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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
WIFE BEATER TAKEN
Emanuel Chernick in Jail to
Cool Off.

Emanuel Cheruick was arrested by
Captain Rfmbach on the charge of
beating his wife. The warrant was, in
fact. sworn out by her. He was given
his preliminary hearing before Judge
William W. Mcmahon and was placed
under s10O bonds.
He was so angry at his wife that he
was ordered by the judge to go to jail
for two hours in order that he might
cool of. The technical charge under
which he was jailed was contempt of
court. N. Bruce is his attorney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22

The biggest real estate deal in the
history of Hammond, excepting only the
sale of 1000 acres TO the Standard
Steel Car company, is the purchase by
Gostlin, Meyn & Co. from the Albert H
Webb estate of all of the remaining
lots. in Warren and Webb's addition to
the city of Hammond for approximately
$65.o00.
The deal involves the transfer of in
the neighborhood of PA lots in the
choicest residential district in the city
It practically insures Gostlin, Meyn &
Co. the control of all of the choice resi-
denoe property in Hammond as this
company is already in control of all of
the east side of Calumet avenue, from
Carroll street to Merrill avenue. just
north of the Conkey plant.
The deal will make certain marked
advance in the price of all of the prop
erty in Homewood, as this company will
have to advance the price of the lots
considerably in order to make profit
on their purchase. This is owing to
the fact that the purchase price of the
land is approximately 1925 lot. and
as the lots have been selling for 1915
the price will have to advance to as
sure the purchasers a profit.
To Improve Streets.
One OF the good effects that the pur-
chase of this property will have will
be to insure a progressive policy in
the handling of it. that will result ir
the planting Of trees and the immedi-
ate Improvement of the property.
In fact. Gostlin, Meyn & Co. an
nounce that they will at once begin the
planting of trees and the building o.
pavements and walks on all of the an
improved streets in the entire subdi
vision.
While Attorney Joseph bach repre-
sented the Webb estate in the capacit!
of an attorney agent and sold a larg'
number of the lots, he never pushed th'
sale Of them and was never aetivel!
engaged IN their .dispos s.
It viii be different with the new
owners. They are expected to take hol,
OF the proposition with the vigor tha
characterizes their operations in othe
fields. This viii mean the immediat
sale of a large amount of property an
resulting building activity
Closed In Detroit.
The deal was closed in Detroit yes
terday. where Postmaster W H Cost
lin and Attorney Joseph Ibach went 70
conference with Caroline Webb, tn
wife of Albert Fl. webb, who is too il
to look after his property interests.
Mr. Costun and BIr Ibach returne
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
STORM KING
BREAKS LOOSE
Duluth Mimi. and Austin Texas
Swept By Elements That Do
Millions of Damage

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
Will Meet Tonight.

A meeting OF the officers and stock
holders of the Liberty Cow Mixer com
pany is called for this evening, TO be
held in the First National Bank build
ing. 1t is expected that the company
will be more closely organized. Otto
Knoerzer. who was largely instrument
a in inducing this concern to locate in
Hammond, is in Chicago this afternoon
on business pertaining to the company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
To Arrest Three Men.

Constable Merryweather went to Elk
hart at o'clock this morning for the
purpose of arresting George Hauen-
stein. his son. George, and John Lloyd
on the charge Of shipping mortgaged
goods out of the state. George L. Rob
bins is the complaining witness. and the
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway company
are garnishee defendants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
Five Dogs Are Killed.

The annual slaughter of dogs has
begun. This morning Captain Hanlon
killed five dogs and this is only a
starter. The people have had plenty
of worning, and unmuzzled dogs will be
shot hereafter regardless of their value.
of the five dogs which were killed
this morning one was at $50 Michigan
avenue. another at 40 Sibley street and
the last at 123 Russell street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
ANOTHER MAN
IS DROWNED
DrovninRs of season in region. 8
Especial TO THE TIMEs.) }

Especial TO THE TIMEs.)
East Chicago, Ind, July 22.-Joe
Harkless, a photographer living on
Chicago avenue, is reported to have
drowned this afternoon near Cavanagh,
where ne was camping alongside Of
the Calumet river. In his camp We're
his daughter and another friend. This
afternoon he went swimming in the
Calumet river and was seized with
cramps Harkless is a man about 40
years old and has been in East Chicago
for nearly ten years. He is generally
liked and the report of his accidental
death came as a great shock to his
many friends. EmmerIing's ambulance
of Hammond was summoned to carry
the body to East Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
Call to Bridge.

The Central fire department was sum-
moned to the Holman street bridge,
where a pile of rubbish threatened the
bridge. Upon the arrival Of the hose
wagon, however, it was found that the
fire was out of the danger zone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
CHANGE IS
DEMANDED
IN CONDUCT
Drinking Places Near Lake
Front Park Criticized for
Loose Conduct; Park Po-
lice Have Hot Chase After
Two Boys.

Unsavory reports are coming about
two of the drinking places near the
Lake Front park, where fish suppers
are served, and unless the management
change their policy at once there is
likely to be an outcry from the public
in general. There is no uncertain feel
ing in Hammond. which is absolutely
opposed to the loose manner in which
two of the places have been conducted.
It is true that they have city and
county licenses, but they have the for
mer only through public suffrance in
the city. An abuse of the privilege
will undoubtedly bring about demand
to close them. Excessive drinking by
both men and women in these places
and tolerating doubtful characters as
guests are the principal charges against
the places.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
ENGINEER
SUES WIFE
FOR DIVORCE
Sensational Suit Is Begun
Today in Lake Superior
Court by William Leikel,
Who Is Employed on G. T.
T. Road.

Charging that one, Frank Thompson,
is his wife's affinity and that she has
deserted him for Thompson, William
Leikel has begun a suit through At
torney G. c. White for a divorce against
his wife, Ellen Leikel. The case was
filed in the Lake superior court this
afternoon.
The complaint says that William and
Mary Ellen LeikeI were married in
Milwaukee Wis, June Is, 1899 They
lived together until the first day Of
October. 1907.
On the occasion of their separation
Leilzel charges that his wife left him
without any reason whatever and with
out the slightest provocation and went
to the state of Kentucky to live.
He alleges that she was gone four
months and left him to care for their
two children. He says that he was
compelled to provide board and lodg-
ing for them in a private family.
Asks Forgiveness.
Then his wife came back home. She
asked his forgiveness and asked him to
love her and care for her as he had
done before. Leikel says he did for
give his wife, and the family was re-
united. But they had been living to-
| gether for only a short time when she
! again became dissatisfied.
| On the 18th day of September she
/ left the city with Frank Thompson and
| abandoned her husband and her two
! little children. The complaint alleges
that she has been in the company of
Frank Thompson on many occasions
Mr.. Leikel says that he is a locomo-
! tive engineer, working for the Chicago
Terminal Transfer Railroad company
and many evenings when he returned
from work he found the little children
In the house all alone and the defendant
was out walking with Frank Thomp-
son.
Went to Resorts.
The complaint states that his wife
had improper relations with Thompson
on the 18th day of September in the
village of West Hammond, and tha
the defendant met Frank Thompson
many times at the home of JOSEPH
Sweitzer.
Mr.. Leikel also claims that on many
occasions his wife went to pleasur,
resorts in Hammond, West Hammond
and South Chicago, and they visited
dancing halls. He says frequently sh,
did not return until the early hours o
the morning.
Mrs. Leikel is also alleged to spen
many of her leisure hours in the arm
of Frank Thompson, and when she lef
i him in September she told him that sh
was not coming back to live with hir
j and said further that she wished sh
had married Frank Thompson an
would wait ten years, if need be, to d
So
The case is in the hands of Attorne
G.. c. White and he filed his complain
in the Lake superior court this after
: noon. Mr.. Leikel asks for an absolut
/ divorce and the custody of his children
-e-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22
Good order in Park.

In the park itself the best of order
has been maintained so far, and no
complaint has been registered from that
source. The two park officers, Jake
Hartman and George Sladek, together
with Joe Kasper, keep a strict watch on
the public behavior, and they are re-
ceivlne encoura cement from the decent
element all around
An amusing incident occurred yes
terday. which shows one of the problem
that arises ever so often. Three Chica-
go boys seeing an opportunity for
good feed got away with a lunch bas-
ket belonging to one of the ladies, who
was one of a large picnic party. At
once there was a hue and cry to the
park police and to Joe Kasper that the
hoodlums had not only stolen the lunch,
but a pocketbook, which was in the
BE- csket ais we'll They made their escape
on passing freight train. But Kasper
and Hartman. good scouts that they
are, followed them on the moving train.
Seeing that they were nearly caught
, they left the train and the basket Joe
Kasper captured one of the fellows and
brought him back TO ti.c park TO let him
+ face his accusers What did the dear
| and escorting him to the bandstand
and gave him even a better layout
/ than what he had attempted to steal
This was too much for custodians Of
the park, who We're still painting from
the chase. They Were satisfied that it
was the wrong way to teach law and
order. So they induced the youngster
to follow them into the engine house,
where they intended to give him a sort
of third degree. 1t might have all been
well there. They lectured him good and
| hard and sent him away, never 70 re-
turn again with the idea of stealing.
What did the tenderhea ladies' do
They simply packed a basket Of the
very best for the poor hunted boy and
sent another youngster post haste aft
er him. And after all this. the lady
who screamed loudest found that after
all her poeketbook had not been in
the basket.
Its d gay life that Of a park police
man. but, oh. you tall timber.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22

Furnishing homes with US Is q spe-
cialtY. not side line; four floors OF
furniture. Spiegers. s133-s135 Gem.
merciaI avenue. South Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22


by Whiting but in reality having his Offices in Hammond and ceneng his
E. be
we'll
uaon for energetic work and husn abilities His freeing the lost
n Grant
lmeght Charey
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-22

Generally fair today, except
possibly local thunderstorm,
cooler by night.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
County Supt., Obion County
Gibbs Wins at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark, June 10.-Jake
Gibbs, of Union City, Tenn, captured
the premier honors at the Arkansas
State Sportsman's Association tourna-
ment, which closed tonight Gibbs
record for the three days is 521 broken
targets out of possible 800. Harvey
Dixon of Orongo, Mo-, was second with
$40, and H. r. Howard of Crockett,
Tex, and A. P. Smith, of Illinois tied
for third with 512. Harold Money
made the highest average among the
professionals with 515.
The two-man team shoot for the State
title was won by ]. p Wright and A.
L. Morgan of Camden, Ark, who have
won the title for successive years.
They broke AZ out of so targets. Emil
Voss and G. C. Hanley, of Pine Bluff,
were second with 46.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
Memphis Reunion.

Memphis is a great city on mighty
river, and a city of import and export,
a great city of concourse and COM
merce. She made a great effort to
entertain the old veterans and succeeded
admirably. We are proud of Memphis
and her reunion.
By order of General Tully Brown
Major General John H. Mcdowell
opened and held an election at his
headquarters, No. 102 Peabody Hotel,
at 2 p. m. on the Sth inst, resulting in
the election of E. N. Moore, captain
commanding Company E, First Regi-
ment Reserves, Confederate Veterans,
to the colonelcy of the regiment.
Captain Joe FusseIl, of Columbia,
commander Company B, was elected
lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
w. 0. Gordon, of Trenton, commander
of Company G, was elected major of
the regiment.
General Mcdowell, much to his re-
gret and much against the wishes Of
the boys, was compelled to resign his
colonelcy on account of the require
ments of our constitution and bylaws
not allowing a member to hold two
offices.
His resignation went into effect on
the Sth inst By way of comment will
say that Colonel Mcdowell has Or
ganized three new companies for the
regiment, viz:
Captain Roark, Company F, Dyers-
burg; Captain Joe Fuzzell, Company B,
Columbia, and Captain j, K P Black
burn, Company H, Lynville. The
regiment now has eight companies.
The regiment will attend the reunion
at Mobile, Ala.
R. W Powell,
Captain and Adiutant, First Regi-
ment Reserves, C. V. N. G. S. 7.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18

Mobile and Ohio passenger train while
it was at the Humboldt station late last
night Bennett and the news butch on
the train became involved in difficulty
and while they were scuffling, it is said,
pistol discharged and the ball en-
tered the right side of Bennett and
lodged on the left. 1t is generally
thought that it was Benefits own gun
which was fired and which shot him.
He was Immediately taken to the
Donovan hotel, where medical attention
was given.
The news butch was badly hurt on
the head, having been hit by Bennett
with his revolver.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
.UPHoLDs ELECTION Law.
Chancellor Allison Declares Act of
1909 Constitutional.

Chancellor John Allison Tuesday
morning rendered his decision in the
INDUCTION proceeding Of the STATE Board
of Elections against the new board, ap-
pointed under the act of 1909, in favor
of the defendants, holding that the act
of 1909 amending the act of 1907 is as
a whole, constitutional. He expressed
grave doubts as to the validity of the
election of the new board by the Gen
Assembly, under the act of 1909, but
held that, if the election was in any
manner illegal, the illegality is offset
by the election of the same board by
the Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
Treasurer. The temporary injunction
asked for is denied.
The case was appealed to the State
Supreme Court.
OThe case decided this morning has
been under consideration by Chancel-
lor Allison since Saturday June 5, and
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
NEW INCOME TAX.
Aldrich Would Levy Small Custom
on Corportion Dividends.

Washington. - Next Friday, unless
further postponement is regarded as
desirable, the finance committee of the
Senate will offer an amendment to the
tariff bill for tax of certain proper
ton of corporation incomes as substi-
tute for the pending individual income
tax amendment, which is supported by
the Democrats and the radical Republi-
cans. In just what form the amend
ment will be drafted has not been de-
termined, but the indications are that
it will provide for tax on corporation
incomes available for the purpose of
paying dividends. The Senate leaders
are now inclined toward this PROPOSE
ton as Il means of compromising with
the Republican associates who favor the
imposition of an income tax. There
seems to have been considerable mis-
understanding to minds of Senators as
to what was proposed by President Taft
as way of increasing the governments s
revenues without resorting to the ex-
pedient of leyying tax on individual
incomes
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18

IL. w. IOWGui
Captain and Adiutant, First Regi-
ment Reserves, C. V. N. G. S. 7.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
sken under advisement after hard

SwSa taken under adysement after hard
contest by eminent legal lights
on either side. John J. Vertrees,
James G. Bradford and G. B. Puryear
Represented the complainants, and At
torney- General Chas. I. Gates, Luke
Lea, Pitts & McConnico, and 0. K.
Holiday represented the defendants.
The constitutionality of the act was
attacked in many instances, the con-
tention being made that the joint con-
vention which elected the State Board
was illegal and that the new law was
vicious in its nature and partisan in its
provisions.
The law as spread on the statute
books was the outcome Of bitter fight
in the last General Assembly between
the administration and anti-administra-
ton forces. 1t was the most desperate
fight of all, and realizing its importance
to one side or other, when all other
means to defeat it failed, thirteen mem
bers of the Senate fled the State to
prevent its passage. At the same time
they left, the resolution calling for a
Joint convention was returned by the
Governor with veto message. This
was not brought officially to the notice
of the Senate, and on the date set the
convention was called and an ajourn-
ment was taken from day to day while
every effort was made to secure a quo
rum of the Senate.
Failing in this, the convention was
finally held and the election made. 1t
was then that the convention was de-
clared by the opponents of the act to be
unconstitutional, and it was known
that the matter would be settled in the
courts. The various grounds of contest
and the contentious of either side is set
out in the opinion, published herewith,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
Real Estate Transfers.

]. NJ. Moores ct al to Ross Moores,
life interest in in No. 4, 500
w. j. Tucker and wife to S. S.
Tucker, so acres in No. u, 1000.
A. ]. Terrell ct al. to ]. G. Terrell,
152 acres in No. z, s., $50.
Bette Roberts ct al. to ]. b. Myrick,
43@ acres in No. 16, 81, $50.
J. G. Meacham and wife to Jas. w.
Norman, 6S acres in No. is, 81, 101. 20.
R. Libbey and wife to @. Hickman
and wife, lot in No 8, $1,000.
w. w. Litton and wife to E. Hills,
lot in No. 5, $3.50.
40. Corum to G. Hicks, lot in No.
5, 81 400.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
POPULAR GIRL CONTEST
Two Prizes Captured Last Week
One to Elbridge and to Rives.

The young ladies in the popular girl
piano contest are busy in different parts
of the county securing subscriptions and
renewals to The COMMERCIAL. A num-
ber of reports were made last week and
two prizes were captured. Miss Emma
Lee Thompson, of Elbridge, wins the
26-piece set of Rogers Silverware and
Miss Fannie Miner, of Number Seven,
wins jewel box. A great many young
ladies in the city and county are be-
coming interested. Some are already
in the field at work. Others are en-
listed who have not reported. The
piano contest is waxing warm. The
young ladies in the city are somewhat
behind, but we have inside information
that a number of young ladies and
young girls are getting ready for it.
They are working quietly, and in order
to increase the interest and give the new
contestants an opportunity to get started
we will give extra 500 votes with every
dollar turned in on subscription during
this week and ending June %, and on
June 26 we will give a handsome chain
and locket to the contestant turning
most votes during that time.
Contestants will bear in mind that
with a few hours work each day they
can get in the lead.
The popular girl piano O contest
promises to eclipse anything of the
kind which has ever taken place in the
county.
A number of young ladies and young
girls are watching the outcome. Some
of them are secretly getting pledges
with the idea of making large returns,
and the prospects are indeed flattering
for an unusually lively time. With this
in view it behooves the girl who is in
terested to begin at once. Some one
else may get your subscriptions if you
postpone the matter. We especially
want the girls in town to remember
that they can begin now with practically
an even start, and if you don't do so
some one is going to win fine piano
with little trouble. Please send for
blanks at once if you want to make
the start.
You may win a fine piano and
hardly know that you have made the
undertaking.
The rules are:
l. Any girl or young lady, residing
in Obion County, is eligible to enter.
.. No relative or employee of the
will be permitted to enter
the contest.
3. Every dollar collected for new
entities the holder to 500
votes. !
4. Every dollar collected for renewal
or back subscription entities the holder
to 400 votes.
5. All moneys collected must be
brought or sent to this office and ballots
will be issued to the required amount.
Send at once for subscription blanks
and orders with instructions how to pro-
:eed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-18
County Institute Report.

Report of the County Institute Of
Obion County, made to the State
Superintendent by the County Super,
intendent.
FACULTY AND DIVISION OF WORK.
G. L. Ridings, conductor. or.-Arith-
metic, grammar, primary reading
course.
H. ]. Cox, Physics, McMurray' 5
Method of Recitation.
L. d. Williams, Tennessee History,
Tappan's Literature.
Miss Josephine Tardiff, primary
methods.
Institute opened S1st day of May,
1909.
Institute closed 9th day of June, 1909,
Number of days devoted to written
examination of teachers, 2.
ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
Males, 2S; females, 80. Total, ST.
In primary course, 60; in secondary
course, %. Total, 81.
Average daily attendance, IS. Males,
Is; females, so
EXAMINATION.
Number of applicants examined 50;
males IL, females 4S.
Number of first grade certificates
issued s; males 2, females 6.
Number of certificates issued %;
males 3, females 10.
Number of third grade certificates
issued IA; males l., females 1S.
Number of certificates issued to
persons who have never taught 8; males
/, females 2.
Number of certificates issued to
persons who have taught years IL;
males ., females 8.
First grade certificates G.
Third grade certificates 5.
hEMAhkS.
The teachers who attended the in
stitute were the most earnest that |
have ever seen. The interest mani
tested at all times was intense. The
work of my instructors was all that |
could ask of them, especially the work
Of Miss Tardiff in primary methods.
You will notice from the detailed re-
port that there were issued only twenty
one certificates while 80 were ex-
amined. This does not represent
failures. Some took one
Of the subjects in the reading course
and intend to take the other at the
August examination. However there
were twenty-five failures.
In my part of the work at the in
stitute, l attempted to teach methods
as I thought that the
teachers were in need of that kind of |
work more than any other
Respectfully submitted,
q RTDTNcc