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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
A DAY TN GARY LAND

ceiling rafters. The object in placing
paper on the ceiling is economy Of
heat next winter and making the rooms
cooler in the summer
Leota Burden of Churubusco, Ind,
neice Of Mrs. Edward Crondep. is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Edward Crondep.
Prayer service will be held at the
First Messiah church tomorrow even
ing at 1880 p. m. The topic for the
evening will be How Shall We Know
Our Fellowman." Everybody is cor
daily invited to be present and to
come prepared.
August Fair and C. c. Smith are
thinking of going into the ice business.
and if they should, they will be patron
lied by many of our people, as well as
those of the other nationalities in the
city.
The Strangers Aid society will meet
tonight, and all officers, members and
friends are requested to be present. A
supper viii be served, and the ladies
in charge will be glad to have as many
as will take supper at the church.
william Banister has gone to Terre
Haute, Ind, on business.
Choir practice was to be held at the
/ First Baptist Messiah church last
night, but Indictment weather prevent
ed.
If convenient. the pupils Of the col
ored school will render a short pro-
gram before the close of school on
/ June IS.
| A church meeting will be held at the
church Friday evening, at which 1t is
| hoped all the members will be present
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
SOUTH CHICAGO NEWS

Mrs. Ed. Johnson entertained a num-
Der Of friends at her home. 2S7 Com
mercial avenue, yesterday.
Myrtle Barrow of 10460 Avenue L is
Ill at her home.
James Welsh of Windsor Park left
for a weeks stay at White Lake,
Mich.
The Catholic Women's Aid society of
South Chicago will hold a card party
at the Union Bank hall tomorrow at
$50 p. m.
Edward Harragan of Bond avenue is
i'll at his home.
Emma Jones, 1921 Muskegan avenue.
left for a weeks visit to Cedar Lake,
Ind
Tt was reported in South Chicago late
yesterday afternoon that Ben. w. Por-
ter had been slain for his money. Cap
tain L. b. Ludwig, father n-law of the
missing man, who conducted a secret
investigation. said that he found a pool
of blood in Jackson park about 100 feet
from the Sixty-third street entrance.
Inspector Hunt of the detective bu-
reau started a rigid investigation, as
result and he hopes TO capture the
guilty ones. Another one of the en-
ployes in the same company Porter
was employed has employed His
name is Thomas Mcnamara, and was a
collector. A search is being made for
him.
It was officially announced Monday
afternoon that the Elgin-Joliet & East
ern railway had leased the Chicago,
Lake Shore & Eastern railway for a
period of fifty years. The lease will
go into effect at 1901 o'clock on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
With Gary's
CoIored Folk

The children of the colored school en-
joyed a delightful outing yesterday
morning while the room was being
papered overhead. They went east
along the Michigan Central, and played
games and scaled one of the highest
sand dunes on this side of the Little
Calumet river.
Samuel Duncan of South Washington
street hopes to have some of his Chi
cago friends as visitors next Sunday.
Among them one of his former class
mates at Louisville, KY, now a junior
at the Armour Institute.
No session was held at the colored
school yesterday morning, as the room
was in the hands of the janitor. Mr..
HUFF, who placed heavy paper on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26

morning of June l. The terms of the
lease reads that the Elgin, Joliet &
Eastern acquires all of the rolling stock
and all the property franchises of the
Chicago. Lake Shore & Eastern rail-
road. The Chicago, Lake Shore &
Eastern had a total of $50 miles of
tracks. General Manager Campbell
said that both roads were owned by
the United States Steel Corporation and
it would simplify the keeping of the
accounts for both the roads.
A dancing party is to be given at
South End Center this evening for the
benefit of the piano fund. Mrs. Edward
watkins, Mrs. E. c. Summerfield and
Miss Grace Darling have entire charge
of the affair and are making things
fly to make the event the best given so
far this season.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26

in emergency cases a train after it
leaves a terminal with proper crew
picks up one or more cars en- route. the
necessity for so doing not being known
to the railroad officials at the terminal
when the train left, whereby its num-
Der of cars is increased TO the extent
that another man should be provided
under the literal terms of the law;
where a flagman is suddenly ineapaci-
tated as his train is about to leave the
terminal, or en- route. and no reason
able opportunity exists for supplying
his place with a trainman of the statu-
tory qualifications; where special. de-
layed or extra trains are required TO be
run under exceptional and unforeseen
circumstances and a crew of proper
number is supplied, but it is imprac-
ticable to secure a flagman of statu-
tory qualifications.
All Information Confidential.
That the law be construed with spe.
quired of fagmen and the duties dis
chargeable by brakemen and firemen.
That the commission treat all re-
ports of violations as confidential, and
not supply the carriers with the source
corning the same.
That prosecutions already instituted
proceed to trial and decision in the
lower court, and that all other alleged
violations be held in allegiance until it
clearly appears the offending carrier
does not intend to obey the law, when
prosecutions should be begun for all
violations by it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
Dance Made Hit.

The Maypo1e dance and party given
by the ladies of the Catholic church
last evening at Assembly hall was one
of the most pleasant events of the sea-
son and was largely attended. The
hall was decorated, and the center of
wings of the hall two Maypoles had
been erected and after the grand march
which was led by Miss Ethel Smith and
Mr.. Arthur Savage, the Maypole dance
were very prettily executed. Another
took place. The figures in the dance
featre of the evening was the voting
contest for the May Queen The re-
suit was that Miss Catherine Patton
was winner securing 39S votes She
was presented with a beautiful basket
of roses. The ladies of the church
reaped a handsome sum from their eff
forts which will go to the church bene-
fit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
HEARD By RUBE.

There is no truth in the report that
the Gary saloons, the Gary blind tigers,
are operating under a poetic license.
They don't need any license.
The rain helped materially in insur-
ing a large crop of sand burs. The
report that the last frost damaged them
is without foundation.
Still nobody can tell at this time
how many candidates for mayor the
summer will bring forth
II riches had wings a man would be
able to elude the Gary real estate
agent more successfully with the aid
of an airship.
It's nothing for Gary society folks to
pull off at least three or four dances a
week.
OF course. Gary being one of the
cities bordering on Lake Michigan, we
are beginning to get those fragrance
crop.
Although there will be no torchlight
professions, the local democrats are
preparing for a farm time on Thursday
night.
Not only was there a large number
| of visitors within our gates yesterday
| but it is understood that goodly mum
Der of them visited our blind pigs.
It's about time for some of the city
officials to begin to get wrothy over
the Broadway pavement Its been an
! eyesore long enough.
It also comes to pass every now and
then that some simple minded foreign
er is relieved of his pocketbook by
| some other light-hngered colored per-
/ son
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26

spree. Mr.. Englehart is feeling fine
Mr.. Englehart sold the following
property yesterday to Charles Nagel.
Signey, Iowa: Lots to s, inclusive, in
block 3 of the second South Broadway
addition; consideration $2.4o0. To Ste
phen McTigue of Sax City, Iowa, six
lots in the same block; consideration,
$2,25O. To Henry G. Solen of Sioux
Falls. S. D., ten acres south of the riv-
err consideration, Sc, 900. To Miss Clara
Pinter and May Mallett of Crown
Point one lot each, near Glen Park
depot; consideration, $3.50.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
THE CITY
Going After More.

Not satisfied with the defeat which
was handed to them by the South Bend
Central League team Sunday at South
Bend, the Gary boys are going back
next Sunday to take another dose OF
the same medicine. They believer, how
ever, that they are capable of giving
them good argument at all stages of
the game, however, and that it is not
impossible to bring back a victory. The
Gary men put up such a good article of
ball last Sunday that South Bend was
anxious to get them back.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
Safe Rules for LIVING.

We ought always to deal Justly. not
only to those who are just to us, but
likewise with those who endeavor to
injure us. And this too, for fear lest
by rendering them evil for evil we
should fall into the same vice. So we
ought likewise to have friendship. that
is to say, humanity and good will for
all, who are of the same nature with
us.-Hierocles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
HORSE Thief GETS AWAY
Sheriff Grant Can Find nc
Trace of Henry Hatha-
ways Property.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point, May 26.-Sheriff Grant
and the Horsethief Protective associa-
ton of Lake county were called out
yesterday in an effort to apprehend a
thief who entered Henry Hathaway's
barn located some six miles west of
Lowell and stole a horse and rig the
night before. The animal is described
as bay mare, weighing 800 pounds
had white strip in face and three white
feet, branded on left shoulder. Top
buggy. After a days search around
the surrounding country the chase had
to be abandoned there being no clew
whereby they could base their specula-
tions as to where the rig was driven.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
BURGLARS GET BUSY
Especial to TIE TIMES \

Indiana Harbor, May 26.-Burglars
last night broke the plate glass window
Of the zimmerman department store
on Michigan avenue. near Guthrie
street, and got away with a suit of
clothes and tive pairs of shoes. At 4:3O
officers German and Mccormick passed
the place and all was well then. At
4:55 when they passed again they found
the window demolished with a chunk Of
coal which had been hurled through
it. No one in the house or the neigh
borhood had been aroused by the crash.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
Case Is Continued.

The case against Clarence Paulson,
who was formerly employed by the
Calumet Supply company and who is
now charged with embezzlement has
been continued ten days upon the re-
quest of the prosecution to give them
the opportunity Of having their books
audited. PauIson still remains in jail,
being unable to secure bond for his
release. The former bookkeeper is
charged with embezzling over $500 from
the company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
Tried Today.

The case of the state of Indiana VS..
James Clark, charged with horse-steal-
ing. will be tried today before Judge
A. C. Huber. All of the witnesses have
been secured by the state and the pros
ecuting attorney was ready for the
hearing. If there is enough evidence
against Clark to Justify it, he will be
bound over to the higher court on that
charge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
Water Going Down.

Charles. Hamilton of East Gary was
in town today and reports that the
high fater in the river is gradually
subsiding at that place. so that fish
ing will be good at that place by the
first of next month. Several fine
catches have already been made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
Arts of Civil policy

To rob. to ravage, to murder, in
their imposing language, are the arts
of civil policy. When they have made
the world solitude they call it
peace.-Tacitus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26

viii not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my partner. Ed.
Wikelund and that a dissolution of
partnership is now in progress.
J. C. GORSUCH. Architect.
Suite PA, Reynolds Bldg,
Gary, Ind, May "a. 1909.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
ENGLEHART is BUSY
Gary Dealer Makes Several
Fine Sales.

T w. Englehart has been out on
land selling spree again, but unlike
the other individual who goes on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-26
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT
New Cases.

56sS. Michael AFTER VS. Standard
Steel Car Co.
56SS. Chicago City Railway Co. VS..
A. w. jacobson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
Making the GETAWAY

PILLS attorney objected 10 his client Icing
- brought into court in irons as previously knew
ne would. His objections were sustained by the
court and the irons ordered removed. The only vav
do this to take the prisoner TO the blacksmith
shop. where he was ordered to he escorted tV the
marshal and his deputy
Behind this shop my best horse stood urL.-ehed,
saddle pockets we'll filled with grub and a gun in the
scabbard under the left leg. and if am not mistaken
there was also pint OF good whisky hidden away,
which carried in case of ChiS or snaLebite
| had hold of COmStOCk's arm as the non slipped
from his ankle, and | might have inadvertently
pulled him toward the back door which stood o-en,
OF he might have caught a glimpse of Old Badly
while the smith was at work Bill was quick as q yat,
and when he made the Jump sprang after h,r but
somehow IN efforts TO stop him got the of
the marshal and by the time we were outside the
shop there house between Bill and che Law and
before could procure horses he was gone.
The marshal looked at me and SteruIv remarked
that he hoped | had lost that BANKED horse -l.s
time. | told HIM reckoned had, for there no
horse knew of could catch Old Badly
The country was secured for miles around a-L no
one was more active IN the search than myself for
nearly killed three horses my efforts. Orv lav
while on the trail leading 20 Fort Wallace code
INTO the camp OF an escort party OF white >0,-~ -e
turning TO the fort and We're halted by the ~er-e
duty. To the inquiry addressed him AS % whether
they had anything of the escaped prisoner the
guard touched his cap and replied that thcv . c-.
Come ON then, bows said L. and hurried away
Tor fear some one else might recognize O.-.--ocS
himself in the trim looking sentinel. These i;erS
We're all friends of his, and they had dressed 1
UNIFORM and put HIM on guard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
How Ii Happened

HAVING received his money from the GOVERN ert.
IL the contractor went over TO Pond Greek town
lust outside the four-rne limit Whether he had cen
drinking there do not know: but on his return he
met COrnstock IN the suffers store. Ca---.lcE
asked him for a settlement. For reply hc pulled
wicked looking knife, with the remark, This 8 the
vav will settle with YOU. YOU BANKED haltbreel
Comstock facing him and leaning against The
counter as the contractor sprang toward him Hi-h
the knife pulled his gun and shot. The man fell
back loosed his grip on the knife, and died
This account was substantiated by witnesses.
Comstock had host of friends. not only among the
rank and file of the army but also among the u.ers
and especially was he favOrite of General Sle-ics
But he was arrested and, not being enlisted man,
was turned to the civil authorities and er- for
trial to HAYES CITY that being the neares- town.
Had he been tried by the military, without doubt he
would have been acquitted; for IN the West 10 that
time protecting oneself not called murder. but
self preservation.
AS / looked it then and again after forty Years
have passed. COmstoCk's conduct was 1u~-i1al.e
considering the desperate character of the men
often had TO deal with. / was no lawyer. hug N
some way had learned that "a man Is 20 he held ,an0-
cent until proved guilty by due process Of law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
Bill Comstock in Troub.e

EARLY in the spring was ordered by the marshal
II to accompany him to the post after a prisoner
who was to be tried for a shooting Scrape that
occurred at Fort Wallace. On arrival the othceT
of the day took us to the guardhouse and pointed
out the prisoner.
Imagine nv surprise when | found him to be no
other than my old friend and much loved cornrade.
Bill Comstock who had given me my first lessons as
scout and guide | caught his eye squarely. There
was something passed between us OF understanding
which | cannot describe; but we had been IN too
many perilous places together not to be able 70
understand each other without speech. Tie had q
ball and chain attached to his ankle | stepped
quickly over to him and gave him my hand TO as
sist him 10 arise If anyone could have known all
that tried to convey to him in that grasp OF my
hand | fear NV services deputy marshal would
have been dispensed with right then and there. But
he was entirely unknown to the marshal, so l was
safe from detection.
We were on horseback and rode beside the ambr-
lance furnished to transport him 20 Hayes City.
Court was opened with due form; but in the mean
time / had been busy guarding the prisoner, and
getting his story. | had also found opportunity
to talk with the attorney who a friend of mine
| told him of the facts of the shooting as had oh
tanned them from Bill also of my long acquaintance
and warm friendship for the man, and told him
would stake my life on the truth of his statements,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUoOol L. l7o7

which give together with the facts as 1 af-e- ard
found them.
Comstock had remained at Fort Wallace through
all the vicissitudes of the Indian trouble --e-e.
which were plenty, and had many times r-.- his
life for the Government and for those at ra- FORT
The fall before a contractor was sent them by
the department to furnish wood and ha - The
most Being a stranger IN the country he red
the assistance of COmstOck 70 find timber and Grass
that he could cut to fill his contract. Bill Euo edge
of the country proved invaluable 70 the man l-h-
out it he could never have filled his contract and he
agreed 10 pay him we'll tor his assIstance ON tNo
occasions Comstock undoubtedly saved DBL stock
from being run of by the Indians and his men from
being killed. The contractor kept postporr- The
day of settlement with one excuse and another nd
finally refused payment altogether.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
a Willing Engineer

SOME three weeks later train on the Kansas
~ Pacific pulled into Hayes City mounted the en-
CINE to speak the engineer, an old TREND OF mime
After some chat the ordinary topics of the day,
asked him if he would take water that night at tank
several miles east of town. He looked at me lnqur
inqlv and said no that he never took water there.
He got down with his torch to oil, saying his next
stop would be Wilson Creek
We were friends of long standing and knew him
to be a square man whom | could trust, and | also
knew that in common with many Others he had no
love for the negro troops / looked him straight IN
the eve Iin | want to take water, or pretend
TO- at that tank Everyone the train by that time
Will be asleep except the train crew. know the con
ductor brakeman and eXpresSman and am not
afraid of them; but YOU must handle Your fireman.
For Gods sake, Jack what IS this hold-uP'
he exclaimed
said, No, Jim; but YOU are going to take Mat
Flynn out of this country
Are YOU going along he asked.
NO; but | have everything arranged, and there
will be no hitch if YOU take the chances and do as |
tell YOU
He had finished oiling. He slowly blew out his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
EXonerated BY Sheridan

II this manner he returned 10 Fort WaU.e ana
immediately made preparations to start . r.rcl
OF his own several miles from the fort az ID e ..c3
tiOn we had often visited together and t ..-r-c--
Here he remained unmolested until General - ,-ial
anne 10 take command of the troops IN the field.
Bill was tar and away the best scout a-d -,r1e IN
me country and Sheridan made an effort through 3
common friend To- get in touch with hmm. C.-~tacN
agreed To meet the General at a specified TIME and
lace provided he would come unaccocr-r-g.i
No one knows what passed between them. tut
blll was eNonerated from all blame So far as -.e l
,Iry We're concerned and the civil authorities being
50 remote and having their hands full O., -usr
ness, did not take the trouble 70 modest him.
lie served the Government honestly ana --th-
fully up to the time he was killed killed us [ -r,nk
by coward. who shot him and attributed ,.c deed
20 the Indians
-4H9thT Of Captain HAIRS frontier stories 70 l3-
rear Sunday after next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

torch then said Good! Jack put her there! / II
do Il # lose nv Job Iii hide him in the tank, II
necessary. M,
Incidentally that was what he had to do, and Mat
rode away in water up to his neck
TbronGhout the following winter / performed my
duties as deputy with commendable zeal, ana thlnk
| NAV say without boasting that had the confidence
of nv superior.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
| {,

HAYES Citv Considerable excitement prevailed in
both towns next morning At the fort | had to
peat the story several times and frequently some of
the knowing ones, among them the marshal care
fully smothered a smile; but gravely stuck to my
statements.
Of course an attempt made to find Mat
Flynn. in which pretended to join; but 1t was I'M
successful Meantime a woOdchopper employed by
the railroad company the east fork of Big Greek
brought in my horse. The closest questioning elected
nothing more than his first statement, that he had
found the horse loose on the prairie about eight
miles from town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
THIS is YOUR HOUR
By Herbert Kaufman

This is your hour creep upon ii
Summon your power. leap upon ii !
Grasp 1t, clasp it, hold ii Tight
Strike ii. spike it. with full might
II you take too long to ponder,
Opportunity may wander.
Yesterdays bog Of souow;
No man ever finds Tomorrow.
Hesitation Is a mire-
Climb out, climb up. climb on higher
Tumble. stumble, nsk a tumble,
Make a start, however humble!
Do your best and do it now
Pluck and gnt Will find out how.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
ENVOY

Qucksands underhe the pleasures :
Meath the rocks are hid the treasures
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-27

pleasure by mis- Tallahassee friends.
Mr. TrammeII was the winning canJj-
dasc, ont of nine competitors. in the
special election made necessary by the
death OF Hon +. 5. FORMER, of Clarks-
vile
hon Park Trammell. who went ~
Nc,v Orleans a few days ago, on bus.
mess for the board of drainage com
N IS toner's, mas returned home.
Hon ". NJ. Ellis, OF Jacksonville,
has been in the city several days this
week
Governor GiIchrist and his mother,
Mrs. James G. Gibbes. will entertain
tonight at a dance given compliment
airy to the post-graduates, and the
graduating classes of the collegiate,
the kindergarten and the normal Ie-
p2rtments of the state college.
Miss Felicia Perry, of GreenTil'e.
= c.. has arrived in Tallahassee 10