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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
A DAY IN GARY LAND
HEARD By RUBE.

On account of the wind there was a
noticeable movement in the real estate
yesterday. Several good-sized lots were
transferred to various parts OF the
town
The Gary saloons could not have had
better night to close on account Of
the parched throats Of those who were
compelled to be out in the sand storm
all day.
The house hunting season seems to
be perpetual affair in Gary, but there
is, If you win notice, something about
It that there hadn't ought to be.
OF course. blind pigs will spring up
in Gary from time to time just to show
the demonstrators that there is always
a way out of it after all.
Don't feel worried about it. The
sand that blew from your neighbor's lot
into yours yesterday really belongs
to you
The owners Of scent theaters can
now rest assured, at least, that there
viii be but few more that viii locate
In Gary.
We warned you several days ago not
to put away the snow shovel In case
of sand storms the sidewalks have to
be cleared away just the same.
The first bowling contest that was
ever held in Gary viii take place to-
night. OF course, there has been 9TH
er bowling contests held, but they have
been of a different nature.
| In order to accommodate the work
men at the mills, the street car com
pany might. at least, put on a few ex-
/ ira straps.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
Bowling Match.

Tonight, at the New Brunswick al
1eys Of the Broadway hotel. the first
bowling match to be pulled of IN Gary
will take place. The contesting team is
from Hammond, and are composed of
the following cracks: r. Stevens. A.
Stanton, Bert Newell, Frank Bradford
and Fred Newell. The Gary team is
composed of George Miller. Mike Bin
zen, George Stuber, E. Knapp and
Scott. The games viii be rolled, and
those winning two out Of the three
matches will be the victors. It is said
a large crowd of Hammond rooters
win accompany their home team. Pro-
visions is being made to accommodate
a large crowd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
PUMPING STATION
DELAYED UNTIL JUNE
Gary Will Have to Continue
Getting Supply From
Wells.

Owing to the non-arrival of motors.
pumps. pipes and other machinery and
equipment for the pumping station the
people OF Gary will not have lake wa
ter service until some time in the
month Of June. The date originally set
for the completion OF the power house
was the middle of this month, but it
has been found necessary to postpone
the starting of operations.
The water company, in consequence,
is faced with the likelihood of a wa
ter famine before the lake water can
be used. There is plenty of water for
the people of Gary at the present time,
according to Manager William Lus-
combe, but the increase in the demand
is so great that there is some question
whether or not there will be a short
age in the supply from the wells.
The fact that water will be secured
from the lake in a few weeks makes
it inadvisabIe to dig another well which
VIII be useless when the pumping sta
ton is in operation. AS soon as the
big pumps in the power house are put
in operation there will be water enough
pumped to supply 1000 people.
Reduction Prices.
1t is believed that the machinery for
the pumping station will arrive so that
the lake water can be used in this
city in June. AS far as the building
is concerned it would be ready for
use now, although not entirely com
pleted. 1t is thought that even the
building will be entirely finished wher
they are ready to start in June. Schmidt
Brothers Construction company is
rushing the building as rapidly as pos.
sible.
When asked as to a possible reduc-
ton in prices when the water supply
| is secured from the lake Superin.
tendent Luscombe said that it had moi
been decided yet, but that there ma,
be some reduction in prices. If there
was any great reduction it would mos
| likely apply to the big consumers il
place of the individual, because tn,
| limited amount of water at the pres
ent time makes the price necessarily
high for the big consumer
Mercy In FIrmness.
The greatest firmness is the great.
| st mercy,-Longfellow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
Meeting Tonight.

A.meeting of the merchants of South
Broadway will be held in the rooms OF
MiIler-Boggery store tonight for the
purpose of discussing the advisability
of closing their stores on Sunday. The
members of the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION have been invited, and it is
expected that some warm discussions
will take place, as. it is said. a large
number Of the members of the asso-
citation are opposed to opening their
places Of business on Sunday. Other
members are of the opinion that they
are material losers by closing their
stores on Sunday. These will probably
join forces with the merchants south
OF the Wabash tracks, who are op-
posed to the closing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
GARY'S "CUBS"
ARE BUSY

Manager William Piper Of the old
Gary Cub baseball team, after much
effort has secured a lease on twenty
acres of ground for a baseball park.
Insomneh as the lease will not be
signed until next Friday Mr.. Piper re-
fused to give out any information as
to where the park will be situated, at
this time. a large amount of money
will be expended on the location in
building a grand stand and placing
a high board fence around it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
BACCHUS RULED IN
GARY LAST NIGHT
Continued from Page one-)

the bar would get their well-fllled
glasses of foaming suds andsstep back
in order to allow those IN, the rear
who were wildly clamoring for drinks
to be supplied
Taken as a whole, the cpowds that
filled the saloons were orderly. Of
course trouble was narrowly averted in
two saloons in particular during the
night, but these disturbances We're
quelled before they had taken a ser
ious turn. Many small fights took
place but these were in a good natured
way and nothing serious resulted. The
crowds were so large at some Of the
saloons that the patrons were lined
up outside Of Athe buildings at times
waiting for chance TO quaff their
farewell drink.
Put ON Bar gain Day Sales.
In the early afternoon the majority
of the saloonkeepers had bargain day
sales. Rather than carry over their
stock of bottled wines and WHISTLES
they disposed of them at greatly re-
duced prices" Some of the smaller
bottles were Sold as souvenirs. The
others were readily disposed Of One
comical feature of the closing of the
saloons occurred on South Broadway
=
the foreigners who had INDUCED too
freely was on this way home. his peck
cts were filed with bottles of cheap
whisky which clinkea together every
time he took atstraggaing step. At the
wabash tracks he made an uncertain
step and down he went in a heap. His
burden had been to heavy to carry in
one load. With a responding crash the
bottles broke into pieces and the odor
of cheap whisky pernleated the atmos-
phere He was saturated to the limit,
both internally and externally.
Money gone!! whisky gomez No
good. John" muttered the foreigner
with last long look at the broken
mess on the sidewalk. lie was picked up
and dragged along by his companion
The largest crowd IN Gary was prob
ably found at the Binzenlof buffet
Here there were five bartenders tend
ing to the wants of the thirsty At
times the room was packed and the
crowd was compelled to wait outside
until a more favorable opportunity.
The crowd was most orderly and the
proprietors of the place closed their
doors promptly at IL o'clock. .fmuch to
the disgust of the patrons.
| The licenses of fifteen salo pms expired
last night. These are the last Of rs
that were affected by the resmonstrance
year ago.
| John Cox, NJ. Binzen, F., A. Kaluza,
NJ Kallin, F. Kazich, P. 4Casner, ".
Hinkel, s. J. Kertesz. NJ. Lustina. II.
Mcbride, I. Pretzak, S. UrsaI f. Zawad-
ski. J. Labovich. Gus Ambos 5.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
THE CITY
Loses Money.

James Il Allen, Gary contractor.
had the misfortune to lose his pocket
book on a Gary street car while on his
way to Toneston yesterday. The peck
etbook contained $40 in bills and a
number of valuable papers. Mr.. Allen
did not notice his loss until after he
reached Tol1eston, and the car had re-
turned to Gary. 1t IS thought that the
pocketbook was picked UP by persons
seated in the car at the time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
COMPLETES Work.

Contractor Z. Eckert today complet-
ed the work of putting in handsome
mahogany railing in the Offices OF the
Pittman-W Watson company, real estate
dealers, in the Feuer building. The Of
fees and fixtures are the finest of
any in Gary, and the proprietors ex-
poets to deal in Gary real estate on a
Iargessca1e in the very near future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
Open April Is.

Mr.. J. C. Rooda of Chicago. who will
occupy one Of the store rooms in the
ogden building on Broadway with
complete line Of 5ewelry. is planning to
open for business about the 18th Of
APRIL The fixtures in the store win De
of mahogany and viii be made by
Contractor e Eckert Of the Reynolds
building. Mr.. Rooda will have one OF
the finest and largest stocks Of jew
s,Irv in Gary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
One Spiders poinas.

The entire fire alarm system of
Bayonne, n. J., was recently thrown
out of order by single spider. The
insect had got caught where all the
wires of the transmitter room con-
verge together, and its body hung in
such way as to short-circuit the
whole system.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
VIII Sing Cantata.

The cantata of the "Prodigal Son"
xhiclrwasrendered az the Presbyterian
church last Sunday, Will be repeated at
the special Easter services at the
church. The chorus in the cantata is
exceptionally fine and the same is said
of the solos. other musical numbers
will be added.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08

When young man tells a girl that
cell love her forever and ever, no
doubt he believes he is telling the
truth at the time.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08

All the bargains advertised by Spieg-
els in the Chicago papers are dis
played and for sale at our large South
Chicago store. 9133-91S5 Commercial
avenue. If
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
InterminabIe Leavetakinn.

Hope is born and dies at least II
times in a mans heart before the
woman who is calling on his wife, and
GAS risen to go, reaches the front
gate-Atchison Globe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
A TIMES SCOOP.

This mornings Chicago papers
have big stories of the invasion of In
diana by Illinois soldiers for the auto
races in Lake county. This news
was first printed in The Times, two
days ago and came from the papers
indianapolis bureau. If you want
the news first take The Times.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08

Illinois soldiers will invade Indiana
and guard the Crown Point-Loweu
course during the two -day races of the
Chicago Automobile club June 1919.
The situation Of the troops of one state
serving in another is unusual. and out
side of Georgia will be the first time
that the boys in blue have patrolled
an automobile course, says the Record
Herald
Considerable red tape had to be gone
through to permit the soldiery of I'LL
nois to cross the line, but everything
was satisfactorily arranged yesterday
when Governor Marshall of Indiana
granted Governor Deneen's request to
permit the Illinois troops to invade the
Hoosier state and guard the course.
The First Regiment Of the Illinois
national guard has been selected to do
the work. News that permission had
been granted was sent by Mark Thist-
lewaite, secretary to Governor Mar
shall, In a telegram to Frank II. Trego,
general executive in charge of the race
meet The message read as follows:
Governor Marshall today granted
request from Illinois state officers
to allow troops to enter Indiana
for automobile races.
Troops Are Needed.
Before the Chicago Automobile club
could secure permission from the Amer
lean Automobile association to hold the
races it was absolutely necessary to use
the troops The application for the
event has been sent to Chairman Hover
Of the contest board of the A. A. A
and now that the militia has been Sc
cured plans can go ahead.
Colonel Joseph E. Sanborn will be in
command of the First Regiment, and
| 1000 soldiers will be required to guard
the twenty-four mile circuit. Included
in the number will be the signal corps
of 500, with it's military telegraph serv-
| ice, the commissary department and the
hospital corps. All will march into In
diana with their tents and other equip.
ment. A military camp will be estab-
, lished at Crown Point and the whole af-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08

The human mind is twice limited; It
may love several times and it may
fully enjoy love but once.-Jean Jac-
ques Weiss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08


tomobile manufacturers, including II.
0. Smith, Edgar Aperson, r. I. Eads.
]. S. WHY'S and others. They inform
ed the governor that the state wanted
the race and the automobile club need
ed the soldiers.
The Indiana executive pointed out in
the course of the interview that the
Hoosier troops were so widely scattered
that it would be big job to get them
together. When the suggestion was
made to provide soldiers from Illinois
Governor Marshall was struck with the
proposition and said that 1t would be
granted providing a petition with sig
natures Of officials of Lake county was
secured showing that they were willing
to have the race held over the proposed
course. Colonel Sanborn of the First
Regiment had previously assured the
Chicago Automobile club that his men
would be glad to serve If permission
were granted.
Accordingly H. II. Wheeler not only
secured the signatures Of all the coun-
ty officers, but even of the residents
along the course. After this was done
Colonel Sanborn fled his application
with Governor Deneen to put the First
Regiment into road service. Governor
Deneen had no objection to raise and
wrote Governor Marshall asking per-
mission for the Illinois troops to cross
the border.
Chicago Automobile club officials are
overjoyed with the success Of the ar
rangement. Members of the First
Regiment are also delighted and look
upon it as an enjoyable outing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
rue Bravery

rue bTdNtTy.
French Proverb: towards haste to
die: the brave live on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
OTHER PAPERS NOW GETTING
NEWS, TINES HAD APPS
First Regiment Will Patrol the Grown Point Course and
Military Establish ment Will Be Started
at the Hub.

fair viii be of value to the First Regi-
ment, as it will give the troops plenty
of drill for a while.
For two weeks past the movement
has been pending. The movement start
ed when Frank Trego and H. H Wheel
er, the latter OF Crown Point and a
member of the executive force of the G.
A c., visited Governor Marshall at In
dianapolis and filed application for sol
diers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08

Mercy In Firmness.
The greatest firmness is the great.
st mercy.-Longfellow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

At Macomb, H., Tuesday. interest
ing exercises were held In connection
with the unwilling of tablet placed
on the south side of the court house
in commemoration of the visit of
Abraham Lincoln to that city on
October &c, 1858, at which time he de-
liyered an address to a multitude of
people assembled in the court house
yard. The exercises were attended
by hundreds of McDonough county
people and were very interesting and
impressive. In the audience occupy
ing reserved seats were nearly 100
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Women's Relief
Corps. Many of the older people
who heard Mr.. Lincoln deliver his
address there fifty-one years ago
were present and occupied special re-
served seats in the front of the
room in which the meeting was held.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
DOESN'T LIKE FOLK.

The Washington Democrat suspects
that the Democrats of Missouri are
working a cold deck" whatever that
is, on Joseph Folk in exploiting him as
Presidential candidate 1t is the DEM
ocrat's idea that they want to get him
out Of the way as senatorial posi-
bility. The Democrat regards him as
the most selfish politician this side of
purgatory and says he sells out every
body to win his own point. The Gate
City has many Democratic readers in
Missouri and they will be especially in.
terested in the following excerpt from
the Washington Democrats article:
We may gauge Joe Folk wrong, but
we have him figured out as real
small man. We may have to take it
all back ard swear by the beard Of
the prophet hat we never said it, but
Folk does not look like big man to
US He made big fuss about prosecu-
ton for boodling that he made in St
Louis and yet hardly a one of the
boodlers ever got to the pen. He made
great ado about reform, but we do
not recall the results of any of his
reform. He pretends to be a great
democrat yet he causes Bryan to
lose the state, when Bryan is vastly
stronger than Folk
IL Folk could not carry Missouri for
the senate with Bryan on the ticket
the Democrat is unable to understand
how he will add any strength to the
Presidential ticket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
LAYMEN IN THE PULPIT.

Over at Jacksonville 1t has become
the custom of late to have laymen
occupy the pulpits of the churches,
either for the purpose G; delivering
extended addresses or In order that
a number of the citizens may give
expression to their views upon sub
jects of general interest to the COM
munity at large or to the congrega-
ton of the church in which the talks
are made. The Courier cites instances
as follows:
Only within the past few weeks
John j. Reeve occupied the pulpit of
the Congregational church and the
same station will be filed next Sun
day forenoon by Mayor Bancroft and
In the evening by DIR. Carl e. Black,
while on the following Sunday even
ing the laywomen of the congrega-
ton will fill the pulpit and probably
fill 1t we'll At Westminster Sunday
evening men of the congregation will
make talks from the rostrum."
1t appears that this is something
of an innovation at Jacksonville, but
the Courier is disposed to regard it
as an innovation which should be en-
couraged, as it certainly is. In speak
ing of it that paper takes occasion to
say:
There can be no doubt that SEN
sible and clean citizen, who six days
of the week treads paths foreign to
those pursued by the ministry, will
have in his heart and mind ideas
which can be applied with good re-
suits in talks to the people of his
community. 1t may not be that the
layman is more practical than the
preacher-possibly he is not-but his
environment during the week has
been of different sort, and his i'm
pressions possibly are worthy of pre-
sentiment
The Courier's view of the matter
is sane and tenable. Addresses by
competent laymen can hardly fail to
yield good results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
GOT HIS DESERTS.

A policeman at Sioux City got his
deserts in the form of a stiff sentence
at the hands of the police judge there
the other day for acting as master of
ceremonies for motley crowd OF
"undesirables" who stormed the
house of a newly-wedded couple and
gave a charivari by way Of congratu-
lations in expectation of getting the
price of something to irrigate or
fumigate The groom did not appre-
ciate the proceeding and had the
patrolman arrested. The man was
convicted, and the Judge in sentencing
him expressed vigorous disapproval
of the rough neck custom OF tinpan-
ming and brick-batting newly-weds
Among other things, he said:
This throwing bricks through win
dows and tearing down fences and
breaking up sidewalks does not ap-
pear to me to be the proper way TO
send pair of young folks on their
way man in getting married as
sumes enough of burden without
having to bribe all his neighbors to
leave him alone. The expense is
heavy enough without this added drain
on the pocketbook."
The Gate City is in entire accord
with the waterloo Reporter that the
only pity of 1t is that the courts do
not oftener get hold of such culprits.
A good stiff fine or jail sentence
awaiting such offenders would re-
move about all the fun some people
seem to think is in the proceeding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Hon John NJ Darrah of Charlton,
representative in tae state legislature
from Lucas county, has projected him
self into the Eighth district field as
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for congress. In his announce
ment Mr. Darrah says that he will
make statement presently of his
views with regard to public questions
generally, but at present only make
statement as to one of the very i'm
portant ones. This relates to the
house rules He fayors new ones. He
does not believe that in order to ac-
complish business in the house it was
necessary TO put into the hands of
tire speaker the inordinate power he
now aas." Mr.. Darrah has serve !,
three terms in the lower house of the
Iowa legislature. He was prominent
candidate for speaker in the last as.
sembly He is in the mercantile busi.
ress In Charlton. He was born in Ad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

In the Philistine for November
the Philistine, by tae way, is the tor
pedo boat of the literary squadron
there is reported an epoch-making de-
bate in East Aurora between Ali Baba
and the Rev. Clark Bradan, subject,
Orthodoxy as She is" According to
Fra Elbertus it was q verbal draw
But Ali Bahia asserts he won in the
fisticuffs which followed, and so
should receive the decision. He has
sample of the reverend's whiskers
as Exhibit A, to prove his claims.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
MAJOR LACEY AND j. w. BLYTHE.

MAJOR LACEY AND j. w. BLYTHE.
In recent issue the Abba Tribune
referred to the rumor that Major j.
+. Lacey would be candidate for
the Republican nomination for con-
gress In the Sixth district, and in do
ing so sought to heap undeserved
opprobrium on the late Hon. ]. w.
Blythe, as follows:
The rumor that Major Lacey will
seek denomination for congress in the
Sixth district is stated We do not be-
lieve the rumor. The Major is grow
ing old. The doors are closed behind
him. And then Blythe, the command
ing officer Of the Q. brigade, who had
millions to spend if necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the road, and who
stood back of Lacey, is dead, and there
is nobody to take his place"
The matter came to Mr. Lacey's
attention and he at once took the
Abba paper to task for it's utterance
In the same connection he improved
the opportunity to eulogize Mr.. Blythe
In line with his deserts. In speaking
OF the offense Major Lacey said:
This attack on Mr. Blythe. depart
ed and lamented friend, whose loyal
ty no man ever questioned, is some
thing that might better have been
omitted. This ailusion to Blythe's
millions is shame and an unfounded
statement. Mr.. Blythe was for years
counsel for a property valued at
s300,000,000. He gave of his life all
that honesty of purpose, ability and
interchangeable industry could bestow.
and every impulse was for the up
building of great transportation
system and the development of mil
lions of producing acres that needed
the best carrier service His life
closed with great achievements to his
honor And this Abba editor would
attempt heaping on the grave of the
departed mendacious calumny by
imputing power of millions in Mr..
Blythe's hand exerted as personal
friendship token of myself.
Am candidate for congress? |
can assure you that | have entertain
ed no such Intention