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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
GARY TOWN BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Remonstrants in Broadway
Street Widening Are
Overruled.
WANT GARY IN The LEAGUE
President Oliver Holmes Succeeded
On School Board By A.
P. Melton.

The Gary town board held a short
srappy session yesterday afternoon and
much business of Importance was
transacted. The hearing of the re-
monstrance against the assessment OF
benefits and damages in the widening
of Broadway was important and after
short argument the demonstrators
were overruled. This was done by the
board without much discussion as they
are anxious to have the work of the
pavement of the street progress with
out any unnecessary delay.
VIII Appeal to Courts.
| The demonstrators were represented
| by Attorneys Hodges and Ridgley,
Manlove and Carver. They will appeal
their case to the courts If their pres
ent plans are carried out. The board
and a great many citizens claim that
this is unjust as many of the abutting
property holders were liberal enough
to donate the necessary land. so chat
the Improvement could be made this
year. Now that the few who took II
upon themselves to demonstrate It is
liable to prevent the much needed I'M
provement from being done this year
Another important matter disposed
of by the board was the appointment
of City Engineer A. P. Melton, as 9
member of the school board to succeed
President oliver Holmes, whose tern
will shortly expire. Mr.. Melton is re
garded as a fit man for the place an
no selection could have given mo-,
satisfaction to the public Oliver
Holmes is the first of the three origina
members of the board to have his tern
lexpfre and his work has given genera
satisfaction.
Gary Asks to Join.
A communication from the Municipal
League of Indiana which is to shortl!
hold its next annual session in Laport
was read in which they ask the cit,
of Gary to join them. The board move
that the application to join the leagu
be filled out and sent at once to TIL
secretary.
Dr. T. B. Templin asked the board :.
make some arrangements for the dis
position of the garb of the city befor
the hot weather makes the condition
over the city unsanitary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
South Shore Outing Com
pany Will Hustle for
Lake Business.

At recent meeting of the South
Shore Outing and Transportation COM
pany the following officers and di-
rectors were elected:
President-Phil Sommers
Secretary and general manager
B. Schultz.
Treasurer-Chas. Ringer.
Directors-Lewis Philips. jr. R. B.
Melville, NJ. H. Wilson and Walter
KrimbaH
The first trip will be made out of
South Chicago on June 20 and the
officers as well as their families will
be on board for the initial trip. just
what other details will be done to
make the trip a memorable one has
not been decided by the company Off
Gals but the first trip will be one that
will long remain in the company 5
history.
At the election Of officers F. L.
Brown. So Dearborn street was chosen
to act as the company's down town rep
resentative and to make arrangements
for handling their down town business.
The plan is to have the lake steamer
leave the Chicago docks at $3.50 in the
moning and steam for South Chicago.
At the Ninety-second street docks all
the Chicago passengers who desire 10
take the twelve mile trip up the river
to Riverdale park can board the river
steamer. South Chicago people desir-
ing to go to Michigan City can board
the lake steamer and make the trip
Returning late in the afternoon, the
steamer will stop at South Chicago and
the local people can disembark, while
the Chicago people who have returned
fro Riverdale park by this time car
transfer back on the boat bound for
down town. This leaves both boats
open for special trips in the evening
We propose to have vaudeville show
on the river boat evenings and should
be able to play to a full house" every
night, by changing the program once
or twice each week.
The officials intend to cater strictly
to the passenger business as the differ
ence in profits between the handling
of passengers and freight amounts K
from so to 20 per cent. in favor Of tn,
passenger traffic.
The South Shore Outing and Trans
portation company is a local concern
from every point of view as the. Off
GERS are from different parts of thu
Eigth ward. The company is now IN
der incorporation proceedings under thu
STAKE laws of Illinois for $4,000 ant
neatly half this amount has already
been subscribed for by men interested
In the new business venture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
FATHER OF GEORGE BARDON
IS DEAD IN CHICAGO.
Gary Lawyer Loses His Father Be-
cause of Attack of Pneumonia.

Daniel c. Bardon, the father of Geo.
c. Bardon, deputy prosecuting attor-
ney in Gary. died at his. home in 336
Forty-first street, Chicago The cause
Of his death was pneumonia, and he
was sick only three days He was
well known as one of the pioneer
business men in Chicago where he had
been in the grocery business for the
past forty-six years.
The deceased leaves wife and ten
children and the funeral was held yes
terday from the home. Attorney Bar
don returned from Chicago yesterday
where he attended the funeral.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
CUPID WORKS IN STORE
Miss Quanstrom and Paul
Lott Slip Away to
Get Married.

The cat jumped out of the bag yes
terday when it was learned in c. r.
Caves department store that it was
no longer Miss Rose Quanstrom but
Mrs. Lott. When once started the
news Travelled from one department to
another until within a short time
everyone in the store knew that one of
the most popular clerks was married
and Mrs. Lott was kept busy receiv-
ing the congratulations of her friends
Behind the marriage lies a little
story. On May Lott asked for a tern
porary vacation saying that he was
sick and simultaneously with his re-
quest came the request Of Miss Quar-
strom for a few days vacation on the
grounds that she was compelled TO
stay home to work in the house 5oth
requests were granted and the young
couple left South Chicago for Carer,
Ind, where they were united in mar
riage by Rev. H. ]. Klaus of the Carrot
Methodist church
The newly married couple left Car
ret Immediately after the ceremony
and returned to Chicago where Mrs
Lott resumed her work at Caves store
and Lott at the Chicago, Lake Shore q
Eastern yards, where he is e.rplo we'd
as engineer. Only yesterday did
Miss Quanstrom admit she was married
and not then until she was told that
the license had appeared in a down
town paper and then she asked how
they ever found 1t out when she was
married in Indiana. This was a give
away and then she told her story.
Mr. and Mrs. Lott are now making
their home at the home of Mr. Quar-.
strom, 1041S Avenue H but they ex-
pect to move to Humboldt Park in the
next few weeks where they will make
their future home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
DRIVERS FOR SOUTH
CHICAGO FIRM ROBBED
Highwaymen Jump at Vic
tins From Roadside
Empty Pistols.
VICTIMS MAKE GAME FIGHT
Teamster Faces His Antagonist With
a Knife-Is dubbed Into
Insensibility.
VICTIMS MAKE GAME FIGHT

Amid a hailstorm of bullets, two
highwaymen held up two men in
wagon in State street, sonth of Sixty
fourth, yesterday, beat one into insen-
sibility,, robbed him and left him to die
by the roadside, then robbed the other
and compelled him to drive away from
his injured companion.
The victims of the holdup are James
Mastarakar and William Gurlash, 1910
Wentworth avenue. They were on the
way to South Chicago with a load Of
merchandise for Nicholas Kaloneran,
5000 Wentworth avenue.
Kaloneran owns several stores
throughout the city, one OF which is
in South Chicago and is located on
Buffalo avenue, between Eighty eighth
and Eighty-ninth streets. When the
transfer wagon reached Sixty fourth
and State streets, two highwaymen
sprung into the middle of he road.
One grasped the horses by the bits,
while the other leveled a revolver at
the occupants OF the vehicle and or
dered them to throw up their hands.
Beats One Into InsensibiIity.
Gurlash dropped beneath the seat
and the robber fred. The bullet cut
hole through the hat of Mostarakar
Gurlash got knofe and jumped to
the ground He slashed at his antag-
onist, who fired repeatedly, but in the
strubble his aim was poor and he soon
emptied his revolver without results
Clubbing his weapon. the robber beat
Gurlash on the head until the injured
man fell to the ground unconscious
While he lay insensible Gurlash's peck
cts were looted of 81 and a gold watch
Abandoning his victim, the first rob-
Der Joined his companion in an effort to
rob AIastarakar. The latter, however
dashed his horses and the animals
reared and knocked down the man
holding them by the bits. The team
plunged forward and was being driven
rapidly away when the robber with
the pistol opened fire on Masaarakar
Forced to Leave Injured Man.
The fleeing man then stopped and
was robbed of $40 and watch. At
terward he was forced to continue or
his way to South Chicago.
Regafnfng consciousness, later Cur
lash staggered and crawled along the
deserted streets until ne reached the
store of his employer ar Fifty-ssven1T
street and Wentworth avenue The
police were notified and genera
alarm sent ont to spread a dragnet fol
the robbers. Gurlashs injuries were
dressed by a doctor, and he was ther
taken home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
C. H. FREDERICK IMPROVES
HIS CROWN POINT PROPERTY
William Pepperdine of Hammond
Lands One of the Construction
Contracts.

Crown Point. Ind, Pune 3.-(Special. )
The improvements of the Frederick
building on the corner of Main and
Joliet streets were commenced in
earnest yesterday morning and last
evening that place looked as If a CIV
clone had struck it. The entire front
on the first story has been torn out
and the inside of the building will be
remodeled entirely. William Pepper
dine of Hammond has the contract for
the concrete work and yesterday com
menced the building of concrete walks
around the place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
This Is the SUGAR Ace.

Our national sugar bowl now holds
approximately 5000 100000 pounds and
the contents thereof cost us not far
from s300000,000 a year. The Size of
the bowl and our individual extraction
from it increase steadily. We eat
more candy, more jellies and more
preserves, and where the cook books
of earlier days prescribed "one cup
molasses" the books of to-day call for
sugar.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
BURNSIDE MAN IS
KILLED BY CARS

While crossing the Illinois Central
tracks at Burnside yesterday Afternoon
Charles Bloomberg, SO years old, was
struck by a south bound passenger
train and almost killed
He was picked up by Frank Denmark,
who happened to pass along that way
about half an hour afterwards Bloom
berg was at once taken to the St
Lukes hospital were his life is dis
pared of.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
characteristics Of Cities.

Every great city has its character
istics. Americans most lasting inn
preston of London are the buses and
the fog. Everyone who returns from
Paris talks of the life Of the boule-
wards" Brussels has its lace, Rome
its ruins and Moscow its-beggars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
Her Halt.

'Now that we are married" he
said. I'VE are one, and / must insist
that this be the last time that you
appear in a low-necked gown" I'VE
NAV be one" she responded with as
perty. "but you are only half of us,
and l shall dress my half as please"
-Young's Magazine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
HAROLD H. WHEELER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Elk County Clerk and Party
Of Friends in Automobile
Collision in Chicago.
ACCIDENT IN GHETTO DISTRICT
Street Car Crashes Into Touring Car
and Machine Is Badly
Damaged.
Especial TO Times.


Crown Point, Ind, June 3.-WhiIe re-
turning home from Aurora, I'LL, with
a party of friends from this place,
Harold II. Wheeler, ex-cIerk OF the
Lake Circuit and Superior courts, mar
royTIy escaped injury yesterday after
noon in Chicago and some of the Occu-
pants OF the big wheeler touring car
were On the verge of prostration be-
fore the incident closed.
Serious Accident Averted.
But for Mr.. Wheeler's presence of
mind, an accident that might have
been. attended with fatal results was
narrowly averted.
In order to take a short cut and to
escape the congested district in Chi
cago, Mr. Wheeler was plotting his car
through the Ghetto district there and
while making one of the turns out
of the narrow streets, and going at a
good rate of speed, he came upon an
approaching street car going at fast
clip.
Keeps His Wits.
Mr. Wheeler quickly reversed the
power in his machine, coming to a
fun stop. The motor-man did the
same thing with his car. but the heavy
street car slid on the tracks and man
aged to Craze the automobile and jar
the passengers. Beyond injury to one
of the lamps and a bad shaking up OF
the party. no damage was done, but
they are congratulatlng themselves or
their narrow escape. The machine
was found to be uninjured and Mr.
Wheeler made light of the accident
The journey was continued to this
place through Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
Lies Most important Factor.

/ have come to see that cleverness.
success, attainment, count for little:
that goodness, or character, is the i'm
portant factor in life-G. ]. Romanes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-03
Development.

"Wiggs, Wiggs?" said the census
taker, turning the leaves of his note
book hurriedly. Quincy A. Wigs
blacksmith census before last-bicycle
repairer last census-thats the man.
amt it?"
Yes. that's pa" said young Miss
Wigs.
well, how shall put him down this
time? Same as before?"
"Oh, no." said Miss Wigs haughti-
ly. PA is an automobile mechanician
now"
His Reservation.
Live and let live" is good
motto, but many man Who adopts
il wants to reserve the right to live
better than the other fellow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23
JOE WARREN WANTS PAROLE
Boy Implicated in Lausten Murder
Applies to Governor.
OFFERED HOME IN RUsHvnLE
Grandfather Makes an Appeal for
Clemency - warren Throws
Light on Prison Dope
TraHc.

LINCOLN. July 22.-Cspecial)-Joe War
rem, convicted with jay O'Hearn, Leo
Angus and Raymond Nelson. Of having
murdered Nels Lausten, a saloon keeper
on Cunning street in Omaha in 1906. applied
to the governor this morning for a parole.
The prisoners grandfather, Colonel j. Il.
West, appeared for him, and made "a
strong plea to the governor. The governor
listened attentively to the reasons for the
asking for the parole and took the matter
under advisement.
Warren has been in the prison less than
two years and unless the sentence Is COM
muted he could not be paroled until he has
served three years, the minimum. Colonel
West told Governor Sheldon that II he
would parole Warren he would give him
a home on his 6cO-acre ranch near Rush
vile. warren's mother and brother are
now on the ranch and Colonel Vests prop
osition was to give the prisoner a home
there and to turn over a tract Of land to
him and his brother. when the brother has
attained his majority.
Warren told the governor that while in
prison he acquired the dope" habit, a
prisoner by the name Of Gould. who has
since served out his time. selling the
morphine to the other prisoners for s..
Warren was unable to tell where Gould
secured the morphine. He says he has
cured himself Of the morphine habit and
does not crave for 1t now.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23
JACK SULLY'S HEIRS WIN
Descendants of Noted Desperate May
Secure Title TO Dakota
Land.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 22.-(Specfal
Telegram Mrs. Mary Sully, widow OF
Jack" the famous desperate and so-called
king of the cattle rustlers, who was shot
and killed two years ago during a running
fight with officers, and twenty-three other
descendants and heirs of the dead outlaw
nave won the first round in the United
States court in this city in the fight for
possession of about 10000 acres of land,
valued at approximately SIS, 900. Mrs.
Sully and the other plaintiffs in the suit
seek TO have the land allotted to them as
Indians under acts Of congress, Mrs. Sully
being a mixed blood Sioux Indian woman.
Judge Garland Of the federal court has
overruled a demurrer of the United States
government and John II. Scrivin, a~llotting
agent, to the bill Of complaint of Mrs. Sully
and the other plaintiffs, and has granted a
temporary writ of injunction as prayed for
by the plaintiffs, preventing Allotting
Agent Scrivin certifying any OF the land in
volved in the suit to any Indians other
tina the plaintiffs during the time the
present suit is pending.
The LAND involved in the suit is situated
west Of the Missouri river in the south
central portion of the state. near the Ne
braska border,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23

intendents convened here this forenoon. II.
A. Ustra, state superintendent of public
instruction, presided.
Mrs. Stella Kohl OF Vermilion, secretary
pro tenn, made the opening address. The
discussion Of county superintendents' re-
ports was led by c. f. Swanson. deputy
state superintendent. At the afternoon ses-
sion. Superintendent A. H. Seymour Of
Desnlet, speaking on supply OF Teachers"
prophcsied a shortage. Superintendent
French, on Teachers Wages" advocated a
raise in wages. Superintendent George Mil
Ter Of Tyndall. on County superintendent
in Politics. advocated a longer term OF of.
flee by constitutional amendment and cleo
ton in. June instead Of November.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23
Indians Hold POwwOw.

WALTHlLL. Neb., July 22.-(Special)-
Indians are progressing rapidly with their
powwow which is being held a few miles
east OF here. The best of order prevails.
NO drunkenness is in evidence and the
games and horse races and ball games
and indian dances create the deepest in
terest. The celebration will continue until
the 9th, and will close with several days
OF very interesting attractions. About six
hundred people are camping now on the
grounds and mary others will move in
within the next few days. Some are kept
away finishing cultivating corn. The
Omaha Indians are farming more this sea
son than ever before and the crop pros
poets never looked better.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23
FRONTIER DAY FOR OsCEOLA
Varied Western Sports Enjoyed by
Polk County PeODIe.

OSCEOLA, Neb., July 2~2.-(Special Tele-
gramO-Frontier day was an attraction in
Osceola today, attended by a large number
OF people from this and adjoining counties.
The program consisted of broncho riding.
roping steers. trotting and running horse
races automobile races, equestrienne exhi-
billions. base ball game and a balloon as
cens!on. Tonight a wrestling match took
place between Giou and Gately.
Miss Grace Giddings of Pierre, S. D.,
won the women's race and also the ropinR
contest. Several of the best horsemen In
the state were present and all pronounced
the program Of events highly creditable
to the city and the management. A per
manent association has been formed and
Frontier day will be given another trial
in Osceola next year.
In the base ball game between Osceola
and Shelby the score was s to l in favor
Of the home team.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23
Arthur Bentley succeeds Father.

GRAND ISLAND, July 22.-At a meet
ing Of the directors of the First National
bank Arthur c. Bentley was elected dL-
rector to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of his father. Charles F. Bentley,
the cashier and founder OF the bank. N
election OF cashier will be had until the
return of s. N. Wolbach, president of the
institution. from Europe. Assistant Cashier
Ross is, as he has been for some months
in active charge. The Building and Loan
association. of which the deceased Mr.
Bentley was treasurer, has filled the va
cancy by the election of s. N. Wolbach
as treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23

Former Bay state Governor May Con-
duct Bryan Campaign.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 2.-It now seems
almost certain that the new chairman Of
the democratic national committee will
be former Governor William L. Douglas
of Massachusetts. The fact that he is
being much sought after to take the place
became known here today following the
departure of George Fred Williams, who
conferred last night with Mr.. Bryan
after coming direct from Massachusetts,.
1t was not generally known here that
Mr.. Williams had returned east from the
Denver convention. 1t is presumed that
he conferred with Ex-Governor Douglas
about the matter at the request of Mr..
Bryan while in the east.
The appointment of Governor Douglas
at national chairman, it is stated, would
a national chairman, It is stated, would
sired the national chairman shall possess.
He is a man of large means and political
experience, is popular with the labor class
and his attitude on the tariff question
completely meets the democratic idea.
When asked tonight for a confirmation
of the report, Mr.. Bryan said he could
not discuss the matter until after the
meeting of the subcommittee of the ma
tional committee in Chicago Saturday
next.
BOSTON, Mass, July 21.-There was a
report current in political circles tonight
that the Craftsmanship OF the democratic
national committee had been offered to
former Governor William L. Douglas,
Despite the persistency of the rumor.
those closest to Mr.. Douglas profess
ignorance of the matter. Those who gave
credence to the story generally expressed
doubt that the suggested chairman would
accept such a prOffer. Their opinion was
based upon Mr.. Douglas we'll undarstood
disinclination to again enter actively into
politics. Mr.. Douglas, who is spending
the summer at his summer home at Mon
ument Beach, was cruising on his Yacht
today and was not expected home until
tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-23
AK.SAR-BEN A KING OF PEACE
Ruler of Quivera Brings Lincoln and
Omaha Into Harmony.
NIGHT AT THE DEN A BIG SUCCESS
CnpitaI City Men Testify to Their
Enjoyment and Lasting Beneh-
cence of This Festival
Friendship.

AS a peacemaker King AK-sar-Ben takes
place over anyone who ever met at Ports
mouth, The Hague or Lake Mohonk.
If there ever was anything between
Omaha and Lincoln which needed the at
tention of the international committee on
arbitration, King Ak-Sar-Ben has lemon
strated that he is the diplomat capable of
handling all complications between cities
or nations.
In the words Of the Lincoln Star, "The
Ice has been Broken" KiEg Ak-Sar-Ben
did it-with his mamoth ice pick, which
is capable of building as well as breaking
up.
Omaha and Lincoln have started on a
course that may lead them to become real
chummy," says The Star, after the Lincoln
business men had their night at the Den
Monday evening. Both cities are to be
congratulated or the fact that a mutual
desire to thaw out and warm up has been
displayed. There was an actual exhibition
Of good fellowship between Omaha and
Lincoln and the old feelings, alleged to
have been of long standing ard enduring
quality, melted before the cordial rays hat
came from the throne og Omaha's four
teenth king"