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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-17
SYNOPSIS.

inspiration that regular COW
milk an irish air are more
iccintrically fashionable than fiz-
zycal culture Exercise in a tin
room fhlat. Acting on the spur
av the momint she tillygraphs
dispatch to Pecker-Brush, Pike
county, fer accomydations, an
upon her arrival is thrust into the
hospital environment av the Nc
Carty family whose eighty acres
sosculate wild Armoor g stock ranch.
The first day she drinks siveral
gallons av untimpered milk, an as
a consequence, is confined to her
room fer the insooin' wake. Dur
in nher delayrium she consayves
grande passion to go black berry
in, an her convaliscince, spured
.on be this, is rapid.
Armed wild lard pail an rid
fparysol she starts out, but gittin'
mixed in the directions she climbs
the ffnce into Armoor's stock farm
an comminces to pick iverythin'
that's round or rid. She had only
.procayded short distance whin.
a billow av rage, accompanied be
STAN padin' hoofs, arristed her at
'tintion.
DIRECTLY in her path an comm
like avylanch, is Armoor's short
hoorn bull as full av business as
shootin' gallery bookkaper. In
stink bein' strong in faymale
she lit go av her parysol an room,
savin' her life but loosin her way
j the mountain. She is finally
rayscued bea gallant Irish lad which
ladies to incurable complications.
PROLOGUE.
The golden orb av the wistern
sun waz joost sinkin' itsilf behint
the billowy dipths av the horizon
whin, woman, dishiveled an
fatayged from climbin' around the
mountains rocky orags, stopped
to rearrange the scattered strands
av her hersoot iffloriscince. She
waz accompanied be two quart
tin pail partly filled wild delishus
strawberries, gooseberries or rasp-
berries-her photographer cudn't
tell which as the life blud from
multilated vans drippin' from the
inds av her tapperin' nails ranged
from baby pink to the dape YER
million av soprano coort
blanket.
Tinse drawn lines av fear circled
her impituous mouth, while her
acquillne nose dilated in unison
wild the hayvin' an throbin' av
her pantin' BOSOM. Ivydintly,
she had been chased fer livery now
an thin she wud listen intintly
an start, clutchin' violintly ahold
av her heart as perciptible SILVER
shook her frame. Occasionally,
soft INFLOW lows emanatin' from a
flock av grain bovines, inter
mingled wild the tinglin' chimes
Nv a bill-cow's bill, broke the ST.
ince, but livery note seemed to
only strike irish terror in her
finder heart.
'sMerciful hiven!'' she yilled
frantically coverin' her hands wild
her face, sis this me kismet?" els
this me kismet," answered the
icho.
The last rays av the sittin' sun
wrapped thimsilves, sorrowfully,
round her swooned foorm an all
waz still.
CHAPTER I.
Excitemint rang at high pitch
in Pecker-B Brush on the day our
story opens, ESPECIALLY at the day
DO, fer the train waz almost doc
an on it wur ixpicted enuff city
hoa rders TO nav mkt. years rint.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-17
Muldoon's Chapters from Romance.

COWnl00 DOOtS.
An annymated conversation waz
in progriss, shown thin not only
to be intilllctual but classic as
we'll, an it covered all Important
topics, from hawg cholery an
Roosevelt's silf-consciousniss to
the squazin' av alkyhawl out av
denatured coorn stalks. The dis
tant roomble av the approachin'
train waz now awdible an its
omynousniss served as a warnin'
to clear the track Immediately,
an action that is more ixpaydyint
in wather tank than fire in city.
Among the two hundred pas
singers that alighted only wan
concerns us, an she, a nattyly
drissed young lydy, soon found
hersllf amoong the sideboards av
the McCarty's carryall. Intro
auctions, small talk an a delishlls
supper consumed her first aven-
in on the farm, an whin she
knit feminist the ould County
Coork bidstid that night a spasm
av ioy shot thru her systim. She
waz happy.
CHAPTER II.
Attired in bloc serge walkin'
skirt, founced wild some cllngin'
matayrial, an a picture hat, a
young woman winded her way
across the McCarty COW pasture
to the cross roads 6nce. A metallic
click clack av a tin pail swingin'
on it's hinges kipt pace wild the
chug-chug av her Frinch hales as
she pulled thin out av stray
gopher holes; while to make the
sayne more picturesque, gor-
geous rid parysol Knocked at the
suns fierce rays.
Arrivin' at the fnce she stood
irrissyloot an pouted; but only
fer an instant, fer wild a sudden
joomp she climbed over the wist
ligamint. The berries here wur
plintyful an she comminced to
pick industriously, smashin' five
out av livery six an stickin' eight
or nine thoorns in hersilf wild
livery grab she made.
She had joost congratulated
herself on the half filled pail whin,
Armoor's bull on a toor av inspic-
ton, CHANGED to saunter past.
Inquisitive surprise filled his
manly countynance an he wud
how lit it 60 at that, but Miss
Montgomery, unconscious av his
majlsty's perogative, attimpted to
shoe him off wild her parysol.
The action that follied waz as
fatal to the umbrilly as it waz
SENSATIONAL to her lung ixpinsion,
fer she niver stopped till she
reached the topmost crag av a
nayboorin' hill. Down below an
angry bovine waz thryin' to ixtry-
cate his hid out av an umbrilly
frame. Up above swate young
thing lay in a swoon av Exhaustion.
CHAPTER III.
"Kidnaped in the wilds av Peck
er-Brush," waz McCarty's verdict
whjn, at nine o'clock, Miss Mont
goomery had failed to return.
Wan hour later a grim, but
fully equipped, possy comytaytus
marched in single file to the cross
road fnce. Here, wild the hip av
lanterns, the trail waz discovered,
criss-crossin' in nanny DIRECTIONS,
but finally laydin' into the COW
path av yonder mountain. Clutch.
in their corn knifes more firmly
the ghostly PROCESSION, lid be the
valiant McCarty, broke into fast
canter, hayroes iverywan.
McCarty, fred be chivalry, in.
cravsed the pace, an in goin
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tuition of the United States in
Chicago, as William Lloyd Gar
rison burnt it at birmingham,
Mass, on July 4, 1854, saying,
$50 perish all compromises with
tyranny! And let all the people
say, Amen!' or, suppose reputable
citizens we're today to supply a
socialist with guns and pow
der to make an attack on the
home of trust that is guilty of
immoral practices!
The best prescription for those
who take alarm too easily is to
study the history of their own
country. A little familiarity with
the noisy and cracked instruments
that our democracy has found use
full in the past gives the soul much
calmness; for the republic seems
safe in spite of yellow dogs and
yellow magazines and yellow par
ties, having weathered many out
bursts of the unbalanced in times
past and worse forms of shrieking
discomfort and worse rioting in
sensational words and acts. 1t
has always been habit of those
that are hit to think that the
world is falling.
The reason why the loose theo-
ries that are proposed in our coun-
try under the general phrase
socialism" contain little practical
danger, is that every effort to put
them into practice has failed. To
try some of them once in a while,
here and there, does little harm in
democracy; and we need not fear
the evil of things if they have
such occasional trials. Our insti-
tutions have withstood harder
shocks than this.
In the old world, the socialists
and revolutionists of many sorts
may threaten the power of kings
and privileged classes, and what if
they do? But in our country,
where ventilation is good, the
most that they can do is to cause
jerks and Jolts now and then in
the somewhat unsteady progress
of democracy. Their chief signifi-
canoe is that they register decay
of character and earnestness in
the old political parties. It has
been predicted that the Eastern
states will soon become the home
Of socialism and all manners of
radicalism, and would have to
look to the conservative West to
save them from themselves. The
Eastern states maintain a certain
condescension toward the West
ern, which untraveled New Eng
landers and New Workers some
times pravokingly display. But
any one part of our country IS
hardly warranted in assuming
that it has monopoly of conserv-
atism.
The South is regarded as con-
servative and yet the free-silver
craze swept it as a hurricane.
The Eastern seaboard states of
the North saved us against the
error of the West and South. Yet
New York City came near to elect
ing very Western man with very
radical ideas as it's mayor last
year perhaps did elect him. The
several great sections of our coun-
try have at times served the whole
country good turns and all have
at other times gone more or less
wild.
The fear has been expressed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
FOR NEW CITY HALL SITE
S. Ableman Working Hard
to Locate Proposed
Building Eastward.

Sam Abelman, who at present has his
hands full, with a number of petitions
that he is successfully circulating for
the new park. has already laid out
more work for himself which he in
tends to take up as soon as the park
problem is disposed of
Bearing in nNnd that the city of
Hammond is in need Of a city hall large
enough for the conducting OF the city's
business and which at the same time
shall be an ornament TO the city. that
the east end Of the city has very lit
tie TO show in the way Of public build
ings and that the city's business is GO
ing eastward, Mr.. Abelman is suggest
ing a site in the neighborhood of State
or Sibley streets and Calumet avenue
He is confident that he will find
sufficient signers to give the PROPOSE
ton for the securing of a site a decided
boost.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29

The body of man whose name IS
unknown. was found IN a shanty on
the banks of Calumet lake near One
Hundred and Twenty Fourth street
this noon. While there were no marks
OF violence on the body the police Of
South Chicago who took charge Of the
case. viii investigate and an autopsy
will be held tomorrow morning
The man was known by the name Of
Chris" TO hunters who frequent this
locality. and he was thought to live on
Monticello avenue. on the north side.
He came to the lake yesterday morning
with gun and hunting paraphernalia
and seemed to be in the best Of health.
He was not seen BY any one yesterday
afternoon or this morning. The shanty
where he was found is used a shelter
By hunters. and when two men went 70
the place this morning they came across
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
Thirteen Men Walk Out and
the End is Said to be
Not Yet.
GENERAL WALKOUT FRIDAY?
Such the Claims if Settlement is Not
Effected Before-Trouble Be-
tween Rival Councils.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

Robertsdale, oct. 29.-There is a
strike on at the Western Glucose
company's new plant, that threatens to
assume serious proportions. At present
only thirteen men are out, but 1t is de-
clared by the workmen who. are ia
miliar with the situation that Friday
may witness a general walkout.
On Monday afternoon the thirteen
men who are employed as electricians
and steamfitters walked out The men
are members of the Chicago council and
refused to work in company with men
who were members of the Hammond
council. The officials of the Glucose
company have taken hand in the diff
flculty and are making an effort to eff
feet a an arbitration. Thus far their eff
forts have been unsuccessful It is un-
derstood that President Madden of the
Chicago Trades and Labor council sides
with the members Of his council and on
Friday, If a settlement is not arrived
at he Will come out from Chicago to
take a hand IN the difficulty. In the
meantime, work in the other branches
Of trade on the plant, is continuing
uninterrupted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
ASKS FOR A MATCH;
PULLS OUT REVOLVER
This He Points at His Victims, Tell
ing Them to Throw Up Their
Handsome Who Fails to Com
ply, Gets Bullet in Arm-0ther
Loses His Money.

fcpSciiti 10 Like AltHeN.l
Wheeler. Oct. 2e.-The town OF
wheeler is considerably excited today
over a hold-up which occurred a mile
east OF here on the Pennsylvania tracks.
In the encounter. one man was shot and
another's pockets rified OF their con-
tents. The highwaymen escaped.
Fred Walkentine and Ed. Zimmer-
man. both young men about % years
Of age. after spending the evening to-
gether decided to go over TO the Penn
sylvania tower house and visit a mu-
tual friend. Harry Hathaway. who Is
employed there. They had about mile
to walk and started down the tracks In
the direction of the tower house. When
within short distance OF their destina-
tion they met a man who appeared TO
be a tramp and who asked for
match one Of the young men
started to comply and as he put his
hand in his pocket. the stranger did
likewise. apparently in search of his
pipe. Instead, however. OF bringing out
the latter, when he withdrew his hand
he held revolver which he pointed at
the frightened young men. command
ing them to hold up their hands.
| Zimmerman did as ordered, but
| Walkentine started on q keen run for
the tower house whose lights he could
see glimmering not so very far away.
The robber who was busily engaged
/ in rihing Zimmerman's pockets cried
/ Halt" to the figure which was rapidly
retreating down the tracks As Walk
entine failed TO obey, the tramp fired
a shot from his revolver hitting Walk
entine in the arm. Then he once more
turned his attention TO Zimmerman who
seeing that the tramp meant business,
/ stood rooted 10 the spot. The robber
secured 81, which was all the cash zim-
merman had with him. He then es-
capped, running down the tracks a short
distance when his form was lost In the
darkness.
In the meantime waIkentine, with
the wound in his arm burning sorely.
had not slackened his speed, and in a
short time he arrived at the tower house
breathless and almost fainting. Zim-
norman had caught up to his friend
and the pair made their way within the
tower house as speedily as possible.
Zimmerman IN the meantime had re-
gained his courage and he was sup
porting the wounded man as he burst
open the door
Hathaway at first believed the two
men were trying to put over a joke on
him, but when Walkentine barred his
arm. showing a bloody mark. he was
convinced. 1t was then too late. how
ever. TO attempt capture OF the high
way man.
Walkentine was taken to his home in
Wheeler where he was attended by DR..
Dobbins who this morning, took the
young man to Valparaiso. where the
wound was to be probed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
DISCHARGE OF DEFENDANTS
BROTHER NEW DEVELOPMENT
McCrea Visits Hammond This Morn
ing to Acquaint Himself With the
Papers in the Suits Against Him
Regrets Trouble But Will Stand on
his Rights.

Gary, Ind, Oct. 29.-The difficulties
between A. f. Knots of the Gary Con-
struction company, and Ralph McCrea,
his former partner, are no nearer set
tied than they were yesterday.
Mr. McCrea was interviewed this
morning but refused to make a state
ment other than to deny the truth of
the statements that Mr.. Knots made
in his interview. as published in yes
terday's paper.
He said that he did not abscond, that
Knots knew when and where he was
going. that there was no misappropria-
tion of funds, that he has had nothing
to do with the funds of the company
for the period of three months and
that although he owns a third in
terest in the company he knows no
more about the manner in which the
funds are being applied than If he had
never been a partner in the firm.
Knne Succeeds McCrea.
The fact developed this morning that
W. A. Kane of the Kane Construction
company. has succeeded Mr.. McCrea as
the practical member of the firm, and
Mr.. McCrea points out that this same
Mr.. Kane is the man who a few week
ago bid against the Gary Construction
company for the contract to pave Madi-
son avenue and was the successful bid
der
Mr.. McCrea's brother, who was his
right hand man. was discharged by
Kane on Knots order, and that elimin-
ates the McCreas from the company al
together
Mr. McCrea went to Hammond this
morning to look at the papers in the
receivership proceedings for the Fiftt
Avenue Mercantile company, for the
purpose of ascertaining, as he said. or
what grounds the receiver had beer
appointed.
Mr.. McCrea would not say what ht
intends to do about the matter. He
says that he regrets very much that
there has been trouble, but that now
that the issue has been raised, he will
stand on his rights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
JAIL FOR -FOUR MONTHS
Such is Fate of Man Who
Attempted TO Assault
Sister-in- Law.

Charles Mack, who was arrested sew
eral months ago. charged with at
tempted assault upon his sixteen-year-
old sister-in-law, Cecil Brouidlet, was
sentenced to four months in the county
Jail There being no proof Of an as
sault, the prisoner having already spent
several months in jail together with the
fact that he pleaded guilty without
further trial caused his light sentence
to be placed on him.
The case OF P. Cherry against the
East Chicago Hungarian church was
put on trial today, the plaintiff suing
for alleged wages held back for paint
order to allow the attorney for the
plaintiff to file an amended complaint.
Mrs. Frank Young of this city was
granted a divorce from her husband
this afternoon in the Lake superior
tody of her eight-year-old daughter
ing the right for final disposition.
The divorce case of Mrs. Frank Con-
roy against her husband was set for
trial this afternoon.
The following cases We're filed in the
superior court today:
No. 4127, F. F. Peppet vs. FIR J.
road company.
No. 1928, Lucinda A Marsden VS.
Thos. Marsden. divorce.
n. 4129, Fred Rose VS. Michael Or
mand.
and Coal company vs.. Fred w. Sawyer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
BAT NELSON TO TAKE BRIDE
Such at Least is Claim of Pretty Lass Who Has Come
Clear From England to Marry the Fighter.

two would have been married then and
there.
When they parted. Nelson to re-
turn to America. Bat" promised that
he'd be back in England in July, when.
SO Miss Merrilees promised. she would
become Mrs. Battling. papa or no papa.
Nelson's ring dates. however. inter
fered and when he left Miss Merrilees.
figurativeIy speaking, waiting at the
church" like a plucky little English
lass she bundled up and sailed for the
United States.
Father Merrilees. it is said. just cut
up something awful when he was In
formed Of his daughters intentions. He
had done his best to discourage &
steady flow Of letters between the two.
and while he was aware Of the attach
ment he had no idea that the young
woman was so determined in her inten-
tions as TO leave home of luxury to
go to q strange land.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
NO BOTTLES, NO MILK;
NO PAY EACH WEEK, DITTO
One Delivery a Day With Ten Hours
Work, an Iron Clad Feature of the
Change-Customers Must Return
Bottles Each Day or Suffer the Con-
sequences.

At a big meeting of the Milk Dealers
association, which was held yesterday
afternoon in Weis' hall. several radical
changes were made in the methods of
delivery that will effect both the deal
er and the consumer. The new rulings
decided upon yesterday are as follows:
First. That customers who fail to
settle up at the end of each week viii
be cut off from their supply.
Second The wagons, during the
winter months, will not leave the
depots until z o'clock in the morning
and will not deliver after 5 o'clock in
the evening.
Third That the price of milk to
wholesale dealers who buy over eight
quarts will be raised from cents to 6
cents per quart.
Fourth. If bottles are not placed out
side for the milkmen each morning the
customers will receive no milk in re-
turn.
These rules Will take effect on and
after Nov. 1. To bind themselves to
the agreement, each dealer has posted
a sum of money which will be for
feited If it is discovered that they
are being violated by any members OF
the association. The strength of the
| association can be determined when it
| is known that every dealer in town is
! an active member and all seem to be
| heartily in accord with the measures
adopted at the big meeting held yes
| terday.
Here it was also made known that
the farmers had raised the price of the
product from $1.10 per can, Contain
| ing eight gallons) to s1.45, which price
was to hold for the next six months
and thereafter it was to decrease grad
ually so that the average price of the
six months would not be more than
| $1.421a per can.
In the face of this raise after a
stormy battle which lasted for -four
hours, it was decided that the price
would not be raised on the consumers
but a measure was adopted that vii
be an innovation in the methods of mill
dealers, in this section of the country
at least, to Offset the change in prices
This same idea which was drafted al
the meeting is designed by the dealer.
to work no injustice to the customers
but at the same time so simplify tn,
dealers labor that the change vii
be equivalent to the raise in price L
them.
BY forcing the customers to pay thei
bills or be cut off from a supply, tn,
dealers hope to cut off a leakage o
hundreds of dollars every year which Il
lost through the non-payment of bills
One concern alone stated to a TIMES re
porter that he had over $4,000 worth o
bills outstanding on which he only ex
poets to collect half. This" he said
kills part of the large profit in tn
business and if we are successful fl
doing away with it, I think we viii b
able TO hold down the price of mill
for the present at least"
The change in prices was decide
upon a few days ago by the Farmers
lContfnntd ON pnge 2. column u
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
Especial to Lake County Times

Hegewisch. Oct. 29.-Batling Nelson
is about to take wife. says Miss
Ethel Merrilees, and she states that
she had ought to know as she is to be
the blushing bride. and has come all
the way from Europe to Hegewisch
for that purpose. She is now stopping
in Chicago. and awaiting Bat. who is
touring the west.
Miss Merrilees is the youngest daugh-
ter of a wealthy English family. She
was introduced to Nelson last Decem-
Der at a gathering of noted English
men while Nelson was travelling
through England. The two took a
fancy to each other and Bat" made
frequent calls at the Merrilees home.
1t was shortly before Nelson's re-
turn to this country that he proposed
to Miss Merrilees and but for the
strong objections of her parents the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
CAPTURE TWO COONS.

G. A. Phelps. proprietor OF the
Broken Corner saloon on Holman
street, returned to Hammond last
evening with two large raecoons that
he captured on 6 hunt in the Kanka-
kee marsh In each case the game was
brought down with dogs. Mr.. Phelps,
however, claims that he trailed the
older and larger one OF the two for ff-
teen miles. One weighs twenty and
the other twenty-five pounds. The
word has gone around that there will
be an oId-fashioned coon roast at the
Broken corner this evening.