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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
REPUBLICANS
Win THE FIGHT
Charles J. Wheeler Is the
Custodian of the State
House.

The republican officers of the state
house were elated yesterday at the de-
cision of the supreme court in the Gus
todian and state house engineer cases.
This is the appointment that W. J.
Hastings of Hammond was after.
BY the decision of the court the repub-
lican stand in the case is vindlcated,
and the republican appointees, Charles
J. Wheeler and Samuel Shut, will re-
tain their positions. Wheeler and Shut
have been in possession" and only held
the offices TO this date by that right
BY agreement. however, Wheeler di-
vided his salary with Thomas F. Col
bert. as Shut did with Cain, the demo-
cratic appointee for the office Of engin-
eer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
(special 10 THR Trs,Ee. )

Whiting, Ind, July 3.-After battling
with the storm on Lake Michigan all
night and drifting with the wind all
the way from a point near the Chicago
harbor TO Whiting, last night, the
Minnehaha, a sixty-ton two-masted
schooner was beached and the crew,
exhausted by their nights vigil, es-
capped drowning by a thrilling dash
through the breakers. They were Ar
thur Dow and the owner, Olin Smith.
The escape of the crew from the
doomed schooner occurred this morning
at o'clock.
Boat Ashore on Front Street.
The boat went ashore at point near
Front street, in Whiting. and the two
sailors, wet to the skin and chilled to
the bone, called at the residence of AL
derman Frank Long OF Whiting and
asked permission to dry their clothes.
The Minnehaha was laden with lum-
Der and left Michigan City for Chicago
yesterday morning. The boat was
about to enter the port at Chicago.
when the storm descended upon them
with unmitigated fury. Treacherous
old Lake Michigan was beaten to a
rfoth almost before the little crew had
time to furl the mainsail and prepare
the schooner for the storm.
Battle All Night.
From o'clock, when the storm broke.
until daylight this morning that little
crew Of two men worked in inky dark
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
DEAD CHINK NOT
SIGEL SLAYER
Police Seek Chinatown Dan
dy, Leon's Chum.

New York. July 3.--It was ascertain
ed yesterday that the body found float
ing in the Hudson river Thursday night
was not that OF Leon Ling. the alleged
slayer Of Elsie sigel. Now that the
bird has flown, Captain Carey and his
men are anxious to find Yeung Art, the
Chinatown dandy who was the con-
stant companion of Ling. Both he and
Yeung Wah. a brother. are known to
have been in the Eigth avenue house.
and to have witnessed the removal Of
the trunk containing Elsie SigeTs body
Today steps VIII be taken to ascertain
from the telegraph companies if any
messages were delivered to the Eighth
avenue house at any time since the
murder. This move is prompted by the
theory that Ling may have arranged
with friends at that address not to re-
port the discovery OF the trunk until
he had safely disappeared.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
NJ CLAY WILL BUILO
FEDERAL CEMENT PLANT
Contractor Must Have Work
Done Within Sixty
Days.

Contractor J. H. McClay of Hammond
secured the contract for the erection Of
the new $4,000 plant of the Feder-
al Cement Tile company. which is to
be built on the north side in this city.
One feature Of the letting Of the
contract that is of interest is the fact
that the new factory building must be
completed in forty days. or there Will
be no money paid for the work OF con-
struction.
This viii mean that within the next
sixty days the Federal Cement Tile
company will be in its new location
and Will be manufacturing tile under
much more favorable circumstances.
1t is said that 1t is imperitively nee
essary for the company to move out
of It's present location in the old build
tngs Of the G. II. Hammond company on
account of the fact that these buildings
must be torn down at once.
The deal for the sale OF the land was
consummated yesterday by Gostlin
Msyn & Co. of this city, and involved
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
FRIEND OF REFORM
IN DANGER OF LIFE
Alleged Graft Hunt Across the State
Line Is Getting Hot and Lawyer
Finds Hands Itching With Salt
Rheum to Get Dirty Money From
Taxpayers.

Some foul hand attempted to as
sassinate Attorney Harling A Bixby
last night, but Mr.. Bixby lives to tell
the story, which was delivered to
TIMES reporter with all the narrowing
details this morning. Mr.. Bixby told
the blood curdling tale as follows:
They attempted to assassinate me
last night Ia, they know I am on
their trail in West Hammond and have
the grating element licked to the
finish and now seeing that the game is
up, they are trying to take my life.
Let Them Beware.
But let them do their dirty work, I
will yet show them what it means to
rob the taxpayers.
I was standing in front of res
taurant in West State street talking
with the proprietor. when unbeknown
to me one of the village trustees camJ
by and whacked me in the back like
this (here the near victim landed on
ts.e reporter.) I said nothing, for my
time to speak vii come in court, and I
made my escape through the rear door
of the restaurant But later 1 saw
this same city official at the head of a
band of thugs who were laying for me.
VIII See Them in Court.
"Ha. the dirty scoundrels to thus
waylay an honest man who is the friend
of the taxpayers and the enemy of the
grafters whose hands itch like the salt
rheum to lay their fingers on dishonest
money.
They would murder me. yea assas-
sinate me. in the dark of the night
when nobody is ,1oking.
Il will merely double my energy to
bring them to justice and save the tax
payers from these wheIps who have no
more brain than a semi-conscious angle
worn. I will show them, 1 will show
them" With this last remark the
auburn haired mass of energy disap-
peared, among the Saturday shoppeAS
West Hammond SOuts 1t.
At the restaurant Mr.. Bixby's tale ot
near assassination was verified to some
extent towit that q village trustee hat
passed him and being in jovial mooC
slapped the attorney on the back in the
! way of greeting. He also bore out Mr.
! Bixby in the statement that he sough
/ safety through the back door of hi'
| restaurant. But as to murder and as
| sassfnation being afoot to do ava!
with one of the stanchest friends o
! the West Hammond taxpayers that tn,
/ dispenser of victuals for money
secuted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
JUDGE COOKS
WOEFUL TALE
Not a Single Case of Assault
and Battery Is Filed
Before Him.

Judge William Cook, justice of the
peace at Aetna. who has occupied the
bench in that village for some months
past, has resigned his position in that
city because the inhabitants are too
peaceful. The only jurist residing in
Gary's western neighbor has had, 1t is
said, only five cases since he took the
oath Of office some time ago. and three
Of these were brought to him on a
change of venue from Gary.
Not One Little Old Case.
No cases of assault and battery or
even provocation, which have been so
common In Gary has led to the settle
ment Of their troubles in the Justice
court at Aetna. Either the inhabitants
of that community do not engage in
these troublesome affairs, or their diff
ferences are patched up in less costly
and notorious manner.
Throws Up His Job.
Judge Cook struggled on with the
justice court business as long as he
could, and when the people Of Aetna
refused to provide legal entanglements
for his honor to straighten out. the
latter threw UP his job and secured a
position IN the powder mills.
4 plausible reason for the lack of this
business in Aetna is, that they are so
close to the nitroglycerine factory that
they are fearful lest something might
jar on their nerves.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
COOLER WEATHER
HAILED WITH JOY

As far as can be learned little dam
age was done in Hammond last night
by the storm, which broke over the
city about o'clock
The change of temperature which re-
suited when the wind changed around
to the north last evening and relieved
the depressing humidity, was a most
welcome one. For several days the
heat had been so oppressive that the
whole population of the city was at
the point of exhaustion.
Last night the gathering clouds in
dicated a change and at about o'clock
one of the worst electrical storms that
has visited the city descended upon IL.
The lightning struck IN several places.
but no damage was done so far as
could be learned at the police station.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

IS GRANTED
IN COURT

Mrs. Helen Kistler was granted di
vorce in the Lake superior court on her
cross-complaint for a divorce.
William Kistler was refused divorce
on his complaint, In which he alleged
cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs.
Kistler filed her cross complaint and
Judge ReIter awarded her decree.
The plaintiff was represented by w.
J. MacAleer, and the defendant. Mrs.
Kistler. was represented by Attorney
J. G. Ibach. Mrs. Kistler will have the
custody of the boy.
She alleged in her cross complaint
that her husband did not support her
and was guilty of cruel and inhuman
treatment
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
STORM DOES
GREAT DEAL
OF DAMAGE

The storm last night was general
over the northern part of Lake county.
It seems to have spent its fury along
the Lake Michigan shore.
At Whiting the big electric feed
wire which supplies Burlington, Ind,
with electricity from the Illinois Steel
company's plant in South Chicago. was
struck by lightning. The cable, which
carries $4,000 volts of electricity, burn
ed with a light that could be seen for
miles until it burned in two. The burn
ing of the wire left Burlington without
any electric lights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
HANN()NDS
FOURTH To Be
SAFE, SANE
Country Picnic to Be Piece
de Resistance for a Great
Many Hammond People
This Year, and Many Will
Go to the Country.

On the evening of the Sd of July It
appears that Hammond is going to have
a safe and sane 4th There is the alb
sence of the usual independence
day celebration, and with an exhibition
of rare good sense the people of this
city are waiting to fire off their pyro-
technics until Monday.
The people of this city will have
quiet 4th. There will be no big cele-
bration, no large fireworks display, no
street parade, no speeches, and not
even the reading of the declaration of
Independence
Many Picnic Parties.
They will celebrate by organizing
picnic parties in the country, where
they can get away from the detonations
of exploding fireworks and the confu-
sion that results from the small boys
manner of celebrating.
A great many people will take trips
on the lake steamers to South Haven,
Benton Harbor, Holland, Milwaukee and
a number of other Lake Michigan ports.
others plan fishing trips on the Kan
kakee river and other nearby fishing
resorts.
Some of the people of Hammond are
planning to go by interurban to near
by cities where 4th of July celebrations
will be held. The weather promises to
be fine and viii encourage the exodus
from the city of a large number of
pleasure seekers
To those who expect to have a regu-
lar 4th of July bombardment, the fol-
| lowing suggestions will be of value:
This the New 'Don't' List.
The list includes the "dont's" already
familiar and presents the following
complete warning to the public:
Don't discharge fireworks of any kind
! or description on any ether day than
Monday. July 3, 1909
Don't discharge any cannon or piece
of artillery.
Don't place any torpedo bomb OF
other thing containing substances OF
an explosive nature on street car OF
railroad tracks.
Don't discharge fireworks of any
character in an alley. or back yard, 81
anywhere within two blocks of any hos
pital.
Don't build any bonfres on any street
alley, highway or IN any municipa
park.
| Don't keep in your possession or dis
| charge or set of any toy pistol. toy
| cannon, toy gun, blank cartridge, fire
| cracker exceeding two inches in length
and one-quarter inch in diameter, tor.
pedo exceeding three-quarters inch il
diameter, or any substance consisting
Of chloride of potash and sulphur OF
device for discharging or exploding
such substance by concussion (deton
ating canes) or any hrecracker or fire
works containing an explosive NOR,
powerful than black gunpowder.
The "dont's" based on the city or
dinances, mean also that the polio.
will not permit any noisemaking OF
July 3. or 6. July 5. because July
comes on Sunday. will be the day o
celebration.
The ordinances make a difference be
tween noisemaking fireworks and thos
used for displays at night. The latte
do not come within the provision of tn
regulations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

FLE:ES FROM
HOSPITAL.

Michigan city, Ind, July 3D.. E.
Kinney, whom Coroner J. c. Carson Of
Porter county holds responsible for the
Chesterton wreck Of June 19 has fed
from ST. Anthonys hospital in this city
and his whereabouts Is unknown Kin
ney left the hospital Wednesday night
ostensibly to spend the night in the
city and return to the institution
Thursday. Kinney was the conductor
in charge of the east-bound car, and
as Motorman Reed was killed in the
wreck. Kinney is the only living per-
son the coroner holds responsible for
the disaster.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
Well. Perhaps He Will.

The editor of the FrancisvilIe Tribune
got into serious trouble recently. A
couple Of young people, Newton Lord
and Jennie Helper. got married. and
the editor used the usual hyphenated
heading Lord-Helper in his write-up of
the event.-Valpo Messenger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
FIRE SWEEPS
THROUGH
RY. YARDS
Fifty Box Cars Are De
stroyed Near Hammond
Lake Front Park Last
Night; Six Hundred Were
in Danger.

Forty-nine cars were destroyed in a
disastrous fire which swept through
the Robertsdale yard last night. About
eight hundred cars were stored on the
sidetrack and of these 900 were en-
dangered
The first alarm was given by Joseph
Kasper, engineer in the pumping sta
tion. It was about $50 in the afternoon
when somebody came to him and told
him there was a fire in the B. G o. rail-
road yards. He Immediately called the
RobertsdaIe fire department and also
notified the central station at Ham
mond. Chief Dnschneider happened TO
be in Robertsdale and called for hose
wagon of Nc. and the engine from the
Central station to come to the aid OF
the RobertsdaIe station. whiting also
sent its department and did good work
along with the Hammond departments.
Boys Rum From Cars.
After calling the fire department by
telephone. Joseph Kasper went towards
the yards to see the seriousness of the
fire and came cross some boys who
were hurrying toward Robertsdale He
never came close enough to any Of them
to question them, but their very man
ner had the appearance of guilt about
them. But because of lack of better
proof the origin of the fire remains
wrapped in mystery. Fortunately the
wind blew from the lake and conse-
quentfy did not give the flames the
clear sweep that they might have had
under other circumstances. Switch
engines that were summoned helped
materially in charging the gaps be-
tween the various bunches of cars and
thus preventing a spread of flames.
Fire Yesterday Worst of Series.
The cars that are sidetracked al
| Robertsdale are none of the best. ant
several occasions the company has
drawn some delapidate away and sci
/ fire to them in order to put them ou
| of the way. Those which burned yes
! terday were not in such bad shape
/ however, but were stin capable of goot
/ service.
The firemen from the various de
: partments were not released until
| o'clock this morning. having been OF
| the job for nearly ten hours. Tn,
wrecked cars this morning presented
strange sight. The iron and stee
foundations and trucks under the car
stood in rows with not a bit of wooC
to cover the frame work. OF the serie
Of car fires that have broken out IN th'
= lake front b. & Q. yards, the one las
night was the most serious.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
DOG AND
PONY SHOW
ACROSS LINE

L. B. Williams general agent of the
Gentry Bros. shows. was in Hammond
today. and concluded arrangements for
the exhibition of the big dog and pony
circus In West Hammond tomorrow.
The tents viii be pitched at One Hun
dred and Fifty second street and the
state line. Mr.. Williams expressed re-
gret that any misunderstanding had
arisen between his advance man and
the city officials over the proposed Sun
day exhibition in Hammond we have
in Hammond four times before and
want to come here again as many times
more. We had no intention Of putting
anything over on anybody, and we hope
that those who enjoy seeing trained
animals and clean instructive per
formance will come over to see the
show.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
POLICE WILL
Be WATCHF Ill.
ON FOURTH
Chief Of Police Austgen Is
sues Edict Regarding Use
of Fireworks, Pistols and
Other Nerve Wrecking
Noise Producers.

Chief of police Peter Austgen of the
Hammond department has issued some
regulations regarding the use of fire.
works that must ee enforced under
penalty of arrest.
The police say that there are GER
tain abuses that, have been permitted
under the mask OF an independence
day celebration that they propose to
petrators are.
The smart aleck who throws fire.
crackers under or near horses for the
purpose of seeing them jump will be
arrested so quickly that it will make
his head swim.
The small boy who nres off revolvers
will have them taken away and will
be arrested and fined in addition. The
revolver is responsible for more acct
dents and fatalities on the Fourth than
any other noise-making device, and the
police do not propose to tolerate them.
Fires af "A Friend.
A well-known Hammond doctor said
yesterday that he saw a foreigner take
a revolver and fire five shots from a
3S-caliber gun pointblank at a friend.
He had the gun loaded with blank
cartridges, of course, but the doctor
opined that he might have taken
cartridges with bullets in them out
of the wrong pocket by mistake and
then there would have been life sac
rifced to our great national holiday.
This fool" said the doctor, should
have been arrested and sent to jail
for ninety days, and that would be a
light sentence. 1t was the most out
rageous thing I ever saw"
1t is this sort of a thing that the po-
lice intend to stop, and Chief of Po-
| lice Peter Austgen win have the sup
port of the people OF Hammond If he
makes an example of a few Of such idi-
OTIS who ought to be in the madhouse
instead of at large in the stAeets.
Another abuse that will have to be
stopped is the placing of torpedoes or
the street car tracks. This is very an
noying to the people who ride on the
cars and might be the means of making
some nervous person very i'll. Arrest:
will follow the first attempt to over
I ride these regulations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
Itinerary of Show.

The Gentry Bros, shows are playing
in Plymouth this afternoon. They will
be in West Hammnod on Sunday, and
in Joliet. Ill, on Fourth of July.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

Furnishing homes with US is a spe-
cislty. not side line: four floors OF
furniture. Spiegers, s13s-sI35 Gem
mercial avenue, South Chicagp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

Come to the piano factory and see
how good pianos are made For sale
at factory prices. straube Piano fac
tory. Hammond, Ind II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

You viii do better at the Lion store
furniture department. largest furniture
store in northern Indiana
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
ADVICE FOR DOG DAYS.

. The dog days and the drown 4
q ing days are here. A little nut 4
q shell advice on what to do when I
q you go sw1mminR-Rnd when 4
9 to EO-tOgether with what to 4
9 do when one of your compan- 4
@ ions all but browns, max save 4
= some lives.
o 'Tn the first place people 4
O should not go swimming Oftener 4
g than twice n day, in the morn I
. ing and the afternoon, and they I
= should not stay in the water I
o over half an hour. They should I
. not go into the winter sooner
0 than an hour and half after
o having eaten meal and they I
O should not 20 In while they are
q exhausted. Neither should they
= rush out to the pool and,heat-
q ed and excited, jump into the
q water.
q "Fhe blood Will rush into the
0 organs, deprivfng the muscles
= md nerves of their supply, and
8 the result may be cramps. 1t ,
q is well TO sit down a few min I
. utes and get into n normal state
q before one jumps into the wat
@ ct. and after one comes out of
q the pool he shouId take 1t easy
= for little while and take some .
= light nOurlsllment IL it is pos
O sibIe. OF course, vigorous rub
q bing with towel, producing a
= friction, is greatly beneficial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

1t would be well for pnreDfs to
cut the following insfru ctions
which viii give instructions as
first aid to the injured tomorrow
and Monday. In case of cracker
or EunpOwder wounds, cleanse
the wound thoroughly with soap
and water BE careful that
towel and basin nre clean. After
cleansing. as above directed,
wash wound with solution of
alcohol and water, az follows:
Alcohol two parts and water one
part. Cover wound with absorb
, ent cotton and tie up the place
with a perfectly clean bandage.
y. BIN case 1t Is impossible
, to procure alcohol use cheap
) whiskey or turpenfine.
But as a matter of absolute
safety from IOckiaw, It Is best
at once to consult a physician.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03

Fair and cool tonight and
Sundays moderate north
east winds.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20

The biggest grande and most brilliant ball year
given Friday night at the Duncan Opera House which the soldier
boys participating the encampment
national guard to be the guests.
Who is going be the host this big WE'LL
Optic is of Yes sir Optic going
all asks the mtamen
have good time at its expense.
Now the Optic giving business then this
has the conclusion the visiting
be shown good time along with their military abors
taken that they do have evening pleasure
each will have occasion long remember.
Then that the boys back
The Optics ball will be visit
this city.
Together manager James S Duncan Jr of the opera
house. who cooperating with The Optic extending
this the opera dance Friday night
to be turned into evening of genuine
1t will be their dance while Vegas
out force make the strangers home will
distinctly military ball for the soldiers dance
and they every courtesy the hands of
The Optic and its friends, who making
Boys you walk either every man in uniform
Friday night will free ride encapment
grounds The Optic with The Vegas Traction
company for special which will be
1880 O'Clock city will be at the
Douglas Sixth after you
back Now don't trip in
and by all means catch the after the dance you will
have walk for they will be held specially you will make
but the trip the usually stop running clock each
night
The Optic arranged Brgadier GeneralR A Ford
anding officer of the the guardmen
for that night that there will be difficulty getting
from camp These passes will 730 D. M to a. m
giving the ample the trip the CITY for the
dance and catch the last returning Springs
boulevard.
The arranged for too General Ford
will detail the First Rgmental twenty pieces for that even
ing and this band which crackerack will dispense
vazes woep barn Dances quades Virginia reels Bostons
and every other fancy dance in the epschoean curriculum
Now boys don't forget It's Friday night July %
The time o'clock The place the Duncan opera house