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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

NTIILIIIII, IIIlf - I. ASgo.
Dear Santa Claus. | am a girl II
years old l read in THE TIMES that we
better send our letters what we want
for Christmas. 1 want a pair of red
hair ribbons and q sash. because I need
them Christmas when l have to speak
in school.
MISS MARY SCHOON.
Griffith, Lake County. Ind. Box 81. :
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09
RANDOM
THINGS AND FILINGS

empty coal bin.
PERHAPS DR.. Cook is on his way
to shin up Mount Mckinley.
HAVE the extra heavies ready. In
other words the very specials.
UNCLE SAM wants you to mail
your Christmas presents early.
SOME men look upon a cigar as
more important than life preserver.
THE popular quip; love my daily
ramble in the 4 below. but oh you
fireside
OF course by this time you ought
to have all your last years Christmas
presents paid for?
WHAT has become of the old-fash-
toned preacher who was forever de-
nunclaC1ng MammOn!
-
WHY is it that some of Mr.. Wat
sons friends always misquote him and
try to get him in wrong?
MR.. DUELKE has his friends just
as Mr. Becker has, and they are all
49, hsrr
TOLLESTON can get in and out of
the limelight quicker than an actor
can make lightning change.
THAT buzzing sound you hear is
Baby Blue Birdie trying to think of
something to say that's really cutting.
IT is high time to take Mister john
sing out of the big head lines and
stick him next to patent medicine ad.
BEFORE the cynical man accepts a
favor, he as a rule tries hard to find
cut what is expected of him in re-
turn.
LAKE County has a good many
amateur aviators these days and they
are making flights to the bargain
counter.
OF course you can't blame DR.. Cook
for not lingering at the pole any long
er than it was absolutely necessary,
after yesterday.
WE trust the beloved city officials
of Hammond will not get to kicking
one another in the Sims. Still the ex-
citement is promising
ONE of the most amusing things in
this world is young doctor trying to
look wise over a case that an old-tim-
er couldn't diagnose.
S.
SENATOR Aldrich says that the in
dependence of about $4,000 banks
must be preserved. We think they are
pretty independent now.
LILLIAN RUSSEL'S daughter is
going to marry Russian Prince. This
will be quite an addition to the Rus
sell collection of husbands.
SOME women don't care how poor a
cook she is as long as the hired girl
can tell them a little scandal about
some other woman she worked for.
WE feared that Mr. Taft would fail
to mention two important things in
his message, the Hammond Boyville
movement and Christmas shopping.
AN Omaha Judge has decided that
a barber is not professor. What on
earth then is the man who calls him,
self professor and shaves off corns and
bunions?
THIS is the time of the year when
you can by little self-search find out
just how human you are and whether
there is ice water or blood in your
veins.
POSTMASTER General Hitchcock
is said to be the best-dressed man in
, Washington Well Franks duties dc
not necessitate his shocking his
clothes and getting down to manua
, labor
WHENEVER there is a paper in {
city that shows up vice in that city
and where there is another papel
there subsidized by vice you will al
ways hear the latter ranting about tht
; city being slandered.
, So
5 DON'T make your husband ask fol
, a nickel very time he wants a glas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

Hamm0nd. ND Dec s. 1909
Dear Santa: I am little bow Of
eight years and I am very sorry 10 tell
you 20 bring me a fire wagon. engine.
music and pair Of skates I would be
very glad 10 get this If II is NOT too
heavy for you to carry
Go0dby. dear Santa
EDWARD NOWAK.
81 Huehn avenue
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

Griffith Ind. Dec z. 1908.
Dear Santa Claus Ny name IS Nell
lie Schoon. / am eight wears old I
never sent any letters to Santa Claus. I
thought I would send him one this
time. ] want postcard album for
Christmas.
Griffith. Lake County, Ind RoT ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

Indiana Harbor. Ind. Dec Z. 1903.
Dear Santa Claus. Please send me a
sled, a pair of skates and send my
brother a wagon and pair Of gloves
I am ten years old.
Your friend
JAMES L,OVTN
3422 Elm street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09
aIAYoR Is ENJoINED.

The mayor and councilmen of Sey-
mour Tuesday night were met with a
restraining order when about to award
street lighting contract for twenty
years. Three bids were submitted, one
by W. c. Bevins Of this city, J. W.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

POSTMASTER General Hitchcock
is said to be the best-dressed man in
Washington. Well Franks duties do
not necessitate his shocking his
clothes and getting down to manual
labor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

WHENEVER there is a paper in a
city that shows up vice in that city
and where there is another paper
there subsidized by vice you will al
ways hear the latter ranting about the
city being slandered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

DON'T make your husband ask for
nickel very time he wants glass
of beer" says a Judge. No and don't
make him get down on his knees and
grove1 for 10 cents everytime he wants
& ginger ale high ball.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

THIS is the time of the year when
you can by little self-search find out
just how human you are and whether
there is ice water or blood in your
veins.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09
RIOTER IS ARRESTED.

one of the participants in the riot on
board an Evansville & Southern Indi-
ana traction car Saturday night when
two car men were seriously beaten
with beer bottles, was arrested at the
Massey coal mine north of Oakland
City. and brought to Princeton late
Tuesday night by Deputy Sheriff Bob
Kirk. and Marshal-elect Tom Wester OF
Oakland city
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

LILLIAN RUssEL's daughter is
going to marry Russian Prince. This
will be quite an addition to the Rus
sell collection of husbands
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

AN Omaha Judge has decided that
a barber is not a professor What on
earth then is the man who calls him
self professor and shaves off corns and
bunions?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

SENATOR Aldrich says that the in
dependence of about $4,000 banks
must be preserved We think they are
pretty independent now
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

SOME women don't care how poor a
cook she is as long as the hired girl
can tell them little scandal about
some other woman she worked for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09
UP AND DOWN IN
I=N-D-I -A-N-A
BREWERS AID IN RAIDS.

Led by the local representatives of
the Indiana Brewers association,
force of deputy eonstables is contin-
uing raids on South Bend gambling
houses, and gambling outfits worth
several hundreds Of dollars have been
confscated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

WE feared that Mr. Taft would fail
to mention two important things in
his message, the Hammond Boyville
movement and Christmas shopping.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

81 Huehn avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

WE trust the beloved city officials
of Hammond will not get to kicking
one another in the Sims. Still the ex-
citement is promising.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

ONE of the most amusing things in
this world is a young doctor trying to
look wise over a case that an old-tim-
er couldn't diagnose.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

OF course you can't blame DR.. Cook
for not lingering at the pole any long
er than it was absolutely necessary,
after yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09

LAKE County has a good many
amateur aviators these days and they
are making flights to the bargain
counter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-09
East Chicago. Ind. Dec. 5. 1903.

$40 New York avenue.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-12-18

and get balls better than the others, wnhe o nm when
and Lajois cGn outplay him fast groano p. s,dn.
playing in close All three men are wonoeE. ~ 49,.
thrown balls to get at second Lao,e ssr.
bali and gets It away a shade quicker tnan she III.
II believe that Williams can outpiay eltne, I'm
or Eycrs on very rough diamond, eauaiins oiu I'LL SS
Burdock in this respect. All clever one-ns"uo1
players. -, NJ. ,,ove
and play Just a. ever. the true test OF Da"
player.
..ze Cr.nde Napoleon La-wah!' He is the greatest
second baseman ali time The brightest In sne
baseball diadem-gee! that sounds like diamond
IL .,oie has the best pair Of hands ever saw IN
baseball; right left high low the most dicut Dan
II taken with ease. making the play look simple ana
giving the.impression OF indifference not move wasted
and perfect knowledge of time and distance; never
hurried but working into position to get the ball
away; saving wild throws from short; and Lajoe con.
tinues to make the diicult plays look so deao
ensy that one feels that he has no love fof
the great game. ball 10 hit like shot out OF gum
with little exerton hand darts out like the head OF
snapping turtle, and the ball u hooked In by tho big
Frenchman the king Of ball players. MIR. La3oie Oh
Cleveland .
.4The crowd bowls with delight but Larry smiles
and That's nothing: you shos'A So me at my
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10 good throwing and has caught many good men.
but Cobb beat LOUIS" throws several times this year
and Cobb made Crser laughing stock several occa-
sons.
The prime of Cobbs life still remains to be reached
He has sprtnted against the fastest hrowers In the
American league and he has beaten them In 1907
Johnny Kings stopped Tyrus but last Cobb
stole bases Klin9 Cobb is half, to base before
most runners start and the pitcher unwinds him
self and he IL into bag before the throw from aver
age catcher reaches the baseman's hands.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb Is basAballs marvel
Laoie still the king Of all second sackers at least
says prominent st. Louis baseball critic.
Recently baseball fan Of the Mound City wrote
Billy Murphy Louis asking who the greatest
second baseman Of the playing the bag Fol-
lowing 10 the interesting answer:
"Iajoie Johnnie Evers and Jimmy Williams are tho
three second basemen in the major leagues.
Civilians was not at his best last season and La
5oie lacked points OF travelling at his top speed
at times whie Evers, coming slowly each year showed
brency than either during the race and lacked
but a small margin Of reaching the hgh-water mark OF
the phenomenal performances By Napoleon Lajoie Who
wltLuu. Goto,. my way of figuring. has shade on
all basemen and should be given the palm. with
Johnnie Evers close second u
.The most really brilliant player Of shs thres !,
Johnnie Evers believe he can 20 back int" the hsid
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~. fAsa ~ tiks e1s.ns % ehs n% =. a.r I
vtth Oatlnr gun nIled win bassballs 70 - hfn S'
fully heasve howevsr he would beat the gnn- -.
But with al the applause paid the eassn' :, $500
IT. baseball fame 10 nevertbcless Testing The nero o
may be . tomorrow. II y NOT wnet ~ /.
tsrday It's what today aad the psys, :. ~
member Of champ,ouship club year b. back u
minors before = year has passed ,...,..
OF the Chicaso White eox Who the American Ieasoe
remnant IN 1904 eely one mar, be played Win VI
caso year champions q Tie A.t yse. o. ~
league were: Dsnser Kato YsAsr and Pausfeon pcsss
Susdsn Buckley and Wood Padden. Hartman INV
and Charley oIssry, inasdsrs Hoy para
Brodie and shearon. outhelders Of these. CnsnV ~
Of the Tigers h the o.y the American hague
The following the White so1 were m.dS up -
sudden and suvan cachers: Isbs Mertss shuga 6ufks
and Hartman nhelders; Hoy. Fielder Jones' .e
Fstsr outoldery OF Sullivan are the oeU
survivor, either on In the American
isasus Clarke Grjnth was York last summer
ma had charsc of the this While
Jimmy Callahan Is . semtpro masnats in cht
The season Of 1909 saw Philadelphia w
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record nearly doubling his former mark At the beginning
OF the season Georgian sad he would be fortunate
a Do got Z trial Of 50 for this year.
There probably No rnner n the history OF base.
A.ll and this list includes liking" Kelly and "Bl
Ianee and BILLY" Hamilton and tom" Brown and George
Yarovne and all others who could with Cobb
Cobb's purpose il outsuess the other fellow. He
aides where they not expecting him to slide He
has nno methods of reaching bag and he en-
ploys all Of them. ", n ~ ~ g5
The Georgian can slide head nrst or feet nrst: he
can dive OF be can 90 into the bag from direction
He has reached . bag many times this year where
- "a. not credited with stolen base Coobs force
whea coming into sack makes him dinicult man 70
~ He my touched out but the hand that holds
~ ha VIII be unsteady. and should It nger any
~ Of tho 0sorgans body the ball stands little chance
q remaining In the hand.
when, Cobb plays baseball he calls forth everything
1. nossessss-strength. energy, speed and mind He
woke them ali to tbs limit.
nafors che beginning Of the season Lou" Criser.
catcher who was then with the Browns in train
~. ses tho declaration that Cobb Is snap and III
~ his goat"
Crissr nay have msds the remark !. an unsuardsa
ca.nt ~ nen often do. and he may not have meant
3, .t 8. ~ sounded Cobb heard about and began
20 formulate plans Immediately.
Cobb,, pride vas hurt and his reputation insuitsd
ne vent In 10 est revenge and hs got IT, crsera asn
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and Parent White sox Chick stahl ID dead
Dousherty Is Chicasoan and Freeman IL in tho A. A.
The only changes in the makeup OF the team that
the pennant for Boston in 1904 were the substu'
ton Of lease Txnnehl for Tom Hughes and KID" se-
bach for Dougherty in the outned. Tannehin u now
with washington while Setback 10 minor Lacquer
Philadelphia won the pennant again in 1905 with
practically its lineup in 1909 Tho new mon
Henley. Coakey and Bender pitchers; knight In
fielder: Lord and Holman outheders. OF the six
coruers Bender il the only who Is still one OF the
Athletics. Coakley has semtpro team In New York
Hoffman 10 with the Browns. s-.--
Although the White Sox won the pennant - late
a. 1906 several of that worlds Championship
failed to stick Several have gone back to the
minor leagues while others have been traded
Pitchers siever and Eubanks. Catcher Payne and
lnnelders Coughin and Lowe the only members Of
the 1907 Tigers failed to last the present
Dutch" schaefer 10 with Washington Rossman with St
Louis Archer with the Cubs.
resume Of the above shows that Of the hrst two
winning there only three left in
the league. while there only 20 champions Of the
first I'VE years still remaining in the circuit.
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.LQAl'Xty ENER3
CUd9 esZNR SECOND
.BRSETz4H
he big league survivor. being w.a-

areno
the big league survivors being wad
dell Pank.Da Murphy and Harzel
Collins inhelders
Doukherty Freeman and OBien ouheders
Winters Detroit Hughes
I having
member
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TIL the ending Of some
Of the most exciting
races for tho cham
pionship pennants in
The history of the
great national pastime
in many leagues. the
dysd-in-the-wool base
ball fans must content
themselves With recall
Ing the exciting games
Of the past season
until the ring OF the
gong next spring
starts the race for the
1eason Of 1910.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-12-18

When the rooter who was wont
to scresch his opinions concerning
the integrity Of the umpire TO the
four Winds seats himself quietly be-
fofs the family hearthAone. gives
vent to . longdrawn sigh and MUIR
murs gently 70 himself. Gee. it's all
over. but solly It was some hot fight"
then It IL that memories Of some Of
the men who stood out most promi-
nently during the thick Of the night
nit through his mentality. The fail
ings Of the stars at critical moments.
the successes Of the ."dubs." the ris-
ing of some new luminary In the base
ball armament and tho fall of idols
OF years past. all tend - sketch q
most vivid and interesting picture.
The names Of two players stand
ont prominently again this season a.
a result, Of their brilliant perform
auces on the green diamond; these
names are John Henry Wagner, bet
ter known. - "Hans" Wagner. and
Tyrn Raymond Cobb. the bright and
leading stars Of the National and
American leagues respectively. Wag-
nor ID. the highest priced player in the
game to-day. but his fgst contract
called for only ss5 a month.
When Barney Dreyfuss, president
Of the Pittsbprg club. sends out his
contracta to bis ball players every
year h0 malta one tn Hans wavuar
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put In amount for which that to the
There's nothing he
But whep he his
nickname Of big Duhman month that
his uniform
1895 Steubenve
brother
him There train from his until
had jumped freight train 10 minutes after receiving
didn't uniform until following
they didn't convince
improper-not mooch.
his innings
swift
Msscatcher II wasn't.
him in the field letting him
brother I h a51l1a "a.
the
morning and after the he would get kids
in
practice when and where he conld
proficient He could field all
35 month"; his
There spring was
$1,000 He remained with the Colonies
that him o made. <
enough
Cobb the bright of the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-12-18

Chicago Judge has decreed that husband 10
gally come home drunk and at his WIFE, II VI
were wife would heat the old family poker
white and burn cute little red stripes bill
worthless cAycass
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-01-21
Notice To Tax Payers

Owing to changes in the laws and
the new system of accounts ordered by
the State Auditor it will be impossi
BILE for the County Treasurer to make
out tax receipts in advance and hold
them as cash-items as has been the
custom. Hence all tax payers will
either call at the County Treasurer's
office on or before the last day in
March or deposit the amount in some
bank in the county and so notify the
county treasurer before receipt can be
issued.
Please govern yourselves accor-
dinghy. IA
GEO. E. KELLOGG
County Treasurer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-01-21
A Poetical Letter

When asked to write letter to th
teacher saying that they could not b
at school, one fifteen year old boy Q
Greeley Twp. wrote the following:
Dear Teacher
Pm sorry, dear teacher
But it cannot be helped
My head is so weary,
believe Eve been scalped.
Eve just ate my breakfast
Pm full as tick
feel like biscuit,
Fm 'fraid I'll be sick.
My mother is belfast,
My fathers at work,
Eve got to be 'thousemaid'
Wash dishes and cook.
So I'll not be at school,
But work like slave,
Now lick all the bad boys,
And make them behave.
w. Y. Shorty
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-01-21
Greeley Clipping

Rufus Howlaud killed fine large
beef Saturday.
Bud Ward ard wife visited Sunday
at Louis Anciaux's.
A pair of wolves are frequently
seen near the Center.
Roy Anciaax and Delbert Rowland
went to Hamlin Friday.
B. G. Higgins bought COW of
All Frederick, Saturday.
Worth Hartzell spent Sunday at
the Claude Jayne home.
Ira johnson and family spent Sun
day with Al Frederick's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Turner went to
Audubon last Wednesday.
Worth Hartzell and wife were
shopping in Audubon Wednesday.
Mrs. Minnie Hensley sold four
good milch cows to Roy Jones Mon
day.
The Ladies Aid Society met at
Chas. Wilson's Thursday OF this
week
AL Frederick lost four calves last
week. They were smothered in a
straw stack.
Master John Reynolds was absent
from school on account of sickness
part of last week.
Norm Wilson, our assessor made a
start last week in listing the taxable
value of our possessions.
Quite number of enterprising
Greeley farmers bought high bred
stock at the Kane Williams sale.
Ray and Jessie Hoover and Wren
Lane of Audubon were visitors at
the Louis Anciaux home Sunday.
Fred Reynolds aud daughter Lulu
aud Mrs. j. II. Reynolds visited at
the G. W. Hoover home in Audubon,
Wednesday.
A party of young people from this
vicinity came very nearly having a
serious accident Sunday evening.
Their sleigh struck a stump or stone,
backing the sleigh tongue bat for
tnnately doing no other damage
George Wahlert and Marion Rum
melhart went down to Adair last
Thursday and took the train for Mo-
line, Illinois. George expected to
have a severe attack of the Gripp
when he got there aud took Marion
along to care tor him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-01-21
Audubon I I oyvnship

William Tibben shelled corn
Tuesday.
George Kness sold some cattle to
William Porter Friday.
William Hocamp, Jr. and wife WIS.,
tied at Henry Bakers Friday.
Jean Porter will work for his
brother William the coming year.
Christian Hickman, Sr., is slowly
recovering from his recent illness.
William Van Aernam is contem-
plating a visit to Illinois in the near
future.
Charles Newman marketed two
loads of prime hogs in Extra We'd
Dnsdsy.
George Van Aernam and family
visited at William Hocamp's Jr.,
Sunday.
The school at No. | is preparing a
program which they will render in
the near future.
Messrs Fred Wahlert and j. c.
Tibben and wives visited at Jacob
| Wahlert Sunday.
Mr.. James Gwin, wife and chill
dren visited at Henry Bakers Satur-
day night and Sunday.
John Wahe, Jr., and wife from
near Anita visited at the Christian
Hickman home Sunday.
Miss Ellen Prohaska from near
Huron, South Dakota, is here visit
ing relatives and old friends.
E. Taylor, wife and family OF
| Valma, North Dakota, are visiting
their relatives, the Charles Petli
family.
Miss Jesse butcher and Anna
Norris visited with old neighbors in
this vicinity Saturday night and
Sunday
William Porter has rented the
Jake Wahlert, Sr, farm for the
coming year, Mr.. Wahlert reserving
the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Crissmau
entertained quite number at dinner
Sunday. Among them were Mr.
Charles Newman and family and
! II. w. Hocamp and wife.
Elmer Boehme has rented the
William Crissman farm for the CON-
ing year. We understand Mr.. and
Mrs. Crissman will move back tc
their residence in Extra.
The Matt Thielen farm formerly
owned by Henry Bauer, sold for one
hundred dollars per acre last week
George Radcliff bought eighty acres
but we did not learn the name of the
other party.
Tie new railroad may vet become
reality for this corner of the world
aud families that have been COM
PEELED to go eight or ten miles to the
nearest railroad, will have the priv.
lege of one within few miles at any