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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
Tia Leading Paper of the County

The subjeckt which we have
chose for our editorial for this
ishue of the Bugle is the follering
"Tend to Your Own Business"
There be a lot of folks in this
world, espeshially in Bingville, who
make it their business to poke their
noses in other peoples affairs a
good cal more than they ort to and
as a result their own business is
thereby neglected.. We call<ilate
that if everybody in this neighbour
hood would tend stricktly to his
own business he would be so busy
that he wouldn't have no time to
devote to what his neighbor is a.
doing. Scarsely a day passes that
somebody don't tell us how the
Bugle ort to be run to the best ad-
vantage. People in this town who
can't scairsly read drops into the
Bugle Office every day or so and
tells us how to run our own paper
accordin to their noshions of how
a paper ort to be run.
If in the past we had of took
their advice we would doubtless of
run the Bugle up the spout and
then into the grounds-as matter
of fackt we have nearly run it there
anyhow in spite of our best efforts
and in spite of the fackt that we
have been editor and prop. of the
Bugle for 10, these many years and
ort to know something about it.
If some of Our lazy and good for
nothing dead beat subscribers
would go down into their pants
pockets and haul out their wallets
and pay us a small Porshion of
what they owe us instid of telling
us how to run the Bugle they would
be doing a good cal more to. help
us than~by giving us heap of ad-
vice that amt pracktikal. Who
ever said that advice is cheep
knowd what he was talking about
advice in our opinion is about the
cheapest thing in the market today.
A person in this day and genera
shion can get all the advice he
wants even without askin for it.
Advice is a commodity which is
brung around to your very door
with the delivery charges all paid
but the trouble with most advice is
that it amt worth the time it takes
to lissen to it and if you was to
foller it you'd git into a turrible
mess, likely.
Night after night some of our
most respeckted citizens sets down
lin Hen Weathersby's store tellir
each other how to make sucksess
in life and givin out advice in gen
eral to them as don't need it. Why
down to Hens store the loafer'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
Broke His Pipe

Hodge Perkins, down to Hen Wealth
ersby's store tother night, met with a
sad calamity Hodge went to sleep
smokin his clay pipe and his mouth
come open and the pipe fell to the floor
and broke into a hundred pieces. When
Hodge woke up and realized that he
had broke his faithful ole clay pipe,
which he has smoked for the past seven
years, and which he has became much
attached to, he was purity mad and went
off home in disgust
Them as was present says that they
consider that it was a good thing that
Hodge broke his pipe, being as it had
got so strong that you couldn't scarcely
remain in Hodges vicinity when he
was smoking without being nearly
choked to deth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27

he might be good cal better,p snaps
back Matildy; ''he's so stingy that it's
like pullin' teeth to git penny outen
him to run the house on" This made
Slime purity mad, and before he thort he
come nearly telling Matildy that this
wasn't SO, but he ketched hisself in
time, then he says, "Matildy, Sine
Winslow amt good enuff for you. II
you had of married me you would OF
been happy-would you mind giving me
a kiss2"
Matildy she drops her darning and
jumps to her feet and runs to the back
door and calls Tige, Shines big Shep-
herd dog, who comes running in, and
Matildy she points to Slime and says to
Tige, "Sic i'm, Tigerp The dog give
one spring and landed on Slime, whose
chair upset, and both Slime and the dog
went back over together on the floor.
To make matters worse Matildy
grabbed up stick of stove wood and
jumped in and hit Slime a turrible clout
over the head. By this time Slime thort
he had better make hisself lznowd, so
he hollers in loud voice, Don't you
know me, Matildy-Im your loving
husband, Slime Winslowp "You amt
nothing of the kind" says Matildy, and
she hit Slime another wallop with the
stick of wood. By this time Tige had
recognized Slime and snuk outen the
room, but Matildy wouldn't believe it,
and she kept after Slime with the stick
of wood and drove him into corner.
Finally Slime in desperashion hollers
out, Il tell you / am your husband and
I can prove it by wild strawberry
birthmark on my left arm!"
Let me see the wild strawberry
mark, then" says Matildy, still holding
ths club above his head Sine he rolled
up his sleeve and showed Matildy the
birthmark, and then explained that he
had went and had his whiskers took off
before she woald believe him and then
she knowd it was none other than her
own Slime, and went to put her arms
around his neck and ask forgiveness
but Slime pushed her away and told her
to go and make some poultices to go on
his head, where she had raised couple
Of >bumps as big as hens eggs.
As we go to press Slime and his wife
amt on speaking terms, but we calki-
late Slime has learnt a lesson that he
will not soon forget.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
Births

We take our editorial pen in hand
to state that there amt been no births
in Bingville now for nearly three
weeks.
Why is thisi
We had hoped to be able to chronicle
at least one birth in our midst in this
issue, but as we go to press the happy
event has not yet eliminated, but Doc
Liverrnore perdickts that by next week
we Will be able to give further def
mite particulars in this respeckt We
hope so.
In the meanwhile is Bingviile q goina
to let the pusilanimous town of Hard
scrabble beat us in popuiashion \
Scarcely a week passes that the Hard
scrabble Banner, our sncsteened con-
temporary, don't brag about one or two
births, which. have took place IN that
town. Are we a going to- set idly BY
and permit thisf The citizens Of Bing-
wife who has the pride. of this town
at heart ort to be, ashamed of their
selves. ns& bns sfaAs>
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
LOkeI BTevitias

Sam Skinner lost plug of tobacco
between Hen Weathersby's store and
his house tother ev'g., and amt found
same sinst. There was only one chew
took outen the plug. Finder kindly re-
turn plug to Sam, and be literally
thanked.
Mrs. Deacon Andrews patched the
seat of the Deacon's trousers with red
flannel recent, and the Deacon is so
proud of that patch that he won't wear
coat. 1t is beautiful color, and a
very neat job, too-Mrs. Andrews is a
very tidy patcher.
Ham Wilson gathered some roots in
the woods and had his wife make him
some bitters for his blood, which is
outen order. After his wife went and
made the bitters Sam he wouldn't take
the bitters-Sam says that he'd a good
cal ruther have his blood outen order
than to take them root bitters, being as
they are so bitter.
Miss Amelia Dewberry will sing a
solo at the church service next Sun
day morning. We hope Miss Amelia
will do better than she done when she
tried to sing a solo in church several
weeks ago-the time she broke down on
high note and went home in disgust.
A stranger, whose name we did not
learn, passed through our midst one day
last week, we forget which day.
Little John Jim Williams, son of
Brent Williams, has a stone bruise on
his heel, which is very painful AS a
result, little John Jim amt quite so full
of the old Nick as he generally is.
Andy Skinner put tar roofing on his
barn a year ago and when the weather
gets hot the tar runs and drips often
the roof and Andy gets it on his boots
and tracks up everything about the
place. Andy says that's the last tar
roofing he will use as long as he lives,
if he lives to be hundred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
Sill on the SlckIlSt

Just was as we go to press several
have inquired if Samantha Deevers is
still on the sicklist She is, and ex-
reefs to remain so indefinitely. We
have tried to remember to state in the
Bugle each week that Samantha Is on
the sicklist, but sometimes we forget
it, and then she lights on us for not
putting her name in the paper. Sa-
n,antha has now been on the sicklist
for several years back, and expects to
be there for several years to come, or
she will be disappointed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
BIG FAN SALE

put this advertisement into the
Bugle this week TO inform the general
publick and all others to whom it may
concern that
I am at present holding a
big bargain sale in palm
leaf fans
in my store which win last all next
week and probably ionger--ainless all
these fans is sold.
/ got large batch of these fans al
ridiculus low price at the county seat
which enables me to
offer them at the insignia.
cant price of S cts. each.
whereas you have probably paid as
much as 10 cts. each for a fan, have
you not? Why go without palm leaf
fans in your home this hot weather
when you can get them often me so
cheap?
Why set around and SWEET
and Swelter with the exc
freme heat and humidity.
when for the price of nicI1Ie, a hali
a dime, you can get something that will
keep you as cool as cucumber and
fpervent you from perspiring too freelyI
In addishion to fans also offer a
fine line of wire screens for wins
ders which Is guaranteed to keep
n,uSkeefers, flies and all other pes-
fifer0us inseckfs on the outside OF
the house
unless they are already on the inside
and then these screens will keep them in.
What is more annoying than
flies and muSkeeterS?
Answer can't think of anything. Do
not be pestered by them-buy some
winder screens of me-they will pay
you back in comfort and luxury.
If these screens is too high priced I
also have
muSkeeter netting for sale
at S cts. yer yd,
which you can buy and screen your
winders very cheep, but it amt as
Yours for Business,
HEN WEATHERSBY
I BingSflls. Prop. General Store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16
CONTRACTOR IS MISSING
Jacob sallinger's Wife Has
Fears He Met With
Foul Play.

Mrs. Jacob sallinger, e7o Hoffman
street, is one OF the unhappiest women
in Hammond today. Her husband, who
is a contractor, has disappeared from
his home and she fears that he has met
with foul play. Mr.. sallinger left
Hammond yesterday morning to go to
East Chicago on a business trip with
the East Chicago Land company. He
was to make a payment of money here
and this, upon investigation. Mrs. Sal
linger finds that he did. The contract
or had told his wife that he might go
into Chicago and buy some carpenters
tools from East Chicago, but she has
not been able to find whether he did
soor not. At any rate Mr.. sallinger
has not returned home and the Chicago
police have been notified. He is 27
years old and wears a sandy nous
tache
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16
DIVINE PROVIDENCE
ANOELEMENTS RELENT
Permit Cablegram From
Cuba to go Through
on Time.

Despite the inclement weather last
night, the local lodge of Knights of
Pythias enjoyed an exceptionally pleas
ant meeting. Owing to the anniver-
sary of the fortieth year of the install
lation of the grand lodge of Indiana
there was a roll call which proved to
be indeed interesting. Every member
of the lodge answered either in per
son or by letter and the latter especi-
ally were very interesting.
Divine Providence and the elements
which had set the plans OF man at
naught during the past few days how
ever, relented for the occasion and
speeded a cablegram from Cuba. sent
by NJ Rothschild, who is enjoying the
winter there with Mrs Rothschild. The
cablegram could not have arrived at
a more oportune moment than it did
for when Mr.. ROthschild's name was
called the telegraph messenger raped
at the door to deliver the message
In view Of the fact that nearly all tele-
graph service in this region is Grip
pied and this being a cablegram, the
delivery of the message is remarkable
Among the forty or more letters that
Were read from absent members was
one from ". c. Atwood. formerly en-
ployed in the Conkey plant, but now
located in Montreal, Canada.
Mr. Atwood said that there were not
so many Knights of Pythias in Canada
but that he had occasion to visit the
lodges occasionally. However. he ad-
ded, that he was not a frequent visitor
for the knights in Montreal appear
regularly in each session in evening
dress. The local degree team will &,
to Crown Point Thursday evening t
confer a degree.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16
SAMPLES NOT SATISFIED
Edarried Life Not What
They Wanted, Hence
Suit for Divorce.

Fannie sample and William Sample
have had a sample Of married life.
After sampling it for few years they
have decided to separate into seaprate
samples There are no little samples
mentioned as the fruit Of their mar
riage.
Mr. and Mrs. Sample were married
May 3. 1896. They lasted until oct.
/, 1908. Mrs. Sample gives as a sample
of the way she was treated. a recital
of the fact that her husband once put
her out of the house.
She alleges that he was guilty of
cruel and inhuman treatment. She
says that he used vile and indecent
language towards her and was fre-
quently intoxicated.
She states that he and she Jointly
own lots in East Chicago and that he
has $4,000 worth of property in Mil
waukee, Wis. Mrs. Sample asks $500
alimony.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16
STREET CARS ARE
DOING SPLENO|DLY
Western Union, Postal and Telephone
Companies Repair Damages to
Their Line Wires - Sound Of
Sleighbells Is Heard For the First
Time In a Year.

The yxinterIess winter has finally de-
veIoped the heaviest snow storm that
has been experienced in this locality In
years. For three days the snow has
been falling Internationally, and this
morning ii is estimated that the con-
geaIed precipitation svas at least twelve
inches. of course, the snow has drift
ed in places so that ii fs several feet
deep, but ii Is blown on from the
ground in other places so that the
average of 12-inch depth will proba-
bly, be the correct estimate.
The various traction systems in the
region are running as well as could
The storm has blown considerable snow
on the tracks, but the sweeper goes
over them every once in while and
cleans them off 90 that the traffic is
rot delayed
The agent for the Chicago, Lake
Shore & south Bend line in Hammond
states that the cars on his line both
on the main line and on the Indiana
Harbor branch, are running with a fair
degree of regularity.
Traction Service Fair.
The service on the Hammond, Whit
ing & East Chicago line is being main
tanned at twenty minute intervals, and
is fairly reliable Manager Green has
been eternally vigilant during the
entire storm and if the average person
knew what sacrifices he is making per-
sonally in the way of continuous ac-
| tivity and loss of sleep just to keep
the wheels turning on the cars they
would realize what it is costing the
company and all of it's employees just
to maintain the service that is now
furnished the public.
The Chicago Telephone company re-
ports that its toll service is being rap
idly restored and the work on the
city lines is going forward as rapidly
as the limited number of linemen can
make it.
| The Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies report that service
is being restored, although there Is
still a quantity Of ice on the wires
and this is still causing the wires tc
snap off in the wind.
SIeighing Good.
Miss Ethel Meston of the Western
Union company, in Hammond, reports
that the service is restored to St Pau
and Omaha, and that there are lines
through to the east, but the service i:
poor on these lines owing to the pres
sure of accumulated business.
The sound of sleigh bells is being
heard over the city. and the first sleigh
ing of the season is available to those
/ who enjoy this winters sport. Sever
al sleighing parties are being organ
lied and every one is taking advan
| tage of this opportunity to enjoy tn,
great winter sport of sleighing.
The through trains on all of th
roads in the region are late. although
a fair service is being maintained oil
some of the better equipped of tn
4 lines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16

That there are TO be some Important
changes in the business houses in the
-Four Corners district. in Hammond.
was made apparent this morning when
the announcement was made that vern
Summers. the WE'LL known Hammond
druggist. has purchased the business
of Henry Bicknell, the equally we'll
known druggist. who is one of Sum-
mer's strongest competitors, and that
the Summers pharmacy will occupy
the store-room now occupied by Bick-
nell
This paves the way for the Lake
County Savings and Trust company to
occupy the entire lower floor of the old
Commercial Bank building, was
stated in THE TINES recently, and will
provide it with as splendid location
and as finely equipped an office as
there is in the city.
Closed This Afternoon.
The negotiations between Vern Sum-
mers and Henry Bicknell were brought
to a close this afternoon, and the deal
is one of the most notable that has
occurred in the business history OF
Hammond.
There is little TO be said about the
transaction at this stage of the game,
except that it all grew out Of the pur-
chase by the First National bank Of
Hammond of the stock of the CONNER
erciaI bank and the elimination of
this institution from the financial af-
fairs of the city.
There are rumors of other startling
changes in the business district of
Hammond. Tt is understood that a
Chicago shoe man is making arrange-
ments to secure a location on Holman
! street.
! Report Not Confirmed.
, It is even rumored that the room
leased by Meeker & McCune at the cor
ner of State and Holman streets has
/ been leased to other parties. It is
impossible, however. TO confirm this re-
port, however. as the present tenants
of the corner store have not been nott-
fed to move.
There are other deals pending. which
will be revolutionary in their nature,
when they are announced. In fact. the
faces of new business men are like
| " to be seen in several OF the familiar
business places about the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16
He RENTS NEW OFFICES
Township Trustee John G.
Becker at Last Secures
New Quarters.

There has been an armistice de-
clared in the fight between John c.
Becker and Bert Fischer. John c. Beck
er has secured room 312, the last va
cant room in the Hammond building.
and Will lease it for an office.
He learned yesterday that the board
of county commissioners Will not meet
until March and he does not like the
idea of holding forth in the lobby of
the court house until that time.
He says that there is nothing he
can do but submit with the cards
stacked against him. and so he is go
ing into the Hammond building and
end the squaling over the matter.
The desks. which have been out in
the hall of the court house for the
past week, are being removed into the
new office today and Mr.. Becker will
be found in room 312 hereafter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16
Awakening in the Business
District Promises Build
ing Era in the City Which
Will Give It Metropolitan
Appearance.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
ALREADY ANNOUNCED.
) s%%>%~~%~%~%%>~~' =

Jacob Rimbaeh = One hundred-foo
business block, two stories, basement.
Construction to commence April l. Cost
$50, GOO
Mrs. Peter Schutz-Seventy- five foot
Business block, three stories. basement.
construction probably to commence in
spring. Cost $4,000
Anton Tapper-Build on fifty feet,
remodel fifty feet. three stories. base
ment. Construction to commence in
the spring. Cost 100000.
George Eder = Fifty feet, next to
school house yard, two stories, store
building, flats. office rooms. Cost $780,
00o
Bell Theatrical Enterprise company
Fifty feet, theater. located on State
street. Plan to begin work in the
spring. Cost to be $4,000.
Emil Minas Two-story building
State street, east of Oakley, for his
second-ha hand store. To build immedi-
ately. Cost $4,000
Total cost of improvements already
announced, $4,000
Anton Taper is the last to an
nounce unequivocally that he will build
a fine business block in Hammond Mr..
Taper said yesterday that he will pos
| itively build at the corner of Sibley
and Holman street next spring and
the building he will erect will cost
nearly 100000.
In accordance with the plans, which
were announced some time ago, the en-
tire front of the building occupied by
Kolb's drug store and the Princess the
ater will be torn out and new front
will be put in, which will be similar to
that In the South Shore Gas building.
This will make the Taper block one
OF the most attractive in the city. Mr..
Taper has already leased practically
the entire building. The lower floor
at the corner of Sibley and Holman
streets will be leased to the Citizens
German National bank.
NJ. Kolb will occupy one of the 9TH
ers store-rooms, and the Princess the
ater will occupy one of the others
Mr.. Taper said yesterday that the
only trouble he expected to encounter
was with some of his tenants, who
would be inconvenienced for severa
weeks while the changing of the front
of the building is going on.
He is of the opinion that they vii
be public spirited enough. however, L
put up with a little inconvenience fol
the sake of being quartered in one Of
the finest business blocks of the re
gion.
Mr.. Taper says there is no ques
ton that he will begin the construction
of the new block this year The Of
f1ciaIs of the Citizens German Nation
al bank are clamoring for improved
quarters and nearly the entire secon'
floor of the building will be occupied
by Hammond doctors. The third foo
will be easily rented. and Mr.. Tape
does not expect to have the least diff
fculty in disposing of the leases OIL
the various rooms.
Mr. Tapper's decision to build mex
spring makes it apparent that ther
! will be greater activity in the bust
ness district in the building line thai
Hammond has known in a great man,
years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-16

More fatalities and casualties in
this region owing to the storm un
this region owing to the storm which
subsidized this noon are being brought
to light.
Al. Jones. an Erie conductor. we'll
known in Erie railroad circles in Ham
mond was killed at Huntington last
night, when he was struck by a street
car. Both of his legs were so badly
crushed that it was found necessary
to put him on the operating table,
where he died shortly afterward.
c. Hoffman, a fireman on the Erie
Erie road, firing on passenger train
No. %. due in Hammond at $40, was
struck by a heavy lump of coal while
firing his engine. He was knocked
from his engine and the engineer pro-
ceeded for some distance before he no
ticed he missed his partner. He back
ed up his train near Fifty-second
street, where the accident happened
| and took the injured fireman to Ham
mond, where he received medical treat
ment. He was later sent to his home
in Huntington
Joseph Manasack, an Erie employe
] working near the state line this morn
/ ing, was struck by a Nickel Plate
i train and brought 10 the Hammond
/ station, from where he was taken il
Emmerling's ambulance to st. Mar
garet's hospital. He suffered broker
/ collar-bone and other bruises, but hi
! injuries are not thought to be seri
Gus.
| Manasack lives at 1872 One Hundred
and Fifty fourth place. West Ham
mond.