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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

If you feel that you don't owe it to
Norfolk to the boys, to the future, to
help in this Y. NJ. C. A.-don't allow
anybody to find it out. Don't make
your friends ashamed of you, at a time
like this.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

The men have had another humiI.
iation: Shepherd Stevens has written
a story for the current Munsey maya
zine called "The Perfect Husband"
but II any man reads the story hoping
to find that he has some of the quail
ties found in the perfect husband, he
Will be disappointed. The heroine OF
the story is a spin, who Lives alone
She tells her friends that she Is mar
ried to a Mr.. Anderson, and tells OF
how good, kind and thoughtful her
husband Is, and of how she loves him
She wears people out telling of his
virtues. or course the perfect Mr..
Anderson makes the other husbands
seem more unsatisfactory than ever
But 1t seems there Is no Mr.. Ander-
son. The poor old spin Is not mar
married; she is insane, and the perfect
husband lives only In her world OF
fancy. or course II "a humiliating
TO the men to find that even ths
magazine writers. with their wonder
lui imaginations, cannot picture a per.
rect husband; the best they can Dc
Is to make him the delusion of orssy
woman.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

This isn't football weather. These
are swimming days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

They say there is nothing new un.
der the SUM- How is this: In an DC
tober magazine, there Is story tell.
ing of man who has a Secret Scr
row. The man is in love with Pure
and Beautiful girl, but fears he is not
Worthy of Her. He has been a great
Sinner in his time; in fact, one Sun
day he ran to catch a street car, and
he fears that he is Damned. Mote
You may think this an invention: that
no such story was printed in an Octo-
Der magazine, but we can show 1t to
you, and will cheerfully do so on re-
quest.)
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

Last night | ran out Of smoking
tobacco, and sent one of the children
to borrow some of Henry, the colorcd
man who works around the house. He
sent piece of native twist, with in.
structions to be careful. as 1t was
mighty strong. | thought to myself
that Henry did not know how to-
bacco-soaked l was. .....I smoked a
pipe full of it. And 1t made me sick
The tobacco | borrowed of Henry was
undoubtedly pure tobacco. What have
been smoking all these years with
so much relish?"-Drake Watson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29
AROUND TOWN.

Milk causes typhoid. Try postum
for the baby.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

You are responsible, as citizen of
this community, for the evil conditions
which now surround growing boys.
You ought to be willing to share the
burden of giving the boys a decent
place of amusement.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

You're trying to make Norfolk a
city of homes. II you would attract
families from out in the country to
your community, make the place a
wholesome one for the boys-instead
of a cesspool. There isn't a man In
Norfolk, whether he earns 81 a day
or $4,000 year. who can shirk the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

A Norfolk bride and groom this
week had their first argument five
minutes after the ceremony. The
bride wanted to take her dog, attached
to chain, an the wedding trip. The
groom objected. The groom won. AT.
ter all, the mans the boss.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

Don't think your boy is going to sit
at home all His life and play checkers.
He's going to grow up and go out
among other youths, and his red blood
is going to lead him into activity.
VIII it be a Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium
that he'll go to, or will 1t be some
place else?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29

There is not a big" man in Nor
folk who won't give literally to the
Y. NJ. C. A. before the campaign is
over For a man who wouldn't do this
much for the boys of the community
in which he makes his living, isn't a
big" man in any sense of the word.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
.REGIN BIG SUIT TODAY
Corporations Will Take the
Case to Michigan City;
Involves Interurban.

The suit instituted against the Chi
cago. Lake Shore & South Bend line
by the Lake Shore railroad and the
Western Union has been set for trial
today at Michigan City. 1t is not
known whether or not the case will
come to trial today. but it is the gen
eral opinion that it will not be reached
by Judge Tuthill of the superior court
The case against the interurban was
instituted by the telegraph and the
railroad companies on the assertion
that the hgih tension electric wires.
which were used to operate the inter-
urban cars. interferred with the wires
of the former. They claimed that one
current was so much stronger than
that of the other that at places where
the wires Of the two companies pa
aralleled each other the current equal
lied to a certain extent, destroying tel
egraphic service
The complainants in the suit are ask
ing for a permanent injunction against
the operation of the South Bend line
until such time as the current can be
controlled so as not to interfere with
the wires of the railroad and telegraph
companies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
INOIANA'S NEW LAWS
WILL SOON Be IN EJECT
County Clerks Receipt for
Acts to Be Sent Out
Saturday.

Bound volumes of the acts Of the re-
cent legislature will be ready for dis
trioutlon next Saturday, according to
information received from the office of
the secretary of state. The shipments
VIII be made direct from the state
printer to the clerks of the ninety-two
counties Of the state. and no distribu-
llons VIII be made from the office Of
the secretary of state until these ship
ments have been completed. Conse
quentiy those who expect to get a copy
or Two from the secretary before the
country clerks are supplied may as wen
save their postage and their time.
Inc distribution will be made bv the
county clerks AS soon as the vol
umes are received by these officials
receipt for the shipment will be for
Warded TO Governor Marshall. and
when the receipts are all in a procla-
nation will be issued by the executive
and the laws viii be in force The
books will be ready for distribution
py the clerks as soon as received No
special word from the state officials
being necessary.
me distribution will be made At a
much earlier date than expected Frank
|. Grubbs. deputy secretary of state has
worked day and night on the copv and
proofs of the acts. and completed his
task approximately two weeks earlier
than he had expected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
RIGHT-OF-WAY SECURED
Final Arrangements for the
New Gary Hub Road
Completed.
Especial to THE T1MEs.l

Crown Point, Ind. March 25.-The
right-of-way for the interurban road
has all been secured. and representa-
tlves of the project from the Crown
Point end Of the line are in Chicago
today In conference with Mr.. Seaman.
The Louis Breyfogle stretch of right
of-way. north of the Erie tracks. has
been secured. The town of Crown a
deal with him yesterday whereby they
agree to vacate certain streets and
aiieys' not open to traffic, and give Mr..
Breyfogle 5000 to help defray the ex
pense of digging a ditch through the
place In order to make drainage for
the water that has long been a point
Of controversy between the town and
Mr.. Breyfogle. In return the truck
farmer agrees to grant right-of-way
through his land for the interurban.
and wtthdaws his pending suit against
the town regarding the aforesaid
drainage controversy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
GET 200 NEW HOUSES?
Indications Are That There
Will Be Big Rush in
Building.

During the next few months Gary
will see rush in the building of resi-
dences unprecedented in the city before.
It was estimated by a weIl-known CON
tractor who keeps himself posted on
the building situation in Gary. that
during the next two months that in
Gary and Tolleston over two hundred
new houses would be started. From
the number of building permits that
are being granted each day by the
building department. it can be readily
seen that the providing of homes for
the scores of families who are coming
to Gary is one of the problems that
the monied men are taking up.
Not alone is Gary is there going TO
be much building, but Tolleston will
also be the seat Of great building ac-
tivity this spring In Gary, George w.
Mayer, a welI-known Chicago attor-
ney, has planned to erect at least fifty
houses. These will be built in Wash
ington Park, the property formerly
being owned by the Clear Title Land
company. The houses are to be frame
structures and will cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000 to $4,000 It is the
Intention Of Mr.. Mayer to devote a great
deal Of his time in Gary this summer
and il may be that he will make Gary
his future home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
SUBSCRIBE STOCK
FOR MILK COMPANY
Stockholders Hold Meeting
in Gary Last Even
ing.
$4,000 IS ALREADY RAISED
More Money is, However, Needed Be-
fore Successful Operation of
Plant Can Be Begun.

meeting Of twenty stockholders
of the company, which is being organ
lied for the purpose of supplying Gary
with pure milk was held Tuesday night
In the rear of the Calumet Savings
and Trust company. The promoter of
the project, Trustee John f. Sears, saws
that about $4,000 worth of the stock
has already been raised and that he
believes that he will have no difficulty
in securing the remainder.
The idea of Mr.. Sears Is to start an
industry in Gary on the same plan as
the Borden company of Chicago and
other large cities of the country Gary
will then be supplied with guaranteed
milk, up to the standard in every
way This milk will be thoroughly
steralized and will be tested as to its
quality before it goes into the hands
Of the consumer
A sufficient amount of money has
now been subscribed to build the de-
pot and install the machinery More
money. however, will be needed for the
purchase of the wagons and other
equipment before the company will be
ready 10 begin operations. It is be-
heved. however that they will be ready
to start early in the summer. 1t is
aimed by Mr.. Sears to raise as much
as $4,000 to finance the enterprise
The meeting held Tuesday night was
for the purpose of having the cost and
the amount Of machinery required for
the plant explained to the stockhold-
ers and also its purposes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
ORGANIZE C. 0. F. COURT
New Catholic Society at
Harbor Starts With
Membership of 80.
Especial to TIE r1MRaN


Indiana Harbor March pa local
branch of the Catholic Order of For
esters was organized last night in In
diana Harbor with about thirty mem
bers as starter. It will be called St.
Patriek's Court, No 1916.
The officers selected are.
Spiritual Director - Rev. Thomas
Mongoven
Chief Walter ]. Riley.
Vice Chief Ranger-Edward saluski
FINANCIAL Secretary-Martin Hubert.
secretary-John e Kelly.
Treasurer-John Steenbergen.
Trustees-Barney Janowski Joseph
.. Kelley, and Joseph Doppler.
state Delegate-Edward Burns.
Alternate-Waiter ]. Riley.
The court is composed of Catholics
in good standing Of all nationalities
The initiation and installation will
tGke place next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock at the auditorium Teams from
Gary, Hammond Rensselaer, and South
Chicago courts will take part in the
installation and do the initiation work
While the membership is but thirty
to start with, it is predicted that it win
reach least sixty within the next
thirty days. Eleven applicants have
already expressed a desire to ioin. but
1t will be impossible TO take care Of
their initiation until a little later on
The new organization promises to
become an important factor in local
brotherhood circles, which are so
strong in Indiana Harbor. The order
combines social features with insur-
ance benefits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
DAIRYMEN HAVE LOST
Producers in Illinois Sign
Contracts and Defeat
High Prices.

Information received in Chicago yes
terday by the leaders of the milk pro-
ducers was to the effect that the strug-
gle for higher prices had practically
been defeated SO far as the bottling
plants are concerned.
The producers, however. claimed that
they had complete control of the milk
shipped to Chicago in cans, the con
tracts for which viii be made by the
retail dealers next month and date from
May l. The reason given for the de-
feat Of the fight against the bottling
plants is that the organization of pro-
ducers had not been long enough in
existence, but would keep on gaining
members until next fall. when the fight
for higher prices will be made.
According to other milk producers
the trouble started in Kane, DuPage
and DeKalb counties, where the Milk
Producers Protective association is not
well organized. The dairymen in those
counties began to sign up yesterday In
large numbers. it was said. This made
a break in the ranks in other coun-
ties.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Wonan's Age.

Woman is like the moon-many
phased-and In all her phases fasci-
mating She is at her best at three
ages, according to your personal taste.
If you prefer the beautiful woman,
she is at her best between the ages of
90 and 30. If your taste is for the
woman of sentiment, she is at her
pres commence between the ages of 80
and 40. II you worship intellect. she
is supreme between 40 and so. If
you want all of these qualities, seek
out a goddess. for goddesses have no
age.-Davtd Belasco.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
DID F. {. BONSON
QUIT CLAIM INTERESTS?
Gary Contractor Sued In Hammond
Court and Some Interesting Ale
cations Are Made In Complaint,
Which Will Start Suit in Lake su-
perior Court.

II the allegations made by the Lor-
ain Lumber company of Lorain. O.. are
true. Frank Benson. a well-known
Gary contractor. is evading the pay
ment Of a judgment for sS13, together
with s634.14 interest by transferring
his interests in two Gary lots to his
wife by means of quit claim deed.
In the complaint which was fled in
the Lake superior court this morning
the Lorain Lumber and Manufacturing
company recovered a Judgment of 1919
with interest a per cent from Frank
Z. Benson April ~. 1896.
The complaint goes on to show that
ever since this time Frank E. Benson
has been evading the payment of this
judgment by transferring all of his
property to his wife
Marked as exhibit (A) and accom-
parying the complaint are numerous
extracts from the records of I,orain
county Ohio, showing how Frank E.
Benson evaded the payment of the
Judgment BY putting the property in
his wifes name
The complaint states that Benson in
herited several thousand dollars but
Immediately gave it to his wife and
''teAe NA44C sire Atdu HOlnlQS When they
We're married she now has several thou
sand dollars worth Of property.
Resided in LOrain
The complaint states that she owns
lot p in block .. and lot % in block
70 in the Gary Land company's sub
division, but Frank F. Benson is the
real owner of the lot in block IS.
It states that Benson resided in Io-
rain, o.. for some time. where he was
contractor and builder In Lorain
ne Is alleged to have been the owner
of some property which he disposed OF
to his wife just before judgment was
rendered
1t is alleged that the records in L.o-
rain county show that he disposed of
500 worth Of property to his wife by
quit claim deed; that this was all done
= cheat and Gefraud the plaintiff
Bonso mis- now located at Gary. and the
Lorafn Lumber company claims it has
lien in equity in his property.
The plaintiffs petition for the grant
in gof an injunction TO restrain Mr.
Benson from disposing of his property
and the Gary Land company from
agreeing to the transfer until judg
ment can be secured against Benson
in the local courts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
LIFE IN THE BALANCE
Miss Mae Quinn lowering
Between Life and
Death.

Miss Mae Quinn, the popular Gary
telephone operator, was operated upon
Yesterday morning at St. Anthony's
hospital on the west side in Chicago.
The operation was regarded as success
ful although she had not fully recov-
cred consciousness at ) o'clock last
night. The case proved to be so com
phcated that five operations were ne
cessary in place Of the one that was
originally thought necessary.
Last night the condition of the pa
tient caused great anxiety to the mem
beers Of her family. The physician gave
them no encouragement. and develop
ments We're awaited anxiously.
Miss Quinn was placed on the operat-
ing table yesterday morning at $40
o'clock and it was not finished min
nearly II O'Clock. 1t was then several
hours before she recovered from the
aaaestheties
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
MendeIssohn as a Rnv

A quaint description of the boy
Mendelssohn is given US by one Dew
RENT: He took his place among the
grown-up people in his childs dress,
a ught-ftting jacket, cut very low at
the neck, over which the wide trousers
were buttoned; into the slanting
pockets of these the little fellow liked
to thrust his hands, rocking his curly
head from side to side and shifting
restlessly from one foot to the other"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Gossip Is Necessary.

Gossip responds to a human need,
and gossip about dead men cannot
hurt them. 1t clearly shows the stuff
that regulations below a certain grade
are made of. Many of the smaller
glories owe their longevity to the
lazy-mindedness of the survivors. For
who can afford to be painstaking about
such tri1es?-Frank Moore Colby.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
REPORTED AS SITE
FOR WESTINGHOUSE co
Was Printed as Such Weeks Ago in
The Times, and Now it Hobs Up
With Whiskers as Fact in An
other Gary Paper = Negotiations
Have Been Pending for Some Time.

B. R. Branch of 20 Dearborn street
Chicago today repudiated absolutely
the story recently published and cir
cuated in this city to the effect that
he had sold to John w. Gates the we'll
known Mandel tract of land west Of
Gary, comprising 1900 acres Mr.
Branch is the agent of the property.
and If the deal had been consummatad
ne IS the man who would have closed
the deal.
In statement to THE TIMES, Mr..
Branch said:
Il wish that YOU would state in
The TINES that there is no truth
in the report that the properly
has been disposed of. There has
been no deal for the property
closed, so far as ! know, and |
guess that I would know about
It if there was. Negotiations for
the property have been pending for
some time. but are not any more
matured today than they were
month ago"
RumOr Had Whiskers.
These reports in regard to the sale
of the property have been constant.
and bob up with clock-like regulari-
" Several weeks ago. in fact. the
report was SO strong that the West
inghouse company. represented by John
w. Gates, had purchased the property
that the story was printed in THE
TINES This deal ultimately fell
through Many weeks after the same
report reached another Gary newspa-
per and was printed in recent edi
edition. OF course, there was MOTH
ing to it. for it was the same report
which had slowly woke up after it had
appeared in THE TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
BOOSTING LAPORTE

There were number of Laporte
and Michigan City fight fans at the
West Hammond ringside last evening.
and there were a few sports present
from Benton Harbor. The Benton Har-
Dor crowd are looking forward to a
big boxing bout at the Bell Opera
House in Benton Harbor Tuesday.
March 30
The main bout will be between How
ard Morrow Of Benton Harbor and
Jack Drungoole of Chicago Heights
The semi -mindup will be between clint
Yendes of Benton Harbor and Young
Mcfarland of Chicago. There will also
be two preliminaries
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Backward Progress.

Lady Con Metropolitan railway, Lon
don)-Please. sir will you help me to
get out at the next station?
Gentleman-Why certainly. maam
L.ady-You see. sir. it's this way. Be
Ing rather stout. l have to turn around
and get out backward, and the porters
always think I am getting in. so they
push mo back into the carriage and
say, Hurry up. ma am" I've passed
four stations that way already-Suc-
cess Magazine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Cats Bite May Cause Los. Of H,nd.

Cats Bite May Cause Loss Of Hand.
As Annie Kroner was walking along
the street in Nazareth, Pa, she
stopped to pet stray cat The beast
sprang at her and fastened its teeth
IN the back of her left hand. Suffering
excruciating pain, the girl ran several
blocks to her home, with the infuri-
ated cat still hanging on. 1t had to be
killed with a club before it let go it's
hold. 1t is feared the girl will lose
her hand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
SPITTERS IN JAIL
Take an Auto Ride to the
Crown Point Stir.

crown Point Ind, March 25.-Ofhcer
Gus Newman brought three dark
skinned gentlemen from Gary by au
loHloDlie 10 pc confined in the county
jail. and from the smile on their faces
they seemed to be enjoying the auto
mobile ride and their future prospects.
Probably no other crime was attached
to them, however. than "expectorating"
on Gary streets. Long way. and a dear
way. to haul man for a common or
binary every day spit"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25

Quite human and tinged a bit with
suggestion is one remark Mendels-
sohn made to friend in the days OF
compulsory piano study: Il am glad
when Sunday comes, for that is the
day don't have to get up at five in
the morning to practice."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Intelligent Male voter.

sunragette lecturer brought down
the house with the following argu-
ment:
I have no vote but my groom has.
! have great respect for that man in
the stables. but I am sure that If 7
were to go to him and say. John. viii
you exercise the franchise9' he woula
reply, Please. NUNS which horse be
that?' Pick Afe-Up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
The ProvIncIalism of Self.

The narrowest proyincialism is that
of self. The natural man, like the
singing bird, comes out of the forest
as inevitably as the natural bear and
the wild cat stick there To seek to
be natural implies a consciousness
that forbids all naturalness forever
James Russell Lowell.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25

The rebellious angels had just been
cast out of heaven. In the swift down
ward flight Lucifer overlook Belize
Dab. What's troubling you, Bub?"
he called IAN old problem" an
sWered the future foul fiend, between
somersaults-''Where are you going
this fall?"-Philadelphi Record.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Severe Oneration

I never saw anybody that suffered
from throat trouble as much as nv
Uncle George used to- said Mrs. lap
sling. He had it so bad that finally
the doctors had to make an incision
in his sarcophagus and remove a part
of it."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-25
Had Something of a sinecure.

AS far back as the reign OF Queen
Elizabeth there was a crown official,
known as the ''uncorker of ocean bot
ties, whose duty it was to open all
sealed bottles cast up by the sea and
examine the contents. The official
"uncorker" continued to flouish down
to the reign of George III, when the
position was abolished.