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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
Suburb on Fire and Entire City
On Lake Is Threatened Un-
less Rain Comes, Wind
! Changes or Fire Abates.
CAMPERS ON LAKE ISLAND
IMPRISONED BY FLAMES.
Dozens of Towns Shut Off
From Communication and
May Be Devastated-NavaI
Militia Join in Fire Fighting.

Duluth, Sept. 1O.-Forest fires have
reached the suburb of Laster park
and Duluth is threatened. Hundreds of
campers on Isle Royal in Lake Supe-
rior are in danger of being burned to
death. 1t was night of terror on the
range and one of deep anxiety in Du-
luth.
All yesterday afternoon and last
night fires threatened a half dozen of
the larger towns of the range. Hibb-
ing fought persistent fires from 5
O'Clock in the afternoon until late
last night. At o'clock Duluth was
asked for assistance and fire engine
was made ready for shipment by a
special train.
More than one thousand residents of
long, stamping out brush fires and
wetting down the fields about the town
to keep the fire from spreading. To-
right the reports are that the town is
SAFE
Similar experiences are reported
from dozen other range towns, but
so far as is known there have been
no others destroyed. Bovey had as
hard a fight as Hibbing, and the resi-
dents of Coleraine, two miles away,
had to go to their assistance. All busi-
ness was suspended, the schools closed
and citizens after packing a few valu-
ables ready to fee at a moments no
tice, fought the fires all night.
| At Aurora, Nashwauk, Buhl, Wrens-
hall and several smaller towns and
villages the same story was reported.
The most dramatic incidents of the
entire fire promise to develop around
Grand Marais. The steamer Gopher.
the United States gunboat, carrying
members of the naval militia, left
last night for Grand Marais to rescue
the settlers along the north shore.
The little village is entirely shut
off from communication by means Of
the telephone or telegraph, and it will
be "a hours at least before anything is
heard from it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
Women In Race Riot Fought
Before Crowd on Main Street

In the city court today miniature
race riot was given an airing. Two
of the three principals in the scrap,
which occurred last evening at the
corner of Sixth and Main streets, were
of the gentlest of all sexes that roam
the earth-the female.
According to the testimony intro
duced in court this morning Fayenella
Augustus, colored, was walking along
South Sixth street near the corner OF
Main. Back of her came Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Keene and Mr.. Keene's brother.
The Augustus girl claims she heard
the trio laughing and whispering.
Having a hunch that she was the sub
ject of their conversation she drop
ped behind them. 1t was Mrs. Keene
who was called "nigger" by the court
house gang recently. The action in
cited police investigation.
The Augustus girl AYERS that as the
Keenes passed her she heard Mrs.
Keene call her a niger" She then
remarked to Mrs. Keene, You must
be part nigger to go with one" This
was a home thrust as it is rumored in
Afro-American circles that Keene has
negro blood in his veins. Hot words
followed this thrust, then Mrs Keene
sent in a half-hook to the jaw of her
torrnentor. Fayenella countered with
q jab to the face and the principals
clinched. Then Keene came to the
rescue of his wife and pushed the col
ored girl with some violence.
At this juncture Burt Decker. white.
a spectator. jumped into the melee and
uttered those classic words, Don't
strike a woman, you coward" As
Keene prepared to go into action with
Decker, Oficer vogelsong took hand
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10

in the game and the threatened free
for-all abruptly ceased. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keene were pinched.
Mrs. Keene testified that when she
and her two companions went down
Sixth street laughing, they had no
thought of the colored girl, but she
proceeded to call them "niggers." Mrs.
Keene stated that her husband is not
negro, but French-Canadian In
dian, consequently her blood boiled
at the insults of the Augustus girl. Il
heard man on the opposite corner
yell hit the girl. wouldn't let any
body call me a nigger.' SO / struck
her. The man that yelled at me was
tall, slender built and had brown hair
and blue eyes," said Mrs. Keene.
From that description the man who
yelled at her must have been Gene Nc
Mahan," whispered some one in the
court room. There was an uproar at
once and Prosecutor Jessup asked
that the court room be cleared, but II
wasn't. Gene had been summoned as
a witness by the state, but to his re-
lief and the disappointment of every
one he was not placed on the stand.
Charles "Battle-Ax" Graham testified
that when Keene hit the Augustus
girl 1T sounded like humping the bot
tom of an empty tub. Sure it didn't
sound like hitting the bottom of a
full tub" queried Attorney Bond.
Nope. it didn't. Say 1t would be
pretty hard to hit the bottom of q
full tub, wouldn't it? was Graham's
come back.
Because OF racial questions Mr. and
Mrs Keene were denied marriage II
cense ia this county, and were married
In Kentucky.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
..INTERESTING RESULTS

Some when lost his
affection of
might
our
a
had boil know that will tell
thing to do for it. The Want Ad the meeting
thousands people
other adv
might result immediate
Stone walls do not prison make cage"
Some laughed staring
suffering from drought Chicago
vertement
fourth the heavens opened
result The
selling
reading-The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
Date of Services at New st.
Johns Church Not De-
cided Upon.
WORK NEARS COMPLETION.
SERMONS IN GERMAN WILL BE
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF PRO.
GRAM WoRKMEN FINISHING
UP-vARIOUS DUTIES.

At the meeting of the vestrymen OF
the st. Johns Lutheran church last
evening it was decided to hold the ded-
icatory services about the middle OF
October. No definite date could be set
as the contractor could not give any
certain time for the finishing Of the
new edifice. Although the program
has not been completed the Rev. Hen.
ry Wickemeyer, former pastor Of the
church, now of Michigan City, and
Prof. K. Hemminghaus. director OF the
Lutheran state normal school will be
the main speakers in the afternoon OF
the first day. They will speak in Ger
man. At the evening service, the Rev
Mr.. Wickemeyer will speak and also
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
CRUMP PACKER TO
OPEN CAMP PA|GN
IN AN ADDRESS

Congressman E. D. Crumpacker will
formally open the Republican cam
paign in this city, Thursday, Septem-
ber "a. The Republican club will put
forth it's utmost efforts and expects to
have big meeting on this evening.
The selection of the place for the
meeting has not been decided.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
EXPENSE OF ELECTION.

The county council has appropriated
$4,000 to meet the election expenses
this fall. The same amount was ap-
propriated for the general election ex-
penses four years ago. The council
appropriated $4,000 for the relief of
the poor in the various townships.
This amount will eventually be paid
back to the county by the townships.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10

DR.. Grosvenor entered protest this
afternoon with Chief Bailey over the
practice of various automobilists In
exceeding the speed limit while driv-
ing on National avenue. He said that
he was acting under instructions of
the West Side Improvement associa-
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

lNDiANA-Fair tomorrow; fresh
Wtnda.
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Dates Remain Unset,

Dates Remain Unset.
The speakers bureau of the repub-
lican state committee had hoped to
be able to make positive announce
ment by September 10 regarding the
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Military parade Of Tenth U. s. In
fanty along Main and other principal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
WITHORAW5 FROM CASE

East Chicago, Ind. June 29.-(Spe-
cial)-Albert Cox, the man who was
bound over to the superior court in the
sum of 5000 Saturday morning for at
tempting to rape. has been unable so
far to obtain bail and was taken to
Crown Point today to await his trial.
Abe Ottenheimer, who was engaged
in the first place to defend him. with
drew from the case last week Mr.
Ottenheimer refused to state positively
what his reasons for withdrawing was.
but it could be CLEANED from the gener-
al tone of his conversation that If
would have extremely distastful to him
to defnd man guilty of such a crime
against the daughters of two such
highly respected families as the Edgars
and Davis. One thing that did not come
out at the trial Saturday is the fact
that Cox had repeatedly followed and
annoyed Miss Davis for some time be-
fore the day of the attack The case
Will come up in the superior court at
Hammond next September.
The preliminary trial Saturday was
before Mayor DeBraie.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
DEATH ON FARM
Hired Man on Downing
Farm Causes Coroner's
Inquest.

st. John, June 2s.-(speciaD-Deputy
Coroner Houk was called to the Down
ing farm, south of st. John last Sat
urday night to hold an inquest over the
remains of Jacob Knapp, 25 years old.
one of the hired men who died suddenly
in the afternoon.
As he had made no complaint Of be-
ing sick, it was thought for time he
had committed suicide. An examina-
ton gave the cause of his death to
ar enlarged liver. 1t Is said the man
has a brother in Chicago and efforts
were made to locate him yesterday and
today The body is now at Linton &
Merrilfs morgue in Crown Point and
will probably be buried today if his
relatives cannot be found
Knapp is young Chicago man. who
was a victim of drink He had been
indulging freely during the past week
when he was overtaken with paraIytic
stroke which was followed by death it.
self
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
MRS. HUNTER IS NOW
BACK ON STEADY DIET
burnham Lady Tires of Fasting Stunt
and Says She Got n Message
From the Lord.

Mrs E. K. Hunter. the Burnham
woman now at Zion City, wife of Judge
Hunter who tasted more than two
weeks to cure some of her minor"
sins. is back on a steady diet.
The Lord has told me that I might
begin eating again she said last night
l have just received a message from
him in which he wishes me to eat 7
have nothing more to say. I will NOT
FAST again Then Mrs. Hunter drank
quart Of milk and ate three eggs.
Mrs Hunter refuseod to say whether
or not her minor" sins were winad
out by her method of sacrifice.
Mrs. Lottie Sprague, the woman who
was found wandering along the lake
shore near Zion City on Friday. was
declared insane before Judge D. L.
Jones of Waukegan yesterday and sent
to Elgin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29

walton committee by Walter Raymer.
track elevation expert, Tuesday.
1t will go to the council with the
committees approval this evening.
Five roads are affected and agreed to
the measure.
Many dangerous grade crossings will
be abolished by the Improvement
Forty six. subways are provided for
in the ordinance. the work to cost be-
tween five and six million dollars and
is expected to take at least six years
for completion.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railway company is required to elevate
its main line from Seventy sixth street.
which is now the southern terminus of
its elevation. to. Eighty eight street
and its South Chicago branch
The Chicago & Western Indiana rail-
road. company is required to elevate
its main line from Seventy second
street to State street The same com
pany will elevate its BOLTON branch
from Eighty sixth street to its grade
crossing with the South Chicago branch
of the Rock Island road
The Belt railway company elevates
its tracks along Seventy fifth street.
from Wallace to Wood streets The
Wabash railroad elevates its line par
allel to the Belt railway, between the
same limits.
The Chicago & Southeastern railroad
elevates it's line also, parallelling the
Belt railway
With the elevation of these tracks it
means that the company will be more
able to avert accidents as well as
facilitate transportation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
AT CROWN POINT.

Crown Point, Ind. June 29.-(spe-
ciaL)-Waverly NJ Robinson. Marion
Briggs. Chicago; George William Kress.
Lucy X Smith. Waukegan; Charles H
Soelke, Dora Zimmerman. Hammond:
John Haggerty. Catherine Curtis, Ho-
bart; William Kudzma. Lizzie WoecuI-
wesz Chicago; Charles C Wetteneel
Agnes NJ. Lake, Chicago; Lawrence E.
Deeter, Ruth E. Barker. Chicago;
George E. Berry, Johnniphlne Love
Chicago; James Gordon, Lilly Coin.
Chicago; William ONeil. Maude Curret-
ia. Whiting; G. Hobbs Breytspiaak,
Gertrude Deitch, Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
NEW CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT

SO06-Otto Coppins VS.. Elizabeth
Watson. Civil. r. r. Peddicord.
PLAINTIFFS attorney.
SOLITARY J. Reynolds VS. Edward
NJ. Barlow ct al. Quiet title c. n.
Morton. plaintiffs attorney
S00S-Fortune Brothers Brewing Co..
a corporation. VS.. Charles FIJI Stancek
and Steve Czerpetowski, also known
as Steve Sherpetosky Civil. Pattee
& Young. plaintiffs attorneys.
Subsidiaries P. Anderson ct AL VS..
Milford Anderson. Civil. J. win Bel
shaw, plaintiffs attorney
So10-John c. Singleton. trustee. vs..
The Board of Review. Civil William
F. Singleton. plaintiffs attorney.
s011-Prebe A Adams VS.. Minnie s
Ray. eft al Foreclosure of mortgage
7. Will Belshaw, plaintiffs attorney
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
AUTO WITH BRIDE
CRUSHES A WOMAN
Fatal Accident in Lincoln
Park Shocks South Chi
cago Newlyweds.
CHILDREN See MOTHER KILLED
Copper Tells Auto Driver to Speed
Up" and Grim Tragedy Is
the Result.
CHILDREN SEE MOTHER KILLED

Ihe wedding trip Of n South Chicago
couple WIS marked by q shocking nc.
cident in Lincoln Park last evening
TIE victim OF the Lincoln Park ac.
cident was Mrs. Joseph Tomasxevyski
30 years cid, 63 Wright street. wit.
nesSes declare that the machine which
Killed ke- seemed to he under the con.
fr0l and that the accident could moi
nave been prevented. The driver, Est
han Wenneston, 10 years old. n hired
chauifeur, was arrested and Is held
pending the verdict of the cOrOner's in
quest this morning.
me occupants of the car were Arthur
McCappin of South Chicago, his wife,
formerly Mrs. Anna Bullock, to whom
he was married last Wednesday. and a
friend. Miss Margaret Weber, also a
South Chicagoan
Returning from Wedding Trim.
The party was returning from the
wedding tour which had taken them to
Milwaukee following the marriage in
ST Patricl5's church. South Chicago. 1t
was severe shock to the women. and
after the car had been taken to the
Hudson avenue station. where Wennes-
ton was locked up, Mr.. McCappin was
permitted TO take them to their homes.
Mrs. Tomaszewski with her two chill
dren' Hattie. IS years old, and Mary. -
years old, had spent the afternoon
along the lake front in the park. Short
ly after o'clock they had started for
Northsavenue car which would take
them within short distance of their
home.
They had crossed the long driveway.
and Mrs. Tomazewski, going ahead, had
passed over the foot of the sIoping
DRIVE leading up the Hill upon which
the Grant monument is built
Several automobiles were passing and
the mother made the crossing with
some difficulty. When she turned
around and saw that the two girls had
not followed her she started to run
back to them.
Daughters See Mother Killed,
Standing safely on the grass beside
the road they saw her try to 1umn ont
of the path of a large touring car. when
she fell with a scream. The wheels
passed completely over her, one of them
crushing her head.
When the boy promised not to run
away Delehanty went to summon an
from the East Chicago ave-
nue station, which carried the BODY 70
Roberts undertaking rooms, 626 Wells
street.
The police also took charge of the
children temporarily and a patrolman
was sent to notify the father, who went
Immediately to the morgue
Policeman Delehanty boarded the Nc
Cappin car and took the entire party
to the Hudson avenue station. where
they gave their names and addresses.
is saloonkeeper at IS Nine
ty-second street. and Wenneston gave
his address as 1924 Avenue J. South
Chicago. Miss Weber lives at 125 Nine
ty first street. The husband of the vic
tim is also a saloonkeeper.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
Seized With Sudden Illness,
Chicago Young Man Falls
Into Five Feet of Water.
WAS TO Be MARRIED SOON
Leo. c. Waddell, Prominent Chica-
goan, Loses Life While
Fishing.
SEASONS DROwNINGs IN REGION, =

Another shocking drowning fatality
occurred yesterday, prominent young
innn falling a victim while on pleasure
bent. The drowning occurred in Wolf
lake ana makes number seven for this
region since the first of April.
Prominent IN society.
The dead was Leo c. Wadden, "a
years old. &c Rush street, formerly a
member of the vested choir of St
James Episcopal church, and he fell
from a row boat yesterday while fish
ing in Wolf lake near Robertsdale and
drowned.
Waddell and Miss Dorothy Maulick
of Brokenbow, Neb We're to have been
married in November. The young man
was cashier of a large manufacturing
company in Chicago.
1t is believed he was seized with
sudden illness. He was accompanied
by his uncle, George Fisher 81 Homer
street.
I was In the forward part of the
boat" said Fisher. when L heard a
gasp from Leo. and turned to where he
had been sitting in the stern AS 1
faced about. the boat shook suddenly,
there was a splash and Leo had dis
appeared. Several moments elapsed be-
fore, he arose to the surface. 1 obtained
a hold on his clothing and dragged him
back into the boat, but when the ply
stefan examined him he was dead"
Enjoying Days Fishing.
Waddell and Fisher left Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29

early yesterday morning for a days
fishing The news of the accident
reached the Wadden home late in the
afternoon and came to the Hammond
police station about noon. The first re-
port was that Waddell had been
drowned in Lake Michigan just off Lake
Front park. but this was later found
to be untrue. The body of the young
man was taken to Johnson's morgue in
Whiting and DR.. E. NJ Shanklin held an
inquest over the remains this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
DUTCH" DENIES STORY

Hartsdale. Ind, June 2g.-Bill Franks
alias Dutch" Franks. denies vigorous
" that he has been shot. He says that
he is well and hearty and certainly
looks the part. He gets angry when
accused of milking widow Schan's COW
and says that he hasn't been near her
place since her husband died. The
story Of the shooting is current in these
parts. but Bill challenges anyone to
show where he was shot or MIXED
anybody's bossy besides his own.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
WATSON INvADES
EAST CHICAGO TODAY

East Chicago, Ind, June 29.-tSpe-
cfaD-James e. Watson and his ON.
large smile which never leaves him
around here this morning md until
noon dnzzled the natives with his pre.-
ence. Mr. Watson was escorted around
town by DR.. A. G. SchIeiker and Ed
Wrekley and met all the "boys.o He
went to Indiana Harbor at noon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
.FORGER CAPTURED
IN LORA|N, OHIO
Gary Police Get Word That
Henry Weber, Sought by
Them, Is Caught.
GOT AWAY FROM GARY LATELY
Police Thought He Was in Chicago
and We're Somewhat Surprised
at News.

Gary police received information yes
terday that the noted forger. Henry
weber, whom they had been looking
for a month. had been captured in
Lorain. Q. Chief Joseph Martin left
last night for that city and will bring
the prisoner back to Gary today. The
1orger1es were committed in Gary about
a month ago and about ten of the local
business men were victimized Chief
Martin at once began work on the case
and sent out descriptions of the miss
Ing man, resulting in his being picked
up at Lorain
Was Trusted by All.
Weber during the time that he
worked in Gary in the employe Of A.
anchor, the dray man. was trusted by
everyone. For several months while
ne was in this city no one had cause
to mistrust him, and for this reason
he was able to get away with as much
as he did. Weber started in forging
the checks at o'clock in the evening
and before he had finished had cleared
over $500 and escaped from town All
OF the victims were former friends
OF the young man who trusted him i'm
pi1cltely. AS soon as the forgeries
became known Weber was searched
for but had made good his escape. The
police have been following him closely
and but few days ago had him spotted
in Chicago but were unable to get him
TIE then went to Lorain, where he was
picked up by the police on the descrip-
ticn Of the man furnished by Martin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
A Permanent
MONTH y Income.
NJ SPECULATION---NO MINING SCHEME,
NYE COUNTY
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Offers $4,000 Shares Preferred
Stock at S1.5O.

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This min Nh ne PRODUCTION ASSURED PERIOD OF
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tle general in
me pTodu OF the mill
goldpeces
are clean
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29

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