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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Nurse Saves Child's Life.

The life of threeyear-old Barbara
Thorpe, daughter of G. G. Thorp, vice
president of the Illinois Steel Company.
pas saved yesterday afternoon by Miss
Margaret o'Rourke. nurse employ ed
in the household
The little girl, in company with her
sisters, Jane. seven years old. and Har-
riet, five, were out in the back yard
and started to play around a bonfire
which had been made to burn rubbish,
when all of a sudden little Barbara s
dress caught on fire and she screamed.
Her screams were heard by the nurse,
who, thoughtless of danger to herself,
gathered the flaming child and smoth-
cred the flames with her own clothing.
Miss O'Rourke was badly burned
about the head and face and is under
a physicians care.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
RESIDENCES GOING
Up ON EAST SIDE
Real Estate is Selling Fast
There New Homes Go
ing Up Continually.
MANY HOMELESS" TENANTS
Andrew Ringman's New Subdivision
Will Be Divided Into 80 Lots.
Cement Walks.

Never before in many months, has
there been such boom on in real
estate on the East Side as there IS at
the present time. Hardly day passes
but what there is a sale of lots in this
district
The tract of land recently purchased
by Andrew Ringman, the East Side real
estate dealer, between One Hundred
and Sixth and one Hundred and Eighth
streets. and Avenue II. and Avenue G. is
being converted into residential sec
, ton. Already a number of the lots
have sold and within the next few
days three new residences will be COM
menced.
The new houses will be one and one
half and two-story dwellings, and will
be modern in every respect. It is the
intention of Mr.. Ringman to heat the
residences with hot water apparatus.
They will not be unlike other structures
that have been formerly constructed
under the supervision of the East Side
/ real estate dealer, and as there have
been not a few inquiries among the
homeless" tenants he predicts that 1t
will be an easy matter in renting them.
This particular section will be another
addition to the already fast growing
population of the East Side.
Mr.. Ringman's new subdivision will
be divided into so lots each. The tract
has been plated and has been named
ANDREW Ringmans East Side addition,
New cement sidewalks are now in the
iccurse of construction around the entire
subdivision and it is the plan Of the
owner to make the section one of the
most beautiful on the East Side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Street CARS WILL
Be WELL VENTILATED
Chicago's Health Commits
sioner Provides For a
New System.
TO 60 IN EFFECT IN WINTER
Travelling Public of South Chicago
VIII Be Benefited By New
Arrangements.

Starting this winter South Chicago,
and in fact all the cars in Chicago,
will be ventilated.
Health Commissioner vans, after
series of experiments lasting over
year. announced yesterday that before
cold weather sets in all the cars will
be fitted out with the ventflating sys-
tenn. The general scheme provides for:
a steady supply of fresh air.
The raising of the temperature of
this air to 60 degrees or more before it
begins to circulte.
Introduction of the fresh air from
the bottom of the car and escape of
used" air from the top.
minimum of heating cost con-
sistent with warmth.
Street car companies, the board of
supervising engineers, the division
heads in the health department., and
various architectural and civil en-
gineers have collaborated in devising
the new system.
Heating Problem Hard.
What is considered as perhaps the
most serious problem is that of heat
ing All known systems are open to
to criticism on the part of the rail-
way companies, because it is charged
that in using them it becomes neces-
sary to heat, not only the new air but
diluted stream of the old, and much
energy is used in this way. This OBJ
| lection, DR.. Evans said yesterday, is
practically overcome.
The final question. where in the car
the ventilators shall be placed, is now
! under consideration. DR.. J. F. Biehn
superintendent of the laboratories. who
is one of the experts working on the
new device. is conducting a series OF
experiments to find in which part of 6
car the least dust settles, or gathers
! when the car is in motion
The need for special ventilators die
not exist in the old cars" said DR.
Evans yesterday. That would have
been improving upon nature with
| vengeance to put the min few year.
ago. The new cars, however, are near.
| " alright"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Official Burial Permits.

Paul DiNegra, IS years old. 1922 In
diana avenue.
John Drury. Is years old, 6S45 Green
street.
Sieste Fisher, 81 years old, 429 West
One Hundred Nnitieth street
Mary L. Heckart, "A years old, S29
West Eighty-second street
NJ Jakal. 35 years old, 1901 One Hun
bred and Nineteenth street
Clara a. lager, 3 years old, 1926
Peoria street.
C. Nibch, 50 years old, 5000 Cottage
Grove avenue.
J. samia, s years old. 1917 Green Bay
avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR Ca
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans. as the damage they do is ten
fold to the good you can. possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by f. j. Cheney e. Co.
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio. by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials frte-
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
nation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
were filed yesterday of properties in
and about South Chicago.
Adams ave, lis #. n. of Seventy
fifth st. e. f., 73x125, Feb Is
A s. Terri1 to William J.
Bryan, Jr ................. 5000
Avenue L, 30S TT. s. of One Hun
dredth ST. e. f. 25x125. Sept. l.
Il. Wall to Anton f. Brudsig. 5000
Escanaba ave, 100 it of Eigh-
ty sixth St e. f.. 25x125, July
17-Berry Hiss to Helena Rozak 500
Illinois av. Ia IT. s. e. of Eighty
third place, S. W. f.. 25x125 Sept.
III. Zock to South Park com
mission .............. 2.OoO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Sulphur Shower in French Town.

Charolles, a small town 80 miles
from Macon, in France, has recently
been visited by a shower of sulphur
The roofs, gardens, fields, vineyards
rivers and ponds were covered with &
yellow dust, and for some time the
peasants in the fields were troubled by
a sulphurous biting odor which MAIDS
breathing difficult.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Arrested For Saloon Robbery.

Michael Corners on Breen Bay ave-
nue., was arrested yesterday morning
by officer John Murray for robbing the
saloon of Joseph Hoscisliousky, at 5000
Green Bay avenue Tuesday night.
Corners, in company with another
man, opened the window of the sa-
loon and helped themselves to cigars
and whisky which they afterwards di-
vided. Corners admitted the theft in
Judge Lantry's court, but he did not
know the name of his accomplice in
the burglary. He is being held on a
$500 bond pending the capture of the
other man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Eastern Vanity.

In addition to treachery and a GER
tain innate love of cruelty, the orr
entail nature, as present in the ruling
classes, is apt to be superabundantly
endowed with sense of its own i'm.
portance, as is manifested in the or
nate, elaborate and high-soundins
titles assumed by eastern potentates.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
WEST HAMMOND.

Mrs. Alice Lutes is on the sick list.
Mrs Roe is i'll at her home on One
Hundred and Forty-ninth street.
Mrs. VIII Martin. West State street,
is quite i'll with typhoid fever.
Still another scrap was pulled off on
Gordon, or Honey street" as it has
been renamed by residents thereon.
Won't some one come over and pour
oil on the troubled waters here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Days Grist in
South Chica8o
FATHER AND SON RETURN
FROM THE BURNING FORESTS.
Were In Northern Wisconsin When
Fires Broke Out.

With vivid descriptions of the forest
fires which are raging in Northern
Wisconsin, driving lumbermen and
families 10 places of safety and put
ting farmers to their utmost to save
property. William Landers, in company
with his son Charles, have returned to
their homes in Stony Island yesterday.
Landers. who lives at 9340 Washing
ton avenue. had been visiting near
Moreland. which is on the very brink
Of the danger and fire zone. Both Ian
ders and his son had gone there on q
months visit with friends and We're al
that place only a few days when the
raging fires came within the places
where they were visiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
What's in a Name =?

The Westminster Gazette publishes
"A Vesper Song of Spring, from the
German of Irene Forbes Morse" This
seems to be going a long way around
after a German song.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
The Pone col IA

A keen struggle for the possession
of an extremely rare coin between the
pope and King Victor Emmanuel Of
Italy, both numismatists, has just end
ed in favor of the former.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Woman in High Position.

The only woman in the world who
bears the impressive title dean OF
deans" is Miss Laura c. Carnell, who
is a leader In the executive and educa,
tional work of Temple university, in
Philadelphia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17

The raffesia of Sumatra is the
largest flower in the world. 1t has
five petals, each one foot wide.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
KIDNAPPED GIRL
TELLS WEIRD STORY
South Chicago Sensation Is
Uncovered Near Pine
Station Today.
RESCUED BY SECTION BOSS
Kidnapper Flees From Men Who
Rescued the Girl and Is
At Large.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Pine Station, Sept. I6.-The escape of
South Chicago, from the hand. of her
kidnapper at this place last night, was
the most exciting affair that has &C.
cured here since the killing of the
wild man a year ngO.
The story which Miss Williams tells
of the Kidnapping reads like a story
book. She says that she and school,
girl friend, Miss Blanche Spear, were
walking down the B. & 0. railroad
tracks whe nthey noticed that man
was following them at a little distance
behind
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
ANYBODY in Mind Z

Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad.-Nashville American.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
Building Permits.

The following building permits were
issued by the building department yes
terday:
7141 South Chicago avenue. ? story
brock store and flats. J. Paul
son 81, 600
10043 Michigan avenue. story
brick store and flats, A. Ka-
Fora. .-....-......... $500
FOR RENT-Suite of six rooms: suit
able for doctors apartment or Iv-
ing purposes. $500 Commercial ave-
nue.. South Chicago. 16-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17

Finally the Spear girl left her friend
and went to her home while the Will
liams girl continued down the track on
her way home. She says that the man
walked up behind her and suddenly
blindfolded her.
According to her story this happened
in the afternoon after school She said
that the man had a big black revolver
and threatened to shoot her If she
made an cutlery.
She says that they walked all the
way to Indiana Harbor and that just
before reaching that place the man re-
moved the blindfold from her eyes
The pair passed through Indiana Har-
Dor and the man kept warning the
girl not to make an outcry or he would
shot her. while if she obeyed him she
would not be harmed.
After they passed through Indiana
Harbor they came to Pine Station and
here they saw Charles Dittman, the
boss of the section. and his wife The
man ordered the girl to walk ahead OF
him for a hundred feet and not tc
J make an outcry.
Ask for Protection.
Just as the girl passed Dittman, how.
ever, she screamed and asked then
for protection. At this juncture the
man who had kidnapped her disappeared
| in the darkness.
! The girl was take into the LAX.
| Shore depot where Agent E. c. Kerr
| joined Dittman in a search for the
kidnapper. The girl was taken to tn,
Dittman home by Mrs. Dittman ant
was restored to her parents today
\ They were overjoyed to see thei
I daughter. The girl said the man VIII,
forced her to go with him, said h,
knew who she was and he also knew
her cousin, Jennie Koontz of West
vile, Ind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
Agency for the Celebrated
Corrugated Steel Cul-

NnFfC which when CapbMity and Durability:
- 49, consideration cheaper or thing
The have designed and THE GRANARY.
1t of the construction the Cu
with steel and 1000 bushels RAIN RAT
FIRE PROOF Can be hauled anywhere and
they cost but little than wooden building the the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
7. r. SHAW
On q New Footing.


Mr.. Absalom k'oote, an eccentric old
gentleman who had grown tired Of life
in the city, decided to move to some
smaller town. free from the roar Of
traffic, the hustle and confusion Of the
thronging multitude. where he could
end his days TRANQUILITY. as became a
man Of his age. In casting about for
a location. his eye CHANGED to light
upon the advertisement in a village
paper of one To 1las r. Foote, who
wanted to dispose of his boot and
shoe store at bargain, having made
up his mind to remove to the city.
That's the very thing" he said
Selling shoes is nice easy occupa.
ton. 1t will give me just enough to
do to keep me from stagnating, and it
won't wear me out with overwork.
I'll investigate it. It's queer, though.
that his name is Foote, my name is
Foote, he wants to come to the city
and want to go to the country"
A visit to the little town decided
him. He liked its appearance and To-
cation. He was pleased, moreover.
with Foote's Shoe Store" and bought
it, good will and all, at bargain.
"Well," said the other Mr.. Foote
you won't have to change the sign"
'No," he answered slowly. ''I'll just
add little to it,
The next day he added this, Just
below the sign: "This place has
changed feet"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
Knew He Was Dead.

Some time after the occupation of
Manila by the American forces one of
the army officers was shown through
the old Spanish prison in that city. He
noticed a small opening through a
brick wall. Upon asking its use he
was told that prisoners were placed in
a cell behind it and walled up alive.
"You see, senor," said the guide, ''as
long as the prisoner lived his food was
handed in on a plate, and he handed
the empty plate back, but when he
handed the plate back with the food
on it untouched, then the jailer knew
he was dead and didn't give him any
more"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
1aktESExN - u: 80
Lace Made From Hair.

The most curious lace is called point
tresse. It is very rare and was made
Of human hair. French collectors say
that it exists in the present day only
in their cabinets. It was confined to
the early part Of the sixteenth century.
Margaret countess Of Lennox, the
mother Of the wretched barnley, sent
from the tower. where she vas i'm
prisoned when her son, Lord Charles
Lennox. married the daughter Of Bess
Of Hardwicke. a bit of this kind of
lace to Mary, queen Of Scots. This is
a very strong proof Of her belief in the
queens innocence of the guilt that had
been imputed to her. The little square
Of point tresse was worked by the old
countess own hands from her own
gray hair. 1t was. in fact. hair mixed
with fine fax.-London Express.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
PAID FOR THE BATHS.
Exciting Hotel Incident In Bar Har-
boris Early Days.

boris Early Days.
I'm the prehistoric days at Bar Har.
bor." said Boston man. "before the
dress suit had cast its blighting shad.
ow there ana when Rodick's and the
fish pond were the center Of all the
gayety. life was pleasant, even though
many of the conveniences which We
now demand were wholly lacking. Ro.
dicks was barn Of a place with no
elevator and innocent Of electric bells.
One man in imminent need of ice wa
ter once obtained 1t. however. by going
into the hall and yelling Murder: Il,
the top Of his lungs He gathered to-
gether most of the hotel guests ant.
finally got the ice water of his souls
desire. but his success did not seem
to establish precedent.
THE fire department was. so to
speak. in embryo. In the Rodick 81,
the head Of each stairway there uset!
to stand large hogshead Of water TO,
use in an emergency. and therpl,:
hangs the tale am about to tell you
Late Of an evening there entered
the deserted fish pond young ma.
whose fixed and CLASSY eye and wan
dering smile betrayed what his even
ings occupation had been. In order
to settle any lingering doubt as to his
condition. however. he proceeded to
emit Il series Of blood curdling shrieks.
which called forth hasty and en-
phatic protest from the night clerk
who on advancing upon the inebriat-
81 cn:' was promptly laid low by Il
right handler. The night force in an
angry array promptly went to the
succor Of the night clerk. whereat his
assa;lant retreated upstairs. closely
followed by his pursuers.
"Eeaching the landing. he espicd the
ho@shead Of water. which he promptly
heaved down the stairway upon Lis
opponents. who. drenched by the wa
ter and carried of their feet by the
butt ITSELF in wild state of rage
renewed the attack. only to be treat
ed to the same dose on the second
flight Of stairs and yet again on the
third. at which point, his ammunition
being exhausted. they captured and
got even with the belligerent one
'1n the morning great was the anger
and loud the lamentations Of Herr
Rodick at the state Of his stairway and
the damaged condition of his night
force. but he who had accomplished the
outrage was rich in this worlds goods.
from part Of which he was made to
separate for divers ruined carpets, sun
dry abrasions and foE giving five men
three baths apiece at 81 d bath, the
regular rate at that time in Bar Har-
Dor" .c..e~.-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04

osssnsratss Who Have RsvsIsd Ia
Deeds Of Blood.

OOOoS OF 0lo00s
No country is free from nightmare
creatures, twisted natures apparently
born without the slightest respect for
human life. Some, indeed, seem ac-
tually to take a horrible delight in the
destruction Of their fellow creatures
Such a one was Alfred Knapp. execut
ed at Hamilton. O., in August, 1903.
for the murder Of his wife and four
other women. After his conviction
and when he saw that no hope of life
remained he coolly admitted that he
had been stranger for years. pounc-
ing on little children. throttling them
to death and hiding their bodies.
The 'human mole" was German
degenerate whose horrible crimes
shocked not only Germany, but the
whole world. Johann Bobbe was his
name. Though thin and weak looking.
his hands and arms were abnormally
developed. and his finger nails were
simply claws. Without any other tools
than his hands he could burrow into
the solid earth.
he had little tobacco shop in
back street in Berlin, and here he ex-
cavated deep pit under the floor and
arranged trapdoor over it. At the
bottom Of the pit was huge iron
spike. He would decoy his victims
on to this trap and hurl them down to
be impaled on the spike below.
No one knows the full tale Of his VIC
tins. A deep pit was found in the
yard adjacent, which was half full Of
moldering human remains. Among
others was Bobbe's own wife.
Another German criminal of a SIM
liar type was the schoolteacher Muel-
Ter. who was arrested on suspicion Of
murder at Duernburg, near Bayreuth.
Evidence against him was only cir
cumstantial, and it seemed that he
might escape till the magistrate had
the remains Of widow. who was sup
posed to be victim of his. dug up,
and Mueller was confronted with them.
Then he broke down and confessed to
string of murders extending over
period Of eight years. The details were
so terrible that the court was cleared.
and later the magistrate himself came
out white and shaken.-London An
swers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04

DEFORE you build that Granary or Barn, l
would like to show you my materials and quote
you prices. Lumber is cheaper now than it will
be another year. The TRUST is tightening its
grip lam NOT IN THE TRUST.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
Not listenino.

She was a very little girl, but not so
small that she did not recognize swear
ing as something very wrong or that If
other people used bad language it was
her place to close her ears to it. She
was on the street with her mother, and
as they passed group of men talking
IN loud tones the passersby heard the
small girl exclain in shocked tones,
"Oh, isn't that awful?''' And then, as
If suddenly remembering. But I'm not
listening" York Times. :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04

Pinel: Oak. lPoplar,s Dimensions Surfaced, Planned and
in1a varieties ito weII-stock yard
Shingles, Lath, Flooring,
Siding, and 3 lin. Plank,
Bridge Lumber and Heavy Dr.
mension for Bnrns Specially
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
!. HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
How Hs Won the Title "The cartha
sinian Of Maine."

How He Won the Title "The cartha.
gilman Of Maine"
Among the many stories of Hannibal
Hamlin's early experiences in the
Maine legislature none is more animal
ed than his tilt with John Holmes, in
teresting. besides. because It gives the
origin Of 1.-The Carthaginiap Of Maine,"
q name that stuck to Hamlin through
HE. Holmes had been in the United
States senate, and at this particular
time, wrote General Hamlln, a member
Of the state house Of representatives,
was endeavoring to domineer over it.
Hamlin disputed the leadership with
him, and Holmes attempted to crush
his young opponent by coarsely ridicul.
ing his swarthy complexion. Instantly
Hamlin jumped to his feet and, point
ing his finger at Holmes, retorted: IF
the gentleman chooses to find fault
with me for my complexion, what has
he to say about himself? l take my
complexion from nature. He gets his
from the brandy bottle. Which is
more honorable?" This retort was
greeted with great applause and cries
Of 10 on"
Hamlin then continued. pointing his
finger at Holmes: Il will also tell the
member from Alfred that he is more
conspicuous for trying to run dryshod
over young men than for trying to en-
courage them. But as long as they
are true to themselves and to nature
and as long as the member from AL
fred sticks to the brandy bottle they
need not fear him." AS soon as the
cheers Of the house could be sufficient
ly silenced Holmes retracted his
words and made manly apology.
1.-THE young Carthaginian routed the
old Roman" was one humorous COM
ment on the incident, and from that
time Hamlin was thus frequently char
DISQUALIFICATION Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-04
One Way to Look at Il.

Cornish humor is often unconscious,
writer in the English Illustrated
Magazine says, and proceeds to fur
nish concrete example
"Gwain to larn your boy the fiddle
are 'ee?" asked one Cornishman of
another.
'Iss," was the reply.
HE WANT never play the fiddle
tall"
"Ow shouldn't aw?'
"'Cos his heads too big"
Go on with zee. The bigger the
head the more tunes he'll hold"