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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
MILK WILL
Be HIGHER
IN PRICE

Hammond people might IS we'll begin
to prepare themselves for an advand q
price in milk, according to which a
quart of the lacteal fluid will cost eight
cents. probably nine cents. This price
will not prevail for the next few
months. but it seems inevitable for the
winter.
Louis Klitzke, manager of the Ham
mond Dairy company. in speaking of
the coming situation said today:
4 hate to raise the price another
cent. but it seems that the advanced
price viii be with us by winter. The
retail milk dealers are helpless in the
matter and at the mercy of the farm
er. 1t seems strange that when the
farmers are getting a fair price for
their milk, and there is plenty of fod-
der, that they should want TO raise the
price They have been getting s11O
during the summer months. and there
are still quite a number of farmers who
believe that S125 or s1.35 would be a
fair price for the winter months But
the situation in a nutshell is this, that
the farmers are in so close an alliance
that they can dictate the prices abso-
lutely The milkman, of course. gets
the kick from the ultimate consumer
and still is not ahead of the game. The
indications are that can of milk this
winter viii cost US S1.65."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
MAK|NG
INTERESTING
EXPERIMENT

The Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern
railroad is making an interesting ex-
pertinent on its track in the vicinity
of the pumping station at Robertsdale.
where it has 100 men at work laying
a mile Of track on steel ties.
The steel ties are in the form Of
7" beams and are laid in the ground
in the same manner as the wooden ties.
the rails are bolted 10 tile beams and
it is said that the whole forms a very
solid roadbed-
As the Chicago. Lake shore & East
ern railroad is a subsidiary company
of the United States SteI Corporation.
it IS presumed that this company is
making tests of these new steel ties
with the idea Of demonstrating their
practicability
Should these steel ties prove TO be-
all that is claimed for them the in
creasing perplexing problem of secur-
ing railroad ties that viii last viii
have been solved. and it is possible
that another large industry would be
established at Gary for the manufac-
ture of ties as well as rails.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
COL. MEYER
IS HANDED
NICE HONOR

Colonel LeGrand T. Meyer, who is
one of Indiana's two delegates at the
national convention Of the Sons of
Veterans. in session at Washington,
where he divides honors with Senator
Beveridge, was given a place on ritual
committee.
Mis- first interest. however. lies in
the election of his university class
mate and chum. Newton ]. Mcclure Of
Indianapolis for chief
The Hoosier is said to stand a good
show, although the eastern states have
two candidates in the field. Newton j.
Mcclure nevertheless may expect sup
port from some of the eastern states
especially in view of the fact that the
states this year will not vote as a
unit
Frank E. Watson, another Indianian.
was appointed a member of the creden-
tials committee.
The Indiana delegates were joined
today by Bessie B. Bowser. Addie NJ.
Wallace and Mrs. Laura Haseley of In
dianapolis and Mrs. George Kreiten-
stein of Terre Haute.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

shipped from mills in the east, will be
delivered in a short time.
The construction work is being CEN
tered on Borman boulevard. the street
which is now being completed and
upon which the street car line Will
take its course to Hammond. Ten
thousand tons of rails will be enough
10 lay eight miles Of track, which will
he practically the entire distance be-
tweetn the two cities.
Company Anxious to Operate.
Recently two car loads of ties have
arrived and these will be taken to Toll
lesion where they will be put in place.
Although the first consignment of rails
have been shipped they have not Vet
arrived. although they are expected
every day.
A gang of ten overhead men will
start on their part of the construction
work this week. One thing that is
holing the pushing of the work some,
is the failure of the Eleventh avenue
crossing over the Pennsylvania tracks
to arrive, so that the tracks can be ex-
tended through Gary's western neigh
borhood. It is expected that the work
will be pushed faster than ever begin
ming Sept. l. as the company is as anx-
ious TO ge their road in operation as
the people are to have it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
OPERATOR
HIT BY 4
FLYER
j. A. Hurley, Veteran Key
man and Widely Known,
Meets His Fate at Whit
ing and Is Brought to st.
Margaret's Hospital.

J. A Hurley. 81 years old, one of this
best-known telegraph operators in the
country, lies at St. Margaret's hospital.
dying. Hurley. together with his
friend, P. J. Delaney, another operator.
We're riding a B. & o. freight through
Whiting when Hurley met his fate,
Ihey left the train on which they came
In and tried to get faster train. Hur-
ley, however, missed his footing, and
only by the best of luck saved his legs
from being cut off. He was. however.
internally injured and sustained one
broken leg. He has been connected for
years with the Associated Press, having
at all times been considered one of its
best operators His home is at 1II4
Forty-first street, Brooklyn. where he
mas wife and five children He has
q brother connected with the GateIy-
hurley company in Camden.
The two men were on their way back
to Brooklyn. they having worked in
Chicago. Before coming west Hurley
was connected with a. o. Brown & Co.
the New York brokers who went to-
pieces last winter. Hurley had charge
Of wire in the Waldorf for the Brown
people.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
HORST SUCCUMBS
TO PARALYTIC STROKE
Man Highly Respected in
Grown Point Will Be
Buried Friday.
Especial TO TIE T1,1EsN

Crown Point. Aug. 25.-Death enter
ed the home of one of Crown Points
pioneer citizens again Yesterday this
time claiming Peter Horst, well known
throughout Lake county as one of its
representative citizens. Mr Horst was
stricken on Sunday evening with a
second stroke of paralysis the first at
tacking him some twelve years ago,
from the affects of which he has never
completely recovered. His death comes
under particularly unfortunate circum-
stances at this time. his wife being at
present a patient al the Mount Glenn
ents sanitarium in Michigan. where
she was taken to obtain relief from
rheumatism. from which she has been
an awful sufferer for years.
Mr.. Horst was 61 years of age at
the time of his death, being born in
Chicago. Nov. 26. 1S4S. He was mar
ried in 1874 to Miss GrieseI and OF this
union the wife and four children re-
main to mourn him. George n, for
lnerly deputy sheriff of Lake county.
William a, of Chicago and Fred and
Emma Horst of this place
Mr.. Horst has always been prornf-
nently with the public affairs of the
community. and was staunch demo-
crat. being a faithful member in tint
organiza ton of that party for years,
and has been mentioned as a candidate
for several prominent offices at the
hands of that party. As husband and
father, he was ideal, and as citizen
his honesty and integrity were such
that he Will be sadly missed in the
community. The funeral will take placs
at the farm home west of town on
Friday afternoon. the interment to
take place at the Crown Point Gem
etery
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
HAMMOND
MEMS NEW
VENTURE

1t was left to two Hammond men,
Emil Klitzke and John Wilhelm. to be-
gin an Innovation which probably will
net them good money. They are prac-
tically the pioneers in a thing which
promises to become a great business.
not only here but all over the country
in the rural districts. The two Ham
mond men have opened a circuit for a.
travelling moving picture show. and
thus far they have met with the most
encouraging success. Their performs.
ances are well attended, several hun.
dred people sometimes witnessing a
show In one evening Their ..plant'
consists Of a small engine which fur
nishes both light and electricity for the
moving picture machine. Their cir
cult thus far includes the towns Of
Highlands. Dyer. Griffith, St John and
Lansing In the course of time they
Will extend their circuit so that they
VIII visit each week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
Mil on Vacation.

William MIL assistant fire chief,
writes his friends in Hammond that
he IS having a cOrking good time at
Tinley Park. III He viii return to
Hammond next Sunday.
Judging from the postal souvenirs
that he IS sending out there may be
some doubt as to hts having a good
time. The picture shows q big water
tower in the foreground ana a church in
the background. As for Bill" his pic
ture does not appear anywhere uear
these two landmarks of Tinley
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

al wages to the men of Intern ediate
periods in service. John NJ. Roach
presented the former off of the trac-
ton officials which was rejected in un-
ion meetings last week and said he
thought it represented generous con-
cessions on the part of the Railways
company.
Both traction heads took occasion
in their statements to criticise the
conduct of the unions in rejecting
terms which had been approved by rep
resentatives Of the unions. Mr.. Roach
said that even were the Railways
company financially able to grant more
wages than those he has offered. he
would feel it a breach of faith to do
more for others than he would for a
committee directly representing an or
ganizations of his own men.
The kernel of the situation, as the
disputants left it, was in the nature of
an argument as to the number of years
man should be in service to be en-
titled to wage of 80 cents an hour.
President Mahon of the union. accord
ing to the new union demands. be-
Heves 80 cents an hour should be paid
after man has been three years in
service. President Mitten of the CITY
railway. according to his formal pro-
posals, believes nine years in service
represents a just period. The trend Of
the situation, as viewed by observers.
Is in the direction of a compromise.
with possibility that five years may
be hit upon as the happy mean Modi-
fications from both sides are looked
upo mas probabilities for today's meet
ing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
STREET CAR STRIKE SITUATION
IS IMPROVED MATERIALLY

The street car situation is consid-
erably improved in view of the fact
that both sides are apparently willing
to compromise, and there does not seem
to be any Indication of a desire on the
part of either the traction heads or
the union leaders to compromise.
Some of the Hammond car men who
expressed opinions privately have said
that they think it better for the un-
ions to accept a reasonable compromise
rather than hold out for every de-
mand and bring on a costly labor war
that would be ruinous to all concerned.
At a four-hour conference in the Of
flee of Walter l. Fisher, special trac-
tion representative of this city. trac-
tfon heads and union officials came to
a formal understanding yesterday as
to what the respective contestants are
willing to do toward averting a strike
of the 10000 street car employees in
Chicago. Each Side has agreed to con-
slider the others proposition and to
give an answer at another conference
today
Union officials headed by W. D. Ma
hon, international president of the
street car employees organizations sub
mitted a modified demand in which
discrimination in the wages paid to new
and old men was conceded.
MItten Makes New Offer.
Thomas E. Mitten of the Chicago City
railway came back with a new offer
proposing the payment of % cents an
hour to new men when they start in
service. and 80 cents to all men now or
hereafter in the service after nine
years of employment, with proportion
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
NOTICE TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

The republican voters of the city
of Hammond Will meet at Longs
hall, on East state street, at 8
o'clock p. m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 10
select committeeman for the various
precincts of the city of Hammond
to serve during the coming cam
paign. All voters are urged to be
present.
WILLIAM F. BRIDGE,
City Chairman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
RUSH WORK
On HAMMOND
GARY LINE
of Men Put on to
Build Interurban - Ten
Thousand Tons of Steel
Expected Immediately
Co. Anxious to Operate.

work has been started with a rush
on the construction of the Gary & In
terurpah line from Gary TO Hammond.
About twenty-five men are now en-
ployed In the building Of the line and
more are expected TO be put on today.
Several car loads of ties have been or
dered and over a thousand tons of
rails, part of which has already been
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
ALICE GRABS
THE L|EUT'S'
MOUSTACHE
Hammond Woman Grips
Silky Windbreak of Chi
cago Police Officer and
Spends the Night in the
Bastile Therefor.

Mrs. Alice Douglas, a character who
is well known by the Hammond po-
lice, but who does not live here. as she
claimed in Chicago, pulled out large
part Of the mustache of Sergeant Thos.
DAILY of the Englewood police station
before she could convince him that she
ought to be arrested.
According to the Hammond police
Mrs. Douglas gets "piped" every once
in while and on these occasions she
seeks the safety of the police station
until she recovers from her spree. On
several occasions she has Topped" at
the local station, and the officers there
have never had the temerity to deny
her the right.
They did not know her in the Engle-
wood station, however, and at about 10
o'clock last evening she told the ser
geant that she was a candidate for a
place to sleep.
The sergeant tried to convince her
that the city of Chicago is not in the
hotel business, and it was then that
the trouble started. He gave her a
nickel and told her to go back home.
She Informed him that this would not
be enough He then gave her dime
and advised her to make herself scarce.
Gets Good Grip.
Mrs. Douglas reply came in an un-
expected manner. She reached up and
fastened her fingers in the sergeant's
long silky mustache and held on with
the grip of a bulldog
The sergeant backed up and yilled
for the woman to let go. but for sever
al minutes she backed him around the
room end hung on to his hirsute ap-
pendage
When the officer finally succeeded in
releasing himself from the woman's
grip he had changed his mind about
arresting her and she was hustled into
jail.
The prisoner was happy as she was
led off to her cell. That is just what
I wanted said she. Now I can have
place to sleep free of charge" The
Hammond police say that Mrs Douglas
is dressmaker and frequently comes
TO Hammond to work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
Mr.. Hammond Not So Well.

WOrd from the bedside Of ev-COn-
gresham Thomas Hammond is to the
effect that he is not so well today. He
took turn for the worse this morn
ing. and while his condition is not
alarming, the sick man is not nearly as
well as he was a day or two ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
RHODE IS
The new
LEADER
Well Known Hammond
Democrat, Foxy AS They
Make Them, Will Look
After the Destinies of the
Party.

AS predicted in THE TINES John L.
Rohde, former president of the board
of public works. will guide the destin-
les of the democratic ship in Ham
mond during the coming campaign. J.
d. Smaney will act as vice chair
man, and the city attorney. John A.
Gavit will act as secretary. The duty
of collecting the assessments from the
various candidates and distributing the
money in the most effective manner
falls to Peter Wolf as treasurer of the
organization. The time. manner and
place of holding a mass convention, if
any. or setting the day for primaries
is subject to the call of the chair
man, and no decision has as yet been
reached in this line. The probabilities
at this time are that there will be
primary elections.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT

1924. Lorenz Margrof VS.. Peter Klas-
sen. Foreclosure of merchanics' lien.
1925. Mrs Clara Curtis ct al VS..
Herman E Granger ct al. Foreclosure
of mortgage
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
Candidates Arc Few.

At this time it does not look as
though Mayor Becker would have to
break lances with any opponent in his
party, nor has any warrior appeared
in the democratic lists to unmule Otto
Duelke, the president city clerk Otto
stands ace high with the democrats
and his brethren on the whole are
ready to concede him another chance.
There is little more doubt among the
followers of William Wolter, the city
treasurer. Billy" of course, is recog-
nized to have the bulge on all other
democrats who are after his scalp.
There was some time ago that Walter
Hammond would be a candidate. but
Mr.. Hammond has kicked the bottom
out of that boom himself Since the
first report, Mr.. Hammond has become
cashier of the Hammond Savings and
Trust company, and as long as he is
to handle money he figures he might
as we'll do it for the company in which
he is financially interested.
Joseph w Weis. who is now retired
from the drug business, may, however,
be a factor in Mr. VOTERS campaign
His name for city treasurer was men
TONED early in the summer and while
the boomlet has lain slumbering, it is
by no means fat. and Mr.. Weis is
taking good care not to let anybody
puncture it unnecessarily.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

DO YOU KNOW THAT A THOUSANl,
TINES A NIGHT ARE SOLD BY
NEWsBOYS or THE STREETs OF
HAMMOND: THIS DOES NOT IN
CLUDE THE CARRIER CIRCULATION
AT ALL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

furnishing homes with US Is a epo-
eialty. not a side line; four floors OF
furniture. Spiegers. s13S-s135 Com
neEcial avenue. South Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
TAKE EN- OFF
THE MARKET 7
SAYS NEYN
Energetic Hammond Men
While Aboard Atlantic
Liner, Close Up the Sale of
Charlotte Street Lots in
Homewood.
Going up.

Going up!
Take all the Charlotte street lots
off the market as they were sold to
pool formed on the boat" This crisp
terse message came to Hammond yes
terday morning from Liverpool, Eng
land. and was sent by Messrs. w Meyn
and f. S. Betz to Postmaster W. H.
Gostlin.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago the firm of Gostlin. Meyn &
Co. caused a furor by buying up the
remaining 1O7 lots in Homewood and
putting them on the market at
slight increase. A number of other
Hammond business men became inter
ested in the deal. among them Mr.
Betz. The lots have been selling at
merry rate, and it was seen that the
last would be sold long before the
Gostlin. Meyn &, co. had expected
Thirty-Day Notice Given.
Accordingly. early notice was given
to the public that within thirty days
of the time that the lots were placed
on the market, the purchase price
would be raised from SS75 a fifty foot
to $1,000. Those who have watched the
advertisements may have noticed that
the original offer for 1915 has been.
and while the $1,000 price will not go
into effect until Sept. !. Mr. Gostlin
insists there Will be no variation in
price after that day not even to pros
pecttve buyers, who are negotiating
now. but won't close up until after
Sept. A score of prospective buyers
are negotiating for Homewood lots
now, and those who remain undecided
for another six days VIII learn that
they have nourished rather expensive
thoughts. cost about 1925.
Sell Lnnd on Water.
While it is not a common occur
renee to sell land on water. those
who know Mr.. Meyn and Mr. Betz are
not surprised to learn that those two
should have turned a trick. While the
cablegram did not state any further
details. it appears that Hammond and
its foremost residence district. seem
ingly. are quite well advertised. When
Gostlin, Meyn & Co. bought the re-
naming 107 lots in Homewood. they
bought everything on Charlotte street.
West of Holman street. with the ex-
ception Of seven lots. Messrs. Mevn and
Betz sold the remainder in lump.
The activity on the other Homewood
street continues. Attorney Fred Bar
nett has practically closed up for ff-
ty feet on Elizabeth street. taking as
his choice lots Nos. 81 and So in block
T. with north frontage.
Altogether eleven lots are sold on
Elizabeth street. II. F. Deakin Of the
+. 6. Betz Co. is negotiating for lots
Nos 3S and 80 on Hyslop place. These
lots have a west frontage. Mrs. Hyslop
Will very likely close up on Its Is and
20 on Waltham street. These lots have
south frontage.
There are score of others who are
making inquiries with a view Of buy
ing, but the above deals have prac-
ticauy been closed within the last
twenty four hours
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
Democrats SupremeIy Confident.

In general. the democrats of Ham
mond feel that they have a capable
city chairman in John L. Rohde, he is a
past master in the art of running
machine. and while his selection may
not satisfy all factions. the dissatisfac-
tion is not thought TO be strong enough
to cause ruction. The other men
in executive positions are representa-
tive democrats. whose selection is very
satisfactory. Incidentally Mr.. Rohde
is again in a position to make some
of his former friends think twice be
fore carrying out their threats.
There is at present a feature in the
democratic party which is apparent
above all others. 1t is the supreme
confidence which is cropping out on all
sides. True there is considerable ap-
prehension as to what is going on In
the republican camp, and the ominous
silence is construed by some demo-
Gratis to mean that the lightning is go
ing to strike soon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

head Of biggest
a
Business
whe Of
Mr. he
b a
Of a
O rtner Court c. O. r
is sstI Single
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
GAVE UP THE CONTRACT
Michigan City Man Will
Not Build Local Polish
Catholic Rectory.

Vincent Milcarek, who was recently
awarded $4,000 contract in Ham
mond, has decided to give up the con
tract because of union matters AIr
Milcarek landed the contract for the
new Polish church rectory. but found
that Hammond is a union city, and
rather than mix up with the union.
he decided TO give up the work.
Michigan city News
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

New bids will be asked for the rec
tory. and these win probably be opened
next week or the week following.
Work on the boiler house for the
church, however, will continue without
further bidding, this work having been
given to Mat Lavene.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

Partly cloudy tonight and to-
morrow, probably preceded by
Hight showers today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-16
THE SEATTLE EXPOSITION
CLOSES ITS DOORS TODAY

Sea tie. Oct. 16.-With the cele5ra-
ton of Bryan Day. which attracted
the admirers of the Nebraskan from
all over the Northwest, the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition comes to a
CIOse today.
While official figures are not yet a
valuable. il is CONFIDENTLY expected
that the report of the treasurer will
show that the exposition has come
much nearer TO paying expenses than
any other of its kind ever held.
The big show was fully completed
on schedule time and has been liberal
ly patroniZed.