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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
HELP THE HUNGRY.

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
UP AND DOWN IN INDIANA

Miss Phoebe Ellison of Fort Wayne,
who went to Manila a few months ago
and was to have been married to Earl
Lee Tatum. will never become his hus
band A cablegram from Manila to
Thomas e. Ellison announced Tatums
death. due to smallpox.
Five minutes after his invalid wife
left his bedside Oscar Norris. a me-
chanic residing in Indianapolis. died
He had just submitted to an operation
for peritonitis and it was believed he
would recover.
The two year old baby of Mrs. Annie
McGraw turned on the gas in the oven
of her gas range. When the mother
returned she opened the oven door
and the gas ignited. causing the loss
of her hair and many severe burns.
Friends of Fred Jones Of Frank
fort believe he has been lost at sea.
He recently shipped on the British ship
fairfield but letters addressed to him
were returned, marked ship lost at
sea-"
Gertrude Slower, aged 20, the daugh-
ter of Emanuel Slower, committed sui
eide today by drinking quantity of
hydrocyanic acid. Before taking the
girl bathed, put on clean linen and
then made a death couch in the bath
tub.
1t is the plan of Wesley Bradfeld
assistant with the United States for
estry bureau, to devote 80 or 40 acres
of the property of the Winona Techni-
cal institute into a model forest where
teachers may engages in nature study.
The National Anti-Saloon league has
marked for relegation Congressman
Foster of the first Indiana district
because of his hostility toward several
| temperance measures that have been
before congress.
Hugh Caldwell, a prominent farmer
from Milford, advertised for wife, but
when she came he missed her at the
station. Later 1t was learned she
hired a rig and left for his farm.
A record breaking crowd is expected
at Anderson this week to attend the
| conference Of the northern Indiana
Methodists. There will be a temper
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
THE -
Daily Round

After ali a fellow knows Just about
as much how this gubernatoriaI situa-
tion as pale blue pincushfon. And
1t is funny, too, what lot OF folks
there are who like to get into politics
just so they can have a drag at the
public tent. The Royal Leaguers evil
IDENTIFY believe I'm letting the public in
free on a good thing. To add to the
gloom, the Enterprise Bed people are
making 1900 cots for republican bodies
and about the time Mr.. Fairbanks isn't
nominated cherries VIII be ripe. Co
ing out like a lamb did you say, Mt.
Winters Well, please close that door
and lock 1t after you. Afraid next
win come the frest and the croak of
the fruit crop. Anyway, Pete Wilson
of Valpo didn't treat an old soldier
very nicely. BOzarth, we believe, did
good deal of lighting for his country
and all that Wilson ever fought-well,
that's all.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
APpELLATE COURT ACTION.

The appellate court today announced
the following decisions and rulings:
6o5s. Jonathan ]. Moore ct al VS..
State ex rel. Robert j. Ferguson ct al.
Boone c. c. Reversed. Rabb. ]. Roby
c. J., not participating.
6114. Thomas N. Green ct al VS..
Chester f. FELTON, ct al. Rush C. C.
Reversed. Comstock. J. Roby C. J..l
not participating.
6115- John N. Watt VS.. George W.
Barnes. Jay c. C. Affirmed. Myers, ].
1921. Advisory board Of Coal Creek
township ct al vs.. Peter Levandowski
ct al. Montgomery C. c. Reversed
Hadley. P. J.
1854. Ada A. Farra vs.. Eva J. Bra
man. Allen S. C. Appellee's petitions
for rehearing overruled Watson. J.
6137. John Wendan vs.. Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis Rail-
way company. Shelby c. c. Appel
lant's petition for rehearing and motion
to modify mandate overruled.
$685.. Frank shefold ct al vs. Oliver
Ward. Floyd c. c. Appellee's motion
to dismiss appeal sustained and appeal
dismissed.
5000. Carl zeihm VS.. Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
company Clark c. c. Appellants mo-
ton for certiorari granted
6146. Martha Keoka Adams ct al VS..
Alvah B. Merrill. Steuben C. C. Oral
argument set for April 30.
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ance rally as a starter and the preach
ers will then have their inning.
William Thomas vanest, whose kid
naping resulted in prison sentences for
two Of the party which whipped him
recently. received another warning let
ter and finally decided to leave the
country rather than run the risk of
another beating.
Winona's boy city" which was adj
vertised far and wide last year, will
open this season July 27. Mayor Frank
Abbott holds over. He is opposed for
reelection by Joe Clark of Portland.
There is registration and election On
August 9.
George Bel, colored, practically adj
mitted to the officers of the Indian
apolis police force yesterday that he
killed Joseph Cole. a white man.
The work Of winding up the bust
ness of the international officers of the
United Mine Workers of America end
ed last night, and John Mitchell. the
president, retires in favor of Tom l.
Lewis of Bridgeport, o.
The Matchmaking case at Hartford
City has developed the fact that q.
large number of the citizens coughed
up varying amounts.
The infant found in an old dis
mantled building at Hartford City and
which was declared to have been MUIR
dered, will finally be buried.
A dynamite stick was found near
Lagrange last week. No fuse was at
tached to it and the reason for it's be-
ing there is unknown.
Judge Cook of Albion has ruled in
favor of the remonstrants in the Wolf
Lake liquor case, in which Saloon
keeper Miller was endeavoring to con-
tinue his business.
Mayor Charles Il. Rigdon of War
saw has received a black hand letter
from a Warsaw citizen who is indig-
nant at the way an arc light near his
home refuses to burn.
NJ H. Sweeney of Carrot has re-
ceived word that his brother, Police
man Pat Sweeney of Tiffin, o., was
shot down and killed by a crook while
he was attempting to arrest the latter.
The murderer escaped.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

Primary elections in Massachusetts
resulted in victory for Taft men.
Following Judge o. n. Carriers de-
cision ruling lid question from ballot
Attorney Levy Mayer for United So
cieties wrote letter blaming repubn-
can organization.
Whiskeresque party to be revived by
new blood: Tom" Watson probably
will head rejuvenated band.
Poll of republicans in house of rep
.resentatives showed majority favor
Taft as nominee.
James Hamilton Lewis petition to go
on primary ballot will be circulated
today.
Illinois Attorney generals office pre-
pared amended bill charging Illinois
Central with huge frauds.
Two hundred and fifty thousand btu
minous coal miners suspended work
pending the signing of new contracts.
JEFF Davis arrested for fourishing re-
volver in hunt for man who had whip
ped him a few minutes before.
Leader of New York anarchists held
in $50 bail for further hearing in bomb
case.
Defiant attitude of President Casio
of Venezuela reported to senate.
Federal Judge Mcpherson declared he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

had jurisdiction over freight rate and
fare cases in Missouri.
President invited Gotham labor lead
er, who scored parlor socialists to
break bread with him at the White
house.
New turn given submarine boat IN
quiry when head of electric company
accused rival concerns and named rep
res entatives as aid
DR.. Ben L. Reitman, of Chicago, de-
poed as king of hobos" because of
his association with anarchists.
DR.. A. A. O'Neill, witness in case of
Chicago somnalnbulist, burglar, testi-
fed Lincoln Caesar, and Byron were
epileptics.
Chicago Lap Protective association
considered plans for lessening OBJ
struction of light and air.
Redmond pleased at Endorsement of
home rule cause in house of commons.
Hackenschmidt and Gotch gree on
method to choose referee after Stage
and Comiskey decline.
Jockeys had narrow escape when
three horses fell IN second race at New
Orleans, but only one boy was hurr.
Fast play resulted in United North
and South amateur golf championship
at Pinehurst, DOGGY badly beaten.
Entry list for Central A A. u in
door track games announced showing
star athletes entered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

1405-Sultan TtEnur CTamerlane), con-
queror of Persia, died. Boran 1886.
157S-Wilnam Harvey, discoverer Of
the circulation of the blood. born.
Died June 3. 1857.
.1723-Edward Hyde Cornbury, colonial
governor of New York and New
Jersey, died in London. Born
about 1865.
Is15-Pripce Otto Won Bismarck. Ger
many's Iron Chancellor" born.
Died July 80, 1895.
1S26-Edward A. sothern, famous &C
tor, born in Liverpool. Died in
London, Jan. 81, 1881.
1s52-EdBin A. Abbey, famous Ameri-
can artist, born in Philadelphia.
l1s6s-John Milton, war governor Of
Florida, died IN tna1 state. Born
IN Georgia, April 20. 1907.
f1s6S-Uniferm postage rate Of three
cents per letter adopted through
out Canada.
1sS5-Battleford. in Saskatchewan, be-
sieged by Indians.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

occupying their new clubrooms this
evening in Fraternity hall. Their
meeting place will be changed from
Weis hall to hits place to first meeting
to be held next Monday evening
Clubrooms for local K. of C.'s has been
long desire with the order and at
last their wish is realized Owing to
the Lenten. season there will, however,
be no house warming until after Eas-
ter About twelve or fifteen new can
didates will be given the fire degree
next Monday evenin1 The second and
third degrees will be postponed until
after Easter.
Owing to the Lenten season a damper
has been put on the festivities in G. O.
F. circles which were planned at Laf-
ayette and at which the local degree
team was to assist. The big initiation
night at Lafayette has been post
poned until after Easter, when the
local team will attend. The next reg
ular meeting Of Baumgartner court
will be held next Tuesday evening.
Masonic work for this week is out
lined as follows: Tomorrow night
there will be mark master work in
LH6 Chapter OH Flduy night there Will
be work in the first and second de-
grees, and next Monday night red cross
work will be in order in the Command
cry.
st. Joseph's Court, W. C. o. E., held
it's regular meeting this afternoon with
Mrs. Catherine Jacob, high trustee, of
Chicago, presiding. A new treasurer
was elected to take the place of the
late Mrs j. II. Kasper Mrs. Mary
Schultz and Miss Katie Smith were the
two new candidates initiated today.
The local lodge of Eagles hold their
regular meeting this evening.
Calumet Lodge 1. o. Q. F. meets to-
morrow evening for initiatory work
upon two new candidates.
Frank Shine, bailiff In the city court,
will be shown the beauties of the first
degrees in Odd Fellowship in Moltke
lodge I. o. o. F. on Friday night.
Miriam Rebekah lodge, No. 4O7. of
East Chicago, will initiate nine candi-
dates next Friday evening. Refresh
ments will be served after the degree
work.
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Articles Of Incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed at Indianapolis for companies as
follows:
Argos Manufacturing company Ar
gos; capital. $4,000; to manufacture
and sell furniture; directors, R. c.
Schoonover. Earl A. Taber, w l. Corey,
Jacob Martin and Walter c. Uline
Three Ledge Gold Mining company,
of Arizona; capital. s1.5oO.Ooo enters
Indiana to sell shares of its stock:
amount paid in on capital is $4,000;
principal Indiana office at Pilot Knob,
Ind; David I. Stephenson, Indiana
agent.
State Bank of Roanoke, Roanoke;
capital $4,000: directors, Augustus
Wasmuth. Edmund John S. Crabs,
Solomon B. Dinius. Davis A. Kline, Ell
nora C. Gent, s. H. Grim, E. E. Pack
ard and Henry H. Gent.
Notice of increase of capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000 by the New
burg Tobacco company of Newburg;
Andrew J. Rutledge, president
Notice of increase of capital stock
from 100000 to $500 by Fort
Wayne Hotel company; Charles McCul-
loch. president.
w. L. Hubbard company, Scottsburg;
capital. $4,000; to conduct retail lum-
Der business; directors. w. L. Hubbard.
Florence Hubbard and Madison Hub
bard.
Dry Run Horsethief Detectives Mont
gomery and Fountain counties. No. 81;
trustees, Charles E. Archer Charles E.
McBroom and James H Murdoch
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Higher Court Record.
SUPREME COURT ACTION.


The supreme court today handed
down the following opinions and rul-
ings:
21O47. George B. Lanham VS.. WIFE
J. Woods ct al Boone c. c. Re-
versed. Montgomery, J.
21066. State ex rel. Amos Heston VS..
Elmer Ross, DandoIph G. C.gAfhrmed-'
Jordan, ]. Monks, j.. not participating.
21134. Eugene Mueller ct al VS..
Louis McManis ct al Marion c. c. App
peal dismissed on appellants motion.
21137. Frances A. Miedrich VS.. Con-
stance Lauenstein. vanderburg s. C.
APPELLANTS petition to file amended states
ment of record and evidence granted.
21230. Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago
81 St Louis Railway company vs.. Geo.
W. Schepman. Henry C. c. Oral arr
gument for April 10.
21o5o. Frank E. Purseu VS.. williaut
J. Hosey. mayor ct al. Allen C. c.
transferred to appellate court.
21o54 Della NJ. Studabaker vs.
Charles w. Alexander. Wells c. CT
transferred to appellate court.
21148 John S. Benham VS.. Hale
Bradt. Ripley C. c. Appellants petit
ton to advance postponed till briefs
are filed.
21175. State ex rel. Railroad Conn
mission VS.. United States Express cons
pany. Marion S. C. Appellants petit.
ton to advance postponed till briefs
are filed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
With Grip and Password

Pioneer Council of the Royal League
holds the floor at present with a big
affair for tomorrow evening. The reg
ular meeting is called for o'clock and
will last two hours. After that the
doors will be thrown open to the
public to admit them to a free wrest-
ling match which will be followed by
a smoker and a number of addresses
The wrestling bout has been well
boosted by the local Royal Leaguers
and the outlook for. a good attend
ance is most promising.
The installation of the newly elected
officers of the B. P. o. E. has been
postponed until a week from next
Thursday evening. 1t should have
been held tomorrow evening, but ow-
ing to the fact that some of the Best
People" are at the republican conven-
ton, the meeting is postponed.
Hammond Tent K. O. T. NJ holds
it's regular meeting this evening in
K. Of P. hall. No new candidates are
inn sight for the present for initia-
ton. 1t is. however, expected that
the new ritual will be tried on a num-
Der Of candidates after Easter.
The knights of Pythias hold their
next meeting on Monday night. Sew
eral candidates are in view for initia-
ton. but it is doubtful whether the
work will be performed at this meet
ing
The county convention of Modern
Woodmen is on at Lowell today. Ham
mond is represented with nine dele
gates. There will be total of seven
ty-two delegates who will elect two
delegates to the state convention at
Terre Haute. which will be held on
the first Wednesday in May. The ma
tional convention to which Charles
Heimbach of this city is a delegate,
will be held a week after the repub-
lican national convention. Those who
have been selected as delegates to
the county convention from Hammond
are Messrs. Nicholas Lynch, William
Muir, Charles Folbrecht. Charles Helm
bach, William Huehn, F. Shottler, Oil
yer Mckay, John NJ. Stinson and Frank
Mulvey. AS the latter three were un-
able to attend three new men were
elected in their places at the meeting
last evening.
Local knights of Columbus begin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
HAMMOND BUSINESS MEN
TO VISIT FAVORED REGION.
Will Go to Mexico in April to Inspect the Kansas City,
Mexico and Orient Railway-Opens Vast IN
penetrate Country.

Hammond and her local sister cities
ere rightfully proud of the rapid de-
velopments and aggressive achieve
ments that insure the Calumet regions
becoming one of the most important
centers of railroad and industrial ac-
tivity in the country. Though con-
centration of effort in this direction
largely centers local interests, the peo-
pie of the region may observe and heed
the Industrial activities and economic
forces at work about them les forces
maJeures," that control the competition
of the city, nation with nation.
Messrs. A M. Turner. F. S. Betz, j.
E. Fitzgerald. W. H. Gostlin. w. D.
Webb and z. E. voeglin except to
make another trip in April to an
equally favored region.
The construction of the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient railway is an
enormous enterprise unique in many
ways. rejected from Kansas City to
Topolobampo-160 miles-a point on
the Pacific coast, In the state of Sinola,
Mexico, it opens up vast stretches of
territory never before penetrated by a
railroad. and viii transform untold po-
tential wealth into live actual value.
There are now TAO miles of track in
operation and 271 miles graded.
Its physical features are unsurpassed
1t has for its eastern terminal Kansas
City-the geographical center of the
United States, toward which the CEN
ter of population is gradually moving
It's Pacific coast terminal. Topolobampo
is land locked harbor, with an area
of so miles in which the largest YES
sells can load and unload without light
erage. This port is unsurpassed in ma
tural advantages by any harbor on the
Pacific coast from Puget sound tt
South America. The road will be SOC
miles shorter from the center of the
United States to the Pacific coast thar
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

any other transcontinental line. It's
maximum grade is 215 per cent and
owing to the mild winters, it will have
no snow and ice" account.
Business prospects promise great
tonnage for the Kansas City. Mexico Sc
Orient. It will serve territory raising
all kinds of tropical fruits wheat, cot
ton, hay and alfalfa; it will bring to
market vast resources in timber ana in
iron, copper, zinc, lead. silver and gold
deposits vet untouched: from the Pa
cifc slope of the Sierra AIadres will
come the output of an immense bed Of
anthracite coal, and from the Rio
Grande bituminous coal.
The road is conservatively capitals.
lied, and the transcontinental roads
are the biggest dividend earners. In
19o5-o7 the net earning per mile of the;
Union Pacific were s5,91S, Of the Great,
Northern, $3,432; the net earning per.
mile of the Atehison, Northern Paci-i
fic, and Southern Pacific were between,
those figures. These roads are the
Orient's competitors; the latter has to-
earn 1898 per mile to pay interest
charges The money spent by the
Union Pacific or the Great Northern
for snow and ice account is enougIF
to pay the Orient's interest charges.
The road enjoys valuable concessions
and subsidies from Mexico and towns
in Kansas. Texas and Oklahoma. It's
officers, directors and executive COM
mittee are prominent men of the MIDI
die west. The capital for the enter
prise has been raised in unique way
Arthur E. Stilwell, president of the
road having taken l 400 business men
on special trains to Mexico during the
last two years over the completed por-.
lions of the road, through the territory
served. In this way securities have
been sold directly to investors by the
| officers Of the company and their
agents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
sgTHIs IS ny 5IsT BIRTHDAY"
Sir james YViIIcocks,

Brigadier General Sir James Will
cocks. who has Just brought to a sue
eessfuI conclusion the little war"
against the Zakka Khets, the widest
tribe of India, was born April 1, 1857.
He has been associated with India
from his earliest days, for his father
had command there, and the family
lived at Delhi. When the Indian NUT
my broke out the boy was sent to the
hills. while his father Joined the forces
lighting for the protection of the city.
Sir James completed his education in
England and entered the British army
in 1873. During his thirty years in
the army he has seen service in all
parts of the world where Great Brit
ain has gained foothold. In his early
career he took part in the Afghan
campaign of 1879, the Waziri expedi-
tion IN 1881, the Soudan campaign IN
1885. and the Munipoor expedition in
1891. For some time Sir James COM
manded a field force on the Niger,
where he acquitted himself admirably.
.Afterward he returned TO India, and
subsequently took over the Bombay
command, where he has proved him
self to be one of the most valuable
assistants of Lord Kitchener in his
scheme Of reorganization.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
GAME KILLING TIME
WAS UP LAST NIGHT

The time for killing wild game was
up at midnight last night and Ham
mond nimrods who have left any birds
will have to give them little rest
now. Hunters caught out after mid
night are liable to get pulled, as the
last game legislation changed the clos
ing season from April Is to April 1,
cutting the open season down fifteen
days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

Five hundred uniformed marchers,
headed by drum and bugle corps of
100 members. will go from indianapolis
to Chicago next June to boost Vice
President Fairbanks for the republi-
can nomination for the presidency.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

The six delegates chosen to repre-
sent New Mexico at the republican ma
tional convention are A. B. Fall, w. H.
H. Lewellyn, H. o. Bursum. NJ. A.
Otero, T. B. Catren and Charles H.
Speiss. The national committee has
allotted but four delegates to New
Mexico. but 1T is expected that six viii
be admitted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

DR.. w. B. Palmore of st. Louis is
the latest candidate named for the
prohibition nomination for the presi-
dency. DR.. Palmore Is wealthy bach
elor He has occupied numerous pull
pits throughout the southern states and
the st. Louis Christian Advocate. For
many years he has been an indefati-
gable worker in tho temperance cause
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

Agnatius ]. Dunn, who has been Sc
Iected by the Nebraska delegation to
the democratic national convention to
nominate william ]. Bryan for presi-
dent is the present city attorney of
Omaha. Though comparatively
young man. he has been prominent In
democratic politics in Nebraska for ten
years or more.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

Among the few Hammond politicians
who are remaining at home these days
while their brothers are in Indian
apolis attending the convention. are
Attorney Peter Crumpacker, DR.. E. NJ.
Shanklin. and well, that's about all.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

Until recently it was accepted as a
foregone conclusion that the Maine
delegation to the republican national
convention would be uninstructed
Taft managers now declare their be-
lief in the possibility of instructions
for the secretary of war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

We could never quite figure out
to our satisfaction why a small
faster than he will to grocery
store for his mother.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

Great Britain is increasing her war
ships so that all the Powers of the
world will not be able to float navy
equal to it. The best thing for the
Powers to do is to chip in and get a
few new oceans.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

We don't see how the love-Iorn used
to get along when there was no cob
smoking old batch" to answer
bewtchous damsels in distress in a
answer to-correspondents column.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

George E. Chamberlain, governor of
Oregon. has announced his candidacy
for the United States senate, to sue
coed Senator Charles w. Fulton.