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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
OLD LAKE COUNTY
SETTLER IS DEAD
Michael Rascher Passes
Away at the Age of
SO Years.

Michael Rascher. one of the old set
tiers of Lake county, died last night at
$50 at the home of his son, Sebastian
Rascher. 134 Douglas street. Mr.. Ras-
cher. who has been widower since
1892, was Sc years and eight months
old. For many years he lived on his
farm north OF Schererville. and It hav-
Ing been his wish to be buried near
his old homestead. he will be buried
at Schererville next Monday.
Services will be hel dat st. Joseph s
church in Hammond next Monday
morning. after which the remains will
be removed to Schererville. where serv-
ices will be held at ST. Michaers church
at II o'clock.
Mr. Rascher is survived by six chill
dren who are as follows: Michael
Peter, Sebastian, Mrs. Lille Schaefer OF
Dolton, Mrs. S. Reeder of Crown Point
and Miss Margaret Rascher, who stays
with her sister at Dolton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
About People
Some Chats With Folks
On Things of Interest

CHIEF OF POLICE MARTIN-"One
of the funniest things that has hap
pened in regard to driving the bad ne
gro out of town was when one of the
negro reformers asked me for assist
ance and protection. This negro, in
question. had been one of the most
ardent workers of the reform and had
circulated a petition among the negroes
to GUST the bad negroes. One day
whole bunch of them met him down on
South Broadway and scared him so that
he took to his heels, and all that could
be seen was bunch of flying heels.
He was the first of the negroes to leave
town.
GEORGE S. McGINNITY - Just
closed up another big one. Saw a live
one in Gary yesterday, but somehow or
other he got away from me But that
didn't stop me. I follows Mr. Man all
the way to Michigan City, and before
came back had the money and papers
in my pocket And another ones. 500.
Just wait and see. These little deals
are nothing to me.
C. NJ. BAKER-''Yes. I have enough
room in my new garage to give an old
fashioned country dance and then some
to spare. I have ordered several new
Cadillac automobiles and expect them
to be here bofer very long. The auto
mobile business is as good as might be
expected for a town Of the size Of
Gary"
JOSEPH COTHERY-"I think the
new Masonic hall in Gary will be the
finest in the northern part Of the state
with the exception of Hammond. and
they own their own home No definite
arrangements have been made as vet.
but We will institute the lodge the
first part of September"
F. w. ENGLEHARDT-"It is Won
derful to me to see how the south ends
Of Gary and Tolleston are building up.
In the last three months the growth in
the south end district has been marvel
GUS There is no doubt in my mind but
what the south end of Gary will be the
residence district of the city.
CONTRACTOR JOSEPH FROST
am getting down my new tennis serve
SO that when it gets over the net. the
best Of them can't touch them. 1t takes
continual practice, though, before YOU
can get my serve down perfect S'pose
l have any chance against Scott. MY
word, but isn't it 'ot
w. S. GALLAGHER think when
the plans are all made Tolleston will
have as fine sewerage system as that
Of Gary. Went to Chicago yesterday
afternoon where consulted with John
W. Alvord, the eminent engineer who
planned the Gary sewerage system. Mr..
Alvord promised me he would start on
| making a survey of the Tolleston terri
tory in very short time The cost
Of the Tolleston system will be about
! $500, 000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
A DAY IN GARY LAND
HEARD By RUBE

Anthem for Sunday school: oh, dry
those tears.
w. S. Gallagher has forgotten all
about blind pigs and slot machines and
now IS spending his spare time in plan
ming the sewerage system of Tolleston.
Gary is trying to make out it enjoys
being good.-Chicago Daily News
One of the hardest things to do in
Gary is to get money, and then after
you get it the hardest task is to keep
1t.
Once more people in the south end
are getting their regular sleep.
Cheer up Gary!
Don't you cry.
You'll be a city
BY and by
If you are lonesome. now that the
blind tigers are closed. go to church,
it won't hurt you.
oh. Thomas. you must have thought
better of It!
1t is not definitely settled as to
whether Messrs. Harris and Bretsch are
to start a newspaper.
By pulling every string Gary ought
to be able to get along without a
street car strike.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
GARY BRIEFS.

Desk Sergeant Glen Rambo is able to
resume his duties at the local police
station after an illness lasting sever
al months.
President Burke of the Burke Bros
day on business.
Attorney Seton is spending his vaca-
ton fishing in southern Illinois.
Jonas Hoover, the attorney, was in
Gary yesterday. He says he will re-
sumo his practice here as soon as he
closes his business affairs in Chicago.
G. ]. Cooper. who is slated for the
editorialship of the Knots re-incar-
mated Northern Indiantan, is busy siz-
ing up the situation for his prospec-
tive employer.
Yesterday the Gary Realty company
moved out of its offices in the First
National Bank building. H. H. Harries
& Co, 81 Broadway, will act as the
company's general agents in Gary. The
company will maintain but one office II
the future and that will be the present
one in Chicago.
Miss Crolius entertained a number OF
her young lady friends last evening.
the Miller beach yesterday Afternoon
and evening
The family of DR.. Nieukirk have ar
rived from Nevada. s.
Town Clerk c. o. Holmes office is
busy sending out the first annual re
port of the town trustees to the may
ors of the various cities in this county
]. Cornwall went to Chicago today OF
on three days pleasure trip.
Miss Jones. who has been the CUES
of Miss Mary Kleinschmidt for tn,
past four weeks. will return Monday
to her home in Davenport. Ia.
Samuel Sax was in South Chicago
yesterday.
Joseph Gi1ies sustained a painful
injury to his right foot yesterday OF
the tennis court. His young lady op
ponent in the game accidentally threw
the ball out of it's regular course. II
reaching for it he tripped and fell.
Free daily deliveries to all towns II
the Calumet region, including Gary
Sptegel. South ChicaEo's leading fur.
niture store. t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
CIRCUS DUE TOMORROW

The Sells-F1oto circus will arrive in
Gary over the Lake Shore railroad
some time tomorrow. The tents will
be pitched at once and all preparations
made for their opening which takes
place on Monday This aggregation
carries about 900 people. aud as to-
morrow IS pay day. considerable
bunch of money will undoubtedly be
left with the business men here. The
parade will start from the grounds at
Eleventh and Broadway at 10 o'clock
sharp Monday morning. The afternoon
performance will begin at o'clock
and the evening at 1890 o'clock The
champion Armour grays. which cost
$4,000, Will head the parade in the
morning and give exhibitions at each
performance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Elect Clean Men.

In an editorial captioned, The Mag
&c City's Woes" The Chesterton Trib
une has the following terse paragraphs
in this weeks issued:
Poor Gary! These are humiliating
days for the Magic City and its spon-
sors. From one end of the land to the
other 1t is being held up as horri-
BILE example of depravity. Vice. cor
ruption. Incompetence and graft have
the city in a death grip If the reports
sent out are to be believed.
The plans of Gary called for a model
city. The United States Steel Corpor-
alton attempted to make it such 1t
provided the material things, but it
failed because there are some things
in this world money cannot buy. Gold
cannot buy honesty. morality, virtue
or self sacrifice. Laws cannot make
bad people good. The steel company
gold attracted adventures from far
and near. whose God was creed, and
whose only object was to get rich.
How it mattered not. While it is
here, this class is in the minority in
Gary. and the majority are on the side
of righteousness.
The fact remains that vice ruled and
it will take Gary years to live down
the reputation given 1t. The respect
able element of Gary have a herculean
task before them, and they should be
given every assistance. If clean men
are elected to office in November, much
can be done to make Gary what its
founders intended. without officials
who will do their sworn duty, little
can be done"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Rerea Bible Class.

Sunday morning at s:45 a. m, in the
auditorium of the NJ E. church on Rus
sell street. there Will be a splendid
lecture before the class by DR.. E. A
ellison on The Christianity That Is
Winning the World to Christ" Thu
aptness Of the subject Is visible because
it is the great leading thought of mod
ern time and the class is to be congrat-
uated on securing the doctor for the
occasion. DR.. ellison comes to us from
Covington, Ind. with a reputation as
a physician and Christian gentleman.
which may well be envied by any man.
Dr. w. NJ Martin. whose ability as an
orator and thinker. is well known in
Hammond. and who is president of Lin
coln-Jefferson College lof Law. will lee
ture to the class on the two following
Sundays. The public is given special
invitation to hear these gentlemen. This
special program has been arranged to
permit Professor w. C. Belman a leave
of absence that he might once more
visit the scenes OF his boyhood~ in Mich
igan, and the best wishes of THE class
goes with him and his family.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
ST. LOUIS ARCHITECT
PRAISES GARY SCHOOL
L. B. Ittner, Designer of the
Emerson Building, Visits
Steel Ciy.

l. B. Ittner of St. Louis the archi-
tect who has charge Of the building of
the public schools there, and who drew
the plans by which the handsome EN-
erson school of this city is being con-
structed, was in Gary yesterday in
speeding the work on the new struc-
ture. He expressed himself as
eminently satisfied with the work. both
as to the speed with which it is pro-
crossing, the quality of the workman
ship, and the material being used Mr.
Ittner moreover declared the school to
be one of the finest he had ever planned
for town the size Of Gary. and said
that there were few school buildings
in the state, even in Indianapolis,
which would equal the Emerson when
completed.
Mr.. Ittner, by the way, is one Of
the best known architects in the coun-
try, especially in the line of school and
other public buildings. The fact that
he designs all of the st. Louis school
buildings. is sufficient to recommend
him, as the schools of the Mound City
are one Of the features for which that
place is famous. The Gary school is
modelled after those of St Louis. and
so much resembles these buildings in
its general style of architecture. that
President Delano, of the Wabash. who
was visiting in Gary not long ago, and
who is from st. Louis. remarked on
that occasion when the Emerson build
ing caught his eye that 'Ittner must
have been here.
Seventeen Portable schools.
The Emerson Is the second ,,ar,,o
nent building to be erected in Gary.
At present there are besides the per
manent buildings seventeen portable
structures which can be taken apart
and moved at will, as they cease to
be reeded in ont part of the city, and
are required in another.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
BILL WASN'T
FAST ENOUGH

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Aug. William
Mintzer. a coal dealer of this city, left
his bicycle standing in front of HUI
dacke's saloon at One Hundred and
Thirty-ffth and Deodar streets for a
few minutes, yesterday. while he went
inside. When he returned the wheel
was gone.
Persons who had seen the thief in
dicated the direction in which he had
gone, and gave a description of his
appearance. The police were notified,
and Mr.. Lewis of the Monarch Hard
ware company started in pursuit OF the
fleeing wheelman. He overlook him in
Whiting and recovered the bike. The
man was arrested.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Many on Their Vacation.

Hammond is not what might be call
ed deserted, but the number of people
who are out Of town for an outing or
vacation would make a nice little army.
The vacation habit is on the people,
and good times or poor. the people will
away from the city Saturday after
moons everybody who can find the least
excuse packs a suitcase and leaves to
spend a pleasant twenty-four hours
somewhere. Where all of these people
go and how they spend the little va
cation. together with their adventures.
would indeed be interesting ready.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Where to Worship
at Various Hammond Churches
Meetings

First Christian Church, c. j. sharp,
minister. 40 Summers street Phone
s451.
Orchestra at s:45 a, m.
Bible study at 10 a. m
Communion service at IL
Sermon at 1915 a. N.
Junior Endeavor at 8.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m
Evangelistic service at 1880 p. m.
Garfield club on Monday evening.
Bible class Wednesday evening.
Ladies' societies Thursday afternoon.
6and practice Friday evening.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these service
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Commences Building.

John J. Brennan has commenced ex-
cavating for a new one-story brick
building, which will be erected immedi-
ately west of his drug store. The
building will be of brick construction.
67x60 feet, and will contain three stor-
les. The reason for Mr.. Brennan
building one-story building is that
he thinks that in very few years
all the structures on the property will
be torn down to make way for a hand
some four to six-story building, cover
ing the whole space.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
80 Near and Vet So Ear

Johnny, aged eight, likes high-fown
words, but as accuracy is not to be ex-
pected in one of his years, he often
mispronounces and mfsapplies them
The other day he came home with
this announcement: Mamma. | Just
saw a gentleman standing on the cor
ner SUM- in .profane thought"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
BRIDGE A SUCCESS.
Monon's New Bascule Test
ed and Is Perfect.

The new Monon bascule bridge over
the Grand Calumet has been in opera
ton a week today and in that time it
has given the best of satisfaction. The
little traffic on the Calumet river gives
little occasion for the opening of the
structure. but the tests that have been
made have been eminenly satisfactory.
The power is furnished by the North
ern Indiana Gas and Electric Light
company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Many See Sights.

Nearly 100 persons last night took
advantage of the sightseeing auto trip
about Gary, given by the Congregation
al church. -Four automobiles were put
into service. including the big sight
seeing car of the United States Land
company, which had been donated. Aft
er the automobile trip the automobiles
returned to the Congregational church
parlors, where ice cream and cake were
served
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07

Epworth League service at p m.
Topic: willing and Unwilling Blind
ness"
Evening church service at 7:45 P. m
Introductory song service Subject of
address: Growing the Best sort OF
Men"
The official board will hold a special
meeting Monday evening al 1880 p. m.
The people of the city are most cordi-
ally invited to be present. both morn
ing and evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
New Tennis Matches.

Two matches were played off in the
tennis tournament yesterday afternoon.
and good matches are scheduled to be
played this afternoon. Yesterday Fitz-
gerald defeated McNally in e-1 and 60
sets and Parry won from Conneu, GO
and ga.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Fuuuas Coming.

Tomorrow William c. Kunert's Toll
lesion team will cross bats with the
Fuqua Giants, one of the strongest
amateur colored travelling teams in the
west. This same team only recently
defeated the Gary Calumets, but the
Tolleston team do not expect to let
them of so easy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07

TAKE THE TIMES AND, GET MORE
HAMMOND NEWS THAN PRINTED IN
ANY HAMMOND PAPER; MORE EAST
CHICAGO NEWS THAN PRINTED IN
ANY EAST CHICAGO PAPER, AND
MORE GARY NEWS THAN PRINTED
IN ANY GARY PAPER. THE ONLY
PAPER THAT PRINTS THE COUNTY
NEWS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
THIEVES CARRY AWAY
PART OF A HOUSE
Especial to TIE TINES

Indiana Harbor. Aug. IA. Goodman
of Parish avenue for the past few
weeks has been at work erecting a neat
little place near Burlington. 1t has
been his pride and joy to go out and
take slant at his new property. adj
miring the trim appearance of the edi-
flee he was rearing. and comparing it
with other buildings in the vicinity, TO
its own great advantage.
A few days ago, the house being al
most completed, Goodman paid one of
his customary visits to Burlington. in
tent upon taking a last look at the
place, for possible oversights on the
part of the contractors. What was his
surprise upon reaching the spot. to dis
cover that not only was a pile of lum-
Der, which had been felt in front of
the premises, missing, but that part of
his house had been torn awav nv
thieves
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07

ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ADVER-
TISE IN THE TIMES WHETHER 1T
PAYS OR NOT. IF THEY SAY 1T
DOESN'T. DON'T ADVERTISE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
THESE ARE THE
CASES FILED

The cases zled by Judge Hembroff in
the superior court yesterday for the
East Chicago Land company were:
5S2S. E. c. Co. vs.. Mrs. o. B. Lloyd.
1929. F. c. Co. VS.. Morris Brennan.
$500 f. c. Co. VS.. Susie Schwarz
5SS1 f. c. Co. VS. Helen W. Glegg.
1892. f. c. CO. vs.. Jacob Goldman.
1888. E. C. Co. VS.. John Muha.
1894 E. G. Co. VS.. Ignac Pitkiewez.
5S35. Lawia Mulcahey.
1896. E. c. Co. VS.. John Mecltff.
5S37. e. c. Co VS.. Sam Vana
5s3s. f. c. Co. vs.. George German.
1899. E. C. Co. vs.. Pena Ivanova.
5S40. F. c. Co. VS.. Stef Elan.
5S41. f. c. co. VS.. j. H. Peterson.
5S42. E. c. Co. VS.. Fred Adams
5S42 cmfwyuyq vbgkhak TPwscd
1914. E. C. Co. VS.. Clifton Sheets
5s45. E. c. Co. VS.. Nick Cernea.
5s47. E. C. Co VS.. Ely Goldman.
5s4s. f. C. Co. VS.. Nick Pitika
All of the above cases were for fore
CLOSURE Of contract.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07

st. PauI's Lutheran Church, III CHn-
ton, street Theodore Claus. pastor.
German service at 10 a. m.
congregational meeting at $50 p. m.
English service at 1880 p. m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
rhe Chri.tian science society.

The Christian Science society will hold
two regular services tomorrow in room
512 of the Hammond building The
morning service Will be held at II
and Sunday school for persons under
90 years of age viii follows. The even
ing service will be a repetition of the
morning subject, and will be held in
the same room at s. The Wednesday
evening meetings are held in the same
room at p. m. The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
Follows Cfew By Paint.

After he had recovered from the
first shock of the discovery. he set
about on little detective expedition
of his own, and in less time than a
Pinkerton sleuth could have accom-
plished 1t, had located part of the miss
ing lumber in a lean, to which had
been built onto a cottage nearby. to
form summer kitchen. The paint on
some of the boards which correspondent
to that of his house. was the incrim
mating evidence.
Inquiry developed the fact that the
young sons of the household to which
the summer kitchen applied were re-
sponsible for Mr.. Goodman's loss. and
the bright answer they gave when Mr..
Goodman reproached them with having
despoiled his property was worthy of
a more laudable inspiration. They re-
piled that everybody else was stealing
boards from the Goodman house. so
they thought they might as we'll get
in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
The First Methodist Episcol

The First Methodist Episcopal
Church Rev. William F. Switzer pas
tor Residence III Russell street
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
Public worship and sermon at 10:45
a. m. Subject: The Valuable Church
man"
Encouraging and important an
nouncements will be made at this serv-
ice.
The Monroe Street Sunday school at
2:30 D. m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
THE CITY
Tennis Tournament Scores.

The following are the percentages Of
games played in the tennis tournament
un to the end Of second week:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
No Arrests Made.

Mr. Goodman went out after some
warrants, but last heard from he had
not secured them, nor had he learned
the names of the boys. who officer
Weifenbach. to whom he related his
story. SAYS are aged about IA and X.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07

Pine Street Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m
Preaching service at p. m.
The Rev. Mr. Donovan will I'LL the
pulpit until Oct I.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-10

the Jaw. and the latter would drop
tn the floor until ii seemed as ii he
WAS surely out 3ut he always came
back ready for more. As soon as he
hit the floor of the ring he MAS nl-
ways able IL straisiten himself out
,and come back Ia Try again, And
finally he got what he was after lie
landed the solar pleSus hloW which
won him the championship ana the
chance for fortune, Which he threw
away.
In the present ease we again have
a middiewetght challenging a man
heavier than himself. The title il the
same-it is for rhe worlds greatest
boxing honor. ii FItZslmnnns could
beat Corbett. it H. possible that
Ketehet can defeat johnson, The out
tome remains To he seen.
In the present match the difference
is chiefly in the build Of the men.
Johnson has big edge In height and
reach. This may enable him to prop
otf hetchel just Is he did Turns in
their Australian bout.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-10
THIS PLAYER BEARS
CHARMED LIFE
JOE TINKER OF THE CHICAGO
CUES CLAIMS TITLE or "uN-
sEANEC" HITTER.

Joe Tinker Of the Chicago Nationals
leads the charmed life when batting
against frenzied Fingers, Look ut the
Cub shortstnpper's record for nine
years In all these seasons as
wetrcr of the west side garh Tinker
has gone to bal at least 5000 times.
He has faced some of the widest
pitchers in the business. has been
within aa nce ri getting 'heaned
tbaSehali slang for Il blow on the caenl
many, many times, but always has
escaped unmarked. Andy coakley,
Harry Mcintyre. "Eill" Donovan. Bob
Ewing and Jack Harper all far-famed
dispensers Of the crazy shoots, looks
alike tn Home Run Joe" In sum-
ming UP his actual engagements. Joe
figures about 40 games "A season for
The last eight years. and is now my
ing claim To the title OF '.Enbennea
Hitter" There's another little sorhe
thing about Joe that isn't noticeable
10 the casual observer. He has most
original system about going to lat.
When marching forth the first time
Tinker heads 0n a bee line from the
bench and stops only after he has
crossed the plate. Ii he gets a hit that
trip. watch him closely and he'll amble
out the same way for his second shot
with the war club. But If luck's
against him and he fans, ar is retired
hitting to the infield or outfieid. your
sec a different line af march when Joe
comes forth the second time. Instead
Of beating it pell-meil for the pan.
Tinker will waltz around in circle
behind the umpire and visiting catcher
until he eonfronts the swatting sta
ton. If successful after this shindis
iGey will repeat on his third nffense.
IT faI!ed again. he will revert to the
stunt Of narading out on bee line
Its one If those many sunerstitions
for which all bali players. actors.
sailors and the likes are noted. In all
his baseball saass Tinker has nlasea
with tannatchers. real champions or
near-ehamrioas.