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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-11
ST. JOHN.

Peter Liesenfelt of Hammond was a
visitor here today.
Adam Gard returned from Cedar
Lake today where he visited with his
friends.
Jacob Schmall and John Miller. Jr.
attended the directors meeting of the
Northwestern Telephone Company
yesterday.
William segers and Henry Hotten
made a business trip to Chicago Wed
nesday.
John Stark transacted business in
Lowell yesterday
Adam Suffer. who was for a short
time under the care of the county on
account of a deranged mind, has re-
turned from Crown Point He has re-
gained his senses and health, and is
employed here as a section hand by the
c. 1. & S. Railroad company
Grandpa Peter Scholl celebrated his
nintieth birthday yesterday at the home
of his daughter Mrs. NJ. Lauerman, of
Cedar Lake. Mr.. Scholl is in the best
of health and spirits and Is in hopes
of living long enough to celebrate his
one hundredth birthday. He is known
among his friends for his wit and
that since so many people die in the
eighties, he wanted to shife over into
the nineties. Mr.. Scholl has eight chill
dren and made each of them a present
of 800 on his last birthday.
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LOWELL.

George Heilig has returned from a
weeks sojourn at West Baden.
After lingering illness of several
years, Miss Jura Purdy died at the
home of. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs H.
H Purdy here Wednesday night. Miss
Purdy during life which has been
spent in Lowell, was one of our most
amiable young ladies, her aim ever be-
ing model of kindness, winning for
her the admiration and high esteem of
all who had the pleasure of her ac-
During her sickness which
has been of quite long duration, she
withstood it all with fortitude, endear-
ing herself to her doting parents.
brother and sister and to all Her de-
mise has cast a gloom over our entire
community, and the bereaved parents
and those dear to her have the deepest
sympathy of all. The last sad rites
over her mortal remains will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, af-
ter which the burial will take place in
the Lowell cemetery
David Miller has returned from la
fayette where he was called a few
days ago on account of the sickness of
his mother. whom he left in an i'm
proved condition.
Trustee Ed Black is attending the
state fair at Indianapolis.
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DOCTORS MLST4KES

Are said often to be buried six feet under
ground But many times women call on
their family physicians, suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
ney disease, another from nervous pros
tration, another with pain here and there,
and in this way they present alike to
themselves and their easy-going or over
pussy doctor, separate diseases, for which
ne, assuming them to be such, prescribes
ms pills and potions. In reality, they are
all only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. The physician, ignorant of the
cause OF suffering, Keeps up his treatment
until large bills are made. ,. The suffering
patient gets no betteh ttJfpaSc2- Of the
wrong treatment. but probably worse "A
pTQner medicine like Dr. Pierce,s EaYQrite
pave entIreIy rem0Yed the disease. there
by dispelIlng all those DISTRESSING symp-
toms, and lnStitutiDg comfort instead Of
prolonged misery. 1t has been we'll said,
that "a disease known is half cured"
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is a
sclentlhc medicine, carefully devised by
an experienced and sklllful physician,
and adapted to woman's delicate system.
IL Is made OF native American medicinal
roots and is perfectly harmless in its
e1eets IN ann con1ILl1ll 0I-I6e- feIaire
AS powerful invigorating tonic va
vorite Prescription" imparts strength to
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly feminine in particular. For over
worked, "worn-out," rundown" debili-
tated teachers, milliners, dreSsmakerS,
seamstresses, rshopgirls, /" house keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gem
orally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
equaled as an appetizing cordial and re-
storative tonic.
AS a soothing and strengthening nerv-
Inc eFavorite Prescription is unequaled
and is invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitability, irritability,
nervous exhaustion. nervous prostration,
neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, st. Vitus's
dance. and other distressing, nervous
symptoms commonly attendant upon
functional and organic disease of the
uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and dependency.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets fnvigorate
the stomach, liver and bowels. One to
three dose. Easy to take as candy.
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machines sales is given to the dealer
in front of whose place of business the
machine stands. and after the price of
the peanuts is taken out the rest is all
profit for the man operating the ma
chimes, aside from his trouble in car
ing for them. 1t is said that the sales
of the sailed peanuts are so heavy at
times that man is constantly kept
on the jump supplying the demand.
Postmaster Farley and wife left yes
terday morning for the three days ses-
sion of the National convention of
postmasters now being held at Indian
apolis. Mr.. Farley is one of the prin-
cipal officers OF the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Handley are at
tending the big Kankakee fair today.
Mrs. Handley has a fine exhibit of fancy
and artistic needlework competing for
the premiums.
Sheriff Carter, assisted by Vernon
Parry, took five prisoners to the State
Reformatory at Jacksonville yester-
day morning
The K. of P. initiated two members
into the mysteries of the second degree
last evening and were assisted by sew
eral members of the Hammond lodge.
John Knight left yesterday for Madi-
son, Wis, where he will enter the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, taking the civil
engineering course
Joseph Conroy the Hammond attor-
ney, transacted business in town yes
terday.
It is said fishing is good at the Kan
kakee river at present, although no
large catches have been reported
around here.
Nearly all of Crown Points students.
who are attending the various colleges
ond schools in the different parts of the
country are leaving or getting ready
to leave and Crown Point will soon be
deserted by the young folks who at
tend these schools.
Mrs. Robert Rrost of Chicago is Wis
iting with Crown Point relatives.
Mrs. DR.. Grant is suffering from a
slight attack of rheumatism, which
has settled in her hand
Encouraging reports continue to
come from John Writ, the farmer who
was kicked in the face by a horse last
Wednesday night
The raising the price of single ad-
mission to the Lake county fair on the
two last days of the meeting, which
motion was recently passed at the meet
ing of the Agricultural Society, will
probably affect some peoples pocket
books, but the admission to the
grounds is worth so cents and the
management take too big a risk in ex-
pending so much money. at an admis-
sion price of % cents.
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HOBART.

Miss Mildred Stevens of Hanna, Ind
is heer visiting her brother, Charley
for few days.
Mrs. F. H. Werner is visiting friends
at Joliet this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Robbins left to-
day for Malvern, Ia, to visit relatives
for a few weeks
Miss Clara Natchke returned to her
home IN Chicago Wednesday after a
weeks visit here at the Christensen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark and Miss
Adeline Heine. of Hanna, Ind, who have
been visiting at he home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. c. Knight, the past two weeks,
returned to their home yesterday
Mrs. Frank Foster, of Valparaiso. Wis
tied relatives in Hobart yesterday.
There will be a public dance in the
Odd Fellows hall tomorrow evening.
NJ A. Jones and family, who live
near Rensselaer,, Ind. are visiting here
this week at the home of Contractor
Gerber.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Toothill were
visitors in Valparaiso yesterday
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WHITING NEWS
Anxiety Is Relieved.

NS meihDeIS OF the local methodist
church have been on the anxious seat
since the Northwest Methodist confer
enVe has been in session at Attica, Ind
Inc anxiety was relieved when the
news reached Whiting that Rev. Man
Ired Z. Wright has been re-assigned
to the local pulpit.
Rev. Wright has been in this CITY
for three years, during which time he
mas made made a score of friends not
only in his immediate circle. but all
over the city. and it was much salts
faction to all to learn that he is to re-
turn to our city.
Mr.. Bacon of South Chicago trans
| acted business here yesterday.
William Emmel Jr, has resumed his
duties in the paraf1ne Office of the
Standard oil company after a weeks
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dancing of Davidson
place, have returned from a visit with
relatives in Cleveland, O.
Mrs. Charles Dyer. engraver in Au-
gust Seeboldts jewelry store. has gone
to her home in Michigan for a two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Charles Cole of Fred street
spent yesterday with South Chicago
friends.
William E. Warwick, superintendent
OF the Standard Oil Company at Whit
ing, mas gone to Alton. ILL.,, on business
for the company.
Mrs. Greer, who has been the guest
of Mrs. ]. Hayes for several days, has
returned to her home in Logansport.
Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Oliver have moved
from the Wenzel house in Fischrupp
avenue, to Davidson place.
Mrs. James Cross is entertaining her
brother from Cleveland, o.
Mrs. Roy Gilmore. formerly Of Whit
ing. but now of Indiana Harbor. will
leave in a few days for Town to visit
her husbands relatives.
Miss Jessie Helm of Whit Oak avenue
is now employed at the candle factory
of the Standard Dol Company.
Mrs. German of Fischrupp avenue
spent Wednesday with Chicago friends
Fremont Mcfarland of One Hundred
and Nineteenth street, leaves next
Tuesday for Champaign, ILL.,, where he
will attend the University.
Miss Minnie Stevenson spent Wed
nesday with friends in Joliet and HYDE
Park.
The book committee of the public
library, held their morthly meeting last
night, to decide upon the monthly ad-
dition of books.
Mrs. Jennie Knapp of Coffeyville.
Kan, but who is now visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Stevens in Cheltenham.
visited Whiting friends Wednesday
evening.
Union Council No. 8, D. of L. held
their regular meeting in the I. o. O. F.
hall Wednesday evening. 1t was de-
cided at the meeting to give a hand
kerchief and apron bazaar in the near
future.
Mrs. Sarah Neff of South Chicago
visited with friends here last evening.
Mrs. Mike McHale of Fred street. is
at Indianapolis as delegate to the
State Convention of the W. C. o. F.
Marvin Gillian of Fred street who
had his toe amputated Monday, is i'm
proving quite rapidly. The boy re-
ceived a bruise on his toe several
months ago. which was the direct cause
of amputation being necessary.
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MERRTILVTLLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fox of Bimfield. Ind.
spent yesterday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. McCarty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myiel Pierce drove TO
Valparaiso yesterday and were the
guests of Mrs. L. Merton.
Eva Iddings has returned to her
school at Aurora, Ill.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet ar
the home of Mrs. Iddings for the NEXT
three Wednesdays.
Miss Harriet Plumb. daughter Of
Prof. Plumb, of the Columbus, o. Unit
versity, is visiting for few DAYS at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Woods.
Miss Julia Hyde. former resident of
Merrillville. but who now makes her
home in Ohio. is here on visit
A telephone meeting has been called
for Saturday night to meet at Merrill
vile. The object is to devise a plan
by which the farmers may have an on
portunity to become stockholders as
well as phone holders. The real object
Is to extend the lines in different di-
rections, have a switch board at Mer-
rtllville which would insure better SER
vice
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AGE NO BAR
Everybody in Hammond is
Eligible.

Old people stopped with suffering.
Middle age, courageously fighting,
Youth protesting impatiently.
Children, unable to explain:
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only a little backache first
Comes when you catch cold
Or when you strain the back
Many complications follow
Urinary disorders, diabetes, Brieht's
disease
Doan's Kidney Pills cure bachache.
Cure every form of kidney ills
Mrs. D. B. Hunt, Of 265. Fayette street.
Hammond, Ind, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills are fine remedy and one
that should be in every home. We
have kept them in the house ever since
their value was first demonstrated to
as. My lissle girl was the first to use
them. We gave them to her as her
bladder and kidneys were SO weak that
she could not control the secretfons
especially at night. She was greatly
run down in health and became weak
puny, and nervous. Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at BickneI G. Co.'S drug
store, stopped this trouble in a short
time and she has since had no return
of 1t. Other members of my family
have used Doan's Kidney Pills after
this occurrence for lame back and
pains in the kidneys with equally good
results. They have our highest en-
dorsement"
For sale by all deaIers-Price 80
cents. Foster Bfillburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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SHELBY.

Miss Clara Miller. Of Buffalo, N. Y,
returned home today after a weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Ahlgrin.
James Hessling. the young son OF
Herman Hessling, is reported quite Ill
at this writing
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Holmes was Lowell WIS.,
itor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Doty, Mr. and
Mrs Frank West. Vance Ballou, Miss
May Curtis, Henry l. Clement and Sam
Sirois. attended the fair at Kankakee
today.
Sam Cross returned home Wednes-
day from Herbon, where he has been
employed for the past two months.
Charles Seegerberg, of the Lucie &
Gedley dredge force. went to Chicago
yesterday for couple of days visit
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HEGEWISCH-BURNHAM

President Patton was in Chicago on
business Thursday.
Mrs. Cobb has returned home from
Evanston, where she has been spending
the past four weeks.
All the Hegewisch and Burnham peo-
pie are rejoicing over Battling Nelson's
victory.
T. ]. Cullman and julius Smith were
in the city Wednesday.
Herman Schroeder Is home again af-
ter a short visit out of town.
Mr.. Nicholas of Chicago was in town
last evening in the interest of the
Burnham Land Association.
Mrs. Neel has quite recovered from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Ida Miles was on out of town
visitor Wednesday.
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CROWN POINT NEWS
Celebrate Anniversary.

One of the biggest events happening
on the outskirts of town for a long
time. happened Wednesday evening
when over 200 of the friends and rela-
tives of Mr.. and Mrs. Schafer, who
We're married earlier in the day, gath
cred at the Schiller farm, Mrs. Schae-
fer's home. and proceeded to celebrate
their marriage in the old fashioned
style. The evening was spent play
ing games, eating and drinking and
making merry in all the ways known
TO a crowd bent on celebrating the
biggest event of the young couples
lives
A tin shower was also rendered the
couple by about thirty of their friends
and taken all together the wedding
celebration was pronounced a success
by all those present, who left with their
best wishes to the newly married
couple.
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DYER.

Peter Cope of Schererville was here
Thursday looking after business mat
ters.
Nicholas Thiel of Chicago. was here
yesterday to look after some old time
friends.
Mrs. Jacob Herman of Chicago
Heights, was the guest of relatives
here yesterday.
Philip Austgen of ST. John, trans
acted business here Wednesday.
A W. Stommel and family spent sew
eral days with relatives at Zion City
this week.
Mrs Joseph Scheidt. who had been
taken to the hospital at Joliet, is i'm
proving as we'll as can be expected.
H. Bardenius of the Chicago Heights
Brewing Company was here Wednes-
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day to look after the company's inter
ests.
William Beiriger and sister, of Chi
cago, came Thursday for a short visit
with their mother. Mrs. Beiriger OF
this place.
H. Teppe OF F. Loebman Company
of Chicago. was here yesterday in the
firms interest.
Nick Hilbrich Of Hammond was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
Joseph Peschel was in Chicago Thurs
day In the interest of his hardware
business.
Mrs. John Beiriger left Wednesday
evening for short visit with relatives
in Chicago.
Nicholas Reeder of near Schererville
was here on business Thursday
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WHEELER.

The teachers of the Wheeler schools
were entertained by Peter Curtis, the
township trustee, last evening.
Mrs. George Hatten visited in Chi
cago Thursday and Friday
The Walsh Brothers have received q
car load of lumber wagons, for which
they are agents.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Walsh
Sept 10, a daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Schlo-
bohm, Sept 6, a daughter.
Mrs. Gertrude Woodbury. of Stony
Island, is visiting with l. K. Johnston
and family.
]. A. Preston reports that some one
stole all his grapes.
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BLACK OAK,

Miss Carrie Klitch of Hammond is
spending the week the guest of her sis
ter. Mrs. ]. C. Seeberger.
Mrs. Peter Hoff of Chicago has re-
turned to her home after a weeks visit
here.
Mrs. Paul Nickel and family have re
turned to their home at Bay City, Mich
after weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs
]. A Nickel
William Cansfield. of Hessvine, and
Miss Caroline Shay, will be united in
marriage Sept Is.
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List of letters remaining in Crown
Point postoffice for week ending Sept.
5: Monroe Benbraak, John Dahlkamp.
c. F. Ethel, Frad Herell, c. Huberts.
Lola Ladgergreen. Katie McCuer, Mas
ter Horton Morton. Jim Prucka, JueI
Steinberg, George Turnell, yerda
Thoren, George Thorrale.
The following teachers and instruct
ors have been engaged to serve in the
Crown Point schools for the coming
year: North Ward-Superinten
Curtis. Miss Curtis. principal; Miss
Vierling, English; Miss Hall, German;
Roor Z, Miss Calkins; room 6, Miss
Hughes; room 4, Miss Crawford; room
8, Miss Pierce; room 2, Miss Pettibone:
room l, Miss Bliss. South Ward-Miss
Griesen and Miss Schmal
Work is fast progressing on the new
Lake County directory. being compiled
by Gary concern, under the supervis-
ion of A. Howard Bell, who is secretary
of the company. 1t is their intention
to take in all the towns and their in
habitants and the concern hope to have
the directory well under way before the
first of the coming year
Those who have visited the marsh
SAAASC Tie AI4lilS 1rOSlS OF last week
say that it presents a sorry looking
spectacle and that the corn stalks are
as dry and dead as any seen in the
middle of winter. 1t is said that the
greatest hardship will fall on some of
the tenants who in that region depend
entirely on the corn crop for their liv-
ing, in feeding and fattening the
steers that are raised by the thousands
in that locality. Hardly any of the
corn was advanced enough to be saved
and most of the farmers are counting
their years work a total loss
Will Steeb, the candy-man. has start
ed in new venture which seems to be
a winner and the magnitude of which
cannot be estimated at present as it is
growing daily. He has secured control
of patent automatic sailed peanut
vender, and already has about thirty of
the machines installed throughout this
section of the country, and will in the
near future have the whole county
thoroughly canvassed with them A
certain per cent of the receipts of the
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Arrange For Picnic.

The several committees that. have
the arrangements for the Woodman's
pocnic tomorrow at the fair ground.
under their supervision have practically
completed their work and are now
ready to make a success of the first
annual picnic of that order in Lake
County. A Woodmen's band OF Chi
cago will furnish the music for the day
and Johnny Hands famous Chicago or
ehestra win play for the dance in the
evening, insuring some of the best
music ever heard in Crown Point. The
program of the days events and attrac-
tions. printed in THE TIMES last Tues
day shows that there will be something
doing to amuse the visitors the entire
day and those who fail to come. will
miss a good time. The Woodmen of
Crown Point extend an invitation,
through THE TIMES, to every citizen
and their families in the county and if
the weather is favorable, they look for
a record breaking crowd for an event
of this kind in fraternal circles.
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Source of Hanniness

After all. it is not what is around
US, but what is in us; not what we
have, but what we are, that makes
Us happy.-Csikia
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-14
potatoes being about 5 per cent and
oates nearly 10 per cent below.
Legal Notices.
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
State of South Dakota. County of Kings
bury.-ss.
In Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Frank w, Molyneaux, Plaintiff,
VS..
Nancy M0lyneaux, Defendant.
State of South Dakota sends greeting to
Nancy Monyneaux, the above named
defendant
You are hereby summoned and required
70 appear and answer to the complaint of
the plaintitf, a copy of which said conn
plaint will be filed In the office of the clerk
of the Circuit Court in aud for kingsbury
county, South Dakota, and to serve a copy
OF your answer thereto, on the subscribers
~ their office in the city of De Smet,
kingsbury county. South Dakota, within
thirty days after service of this summons,
exclusive of the day of service thereof,
ana you are further notified that If you
fail to appear as required herein the plain
tin will apply to the court foi the relief
demanded in the said complaint.
Dated March 18th, 1908,
WARREN IL WARREN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
De Smet, South Dakota
You are hereby further notified that
copy of the within said complaint was
filed in the office of the clerk of the Cir
quit Court in his office in the city of De
Simet, kingsburv county, South Dakota.
on the 9th day of July, a. ID. 1908.
WARREN * WARREN,
ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-14
CROPS GENERALLY BETTER.

Washington, Aug. H.. That crop
conditions in the United States were
in the aggregate somewhat better q
per cent? on Aug. last than they
were year ago, but slightly q per
cent? below ten year average condi-
tion on that date, is the opinion ex-
pressed by the crop reporting board
of the department of agriculture in a
supplemental report issued yesterday
reviewing the general crop conditions.
The report mentions the crops that
are above the average, including
winter wheat, hay, cotton, and tobacco,
Corn, barley, rye, buckwheat, apples
and aaxare slightly below the average,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-14
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