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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
Trip Hammer Causes Death.

Joseph Wright, a carpenter employed
by the Fitzimmons & O'Conneu com
pany at Sixty-sixth and the lake, was
instantly killed Saturday when a 1000
trip hammer hit him on the head
crushing it.
A roll call of all the men employed
by the company was called before the
identity of Wright was discovered
Wright was in the act of releasing a
stone from under the hammer when his
body came in contact with the trigger
that releases the hammer
He is forty years old and lives at
AZ Root street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
A Bit Absent.Minded.

Rufus Choate, the great lawyer,
once endeavored to make a witness
give an illustration of absent-minded-
ness. Wall said the witness, eau
tiously, Il should say that man who
thought he'd left his watch to hum.
an took it out'n his pocket to see IL
he had time to go hum to get it,
should say that Teller was a leetle abb
sent-minded.'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
Editor Writes Mag Story.

Henry W. Lee, editor of the Calumet
Record, has an article in the Calumet
Region as an Industrial Center" which
appears in the current issue OF the
Great Central Market Magazine.
The article treats on the manufactu-
ries of the Calumet region and the ad-
vantages gained by the locating of in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
Fire Breaks Out.

Fire of mysterious origin last night
broke out in the clothing store of John
Wunder. 1910 Commercial avenue. Ow-
ing to the prompt arrival of the fire
department, the damage is estimated to
be, covered by 5000. The second story
of the frame building is occupied by the
W'under family.
e. w. Gould is the owner of the
building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
Breaks Knee Cap.

Tony Werski, in attempting to alight
from a moving street car at Eighty
seventh street and Commercial avenue
in South Chicago yesterday, suffered a
broken knee cap. He was removed to
the South Chicago hospital
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
First Match Tonight.

The first bowling match of the sea-
son will take place tonight at Gus
Steers Lincoln alley and will be be-
tween the Bullfrogs and the Cooleys
of South Chicago. This viii be the
first game scheduled for the Lincoln
League and promises to be an evciting
one There will be four matches bowled
on the Lincoln alleys each week from
this time on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21

have a valuable assistant in his work
of looking after the unions in person
of a boy who was born at o'clock
yesterday evening in Toleston. Best OF
all the boy is said to have the union
label on his and consequently Hewett
is pleased.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
EAST CHICAGO.
breaches First Sermon.

Rev. ]. H. Palmer preached his initial
sermon at the M. E. church yester-
day morning to an audience which
nearly filled the large Auditorium. Rev.
Palmer Is man of unusual person
atty, pleasing in temperament and Will
no doubt accept the charge of his con-
gregation with ability. His communi-
cants are greatly pleased with the ac-
ton of the conference in sending the
Plymouth pastor to East Chicago and
have extended him the hand of sup
port in the church work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21

dustries in this district. Tt also de-
scribes the enormous amount of bust
ness carried in at the Calumet harbor
The article is cleverly written and
shows Mr.. Lees thorough familiarity
with the conditions
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21

FOR RENT-Suite of six rooms; suit
able for doctors apartment or liv-
ing purposes. $500 Commercial ave-
nue.. South Chicago. 16-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21

Tourists Leave Money in Japan.
Not less than S0,000,000 yen (s15,-
000,000) is yearly spent by foreign Wis
itors in Japan. Some estimates put
the amount at 100000 yen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-21
BUSINESS AGENT HEWITT
GETS A VERY FINE BOY

Business agent OF the Carpenters
union, John T. Hewett. of Gary, will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-27

The following flowers nit Mrs. q. q.
Cars funeral were omitted from the
list which was published Saturday: Car.
nations given by Mrs. George Burroughs,
Mrs. Alice Moore, Miss Myrtle Moore,
Mrs. Belle Hail. The flowers given by
the r. If d. carriers were II the form
lot q standard wreath.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-27

Children free if accompanied by a paid
admission, afternoons only.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-27
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Strawberries, 20 cents. at +. p. Iadd
Co.'S.
Yesterday might have been belated
Easter, Judging BY the gowns noted on
the streets following the morning SER
vice. The fair sex were apparently max
ing up for the miserable weather OF the
Sunday preceding. Blue predominated.
Nore: this IL NOT d fashion item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-27
HOME SWEET HOME
EDISON PHOTOGRAPHS.

AT less per week than the price Of q
cheap theatre ticket, you can put the
Edison phonograph into xour home, and
its lot more comfortable and a lot
more enjoyable To hear good music in
the easy chair at your own iireside than
IT III 10 hear it In hard seat at the
theatre r. Z. Hayward, 20 Elm street,
Bare, Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-27
There viii " 4 regular

- There will be regular
- meeting of Barre Aerie, No
w. 1878, Il. o. Id, Monday even
ing, April 81, at 1880. The
w. members 81 Barre aerie have
been invited to witness the
installation of PIattsburg aefie Sunday,
Aprf 20 The steamer will leave Bur-
lington at j. m. and on the return will
leave Plattsburg at 10 p. m.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17

cases are being daily reported, Wig
orous sanitary campaign Is being
waged
ST. PAUL. Sept. 15.-PrImaries are
being held over Minnesota today for
the purpose of naming congressional,
legislative and county tickets. Il is
the first registration day OF the 1908
campaign, as the voters attending tho
primaries are registered. In three
congressional districts the contests aie
among Republicans who desire con.
gressional honors. The votes In these
districts will be close.
CATSKILL, N. Y. Sept. 15.-Albert
Smith, night engineer at the electric
light plant here. is alive today after
receiving 15.OO0-volt shock by back
ing up against bunch of wires which
were carrying rnat load. That Smith
was not instantly killed is remarkable
in view of the fact that executions at
the state prison are conducted with
a voltage of 1,750 to 1850. A badly
only injuries the man sustained.
PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 15.-George
s. Gahan, tailor, today received
telegram from Boston, notifying him
of the death of his sister, and that she
had left him $4,000. Gahan has been
left three fortunes by the death OF
relatives. One of these he lost In un
fortunate mining investment.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. l5.-Addi
tional revised returns made early to-
day state that the election In Maine
yesterday altered slightly the result
announced last right. The plutal,'y
oil Bert Nj. Fernald. Republican eandi
date for governor over Obadiah GarI.
tner, Democrat, remaining 1929, with
twenty-five small towns and twsn.y-
six plantations still to report. A coni-
plete poll os vote ID not expected for
several days. The feature OF the cleo,
tion was The increased Democratic
vote throughout the s;a'c Every one
Of the four congressional districts
showed gains. ;he incrcuso over 1904
being 1900. 1000 over 1870. The
gains were made almost entirely In
the rural districts. showing cieurly
the popularity Of Mr. C.-ia.r among
the farmc-s of the stale
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
TELEGRAPH RREyIIIEs

James Clements Of Evansville, Ind,
while hunting fell dead Just as he fred
his shotgun at a fleeing rabbit.
William Crothers of Monica, Ill, was
burned to a crisp In the presence Of
his wife. He was dressing and step
ped on a match.
Eilert Schmidt of Havana, aged 10,
crazed by the heat, after working on
his farm near Eastton, shot himself
through the brain.
Mildred Collins, ageu years, daugh.
ter of Sheriff Collins of Jonesboro,
Ark. was burned TO death. She was
playing with matches.
Vice President Ceilings Of the Ken
lucky Standard OIL company refuses
to produce letters in court and denies
knowledge OF acts of Illinois agent.
Her ambition to live 100 years was
thwarted when Mrs. Susan Inks OF
Wabash. Ind. died at 95. She has
three children over threescore and ten.
The authorities Of Des Moinea, Ia,
started a moved to abolish the 'red
light" district. but will offer unfor.
tunate women a chance to earn q liv.
Ing honestly.
At Strawn. a mining town west ol
Ell Paso. Texas, the Thermometer has
been ranging between 109 and 112
Durango people complain when thS
mercury reaches 81.
Miss Summers Of Cincinnati. speak
ing at Fairgrounds conference. assaili
coarse and vulgar children's books
and demands substitution Of work
with genuine fun. and moral teaching
In the inquest over DIR. ?. II. RustiI
Of Omaha q woman tells . strangl
story Of . suicide asresmsat b vhiel
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
WooDMEN DAY AT The FAIR.

There will be something doing on
Wednesday. the 30th--W Woodman day
at the fair. The woodmen commit
tees have been busy during the past
two weeks and will present an inno-
vation in parades, both afternoon and
evening.
The afternoon parade will start from
the city promptly at o'clock and will
consist of thirty lady members OF the
Women Of Woodcraft. dressed in
white, mounted on white horses, fur
nishing an escort for Head Consul
Boak. who will be conveyed to the fair
grounds In carriage drawn by four
white horses. The drill teams of the
knights Of Pythias uniform rank
Modern Woodmen and Woodmen of
the World will form in the parade
and march through the city To the
bridge where street cars will be In
waiting to convey them to the grounds
where the program Us advertised by
the ColoradoNew Mexico Fair associ.
alton win be carried out. At the
grounds the guards OF the Women Of
Woodcraft will put on an exhibition
drill. and II you think they don't know
how, Just wait and be convinced.
The white horse parade will be as
beautiful as II is unique and will open
the eyes OF the people as to what
the Woodmen can do whom they Start
Special Organizer Cressey has visit
ed the camps at bayfield,, Silverton,
Dolores and Mancos and has assur-
an',es of the attendance of large dele
gallons from those towns, as well as
Cortez, Rico and Telluride. 1t is es-
timated that there will be 1000 Wood.
men from these neishboring towns in
attendance on that day and taken with
the members Of the local camp there
won't be much to II but Choppers.
Each OF the camps visited by Neigh
Dor Cressey has promised number
OF candidates. who will be given q
chance to ride the goat In the evening
The illuminated parade in the oven.
| me VIII ou h98Lof0 an0 tuObe VINO
have Witnessed them In the past will
hardly be prepersd for the splendor oi
the one to be given on the windup Of
one Of the greatest fraternal days In
lAe history Of the southwest
Head Consul I. !. Book has notif,ed
the committee that he viii be here on
that occasion.
You fellows who forget about Wood
men day at the fair win miss tho time
OF you. lives, 10 paste the date on you
looking slasses and BE- here early, an<
don't miss single thing that II soins
on. 4f
The building. formerly occupied b,
Hahn. north Of the Thsatorium, hai
been secured and reception and ire
dance will b. given to all visitin,
Choppers and thsir faailiee-
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17

OF FAIR
Pueblo Crowded with
Visitors IS Fraternal
Day World Beater

PUEBLO, Sept. ia fine day and
everything is In readiness at the open.
ing of the Colorado state fair this
morning. Many steam whistles In the
city announced the time OF the open.
ing. Hundreds of visitors are already
In the city, and thousands are expected
during the week. A number of con.
ventions have been announced for the
week. among which are the state en-.
campment of the Knight OF Pythias
Uniform rank; state convention OF the
Knights of Maccabees: state conven.
tion of the fourth-class postmasters
of Colorado. September II; state con.
vention of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative union. September Is
and 16; district convention of the
Woodmen of the World and the Re.
publican county convention, Septem.
Der 1G. Today is fraternal day, and
prizes aggregating $4,000 have been
announced for drill teams both by the
State Fair association and various or.
ders. 1t is expected that every fra.
ternal society In the state will be rep.
resented in the parade, which will
move at $3.50 D. m.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
coroaApo NEWS.

Colorado Springs citizens are circu-
lating petition to call . charter con-
vention.
Black bear are reported numerous
near Trinidad, two having been killed
within the past six weeks.
The Colorado State Commercial as
sociation will meet In Montrose next
week, and q royal time Ii promised
on that occasion.
Engineers are at work surveying
the ground for = 1o0-ton cyanide mill
at Sugar Loaf. The plant will be op-
Grated with electricity.
The Anti-6aloon league Of Grand
Junction has organised and will carry
the light against the liquor interests
into ~ coming sampain
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17


The Humphries Mercantile com
pany's store at Moutrose was entirely
destroyed by fire entailIng a loss Of
$4,000. fully covered by Insurance.
Failing In efforts to adjust financial
differences with the Denver without
recourse to law, the board OF educa-
tion has taken the fight over sewer
connection for the Park and Fairview
schools into court.
Pueblo threatens to boycott the In.
terstate exposition at Denver, unless
the officials call off the racing tourna.
ment to follow the exposition. The
races would interfere with the Pueblo
fair.
j. d. Humphreys. nine miles south.
east Of Greeley, will realize $500 from
quarter Of an acre of watermelons
grown without irrigation. His expense
was 81 for the sead
No heirs for the estate Of Frank
Marks. who was murdered in a dug
out near Windsor last fall. having been
found the property was sold and 81 .32s
turned in the county treasurer's office
out of the proceeds.
The bank roll of a book at Overland
race track has disappeared. Cne OF
the men Interested has also dfsap-
peared and 1t is thought the roll OF
$1,000 and the man went together.
The trustees OF the Union Printers
home at Colorado Springs have de-
cided to erect library building 4Ox
60 feet, to cost $4,000 Other i'm.
provements costing $4,000 win be
made.
]. ID. Hicks of Greeley claims the
record as potato grower. His yield
this year will be 15O sacks 10 the
acre. He had In thirty-fve acres. His
former yield was 275 sacks to the acre
from nine acres
suit was fled II, the district court
at Boulder by Mary J. Roberts against
the Colorado & Southern Railway com.
pany for s3.025 damages, alleging In. |
jury sustained at a railway crossing
near Louisville August 10 last
For the year ended May 1. 1908, the
Camp Bird mine at ouray yielded $2,.
071.067 gold. silver and lead. The |
operating expenses were $685., 1899, Ieav.
ing $l,3s5.735 profits. OF which Thos.
Walsh received s340.ss3 as royalties
s. G. Hensky was shot and killed |
near Spruce by railroad section hand |
and William Rose, Hensky's compan.
lon. received a bullet In the hip. The
two men had broken into the section
house and were helping themselves.
The section hand escaped.
For the second time within a week
an attempt was made to assassinate
Rev. Father Cyril Of the Catholic
church at Louisville. His assaiiants
were foreigners and he owes his life
to the timely arrival of two young men
who put the sluggers to flight.
While crazed by drink, 1t is alleged,
Elmer Kimball, a miner. at Victor, at |
tackled Mrs. May G. Ish, rooming
house keeper, with weapon con-
structed from heavy paddock and
a leather strap and beat her over the
head. She is In q critical condition
=fsh five serious scalp wounds and
badly injured arm. Kimball is held by
the police.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
CHURCH
MURDER.
Young Man Stabbed
Organist Claiming
She Was Witch

NEWTON, N. c., SPIT. 14.-Miss VII.
lie Bullinger. 10 years old. was stab
bed to death by Lon RAIDER. aged 2l,
yesterday while seated at an organ
playint lie losing hymn at Sunday
school. RAD is in Jail. He was re-
Gently discharged from the insane asy.
lum as cured. RAIDER said he had kill.
ed the girl because she was witch
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Primaries for the selection Of dsls
gates to said convention shall bs held
In the various precincts on Ssptsmbsr
26; the primaries In precincts Nos. 10
and II to be held between the hours
Of o'clock p. NJ. and . O'Clock p. n;
all other country precincts the ost
maries shall be held between the hours
OF o'clock y. IN. and o'clock p. m-;
except In precinct No. 20. whore
the primaries will be held between
the hours OF and 2 o'clock p. m.;
In all precincts In the city OF Durango
the primaries shall be held between
the hours Of 2 o'clock p. M and
o'clock y. m.
Except az hereinafter specified. pri-
msries shall BE- held In all precincts
at the usual voting placs tn said pre-
cinct
In precinct No. i primaries shall b
held at the flrst house north Of the old
Baird house.
In precinct No. 3 primaries shall b.
held at the Hermosa school house.
In precinct No. 2 primaries shall BE-
held at the sponsel sawmiIl.
In precinct No. Q. Durango. PR
mariss shall be held II the harn, cor
nef OF Seventh street and Second ave.
nue..
In precinct No. II. primaries shall
bs held At the Bailey and Hoph1ns
store In Hesperus. rs
In precinct No. II. Durango. prt
martes shall BE- held IN LII Ninth
street.
In precinct No. IA. primaries shall
be held at the Isgar store building.
Prscinc, No. II. Durango, prinarisA
shall bs held At 733 TtftA avenue.
the home Of Mrs. Wyatt
In precinct No. 20. primaries shall
be held In the Red Mesa school house.
In precinct No. - the primaries
shall be held a the school houss IN
Allison.
In precinct No. - the primaries
shall be held at the school house 1t
Perins.
All tickets to be voted at any pri-
mary shall be posted at the polling
place at or prior to the opening Of the
polls. In all cases the precinct com
mitteemen shxll have charge II ths
primaries and act ~ Judges. JuAsss
Will please sand to the chatrman.
promptly on close Of primaries. tAs
credentials for delegates from ths1r
precinct.
DR. w. w. McEWEN. Chairman
GEO. W. MOODY. Secretary.
Durango. September IL, 1908.
pIAz, NATION BUILDER.
Boston Advertiser.
Though Mexico holds her next
presidential election In 1910. the move
ment is already under way to induce
President Diaz to extend his seryics
for another six years. though he has
said that thirty years in ofacs are
enough for him. and that he would d.
cline denomination this time. What
would happen---or what will happen--
to Mexico when Diax u replaced "
another president is ono Of ths 70,
litical puzzles Of the time. Forecasts
and prophecies are hasardops. Theee
is no precedent from which To jndes.
There is no parellel nias has maAo
the modern Mexico. and he has dpae
exceedingly well. His nation has peoe,
pered and law and justice have saipsA
impressive force under his intsllieeat
and honest direction. But Il ~ -
built Z nation IN The true ssnse ~
departure fron ofncs win not jspx1e1
die that nation. II \ N rsal ~ =
the naaioh tu554iag - 70 coa1t q 4
tAst 49, - psrtnnal fnfksass -
dirscttea ~ rssn1ssd ~ Slzne IN
WIN stssd Arm. Ttms vfIl tan 4 nnl1
haa - sslit His ~ fk1en6s tAlln
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
REPusLlcAN COUNTY comvnps
TloA

t4EJ4 II
By direction Of Tie RsDuhlteno epaR
" central committee. . dsIsGnte -
vsntion OF The Rspubuean pAray -
Ia Plata county. Colorado, u hegohy
called TO meet Tuesday. September -.
At II o'clock .. IN. At the court house
In the city OF Durango. for the pur-
pose OF nominating Candidates for The
following Offices:
County clerk.
County treasurer.
County assessor.
County superintendent OF schools.
County sheriff.
County commissioner District No. I.
County commissioner District No. 4
County Judge.
County surveyor.
County coroner.
One representative.
Two Justices OF the peace and two
constables In each justice precinct; to
be voted for at the general election
10 be held November 3, 1909; and for
such other purposes as may properly
come before said convention.
The several precincts of the county
will be entitled to delegates To said
convention a. foliows:
Precinct. Delegates.
No. durango ........- ......... 3
No. 2-Upper Florida ....,....... :
No. 3-Hermosa ................. :
No. 4--Lower Florida ............ .
No. 5-Animas City .............S
No. s--Bayfield ................s .
No. 7-Dix ............ ......... 1
No. 8-Rockwood ................ :
No. s--Durango .................. 8
No. l0-Lower Animaa ...........
No. I1-Hesperua. 80. ..........
No. 12-Durango ..................S .
No. l3-Durango .................1
No. A-Durango o............
No. l6-Durpugo ................A
No. 1s--Portsr ........ .........
No. l7-Durango ..................s
No. 18-La Plata ..................l
40. 1s-Columbus ....-....-.......
No. 20-Kline ................s..
No. St-Ignacio
No. I2--Tinany ...................1 .
No. 23-Perins ........a..........