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Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16
Practical Politics.

A political office in a small town in
Iowa was vacant. The office paid
$3.50 year, and there was keen COM
petition for 1t. The Democratic can
didate, Ezekiel Hicks, was a shrewd
old fellow. and q neat campaign fund
was turned over to him. To the as
tonishment of all, however, he was
defeated.
II can't account for it," said one
of the Democratic leaders gloomily.
with that money, we should have
won. How did you lay it out, Eze-
kiel?
WELL" said Ezekiel, slowly pulling
his whiskers, yer see that office only
pays $3.50 year salary, an 1 didn't
see no sense in payin' 5000 out to get
the office, so I bought me a little
truck farm instead. d."-Lippipcotts
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16
THE NATIONAL STOCK SHOW.
Prospects for the Greatest Show Ever
Held in the West.


Held in the West
Entries for the National Stock
Show at Denver close this week on
already indicate the greatest show
ever held in the West. There will bs
horses from Canada, from Ohio, from
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa. Kansas and
most of the western states. Among
the prominent herds of cattle coming
are the Shorthorn herds of Carpen-
ter G. Ross of Mansfield. Ohio;
Thomas Johnson & Son of Columbus.
Ohio; c. E. Clark of Minnesota;
Frank Harding Of Wisconsin; The
Elmendorf Farm Of Kentucky; w. ].
Miller of Iowa; A. c. Binnie OF Iowa;
]. E. Bales G Son of Iowa, and many
others, all the beef breeds being rep
resented by the best in the country.
There will be sheep from all over the
United States and Canada, all of the
breeds being represented.
1t is expected that the car load ex.
hibit Of feeder cattle will be the great
est ever held and big feeder buyers
are coming from all parts of the coun.
try to purchase the prize winners.
The business end of the Denver
show always attracts considerable at
tention. The stockmen from the
west bring their choice cattle and
sheep to the show and sell them at
fancy prices and the big breeders OF
the east bring their cattle, sheep and
horses here and sell the best Of them
to the western men. This is where
the show is doing great work. It
is placing within the reach Of the
western breeders the best the country
has in live stock and within a very
few years the western men will be
winning the premiums and the east
ern man will be pretty well out Of It.
The railroads are making very rea-
sonable rates through the West for
the week Of the show. In Colorado .
half rate will prevail while in New
Mexico, Utah. Idaho. Nevada. Wyom.
ing and Montana, the rate will be .
fare plus 81 for the round trip. This
will bring in a great number Of stock.
men and with the stock show and con-
ventions, Denver will be a busy place
during the week of January S-15. With
the new buildings being erected ana
the magnificent big pavilion COM
pleted last year. the show will be in
shape to take care of the crowds com.
fortably no matter what the weather
may be, but there is usually good
weather at that time Of the year.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

tian era pagan Europe in all its tribes and
peoples had celebrated its chief festival. So
here We have the double truth of the golden
age and the rebirth of the unconquered sun.
as he breaks the power of darkness, refined
and enriched in the Christian teaching of
peace earth and good will to men,"
coincident with the rising of the Sun OF
Righteousness in the birth into the world of
the of the peasant woman who was also
the Son Of God
This view OF Christmas accentuates the
true place OF the Christian religion in relation
to the ancient and deep-seated religions which
preceded it. and at the same time reveals
beauty of development in its elimination as
the completed manifestation of God to man.
In the infancy of the race the winter solstice
was everywhere season of rejoicing. No
matter what the peculiar form which 1t as
sumed, 1t expressed the world Joy Of the time.
So the very idea Of the Child God which gives
Christmas its meaning may not only have been
foretold by sybil and seer and prophet, but
prefgured by the infant gods of the Greek and
Egyptian and Hindu and Buddhist forms Of
religion.
These to us imperfect an unsatisfactory
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

4A churches throughout Christendom this is the sea-
VSS&D son when is heard that grand old hymn whose
tender and solemn strains find echo in the
universal human heart-"Adeste Fidees" Come All Ye
Faithfully. 1t is the anthem at high at Christ
mastde for centuries past calling Chriss worshpers
Bethlehem, where the newborn Savior lies.
This naive and beautiful Latin anthem is ancient
than its history and back six centuries
Saint Bonavenura Italian Of the thirteenth
tury who died in Lyons France In 1874 is credited with
the authorship Of the beginning:
Adeste hdeles
Laeti triumphantes,
Venite, Venite in Bethlehem.
Natum vdete Regem angelorum.
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Oh come all faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
Oh come oh. come ye to Bethlehem
See the newborn Saviour king OF all the angels.
Oh. come let adore him,
oh, come let adore him,
Oh come let us adore him. Christ. our Lord.
Saint Bonaventura franciscan scholastic philos
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16
The War Play Today.

This Is very exciting scene That
orderly with dispatches has just
dropped from a war balloon"
What is that fleecy stuff he's
brushing off?"
Bits of cloud"
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

'bration Is part OF the universal
history of the human race. What
ever may have been its origin and
whatever peculiarities may have
gathered about 1t in its adaptation
to different people and different
circumstances, 1t is to us Ameri.
cans to-day a practically national
feast.
To keep it was at one time, and
In our own part of the country, 1t
Is true, penal offense. 1t was
thought to SAVIOR of prelacy and to
foster unpleasant memories of DO
litical servitude. But 1t has grown
with our growth and the broad
mindedness of the American
people Is seen at its best in the
hearty commemoration of the ma
tivity of the Christ from year to
year.
In some parts of the country, in
fact, Christmas day bids fair to
supplant Thanksgiving day, and it
certainly may already claim an
equality of recognition with the
time-bonored national festival of
our New England forbears. People
OF every creed and every nation.
ality within our borders delight to
participate in the celebration of
the Christmas feast. and many
scion of old-world stock finds him
self back home again as the church
bells peal and the candles glim.
mer on the Christmas trees. 1t is
a time of universal peace and
good VIII. It brightens homes.
softens asperities and uplifts us
as 1t brings "the light that never
was on land or sea-"
The Origin Unknown.
The origin OF the festival is said
to be lost In antiquity. II. as held
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

worship. The banquet
time itself may be a sur
vival, purified and refined,
Of the original feast to
the gods and goddesses of
the tabled Olympus. The
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16
A. a RuIe.

TITS the unexpected that always
happens"
"The unexpected happens very sell
dom, seems to me. Somebody always
claims to have predicted it, whatever
II is"
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

story is told of an Alpine farmers servant
who hid in the stable on Christmas eve and
heard the horses talking about his own death
which followed a few days later.
A Bosnian Legend.
There is a Bosnian legend that the sun
leaps in the heavens and the stars dance
around it. A great peace comes stealing down
over mountain and forest. The rotten stumps
stand straight and green on the hillside. The
grass is be1owered with blossoms and the
birds sing on the mountain tops in thanks to
God In Poland the heavens open and Jacobs
ladder is set up between earth and sky. In
Austria the candles are set in the window, that
the Christ Child may not stumble when he
comes to bless the home. In north Germany
the tables spread and the lights left burn
ing for the Virgin Mary and her attending
angel.
The English superstition is admirably
voiced by the myriad-minded Shakespeare In
Hamlet"
Some say that 'gainst that season comes
Wherein Lords birth Is celebrated
The bird of dawning singeth all night long,
And then they say spirit can walk abroad.
No fairy takes. witch hath power to charm.
II man will compliment his wife upon uer
youthful appearance and tell her that he loves
her. she will forgive other white lies
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

EVERY Roman Catholic church and in probably
ninety-and-nine out Of every hundred Protestant
churches throughout Chrstendom this is the
son when is heard that grand old hymn whose
tender and solemn strains find an echo In the
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

II man will compliment his wife upon uei
youthful appearance and tell her that he loves
her. she will forgive other white lies.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

LII the world
keeps Christ
mas day. From
the land Of the
midnight sun
to the sunny
south Of per-
petual summer
is a far cry.
But in the long
distance there
is n o Ian d
where Christ
m a s is OF
kept. Its cele-
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

cism of the time But st. Matthew,
whose narrative bears traces Of hav-
ing been cleaned from Joseph and st.
Luke, who probably got his informa-
ton from Mary, have given us the
story with directness and human
ness which the grotesque and often
meretricious wonder-tales Of the apoc-
ryphal gospels have but served to ac-
centuate as a dark background to
touching and reverent picture.
Around the story legends natu-
rally gathered. 1t was the custom in
early days to decorate in this way
the graves of heroes and some OF
these legends are no doubt the OF
spring of the vulgar tattle" of the
apocryphal gospel stories. In some
parts of the world the bees are said
to sing on Christmas eve. The cattle
kneel in honor of the manger-bed at
Bethlehem. The sheep go in process
sion in commemoration of the angels
visit to the shepherds. The Indians
creep through the winter woods of
Canada to see the deer kneel and
look up to the Great Spirit In the
German Alps the cattle are thought
to bava tho oft of lanpuape and the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
LODGE WORK

c. B. Silver and Charles Miller are
slated to receive the second and third
rank. respectively, next Monday even
ing at regular meeting of the knights
Of Pythias.
The Eagles hold a regular business
meeting this evening.
The Hammond Chapter meets this
evening. A business session will be
held
The second degree viii be conferred
upon two candidates in the Blue lodge
next Friday evening.
The Hammond Commandery holds
regular meeting next Monday evening.
West Hammond court, Ben-Hur No.
S75. holds a regular meeting this even
ing at Helms hall.
The inclement weather last night in
terfered with the plans OF Calumet
Council, Knights OF Columbus, at South
Chicago for the public demonstration
in honor of Landing day Although
Unity council had an invitation to at
tend the exercises in a body. nobody
ventured out and the probabilities are
that the celebration will be postponed.
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He PROVES
To Be TIL:
RIGHT MAN
Frank Love Detained by
Sergeant Glenn Rambo of
Gary on Suspicion, Identi-
fed as Fugitive Wanted
for Grand Larceny.

The clever capture OF Frank Love.
who was badly wanted on a charge of
grand larceny at Waukegan. III. BY
Sergeant Glenn Rambo, as told ex-
clusively in THE TIMES last night. was
followed by his return to that city last
night.
According to officer Frank Tryan Of
Waukegan, Love in 1908 stole 5000 from
a wealthy real estate dealer at Lake
Bluff by whom he was employed At
the time Of the robbery repeated eff
forts We're made to locate Love. but he
proved to be too slippery and he has
had his freedom for FIVE years until
he landed in Gary a few days ago in
search of employment
On Sunday and Monday nights Love
having no money, applied for lodging
at the local police station. Upon being
released yesterday morning Love asked
for several articles that had been TAX
en- from him as he entered his cell.
As he gave his name Sergeant Glenn
Rambo happened to remember that a
man by the name of Love was wanted
for robbery in Waukegan Referring
to his files he secured the description
and Love tailed in every respect with
the description. When questioned Love
at first denied ever having lived at
Lake Bluff. Finally he confessed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
IN POLITICS

Baltimore has a woman candidate for
legislative honors.
Milwaukee is in the field for the next
republican national convention.
Daniel W. Lawlor, democratic mayor
of st. Paul, is expected TO become a
candidate for the nomination for gov
ernor OF Minnesota.
Theodore A. Bell, who made an IN
successful run for governor of Cali
fornia on the democratic ticket at the
last state election intends to enter the
race again next year
Gov. Deneen has called special
election for November %, in the Sixth
Illinois congressional district to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
William Lorimer.
Judge William H. Mann, democratic
candidate for governor OF Virginia,
ventures the prediction that he will be
elected next month by not less than
$4,000 majority.
The Denver Womens club has in
dorsed Mrs. Dewey c. Bailey. wife Of
the United States marshal of Colorado.
for the nomination for congress In the
First Colorado district
In the Massachusetts election this
year both the republican and demo-
cratic candidates for governor are the
same as last year. Governor Draper
has been nominated by the republicans
for another term and State Senator
James II. Valley heads the democratic
ticket.
Statewide prohibition will be sub
mitted to the voters Of Oregon at the
general election in 1910. when there
VIII be a direct popular vote upon
constitutional amendment forbidding
the sale. gift or storage of Intoxicating
liquors in any form.
Politicians generally are deeply in
teersting in the present contest over
the DISTINGUISHING amendment in Mary
land. The interest is due not only TO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
HEARD By RUBE

HinlSy Dink you're joke!
Meester Knots, the regular recog
nized democratic party. calls you an
insurgent, a mugwump and a butinski.
Now lets us hear what the Pevo has
to say.
A Stick from KnOtts' Platform.
Be as good as you can. but IL you
can't be good be rich
Well, just shake down the clinker
and give us little of mothers cough
syrup.
We love our ham and-but. oh. you
buckwheat pan cake
Another Splinter.
II you can't get the votes fairly, let's
hire ex-convicts. But we must have the
votes.
Anxious Inquiries-Yes, the Hon.
500 Bill Kliver is just as bilious as
ever
Get out the snow shovel and place
it where It will be handy.
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enough alone. and that they do not
dare face another meeting of the city
council lest some action detrimental to
the present board OF election be taken.
There is a possibility. they believe, ac-
cording to the rumor that the council
might with the presence OF one mem
Der. who was absent at the last meet
ing, reconsider its action on the ques
ton and that another board OF cleo
ton might be voted in
According TO Albert Lewis, Nick Vuk-
sandwich, one OF the newly appointed
aldermen, had agreed the afternoon of
the evening on which the board was
named, to vote for the slate as shown
him by Lewis. He voted no" how
ever, and his vote carried the day In
favor Of the citizens ticket. Accord
ing to Vuksanovich on the other hand.
Lewis did not show him the same
names in the afternoon as were pre-
sented in the evening.
Walton was the absentee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
EAST CHICAGO POLITICIANS
WONDER At COUNCIL MEETINGS

East Chicago. Ind. Oct IA well
defined opinion prevails that there will
be no meeting Of the city council be-
tween now and election day.
There is no apparent authority for
this belief. but it has evidently taken
firm root on the minds of the city Of
ficials
And there is a reason
At the last council meeting the rep
resentatives of the citizens party in
the council had things all their own
way on the appointment of the board
of election. Somebody bungIed things
SO far as the republicans were con-
cerned. and the appointment Of the
members of the election board passed
into the hands Of the enemy.
There seems to have been some mis-
representations on one side or the 9TH
err which resulted in the election of
the present board
In the meantime It is claimed that
the citizens are willing to let well
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
1910 BIG IN PROMISE
Over 465,0OO Tons of Rails
Booked at Gary and So.
Chicago Mills.

total OF over $4,000 tons Of steel
rails have been booked at the Indiana
Steel company at Gary and Illinois
Steel company at South Chicago for
next years rolling
The two rail mills are now working
with Increased capacity in order to turn
out the orders they now have on hand
for 1909. The new blast furnace at
the local plant will be blown in the
latter part OF the month. Orders for
billets are being placed with the east
ern bills on account of the inability to
produce wrought pig iron. Before the
Gary billet mill can be run anywhere
near full, more making capacity
will have to be blown in This Will
take place in the near future and be-
tween now and the end of the year four
more furnaces will be ready for opera
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
GARY TOWN BOARD PASSES
CONFIRMATORY RESOLUTION

The town board yesterday afternoon
passed a confirmatory resolution for
tile condemnation Of about 100 acres Of
land north of Miller Station, in Hobart
township, to be used for a park which
viii be known as Lake Front park. The
resolution. No. 255, was passed at 2:02
o'clock by the board in the presence Of
Attorney Erwin Mcdowell of VaIpa-
raiso who was there to demonstrate
against the passage but who did not
file the remonstrance until 2:07. he not
noticing that the board had already dis
posed OF the matter
At 2:26 Attorney Guy Ballard pre-
sented another remonstrance against
the condemnation Of the property. but
this. like the first, was held to be void
1t was rumored about the city clerk
office yesterday afternoon that an in
junction enJoining the town board from
condemning this land had been applied
for in the circuit court at Valparaiso
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13

but an effort to confirm this report by
the officials yesterday afternoon met
with no results
Condemnation proceedings will then
be started on this lake front property
on which Gary will have lake front
park outside Of her present city limits.
The tract comprises about 100 acres of
valuable land, which the city Will start
TO improve next spring.
The board yesterday also passed the
resolution changing the meeting place
of thesboard from the rear of the Calu-
met Trust & Savings company to the
new city hall building. where they Will
be in session next Tuesday afternoon
after the town of Gary has been made
a city.
A communication from Contractor P.
T. O'Brien. who is paving alley l west.
in which he stated that he was now
able to secure Metropolitan brick for
this work according TO Specifications
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
YESTERDAY WAS
TUMBLE WEED DAY
Annual Event Occurs in
the Magic Steel City
Yesterday.

Yesterday was tumble weed" day in
Gary. The day has been made an an
nual affair for hundreds Of years. but
as usually is the. case, the day comes
a little later on in the season.
On the sand hills and plains Gary has
hundreds and hundreds of acres 81
these weeds There has been more
than bumper crop this year. varying
in size from cabbage head to a large
rose bush. With the high wind and cold
snap yesterday the frost loosened the
tumble weeds from the sand and thew
began their annual pilgrimage to the
land Of nowhere"
1t was a great sight to see them rae
ing up and down the streets and on the
former waste land about the city. on
and on they went until they found some
sheltered spot on the hillside or in A
guiley. Here they will find their last
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between
Samuel Sax and Arthur Savage, known
as the firm of Sax & Savage. has been
dissolved by mutual consent. Mr.. sax
taking the control of the business.
All accounts due the firm are payable
TO Mr.. Sax, at the former place of BUSH
ness and all liabilities of the firm are
assumed by him-Oct. :.
ARTHUR SAVAGE.
SAMUAL SAX. If
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13

resting place
If it had not been for the fences re-
Gently erected by the Gary Land COM
pany Broadway would have been
strewn with them. AS 1t was many Of
them managed to find an opening and
even today they are still on their jour
ney.
At the extreme north end of Broad
way, where there is broad expanse of
unoccupied territory, the tumble weeds
along the fence are piled to height of
from six 10 eight feet.
1t was problem yesterday while
walking down the street to either
have your feet tangled in the meshes
Of the tumble weed or keep on a con
slant dodge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13

the contest to Maryland. but by reason
OF the bearing it has on the disfran-
chisement question in other states.
Democrats in New York are already
talking over their proposed candidates
for governor next year. Some of the
names mentioned are ID. Cady Herrick.
who made the run in 1904 against the
late Frank W. Higgins; Mayor George
B. Mcclellan Of New York city. Dis
triet Attorney William T. Jerome and
Thomas NJ. Osborne of Auburn. The
result OF the New York city election
next month is expected to go a long
way toward determining the powers in
the democratic organization to control
the state convention next year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
Moves Family to Gary.

Chief of the Gary fire department,
William Feeiey, has moved his family
from Chicago to Gary and will hence
forth make his residence at 500 Jack
son street. Chief Feeley has entered
his children in the local schools and
would have located in Gary earlier IL
he could have found suitable resi-
dence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
NOMINATIONS
AT LAPORTE

Laporte. Ind, Oct 13.-The democrat
ic city convention last night nominated
Mayor Lemuel Darrow for q fifth term.
william r. KRUGER for city clerk, and
Albert {. Freeze for city treasurer.
Inc councilmanic nominations will be
made Thursday evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13

The convention OF the International
Stereotypers and Electrotypers' union.
which met at Kansas city. No. re-
Gently. ratified an agreement with the
international Printing Pressmen and
Assistants union that no combiation
pressmen and stereotypers should be
recognized in the unions in the future
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
Judge Townsley Is Sued

case was venued from a justice
court in Gary to Judge Priests court in
Hammond in which Franklin p Boyd
has brought suit against H A. Towns
ley to compel an accounting for rents
he is alleged to have collected and to
recover s1se.s9. which the plaintiff al
leges is due.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13

THERE is ALWAYS A CREST
PLACE. TO BUY. TIMES ADS TELL.
YOU WHERE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13

THE INTERESTING TIMES, AID Al.
WAYS DENOTES THE INTERESTING
STORE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-13
CALENDAR OF SPORTS
FOR THE WEEK.

FOR THE WEEK.
WEDNESDAY,
Detroit- Pittsburg worlds
championship game in Pfttsburg.
THURSDAY
observation-disclosures WorIdss
championship game I'm Detroit
FRIDAY
Deciding game eff necessary
IN Observation-Disclosures worlds
championship series.
Start of 24-h0ur automobile rnce
at Brighton Beach, New York.
Mike Schreck vs. DIR. Roller,
10 rOunds, at HOughton, Mich.