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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
MORE new BUILDINGS
ARE GOING Up
All Saints Catholic Church
and Flat Buildings Added
to Yesterdays List.
new FLAT BUILDINGS HERE
Hammond Building Operations Will
Last Until the Cold Weather
Sets In.

THE TINES story in which the great
activity in the building line In the Cal
umet region was pointed out caused
great deal of comment yesterday. That
there is in the neighborhood of $685.
500 being spent in building operations
caused a great deal of surprise in all
quarters.
The fact has been called to the at
tention of the times that there are
many other buildings which were not
included in the first estimate. For In
stance, All Saints Catholic church of
which the Reverend Father Barret is
pastor, is now constructing a church on
Sibley street next to the rectory which
Is to cost $4,000 exclusive of the fur
nishings.
Five Thousand Dollar Structure.
John Haney on Sibley street is build
ing a fiat which will cost in the neigh
borhood of 1000 when completed. It
is being built on Mr.. Haney's lot at the
corner of SIbley street and Morton
court and will be fine addition to the
flats which have already been built on
this street.
| Addison c. Berry, who is a member of
the Reed Bump Construction company
! is building a fine residence in Home
wood on Warren street to cost $4,000
The house is being built of concrete
blocks and is an example of what can
be done with this material
Four Thousand Dollar Flat.
/ Christian SchmaIl is building a fiat or
the north side which will cost $4,000
when completed. 1t is one of many i'm
provements which are going on in this
section of the city.
Mrs. Fannie I. Stanton of 314 Tru-
man street has authorized the Deed.
Bump Construction company to prepare
plans and specifications for improve
ments to her residence which will cos
$500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
WILL BUILD RESIDENCE
w. B. Conkey Hay ing Plans
Made For Handsome
Home in Homewood.

W. B. Conkey of the w. B. Conkey
company, printers and publishers, has
authorized a Chicago architect to make
plans for $4,000 residence which is
TO be built on his fine lots at the north
west corner of Mason and Holman
streets
Mr.. Conkeys lots have a Harrison
part frontage and when his residence
is completed. it will be one of the most
attractive in the beautiful south side
suburb.
Mr.. Conkey is no wrenting the house
at the corner of Webb and Holman
streets in Homewood which is owned by
Mrs Lawrence Cox, but the lease is
about TO expire and Mr.. Conkey is un-
able to find another location.
This makes it necessary for him to
build on the lots which he purchased
several years ago and it is understood
that he will begin the construction of
his residence Immediately
With the improvement of this lot
all of the Holman street park frontage
will be improved with the exception of
a hundred feet owned by Peter Crum-
packer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
FRIENDS ARE ALARMED
Whaleback Delayed at Ra-
cine, Finally Lands It's
Passengers.

There were a number of frightened
Hammond people last night when rela
tives who had gone to Milwaukee yes
terday, via the Whaleback, failed to
show UP.
Alarm for the safety of the steamer
Christopher Columbus and the 5000
passengers on board, bound for Mil
waukee, was experienced when the big
whaleback failed to arrive in Chicago
at 10 o'clock-the usual hour.
Hundreds of persons were the
docks, awaiting the arrival of friends
on the boat, and these besieged the
company's offices for informa ton. Inn
mediate quest was begun, and messages
were dispatched to all of the lake ports
between Chicago and Milwaukee. with
the result that the vessel was located
at Racine.
1t was announced at midnight that
! the Christopher Columbus had picked
up an Anchor liner off Racine and was
| being towed to Chicago. All of the
/ passengers were safe and the big
! whaleback was in danger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
FALLS UNDER
MOVING TRAIN
Indiana Harbor Man Meets
With Shocking Accident
on Rails Today.
LEG SEVERED FROM BODY
Victim Is Brought to st .Margarets
Hospital in Ambulance
This Morning.
Especial to THE TIMEs).

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Aug. s.-John
on a blind passenger on a Lake Shore
eastbound train, came within an ace
of losing his life this morning when
he was caught under the wheels of the
train on which he was riding. Only by
showing rare presence of mind did he
escape with losing his right leg. The
jar of the train caused him to lose his
footing, and Kraljicich, seeing that he
was in danger, instead of permitting
himself to drop, threw himself back
ward as far as his leg, which was
caught, would permit him.
A Moment of Agony.
It was an awful experience for the
man, to whom the moment in which
he was falling seemed like an hour.
The heavy wheels severed the leg
clean from the body and long before
the last car had passed the man had
drawn himself away from the track, a
few feet from the bleeding stump OF
his leg.
The sight of his leg on the other side
of the rail and the blood flowing in
streams from MS body caused MIN &c
| faint.
| As the accident happened near tht
! depot it was witnessed by a number
| of people, who to the scene of the
disaster and picked the man up whom
they thought was dying.
Brought To Hammond.
Tears ambulance was summoned and
the injured man was taken to the hos
pital in Hammond, where he arrived
| at 7:30 this morning.
| Kraljicich has a brother Mike il
Pittsburg, who has been notified of tn
| accident to his brother.
1 The wounded man is in critica
condition at the hospital and may no
recover.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
MANY FISH ARE CAUGHT
Calumet River Flooded in
Some Parts With Lit
tie Pickerel.

A little slip in the vicinity of the
United States Metal Refining Company
is said to be drying up and is literally
filled with pickerel from four to six
inches in length.
The employees of the plant are raking
out the largest of them and are taking
them home for table use Unless some
arrangement is nladgs to have the FISH
put in deeper water thousands of fish
which are now old enough to protect
themselves from the older fish. will die.
The opinion has been expressed that
the sportsmen of the region who would
like to see the Calumet river become
the famous fishing ground that 1t was
in the years gone by. should seine
out these low places and place these
small game fish in deeper water where
.hey can attain their ruIl development
and provide sport for the fishermen
later on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
THIEVES ROB
GRIFFITH DEPOT
Crooks Fail to Get in Safe
But Get Away With
Other Valuables.
YEGGEMEN ARE SUSPECTED
Window Is Pried Open and Easy
Entrance Is Effected By
Bold Thieves.
Especial to THE T1MEs).


Griffith, Ind, Aug. S.-The Grand
depot was broken into night before
last and the thieves succeeded In get
ting away with an Underwood type
writer, belonging to the agent, Blain
Hutchins. Nothing else has been miss
ed. The money which Is sued In the
office during the day was at the home
of the agent for safe keeping, and in
that way the robbers were presented
from getting what they most desired.
Break Open Window.
Entrance to the office was gained by
prying open a window with some sort
of a bar, and falling to find any coin
they evidently took the best equiva-
lent they could find.
Several other houses were disturbed
the same night but no loss is reported
Deed Done in Night.
The deed was done some time during
the night and was not discovered un-
til about o'clock this morning. Sus-
picion points towards two rather
criminal looking fellows that hung
about town during the afternoon and
whose disappearance has caused the
marshal and others to keep a rather
close watch upon them.
The number of the machine is known
and it is possible that it may be found
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
HAMMOND MEN
ATTEND MEETING
East Chicago Improvement
Association Transacts
Important Business.
DON'T WANT ANY FEES PAID
Mayor DeBraie Is Asked Not to Sign
Any More Improvement
Warrants.

East Chicago, Ind, Aug. 8.-(Spe-
cial)-An enthusiastic meeting of the
East Chicago Citizens Improvement
association was held last night in Wei
lands hall
Hammond was well represented by
officers of organized labor unions. John
]. Sullivan of East Chicago scored
Alderman Lewis for using organized
labor as an excuse in the furniture
deal.
resolution was introduced and car
ried, asking the mayor not to sign any
warrants for fees for Attorneys Mickey
and Ibach, who assisted City Attorney
Kennedy in the recent injunction case.
Charles Pitzel read a letter from the
Westrumite people, stating that the
regular price of the material now be-
ing put on the streets was twenty-five
cents a gallon.
No More Warrants.
A resolution was introduced and car
ried asking the chairman to appoint a
committee of three to draft resolutions
requesting the mayor not to sign any
more warrants for Westrumite or per-
NIT any more TO be Sprlnkted on the
streets Colonel r. d. Walsh, Charles
Pitzel, ]. j. Sullivan and a number oi
others addressed the meeting. Al
spoke in condemnation of the council
| for the stand taken by that body il
| the furniture and street sprinkling
matters.
About twenty new members were ad
mitted. nearly all of whom are tax
| payers.
! The next meeting will be held in tbs
| near future, due notice of which vii
beg iven in the papers and by posters
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
POLICE vIGILANT AT DEPOT.
Excursion Trains Go Through Ham,
mond to MonOn Park at
Cedar Lake.

Three excursion trains bearing en-
ployes of Montgomery Wards mail
order house in Chicago. went through
the city today bound for Cedar Lake.
The crowds were orderly on their way
to the picnic. but the police will watch
them carefully when they come back
through the city.
If the vigilance of the police can
prevent it there will not be a repetition
of the disgraceful episode in which
several workers for the Western Elec-
trio company broke a bottle on the
head of a boy who was standing on
Holman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08

At last 1t begins to look as though
the street car company and the city
administration will come together on
the guypole question and the double
street car crossing on State street. A
special council meeting has been called
for this evening to reconsider the vote
of the council on the resolution to lay
the agreement on the table and in
struct the street car company to go
ahead with the building of the double
crossing on State street.
Lengthy Conference Takes Place.
conference between the street
property owners. several councilmen
members of the board of public works
and the street car officials lasted prac-
tically all afternoon yesterday and part
of the evening.
The street car company has prac-
tically agreed to all the demands OF
the property owners and if the agree
ment is carried through as outlined
above everybody Will be satisfied.
! Several of the councilmen who voted
against the agreement las Tuesday
yening have signif1ed their intention
| of changing their vote If the agreement
covers a larger territory.
The agreement touches and benefit.
nearly every ward in the city and +
carried out will help to put State
street in good condition within a few
weeks.
Business has fallen off on that thor
oughfare and something must be don,
! so that the Improvement can continued
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
FIRE IN ROBY YARDS
Pennsylvania Yards is the
Scene of a Lurid
Conf1agration.

Fire broke out early this morning
about o'clock in the Pennsylvania
yards at Roby and spread from there
to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad yards
The fire was still burning at noon to-
day, with chances that 1t would be
brought under control
The Robertsdale fire department was
on the scene. but had poor access to
water and could consequently fight the
fire not very effectively.
Up to noon today thirteen cars
loaded with coal and other freight had
burned in the Pennsylvania yards and
two cars in the Baltimore & Ohio yards
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
BUYS SHARE IN co.
II. S. Heavenrich Becomes
Owner of Local Agency
Ready Roofing Co..

H. S Heavenrich has bought the in
terest in the local agency of the Reddy
Roofing company and will now conduct
the business for himself. The differ
ences between Mr.. Heavenrich and his
former partner Mr.. Orschall have all
been satisfactorily adjusted and Mr..
Orschall now retires from the business
altogether.
Mr.. Orschall will maintain his general
office in Gary but will have a branch
office in Hammond and one in Indiana
Harbor. The Hammond office will be
with the Beckman company in this city.
The Reddy Roofing company has been
doing a large business in this region
ever since the boom at Gary started and
there is still considerable business be-
ing secured of the so-called business
depression.
Mr.. Heavenrich is well known In this
city and his friends are all pleased to
learn that he has decided to cary on on
the work which he and Orschall began
here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
WILL RESIGN POSITION
J. N. Martin of Fitzhugh
Luther Company Goes
to u. S. Metals Co.

J. n. Martin, who has been in charge
of the tool room at the Fitzhugh Luther
Company for the past four years, will
resign his position. his resignation to
take effect Aug. IL.
Mr. Martin has accepted a position
with the United States Metals Refining
Company to take charge of the machine
department. While Mr.. Martin was an
employe of the FitZhugh Luther Com
pany he had the respect and confidence
of all of his co-workers and although
they are sorry to see him leave the
old position they are glad to know that
he has another good place and are all
wishing him the best of luck in his
new venture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
HAMMOND POLICE
NOTIFY EAST CHICAGO
Moe Escaped from the East Chicago
Jail Several Months Ago and Has
Been a Fugitive from Justice Ever
Since Getting at Large-Case At
tracted Widespread Attention.

Word has been received from Grand
East Chicago, has been arrested there
and In communication to the Ham
mond police department they asked If
Moe was wanted in Hammond.
George Moe is the man who was ar
restet: in East Chicago ON a charge OF
obtaining goods from the Lion Store in
Hammond under false pretenses. While
he YVES in the East Chicago jail he es-
capped I'm a most mystteriOus manner.
Lock the Wall.
The lock to his cell was found hang
ing up on the wall and the bird had
flown. As soon as the Hammond police
heard that Moe had been captured in
Grand Rapids they notified the East
Chicago police who will doubtless get
into communication with the Michigan
authorities and have Moe brought back
to Hammond
Moe escaped April 9 and nothing has
been heard of since that time The
case attracted a great deal of attention
at the time and the papers were full OF
accounts of his escape
Constable Brought Hsm Back.
Moe was brought back to East Chi
cago at the time of his first capture by
Constable Jim Lowden. at that time
ATTACHED to Judge Reiland's court. He
was put in jail one night and the next
morning secured his liberty. The po-
lice were never able to solve his es-
cape. There was considerable gossip
a the time that there must have beer
some collusion somewhere but Chic
John Higgins denied that his men were
implicated in the affair. The East Chi
cago jail IS not the safest place in th'
region to incarcerate prisoners
Career Here Spectacular.
Noes career In Hammond. where b.
lived at one time. was quite spectacula
and the business men here who hat
dealings with him. will be glad that h
has been apprehended. Moe is the sec
ond East Chicago man to flee from jus
tict and be captured a second time, TIL
case of the brewery agent, Frank Kas
ton, being still fresh in the public eye
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
RECEIVERS FOR A FIRM

Minneapolis, MINI, Aug. S.-(Special)
The firm of Pillsbury & Washburn
company have gone into the hands of
a receiver 1t is reported they have
been heavily short of September wheat
and have been forced into suspension
A. c. Loring, Chas. S. Pinspury and
Albert C. Cobb have been appointed re-
ceivers for the company in the Federal
court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
v. H. TAFT WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS
Effort Will Be Made to Have Repre-
sentatives Go From Every Repub-
hcan Club In the State and Several
Lake County G. o. P's Are to At
tend the Meeting.

Every effort will be exerted to have
Indiana well represented at the bien-
nial convention of the National Repub-
lican league of the Uited States, which
is to be held at Cincinnati, beginning
Tuesday. September % Indiana viii
the convention, but 1t is the intention
to have several hundred Indiana re-
publicans in Cincinnati at that time.
Tnft To Give Address
W. H. Taft is expected to deliver an
address, and the republicans are hoping
that this will serve as a strong in
ducement in boosting the Indiana at
tendance. Harry Tutewiier. president
OF the Marion club. believes that eight
hundred members of that club will at
tend the convention Il is understood
also that there win be delegations from
the Columbia club, the Mckinley club,
the Northwestern Republican club, the
First Ward Republican club, and per-
haps other Indianapolis republican or
ga nizations.
VIII Go In Uniform.
/
Members of many of the clubs will
go to Cincinnati in uniform" said Ed
ward E Neal, president of the Indiana
Lincoln League of Republican clubs.
| Several have told me that they were
considering buying white duck suits.
lIf this idea of uniforms can be carried
out 1t Will be an imposing array from
Indiana that will greet the other re-
publican clubs"
The Cincinnati convention will be
important because among the other
subjects discussed will be the question
of platform and plan of campaign for
the November election.
Discuss Party Issues.
Announcement that this question
would be considered is contained in a
letter Just received by Mr. Neal from
) Edward A. McAlpin, president of the
national organization. There will be
general discussions also for the good
Of the party and Mr.. Alpin announces
that all who are in sympathy with the
policies and aspirations of the repub-
Ilican party are cordially invited to join
the league clubs and elect delegates.
and in this way participate in the Gin
cinnati convention.
Mr. Neal of the Indiana organiza-
ticn. says there will be one or more
republican clubs in every county in the
state by the time the Cincinnati con-
vention is held. His plan is to have
club in every town of any size. So
f far he says, reports have been en-
; courag ging.
In naming delegates to the Cincin-
natl convention, Mr.. Neal will listen to
the recommendations of the district
] organizers of the Lincoln league.
Few recommendations have been re-
ceived so far.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
WILL BE BURIED AT
SAX0NY NEXT MONDAY

John Baltes, rs years old. who died
at his home at Saxony yesterday morn
ing. will be buried next Monday from
St. Josephs church. Services will be
held at 8 o'clock. after which inter-
ment will take place at Greenwood
cemetery.
The deceased was one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of Saxony.
He was retired farmer and spent
his last years on the homestead.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
Orders Car Moved.

A patrolman reports that car No.
991S on the Indiana Harbor branch
which crosses the Calumet river at the
Simplex plant. was standing over the
walk on the crossing at Michigan ave-
nue.. The yard master at the hump was
notified to move the car.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
JOINT GUY POLES
NOW PROBABILITY
Special Meeting of the City
Council Tonight to
Decide Matter.
STATE STREET IS AGREED
Councilmen Recede from Decision
Made at Gathering Held
This Week.
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HOW 1T LOOKS NOW.

} Joint guypOles for the street
} car company the South shore
Gas & Electric company from
} the Calumet river ON Calumet
} avenue to state street Joint
} poles on State street to Morton
} court.
Jcfnt poles on Gostlin street
from Sheffield avenue to HOh-
man street.
Joint poles on Holman street
, from GOstIin street to COnkey
, avenue. All timber poles to be
, painted.
Iron poles in the business dis
trict from Oakley avenue on
State street to Morton court and
, on Holman street from the
, Michigan Central tracks to Fay
, cite street, wherever joint poles
b are not feasible.
The above Is possible agree
ment between the street car
company and the city of Ham
mOnd relative to the exemption
of double street car crossings
D over the railroads ON States
D street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
OPENS UP A NEW BARBER SHOP.
Leonard KOegIer Starts Business in the
Hotel Majestic Block.

L. c. Koegler has just opened a two
chair barbership in the old office of the
Majestic hotel. fronting on the Mon
on railway tracks. The location is a
good one and Mr.Koegler. better known
as Cody, the barber" ought to build
up a good business. Mr.. Koegler has
with him Mr.. Tuthill, who is known
over the city as good barber. The
shop has been running this week and
Koeglers friends are beginning to find
out where he is and give him their pa
tronage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
Boys Stop Trains.

Two boys, Walter Heinemann and
Fred Pohles were arrested by Special
Agent Dolan of the Michigan Central
railroad for putting torpedos on the
railroad tracks and cutting up capers
in other ways around the railroads s
property. The boys were given a good
talking to- by Chief of Police Rimbach
and were finally released on the prom
ise that they would keep away from
the railroads. property
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08

Mr.. Schrei will be we'll remembered
by the older residents of Hammond
who lived here at the time the Ham
mond Packing company was in Ham
mond. The Schreis lived in this city
and were well known here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08
OSCAR SCHRE| KILLED
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Burlington, Iowa, Aug. S--Oscar
Schrei, the 14-year-old SON of w. A.
Schrei of the Hammond Packing COM
pany of Chicago, accidentally shot and
killed himself at CIaytonviIle, Ill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-08

Generally fair and moder-
ately cool tonight and Sum
day.