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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09
D. KOEGLER CLAIMS DEED
WAS IN SELF DEFENSE
Prisoner is Locked Up in the West
Hammond Jail and Declares That
He Would Have Finished His
Assaliant if He Had Had the
Chance.

In a fight last night in West Ham
mond, Emil Halwig, ex-convict and
prize fighter. got into a fight with
Leonard Kogler and was cut in half
a dozen places with knife before the
fight was finally ended.
Leonard Kogler is locked up in the
West Hammond Jail awaiting his pre-
liminary hearing, and Emil Halwig is
in st. Margarets hospital under the
care Of DR. Young. who SAYS that the
victim of the cutting scrape is in a
dangerous condition. although his
wounds are not necessarily fatal
The most serious cut which Hal
wig received was across the throat.
where Koglers knife came within an
eighth of an inch of severing the jugu-
lar vein.
There was another. bad cut across
the upper lip and one ear was cut in
two. In addition there was a bad cut
across Halwig's forehead and he is in
bad shape through the loss of blood
Were Playing Poker.
Kogler. Halwig and a number of
other Hammond and West Hammond
men were playing poker when Kog1er
claims Halwig reached over and took
pile Of his chips.
Kogler told hin to rut them back
and lie refused 10 co 50. A quarrel
ensued in which &c gler told Halwig
what he though Of hlm in no un-
certain language Both men got up
from the table at the eme time, and
the fight began.
Kogier said TO a TIMES reporter this
morning that his only regret was that
he did not finish Halwig when he had
the chance. He said that Halwig Is a
bad man, and when he got up from
the table he knew it was a case of
fight or get licked.
Drew Pocket Knife.
He said he cid not propose to let
Halwig get the best of him and so
he drew pocket knife and started to
slashing him. Halwig fell back in his
chair and exclaimed: He's got
knife Kogler kept after his victim
and would have finished him" if it had
not been for the interference of those
who were in the place at the time
J The fight happened at about 1880 a
m. and as soon as the men were sepa-
| rated Halwig was taken to the hospital
/ in an ambulance after DR.. Young had
been called and he was able to make
1 the journey
4 So far as can be learned Halwig was
unable to make any res.s tance on ac-
count Of KogIers sudden attack Kog-
Ter defends MS action by saying that
II ne had givea Halwls chance it
weHid have be n al off with him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09

comes from ali points
New York. June 9-News from in
dustrial centers yesterday indicates
that a great boom of prosperity and
business revival is in progress. From
Wheeling, W Va. comes word that
the National Tube company will begin
double turn work. giving employment
to 4.500 men who have been idle since
1907. to get. out big orders for rails,
cars and locomotives.
In New Jersey the Public Service
Corporation, controlling practically all
the traction lines of the state. has vol
unfairly granted conductors and motor
men advances ranging from ] TO
cents an hour
The hat factory strike in Connecti-
cut, effecting twenty-five establish
ments practically ended yesterday.
Pacific trade has lourished to such
an extent that the American Hawaiian
Steamship company has ordered three
new steamships, costing s1,750.000,
from the PENNSYLVANIA Steel company.
Through the purchase by Herman
Sielcken of the Woolson Spice com
pany. for which he will build a great
~ C4lAck . ~ pAet4AAs - seen q b10AA A0A
the coffee and spice industry
A canvass reveals a big boom in the
steel and iron industry. The stagna-
ton in that line was described as the
little industrial rest" The fear is
now expressed that trade is reviving
so spontaneously as to cause conges-
tion in trying to fill the orders.
Pittsburg Reports Orders.
in Pittsburg of the following orders:
One hundred and sixty five thousand
tons steel rails. 1000 freight cars 500
steel passenger ears and 100 locomo-
tives
It also is said that before long some
thing may be done to restore the price
OF steel products.
The steel and plate department of the
National Tube company's Riverside
works at Wheeling. " Va. went on
today. and tomorrow the tube depart
ment begins operations. all on double
turn, giving employment, all told, with
the blast furnaces. which have been in
operation for two weeks past. to nearly
4500 men who have been idle since No
vember, 1907
According to steel manufacturers of
Pittsburg boom times will be here in
their fullness by Oct. /.
The New Jersey Public Service Cor
porations announcement of a volun-
tary raise Of wages affects 700 con
ductors and motormen. The company
announced that the increase was made
in compliance with a promise made
two years ago when they agreed to
raise the pay If conditions warranted
The increase goes into effect the 1st
of July. and is on a graded scale ac-
cording to the time of employment
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09
BOAAD ACCEPTS
The CONTRACT
Ahlborn Construction Com
pany Will Build Cedar
Street Sidewalks.

The board of public works this morn
Ing accepted the contract and bond Of
the Ahlborn Construction company for
the placing of sidewalks on Cedar
street The contract and bond Of OShea
and Shea for the Gostlln street sewer
was also accepted
The Ahlborn Construction company
having been the lowest bidder for the
Ruth street pavement the contract for
the same was awarded to it.
The petitioners plans for Dotv street
pavement were accepted. as were also
the contract and bond for the laying
Of the pavement by Lavene Brothers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09
PROMOTERS ARE
HAVING FIGHT

Crown Point. Ind. June 9, 4 p. m
The Hopkins and Seaman interurban
interests clashed this afternoon in the
county commissioners court here over
the question of franchise rights from
Valparaiso to Gary via Hobart. and
both sides are represented by counsel
The board has not as Vet come to any
decision.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09

Come to the piano factor and see
how good pianos are made For sale
a factory prices. straube Piano fac
tory, Hammond, Ind. Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09
WAGES ARE
SENT Up
Prosperity Boom Is in Full
Progress Over the
Land.

After showing recently the splen-
did indications for prosperity in the
Calumet region already here, The
Times last night made the hearts of
Hammond people glad by the news
that the Standard Steel Car Company
expects to be working from 5000 to
$500 men in the fall. Like news
comes from all points.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09
VARSITY CLUB BOYS
LIKE The OUTLOOK
Five Hundred Seats Are
Placed on Sale Last
Night in Hammond.
SEATS ARE ALREADY SHIPPED
Hammond People Are Expected to
Make Big Showing in That
Grand Stand.

AT a meeting of the members of
the University club of Hammond which
was held in the local club rooms. the
final arrangements were made for the
club grandstand. which is to be erect
ed in one of the finest locations on the
course.
The fact that the 1000 circus seats
are on the siding at Crown Point and
will be erected Immediately, and that
the lease for the ground is signed.
makes it certain that the University
club viii carry out It's plans,
Carpenters will be hired in a few
days to erect the seats and they will
be ready for occupancy several days
before the race. The large number of
inquiries for seats make it apparent
that the response Of the Hammond
people will be spontaneous
In fact. it is already apparent from
the advance sale that the University
club grandstand viii be the headquar-
ters for many Hammond people during
the races
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09
Have Fine Location.

Floyd Irish said this morning. after
he had looked over the whole course,
that he did not know of a location
that he would prefer to that which
the Hammond boys have secured.
Last night over 500 tickets were
placed in the hands of the members
for sale. and in the near future the
tickets will be on sale in all of the
cities of the region. The interest in
the races is growing daily. and it is
surprng what a large proportion of
the people Of Hammond expect to see
the races
As the arrangements for the grand
stand and the sale of the tickets con-
sumed the entire evening. no other
business was transacted There are
fifteen or twenty applications which
viii be acted upon at the next meet
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-09

Showers tonightand Thurs
day, not much change In
temperature.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
D. MACKENZIE SUES MOHAWK
co. FOR $5O2,OOO DAMAGES

cerned in the suit against the Frances
Mohawk company, but that the seizure
of the funds of the Mackenzie company
was malicious and that the effect of the
publication of the attachment against
them was 30 destroy the credit and
business thereof, which at that time
amounted to $l,OO0,OOO year.
1t is further alleged that the Mohawk
company, through its agents, was aware
that ID. Mackenzie 4 Co. were in no
way liable for the affairs of the
Frances Mohawk company, and that the
said suit was brought maliciously
against this plaintiff for the sole pur
pose of crushing this plaintiff and d.
stroying its business, and that said suit
did destroy its business and reduced
the value of the property Of this plain
tiff so thar it was damaged III the sum
of 100000. The sum of $4,000 is asked
as attorneys fees. 0. w. Powers and
Frank J. Hangs are representing the
plaintiff in this ease.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
lore Than $4,OOO,OOO Exposed in IA Days and Over
100000 Extracted in Development Work
Is Astounding Result of GOIdfield's
Most Recent Discovery

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
CON. RED TOP GETS MORE
TIME AND NEW ORE BODY

This vein has practically doubled the
ore reserves of the lease, and the ex-
tension of its term of existence for an
additional six months is well-earned
tribute from the management of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines company
on the workmanlIke manner in which
the development has been performed.
Production still continues from the
old vein, and there is still a large
amount of ore in sight therein which
will add to the heavy output it has
maintained for several months. This
has been the best lease in operation in
Goldfield during the past four months,
or more, and has already paid $4,000
in dividends.
An extensive plan of development
will be instituted at tnce to open the
new vein on other levels, and the cam
paign will be pushed with the charac-
teristic energy that has marked opera
tions throughout the existence of the
lease
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
TAKE LEASE
AT BLACK CAP MOUNTAIN

An encouraging sign OF the confidence
that prospectors have in the out
side territory, around Black Cap noun
tain, is the recent securing of lease
on the Cascade property, one-half mile
east of the Congo tunnel, by parties
who last fall discovered a small bunch
of ore that showed values up to $500
per ton. Since that time }. Q. Buckley
of Milwaukee has brought the property,
and about two weeks ago let lease to
the men who made the surface find last
fall, they being George Stevens AMI
Arthur Cox. They have good looking
vein which pans well, and have started
work in earnest, and expect to open
something well worth their efforts.
Donald Ferguson is still pushing work
on the Congo tunnel, and proposes to
stay with it until he opens something
that will fairly startle the natives and
show them that Black Cap mountain is
one of the big mineralized sections of
the district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
LINE BEING LOCATED FOR
GOLDFIELD-ELY RAILROAD
Hail. the Gold6eld-Ely road!


Initial steps for the locating of God6d
railroad have now been aen result Gold
held OF John Ryan, general Tdewae
railroad and NJ Ra chief Locating Van
Dwerker of the Tonopah Tdewaer. God6d
Tuesday to make preliminary with which
the engineers make Van
Dewerker have arrived across the
country, along the proposed ,
The road win be built operation than the
end OF the possibly RYAN
last night in his private tie T. depot
orders to ahead with the
@ and my visit to Goldfd this time the
ton The recognane will
completed shall put two the field
from Goldhed and from Ely This
and grading will then be
without moments delay possibly grade
and lay the tracks the niles
the important of all the
quickly as it is possible to d
Regarding the efforts promotion
terests of Tonopah have Tonop
road on this end of the route Mr. Ryan declined make positive
declaration he
not think there for Goldfeld o
That question which within
said Mr. Ryan THAT will dep nd entirely
and they will base their
and other that will
however, that Goldfeld
point to lie ignored this proposition The idea building
road is bring part country
he done The fact that the projected
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20

Standing on jagged outcrop of rock
near the center of the town of Pioneer
just week ago and counting some
thing over thirty shafts and tunnels
being driven within a radius of mile
from that point, the fact that Pioneer
is a working camp was strongly I'M
pressed upon the writer. This number
was exclusive of the workings of the
Pioneer Leascing company, which is
shipping as fast as all the teams it can
secure can haul the ore away, and of
the Mayfiower Consolidated mine, where
a five stamp mill is pounding night and
day, and where a vast amount of de-
velopment work is being done aside
from keeping the mill supplied with
ore. On all sides parent companies and
leasing companies are sinking shafts
to the north, the south, the east and
not immune from these busy diggers,
as some of the property which is COW
cred by the town looks tempting from
mining point of view, by reason of
formation and surface values.
The majority of these leasing com
panies are well financed and have am
pie means with which to prosecute the
work they have mapped out. As yet
they are working but one or two shifts
of men, as there has not been time to
get power hoists on the ground. Edwin
Giles has his hoist up on the Savage
property. however, and "Tex' Rick
ard s power hoist has arrived and will
soon be installed AS all the leasers in
tend to sink from 100 to 200 feet before
any drifting or prosecuting is done,
this means that but comparatively few
men will be employed in the camp for
some sixty days, as large shifts of men
cannot work in the narrow confines of a
shaft which is IN the making. When
lateral work is commenced, however,
there will be something doing in the
new camp, for all the leasers intend to
make all out of their property possible
and the way to do this is to work al
the men the mine will hold.
Not "Grass-roct" Camp.
No one who has studied the Pioneer
formations in general and the May
flower and Pioneer lease workings ex
poets to find shipping ore at grass roots
While the breeciated rhyolite and th'
quartzite upthrusts, in place, show
small surface values practically all Owe
the district, it takes depth to get ship
ping ore. 1t was because of this tha
the early day workers in the Pioneei
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
LITTLE CHANGE LATELY
AT THE BALTIMORE BELLE

There is but little change in condi-
tions at the Baltimore Belle lease on
the Bee Fraction, during the past week.
The main drift on the 400 level is still
being pushed ahead, following big
quartz ledge, but the values have not
yet reached paying basis. The quartz
looks very promising, however, and
justifes extensive exploration.
erosscut is being driven for the
footwall of the lode on which an up
raise of so feet was made, to prospect
that portion of the ground.
DR.. w. X. Robinson, the principal
owner of the lease, is expected to ar
rive from Los Angeles within few
days, and at that time the proposition
of sinking the shaft another hundred
feet will be thoroughly considered, and
1t is likely that some definite action
along that line may be decided upon.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20

As an echo of the suit of the Gold
field Mohawk Mining company against
the Frances Mohawk Mining and Leas-
ing company and d. Mackenzie & Co.,
growing out of the affairs of the
Frances Mohawk lease, suit for $780,
0c0 damages was filed in the district
court today by d. Mackenzie & Co.
against the Mohawk Mining company,
George Wingfeld and James r. Davis,
action against the individuals being as
bondsmen for the Mohawk Mining com
pany in the suit filed by that company
against the present plaintiff.
Damages of 100000 are asked
against Wingfed and Davis as bonds
.aen, and $4,000 as damages from the
company. The complaint r.eites the
action of the defendant company in at
taching and tying up fne funds and as
sets of the Frances Mohawk company
and ID. Mackt nzie l. Co., and sets forth
that ID. Mackenzie a. Co., as a firm or
individuals. were not rightfully con
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
5IRERNIA AND CONQUEROR
CONSOLIDATION SETTLED

consolidation noth Hibernia and the Conqueror
on the west slope of Columbia mountain, has been accom-
and the few details still to be closed the
of the Conqueror oohsi
- Mining company filed South Dakota and wh oe
Nevada within The board OF directors Oh 'ne
and voted in favor OF the
nd today to- the stocknoue
the Offices wngfeid asking for their approva OF
consolidation ...Ss
That there will any which will be material mpob
in companies already have
- themselves plan and the fling Of the eor
The Coqueror Ming has been
under the laws with capital stock OF ooVoo
res and capitalized The from whom the or
picked George Wingne senator
coce j. p A. H. Howe 1t is pracaiy
of the new company. ~ r.
of George Wingned
heavily the properties included IN the coo
- -. ... .
I, the cua of the properte
be
the the properties have been patented
H. secretary the companies controlled by the Nixon
and with the exception OF few
the speak auhoraivey SAID
safe inference that WORK Will DC
of The consolidation at once
attached the consolidation as the
which concerted develop
men of the Long pe1ore he
admitted mineral zone OF the
camp shipping fabulous oe these prop
critics lease is now peng
) worked by f. A. Byler on the Cnqueror.
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20

An extension of six months has been
Granted to the Consolidated Red Top
lease, running from August l next, to
February /, 1910. In addition to this
stroke of good fortune to the company
which is controlled by John Donnellan
& Co., strike of great moment has
been made in the big oxidized vein en-
eountered on the 800 level by the cross
cut instituted by Superintendent A. II.
Lawry, and which has now been pene-
trated a distance of 60 feet without
reaching the footwall.
As the footw:ill is approached, the
values have steadily improved, and
shipments have now begun to the Ne
vada- Goldfield Reduction works. The
first carload shows values of $s3 per
ton, and general mine assays across the
vein show from $14 to $50 per ton.
Steady and heavy shipments will be
made from this vein hereafter, and they
will be greatly increased as soon as
drifts are driven and slopes opened.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20

While but little is being said about
the strike made three or four weeks
ago in the Stoneham Moore-Grilhth
lease on the Combination No. :, +. w.
Grifiiths, president of the company, re-
ports that there is still very good
body of ore in sight that runs well INTO
the shipping values. The streak Is
erratie, but ranges up to three rect
wide. A drift has been driven on II
upwards of fifty feet, but no effort has
been made at production until stoping
was started few days ago. If 1t holds
out as it indicates at present, the lease
will soon be in shape for some ship
ments. The trend of the ore is towar,
the Stoneham lease on the Combination
No. 3, and through the Gibralter lease
Intervening.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20

level, so that the ore can be dropped
through to the 800 and hoisted to sur
face from there. The streak is also be-
ing thoroughly developed on the 300.
General Manager Koontz has just re-
ceived the arst consignment of ''Won-
der' air drills, and connection with
the Gold Bar compressor plant will soon
be made for using them in the Victor
workings, in stoping the ore and also
in sinking the main shaft another hun
dred or 200 feet.
The property is making fine show
ing as far as development has pro-
gressed, and considerable ore is being
produced and shipped each week, but
absolutely nothing new has transpireJ
during the last few days to create any
unusual excitement.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
MEN PREPARE
TO START GIANT AT lone

Preparations for starting the hydrau
lie giant on the ground of the Midas
Placer company at lone, in Nye county,
are progressing satisfactorily, and it -
expected that it will be in operation
about the lst of April. +. X. Collins,
T. ID. Murphy and other Goldfeld men
are behind the project. Tests of the
gravel show from 81 to $l.1o per cutie
yard, and the company owns GAO acres.
Bedrock is but FIVE feet down, and the
proposition promises TO make rich re
turns to the bunch of Goldfeld men
who have undertaken It's development.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
POWER DRILLS WILL BE
PUT IN GOLD BAR-VICTOR

The big ore body that has been under
development on the 200 and 800 levels of
'"e Victor workings is still being sys-
'ematleally opened and maintains about
tue same size and values as it has for
some time past. 1t carries from 800 to
sfoo In gold par ton, and in places runs
AZ 10 20 per cent copper, and some
times lunches of it will carry even Il
nisher per cent of copper than that.
me streak varies from three to six
rect IN width, and is destined to become
very important producing proposition,
as wei as proving that there are mines
u nigh class in that particular terri
tory.
Al the present time raise is being
put up on the ore from the 900 to 200
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20

A good body of ore, which may lie the
forerunner of better things, is being
opened in the $50 level of the Kennedy
lease on the Lone Star. The ore is of
a tale character, and runs about sos
per ton, according to mine sampling.
The extent of the ore body has not been
fully determined, but at the present
time the values cover from one to two
feet in width, with indications of
spreading out considerably as greater
depth is gained. The ore is being saved
for shipment, and the first lot will e
sent out within few days.
Drifting and prosecuting are in pro
gress on the 250 level, and a good look
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-20
KENNEDY LEASE STRIKES ORE

ing body of quartz, highly pregnatcd
with iron sulphides, has just been en-.
countered in the drift.
AS soon as the ore shoot now being
opened on the $50 level is prospected
enough to determine its strike, cross
cut will be driven to tap il at the 250
The work is being directed by George
Truax, inventor of the Truax ore car.
1t is probable that the main shaft viii
be sunk another hundred feet within
the near future, at which depth a big
Improvement is expected in mineral
ization. The ledge is a very strong and
promising cne, and with greater depth
will undoubtedly make "A mine.