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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-12
Natural Gas Field.

Then there is that other great
fuel, natural gas of which the high
lands seem richly stored and pos
sibly the bluegrass section. By the
way, the biologists consider Ken
tucky's limestone the. source Of all
the oil and gas found in the rocks
that overlie it. Oil and gas are the
remains of the fats in the countless
fishes, shellfsh, corals, etc., that
lived in the Silurian seas and whose
mausoleupn our limestone is.
There is every reason to believe
that rich stores of oil and gas have
as yet been hardly touched, nearly
all the work yet done. being around
the edge of the field where the
measures are shallow and the reser-
voirs easily tapped. With the adj
vent of more railroads the whole re-
gion will be developed.
Chief Source of Wealth.
Timber has been the mountains
chief source of wealth in the past
and will continue so for many years
to. come. The wonderful stores of
yellow poplar are gone. The gener-
ations that succeed this one viii not
realize what walnuts and poplars
the mountains once grew. | have
seen a poplar stump in Letcher
county that a. house could be built
on-that the people held dances on
not only one but several. Some of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
.F|DEL|A HAS BIG TIME
German Folk Songs Elicit
Applause at Annual
Concert.

The joint concert given last night by
the Fidelia Singing society and Barnie
Young's orchestra at Huehn's hall
proved to be a big drawing card, es-
pecially for the Germans.
The hall was packed by lovers of
music and singing and the numbers
given by the orchestra and the singers
were faultless. The medley of Ger
man folk songs and the Die Muehle i'm
Schwarzwald' by the orchestra brought
forth the greatest applause from the
audience for the musicians, while Son
tag lists" and Am Woerthersee" by
the singers were best received by their
listeners.
The program was interspersed with
cornet solo, MY Rosary" by f. H.
Leverenz, a vocal selection by Miss
Dora Otto, and piano solo by J. A.
Gerwen.
The program was completed about 10
o'clock, after which few hours were
enjoyed In number OF dances in
which the young and old mingled.
Quite a number Of politicians and
city officials We're among those pres
ent. s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT.
A. f. Knotts of Hammond
Refuses to Raise EN-
ployes Wages.

Notices have been posted in the post
office at East Chicago and on the post
office corner calling the populace to a
citizens meeting tonight to be held
to hear the report of the committee ap-
pointed at last Mondays mass meet
ing to confer with the Gary Construc-
tion company as to an increase in the
wages paid to the citizens employed
on the paving work in East Chicago
At Saturdays conference between the
citizens committee, the council COM
mfttee and A. F. Knots, representing
the Gary Construction company, Mr.
Knots declined most emphatically to
raise the wages from $3.50 to 50. He
pointed out the fact that the warrants
and bonds issued in connection with
public improvements were no longer
salable at the prices he figured on
getting, when he accepted the contract
and that the men employed for q week
at time as they are in order to parcel
out the money to as many families as
possible work at a disadvantage. He
stated positively that he could not af-
ford to pay more and that rather than
do that he would throw up the con-
tract and take his outfit back to Gary
with him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20

Sheriff Carter authorized GIL to take
charge of the case and in a short time
there were four men arrested.
1t is known, however, that the man
did the cutting has ESCAPED. and n
search is being made for him all
through the territory surrounding New
Chicago, Gary and TOIeston.
The men who were arrested are John
Wesley, John Werrsling, Tony Teal and
John 10y. The fight was started ac-
cOrding to a later message from Dem
uty Sheriff GIL, by an old grudge
which was held between the man who
did the stabbing and Jake Morica, who
now lies at the point of death.
GIL admitted that he knew the name
of the fugitive who VIII be held re-
spOnsibIe for the stabbing, but refuses
TO divulge 1t until the man is captured.
This is expected to take place with
In a few hours.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
'BLUBBER" IS TAKEN
Murdered Sought in Ham
mond and East Chi
cago Nabbed.

There is no show to land "Blubber"
Osborn and that $500 reward in Ham
mond or any of the Calumet region
cities n0w
'Blubber" has been done captured" :"
A dispatch from Logansport says:
Jesse Worley Osborn, the man who
shot and killed Mrs. Fairy McClain-
Miller in Kokomo on the night of
April z, was captured in the Pan
Handle yards here last night shortly
before IL o'clock. He was between two
freight cars on a train bound for
Kokomo. and when placed under ar
rest by John Miller and Charles
Strahle, Handle detectives, he sur
rendered without a struggle. The
train was stopped and he was taken
off and was placed aboard a switch
engine and brought to the passenger
station. At the pail he was identified
by Cecil Elliott, city editor of the
Logansport Morning Tribune, who
formerly worked in Kokomo, arrived
and made the Identification positive
Osborn was then taken back to Koko-
mo on the Ito a. m. train"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
MANY FROM HERE
WILL ATTEND DANCE
Finest Dance of Month in
Calumet Region, Planned
for Friday.
WILL BE RAIL ROAD EVENT
Ladies Auxiliary of Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Spon-
sors for Ball.

The announcement of one of the fin-
est dances that will be given this
month in the Calumet region, was
brought to Hammond on Saturday by
Mrs. F. Edwards, one of South Chi
cago's most beautiful society women.
Next Friday evening will occur the
fifth annual ball and card party under
the auspices of Uneeda division No. 245,
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, in Lin
coin hall. Ninety first street and Com
mercial avenue.
Plans and arrangements for the af-
fair have been under way the past
two months and not only are the local
members interested but the sentiment
is universay throughout the Calumet
region. Hammond, East Chicago and
Gary are interested. An added feau-
ture to the coming event will be the
annex to the large hall set aside for
those who find greater pleasure in
playing cards than dancing.
On the evening of the twenty fourth
a special train will be run from East
Chicago to Hammond, thence HON.
mond to South Chicago. Through the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
FATHER SUICIDE
IN GARY JAIL
Little Girl Goes Blind and Father
Assaults Man Who Shot Her, Later
Being Found Dead in His Cell This
Morning After Using Belt to Hang
Himself.


suicide, blind little girl. n Iovtna
wife ON the verge OF nervous collapse
and young man In the hospital. are
the results of a discharged gun which
was not known TO be loaded
The shot was fred on Sunday. Aprfl
8, when Joseph kaminski was clean
ing rusty revolver. The bullet
struck Genevieve Skorupslxi, the little
daughter of Stephen SIzorupski who
was hamfnskf's boarding boss. Tn-
sane with rage the father beat the
young man for robbing the little girl
of the sight of one of her eyes. and
was himself arrested on the charge oe
assault and battery with intent to
kill.
This morning he was to have been
released on bail; instead he hung him.
self in bis CELL His wife, knowing
that he to be released, came To the
jail about $3.50 to accompany him to
their home. She was fold abruptly
at the station tha IL she wanted to and
her husband, she wouId have to go TO
the naorgue. UnpreparcsI for the Ssaocyx
tie woman dropped in a dead faint.
Korupskf, who was a riveter in the
Gary mills, and boarding boss A.
Twelfth and Madison streets. who was
arrested last week on the charge Of
assault upon Joseph Kaminsik was
found dead in his cell by officer Dow
inv this morning at $50 o'clock He
occupied cell number one alone and
used his belt to strangle himself. tie
ing one end of it to the upper birth
in the cell and the other around his
neck
At o'clock he was seen in his cell
smoking his pipe and seemingly in
good humor. He was in a wood humor
yesterday especially when his wife and
three children visited him and he knew
that he was to be released on his own
bond this morning.
He was released shortly after the
first arrest because his victims con-
dition did not seem to be serious then.
but later rearrested
Attorney Clarence Bretch. who was
to defend Skorupski in case of Kamin-.
skid death, would have pleaded mental
alteration. but seeing that Kaminslxfs
condition would not prove serious. he
had bond prepared to release Skor-
upski this morning
The little girl has lost the sight Of
one of her eyes and her face will be
powder marked for life. She is the
youngest Of four children and was the
pet of her father.
Kaminski is young countryman Of
the deceased and arrived in this country
only recently. He was almost beside
himself on the Sunday when he saw
what mischief his innocent looking gun
had created. He was under arrest for
few hours and was then released as
no charges could be preferred against
MIN. Released from the cell, he hur-
ried home to the Korupskis to beg
their forgiveness for the irreparrable
loss that he had inflicted upon the little
girl, but insted the father picked up a
piece of iron and almost crushed his
face into pulp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
USEFUL CRATE

Emil Lehman of this city has Just
secured patent on a metal bound
vegetable crate which he believes will
revolutionize the manufacture of these
crates and will be a boon to the farm
ers and produce men.
Mr.. Lehman, who lives at 756 Shelf
field avenue, has assigned part of his
patent to George P. Daily of the En-
terprise Bed company.s plant and it is
expected that in the near future a plant
will be constructed in which the crates
will be built if the necessary capital
can be raised.
The crates have their edges bound
in metal sheeting. They are a little
more expensive than the wooden crates
but they will last four times as long.
It is said that no matter how much of
a load is put into them they will not
pull apart as do the wooden crates
and they will last for years
They are to be used by the farmers
and commission men for fruits and
vegetables of all kinds The capacity
OF them is one bushel, although it is
planned to make them larger if the
trade demands 1t.
The plans of Mr.. Lehman and Mr..
Daily for the organizing of company
and the manufacture of the crates will
be made public later.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
COLTS ARE DEFEATED
Hammond Hubs and Joe
Long Team in Warm
Contest.

Before a crowd which surged onto
the base lines at Harrison park and
threatened to seriously interfere with
the playing of the game. the Joe Long
Colts were defeated by the Hammond
Hubs by the score of to I.
The game was close and Interesting
at all times The Colts put up a game
fight but two of their best men, Clabbv
and Mettler We're not in the game and
they were defeated by a close margin.
1t was in the seventh innings that
the Colts let the game get away from
them when the Hubs ran up six scores
in the one inning. They tried to re-
treive their lost fortunes in the sue
ceeding innings when in the seventh
they got one score and in the eighth
and ninth they got two scores each. but
this left them still one score short of
a tie and the game went to the Hubs.
The batteries were: vonish- Walker.
Colts; Hudson-b bner, Hubs. The game
was played in Harrison park last sun
day and the Colts will go to Grand
Crossing next Sunday to play Cornell.
The score of innings is as follows:
Colts .....0 0 0 2 0 2 2-7
Hubs ~0 q n n n n
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
CLABBY Gets MATCH

The Hammond sports are interested
in an athletic carnival that is to be
held in Gary Friday, April "a Jimmy
Clabby of this city will be one of the
boxers in the main bout and will go
up against Tony Moran of New York
City.
A great many Hammondites are
planning to take the 5:45 Michigan
Central train to Gary and will return
after the fight. In addition to the main
bout there will be a boxing contest
between Jimmy Rogers of Gary and
Jack Mally of Philadelphia.
Just to vary the program, Young
Hackensmith Of Chicago will wrestle
with George Sterling of Philadelphia
The show will begin at o'clock sharp
and it is expected that there will be a
large crowd in attendance.
Jimmy Clabby is a local fighter of
considerable ability. He has been in
the game for several years although
he is only a young man at the present
time. He is quick on his feet and puts
up a. good fight every time he gets into
the ring. The Hammond boys Will
root for him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
FATAL STABB|NG PLACE
EAST Of HAMMOND

stabbing affair in which Jake
Morfica of Michigan City, was SO badly
injured that he is not expected to re-
cover, occurred in the village of New
Chicago, eight miles east of Hammond
at about O'Clock Sunday evening.
The fight occurred on the streets of
the village and several men were i'm
piicated. All that Is known about the
affair is that there were several men
Quarreiing In the street in front of one
of the saloons In the village.
The quarrel developed into a fight
and In the fracas Jake Morfaca was SO
badly injured that he is not expected to
recover. Several of the knife wounds
were in the bowels aud 1T fs not Thought
that Morfica can live under any cir
cumEtances.
Albert Wyant, the town marshal of
New Chicago teEepEaoned fc Deputy
Sheriff Jim GIL at Hobart and GIL
Z notified Sheriff Carter at Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
IND, INDIANA. MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1908.
Thief GETS SHORT
SHIFT YESTERDAY
Otto Haehnel's Resort at
Lake George is
Robbed.

Hugo Walowski repines in the Ham
mond city jail today as a result of his
futile effort to be a robber bold yes
terday.
Walowski is employed in Otto Haeh-
nefs Lake George resort and lives at
$50 Hanover street.
The HaehneIs went to Easter Sun
day services yesterday and left Wal
owsh in charge. When they returned
they found that their home had been
ransacked from cellar to garret. Two
gold watches, a Winchester repeater
and gold rings were stolen. The rob-
berry was reported to the police and
within an hours time they had Walow-
ski in the sweatbox and resting under
a charge of grand larceny. The case
VIII be heard directly in the Lake SUI
perior court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20

courtesy of ]. w. Fogg OF the Chicago
Terminal Transfer company this spe-
cial was offered to convey the mem
bers to and from the center of activ-
ity. The safety of the passengers on
that evening will be in the hands of
Engineer Larson and Fireman Johnson
of East Chicago.
The train is scheduled to leave the
latter place at o'clock, arriving in
Hammond $50. There will be no
stop until arriving at South Chicago.
1t has been arranged to have the
formal opening OF the evenings fes-
tivities at $50 when the grand march
will be led by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schultz, $3.50 Ewing avenue. The en-
tire orchestra of Prof. Kraus will fur
nish the music.
The special feature of the evening
which has never before been introduced
that of playing cards-should not be
overlooked, as some very beautiful and
expensive hand painted prizes will be
awarded. 1t is expected that twenty
FIVE tables at least will be necessary
to accommodate the players.
The novel features will be head
lights and lantern, together with flow
ers and ferns and all the seasonable
green embellishments to be had
While Great credit must be given the
various committees throughout the
Calumet district for their untiring ef-
forts in arranging this elaborate de-
tails, much credit must be given Mrs.
F.. Edwards, 5000 Houston avenue,
chairman of the committee -at-Iarge.
Mrs. Edwards has gone from one end
of the district to the other and If the
fifth annual ball does not ultimately
prove a success it will not be her
fault
The following are the various com
mittees who have had charge of what
they candidly believe will result in one
of the most successful ventures in the
history of the Ladies' Auxiliary to B..
L. of E.
Hammond committee-Mrs T. Ken
nedy. Mrs. F. Bull and Mrs. NJ Dermdy.
East Chicago-Mrs A. Larson, Mrs.
Ed King and Mrs. ]. J. Snyder.
Burnside-Mrs. G. G. Miller, Mrs. ].
Shepherd and Mrs. George Chettick.
South Chicago-Mrs. F. Edwards
Mrs. P. Cross. Mrs. Charles Schultz.
Mrs. D. West, and Mrs. j. G. Wether-
stone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
MEMBERS WILL
Be SELECTED
DR.. F. W. Lauer of Whiting Attends
Meeting on Saturday Afternoon at
Which Noted Physicians and
Health Officers Discussed Ways and
Means to Fight Sewage.

Thoroughly aroused to the need of
crushing out typhoid fever and the OBJ
tanning of pure drinking water from
Lake Michigan. health officers of Chi
cago, Hammond. Gary. Indiana Har-
Dor and Whiting are continuing their
good work.
The mutual organization of Chicago
and neighboring cities to promote the
further publication of Lake Michigan
as water supply was completed at
a meeting held Saturday afternoon in
the office of Health Commissioner
W. A. Evans. It was decided that the
first step should be a thorough study
of the water supply and sewage prob
lens affecting the lake shore com
munities.
The conference was attended by DR..
F. w. Lauer. Whiting, Ind; DR.. F. W.
Shumway, Lansing, Mich. Prof. Ed
ward Bartos University Of Illinois. DR..
@. B. Young. United states Public
Health and Marine Hospital service;
Prof. Adolph Gehrman, University of
Illinois. and c. Hill Chicago board of
local improvements
Ex-Mayor Sherburn NJ Becker and
Health Commissioner Baden of Mil
waukee notified Dr.. Evans that they
would be unable to be present
DR.. Evans was elected president of
the commission, Prof Edward Bar
tow. secretary, and DR.. Frank w.
Shumway, treasurer. The executive
committee will consist of DR. Evans,
DR.. Perry Schurtz of Grand Rapids. C.
D. Hill, and other members to be
chosen. Representatives of Indiana
Harbor, Whiting, Hammond and Chi
cago Heights will be selected this
week.
A subcommittee from each state will
be appointed to pursue such methods
as the members may elect The num-
Der of these subcommittee and their
composition will be determined by the
executive committee.
The initial steps" said DR.. Evans,
will be the study of existing condf-
tions, the present population in the
lake basin, their sewage into the lake
directly or indirectly and the relation
OF their sewage outfa1ls to their water
intakes. We will also make study
Of the lake currents, the volume Of
the present sewage and its degree of
pollution, the amount of lake water
used for drinking purposes. the loca-
ton, and the nature of the intakes and
the present information as to the mr.
fty of the lake water as shown bv
analysis and by the typhoid death
rate"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
SHERIFF CARTER
IS A BUSY MAN
Deputies and Sheriff Are
Kept on the Jump
Constantly.
KEEPS The RAILS WARM
County Authorities Certainly Do
Have Their Hands Full
These Days.

Probably the busiest or the Lake
county officials is Sheriff F. S. Carter
and his deputies. They are compelled
to work on schedule that for strenu-
osity is the equal of anything either
President Roosevelt or William H. Taft
has ever undertaken.
This morning Deputy Sheriff frost
took an insane woman by the name of
Mariana Pawlik from the Standard set
tlement to Crown Point on the $40
Erie and after hurriedly turning her
over to Deputy Sheriff Horst, who in
turn was to take her to the insane
asylum at Logansport by way of the
Panhandle, which runs through Crown
Point, he boarded another Erie train
twelve minutes after he had arrived
and returned to Hammond this morn
ing at 10 a. m.
This made it possible for him to take
four prisoners. which were recently
sentenced, to Michigan City. The train
to Michigan City leaves at 1854 and
if frost had not made his connections
at Crown Point he could not have re-
turned to Hammond in time to make
the Michigan City trip.
The men who will accompany Mr..
frost to Michigan City for various
criminal offenses are Andrew Yaczo,
Henry Williams, Joseph Wise and Ed
ward Fairbrothers. Nick Lauer was
taken along as a precaution against
trouble.
While plans for the disposition of
prisoners were being made by Sheriff
F. S. Carter, word was received that
there had been a stabbng affray at
New Chicago in which the victim had
been nearly killed
This made it necessary for Sheriff
Carter to send Deputy Sheriff Jim Gill
of Hobart to New Chicago, two miles
away, to investigate the matter.
1t was thought when Sheriff Carter
secured permission to hire a riding
bailiff and Albert Norris was appointed
to fill the position, that the duties of
the office would not be so onerous, but
the amount of crime in the county is
increasing with the incoming thousands
of foreigners, and Sheriff Carter and
his several deputies have all they can
do by working night and day to keep
the work of the Office from getting be-
hind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
FALLS OFF CAR;
BADLY INJURED
Hammond Man Taken to
st. Margaret's Hospital
Yesterday.

An evil fate pursued o. Daumer yes
terday and Easter Sunday. 1908, will
ever be the bane Of his memory.
Daumer, who lives at 374 Beall ave-
nue., was returning home from South
Chicago via car 533 of Mr. Cameron's 8
street car line. When the car reached
Chicago avenue Daumer tried to make
getaway from the car while 1T was
in transit.
Therein Mr.. Daumer made one grand
mistake.
He struck the pavement with his
nose and forehead and described sund-
ry parabolas until the force of gravi-
tation brought him to a standstill
Conductor Guise was in charge of the
car and saw that his quondam pas
senger was taken to st. Margarets hos
pital in charge of officer Lamme of
the Hammond police.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
JOHN RR|NDE WINNER
Doty Street Man Winner in
the Missing Word
Contest.

John G. Rhind. 124 Doty street, is the
winner of the 81 prize for guessing the
correct words in the missing word
contest" for Saturday. This includes
the 81 which went over from Friday.
Mr.. Rhind was the only person to get
the right words out of all the scores of
letters received.
The list of words was as follows:
Hammond Distillery Co, Uncle"
Lake Co. Savings & Trust. Business"
James Clements. too"
Max Glass, Tailor"
The rivalry for the daily prize Of
fered by THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES in the
missing words on page eight of its
issue in getting to be strenuous and
the missing word editor is having Ills
hands full going over the large num-
Der Of letters containing gueses which
came to the office. You have just az
good chance as anyone. Try again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
NOW A PART OF EAST CHICAGO.

In the Injunction case in which the
property owners In and around Gras-
seIIi attempted TO enjOin the city of East
Chicago from annexing their city, East
Chicago was victorious and GrasseIi Is
now a part of TINT city.
1t is understood that the East Chi
cago company and the railroads were
the principal opponents to the annexa-
ton and that the resignation of c. w.
fact That the East Chicago company
finally withdrew it's opposition to the
annexation. Judge Reiter made his de-
cision this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
TWO DRUNKS ARE
ARRESTED BY POLICE.

Two men charged with intoxication
were arrested by the Hammond police
yesterday. Mike Slater of Gary was
arrested at the corner of State and
Holman streets and George Schone was
arrested by. officer Elsner. The latter
was threatened by Schone and accord
ing to the officer tried to pull knife
on him. Both men will be tried in the
city court.