16
illegal to Fish and slsss


The Pennsylvania superior court
has decided that It IS illeeai to Gar
with umbrella ribs and slfl tans In
reversing a decision By Judge End
lich. Of the Berks court The case has
been watched by fishermen all over
the state
Some months ago Henry J. Hum.
ma and Harry Kinney were DISCHARGED
by Justice Of the Peace .Pruzman. Of
Birdsbolo. from arrest on the charge
Of Illegal fishing brought by Fish war.
den Nesley. Of p5itslown. An appeal
was taken to the Berks court which
upheld the magistrate. The common.
wealth then appealed 10 the superior
court.
The defendants used umbrella ribs
attached to which we're sleigh bells
which rang when they had a bite In
this way they we're able to doze While
ishing The superior court in lts de-
cisloH declares the device 70 be ne
gal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16


The occasion was that Of a fashion
able wedding.
The hour set for the ceremony was
eight o'clock, and the church was
filed, but the bridal party did not ar.
rive upon the scene until nearly nine.
The organist filled In the time by
playing such pieces OF appropriate
music as happened to be at hand
most Of them several times over. and
when he had exhausted these he be.
gan to improgise.
Grinders" said one Of the vestry.
men. after the ceremony was over and
the congregation had gone. "f have
been puzzling my brains over that
thing you played Just before the bride
and groom came There vas a IA
miiiar strain that ran through It but
your variations eIeetually disguised
the theme. What was ~"
TN tell you" answered the organ.
lst. III you won't say anything 10 The
preacher about IL Il was Waiting Al
the Church."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

The thoroughly trained English sere-
ant is In his way the most perfect kind
Of servant to be found anywhere, and
In his station and FOR his duties he is
rot to be matched In the world. Who're
viii you find any men so competent IN
their work, SO completely trained aud
apparently emotionless In manner, so
punctuaL so clean, so smart as an
English butler, coachman. fo0tman or
valetG Certainly not on the continent
Of Europe, 10 the United States. in
Canada or in Australia. Country Life
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16
N


ar ers
hen sa .at hsr bone ln Che rmal
iaFn 90 come t3 sew Togs 50 taEs %
special course q study Ser het
Ter was East reaching th crisis q
ioVe adalr. The Pet sister was most
Hinsome young lady and had long kept
geodig train q suitors assigning
was this affair to Be the grand aFairl
The elder sister hoped 50. for she liked
the young man cordially thought be-
vas just tie sort to make a proper
brother-in-laW.
But the weeks passed. and not q bit
Of definite news about the progress OF
the affair did the older sister receive
IN her city boarding house. She be-
came anxious. Louise. she thought.
must not 90 On recklessly trifing In
such important matters.
Then one night about 10 o'clock, fust
as she was going tt bed, came d tele-
gram. The servant brought It M.
The elder sister was country girl
enough to be thoroughly frightened IS
the pale manila. black linked envelope.
How ominous It looked At length she
gathered courage to open It This Is
what she read:
Solomon six three. LOUISE
Solomon six threel Whatever in the
worldl Oh. why, yes, stupid. it Of
course meant the Song Of Solomon.
sixth chapter, third verse. But-and
her cheeks flushed with shame--she
had no Bible.
There was great scurrying about
the boarding house to find a COPY or
the sacred book. The girls were rout.
ed out 10 vain On all sides the CRY
arose, who's got a BibleT' Just think
Of the sister trying 10 sleep that night
without knowing what that verse was!
It would have been just like q woman
20 lie down to pleasant dreams, content
to know that she could satisfy her Gu
Fiosity in the morning mot!
The landlady. good soul, came to TIE
rescue. She was no heathen She had
q Bible. Up 70 her room with it flew
the sister and shut the door. Such
turning over OF pages by eager, nerr-
GUS fngersl solomon six three She
found It and then she cried "Hurrahi"
and laughed, for the verse was:
am my beioveds. and my beloved IL
mine.
a. New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16


@ most rcCu D.
accent nede1t W. tae proceedings
leading un s. EnE.lnas w wih
King Theodore 81 AbrnIa was-a
thumb Bite me British eonsdi vas
practically a prisoner at BE court
when lfr. Stern. g British missionary
called upon the "kins 81 kings" The
eHst mistake 81 the Eu7lishman vas
to seek an audience Immediately after
tha king had ained TOO literally with
his court The second was bis choosing
ns interpreters two utterly incompetent
mens The inenciancy of thls pair 50
anseEed the dusky monarch that then
and there be ordered them to b beat
en-. Mr. Stern. unable to bear the
sight turned around and bit bis
thumb" Now. x was not aware OF
e. but to bite tie thumb is IN Abys-
sinla a defiance and a threat of venge-
ance. The quick eye OF the king
caught the Innocent menace, ana be
had the missionary also beaten. From
that sprang the war, the defeat Of the
forces OF the king and his death BY his
own hand ln his ruined city Of Mag
dala.--Lonism STANDARD.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

He was romantic, but bashful for his
age. AT twenty-five It Is expected
nowadays that a man should be matter
Of fact She was his equal Ia romance,
but a tribe older, old enough indeed to
be a widow. The conversation had
turned on the ever important subject
Of mothers-ln-law. There was lull in
the argument Gazing far, she sighed
and said
"Ah, mel shall never have another
mother-in-laww
He looked at her with Interest Tor q
moment and then suddenly blurted ont;
MY mother died when was very
youngr
It was an lnadvertence. but he could
not draw back. She threw herself into
bis arms, and they have lived happily
up to now.--New York Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

Twentyone In This Country and Eng
land. but Different Elsewhere.

The question as 10 why The nation
AZ salute consisted of 2l guns was put
to one Of the classes at Washington
preparing young men lor the entrance
examinations for West Point and An
napolls and. strange TO say not one
of the embryotic generals or admlrals
'bit the nail On the head
The coach, who knows American
history away down underneath. fur
nished the information that the ma.
tional salue, which is the information
al salute-that is, the salute given to
national fag-is fixed BY army reg
ulations at 21 guns and that the num-
Der appears to have been In conform
fly to the custom Of foreign nations
at the time when the number was 50
fixed.
The first record of national salute
is in army regulations Of 1912, which
IS III conformity to the number Of
states comprising the union, then IS,
but In 1918, a new regulation was
made fixing the number at 21, which
was ait that date the number Of states
In the union and which was at the
same time in accordance with the
kings regulations (Great Britain) !.
which fixed q guns to be fired as a
salute on the anniversary days Of the
birth, accession and coronation Of the
king, the birth Of the queen. the res
toration Of Charles II. and the gun.
powder treason.
At that date the national salute in
France was also fixed at 21 guns, to
be fred only on Corpus Christi day
and on the kings birthday.
It Is proper to remark, however,
that the national salute Of 21 guns at
the present time appears to be pecu-
Lar to the United States and Great
Britain, inasmuch as the national sal
ute Of France Is 101 guns; Of Germany
80 guns and that the superlatiye
salute in the United States is that on
the Fourth Of July Of one gun for each
state in the union and It IS called the
salute to the union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16
SMALL BOY KEPT BUSY.
Just 4 Few Questions He Asked In
Short Period.

The capacity Of the average small
boy for asking questions Is practically
unlimited, but 1t IS doubtful whether
more searching inquiries have ever
been made by a boy than those pro-
pounded BY youngster to his father,
who had taken him for a steamer
trip.
Here is a partial list:
Is that water down there any wet
ter than the water in the Atlantic
ocean?
What makes the water wet?"
How many men could be drowned
In water as deep as that?"
Is that big man with the gold but
tons on his coat the father Of all those
men who do whatever he tells them
tor
Where do all those soapsuds be
hind the boat come from2
Could a train 90 as fast on the
water as this boat?'-Chums
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

The beginnings OF astronomy were
On the tops Of towers OF Babylon and
the pyramids OF Egypt II Is believed
By many writer's that both classes Of
structure were erected for astronomical
purposes- As early as the time Of Job.
nearly 1000 years before Christ, most
Of the stars had been divided into con.
stellations. The writer OF Job men,
tons Arcturus, Orion and Pleiades as
being familiar. The modern science
dates from the labors OF Copernlcus
Tycho Brahe and Newton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16
MetaIs and Meiaphorn.

''ft is most amazing" said a metal
lurgist. how the world relies on met.
ais for Is metaphors aud Smiles. Thus
an orator Is silver tlngued or golden
mouthed An explorer Is bronzed by
African suns. A resolute chap has an
iron will. A sluggard moves with lead
en- feet An ostrich has a copper lined
stomach. A millionaire has I'm. A
swindler is as slippery as quicksilver.
A borrower has brass.''-NeW York
Pass.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

The wolf will perish. eaten up BY the
sheep. The sheep Is not what a vain
glorious folk have Imagined. The
sheep presses forward, Irresistible.
driving before him lions and tigers,
driving before him man.
Man7
Yes. man. Ask those thousands or
English. those thousands OF Scotch.
those thousands Of Irish. who have
been driven back into the sea By hocks
Of sheep. urged forward BY certain no
bic lords and large proprietors.-Elie
Rsclus Primitive Folk"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16
THE SPECTER SWIMMER.
A Legend Of the Sea That still Appeals
TO Sailors.

= Legend Of the Sea That Still Appeals
10 Sailors.
The sailor as class still holds fast
to the superstitlons that have been his
especial heritage throughout all ages.
To him the sea is still peopIed with
phantoms. Men there are still who sail
the sea believing in the power Of the
Swimmer, men who believe in tae Wal.
rus Of unholy fame and In the exist
ence Of the specter bark Lucy 70 be
seen at any time dodglng in ana out of
the creeks and bays Of the South Caro-
lima coast This is the tale Of the Swim
mer:
Near Cape Finisterfe there lived q
fisher maiden In days when the world
asked fewer questions than now, and
with her lived her fisher sweetheart
On their wedding night runs the warn
gmugglers came down on their village
a thieving. drunken band. When the,
left, having done an the damage theg
could, the fisher maiden's sweetheart
had disappeared. whether with them
Or through them was never knoYa
Instead Of pining uselessly. as would
most women, she dressed herself 10
mems clothes and started to find him
dead or alive
For years she wandered over the
earth and ocean, and. though her dis
guise was penetrated several times
and she passed through host OF troa-
bles which vary with each telling. she
succeeded IN keeping up her hunt. III
nally after escaping from an English
prison the vessel she was on was lost
at sea. and the simple Breton fisher
men enshrined her in a legend which
has her forever swimming the seas
still In search OF the man she loved
and hailing each craft she nears a
sailor be be Yankee OF Portuguese.
matter Of fact IN an things else or
grossly superstitious. believes firmly
that II sou bear the hail OF the Swim
mer on a dark Night at sea and an
sger It not woe follows swiftly.-NeN
York Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16
PHONE 479
Miss Frances Davis
Iescher,oE Elocution
Engagements '0r Puhlle Readlngs Solicited
SOUTH sTH. PHONE 4sz
cHILDREN's

favOrite tonic Is Whites Cream YER
mifuge, the cure Tor worms and al
chlldren's diseases. It not only kills
the worms, but removes The mucous
and slime IN which they build their
nests. It's action on the child Is mild
and leaves him in q healthy condition.
Joe Daniel, Surmac, Tenn, says that
Ae gave one Of his children Whites
Cream Vermifuge when the doctor
thought IL had eollc, and from the
first dose the child passed "a worms
Sold By Jas PsttyiOAn. saw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

We still have our ''unmanstined'
places. And there shall come TO Us a
wilderness here and another there
where now there is none, for every-
thing moves In circles, which is not at
al a new discovery, and the man who
today laments a dearth or the wilder
ness may live long enough to flnd him
self one day welding an az as dun as
the pen be now beWails wlth-and for
ty miles from q grindstone We shall
not demonstrate with the writers who
are picturing us going to eternal smash
Tor want Of tall timber. Their work Is
not without its good effect in staying
the denudatiol Of our nearby recrsa-
ton grounds, and we are content TO
watch the willy old wilderness creeping
up in the rear OF the advancing army
Of Invasion, reaching out with sure. 81
lent fingers and reclaiming her own,
building anew her rszed stockades and
unfurling to the winds her defiant ban
nerets.- s.-Recreation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

Dear Doctor Enclosed and check Tor
prafeasional services rendered By you
to ny late uncle thank you FOR your
seAi II the matter and shall not fan
recommend you to an my other wealthy
ralatFea.-Ale eggendorfer Batter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

PA, MethusaIah lived to be very cid.
6idn't hoT
Yes ny son. shout e8o years. I be-
hsyes bot then, as far as I can learn.
mere was just about as much doing
psr year IN those days as there Is IN
Gre minutes Bow."-Watson's Maga-
Elna
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

Why do you allow the stage man.
ager to subject you to 90 many UPS
and downs?a asked the Files Of the
Curtain.
Hos can ! help myselff" reforted
the Curtain. with bitter emphasls
Hasn't be always got the drop on
me-"