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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
CHILDREN ENDANGERED
Officer Fitzgerald Stops
Runaway Team in
Time.

What might have been a serious ac-
cident, occurred yesterday afternoon at
the corner of Seventy fifth street and
South Chicago avenue, Grand Crossing
A team of horses attached to one Of the
Hastings express wagons became
frightened at a piece of scrap paper
that blew under their feet and i'm
mediately started out on a run, the
wagon was tipped over and its con-
tents which consisted of household
goods were distributed in various sec
lions of the block.
Just as they were about to turn the
corner headed towards several children
who were playing in the streets, Lucian
Fitzgerald, policeman grabbed one
of the frightened animals by the bits
and succeeded in checking them. BY
this time the little children had gained
the sidewalk and were out of danger
In stopping the horses Fitzgerald was
dragged for about fifteen yards and his
uniform. which happened to be a new
one, was put out of commission
After the accident the policeman said
that he didn't care about the uniform
as he had saved the children from be-
ing run over which would probably
have been the case had he not stopped
the animals.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14

one of the largest cargos of grain
that has been shipped out of South Chi
cago this year was sent out yesterday
on the steamer Mclean. In the hold of
this boat was stored 10000 bushels of
wheat, consigned to Buffalo. This en-
ormous cargo was loaded at the Peavey
elevator and Tuesday the Mclean
sailed from the Calumet harbor for
Buffalo. The Mclean record promises
to hold good for a time.
The Calumet theater, which closed
Sunday, May 10, was leased by the
Swanson Moving Picture company. said
to be the greatest moving picture con-
Germ in the country, for a period of ten
weeks. Saturday afternoon the pretty
playhouse will open up with first
class moving picture exhibition. Per-
formances will be given every evening
after that from Z until 1890 o'clock
with matinees Saturday and Sunday
There will be complete change in bill
each day.
Felix Steger, 7s years old, 1850 Wood
lawn avenue. dropped dead from heart
disease yesterday. He was a ticket
agent for the Lake Shore railroad and
was at work at the time of his death.
Steger was we'll knokn all over Park
SIDE and South Chicago and while in
South Chicago he owned a meat market
and grocery and made many bosom
friends. The funeral arrangements
nave not been made yet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
South Chicago Business
Men Discuss Their
Grievances.

The South Chicago Business Mems
club held an important meeting yes
terday evening in the clubroom in the
Commercial building.
The club discussed two grievances
against the Chicago Telephone COM
pany and a committee has been ap-
pointed to address the company on the
matter
Since the telephone rate from South
Chicago to Chicago has been reduced
to five cents the company has with
drawn the small South Chicago d.
rectories and compelled the customers
to resort to the cumbersome big blue
books
The business men of South Chicago
want the little book restored apd will
also request the company to itemize
all telephone expense bills, this being
another practice that the company has
abandoned since the rate went into eff
feet.
Discuss Fountain Site.
The club discussed Theater Square
in South Chicago as most eligible
place on which to place the Drake
fountain which is TO be removed from
in front of the city hall.
The Drake fountain, in the clubs es-
timation, is more desirable than the
Henry Lee fountain, which was under
consideration for some time. and there
fore an effort will be made to secure
the Drake fountain.
The teamsters' wage scale came up
for discussion. too, the contract be-
| tween the team owners and the drivers
having nearly expired. The drivers
are now asking for an increase in
| wages. The single horse drivers on
| the present scale are now receiving
$12 a week and demand $3.50. The
team drivers are receiving $14 and
demand SIS a week. The matter has
| been taken under advisement by the
| club.
| The club being DESTROYS Of having
One Hundredth street opened has in
| structed the secretary to notify the
| aldermen of the eighth ward to that
| effect.
| The next meeting of the club will be
held in the Lincoln building, the club
having increased to such an extent that
its present quarters are too small.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Tourists Go Through.

A large touring car on record run
between New York and Chicago, passed
through South Chicago last evening,
and was mud despatched and looked as
1t had encountered some pretty rough
weather on the way. All the wood work
was taken off the car and the seat In
front was the only thing besides a gas
oline can that was on the machine 1t
was made as light as possible so as to
make better time. Mr.. Stanley and his
son who were on the car, said that it
was a great machine for speed. Mr..
Stanley has won many races this year
with his car and thinks that before
the summer months are over he will
win many more.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Where THE TIMES May Be Had.

The SOUTH CHICAGO TIMES may be
found on sale at the following places.
Those who are unable to secure a copy
will confer a favor by notifying the cir
culation department. Room Is, Lincoln
building, or telephone 2SS South Chi
cago.
Harding's. 15S Ninety street
Costel1o's, SO Ninety-second street.
Jaminson's. 1877 Ninety-arst street.
Raduenzers, 1S4 Ninety second street.
Pouley's, 9155 Commercial avenue.
Moore's. 1902 Saginaw avenue, Wind
sor Park.
Truog's. 99oS Ewing avenue. East
Side.
zegars, Ninety-frst street and Com
mercial avenue
NJ. E. Dowdings. 15s Cheltenham
place.
Thomas Powell. Sixty-third street and
Stony Island avenue.
william Mason. Seventeen street and
I C. station
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
A FINE BILL THIS WEEK

Harry Wilson, manager of the Cal
this week that has ever been presented
to the theater patrons since the foun-
dation of this popular playhouse, sew
eral months ago.
The bill is headed by Chapman and
Nelson in an acrobatic novelty, some
thing that is entirely new from any
other feats ever seen in South Chicago.
Comedy Quartet, four colored gentle
men, sing several quartet songs, headed
by the Swanee River" which is illus
trated with views. At the performance
last night they were compelled to re-
spond several times to encores.
Kern and Brennan in singing and
talking act are clever entertainers and
come in for their share of applause.
Carey and Stampe In a comedy
sketch, Sherlock Holmes. jr." present
new feature in their sketch. Espe-
cially the dancing of Miss Carey is
worthy of special comment.
The bill ends with Joe Whitehead and
Flo Grierson, in novel singing, talk
ing and dancing act, which Is one of
the best acts ever put on a South Chi
cago stage. Mr.. Whitehead is the late
star Of The Girl Question" which
played a long run at the La Sale the
alter, and also of the Umpire"
The kinodrome pictures this week
are very good, being on the comical
order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
GOLF LINKS ARE OPENED
Windsor Park Club Looks
Forward to Fine
Season.

The Windsor Park golf links will
be formally opened up next Sunday
providing the weather is such that
play can be started. although the links
have been opened for several days and
members have been practicing they
have not opened up the season.
The first match game will probably
be played between the Windsor Park
club and members of the Jackson Park
golf club who last year put up such
a good fight for the city championship.
The Windsor links this year will be
graced with several new players of
we'll known repute, among them being
Charles Kand1ey and H. ]. Fiheld, the
latter of Vermont and the man who
for three previous years held the tennis
title of that state.
Mr.. Kandley is also a well known
amateur golf player. having finished
second in the Washington state tour
ney last year. Those who witnes sed
the series say that Kandley lost the
title through hard luck as he is a very
conservative player.
The links of the Calumet Country
club have already been opened up but
no match games have been played
either between the members or visit
ing teams.
The interest in this fascinating game
is growing rapidly through the south
side and from the outlook will as
sumo voluminous proportions before
the season is over.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
WILL LECTURE BEFORE
SWEDISH LUTHERANS

Tomorrow. Friday evening, May Is,
has been set for the big night on the
East Side when the large delegation
will turn out to welcome Chief Jutice
Harry Olson. who is scheduled to de-
liver lecture before the friends and
members of the Bethedsa Swedish Luz
theran church, 1915 Avenue L.
The city's chief justice will deliver
his famous lecture From Paris to
Tngier," which is the personal ex-
periences of the judge and this will
be the first time that it has been given
on the south side. although the Judge
has given this lecture in several Of
the other outlaying suburbs and to the
down town churches. Before the big
speech Judge Olson will give a talk
upon Character" which will be fol-
lowed by his lecture with the stere-
opticon views.
Judge Olson has many friends
throughout the East Side and has at
tended school with several of the su-
burb residents. Already a large num-
Der of tickets have been sold and the
success Is assured. The proceeds will
go to the chudch fund.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
NEW OWL NESTS
ARE BEING STARTED
Gary, Hammond and Indi-
ana Harbor to Have
Lodges.
ORGANIZER BUSY At WORK
First Degree viii Be Given to New
Candidates in Hammond To-
morrow Night.
morrow Night.

Within the next six days three nests
Of the new order of Owls win have been
organized, one in Hammond, a second
In Gary and third in Indiana Hnrbor.
The first degree Will be conferred in
Hammond, Friday evening, May Is.
The Hammond nest at present counts
fl members and the charter is still open
for new members.
Gary's nest is constituted of Is mem
bers upon whom the first degree will
be conferred tonight. The charter is
still open there for any new members
that may desire to enter.
The comforting of the first degree
upon the Indian Hrbor members will
ike place Monday night, May IS. the
work to be done in the Auditorium.
A week. from the initiation nights
a banquet will be given the new Owls
of Hammond and Indiana Harbor.
James L. NimaI, the supreme organ
izer of the order, will do the initiation
work and will have supervision of the
three new nests.
Cities Compete.
There is friendly fight on between
the cities of Hammond and Indiana
Harbor to beat each other in member
snip between now anu May
The losing nest agrees to present the
winner with a beautiful mounted
horn owl.
The order Is but five years three
months old and has a membership OF
6S, 900, being represented in every state
from coast to coast. The next supreme
convention will be held in Knoxville
Tenn, June 16, 1908.
The Owls Creed.
The creed of the Owls is as follows:
If you have flower to give, give II
today. One throb of gladness is worth
more to the living than a wealth OF
&C silly blooms laid however tenderly
above the dead. If you have a kindly
visit to make, make it today lest an
other step in and lay his quiet hand
upon the longing heart and still fore
ever it's fret and pain and power OF
glad response. In the city of the dead
in the silence Of the grave, hearts are
never lonely any more. They have nc
heed or need.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
SENDS HOME BIG WAD
Foreigner Surprises P. O.
Clerk. Money Coming
From Old Country.

Although the majority of the for
eigners of South Chicago are sending
back to their native countries for their
past savings such was not the case
of Stanislaw Propovich, an employ OF
the Illinois Steel company, who last
night appeared at the South Chicago
postoffice where he asked for an Inter-
national money order, which he made
out for seven hundred and fifty dollars.
At first the clerk was surprised and
asked if he wasn't mistaken, but the
man replied in the negative and sub
stantiated his story by reaching into
the folds of his shirt and pulled out the
money which he handed to the clerk.
The money was consigned to his
father Lila Propovich, who is in Aus
tria-Hungary. The cases where the
foreigners are sending back money to
their native countries are quite rare
during the last few months and the
postoff1ce clerks ask the men twice be-
fore they hand out the International
application blank.
During the last few weeks no less
than two thousand dollars have came
back from the foreign countries to
the poverty stricken men in South Chi
cago.
Yesterday was pay day at the Illinois
Steel company's mills and Judging from
the manner in which the laborers
grasped their pay checks they need
the money The saloons through the
Strand and Green Bay avenue district
say that they are not doing the big
business they have formerly been doing
with the inhabitants of that district.
This is held accountable for by the fact
that the men are saving what little
money they have to make both ends
meet and still be able to have a few
dollars left should conditions get still
worse among their families.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Men Take Examination.

Thirteen men yesterday took the med
zeal examination for employment on the
Baltimore & Ohio road for position on
the road and it was on the 18th of the
month, but it proved'to be lucky instead
OF unlucky as all Of the men passed
with flying colors. Conditions through
the local shops and yards of the Balti-
more & Ohio road are very good, said
one of the officials yesterday. business
especially in the shipping lines is pick
ing up and it begins to look like we
would be doing business back on the
old scale by next month. Several men
were put to work the first of this week
as section hands and they are still com
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
SAYS IT WAS MEAN.
Indignant South Chicago
Woman Scores South
Park Board.

The mock national convention. which
was 10 nave been held at the Besse-
mer Park assembly hall. will not be
held there owing to a letter sent out
yesterday by the South Park commits
sloners in which they stated that no
political meetings of any nature were
allowed to be held in any of the South
Park club rooms, although this will
not be a regular political meeting the
d1nerent presidential candidates will be
nominated just as they will be at the
coming national convention and the
Park board has ruled that this is
against their policies
This has given a setback to the new.
ly organized club but one of the work
ers, Miss Grace Darling, has called q
meeting for tomorrow evening. which
will take place at the South End
Center for the purpose of discussing
the convention and also to secure new
quarters.
When interviewed yesterday. Mis-,
Darling said: II think it was real
mean of the South Park board not to
let US have the hall for our meeting. bnt
of course we can't have it and there is
no use crying over split milk. but we
will get a hall somewhere else and
the convention will be held just the
same as we had planned.
All members of the club are request
ed to turn out to the meeting this
evening and help arrange for new
meeting place. Hughes, it is said, will
be nominated on the republican
ticket at the mock convention.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Makes First Trip.

The grain boat Barlum. the largest
grain boat plying on the Great Lakes.
left yesterday with a record load of
grain from the South Chicago elevator.
The boat. while it was tied UP at the
Ninety-second street bridge was looked
upon by residents who viewed 1t as
the largest that they have seen on this
lake. The boat when backed into the
elevator slip extended out to the
middle of the river and traffic was al
most suspended on the river until the
huge vessel was loaded. When the
boat left a large crowd was out in the
rain to see 1t make its first trip from
the South Chicago harbor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Days GriSt in
South Chicago
JUPITER PLUVIUS CAN'T
HURT THIS FESTIVAL
Daisy Booth VIII Enliven South Chica-
go Fair This Evening.

The Ivy Booth, having won we'll
merited praise for it's entertainment
last night, it is now UP to the Daisy
Booth this evening, and the St. Faulina
court, c. G. o. F., all afternoon and
evening today, Thursday, to enliven the
Fair in Parish hall. Ninety first street
and Exchange avenue. Let those. who
are interested and mean to grace the
hall with their presence, remember, that
not all the coutpourings OF Jupiter
Pluvius nor the wild pranks of the
elements shall spoil the good spirits of
those who have rallied toward good
cause on those days.
In regard to the season tickets for
the festival, those that have received
them and are now holding them, will
please notice, that the left end Of those
tickets are proxided with a coupon with
the same number as that of the ticket.
1t might interest the holders to read
over the legend on that coupon as well
as that of the ticket. They will find
that proper action on the holders part
is necessary to wind up fairly the af-
fair of the fair, which If everything
fares well, should be on Saturday
night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Police After Boys.

The police are after the boys who
carry slung shots and go around and
shoot birds. Yesterday afternoon Agnes
Soderquist, living on Stony Island ave-
nue.. was struck in the face with stone
shot from one Of them which almost hit
her in the eye.
She was taken to drug store were
it was found that she had her jaw bone
fractured. The boys who were in the
vicinity when the accident happened de-
clared that two boys were shooting
birds near the quarry on Stony Island
avenue and it might be possible that
they were the guilty ones.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
VIOLATE STATE FISH
AND GAME LAW

Four men were arrested at Blue ISL
and yesterday on the charge Of having
violated the fish and game laws of the
State of Illinois, the warrants having
been sworn out by anne Warden w.
Brown of Blue Island. Brown notified
the South Chicago police station from
which Officer Mccoy was sent to bring
in the men. The men were found fish
ing in the Calumet river
The names of the men arrested are,
Louis Gordon, his brother. James Cor
don, Musset Grandon, and David Ber-
gonowski
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
CIRCUIT COURT CASES
Court Orders Gross Com
plants Docketed as
Separate Actions.

Crown Point, Ind, May 14,-(Special
The following new cases have been
filed in the Lake circuit court here:
1876. Morris l. Greenwald ct al VS.
Peter MiIich
BY order of the Lake circuit court
the following cross complaints were
ordered docketed as separate actions
in the original and far famed Walter
S. Ross quiet title case, which had
special order book made to hold its
numerous DEGREES.
1917. Susan NJ. Phillips VS.. Walter
s. Ross, ct al. Quiet title. ]. Kopelke
plaintiffs attorney
1878. Edigia Timponi VS. Walter
S. Ross, ct al. Quiet title. j. Kopelke
plaintiffs attorney
1879. George Falkenberg VS.. Walter
S. Ross ct al. Quiet title. D. C. At
kinson plaintiffs attorney
1880. Chris tan H. P. Hanson VS.
Walter S. Ross ct al. Quiet Title
Bowers & Batteiger, plaintiffs attorn-
eys.
1891. Max Goldenbere; VS.. Walter S
Ross ct al. Quiet title. John O.
Bowers plaintiffs attorney.
1882. Herman Brunl5e VS.. Walter
S. Ross ct al. Quiet title Bruce &
Bruce, plaintiffs attorneys.
1888. Alma Roberg ct al VS.. Walter
S. Ross. Quiet title. David c. At
kinson, plaintiffs attorney
1884. D. H. Fritts & Company, a
corporation, VS.. Robert Smith ct al
Quiet title. Fancher & Pattee plain
tiffs attorneys.
1885. Lizzie B. Manners VS.. Walter
S. Ross ct al. Quiet title. L. L. Bonn
berger, plaintiffs attorney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
THEIR WIDE, WIDE WORLD
ENDS IN KNOX, IND.
Two South Chicago Youngsters Who
Left Yesterday, Are Returned
Today.

The life of the free and the way
ward did not last long for John and
Harry Gross, two boys who are brothers
who left home yesterday morning and
were captured in Knox. Ind, by the
marshal there.
John and Harry live with their father
at 1040S Muskegon avenue and procured
some money somewhere. Yesterday
morning they started out to see this
big world. John is 13 years old and
Harry is II.
Late yesterday afternoon the marshal
of Knox saw them walking along the
street and seeing that they were
strangers accosted them, and soon had
their story from them.
The father was notified and the boys
were expected to arrive this morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
It Was Unlucky for Him.

May, the 18th. proved an unlucky day
for Herman Smelling of Grand Cross
ing. Early yesterday morning as She'll
ing was going to catch car he slipped
and fell to the ground. broke his UNI
breIla and hat. At noon while going
from the Sears Roebuck office on the
west side he had the misfortune to slip
again and this time he sprained his
ankle which will keep him from work
for some time. The unlucky man lives
at 7542 Harlan avenue where he has a
wife and family.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Now It's the Gaiety Restaurant.

The Boston cafe, 9203 Commercial
avenue, has changed its name to the
Gariety, principally due, however. to
it's easy access to this popular play
house. It also has a new manager, l..
Peelurs, formerly an attache of the res
taurant. A number of new fixtures are
to be added and the place is to be
thoroughly renovated and put in first
class condition, which will eventually
compare favorably to many down town
places. The manager declared that
neither time or money would be spared
to give their patronage the best meals
to be had in South Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
HAMMOND.

HAMMOND
Lots 4 and 5, Mary NJ Huehn's
third addition. Mary NJ Huehn
TO Caroline Lutte. ........s1,20 200
Lot II, block |, Towie & Young's
third addition. Ernest Holtz
EAST CHICAGO. 'i''O'
Lot 10, block "a. SW %. Martin
Van Ellis to William James
Lot Il, block /, Waishs addi- i''''
ton, Rev. Karzmiez Kobylin-
ski to Michael Wojtaszek. . 20
Lot 16. block IS. Broadway addi-
ton, s. l. Kohn to Arden Dear
Lots ITS 90 and 81. F. G. Hairs ad. si'zVO
dftion, Florence Cooper Hall to
Albert E. Peterson ~ 500
Lots 50 and SO, F. G. Hairs ad-
dition. Florence Cooper Hall to
Frank G. Artley ........
WHITING
Lot Is, block 4. Standard addi-
ton. STANDARD Oil company to
Nicholas Z. Miller ..
Lots II to 20, Hart's addition.
crank Berwanger to John
INDIANA HARBoR
Lot 8, block Is, fourth addition,
East Chicago company to Karl
HoRsFoRD PARK. 20
Lot A. block II, Patrick e. Lowe
to John Reid. ...........:. /
SECTION.
2S-34-9-One rod off W end u
NE sW, Peter Geisen to Phil
20 IS -sNW 90 feet NE. Alice %
Weyhe to Elgin, Joliet & East
ern Railway company .. $50
2S-32-S-SW NV 1923 acres;
part NV NV $50 acres; also
part NE NE In 29-32-S con-
tanning 2.4S acres. John Tully
to Henry Francis Chambers. 4,796
1860 IS n s y NE Sc, con-
tanning 10 acres. John ]. Klein
man to John Katzbach .......- 1900
SHELBY.
Lots Is and IT, block 2, John
Tully to Henry Francis Cham
DerS I'VVo
HOBART.
80 feet front by 1872 feet deep off
n side Of tract 10 by 1872 feet
| in Center street, Gust Busse to
Emil Scharbach .........-.-.. 700
GLEN PARK.
Lot 3S, block Z. Reissigs addi
ton, Edward Kerk to Timothy
w. Englehart .........-.....
TOLESTON.
Lots IA and Is, block I. c. T. l.
81, Co.'s fifth addition, Thomas
r. Wood to John Andrajotto.-. 1
In addition to the foregoing trans
fers there have been filed for record
/ mortgage, 8 releases and miscel-
Ianeous instruments.