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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
.AUSTGEN THE BIG CHIEF"
As MARKSMAN; SCORE So

Chief of Police Peter Austgen is not
only the chief of the police of Ham
mond but he is the chief of the police
marksmen OF Hammond. IT, as in the
primitive times. 1t required a demon
stration of ones prowess in the chase.
in craftsmanship, and in strength there
is little doubt that the present chief Of
police would have been selected as
Big Chief"
Chief Austgen made a score of IS
which is very good considering the fact
that a strong wind was blowing and the
light was poor. Ex-secretary Charles
See made a score of 4S but of course
the wind did not affect his markham
ship for it viii be remembered that
Charley is no will o the wisp
Frank Shine proved his ability to
handle a gun with a mark of II and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
AOOLPH RISS INJURED
At INDIANA HARBOR
Especial to THE T1MEs)

Indiana Harbor, Ind, May 13.-Adolph
Kiss of South Chicago met with a pain
full and serious accident yesterday aft
ernoon while attempting to board an
eastbound freight train on the Lake
Shore road. Kiss had all but reached
the top of the car when his foot slip
ped and he fell. the wheels of one of
the freight cars severing one-half of
his right foot Section men employed
near by witnessed the accident and ran
to the assistance of the injured man,
who was rendered unconscious from
the pain and shock, and putting him on
board a handcar, carried him to the
Lake Shore depot. The ambulance of
Krebs and Burns was summoned and
Kiss was conveye dto the office Of DR..
F. G. Sauer, where he was given pre-
liminary treatment and later sent to
St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond.
The injured man is % years old and
lived at 9110 Erie avenue, South Chi
cago. He has no relatives in this coun-
try, all of his people living in Norway
his former home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
CRIMINAL CASES SLAUGHTERED
IN LAKE SUPERIOR COURT TODAY

There was a great slaughter of Grim
inal cases in the Lake superior court
at Hammond this morning. when thir-
teen cases from all parts OF the region
were disposed of.
Many of the cases were of long
standing. in which there was little or
no merit and where the prosecuting
witness failed to appear.
There was one conviction. This was
the case of the state VS.. John Gauba,
who was found guilty of breaking into
both Galloway and Nassaus stores in
East Chicago.
The trial of criminal cases will be
continued tomorrow.
State vs.. George vanderburg, dis
missed; motion taken. Filed in August.
State VS.. John Gauba. Sentenced to
one to six years. Broke into Nassau
and Galloway's store at East Chicago.
State VS.. John Linnich. Sold cents
worth of beer Dismissed.
State VS.. Pete Mihich. wife beating
Jury let him go; wife said it was her
fault
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
TWO MILLION
DOLLAR SUIT
Famous Section 10 Case in Which
Gary Land Co. is Involved
Continued
CONTRACTOR GETS
SHOCKING NEWS
Lester Drake of Firm o1
Caldwell & Drake Hears
of Mothers Death.

Lester Drake, a junior member of the
firm of Caldwell and Drake which built
the Lake Superior Court house at Ham
mond received word yesterday of the
death of his mother an aged woman,
who was waiting to see her son Ralph
Drake, a brother of Lester, who was
about to be paroled from the peni-
tentiary at Michigan City
a disjatch from Columbus is as fol-
lows:
Columbus. Ind, May 12.-Mrs. Ema-
line Drake. seventy years old, a
wealthy widow, was instantly killed by
a switch engine at the Pennsylvania
passenger station late Tuesday evening.
When killed she was waiting to see
her son, Ralhp Drake, who was paroled
yesterday from the Michigan City
prison. where he was serving a life
sentence for murder Warden Reid had
sent Mrs. Drake a telegram that her
son was coming. and the mothers love
drew her to the station to meet him
She had not seen him for fifteen years
was in a fiutter of anxiety, and did not
had to be elevated on jacks before the
body could be removed.
A few minutes later the paroled mar
arrived on an inturban car and has
tentd to his former home. not knowing
that his mother had been killed until he
entered the home.
Mrs Drake leaves two other sons
| Lester and Frank. Lester Drake is tho
| junior member of the contracting firm
/ of Caldwell & Drake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

ORATOR IS
SECURED

superintendent c. NJ. Mcdaniel of the
Hammond public schools received word
this afternoon that his invitation to
James E. Russell, dean of the Teachers
College, Columbia university, New
York City, to deliver the commencement
grafton before the graduating class of
this years high school, had been ac-
cepted.
Dean Russen's subject will be The
Chances of Success" Superintendent
Mcdaniel is proud that the distinguish
ed educator has been secured and be-
lieves that the people of Hammond
have a big treat in store for them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

State VS.. Belford Lynn. Trespass
case. Nolle pressed.
State vs.. Father Pete Kohclak. Provo
cation. Filed in 1907. Dismissed.
State VS.. Albert Schlenski Assault.
Nolle pressed at instigation of prose-
cutting witness.
State VS.. Steve Szerpotowski Indiana
Harbor man charged with holding back
lodge money.
State VS.. Louis Bockmyer. Hosford
Park feud case. Dismiss ed.
State vs.. Otto Pfaf. Hosford Park
feud case. Dismissed
State VS.. Joseph Ofsaiof. Hosford
Park feud case. Dismissed.
State VS.. Jack Arnold. Hosford Park
feud case. Dismissed.
State VS. Fairse Brooks. Charged
with stealth ga pair of shoes. Dis
missed by court.
On trial tomorrow:
State VS.. Nageta. East Chicago case.
State vs.. Lillian Johnson. Gary case.
State VS.. Vitos. Gary case
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
BIG CROWD
EXPECTED TONIGHT

The Hammond Business Mems Asso-
citation will meet tonight for the pur-
pose of considering the matter of sec
uring new industries for the city.
The fact that the interest of the local
business men in this organization is
growing is proven by the large number
of inquiries that are beng received and
the fact that new memberships are
being received every day.
Several came in by mail this morn
ing and the response to the appeal for
new members is gratifying. The meet
ing tonight viii be held In the Lake
Superior court house and is expected
to be largely attended
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
Regin Work on Brewery.

The work on the Hammond Brew
ing company. which was recently 10
Gated over in West Hammond. began
yesterday and it is expected that the
buildings Will now be rushed TO com
pletion. The side track is in and Con
tractor AhlbOrn began the work on the
excavations.
As this is destined to become one Of
Hammond's best industries the local
interest in the project is great. As
soon as the Hammond plant is com
pleted the plant Of the Crown Brew
ing company at Crown Point viii be
abandoned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
TWO FACTORIES
BUY PROPERTY
New Industries Expect to Put up
Fine Buildings in Hammond
Before Snow Flies

kinds of concrete tiles. which are su-
perior TO anything of the kind on the
market. Thousands of these tiles have
been used on the buildings of the
United States Steel company at Gary.
Has Big Patronage.
It's patrons include the International
Harvester company and a dozen of the
largest manufacturing concerns in the
country. An effort was made to land
the company in East Chicago and Gary.
but the superior shipping facilities at
Hammond appealed to Messrs. l. H and
c. Freund, the progressive proprietors
of this company, and they paid $1,000
an acre rather than leave this city.
The officials of the Shredder Potato
Machinery company have been looking
for a site for their growing industry
for some time, and are very much
pleased with the location in the Kinks
addition.
All Local Men.
Ernest Schneider is the president Of
this new concern. Carl Bauer is vice
president. J. K. Stinson is secretary.
and P. H. Mueller is treasurer. Roy
Cross is the sales manager. The new
company is securing orders at the rate
of eight or ten day. and it is expected
tLdl b4 tilS Tune lAl6 pant II tSldD-
lished in It's new location that this ca
pacity will he greatly increased.
A splendid thing about this new in
dustry is that it is promoted entirely by
local capital and whatever profit is
made will remain in the locality and
will add to its prosperity. 1t is this
feature that has made the Champion
Potato Machinery company such a valu-
| able industry to the town.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
MILK WAS NOT IMPURE
Pohlplatz Warrant Dealt
Only With Deviation
From Standard.

The impression has gone out that in
the recent cases brought against GER
tain Hammond milk dealers. where a
warrant entitled, the state of Indiana
VS.. PohIplatz, was sworn out, that Mr..
Pohlplatz was arrested for selling i'm
pure milk This is not the fact, how
ever. The warrant was sworn out
against Pohlplatz for having cream a
little below the standard, and the only
evidence on that point was the tesu-
mony of Inspector Tucker.
Mr. PohIplatz says he has done his
best to give the public pure milk and
will continue to do so to the very best
of his ability. He considers that his
charged violation of the statue was
only technical as he told his cream
customers on Feb II that his product
was but fraction off. No charge tha-
his milk was below the standard was
ever brought.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

AS a result Of the successful con-
clusion of negotiations by the Shredder
Potato Machinery company and the
Federal Cement Tile company the city
of Hammond retains two vigorous in
dustries which are destined to grow
rapidly in the future and will add to
the diversity of the manufactured prod
ucts which makes Hammond the most
important of industrial communities in
the region.
Gostlin. Meyn & Co. have just closed
a deal with F. S. Betz by which the
Federal Cement Tile company has pur-
chased seven acres of land with river
frontage, on the north side, west of
the state line and north of the Calumet
river. The consideration was $1,000, or
$1,000 an acre.
New Company Buys Land.
The Shredder Potato Machinery Co.
has just purchased seven acres of land
at cost of $1,000, or 81 1000 an acre
from F. S. Betz. The site of this new
land is in the Kinks addition and has
fine side track facilities. The location
of the plant in this locality viii boom
property values. AS the plant is ex-
pected to eventually employ 200 to 3OC
men.
Both of these concerns will at once
begin the construction of factory build
ings that will cost many thousands OF
dollars. The Federal Cement Tile Co
has been one of Hammond's best in
| dustries. During all of the recent in
dustrial depression this concern ha.
kept running and has employed in the
neighborhood of 300 we'll paid men.
The company manufactures variou!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAX:
FIGURES THAT HURT

The Indiana state board of
health reports that in one year
that state lost 79o mothers be-
tween the ages of 18 and As, and
425 fathers killed by consumption.
These fathers and mothers, swept
away by consumption In one short
year, left behind them 2,515 chill
dren under IL years Of age, who
were thus deprived of parental
love, care and training.
Ordinarily figures are regarded
as mighty dry reading, but these
Just given are drencked with tears
and calculated to stir the heart of
the coolest statistician TO sympa-
thy. Surely the fight that is now
being waged against the great
white plague" must not be stopped
until the fearful loss of lives each
year from this cause has been
overcome. What are you doing
to help the work along7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
MUST WORK TO PLAY
Advice to Stage Struck
Watch the Actors Off
the Stage.

If there are any dreamy eyed, i'm
pressionable girls in Hammond who
think that the life of an actor is one
great round of pleasure they should so
to Towels Opera House and watch the
daily routine of the members of the
Harvey Stock company.
At nine O'Clock in the morning the
members OF the company begin their
rehersals. At noon the band goes out
on the streets and plays a number OF
selections.
In the afternoon the band and tho
orchestra practice in the theatre and
then when most people think a show
troup is about to begin work the actors
and actresses with eight hours of work
behind them put on the show.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
LINOTYPIST LOSES JOINT
Painful Accident Happens
to Rudolph Grothe of
The Times Force.

While adjusting a cam cog on one of
the battery Of linotype in the TIMES
linotype department, preparatory to
starting it this morning. Rudolph
Grothe, who is chairman of the TINES
chapel, met with a serious accident
which fortunately did not result worse
than it did. He caught the middle fin
ger of his left hand in the cog as it
passed beneath the brake and severed
it at the first joint. He was taken to
DR.. H c. Groman's office in the Ham
mond building where the bone was re-
moved and the nasty wound dressed
He viii be incapacitated for some time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
Dies This Morning.

Johann Fiedrich Muller of Toueston
died this morning at the home of his
son. Henry c. Muller with whom he
had made his home
Mr.. Muller was more than 70 years
old and had lived in Tolleston for near
ly forty years. He is survived by one
son. one daughter, Mrs. Emma stoIIey
of 10 Morton court. and ten grand
children.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon at O'Clock at the sons
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
MEIKLE GETS IT.
Big Coal Contract Goes to
H. F. Meikle Today.

The board of public works has just
let the coal contract for the schools of
Hammond H. T. Mefkle was the lucky
man and the board entered into a con-
tract to buy a thousand tons of coal
at s2.03 a ton. This is probably the
biggest contract that is let in the
Calumet region outside of the coal sup
uly Of the industries and that is pur-
chased directly from the mines in most
cases instead of through the jobber.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

The high wind which came up with
last nights storm did considerable dam
age about the city. A window in Thon's
saloon, on Calumet avenue. was blown
in. There We're also a number Of win
dos broken in Homewood on Warren
street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
He Loses a Finger.

Foreman Asbacher of the STANDARD
Steel Car company suffered the loss ~
a finger this morning as a result Of
having it caught in the machinery in
the plant. The wound was dressed bv
Dr. H c. Groman. the regular physi-
clan Of the company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE
TIMES SOLD on THE STREETS OF
HAMMOND ALONE EXCEEDS THE
ENTIRE CIRCULATION OF ANY 9TH
Err PAPER IN THE CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

The case Of John Gunzenhauser and
The Gary Land Co, VS.. Susan w. Sin
clair, at al, involving the title to over
1000 600 worth of property in the
heart of the business district of Gary,
in what has come to be known as the
famous section then which was to have
been called 10 trial before Special Judge
Joseph NJ Rabb of Williamsport at
Crown Point. May a has been contin-
ed until July when it viii be tried
during a special term before Special
Judge Mcconnell of Logansport.
The case is the most important quiet
title suit that has ever been filed in
Lake County and possibly in the state
of Indiana. It directly affects $40 OF
the $40 acres in this section. In all
there are 100 defendants in this case
An idea of the Importance of this uit
may be had when it is known that the
defendants are represented by is of the
best known legal firms in Lake County
and Chicago.
Legal Lights Interested.
The Gary Land Co, which is now sup
posed to own the property is repre-
sented by Attorney John R. Cochran OF
Chicago and by Knapp and Campbell
1ConJInued on Page Seven.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

Bunde trailed along with a score Of
26- The doughty Captain HanIon. the
man who caught Rafies. was able to
make score of p and the rest trailed
along with score. of II or less
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13

THE ONLY WAY TO GET NEWS. IN
STEAD OF GETTING @LEMONS,o Is
TO READ THE TIMES EVERY NIGHT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
CLUB INCORPORATED
TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL

Indianapolis, Ind. May 13.-Incorpor-
ated, Hammond Woman's club; no CAPT
tai stock; social organization; direct
ors. Minnie F. Ibach. Jeanie L Sawyer.
Agnes Bruce, Anna G. Wilson, Mary
Knots, Mary Holm, Edith B. Griffin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
TRIES To
CUT HIS
JUGULAR
Wesley Simons, With IN
enviable Police Court Rec
ord, Cuts Throat With a
Razor and Then Hurries
After Doctor.

Wesley simons attempted to commit
suicide in his rooms on Indiana avenue
yesterday afternoon and adopted the
most terrible means, namely, that of
slashing his throat with a razor.
He cut two deep gashes on either
side OF his throat, narrowly missing
his jugular vein and his windpipe. AS
soon as he had committed the act he
lost his nerve, and wrapping a towel
about his neck, started out in search
for a doctor.
A number of people in the vicinity of
the new quarters of the Lake County
Savings and Trust company were hor-
rifed to see a man with his throat cut
from ear to ear, and with only a towel
about his neck to stop the flow of
blood, walking down the street.
Officer Trinen, who was standing on
the corner at the time, saw Simons
and at once took him to the Office of
DR. H. c. Groman, who dressed the
wound. DR.. Groman says that if the
blade of the razor had penetrated an
other half inch the wound would have
been fatal.
Suicide Bad ActrO.
| As usual Wesley Simens falsifed to
| the police instead of telling them how
| the accident happened. He first told
! them that he had been jumped onto
| eight young crooks in town and they
/ had cut his throat.
He said that they were all bad act
ors, and when he could get them all
together, he would have the police ar
rest them in a bunch. At first the story
was circulated that Simons had been
living with woman not his wife and
that he had either attempted suicide
after quarrel with her. or she had
been responsible for an attempt at hel
life.
The facts seem to be that Simons
was just drunk. and while in that con
dition, had decided to end his exist
| ence. 1t is said that he attempted
to commit suicide once before by TAX
| ing morphine.
Simons is a bad actor, and is fire
quently mixed up in scrapes and sa
loon brawls. At the police department
he is known as regular degenerate
and the officers have no hope of hi
ever amounting to anything. 1t is un
/ derstood that today he is dead drunl
in one of the saloons about the cit.
in spite of the fact that the nature o
his wounds makes his conditions pre-
: carious.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and
Friday, except for local
thunderstorms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-13
Storm Does Damage.

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and Mojeska. had no score.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-21
CONWAY. ARKANSAS, THURSDAY JANUARY 1900
with the trial of such trivial mat
terS.
Sam Spence on Trial.

AS The Log Cabin Democrat
goes to press this afternoon the
case of state against Sam Spence
colored, is being tried, jury
having been secured just before
noon. Spence was indicted for
murder in the first degree for the
killing of Arrinda Goff in Walker
township on Feb. "a, 1908. The in
dictment alleges that Spence killed
the Golf girl by striking her on
the head with some blunt instru-
ment or by drowning her in a we'll
or by some means unknown to the
grand jury. Col. J. I. Harper is
G. w. Clark in the prose
cution, while Spence is represent
ed by Col. c.. w. and R. G. Bruce.
The case against Jesse Walker,
colored, the little negro boy who
was bound over to the grand jury
last summer on a charge of throw
ing a switch and attempting to
wreck a train, was dismissed by
the grand jury.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-21
FRUIT TREE co.
WANTS $4,000
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.

Twenty-one thousand dollars IS
asked by the plaintiffs in a suit
Just filed in the Faulkner chancery
court, in which w. r. Sturgiss,
Mabel Sturgiss, w. R. James and
r. d. White of this city are named
as defendants, the suit also involv.
ing the title to 100 acres of land
lying about four miles south OF
Conway.
The plaintiffs in the case are
J. A. Hefington, G. w. Scruggs,
agent, and Sam Gingles, trustee.
The complaint alleges that the
defendant, w. R. Sturgiss, entered
into a contract with the plaintiffs
OH July 27, 1907, to set apart 100
acres in section 80, township S,
range I3, for an orchard for the
use and benefit of both parties for
a period of II years. Under the
terms of the alleged contract the
plaintiff agrees to furnish fruit
trees of such variety as should be
ordered by the defendant, who
agreed to plant, cultivate and care
for the trees, to market the fruit
and to divide the profits of the en-
terprise with the plaintiffs. AS a
bond for the faithful performance
of the contract, the plaintiffs claim
that Sturgiss executed a deed OF
trust to the 100 acres of land, sign
ed by himself and wife and condi.
toned as stated.
The plaintiffs allege that they
shipped to the defendant IL, 500
trees and that the defendant set
out II 900 of these, but that he
has since neglected to cultivate
and care for them and has allowed
them to become damaged and
killed. 1t is also stated in the COM
plant that w. R. James and R. ID.
White have certain claims on the
land. The plaintiffs claim that,
had the orchard been properly
cared for, they might reasonably
have expected the trees to produce
crops in at least six years of the
term of the contract, and that their
share of the profits during these
six years would have amounted to
$4,000 a year. They ask for a
judgment against the defendants
for S2o,o damages and for the
foreclosure OF the alleged deed OF
trust for $1,000.
The land referred to in the suit
was sold some months ago by Mr..
Sturgiss to w. r. James, who it IS
stated, assumed the contract,
which the plaintiffs allege to have
been violated.