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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08

of the Lutheran faith gave an inter-
esting illustrated lesson. The proceeds
of the day amounted to over 1920
which will be used for the advance
ment of foreign and home missions.
Wilbur Hart delightfully."- entertained
a party of friends at the Hart home on
Couth street last Saturday evening. The
evening was spent in dancing, after
which refreshments were served to the
guests, many of them being from out of
town. The Hammond guests at the
party were Miss Mae Nelson and DR..
Zollie Salisbury.
The colored team, the Chicago Blue
Bills, failed to make an appearance yes
terday and disappointed large number
of fms who nd assembled to witness the
game at the grounds near the Erie
depot. A large pick up team played the
Regulars, however. but were still bat
ting the ball around the diamond when
darkness fell, and the score ceased to
be counted
Willie Bartholomae has accepted a
positio with the Marshal Field whole
sale house in Chicago and left today for
that city.
Miss Mayme Schaller of Hammond,
was a Crown Point visitor over Sun
day.
The Lutheran schools will commence
on Tuesday with one of the largest at
tendances in the his tory of the school.
John Heiser and wife of Hammond
visited with his mother, Mrs Margaret
Heiser over Sunday.
w. DeGraff Wilcox of Chicago visited
with relatives and friends here over the
week end.
A good many Crown Point baseball
fans went to Chicago yesterday to wit
ness the National or American League
games, now being played in that city.
Crown Point wasn't a bit lonesome
for automobiles on Sunday. and the res
taurants, hotels and garages did 9
thriving business, supplying the needs
of the visitors.
Miss Mae Nelson of Hammond is Wis
iting with Crown Point friends for q
few days.
Dr. Charles Tinkham has returned
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Bement, Ill His wife and daughter
are still there visiting with Mrs. Think
hams relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Neal returned tt
Joliet. Ill, after a pleasant visit will
relatives here.
DR.. collie Salisbury of Hammond Wis
tied over the week end with relative:
here.
William Hiedbereider and wife hav,
returned from Quincy, ILL.,, after an ex
tended visit with relatives there. H
will resume his duties as instructor a
the Lutheran school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Upham of Salt LAX
City, are visiting with Mrs. Upham'
sister, Mrs. w. A. Scheddell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08

Eight men who were Tilted by a
Chicago girl have formed club. Graf
itude has strange ways of manifesting
itselt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08
Prepares For Law Course.

Ward lines, who has been working
in an Insurance office in Chicago has
resigned his position and gone home in
Wsetville, Ind, where he will enter the
high school to prepare for a law course
at the Valparaiso University. While
enroute Mr.. lines stopped off for a few
hours visit with hise uncles, James,
Edward and Roy Dis of Whiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08
HOBART.

Mrs. Leila A. Smith returned Satur-
day from her months visit in Denver.
Roy Shearer and family, of Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08

A dance was given last night in Bin
zenhoff's hall for the benefit Of the new
brass band which has been organized
in Gary, known as the Gary band The
dance was a great success and the pro-
ceeds will help the organization ma
etrially.
soue one seeing the reflection of a
flame in the gasoline stove in the resi-
dence of ]. w. McGregor, yesterday ran
to the police station and turned in the
alarm of fire. The officer at the sta
ton Immediately shor off a pistol which
is the signal in Gary, and the mem
bers of the police force, which act as
the volunteer f1remen, arrived on the
scene at once. They soon found out
however that it was a false alarm and
the run to the house nearby was in
vain.
Attorney c. O. Seton has returned
from his vacation which he spent in his
old home in Illinois. Mr.. Seton had a
strenuous time of it, but feels very
much better as a result. Like the rest
of them he is glad to get back to Gary
Richard Much the king of the prin-
cipality of Pine has been reported very
sick of late with an affection known as
gall stones. Mr.. Much has been con-
fined to his house for several days. Mr.
Much is we'll known in Gary where he
has appeared before several board
meetings.
P. L. Rales and wife of Suffolk. Va.
were in Gary seeing the city yesterday
c. B. Miller, one of the travelling
agents of the L A. Bryan real estate
company, was in Gary yesterday was in
Gary yesterday, after a strenuous trir
in the country.
W. c. Williams and wife of Denver
were in Gary yesterday seeing the city
]. H. Louder of Michigan City, wa:
in Gary yesterday on business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08
GARY NEWS
Skating Rink a Hit.

The skating rink, which has been
opened on Fifth avenue and Massa-
chusetts street. is proving an immense
success. Last night a throng of people
attended the rink and INDUCED IN the
pleasant sport. The rink is undou bted-
ly the finest in Lake county and the
floor is perfect. The elite of Gary are
now taking up this pleasant diversion
and the floor is crowded with men and
women we'll known throughout the city.
Saturday evening, Bigelow's band fur
nished the music and an immense
crowd packed the hall for the first
nights skate The interest is increas-
ing every day and the rink will prove
a great success
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-08
Hold Early Mission.

The members of the Lutheran church
of this place held their yearly mission
and festival at the fair grounds yester-
day and had services during the entire
day. the morning service being read in
German, while the afternoon meetings
were conducted in English. Rev. Stiens
of Logansport, conducted the morning
service and a deaf and dumb minister
of the Lutheran faith gave an inter
esting illustrated lesson. The proceeds
of the day amounted to over 1920
which will be used for the advance
ment of foreign and home missions.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
,ru.vopr nAuv rRrR1TNE SUNDAY DECEMBER 20. 1908

the same day he purchased from Todo 6rolhei0
the Van Dyck and Severn two t"eiVe 81 49,
apartment houses occupying oiocK Iro"'' 80
l19 feet on tho easterly side Of Amsterdam
between I'D and 7sd streets. In part payment WI
ru Puy gave to Todd Brothers the FIRST Fio'o'
terian property, at Penn avenue ana Itii So
Pttsburg 1OOxl2o feet and Nos l5Z-l@o o'h s.le7''
in the heart Pittsburg's theatre ana W m -
centres The Empire Hotel was held at Sl,''''VOV
by Mr. Bowling and the Van Dyck ana sew"
anartment hohses at 100000 by Todd Brothers'
The total value OF the properties involved III 'h0
transaction was about 100000.
ANOTHER BIG MANHATTAN TRADE
Tho trading last week also marked by an
other exchange Of properties valued at many nun
dreds of thousands in that deal no out-of-to"h
properties were given in part payment IL was
transaction affecting Manhattan properties Nls' @
Helen L. CiIender Asinar bought through CnI-
ford NJ Shurman and Huston & Asinar1 from tne
Robert NJ Silvermsn Realty and Constructor Coin-
pany an eleven story fireproof loft fuildlns' NOS
II and 1e West 17th street. on plot 5SxlOo iee''
She gave in part payment the Hotel Mark"ei d
nine story hreproof building. No 20 to rs west
Goth street which has been leased to william a.
Ruev The same brokers also sold for the Gillender
estate No 34 West Broadway, a lot 30 feet north
of Grand street
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

building materials and on another floor has its Of
fees and clubrooms II owned by William
and julius Manger, the bankers. They sold the
property through Pease Gilman to Mrs. Emily
Benedict Hopkins. widow OF Moses Hopkins. who
was q brother Of Mark Hopkins. Mrs. Hopkins
gave in part payment the Plaza, In Chicago, an
eight story ireproof apartment hotel. a plot
225 by 149 feet, at North Clark street and North
avenue facing Lincoln Park Mr.. Hopkins died in
San Francisco on February Z, 1889. lie prorni-
nent I'm sugar beet industry and "A large
owner Of real estate in California. He also
a large contributor 10 charitable organizations
He endowed the Hopkins Academy. Oakland
Cal. Mrs. Hopkins has not been prominent as
buyer of Manhattan real estate. She lives in this
city
This Builders Exchange and Plaza deal is tho
second largest trade Of Manhattan and Of
town properties reported this year. The record
exchange of properties Of the year WAS reported
several weeks ana in that transaction Herbert
Du Puy and Todd Brothers figured. Mr Du Puy
bought an Investment from Robert r. Dowling
the Hotel Empire. facing Lincoln Square. In Broad
way. and also a plot in the Dyckman section. On
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
TAXPAYERS TO MEET.
May Form This Week Central
Body of Proposed Congress.

Property IN large numbers are enrolling
in the various local divisions Of the Taxpayers
Congress.
Such rapid progress has been made by chairmen
of divisions that the committee legislation and
taxation of the New York Real Estate Board Of
Brokers. which is the executive force behind the
movement has decided to call conference of all
the old local taxpayers associations the pre-
Uminary step toward ereCting the temporary or
ganization of the central congress. Not only tax
payers who have enrolled, but others who want
more information about the movement. favor the
conference at this time. 1t has been urged most
strongly, however. by prominent leaders of the
older local bodies They want to unite on a def
mite agreement They want to draw up an Official
public announcement TO the principles and aims
Of the Taxpayers Congress. They want to take
such a determined, unified position that all tax
PAYERS will be convinced to the farreaching sig
nifcance OF the movement.
The committee legislation and taxation OF the
board has appointed a committee of seven chair
men OF divisions to meet the committees from the
older bodies. The meeting viii he held the coming
week. All of the existing local associations have
been urged take part in the conference, either
by the presence of their presidents other duly
accredited representatives.
After the joint conference OF the committees
from the various organizations. the aim will be to
form the central body of the congress at once in
temporary FORM Divisional chairmen by that time
expect TO have a representation of taxpayers in
nearly ali of their local organizations sufficiently
strong and extensive Justify the first steps tow
ard starting such tentative formation of the
congress itself.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
QUEENS MARKET ACTTYE
Erperts Erpect Higher Values
There IN the Near Future.

There was considera BILE activity last week N ~.
Queens real estate market. one OF the Ia-z.s,
transactions was transfer Of title BY Charles a
Pea body. acting for William r. and Archi5ala
IL Russell Of Princeton. y. j. to William p
Maxwell to 80 lots at Laurel Hill. The con-
sideratlon was said 70 be $500 three-ouar-s-,
Of the amount being given in cash The plot has ;
frontage Of 8s4 feet. north Of the tracks Of N.
Montauk division Of the Long Island Railroad a,s
274 feet on ths north side Of Sewtown avenus
which is opposite New Calvary Cemetery
Regarding the activity in Queens the last fs-
months Herbert A. O'Brien. corresponding zscr..
tary Of the Queens Real Estate Exchange said vs.
terday:
Properties in Queens Borough an attractiv.
more allurfng speculative zone The high Manbas
tan rentals for fats in many choice sections nav.
already resulted in big increase IN the dsnaas
for houses in Queens a study of the chanxs,
which have taken place in recent years in Manhzs
tan will show that large districts there which wer,
almost entirely occupied by fathouses uow form
splendid additions 70 the principal loft centres aaa
are IIkeBy to be entirely used By business house.
I'm the near future. AS there are no complete r.
ercs kept Of where the former residents of thoss
sections have made their homes. It IS impossible "a
tell how many OF them are now living IN QuseuA
Builders and realty brokers say that Iarzs nun
hers of them have obtained Coumodlous homes IN
Queens and at rentals much lower than they raid
in the Manhattan sections
Transit facilities IN Queens have eousidsra5Iy
improved in recent years Many large houses havs
been planned and built In a few months rsaty
values IN Queens are likely 70 be much higher"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
REALTY NOTES.

J. Arthur Fischer has leased for S May the
store in the building No. Gal Sixth avenue 20 the
Hertz Restaurant Company for term of years.
also to d Me ldes the store in No. 6SS Sixth ave-
nue. and for /. Raved the store in the building
Nc 6s1 Sixth avenue to a Mr.. Sardou for res
taurant purposes.
Folsom Brothers have leased for William Halli-
dav the private house No 800 East 18th street TO
Emil Berla for a term OF years
Expert Testimony in .Appralsas' will be dis
cussed Tuesday evening 10y Charles Griffith
Moses of the firm OF Charles Griffith Moses & Bro.
before the Real Estate School OF the West Side
Young Mems Christian Association, No 500 West
18th street.
The Duross Company has leased the Bernheimer
homestead, No. 2lS West 18th street, a four story
dwelling on a lot - s1Sl6 feet, to W. D. Perry. for
five years. Mr.. Perry Will alter the house for
business The Bernheimers haze occupied the
house for sixty years.
HauEhton & Lee have leased 10 100 square feet Of
space in the building Nos. Is and 10 West 34th
street.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
MANY REALTY. DEALS.
Market Found for D1Celling House
ROzU an Jerome AUenue.

A good volume of realty business was TRANSACTED t
yesterday. One of the principal deals was q ~ saio
by Shaw & Co. for Edward j. yelling OF seven
three story brick stores and dwelling houses No
92.5 IN 2a57 Jerome avenue Each house occupies
lot 1SxS0 feet
smith &. Phelps and John A. steinmetz have sold
for cash the plot OF twelve lots at the sou'"e"'
corner of Vyse avenue and 1Soth street
Frank 7 Fisher Company have sold for Jean
NJ Carson the four story dwelling house NO %
West SD street, adjoining the mouse sou ~ '
same brokers for Edwin D. Worcester
H w Shuttle & Co. and the Renton-Moore CoIi-
many have sold for Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Pelgram NO
25 west e1st street four story and oaseneL'
dwelling house on lot 171xl0OS feet; also the au
ioinng house. No. q, similar STRUCTURE Oh ''I
ls 2x1Oos feet Also the southwest corner OF Lex
ingtOn avenue and 18th street. d BIN S'O1S A-
house, lot 9911x2 feet -
John j. Kavanagh has sold for Mrs Ella a
Cooper the five story American basement dwell
ing house No "A East 95th street. on lot l6x1Jo''
feet to a client for occupancy.
Mrs Ida Beringer has sold the northwest corner
of Lexington avenue and 74th street, three storS
building. with stores, on lot 722x17-6 feet. ,,.,
The Duross Company has sold No SO5 west zV'h
street a three story and basement dwelling house.
on lot 2O4x56 feet adjoining the corner Of Eighth
avenue The Prudential Real Estate Corporation
holds title.
The Belmont Bond and Mortgage Company has
sold the plot 4ox15O6 feet at the northeast corner
of Cambreling avenue and 1SSth street. extending
through to Beaumont avenue, to George Brown
who has resold it to the Lafayette Realty Company
James T Barry has bought the plot. 75x1o0 feet,
on the east side Of Minford Place. 125 feet south
OF 172d street
The PI rdy estate has sold plot OF twelve lots
at the southeast corner Of Bryant avenue and
18oth street. to the Rockland Realty Company.
The North Realty Company has sold TO William
J. Coney No 1126 Forest avenue. two family
frame dwelling house. lot 2I10o feet. Also sold
No 1855 Jackson avenue a three story frame tene-
nent house, Fred Lehning.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

ment in the Dyckman section. all Of which regions
had. fguratively speaking, been brought b. the
subway-much closer to the City Hail, Manhattan.
In all OF those building and purchasing move
ments most of the principal operating syndcates
and the majority Of spectators were active. and
large OF money which they had were lent TO
further the projects OF smaller realty concerns or
individuals OF lesser financial strength engaged in
the work Of transforming large areas of land on
Washington Heights and in the Dycllman zone and
in various sections Of The Bronx. Many Of the
big investors later called upon to take over
the finished product Of the builders the Heights
and IN the other regions mostly benefited by the
subway, and large numbers OF such investors
sPonded to that call.
The phenomenal building and purchasing move
ment IN what ltEown as the newer residential
zones Of Manhattan Island and IN The Bronx
tirued for period Of more than two and half
years and, owing its magnitude. Il naturally
diverted large sums Of money which might hato
been LS"d in furthering projects Tor improving
sites in ihe tunnel zone to where the activities OF
builders, spectators and investors were more
sIIuring. Some months before the financial deprss-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

big section mostly occupied with dwelling houses,
OF the old type. with here and there factories and
loft structures. The buildings which have been
erected by big builders and operating companies
within that tunnel area could be quickly counted
and do not make imposing array Of building
statistics.
The factors which have held back the improve
ment Of the districts along the roseate lines as
planned by the operating syndicates and individuals
years ago. likely a result of the magni-
tude OF building and trading in the various newer
districts of the city, since the opening of the sub
way in 1904 The subway caused hundreds of per
sons who had never before been identified with
realty operations Manhattan Island and In The
Bronx TO become prominent as buyers and builders
Soon after the opening OF the subway there fol-
lowed a phenomenal purchasing and building move
ment on Washington Heights and throughout many
OF The Bronx zones and a large purchasing move
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
Plan BIG APARTMENT.
Structure VIII Be Built an Vest
nth Street.

Plans have been filed with Buildings Superin'eHu
ent Murphy a six story elevator apartment hou
70 be but for the Scheer-Ginsberg Realty Cornpahy
in 18th street east of Broadway II VIII De Oh
brick with limestone trimmings II VIII nave a
frontage of 100 feet and depth OF % feet ana WI
contain thirty suites of apartments 1t Is 10 cost
S2sOO0 b. w. Levitan is the architect
Plans have also been filed for enlarging the TWO
story hail and stores No. fiS East 12oth street
owned bv Paul Byck, the improvement belhs rlau'
for Paul Btrnhardt as lessee The architecI -
Charles Gems jr- .
Plans have also been filed for "a seven story ioII
ond store building to be built for Kramer & Rock
more at the southwest corner OF Rivington ana
Goerck streets at a cost OF $4,000. G. +. Pelham
is the architect
Plans have also been filed for making over the
stores in the two story Office building at NO oo'
Amsterdam avenue into moving picture haIl' ue
improvements being for Simon Fritz, as owner ana
remodeIling the amusement hall at No uS5 Elshth
avenue owned by the Manhattan Leasing Company
the improvements being made for McCarn "eisS-
man as lessee. Young & Greenberg and Clement g.
Brun are the architects
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
SPECTATORS

Though the volume of business transacted last
week was somewhat less than in the previous week
there were hewever, indications Of broadening
~ activity IN various zones in midtown districts
tn which many leading investors and operators
were prominent some years ago They were con-
sidered proof that conditions affecting real estate
affairs in central sections west Of Broadway had
greatly improved.
For many months OF the most careful STU
dents Of realty matters have been predicting a
purchasing movement Of large size in what is
known the Pennsylvania tunnel zone. and have
been looking forward TO extensive building opera
rious in that region which would result IN the
obliteration OF hundreds of old structures. About
four years ago when the plans of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad 10 unise Long Island, Manhattan
Island ard New Jersey with an unbroken line OF
river tubes and TO have q tunnel terminal station
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
TTNNEI ZONES ATTRACTIVE
SPECTATORS MORE PROMINENT IN THE PENN
SYLV4NI4 DISTRICT.
Some Big Projects Carried On in That Section IN Recent ears
Realty Conditions in Other Active In1estmen Regions

the railroad plans but the fact is that R. H Macy
& Co. and Saks & Co were located on their present
sites before the tunnel plans of the railroad COM
panies were made public. The drygoods houses
did not go to the tunnel zones The railroad COM
panies decided to be as near possible TO TINS
newer drygoods centre, and therefore the drygoous
centre became q part of the tunnel district MOST
persons connected with the realty markets, now
ever consider the tunnel zone to be bounded oy
2Sd and 34th streets Ninth and Sixth avenues
That part OF the city is bordered on the east oy
the upper part of the great Sixth avenue shopping
district which is the largest retail shopping zone
of its character in the world; the north by the
southery boundaries OF the principal theatre zone
Of the greater city; the west by what is known
as the Chelsea district of city. where vast sums
of money in recent wears have been expended in i'm
provins the pier facilities. and the south by q
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
BUYS RocKAwAY BEACH TRACT.

The Realty Associates, Remsen Johnson. presi-
dent OF the Jere Johnson, Jr., Company, and their
associates have jointly agreed to purchase four
hundred Of land at Rockaway Beach imme-
diately adjoining Belle Harbor. This tract fronts
nearly mile and half on the and Jamaica
Bay. 1t approved over year ago by the city
for the seaside park, but later the project
abandoned.
The property is OF the few remaining unm-
proved waterfront parcels in greater New Cork
Tho syndicate formed TO buy this property
with the intention of developing it for summer
residence purposes only.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
LEADS GRAND MARCH AT 113 YEARS

Oakland, Cal. Dec. 1s-Ar benefit dance ten
dered to him last night Captain Goddard h Dla-
nond 113 years old, led the grand march, with
Miss Marie Montreth who IS 100 years his junior
Captain Diamond born in Plymouth, Mass.
and In his early youth he connected with the
building Of the first railroad in the country. Dur
ing the Civil War he was a special agent OF the
government He is a vegetarian, and he has writ
ten a book on the subject OF longevity.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
SALE OF WEST Sd STREET HOUSE.

l. Tanenbaum, Strauss & Co. have sold for Mary
II Ward the property No. s5 West Sd street The
same firm Of brokers has also leased the entire
building No 5s3 West Broadway for Lille s. Beall;
sixth loft at Nos, 2o7 and Wooster street for
Max Held: second loft at No. q West 18th street
for the estate of Leopold Peck; third loft at NOS
POI and 203 Wooster street; second loft at NO 70
Union Square for the Kent Realty Company.
The same firm also recently placed a mortgage
for sISOO00 at per cent. and four mortgages ag-
gregatng $4,000 at per cent
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
THREW BOTTLE, KILLED BOY; FREED

Grand Rapids Mich. Dec I9.-Edvard Ps-k.
VINO threw bottle at the opening baseball zans
OF the Central League season here last Nay and
killed Willie Haverkanp. small boy. was found
not guilty Of nanslaughter to-day. PARKS. Il vss
alleged threw the bottle at the boys who had
been annoying him and struck the Havsrkazp Iad
Whn was an innocent bystander.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
LIFE FOR MOTHER OF BABY JOHN"

Oakland. Cal. Dec 19--Mrs- Isabella J. Martin
who was convicted Of conspiracy IN the dynarlttn.
OF the homo OF Judge ogden. IN this city. was san
fenced to-day 10 Imprisonment f0T LIE. ths naxl-
mum penalty
Mrs. Martin IS the mother OF Baby John A
youth who confessed that shs had used him a. =
tool on various dynan1iting plots At one tine shs
set forth ths claim that the child the son u
the Princess Chinay.