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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
W.F BOOTH
TRANSFERRED
TONEAR CITY
Northern Indiana Gas and
Electric Company Man
ager Succeeded by Viii
liam D. Ray, Who VIII
Take Charge.

w F. Booth, for number of years
the manager of the South Shore Gas
and Electric company, which until re-
Gently has been owned by Rufus &
Charles G. Dawes syndicate, although
c. H. Geist has been the president of
the company. has been transferred to
Chicago Heights where the Dawes
syndicate still owns a gas and cleo
trio plant
Mr.. Booth made statement today
that his transfer to the Chicago
Heights company was due to the fact
that on the 1st Of last March C. H.
Geist absorbed the South Shore Gas
and Electric company. now the North
ern Indiana Gas and Electric company,
which was owned by the Dawes syndi-
cate previously and naturally wanted
to have the plant managed by his own
men.
When Mr.. Booth was relieved at the
Hammond plant he at once accepted
a position at Chicago Heights. where
the Dawes interests are still in con-
troll of a gas and electric plant.
Ray Capable Man.
Mr.. Booth will be succeeded by VIM.
D. Ray of Chicago. who is said to be a
capable man and an excellent man
ager. He is said to be one of the
best electric men in the country, and
as he expects to make his headquar-
! ters in Hammond. he will be quite an
addition to the community.
Mr.. Ray will be in Hammond either
! today or on Monday, and will at once
| take hold of the plant In this city The
! friends of Mr. and Mrs Booth will re-
/ gret their leaving the city but are
! glad that they will be located in a
nearby town.
/ Other changes that have been made
| in the plant, which are owned by c
| II. Geist and which have been an
nounced. are as follows:
/ Samuel A. Forder. general superin-
/ tendent of the St Louis Gas company
plant. has been appointed manager at
the Michigan City plant, succeeding H
/ s. Schutt, who was promoted to the
management Of the Geist interests al
| Wilmington. Del D. X. Creighton
temporary manager there, returns tc
/ Chicago. where he is to be chief me-
chanicaI engineer for the Geist com
pany.
Mr.. Geist also announced that his
company has closed a deal for the pur-
chase of the Atlantic City Gas com
pany's interests in New Jersey. The
/ holdings include gas and electric plants
at Atlantic City. Margate City Yentor
and Long Port the combined interests
I Of which serve the entire island oil
Abaccon. The deal involves s3.50O,.
/ 600
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
WILL MEET AT DYER

The four townships Sunday school
convention will be in session today at
Dyer. This Will include the townships
of Calumet. Hobart Ross and st John.
The convention viii be known as the
midsummer meeting and will be in the
nature of picnic, which will be held
in a shady grove near that town Presi-
dent John Sears Of Gary arranged an
interesting program before he left for
Montreal to attend the meeting of the
Municipal League. which Will prevent
him from going TO Dyer today It is
not expected that there will be a large
delegation In attendance from Gary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
INVENTOR WAS NOT
GREATLY ENCOURAGED
Business Men Doubt Pracbf
cibility of Collapsible
Umbrella.

That manufacturers and promoters
all over the country are looking to
Hammond not only for locations for
their proposed industries but for cap
ital with which to build them. is shown
by the large number of them who have
appeared before the Inventors and In
vests council in this city for assist
ance.
Yesterday Secretary E. F. Johnston
of the Hammond Business Mems asso-
citation was met by I. Ecklund the in
ventor of a pocket umbrella. and the
head of the Pockte Umbrella company
who is desirous of locating in this city.
All he asked was the loan Of 100000
with which to manufacture number
of his umbrellas and a location, rent
free for a year. for his plant. He was
recommended by Mr.. DeFrees, the man
ager of the manufacturing sales de-
partments of Sears. Roebuck & Co
Promoter Not Encouraged.
Mr.. Ecklund was met by a number
of Hammond business men and cap
italists who listened to his proposition.
He showed them an umbrella that
could be telescoped and put in the
pocket when not in use. The inven-
tion seemed to be a clever one. but its
practicability was doubted by some of
the local men and Mr.. Ecklund was not
given very much encouragement.
Secretary Johnston, however. is con-
vinced that he has a good thing and
he informed him that If he was una
BILE to make arrangements to go to
any other city to come back to Ham
mond and he would see what could be
done toward getting him loan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
FANCY SHOT
WILL GIVE
EXHIBIT
Lew Shaw, Pool and Bill
lard Expert, to Give Fine
Show Next Monday Night
at Popular Bijou Parlors;
Has Many Star Features.

Lew Shaw. billiard and pool ex
pert, classed among the best in the
world, will give an exhibition next
Monday evening, Aug. 30 at the Bijou
billiard hall Mr. Shaw performs some
of the hardest shots attempted by ex
perts, and in the way of a challenge
will play the best player 100 or no
count Billiards and fifteen balls or no
count at pool.
Every admirer of the gentleman's
game is welcome to the Bijou billiard
hall, and admission will be free.
Mr.. Shaw has shown all over the
world and makes the billiards do ev-
erything but talk.
William Tell Shot Star Features.
The star feature is probably the IA
nous William Tell shot" This is
performed what is known as the jump
shot. He uses the three billiard balls.
one of which is placed on the top of a
boys head. Placing the second ball in
the quarter of the table he jumps his
ball by bouncing it from the ball on
the table TO that on the boys head.
His hat trick although old, is hard
and affords some spectacular playing.
Standing the silk tile upside down, he
shoots a ball into it, and again stand
ing it right side up he makes a billiard
on top. In another trick he places
twenty balls in a row a few inches
apart and a small distance from the
cushion. With a handball carom he hits
the twenty balls in succession. His
figure eight is a pretty shot and ends
in a billiard.
Has Many Other Hard Shots.
Another shot and a very hard one
is a billiard which he makes behind
his starting point without hitting the
cushion. The cue ball is shot forward
to about the middle of the table, and
by the proper reverse turns back be-
yond the starting point completing the
billiard. The four-ball billiard square
shot is very hard. but Mr. Shaw has it
down to perfection.
Accuracy is required in the fourteen
pool shot. in which he pockets four
teen pool balls, three in each of the
upper pockets. two in each of the side
pockets and two in each of the lower
end pockets.
A spectacular exhibition is given by
shooting a certain number Of balls
from the southeast corner of a table,
which is standing north and south to
the northeast corner. These are five
cushion shots and must be so played
as to remain in the final corner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
LOCKL|N BACK
FROM TRADE TRIP
II a m m n d Manufacturer
Sees Big Crops in
the West.

George c. Locklin has Just returned
from a trip as far west as Salt Lake
City. Utah The trip has been for bust
ness purposes. and Mr.. Locklin says
that he had picked up a large number
OF orders in nearly every city he Wis
tied.
In several places he says that he
took orders amounting to several car
loads of his beds and springs. He
was deeply impressed with the abun-
dant crops that are being harvested
everywhere.
He says that he never saw anything
like 1t. The wheat weighs so to so
pounds to the bushel and is of a good
quality. He is very well satisfied
with the results Of the trip.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
Case Is Continued.

The case against George Mackfad-
den. the patent medicine vendor who is
charged with attempted assault upon
Agnes Jacka, the IA year old West
Hammond girl. has been continued un-
til Sept. 6. Jacka was unable to fur
nish bond and today was taken to the
Cook county jail to await his trial
The little girl IS still said to be very
i'll owing to the nervous shock which
she Is said to have received.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
Visitors From Hammond.

Representative property owners from
Holland Mich, We're in Hammond, East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor today to
see the Westrumites in this region.
They came to see for themselves after
their city officials had been here on
July l. They were impressed with the
streets and favored them. Michael
Grimmer was also in the party. More
visitors are expected next week among
them being business men from Dyer.
who would like TO learn more about
Westrumfte
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
OWNS
LAND THERE
Gary Real Estate Dealer
Believes Prospects Are
Bright for New Plant.
Especial TO TIE TrMrs.l

Tolleston, Ind, Aug. 28.-Close
representatives of J. Ogden Armour
made visit to Tolleston day or two
ago and looked over the site of pro-
posed tannery which is planned to be
one of the largest in the country and
will be built in Tolleston.
The property was viewed by Mr..
Armour's secretary, who was taken
around by a well-known Gary real
estate dealer, and it is understood
that the site is satisfactory in every
respect.
OWNS PART OF LAND.
1t is understood that part of the site
of the proposed new company is owned
by Mr.. Armour and that other land will
be acquired TO provide the necessary
acreage.
According to the Gary real estate
dealer who took Mr.. Armour's seere-
tary TO see the site. he was very much
pleased with the location and there
seems to be little doubt that the big
plant will be located.
NO DETAILS GIVEN OUT.
None of the details Of the project.
gould be learned, but it is apparent to
all concerned that the Calumet region
and ToIleston in particular. is TO be
the location of an enormous new in
dustry that will employ several hun
dred men and will cost a good many
hundreds of thousands of dollars to,
build.
This announcement coming on the,
heels of tht announcement that was
made exclusively in THE TIMES last
evening that the Cudahy Packing COM
pany. of Omaha, would establish a
large plant east Of Grasselli for the
manufacture of The Old Dutch Cleans
er" and other by-product articles, is
something of an indication of the great
ACTIVITY that is going on in the region
in an Industrial and real estate line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
At the Towle Sept. |.

An opportunity viii be soon given
local theater goers to witness the big
laugh producing hit Of this season,
Lena Rivers" dramatized by Beulah
Poynter. from Mrs Mary J. Holmes
novel Of that name. Mrs. Holmes is
probably the most popular of Ameri-
can fiction writer's and over ten mil
lion copies of her books have been read
in the past twenty years, Lena Riv-
ers" leading in popularity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28

100000 % e of Da Eos f Indiana h8 and WIN the
ns @s that t 9bsee 8n y ua the Re near future as one
% s pub sh' eds 6h s 'nd @ s@o1 Ro S IT m mark
by breadth the United
so,sI rYDrs1sns I'D s1 men n.v. said that
% of s59aa sne ias9stT os9 stin. Tn
@ that chicago @ 10ssyf d 1s5 rely on that city
He I ssa ~hs h wound business s ' the s ]
business That assured the first
@ m $1,000 8s5..sss s ss nesoS @ FUTURE ny % @ S G i
ion M ns aTs that business ase sns aae Go8 S has m
tnis this i5 loealsy. ..au.
But there are some Big Let
sss f wea' msn who w % v % made M the @ beginnings
sss ~9ses y ss to .a @ & the Before @ S5 F5 SWING @
thy a be ve sin here 'o % not eo3s VIII
and things & H Hammond s "a. who s sssy @
sea' ses t6as 5as t pG5 put 'n through @%a VIII % p
s5 tie @ that ass. Hammond s "s s4ssas 5G % @ % ts d 5
hotels but the time has '' as Hs s nStrsTrsT 4 aSTs
They F claim .s '4s f3
their eaaqs5 3 @ nhsy d @ on @ their
the & city as @ ay M ta % % an sa b
anxious Tn TO ] @ source s Of patronage
s.. % Ss s'9g tss % % @ @ HsssS @ sS sa15 sa
are Ea, an s,RF1r a1E good business
the & Cary 4 %ass.s @ in % % fs' S paa S esss
the % % Pd '' the f 5anaoR sa "p city
1 % e hotels oG 'a and %
building of the new there viii
to
problem to
during the
lines there residences vacant
interested in this
than 1000
and
dustre double
the manw
house expected to supply the bulk Of the
ected to reap
who will the cook
possible
a dinnera a he
the hotel and have the
bestd dinner n
captain of industry who will look at his watch and
saw of the
will go out o
fratern
and
the
distinguished
in h
and
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$1,000 blocks
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
NOBLE B. SAXTON DEAD
Former Lake County Citi-
zen Dies in Michigan;
Burial at Merrillville.

Crown Point, Ind. Aug. 2S.-Word
was received here yesterday announc-
ing the death Of another Lake county
pioneer citizen. Noble c. Saxton. form
erl yof Merrillville but at the time of
his death living with relatives in Mich
gan. Mr.. Saxton was known through
out Lake county for his business ac-
tivities, being in the cheese business
for a number of years at Merrillville
Mr. Saxton was nearly rs years of age
He will be buried at Merrillville to-
morrow in charge OF the Masonic lodge
of which he has been a member for
years Many of the local lodge broth
ers will go to MerrillvflR tomorrow to
attend the burial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
NOTICE TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

The republican voters of the city
of Hammond Will meet Mt Longs
hall, East State street, at
o'clock p. m. Wednesday, Sept. /, 10
select committeeman for the various
precincts of the city of Hammond
sz.ssszserxc tsszrkne - s.efssfnx caus-
paign. All voters are urged to be
present.
WILLIAM f. BRIDGE,
City Chairman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
ASHFORD STILL IN JAIL

George Ashford, the representative Of
the General Accident company, who
was recently arrested on the charge
of forging the names of some fifty
Hammond railroad and factory en-
ployes TO an order on their pay and
who was arrested on the complaint
of Victor c. Vette. the Indiana man
ager of the company, has ont yet been
giving his hearing. He is stin in
Jail
The case was postponed until Mon
day, wehn it is expected that the nee
essary witnesses will have been heard
from and a good strong case can be
made out against him.
Mr. Vette was in the city yesterday
and said there is no doubht that Ash
ford forged the names and that 1t
looks like a term in the pen for Ash
ford.
Keep your eye on the badger, Sunday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
Democratic Primaries.

The process Of elimination, or in
other words, the democratic primaries
for the city campaign. viii be held Sat-
urday, sept. % This day was decided
upon last night At the meeting of the
city central committee last night All
announcements for office must be in the
hands OF the secretary by Sept. 10.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28

II you are looking for the best bar
gain ever offered on high-grade pi-
amos, visit the beautiful display of in
struments now on sale at J. NJ Wilcox
son Music company, Hammond, InT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28

Keep your eye on the badger, Sunday,
Aug 29 at Kindel's grove.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28
Mammoth Hotel
FOR THIS CITY
First Steps are Taken to Put Up
Magnificent Hostelry in this
City, Is Stock Proposition

hotel
one OF o
ment
of the passing OF primitive
Of
breadth of the United
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-28

Generally fair tonight and to-
morrowg moderate TO brisk
westerly yS1ndz-
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
EMPLOYMENT WANTED
EMPLOYMENT wANTED-MaIe


EMPLOYMENT WANTED-Nase
ACCOUNTANT open for engagements; labor
saving systems Installed: auditing OF corpora
ton, mercantile and private accounts books
opened and closed: Al references. Box 1882
CAL Office
BAKERS HELPER wants employment; experI-
eiiced IN all Its branches Box 1886. Call.
BOOK KEEPER. Al. wishes 70 work on double
entry set of books evenings Box 1876. Call.
BOOK KEEPER wishes position: viii accept
clerical; age > years, years experience:
has best Of references. W H-. pos Castro ST.
BOOK KEEPER or office clerk experienced and
reliable seeks permanent position. Address
6lT Valdez ST.. East Oakland
CARPENTER. jobbing or day work. r. B.
STUART, 2435 Meeee av-, Berkeley. Phone
Berkeley 1862.
COMPETENT book keeper stenographer office
manager. with character and ability refer
ences. knowing French snd German. wishes
responsible position age. -. family man: can
furnish bonds. lowest acceptable SALARY. 500
monthly. Box 1635, Cali Office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
MEErINGs-speelal-continued

THE annual meeting Of the stock holders Of
the California Insurance Company VIII be held
st the Office OF the company, No $50 Sacrs-
r1eBto ST. San Francisco. Cal, on Monday,
January is. 1909, al the hour Of .. m.
". Z. DEAN. President.
GEO. W BROOKS Secrefarr
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
nIYInENn NOTICES


THE SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY tnem-
Der ef Associated Savings Banks of San Fran
cisco, 1e1 Montgomery st. corner Suffer-
For the half year ending December 81 1905 &
dividend has been declared at the rate OF
1our a. per cent per aHnum on all deposits.
lree q taxes payable On and after Saturday.
January =. 1903 Dividends not called for are
sdded 20 and besr the same rate Of interest
IS the principal from January ], 1909. Money
deposited before January 10 VIII draw interest
wM. A BOSTON. Cashier.
MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK OF SAN FRAN
CISCO, i06 Market ST. opposite Sd (member OF
the Associated Savings Banks Of San Fran
cisco)-For the half wear ending December 81
1905 dividend has been declared at the rate
of four 90 per cent per annum on all deposits
Tree Of taxes payable on and after Saturday.
January ,, 1903. Dividends not called for are
added 10 and bear the same rate Of interest as
the principal from January I. 1909. Money de-
posted on Or before January 10 win draw IN
JAMES D. PHELAN President
GEORGE A STORY. Cashier.
DIVIDEND NoTICE-The MARINE TRUST
AND SAVINGS BANK or san Francisco
commercial savings. safe deposit vauItsl No.
100 Market st For the half yesr ending
Dec 10 1905, a dividend has been declared
- see rate OF tOLk 81 per cent per annum
able in gold coin on and after Tuesday Dec
10 le9s- Dividends not called for are added
70 ana bear the same rate OF interest Is
the principal from Dec. Is 1908 Money de-
posted on or before January 10 win irs w
interest," rom January !, 1909.
c. 8 SCOTT.
Vice President and Cashier
THE GERAlAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY
member OF Associated Savings Banks Of San
Francisco 526 California ST. Mission branch
~ Mission ST near 22d-For the half wear
ending December 81. 1905. & dividend has been
declared at the rate OF four A per cent Der
annum on all deposits, free Of taxes. PAYABLE
On e1d after SATURDAY. January . 1909. Divi-
denfs not called for are sdded and bear the
same rate OF interest the principal from
January 7. 1903.
GEORGE ToURNY. Secretary.
PACIFIC STATES SAVINGS AND LOAN COM
PANY. 569 California st-=A dividend for the
term ending December p. 1908. has been de-
elareI at the rate Of I'VE f5l per cent per
annum On ali deposits. free OF taxes payable
On and after Saturday. January . 1909 Divi-
dends not called for added 10 and bear
the same rate OF interest as principal
Wal PARDT. Secretary
SAVINGS BANK l1nember Of As
soeisted Savings Banks OF San FraRciscOl. cor
ner Market ana Mason sts.-For the half year
ending December 31. 1908 a dividend has
been declared on all savings deposits free OF
taxes, at tie rate OF four a. per cent De.
snnum. payable On snd after Saturday Jan
uary ,, 1909 Dividends not called for are
added 70 and besr the same rate OF interest
JNO- L CALKINS, Cashier
CALL BRANCH OFFICE. 1861 Fillmore St. near
Post
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES

EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
AA-OSCAR HATSUMI. SE-CHINESE
EMP. CO., BEST HELP; CITY OR COUN-
TRY 1913 GEARY ST. WEST 5eSS.
AA-Japanese-C Chinese emp. office; best help: city
or country. 1872 Laguna St Tel. West 1871.
A. H0RI, l74S Sutter; phone West 2SOs-Best
Japanese-Chinese help furnished promptly
Fl. W. HONG, Chinese employment offce sos
Webster St. Oakland. Phone Oak 5S43.
JAPANESE Domestic Workers association fur
nishes best help. lit Post. Tel West 715S
Japanese House Cleaning Co., 1722 O'Farrell; tel
West 3467; sweeping, washing; all gen. work
STAR emp. office furnishes japanese Chinese
help. W. KADOTA, 16oS Geary; tel. West I67.
CALL BRANCH OFFICE
1851 FILLMORE ST. NEAR PosT
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
MEETTNGs-specIaI

rsS relief soeiety-Aotice of annual meet
le-lhe regular annual meeting OF tne mem.
fS N ~ swiss relief society VIII be held
90 the Office Ct tire sociefF z06 hearny st, 10
The city and county ~ San francisco. on
t-oNDAY. January IL 1909 az O'Clock ?. N,
for lie r,urnose of eleefing 2 board of di-
fecfors Tor the ensuing year and tbe trans
-ctirf cf suth other busiBeSs may come be-
lcre L Ey DrSer Of fie president.
<. JUILLERATs Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
LOST AND FOUND

II YOU LOSE AEYTHIEG-Advsrtiss
i here. Z VIII be returned 70 you if an
f honest person finds i. Remarkable recoy-
cries are brought about every day through
! this column.
4 II YOU FIND ANYTHING bring II 10
the
San Francisco Call
Lost and Found Bureau
Third and Market Streets
s~e>N~~-a>~osee--Se-e~4~n-~r~sN
Get claim check. Have il advertised.
Reclaim il If the owner does not
THE LAW-People who find lost arti
cles are interested in knowing that the
state law Is strict IN requiring them 10
seek the owners through advertisements
and otherwise. and that a failure 70 do
50, # proof can be shown, involves a
severe penalty
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08

YOUNG man, clerk. desires work for evening,
Saturday afternoons and all of Sundays; also
st disposal: references. Box 135. Call Office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
UNPAID WAGES COLLECTED


KNOX, 443 Pine-Suits, liens and attachment
time checks cashed; debts collected everywher,
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
G San Francisco Call

Addres. An Communication. san FRANcIsco call
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08

EMPLOYMENT wANTED-MaIe-Con
family or boarding house. 1910 Stockton ST.
tel. China 40. L. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Statesmen and SOLICITORS WANTED

SOLICITOR Wtd-Ffrst class grocery solicitor,
must understand his business thoroughly and
give good references; no others need apply.
5339 Grove ST., Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08

EDDY St, SSO-A social hall fitted for ho
KEEPING; also single rooms; prices reasonal
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

J. CANN. Chinese Employment Bureau-Has best
class cooks or hotel help; specially careful for
family. 40 Clay ST.: phone Douglas 3I62
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08

YOUNG Chinese thoroughly understands bsrroon
lunch work and cooking. has the very best OF
references wants 70 work for first class h0Jss
only. Address box 1888. Call office.