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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-07
NAME ON EGG
WINS A HUSBAND

hkpFpRn Ind. Aug 7. - Near
Bono lives Miss Daisy Talbot. a
farmers daughter. xho wfoie her
name and address on an orr, witch
vas sold To a hnchater The latter
shipped Il. and II foil Into tho hands
Of Joseph Palmer. II Decatur. Ind
Who wrote 10 Miss Talbot and aha
answered Letters Sero EXCHANGED
often, add In course Of lime a pro.
p1Nnl Of marriage Naa accepted by
Tho Young vumAn, which resulted
IN wedding today
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ELEVATOR MAN TRAVELS SOME
AND WITNESSES FUNNY THINGS

OF those ears when they arc going
last. and have noticed The queer
feeling that you got In tho PHI Of
your stomach The boys who run
iheaa care don't notice that after
they have worked while, but Il
takes them some time to set used
To Il.
ussd to Ne Sick.
7 used to be sick every night
when ! went 20 work first said
Williams. After a week or NO l
got used 10 II, aud don't notice Il
al all nov u Ia funny 20 break IN
some new fellow lie heTinH 10 feel
mnny about noon. and by quitting
time IL all In We have some
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WILL ASK FOR
FIVE BILLIONS


] per cent interest and running 100
Years. TO the amount Of 81. 900, 900 r
900 for those specific purposes.
Arthur Hooker. secretary Of the
board Of control OF the Irrigation
congress-. Ia the man who will
launch the gigantic propoaal-and.
Incidentally. poaaibie row-ln a
resolution which be has prepared
menorihlitlnE congress 10 iaaee the
bonds. and containing mass Of
facts and figures 20 back % In de
tail his contention that the plan Ia
feasible and would. n carried out
result In tremendous financial in.
dah,rlAl and social benefit TO the
nation.
Five billions Of dailau IL an
enormous sun. but Il ia no more
than IL actually required Tor dcsel.
opinE millloas Of acres In various
paFts Of the United States noe alb
solnisly worthless. says Hooker
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auTwEEy EVERETT INTERUn-
HAN AND THE SOUND - FIVE
acres. level land, excellent coll
three acres IN ruitiyati0ni balance
pasture good four.room cottage
barn and outbuildinEa, orchard
small fruits, 5000 water pflee
$3.50. Terms 1910 cash, balances
long time At q per cent
UOHEHT MAiTBYt
ffaas70-ssi Alaska building
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Meudingion's Broken Promise.

The sweeping assertion that they
mend everything bat broken prom
lsaa Il Justified.
Furniture. trunks, side saddles.
toys. leather goods household ar.
tieles. 1916 Sixth Az. phone Ind
1918 ."
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CHARGED WITH MURDER

ANNAPOLlB. Nd, Ang IT e
Understood that direct charge u
murder has been placed against ono
Of The officers engaged In The bragl
which resulted Ia he death Of Lieut.
Jamoa \. Sutton,
When court convened thia morn
Ing a secret session was ordered
Immediately. No that letter written
BY Mrs. Sutton 10 The authorities at
Annapolis. soon sitter tho death Of
her son. might be read.
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~

mlEhly funny experiences here
some are not, however
In the morning somebody comes
to work. and because he has had Ia
walt an hour for breakfast OF for
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she fwho IL qaite reader
Which do you ihink Mr. DumhiF. is
mlNhugr, the pen or the swdfd"f
He We'll I've never been In Tie
pen Newark star
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aAR slLvGR QUOTATIONS.

M thiisa rfsss.i
NEW YORK, Aug. liar silver
today IL quoted At 50is cents.
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approximately $500 miles In a year
This IL more than the distance irom
here TO Loadon.
Carries a Thousand a Day.
ffrd Williams. who Funa one Of
the elevators Ia tho Central build
inE. carries about five people a trip.
and makes 900 trips a day. This
makoa 1000 people that hs alone
carries In a day. Il surprised WI.
llams When We figured this out.
In most Of The bis baililnsn thefe
is a register Kept OF tho number "
persons that ride each mouth. but
that Is neglected here However.
in this building between five and
ala thousand people 80 ap each day.
OF course. the same number come
down. unless they would rather
cpine dovn the stairs. Many do
this. "a they are afraid Of accidents
Perhaps you have ridden Ia QUE
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There are not many fllriaiiun1
here. You want TO 40 to a hotel
for them There you got them "a
lore Most Of them you run aefoni
here arr between some pretty stem
ographor and hor boss on some 9th
or utenorrapher's boss.
We run across some funnj
stunts now aud then, The othei
day an old fellow was on the fourth
floor and wanted to 30 down. II,
didn't ring the bolt but when III,
car went by him he hollored 10 beaI
the hand and tried to stick bis am
hrella through TO stop tho car W,
arc protected here by the Elanl
doors, but Al most places they ar,
only heavy wire netting Theas
doors close lot easier than al
other places. too
ITS a nnuny way they have The
chief down below start ~ now. NJ
! has a rattle. and when Il Ia time
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some other reason, no is grouehy
a. the deuce First no kicks about
not going fnst enough, and then
about going too fast They oil
think that II they have ridden with
me a couple Of lhrs that ! should
know where they want Oft, aud
raine an awful fuss when I 20 by
their floor. Others are lust tho
other way. and when We start they
begin 10 yell the number OF their
floor and keep II up an We reach
tho top.
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YOUNG MOTHERS
GREAT SACRIFICE
tconelus,d)

honorable llfe-bitisf struggle. bat
struggle 4un.
For had no, love CONS 10 hef-
honorable love. a husband TO whom
sobbing. she told the story. and who
hearing. iersayef
HIS vords she remembered. You
have pnt that all behind you You
VII be Judged BY The present and
tho future What ia gona. IL gone
We will fnFErt together
And aha had believed him But
u was wrong an wrong After all
the.e years. abe bad found II ras
wrong.
For some people can forget and
some cannot Perhaps even good
Christian people DO not realize how
cruel they can be--or how hard and
pitiless thinrz words arr. Probably
her husbands eatranEcd relatives
did not realize.
We know all about you now. you
shameless QUE" they had said And
wr will toll We never wanted him
10 marry you When he knows that
people know all about you. then you
will see how long he will niick 10
Yoa.-
Boy Tugs At skirt.
], vas her little boy who nov
TUCKED Al the woman's sklrta. I'm
sleepy. mother" he said: 4 want 10
go to bed"
Then he drew back. awed and
frightened BY the strange. hard sx.
preston on hts mothers facs.
Was that fiEhi she had made IN
yhln--that fight for dcceney. for the
privilege Of booking the s0rld in
the facet Could she bear 10 take
up arms again. after all Wose
years. Could she win again.
The little boy. crying silently on
the floor. brought her hack 10 the
present The childfan--it was
new thought Could they make the
fight--her childonf She vas han
dloapped this time There could
be no flight to new cities. new
nelFhhofhoods. na before
Terrible Resolution.
And In one terrible quarter OF
an hour she made her resolution
And having settled things she
smiled. aud caught up her chill
drcn. her little boy and girl. and
kissed them again and again
Then she took them up to The
nursery. grooming an old lullaby
She put fresh white spotless linen
on the beds. She got new shiny
'nighties" out for tho boy and The
girl She heard them say their
prayers she tucked them into bed
She arranged and decorated the
room AZ though for a gala day.
She sat awhile Then she went
to tho bureau and drew out q neck
lace Of poarla-hef husbands we'd
ding present 10 her. She hung
these about tho little firi'a neck
Then she went 10 the dining room
table. and got some flowers and
hung these around the plllown,
She stopped nov and wrote a
twopage letter TO her husband
The children we're asleep by this
time In each others arms, and amll-
Ing The woman smiled, too. AZ
sho kissed thom, paasionately
though lightly.
She stood a minute at the gas Jet
looking al them IN the gllmmerlng
ilght. Their Quickly she turned 4
off, then on, and lay down beside
them. II was the last sleep for
them all
"Thay will mover know. was her
last thought
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
ROBERTSDALE.

Mrs Osberg, Miss Geraldine Gaghn
and Miss Margaret Sullivan of South
Chicago spent the day here visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Kasch.
Mesdames E. Simon. F. Mccoy and
Frank Hoffman attended the Rebecca
lodge in Hammond Tuesday evening.
Milford Moore of Roberts avenue was
a Chicago visitor yesterday
John Hope of Chicago Heights spent
Tuesday here, the guest of his cousin,
Mrs B. F. Barnes of Reese avenue
Mrs. John Dresser of East Chicago
visited relatives here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs stephen Langohr will
entertain a large Number of relatives
and friends Sunday at their home in
Indiana boulevard in honor of their
twenty-ffth wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Charles Fritz of Roberts ave-
nue. is recovering slowly from her re
cent illness.
Miss Amy Roberts spent Tuesday Wis
ting friends in Chicago.
Mrs. Dennis Griffith of st. Louis, Mo,
was the guest of Mrs. r. f. Sehaaf of
Indiana boulevard yesterday.
Frank Barnes of Reese avenue was a
Hammond visitor last evening.
Mrs Joseph Ease entertained friends
from Chicago at her home in Roberts
avenue Tuesday
Charles Bacon of Reese avenue re-
turned home Tuesday after a two
weeks visit in Youngstown. o.
Misses Clara and Martha Leverenz Of
Harrison avenue were South Chicago
visitors Tuesday evening.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Coon of Atchi-
! son entertained out-of-town friends
/ yesterday.
Remember tomorrow is the Evangeli-
cal Sunday school picnic at the lake
/ front park. Be sure and pack a great
big basket with good things to eat and
come and help the little ones enjoy
a day of pleasure.
Valentine Henig OF the st. Louis
| Theological college and John and Wal
! ter Bazold are the guests of Fred "
! Klemm of Indiana boulevard
Mrs. E. Davenport and son of Roberts
avenue are spending the week in Ham
mond visiting Mrs. Davenport's mother
Mrs. Granger.
Mrs. Edison Moore entertained hel
mother, Mrs. Conrad Ebert, of Lowell
and brother. Henry Ebert of Hebron a
her home in Roberts avenue Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
LOWELL,

AIva Sargent, night man at the Mo
non depot here the last year or more,
has accepted a clerical position with
the c.. L & S. at Schneider.
NJ. J. Sanders is convalescing from
sick spell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer Castle, Mrs
NJ. J. Sanders and Mrs. Sanders re-
turned from a weeks visit with the
three ladies' brother. J. L. Hopkins. at
Groverstown, Starke county, Ind
Groverstown is the girlhood home Of
the three ladies'. and its forty-nine
years since Mrs. Calkins has been alb
sent, and the meeting of the brother
and sisters brought to mind many fond
recollections of their childhood days
that was a pleasure to them all to re-
late.
Powell & Latta, who have the con-
tract for the digging of the big cement
tile ditch in the east part of town, have
got three hundred of the big cement
tile which are necessary to do the
work. 1t was quite an undertaking.
but Powell & Latta are equal to the
occasion, and will push the work to
completion as rapidly as possible.
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TOLLEsTON.

A NJ. Fisher was in Chicago on busi-
ness yesterday.
Miss Leta Phillips of North Manches-
ter. Ind, is visiting with relatives in
this city.
F. P Rundeu OF Chicago was here
on business yesterday.
The Tolleston military band will hold
another rehearsal Friday evening in
o. c. Bormanns real estate office. All
bandsmen are urged to be present
Messrs. F. J. Smith and C. J. Bader
of Whiting were in this city on bust
ness yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. decker and
daughter, Marjory, and Miss Mamie
Kline took O'Clock dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred J. solomon of Gary.
Mrs. II Levin has returned to her
home in Chicago after spending a few
days with relatives in this city.
Miss Eva Gordon is spending a few
days with friends and relatives in Chi
cago.
Miss Minnie Karston was at Ham
mond yesterday.
Miss Clara Finding Of Hammond
is visiting at c. A. Bormann and fam
/ lily.
Mrs. D. G. Ward and daughter were
at Hammond yesterday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
HEGEWISCH.

Mrs. p. E. Wickham and children and
the Misses Florence, Grace and Harriet
Wickham spent Tuesday at Jackson
park. where they enjoyed avery pleas
ant day.
Mrs E. Miles was reported Ill the
latter part Of the week, but is better
now
Mrs. H. B. Reed spent Wednesday
visiting friends in South Chicago.
Mrs. p. Guthridge visited her sister
in-law. Mrs. Earl Guthridge. at the
hospital yesterday afternoon. She is
getting along very nicely and will be
able to come home in a short time.
A good number of men are busy
working at the sewer system in town.
Some new machinery arrived a few days
ago and the work is progressing rap
idly.
w C. Reed was a Chicago business
visitor yesterday
Don't forget the ice cream social next
Saturday evening. A good time is in
store for those who attend.
Some scores claim to be the larg-
est furniture store in this section; we
know we are. SpiegeI. Seth Chicago's
leading furniture store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05

The new arrival at the London ho-
tel owed allegiance to Europe's i'm
perial surprise packet, the kaiser.
From Potsdam I vos come" he an
nounced
a fine place, sir" remarked the
manager, politely.
"Dere vos q peter"
Yes. Berlin"
"Nein. ohm"
ohm? er-Germany, of course"
"Donnerwetter. nein; in dis country
in England"
Ohm" repeated the manager. reflect
lively
va. I vos come from Potsdam to
see Ohm I vos at der concert in Pots
dam, and I hear der great English
soprano sing dat Dere is no blaze like
Ohm. ind all der English people in
der concert cry like der leetle babies.
Dot must be der wonderful blaze. Ohm,
to make der English cry. I tink to
mineself, I viii go und see dis blaze.
Ohm vot der vos, no blaze like. Now,
yich is der way to Ohm?"-Tit-Bi Bits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
NEWS OF THE COUNTY SEAT

contract for the city water makes an
additional call for power from the
plant They expect to take care OF
the last named business before Oct. l.
Lake county has been generously
supplied with local showers. which have
done a world of good TO growing crops.
The corn crop never looked better and
IL frost does not damage It, a record
breaking yield is assured.
Several of Crown Points prominent
saloonkeepers attended meeting OF
the drink dispensers in Hammond last
evening 1t has been noised about that
the question of protecting their inter
ests against the irresponsible and
vicious dealer was the principal object
Of the meeting. and that the body, Is,
as a whole heartily in accord with any
movement that VIII obliterate the de-
structive element from their business
interests. Lake county's decent sa-
loonkeepers are getting tired of pay
ing the penalty of public opinion d.
rected against themselves for viola
lions that rightly belong at the door
Of the other class and it is said last
nights meeting had this object in
view.
Samuel Linton OF Englewood visited
Crown Point relatives yesterday
Mrs. Peter Fagen delightfully."- enter
tanned a party of lady friends at her
home in East street yesterday
1t is reported that bass fishing at
Fanchers Lake is good, Jack Horst
catching a four and a half FOUNDER on
Wednesday night.
Maurice Mckenzie, Vernon Parry.
John Ward Wheeler and several other
Crown Point young men are spending
| a week camping at the river.
The Katy dds are tuning up, which,
according to old predictions. means
frost in six weeks.
The street PAYERS start at\6:30 a. m.
and quit at 1870 a m, with an hour
an a half noon. This is done, partly TO
avoid the heat of midday.
| Mrs. Dales house on Court street is
nearly ready for occupancy
Walter Merrill transacted business in
Hammond yesterday.
Louie Heenin. formerly of this place
but now residing in West Pullman
transacted business here yesterday.
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ST. JOHN.

Edward Corners. section foreman.
whose health was failing for some time
left for Lafayette. last night, where he
viii take a rest.
Mrs. Nicholas Mayer of Cedar Lake
was the guest of Mrs. NJ. Mayer yes
terday.
The Misses Josephine and Anna Bobr
of Chicago were the guests of relatives
here at present.
Miss Lizzie Schwartz of Chicago is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter PORTE.
Peter Rolling and Joseph Haberzet-
tel of Crown Point left for Kankakee
river last night for few days fish
ing.
Miss Theresa Miller was Hammond
visitor today.
Miss Matilda Thielen Of Chicago is
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Thielen.
Joseph Seeker was a Hammond Wis
itor yesterday.
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IF YOU ARE FAT AND
HOT READ THIS ARTICLE

There is no necessity Of fat people
suffering as they do. Most fat people
are SO good-natured they do not care
how they look or how they get along
during the hot weather. AS a matter
of fact there is a natural fat reducer
that in the past several years has been
demonstrating that it viii reduce fat
and not tear down the body or leave
big, flabby rolls of skin and wrinkles.
This method is the famous Marmola
prescription, which is now prepared in
tablet for INTO meet the demands of fat
people in the summer and to enable
them at all times to take their fat re-
Queer after each meal one of these
little tablets taken after a meal turns
that meal into good food for the blood
and stops all fat-producing elements
from going into the system. Marmola
Tablets has an army of men and women
who testify to it's success, and you
would tire reading what they say of
its triumphs. Marmola tablets not only
stop producing fat in the body but
they reduce flesh al the rate from y
to Is ounces day. They are harmless
and do nothing but assist nature to
give to the body the nourishment 1t
requires They are sold at all drug
stores. price IS cents, or you may write
The Marmola Company, Dept. 34S, De-
4 troit, Mich
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
BURNHAM.

a. W. Hunter spent yesterday IN
Hammond on business
Mrs. w. E Combs is suffering from
a very serious case of blood poisoning,
resulting from the pairing of soft
corn. She has had to have her foot
lanced, and is at present unable to
perform her household duties on ac-
count Of the pain she is suffering. We
hope it will not get any worse, as her
cheerful countenance is being greatly
missed by her neighbors.
A forfeit of 1000 beans is said to
have been posted by Battling Mark
man for a bout with Stock Yards Bixby.
The bout Will be put on by Kid Gull
man and win take place at the new
Burnham village hall Aug. 3S. 1903. A
large attendance of Chicago and Ham
mond attorneys are expected.
In an interview with the leader of
the Calumet Region Mosquito union by
THE TINES correspondent 1t was stated
that 1t is to be put to vote at the
next meeting of the union as to wheth-
er the mosquitoes will strike or not
They have been greatly dissatisfied of
late with the Burnham and Riverdale
meat, and will strike for a better brand.
This is expected to cause a sympathet-
ic strike to be called by the Calumet
Region Flea union.
Judge Hunter went to Gary last
| Thursday looking for work and to scout
around for Leon Ling. The Judge, not
having been heard from since, 1t is to
be hoped the tongs and highbinders did
not get him. but that he got work and
4 forgot the address of his friends. If
| he has been kidnapped a reward of
| 500 beans will be offered by Mr.. Fred
Reichler
William Guthridge was in Chicago on
business today.
Joe Matchez was in Hammond on
very important business last evening.
C. F. Eldred is suffering from a
large boil on his face. Mr.. Eldred has
our sympathy as we all know what
this means, although not dangerous. He
| is a good old scout and we hope his
agony viii not be very prolonged.
Frank Meyfarth spent yesterday in
Indiana Harbor on business.
Mrs. George Phillips was in Ham
mond. shopping yesterday.
Jack Thatcher was awakened Tues
day night by a noise in the room be-
low and was obliged to get up and in
vestigate. He could find nothing of a
suspicious character, but thought he
would remain downstairs a while and
watch. He had about gone off in a doze
when he heard a repetition Of the
sound, and as he was on the couch in
the parlor. he simply had to turn his
head to discover the cause OF the dis
turbance. About half way up the stairs
he thought he saw some object moving
and when he had lighted the lamp and
gotten his old reliable As he hailed the
thing. He found it to be a tall dark
Completed flea with gum shoes on and
with a large gimlet. He questioned II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
Articles of incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed in the office of the secretary of
state for the following:
The Evansville Development com
pany, Evansville; capital stock. $4,000;
real estate dealers. incorporators. NJ S.
Sonntag, II. B. Veatch. John Anderson
and A. G. Richardt.
The Fort Branch Building and Loan
association. Fort Branch: capital stock,
100000; directors. G. T. Hoffman, W. L
Walters, B. F. Wright. L S Bryant
and S. r. Lockwood.
The Spencerville Grain and Elevator
company, Spencerville; capital stock.
10000; grain dealers; directors, Mich
olas Goldsmith. p S. Anshutz. l. w.
Steward. S. NJ. High. W. G. Erick. Hen
ry Beams and r. n Bouser
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
HIGHLANDS.

NJ. ]. Grimmer and Fred Gross made
a business trip to Black Oak today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Korteuhoven returned
from Roseland this morning, where
they attended the funeral of the lat
ters father Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wietned are the hap
Ply parents of a baby boy, which was
born yesterday.
Master Peter Esser is visiting his sis
ter here for a few days
Miss Edith Jameson Of East High
lands made a short call here this morn
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
LANSING.

Mrs. Kruller of Hammond was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. P. Hitchcock of Chicago visited
in town on Wednesday.
Miss Minnie Clark of Homewoo
spent Wednesday in town with friends
The monthly meeting of the town
board took place last night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05

picnic at Spring Hill grove in St. John
on Saturday promises TO be lively af
fair. and indications point to a record
breaking attendance
Henry Pitzele, the saloonkeeper. de-
MES that he was ever charged with
having slot machines in his saloon by
the county commissioners. Henry says
he has always tried to run an orderly
place.
More for your mOney-easiest terms
of payment-your home furnished on
thirty days free trial. At Spiegers.
South Chdcago's leading furniture
store. II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-05
HESSVTLI,E.

William Dedelow Sr. transacted bust
ness in Miller Station yesterday.
Charles and Eddie Ratloff of South
Chicago returned home today after a
few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Grapp.
Mrs. Mclaughlin returned Tuesday
from an extended visit in New York
and other places in the east
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Riechardt attended
the funeral of Mr.. Haselback IN Lao
sing yesterday.