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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
All want ads must be paid for
with order or before paper Is
issued znkess you carry an ac-
count with THE TINES. The
rate-1o cents per day for q
want ad is 20 low that It makes
the proposition & losing one
when a collector has to be sent
several miles to collect ten
cents.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20
WAVERLY WHITES

/ J. C. Brown attended a meeting
of the Elk lodge at Watertown
Monday.
A few from here attended the
Wolf-Jorgcnson wedding last Tues
day at WATERFOWL.
W. F. HOLMAN has the Ringling
Bros. automobile beat to a fragile
when it comes to looping the loop.
Will did the trick with a a load
Of grain off the McCaul Webster
Elevators driveway, nobody was
hurt but it was a wonder.
The Misses Mabel Niebuhr, NAB
ell White, and Emma Melentine of
Watertown visited at Frank Schur-
mann's few days last week.
Miss Mabel Lonnsberry was a
Watertown passenger last Saturday.
The grain business is rushing at
present as the farmers are busy
hauling their surplus grain to
market.
Joe Martin came home from
Brainard, MINI. for few weeks
visit.
Frank Greene is busy now days
drilling we'll for David Jellis.
L. F. Schurmann was a Water
town passenger Saturday.
W. F. HOLMAN is kept pretty
busy these days grinding feed.
J. F.Soulak was Rauville visitor
last Sunday on business.
Louis Klein is the proud possess
or of a new cornet and will whoop-
er-up in the band.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20
ELROD AND EDEN ETHICS
FRITZ.

. Ed Pierce the genial carrier on
Route 3 from Henry tried carry
ing the mail in an auto Thursday
but guess he concluded a better
way was to stick to the good old
team and buggy which seldom
stops so still you can see it move
at least a little.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lally of Wa
tertoWn were Clark visitors Satur-
day.
Some of the more enterprising
citizens of Garden City have awak-
ened to the fact that the main
street of their town isn't a very
imposing looking thorofare so they
have torn out some of the old
frame buildings and are erecting
a fine cement block building &C.
cupying almost a block.
The American Boy which played
to the people of Garden City last
Friday had a fair crowd.
C. D. Haywood returned from
St. Paul where he consigned a car
Of sheep, Sunday morning. j. D.
Clegg who accompanied him did
not return, stopping off at St.
Charles to visit friends and rela-
tives.
C. H. Aldous accompanied a car
of hogs belonging to Geo. Dowl-
ing to St. Paul Tuesday morning.
He intends to stop off at various
places in Minneapolis before re-
turning home.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20

Quite a number from here at
tended the turkey rattle at Jacob
Schroeder's Sunday. All report a
good time.
By the way, don't forget the
band dance on Thanksgiving night.
Rev. J. M. O'Driscoll conducted
services at Revillo, last Sunday.
The young people organized a
literary society hele Friday night.
The following officers were elected:
Pres. J. W. Shinnick; vice pres.
Carrie l.. Schurmann; sec'y. Grace
Shlnnick; treas. F. E. Schurmann;
sergeant at arms Geo. Raatz;' COM
mittee on debate, W. A. Schur-
mann, Matthias Brandriet and Susan
Klein, committee on program, Mary
Klein, Grace Shinnick, and Carrie
Schurmann. The first meeting will
be held on Friday night, Dec. 1 tn.
Subject for debate: Resolved that
foreign immigration should not be
prohibited. Debaters are to be
selected later.
FRITZ.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20
News Of the County
BY OUR REGULAR STAFF CORRESPONDENTS

Mr.. andMrs. Jay Kogle Of Elrod
have purchased a new farm in the
southwest corner Of Henry town
ship. 1t has formerly been known
as the Old Upham place. We are
sorry to lose our neighbors and
wish them all kinds Of success.
Mr.. l.. e.. McDermott has great
]y improved the looks Of his resi-
dence by the addition Of a new
kitchen.
Peter Lappier and his sister
Mrs. Pomeroy came last week
from their home in North Dakota
to be at the bedside Of Mr.. Pome-
roy who was very i'll but is now
improving nicely. Mr.. Lappier in
tends to leave for Mime sofa about
Wednesday Of this week to visit
sister who resides in Winona Co.
that state.
Monday evening the many friends
and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Shape gathered at their fine
home near Henry and sprung
great surprise on them. The
event was their 25th wedding ami
versary and the neighbors wished
to show their admiration and re-
spect to this worthy couple, Every
one brot something good to eat.
Dancing and all the good old
games were INDUCED in. Every
one reports fine time.
Rex Clegg left for Aberdeen
Monday. He intends to work in
the Nj. & St. l.. depot as freight
agent and probably won't be home
unit spring time.
Mr. VIM. Flanagan of Eden de-
parted for Rochester, Mimi, Mon
day morning with his little son
Thomas who has been suffering
with appendicitis. John Cosgrove
is tending to Mr.. Flannagan's
chores while he is away.
Aren't you glad you voted for
Taft.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20

Are you working for the Satur-
day News contest? If not hop to
it.
Quite a bunch of Pelican people
were seen shopping in town Satur-
day.
Fritz and Willie Elfring found
their gold watches last Friday
after they had Deen gone week.
Lydia Schuclke is spending a
few days at Oscar Lundgreen's.
Master Curtis Bradley visited
at Nceder's Sunday.
Some of the boys in Pelican
township were hunting sparrows
Saturday evening.
Fritz Elfring did not move in
his new home as stated last week
Lonnie Briggs and Howard Rich
ard called on Needer's SUNDAY.
Happy Jack.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20
kRANZBURG KINKS

Some women think their hus-
bands are hayseeds.
Miss Barbara Heyn spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. B.Bauer.
Mrs. Albert IIanten from Rau.
willie spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs Anton Lindncr.
H. A. Mckool was down from
Watertown shaking hands with
friends here Sunday.
Bills have been posted in the
burg announcing a grand cclebra-
ton at Wavrley Thanksgiving.
Wavcrly is the place to have fun
and some Of our people will cele-
brate there, no doubt.
Bonnie BackvilI from Goodwin
was in the burg Sunday.
Herman Graen returned from
Minneapolis Saturday evening af-
ter visiting several weeks with
friends.
Michael Fox, Jr.. and his pro-
spective bride. Miss Margaret
Klein were in the burg Sunday in
viting friends to their wedding
which will take place at the bride
home near Waverly.
Miss Helen Kuhn is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Joe Deniger, Jr.
kranzburg was stung again last
week Friday when the vaudeville
fake and graft company struck
the town. They said it was imag-
ination and some of the people may
still imagine they saw the show.
Nit
Peck.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20
EDEN AND ELROD ETHICS

Judging from all indications
there will be wedding bells ring.
ing in our neighborhood about
Thanksgiving day. The turkeys
had better hunt the tall timber.
Hazel Eddy and Mable Stark
weather drove to Clark Saturday.
Florence and Minnie Clegg went
to Naples Sunday. Miss Florence
begins her duties as assistant
teacher there Monday.
Glen and Hazel Reeve age Is and
8 respectively have started to
school in Eden to Miss May Halli-
man. II
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-11-20
PELICAN POINTERS

The dance given by Wood last
Friday night was largely attended.
Rob Steele was breaking his new
driving horse Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradley at
tended the show Saturday evening
at Watertown.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
NOW IS.THE TIME
FOR BEST EFFORT
All Contestants Must Keep
Work to High Pitch OF
Enthusiasm

With the opening of the special dou-
bic vote offer on all new subscriptions,
The Calls $4,000 prize contest enters
upon its eleventh week. with three
who have any desire to stand at the
top Of their respective subdistricts
should not waste one moment, for
no better chance will be given to inn
prove the standing of the weaker con-
testants and to make safe the ones who
are already in the lead.
Today and every day this week until
the special double vote. offer ends, a
coupon good for two votes will be pub
lisned. This is in place of the regular
one vote coupon and it also will aid
the weaker contestant. After June l.
when a five vote coupon will be printed,
the coupon will be discontinued
Every sign points to greater voting
at the close of this contest than in
any similar competition ever before
held. This means that no matter how
high the contestant stands or how
many promises have been made to
him, each one who is entered must get
every vote In sight.
WASTE NOT A MOMENT
Even though you seem TO be safely
in the lead, some one who stands far
below you may come along at the
last moment and by a last effort snatch
away the prize which you would have
won had you not neglected your op-
portunities in the last few weeks of
the work. With this in view no con-
testant can afford to waste one minute
from now to June 13.
If your enthusiasm flags, just think
of the amagnificent prizes-the finest
ever offered in a competition of this
kind. Some one must win that superb
Winton Six-Teen-Six. whose value rep
resents the careful savings of 13 years.
Three will win those Tourist model K
cars, each worth $3.50. Some 8 young
people of energy will win. the scholar
ships and as many more the trips. DO
you desire any of these things? Then
see TO it that you maintain your vote
getting gait to the end. Ifvyou have a
pair of seven. league boots that will
take you faster to the votes put them
on and success attend your efforts.
Here is the coupon:
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
DAMROSCH PLAYERS
IN FINAL CONCERT,
Season Proves City Alive to
Musical Impressions and
Orchestra Will Return
By Walter Anthony

The New York symphony orchestra
ended its season yesterday afternoon in
this city; Walter Damrosch, wizard
and Wagnerian. waved his final beat;
the Calvary choral society made its
first real appearance and a big audi
ence-but not so big as il should have
Deen-applauded its approval of the
music at the Dreamland rink. The
short season is ended. but il has proved
san francisco alive 10 musical impress
sions and there is large hope that an
other year will see the orchestra back
again in even greater numbers, for we
nave pretty nearly proved our musical
Giselman's chorus of 200 voices fully
met the expectations of those who are
familiar with its recent origin. The
body was led by Walter Damrosch and
appeared most creditably in the march
chorus from 'Tannhalser" In this
number. strangely enough, the singers
were better than in the more placid
beauties OF the Gounod music from
Wagner, and most others. love, whipped
the singers along in a frenzy of tone
which Damrosch kept well together in
spite OF the inexperience of many of
the choristers The result was an ex
cellent rendition of the swinging music,
and speaks well for the work which
Giselman has been doing in bringing
his amateur singers TO such an ap-
Ol ptEI6CliOn lnWlInln SO
snort time. The choral should thrive
and grow
Dvorak's New World Symphony
was given fine Interpretation and so
was the ''Meistersinger'' music which
followed But better still was the
Tschaikowsky "Andante Cantabile,'
which was pure song. The flute and
violin soloists We're really superb in
their little bits of melody, which came
like breaths of spring air in the Cold
mark number which preceded and is
called Spring" Goldmark's mastery
of dissonance was held by Damrosch
nicely into the scheme suggested by
the title. The weaving of the tones
was as the rhythmic waving of the
trees. But the best of all was the
Tschaikowsky music. of which it would
seem Damrosch could never give too
much. Such beauties as the leader
from New York catches out of the Rus
slams music are too high and sweet
and fine for discussion. They, like a
loved one, just exist, and Damrosch
pens the picture
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
BAD AIM fO|LS
ATTEMPT TO DIE
Would Be Suicide Fires Three
Shots at Head, but Only
Burns Hair

George, Crowell. stevedore in ordi-
nary and child of misfortune in ex-
traordinary, is the prize inmate of the
CITY prison, SO lar as the history or
his offense is concerned.
George. who is 64 years of age, went
to Golden Gate park yesterday morning
with suicide in his heart. Life was
unkind and death was gentle sleep,
or something like that. He went to
the Garfield monument off the main
drive and the crude art of the piece
did not serve to put him in better tune
with the world. So he drew a revolver
and held it approximately to his head
Bang" went the revolver Bang!
Bang 1t reiterated.
George felt a singing sensation over
the cerebellum and concluded that the
bullets had taken effect. So he turned
over compIacently on his back and
prepared to pass away.
A stroller in the park saw the des-
nerate moves and concluded that the
man was dead. He FASTENED to the
park police station and reported the
catastrophe. Policeman Rice was sent
with the patrol wagon to collect the
remains.
George was still prone and motion
less. Rice picked him up and bundled
him into the wagon and then discovered
that George had cheated death. All he
had IN show for his atrocious marks
manship were a few powder burns on
Rice was mad. .He ought to be
pinched. anyway he said to the desk
But what charge could you bring
against him?" 49,
"Discharging firearms in the city linz
its /" returned the resourceful Rice, and
that charge was entered against crow
ellis name.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
CHILDREN AT COMMUNION
BaptismaI Vows Renewed by rs
Little Ones at French Church

A flock Of white yelled little girls
and black coated litere boys with white
flowers in their bUttonholes marked the
event Of the first communion OF l5 cele-
brants yesterday at the French church,
Notre Dame des VICTORIES, in Bush
street The altar showed q candle
wreathed in white blossoms for each
child which made an effective setting
for the gayer hued Mowers and trails
Of green which formed the decorations
The ceremony OF first communion was
enacted at 8 a. m and in the afternoon
The children renewed their baptlsmal
vows, received the Scapular and were
consecrsted TO the virgin. The cere-
monies closed with the benediction Of
the sacrament
The entire musical service was rem
dered by the children, who had been
trained by the sisters of the Helpers
OF the Soul" Father J Guibert, pastor
OF the church. officiated at the services.
The following children were in the pro-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
EU[OGIzES HEROES
WHO FOUGHT IN'61
Men Who Gave All for Their
Country Praised in Me-
mortal Day Sermon

Memorial day, chosen by DR.. Brad
torc Leavitt as the topic of his sermon
at the First Unitarian church yesterday
morning, was presented in a way that
nlled the theme with life. After stat
ing that the idea of eommemoration
originated with a soldier who suggest
eo II to \. p. Chipnan, then adJutant
general OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public, q copy OF order No. II, which
proclaimed May 80 as Memorial day. is
sued by General John A Logan May .,
1858, was read. DR.. Leavitt said IN part,
7 am no sufficient eulogist OF the
glorious deeds of the Grand Army. No
man since tk~ immortal Lincoln mas
been great enough TO do justice with
word OF pen 10 that great company OF
citizens who went out from thousands
of homes ready TO sacrifice everything
that the union might be preserved II
was the organized fidelity and courage
OF the country. II is becoming recos
nlzed as a fact that in armies, as else
where, the moral counts for more than
the physical. The old crude theory OF
the soldier or the sailor as th9ck
headed creature living on broken glass
and whisky has been mace ridiculous
by the conditions of modern warfare.
Where are now in our battleshiQs the
salt old tars 'shivering their tlmbers
and reeking with rum and profanity /!
They are gone, and IN their place mas
come the skilled mechanic, the rapid
calculator of ranges-in short, the man
IN whom the mental quality IS OF more
import Il&n the plNSlCa4 guam Anu
this means that by and by we shall be-
come sufficiently mental and moral TO
accept a Christian basis for our society
and reject force for brotherhood
Friendly settlement of disputes seems
10 be the next link in the chain OF So
cial evolution. The coming man is the
gentleman He Will have all the cour-
age Of the noble fellows OF g6 and 81,
but he will use II in living for his
country instead Of dying for it he
will give his strength 10 the purifica-
tion of the public life of the nation
The great American vice today is lack
of civic self-Sacrifice
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
osBERvE MOTHERS DAY
Lebanon Presbyterian Church
Holds Services for Women

Mothers day was celebrated in the
Lebanon Presbyterian church. Sanchez
and Twenty-third streets, yesterday
morning. Rev. A. 4. Logan used for
his text the thirtieth chapter. eleventh
verse Of the book of Proverbs. There
IS z generation that doth not bless
their mother.
DR. Logan spoke on the fact that the
modern people are prone to worship the
great men for their nobility and
strength, but that they often forget
that true nobility which shows itself
IN humility and self-sacrifice. Mothers
lives are q perpetual seif-sacrifice, he
declared.
In honor of the day every mother
who attended wore a white rose or
flower At the evening service a tenn
perance revival was held. Miss Ger
frude Coogan, national secretary Of the
Loyal Temperance Legion, presiding
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
"EMPIRE DAY" TO BE
CELEBRATED AT BANQUET
More Than Hundred Members of
British Benevolent Society
to Toast King

Empire day" in reality Queen Vic
torias birthday, and recognized
throughout all Britain's dominions as
the official birthday of the successive
with q banquet at the Fairmont hotel
by the British benevolent society Over
100 members and friends of the society
will sit down at the board to toast the
glories Of the worldwide empire and to
drink the health of King Edward VII
Consul General W. R. Hearn will pre-
side and w. G. Harrison will act as
toastmaster.
The following viii respond to toasts:
W. r. Hearn, The King. W. G. Har-
rison, The British Empire, DIR.
d Eviyn The British Benevolent So
ciety"; Rev. DR.. Evans. kindred Asso-
cations; Mayor E. R Taylor. The
City: Mr.. Fyfe, president Of st. An
drew's society, st. Andrew s..
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
MUSIC SCHOOL GRADUATES

The presentation of medals and di-
nlomas 10 the graduating students Of
The California conservatory of music
and the Irving institute last Friday
evening was witnessed by a large au-
dfence composed OF the friends and
reiatfVes Of the graduates. Miss Mil
dred Turner received the medal pre-
seoted- by Kohler & Chase; Miss Seta
rart and Charles Bulotti the medals
Sonafed by Professor Genss, and Miss
cara Rogers was the recipient OF the
medal presented by George Bigler.
The program was very elaborate and
osrefi,ifv selected numbers being rem
6ered By Miss Turner. Miss Rogers. Mr..
Pulotti and Miss Stewart. Miss Sarah
N Benton. Miss r.. @. Kreutzmann and
Miss Ethel s. Sherman We're graduates
from the Irving institute who received
diplomas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25

ing badly from several gashes in his
head, which, he SAID had been inflicted
by two men who had beaten and robbed
him. He was taken to the central
were dressed.
According to the Story told by Royce.
he was on the way nome and had just
stepped from the shadow of building
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
He complied with their command and
they ordered him to back up against
the house, where One of them kept him
covered with the revolver while the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
MEETINGS-Snecial


MECHANICS INSTITUTE-NOTICE OF SPE-
CIAL MEETING.
BY request Of the board OF trustees of the Me-
chanics' Institute. I hereby call special meet
Ing of the members of the Mechanics Institute
at the Mechanics Institute building. 80 Grove
st. corner of Polk. San Francisco, Cal, on Tues
day, May &c, 1905. at O'Clock p. M
The object Of said special meeting is to act on
a resolution TO authorize the officers and the
board of trustees Of the Mechanics Institute to
execute mortgage other form of security
any part of or all OF the real estate of the Me-
charics' Institute for the purpose Of obtaining
funds TO erect building on that piece of real
estate belonging to the Mechanics Institute and
situated on the south side of Post st. between
Montgomery and Kearuy. In the city aud county
OF San Francisco. state of California.
RUDOLPH ]. TAUSSIG. President Mechan-
les Institute
JAMES G. srAULDING. Recording secre-
tary.'
San Francisco Cal. May 90. laos.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
~HERITAGE OF FAITH"
DIR. White Makes Comparisons
of Old and New Revelations

The pulpit Of the Central Methodist
Episcopal church, O'Farrell street near
Cough, was occupied by Rev. George
W. White yesterday morning, DR.. Ill
bert r. Ollie, its pastor being at the
general conference of Methodists. DIR.
White chose as a subject The Heritage
OF Faith. comparisons were made be-
tween the old and the new revelations,
the revelations given by the Deity to
Moses and those given TO his disciples
by Christ
The revelations Of today are those
that were given by Christ 10 his
disciples. No revelations have beea
made since that period" said DR..
White. Emerson and Shakespeare
wrote wonderful essays but they were
not revelations; merely sublime
thoughts put into print. The only reve-
lations by God are contained in his
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
xETERANs AT sERyfcrs

Thomas Post, G. A r. attended the
memorial services held at First Con-
gregational church, Post and Mason
streets. last evening in q body TO listen
10 a talk on The Paradoxes Of War
by Rev. Edward Z. Braithwaite. PHI. D.
al Massachusetts. The pulpit was
draped with American flags and at the
close Of the. services the choir and
audience sang the Star Spangled
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed IN at
either of the publication Offices and be indorsed
with the name and residence of persons author
lied 20 have the same published. Notices re-
stricted simply to the announcement OF the event
are published once in this column free OF charge
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
IRON WORKER BEATEN
AND ROBBED BY THUGS
Found Bleeding on Street, VIC
tim Tells of Attack by
Thieves

Robert Royce. an iron worker resid-
ing at Harrison avenue and Folsom
street. was found early yesterday morn
ing lying in the street at the corner of
Seventeenth and Folsom streets, bleed
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
pEppLER,s INJURIES FATAL

Nicholas Kostan. peddler who was
thrown from his wagon and run over
at the corner of Polk street and Golden
Gate avenue on Saturday morning, died
Yesterday afternoon as a result or his
INJURIES at the Hahnemann hospital.
Tha dead man was 81 years old and
lived at S11 Valencia street. The body
was taken to the morgue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
MATRIMONIAL

WORKINGMAN. age S3. who has good. salary
out of town, desires TO make acquaintance of
young lady; object matrinony; who lives
at home. Box 2052 Call.
HANDSOME wealthy young widows seeking life
companions; also wealthy seeking
pure girls for wives; details 2Jc. Society
Lady" 260 Hollis ST.
DO not be deceived, the only reliable matri-
monial bureau you will find at MRS. A. VOL
TBR'S. 1852 Geary ST.: established in 1900.
GALL BRANCH OFFICE. 1851 Fillmore ct.
near Post
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
BIRTH
DEATHS

CAToN-In this city. May 9. 1905. to the wife
of william VI. Cation (nee o'Neill, a son.