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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
circumstances TO
Be FILED TOMORROW
Burns Ditch Matters Elk
pected to Keep Judge
McMahan Busy.
PROPERTY OWNERS BENEFIT
Land Owners Flock to Porter County
Court to Examine Commits
sioners' Court.

Tomorrow is the time specified by
Judge McMahan of the Porter circuit
court for the fling of remonstrances
against the Burns ditch assessments Of
Lake and Porter counties, and especi-
ally Randall Burns and the court
commissioners. are anxious to know
whether or not an attempt Will be
made to block the construction of the
ditch by remonstrances. which will
take an indefinite length of time to
settle
Most of the large property owners
along the territory benefited have
agreed to stand a part of the costs.
and no OPPOSITION is looked for from
that source. Most of the trouble en-
countered will be from large num-
Der of resident property owners, who
believe that they have not been bene-
flied or have been unjustly assessed.
Last week scores of land holders
crowded the court at Valparaiso for
the purpose of examining the report Of
the commissioners and determining
what amount the ditch Will take out
of their pockets
! Big Property Owners Won't object.
! There are but few property owners
but what feel that the construction OF
| the ditch will make for the general
good of the region. The only ques-
ton Is how it will affect them individu-
ally. Engineer A. P. Melton Of Gary
| says that there will be little opposition
on the part OF the large property hold
ers. whose remonstrances would be a
| serious drawback.
II the remonstrances filed tomorrow
do not prove too serious an obstacle
and the litigation consume too much
time, the ditch Will soon be under way
and this will be the last season where
thousands Of acres Of land in Lake
and Porter counties will be submerged
Great reliance has been placed upor
the ditch commission. A. p. Melton Of
Gary Thomas Wilson and Guy Stinch
field of Valparaiso. in preparing The
assessments OF benefits and damages
which will tend to reduce the numbe
Of remonstrants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
WOMAN IS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY
Especial to THE TIMES)
Whiting. Indiana, April 10.

Mrs. Mary Kostrabanich of Davidson
Place, was taken into custody yester-
day. after acting very strangely which
gave the impression that she must he
mentally deranged. Mrs. Kostrabanich
attended the services at the Greek
Catholic church in Clarke Station. yes
terday morning, and it was first no
ticed at these services that she did not
&C quite like herself. After church was
ever, she wandered around the streets
in such a manner that although she
was not violent. it was thought best
AXE her in charge.
She Will undergo an examination be
fore Judge Jones. and if it is found
that she is insane. steps will be taken
a once to have her admitted to the
asylum at Longclife. Logansport.
Much sympathy is felt for the un-
fortunate woman, as she has two small
children. whom she supports by doing
washing. and it is thought that hard
work and worry, might have been the
cause of her unbalanced mind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
CLAY COLLINS BOOSTED
BY FRIENDS FOR MAYOR
Vociferously Endorsed by
Whiting Republicans
and Democrats.
IS NOW POLICE SERGEANT
He Long Has Been in Public Eye
Mention of Name at Meeting
Causes Enthusiasm.

Whiting. Ind. April 19.-Another
mayoralty candidate has bobbed up in
whiting. in the person of Sergeant
clay c. Collins. who has been in the
public eye perhaps as much as any
other man in the city.
Sergeant Collins has not as yet de-
clared himself as a mayoralty candi-
date. but on the other hand he is think
Ing seriously of the matter. especially
since his friends are squirting him on
At the political meeting in Frankow-
skis hall the other evening Clay Col
Inns was proposed as a candidate for
mayor. At the mention of his name
every one in the hall gave a vocifer
Gus yell for Collins. So intense was the
excitement that it took fifteen minutes
for the noise to subside, and then after
that almost all of the one hundred for
eigners, who were in attendance, they
being from both parties. pledged to
him their unanimous support
still on Police Force.
At the election of May 3, 1895, Mr..
Collins was elected marshal of Whit
ing which was then a village. AT the
election Of May ?, 1898. he was re
elected marshal as he also was at the
elections on May l, 1899, May I, 1900
ana May l. 1902.
on May 4, 1903, William E. Warwick
went in as the first mayor of Whiting
and Mr. Collins again went in but this
time as chief of police, and also acted
in this capacity during Mayor War
wick's second term of Office
Mayor Fred j. Smith was elected on
May 1. 1906, and it was during this ad-
ministration that Mr.. Collins was sue
ceeded as chief of police by Patrick
I.awler, the present incumbent MI
Collins was then appointed as police
sergeant in which office he may still
be found
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
BOY IS ONLY
FOURTEEN YEARS OLD
Had Robbed Tribe of "v" Store in
Gary and other Crimes in City
May Be Fastened Upon Him By
Police After Strict Investigation
Takes Place.

Bruce stearns. the 14-year- old Gary
boy, with a criminal record big enough
for a man twice his years. was caught
by the police of Mishawaka Saturday
after a series Of robberies in this city
and in Mishawaka Word was received
of his arrest by the police of Gary
yesterday morning. in which Chief of
Police B. F. Barrett of that place
stated that he had made a full con-
fession of the robbery of Klein
schmidt's bookstore in this city.
It is probable that Stearns would
never have been apprehended had not
his kleptomanial instincts got him into
trouble again at the city in which he
sought refuge from the local police.
Here he was caught in the act of steal
ing, and Will probably be convicted.
He was taken to the county jail at
South Bend and held under $500 bonds.
Reasons for Suspecting Him.
Because OF the fact that Stearns in
CURED about the time that the store
closed up. and frequently went into
the cellar that night. he was suspected
of robbing the Tribe of X" 1t was
then found that he suddenly disap-
peared, and all doubt as to his guilt
was dispelled. With the eighteen dol
lars he secured and other money which
he is thought to have obtained in the
same manner, he went to South Bend
and to Mishawaka.
The police are now not only certain
that he robbed the bookstore but be
lieve he is guilty of robbing little
Brothers meat market, in which a
quantity of spurious coins were taken,
and is also guilty Of several other
crimes of like nature. Stearns told
the police who arrested him a graphic
story of how he secreted himself in
the basement of the Gary store until
after it was closed and then tore the
| boards of of the floor of the show win
dow to climb into the store.
other Ventures of His.
| Among the other ventures which
| Stearns has been involved in this city
\ is running away from home several
| times. which resulted in his being
turned out of his house by his parents
and being found by the local police
several times sleeping in public build
| ings and any place where he could Sc
cure warmth and shelter. The boy is
! believed TO be a degenerate of the worst
| type, and his arrest will be a source
! OF satisfaction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
FLIRTS EFFORTS
CONE TO NRUGHT
Chicago Man Who Tried to
Get Funny With Whit
ing Girl Is Arrested.
JUDGE JONES GETS BUSY
Squire Decides That Ray Lewis Was
About SIS Worth Too
Fresh.
(special to zee T1MEal

Whiting, Ind April 19.-Ray Lewis,
aged 10 years, who said his home was
on Ellis avenue in Chicago was ar
rested on Saturday evening for dis
orderly conduct, and fined $500 by
Judge Jones.
Lewis mad been around Whiting for
three or four days. and said he was
looking for work, in the meantime he
was travelling around on Matson's
milk wagon.
While on the street Saturday even
ing. he happened to meet Miss Julia
Modrock, one Of our most attractive
Polish girls. Being much impressed
with her good looks. he decided to fol-
low her trying all the time to make
an impression upon the young miss,
but all In vain He followed her right
down Oliver street to the residence Of
Or Lauer. where she is employed At
ter Miss Modrock had gone into the
house. her pursurer continued to hang
around for quite a while, when he fin
ally left in the direction of One Hun
dred and Nineteenth street.
It was quite time after that the
| telephone rang, and strange voice
greeted the young lady. saying they
were from South Chicago, and had an
| excellent position in view for her.
| They refused to divulge their name,
but asked her TO come down to the
| corner to meet them.
] Her curiosity being aroused, she
agreed to CO. and when the corner was
reached she was confronted by none
other than the same Ray Lewis. II
was then that her anger was aroused
and as Officer Emmel happened to be
in the vicinity, at that time, she tolc
him the experience. with the result
that Lewis was arrested just as he
was about to board car out of town
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Whole Race Condemned.

A native Of AMMAN, Indo-China. sen.
fenced in Paris for theft. wrote the
following apology to his employer
"All Annamitios, whether emperors,
mandarins, secretaries, literary men,
and others, are born thieves. 1t is a
grave and deadly complaint, and
there is no cure for it. l know people
do not like thieves in France, but it
cannot be helped"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Building Permits.

The j. F. Schmidt Bros Construc-
ton company viii put up five two
story brick residences on the corner of
Madison street, near Fifth, TO cost S.
600 each
Contractor Joseph Frost viii build
three frame residences two on Jeffer-
son street and one on Connecticut
street for Paul MichaIich.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Rest for Our lntellInence

Ignorance, considered alone and
aside from truth with which it is so
sweetly harmonious, is rest for our
intelligence; it maks us forget our
past evils. dissimulates the present
ones; in fine, it is a boon, since it
comes to us from nature.-Barnardin
de Saint Pierre.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Transferred to Aurora.

Manager Smith of the Western Tn
ion Telegraph company, who has had
charge OF the office in the Gary ho-
tel ever since the office was installed,
has received notice that he is to be
transferred from Gary to Aurora. H.,
either Tuesday OF Wednesday Man
ager Smith has given great satisfac-
tion to the public in Gary and his re-
moval from this city viii be regretted
His successor in this city has not been
announced as vet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Deserved to Escape.

A Russian political prisoner con-
demned to death at Kieff recently es-
capped from prison as he was on the
point of being driven to the place Of
execution. Although in chains. the man
ran over half a mile before he was
overtaken and recaptured. He was sub
sequently hanged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
New York's Coal CONSUMPTION.

New York city has consumed IA,
100000 tons OF coal in the last Il
months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Runaway Occurs.

Dan Phelan. aged 90. was quite Sc
riously injured in a runaway at Gary
on Saturday afternoon, between Sew
enth street and Broadway. He was
taken to Mercy hospital. His horse. a
spirited animal. became frightened and
threw him out of the wagon he was
driving
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
BLIND PIG" CASES
ARE NOLLE PRESSED
First Approximations in Liz
uor Cases at Gary
Come to Naught.
PROSECUTING WITNESS FAILS
Had Told Police That He Could Sc
cure Evidence, But He
Gould Not

The cases Of the foreigners who were
arrested Thursday afternoon, charged
with selling liquor without license
We're nolle pressed Saturday by Judge
p. l. Fitzgerald when. after trying one
Of the cases, it was seen that there was
rot sufficient evidence for conviction.
The men VINO had been arrested were
Anna snaritch Mike Lemica. Pete
Nicksitch. Eva subon and Rosie ko-
l.atnNica
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
Medic Faculty
Says Farewell
to Dean Ward
twenty-five Physicians Associated
in College Work Greet Him
at Luncheon.

Twenty-Five Omaha physicians, all men,
bers of the faculty of the medical depart
ment Of the University of Nebraska, met at
luncheon at the Omaha club at 2 o'clock
Friday, to say goodby TO DR.. Henry b.
Ward, who leaves the position of dean to
take a similar one at the University of
Illinois. The luncheon was given by DR..
Clifford.
The guests were the men who nave been
associated with DR.. Wards work and
aiding him in building up the medical
school here In Omaha
1t was particularly regretted that DR..
Ward was to leave Just at the present
time when the new hospital and medical
buildings were to be erected which will
greatly increase the size and Importance
OF the institution. There was no formal
program, but the doctors rendered to DR..
Ward their appreciation OF his work and
their regret at his going.
The guests were DR.. Henry B. Ward.
DR.. Harold clifford, associate dean. and
Doctors w. F. Mllroy, H.. NJ. Mechanism.
r. c. Moore, Palmer Findley, Leroy Crum-
mer, A. B. somers, Alfred schalek, r. w.
Bliss F. S. Owen, j. M. Akin, Thomas
Truelson. r. T.. Manning, Robert HOLSTER,
A c. Stokes, A. Jefferson, S. r. Towne,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04

Cague, mechanical drawing; Jeanette Nc
Hugh, head department English literature;
Genevieve McLeod mathematics; r.. 70. Nc
MILAN, mathematics; Eugene M. Mackin,
history; Belle Won Mansfelde, mathematics;
10 Won Mansfeide, English and physiology
Katherine Morse, English; Edmund H. Or
chard, mechanical drawing; w. H.. Oury,
commander cadets; Susan PaNson, Latin;
Anna l.. Peterson, Greek and Latin; Mary
dali, history; Jasper Robertson, head com
merciel department; Pearl Rookfellow, Ger
man Ellen Rooney, Latin, and history Ell
sic e.. Schwartz, physical culture; II. A.
Senter, head chemical department.; Fora
Shields, Latin; Jane Sprott Smith, history;
Penelope M. Smith. English; Bessie J. Sny-
Somers, German and English; Eunice Steb-
bins, English: Margaret Stirling, Englishi
Caroline II. stringeT, head department bl-
ology; Grace b.. scarborough, physical geog-
raphy and geology; Mary sullivan, English
Katherine Thomas, history; Lillian Timms
~ T,,rnaP domestic ,science. En,ma 7
IRE, mathematics; Janet Monroe Wallace
commercial geography and English; j. r.
Wigman, head manual training department
Bancroft School-Kate l.. Brown, prin.
cipal; Louise Nj. Adams. Rachel l.. Fuller
Ruth MARRIOTT, Ada f. Tucker Nellie
annex; Frances Nieman, training teacher
Anna Stevens, kindergarten director; Bes-
sic Field, kindergarten assistant.
Beals School-Virginia White, principal,
Katherine White, Anne Jensen, Ethel Kie-
wit, Helen Best, Jessie Wass, Katherine
Van Horn, Ruth Dolan, training teacher.
Edith Ewers, kindergarten director; Mar
garet Wallace, MANUAL training.
Cass School-Mary Il. SlmOnds, princi-
pal; Ida Blackmore, Bessie Chambers, Ed
ma Cole. Edith Martin, Ruth Robinson
Hattie Duncan, Rose Bernstein, Ella Sand
berg, Neva Shipherd, Martha Homellus
Mary Ellsworth, Emily L.. Newcomb
Grace Lille, Laura Goetz. kindergarten d.
! rector; Frances Eller, kindergarten assist.
ant; Mary Goodman, manual training.
| CASTELAR, School-Mary b. Newton, prin-
cipal; Eolia w. Nichols, Minnie Esplin
Anne c. Nielsen, Ollie Richey, Elizabeth
Dunn, Amelia Bauer, Elizabeth Hendryx
Sophia Grau, Ethel Leighty, Pearl Rob.
erts, Anna Syacina. Ida Crowell. Anna
Broadfield. Agnes Lund, kindergarten dt
Central School-Mary A. Fitch, principal
Cordelia Johnson, Cora S. Anderson
Maude Robinson, Frances Cross, Mabe
Parker, Minnie r. Wilson. Lucy Evans
| Ruth T. Chase, Juliet McCune, Ethel Lynn
Cebella Schaller, Marian Hamlin, kinder
] garten director; Frances Christensen
kindergarten assistant.
Central Park School-Elizabeth Rooney
principal; Margaret Hickey, Elsie Fisher
/ Emma Roberts, Rose Healey; Edna Field
training teacher; Gertrude Bailey, kinder
garten director; Ida Murtagh, annex
Betty Jones, annex.
Clifton Hill Sehool-Isabelle DOYLE, princl
pal; Bertha Thoelecke, Mary MoCalmont
Anna James, Kathryn Hunting, Lydii
Zahn, Marie Ryan, Isabelle Graham; Ion
Beats, training teacher; Hedvig Sorensen
training teacher; De Elite Mason, kinder
COLUMBIA school-Margaret Vincent
principal; Agnes Dawson, Emma HaViland
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
Comstook, kindergarten director; v

Comstock, kindergarten director; Vivian
Alvison, manual training.
Omaha View School-Franc Eaton, prin-
cipal; Lula Hunt, Maud Smith, Merona
Santee, Mabel Graham, Grace Shorrock,
Carol MARRIOTT, Lillian Bondesson, ELIZA
beth Will Mildred Cooper, training teacher;
Calista Reynolds, Kindergarten assistant.
Pacific School Margaret Mccarthy,
principal; Marie Matthews. Agnes shap-
land, Ella Address, Emma Bradshaw,
Nellie Mcdonald, Mary Henderson, Edith
Dahlstrom, Mary Noonan, Lillian WILDER,
Marie McArdle, Allie Campbell, Emma
Winslade, Kindergarten director; Sadie
Kent, kindergarten assistant; Emma Loner-
gan, manual training.
Park S-chooi-susan Eveleth, principal;
Matilda Evans, Eliza Westcott, Eva De-
Moss, May Anderson, Myrtle DeGraff,
Ella Thorngate, Ethel Eldrldge, Frances
Thompson, Mabel Mould, Ruth Cnitra'
Julia Newcomb, Kate Hungerford, Eliza
beth Wilson, Lila McGavock.
Saratoga School-Bmily Robinson prin-
cipal; Mae Morris, Catherine -.Whtstler'
Cora Bake. Jesn Charde Winifred Terry,
Bessie Fry, Mary L. Temptation Grace
Samson, Margaret Latey, Alice mi
Saunders Sohool-Mary A. Reid, principal;
Ida Johnston, Emma Gross, Helen Rossen,
Mary Mostyn, Iowa Mullen, Mary !. Wal
lace, Bessie Waterman, Blanche Marshall,
training teacher; Helen Hibbard. kinder
garten director; Gertrude Lovgren, kinder
garten assistant; Pearl Maeumber, manual
Sherman school-Aliee d, Orr, principal
Alice McGavock, May Cathroe, Ida Gordon,
Wvlda Rhamey, training teacher.
Train School-Clara 3. Mason, principal
Carrie Robertson, Mignonette Cook, Emma
| FdlinR, Persis Stuart, Minna Oliver, May
Grimes, Anna Gayle Pollock, Ida Goodman,
Stella Graves, ERIN Jaskalek, Mary Krebs,
Carrie BOutelle, kindergarten director; Ruth
Thinker, kindergarten assistant.
Vinton School-Jeannette L. woodward
principal; Mabel Howard, Joanna
Mary Elgtn, Cora Ellsworth, Mary j. Bee
die, Sophie Elsasser, Belle Sprague, Anna
Cunningham, Ruth Patterson, Edna Wal
worth, Elizabeth Allen, Kindergarten d.
rector; Anna Boutelle, kindergarten assist
ant; Mary ID. Ffynt, manual training.
Walnut Hill School-Dora Harvey, prin-
cipal; Helen Rogers, Cassie Roys, Jocelyn
Charde, Emma Ellsworth. Lucy Mack,
Anna Anderson, Agnes Mitchell, Nancy
Lewis, Esther Deviation, training teacher
Elizabeth Ryan, kindergarten director.
nellie Guild, kindergarten assistant; Pear
Macumber, manual training.
Webster School-Sadie Pittman, principal
Ella Reed, Ada Hopper, Hattie Pickard
Nellie Schultz, Ida Burnett, Teresa Nc.
IArdle, Margaret McAra, Ethel Davenport
Ellen Davis. Rose Fitch Coleman, Dora
Coburn. Della Hogan. kindergarten direc'
tor: Grace Weston, kindergarten assistant
Windsor School-Harriet EDDY, principal
| Lucretia S. Bradley, Teresa Tracy, Nellie
Craig, Louise r. Mann, Mildred Wilcox,
Arsminta Cooley, Pearl Norton, training
teacher; Hermine Blessing, kindergarten d.
rector; Vera Pearson. kindergarten assist
ant; Louise Salmon, manual training.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
ARMY HEGIRA TO DIES MONIES
Officers and Men in Omaha VIII ca
There to the Military
Tournament.

with the coming military tournament at
Des Moines there will be an hegira of
regular army officers of the Department
of the Missouri headquarters TO the Iowa
city. General Morton will be in COM
mand at the tournament and most of the
department staff will be there to particl-
pate in their various official capacities.
The tournament will begin September 20.
and will terminate September Is.
A body Of about 1900 regular troops will
participate in the tournament, embracing
every branch OF the army service. Most
Of these organizations are now enroute to
Des Moines by marching and are expected
to arrive there by September 10, in order
to get the big camp in readiness for the
tournament.
The tournament features will include
every variety OF fancy military evolutions,
a battles, signal corps exercises, cav
airy and artillery drills and balloonlng.
The Baldwin dirigible balloon now at
Fort Omaha will be sent to Des Moines,
with a sufficient number OF hydrogen gas
tubes for initiation and for emergencies.
The balloon squad OF Fort Omaha will
have charge Of the balloon experiments.
Following the tournament at Des Moines
the larger proportion OF the troops will
come to Omaha to take part in the Ak
Sar-Ben parades.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
Omaha on Top in
Live Stock Gains
Leads All Cities for August in Re.
eeipts Of Cattle and
Sheep.

The Union Stock Yards company OF South
Omaha has broken all records for August
in the receipts of both cattle and sheep and
continues It's flight toward the top OF the
list OF the markets OF the world.
The receipts for cattle were l0S,OO2' as
against SO, 1884 last August. a gain OF 10 per
cent. The receipts for sheep were 232, go,
compared with 2O2, IA in August last year.
Receipts in hogs show a decrease all over
the country and here again does the Omaha
market shine in that it's receipts show a
smaller decrease of any city Of the country
except one. Omaha shows a decline In the
receipts OF hogs OF IA per cent, while Chi
cage shows a loss OF but 70 per cent
Omaha, however, shows less loss than any
Of the river cities. st. Joseph shows a fall
ing off Of 20 per cent and Kansas City Of
e per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04

solid steel frame, heavy brass trimmings, are linen
lined with extra heavy leather corners. They always
sell at $500. Saturday, only ............. $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
WHEN HANSON MAY REOPEN
Time Depends IN How Rapidly Bank
ruptcy Proceedings Are
Brought TO End.

Whether Hanson's cafe will be reopened
in time to help handle the big rush In
Omaha this fall for the Eagles convention.
the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities, the corn ex-
position and the convention OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance union, depends en-
tlrely upon the speed with which the bank
ruptcy proceedings are pushed along. 1t
1t is a situation in bankruptcy proceed
ings that no change Is made in the action,
whether the man who is a bankrupt dies
or not and the case will proceed Just as
though Tolf Hanson were alive
TIL logical proceedings in the case are
that the new Hanson will be put up for
sale by the trustees as soon as possible.
the interest in that building for sale being
a Observation-Disclosures lease.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
Special IN THE BASEMENT
4I4-le.IS s. 10th Street

For Saturday only we
will put on sale a fine
lot of genuine leather
suit case, Qike cut
in size, 24x26 inches.
These cases have a