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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14

One of the most brilliant social fun
ctions ever held in Gary took place
Saturday evening at the west end res
idence Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Gleason.
$50 jackson street. The affair was in
the shape Of q musicale and was given
for the benefit of the Mercy hospital
At least 200 persons We're in attend
ance and both from a social and hnan-
cial standpoint the evening was a sue
cess. Many persons came from out of
town and they went away with very
glowing impressions of social life in
Gary.
Those Who Contributed to the Program.
The musicians gathered in the liv-
ing room for their entertainment.
This room is a very large one and IS
exquisitely furnished. 1t was indeed,
well adapted to the purpose to which
it was put.
More than 20 persons contributed to
the program which was excellent in
everv respect The music. the singing
and the other parts were charmngly
presented AS many as could gathered
in the living room. while others were
seated in the spacious main hall and
the drawing room.
From 1880 10 o.oO tne GaTy Dduu
gave a concert on the front veranda-
The work of these musicians received
much applause. During the presenta-
ton of the numbers in the living room
Mr. Ward Of the Seventh avenue mu-
sic room, entertained the audience with
one of his new Victoria music boxes
He presented both popular and grand
opera selections.
The Gleason home. which is one 81
the finest in the country, was very pref
tilv decorated for the occasion. In the
| living room red carnations made W
the principal scheme while in the draw
ing room pink predominated. Thes,
flowers We're donated by Mr.. Boyle
| the florist. % Fifth avenue.
! On the lawn and the porches mum.
| erous electric lights were used. Al
the surrounding grounds are very vel
| laid out an unusually pretty effect wa
obtained.
Mrs. Gleason arranged everything
herself and supervised both the must
! cal and financial affairs Of the musicale
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14

mond pitching winning ball the Giants
should be able to give Chicago and
Pittsburg a little excitement.
Philadelphia baseball fans are hop
ing that Billy Murray's Quakers Will
make a better showing on the road
than they did at home.
Not content with pushing the Bos-
ton Nationals in over their heads all
the other National league teams are
standing on Dove to drown them.
The measure to leagalize ten-round
bouts has passed both branches of the
Wisconsin legislature and awaits the
governors signature to become a law.
Both Joe Jeanette and Sandy Fergu-
son have returned from Paris and no
doubt they VIII be matched for an
other bout in the near future.
Jim Cofforth has offered jim JEFF
fries $4,000 for a make believe
fight in order to get moving pictures
Of jeff in the ring.
McAleer's St Louis players declare
that Crisis is the champion sky
denter" of the world. They claim that
several balls hit by Crisis have come
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
Steel Revival Assured.

Revival of the steel industry is no
longer a matter of conjecture, The
orders are actually on the books or are
certain of being there within a few
weeks, The capacity Of the great com
panies has been increased materially
since the last boom. and the on-coming
boom will be the greatest ever known.
The only uncertainty anywhere seems
to be in regard to the attitude of the
public toward the stock market. The
public is skeptical. The foremost finan-
ciers have not been selling and are
prepared to buy heavily should any re-
action take place in the market. The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
Gives Them Trouble.

The rising of the waters of Long
lake. a swamp stream. which extend
from Porter county, through Miller, and
passes through Gary at Fourteenth
avenue and then proceeds to the Grand
Calumet at Clark. is causing the town
officials much trouble.
In the vicinity of Broadway and
Fourteenth avenue the water is now
four and five feet deep. Saturday the
police damned It near the portable
schools This was done to prevent
any further damage to the large sew
ers which is broken near the schools
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
GARY BRIEFS.

Charles ]. Parsonly, president of the
Transfers union No. 1888. Chicago, was
the guest of Dan Fitzgerald yesterday
William Massey of Englewood visited
Gary yesterday.
Jimmie scanlon of the Gary hotel is
under the weather.
officer Jenkins, who underwent an
operation last week, has resumed his
police duties again.
Attorney Hugh E. Corbett will go to
Elkhart, Ind, tonight
Edward Pierce, 500 Harrison street,
proprietor of the Economy Bazaar,
found a purse yesterday, and report
ed the fact to the police. If the loser
can identify his goods he may have
them returned to him. Earlier in the
day Mrs. Browne of Tolleston sent
word to the station that an old gentle
man from Chicago. visiting Tolleston
relatives, lost the bag containing his
doubloons. This is probably the same
one as Mr.. Pierce found.
Officer Bowling, night desk man at
the police station, is on the sick list.
His place is being filled by Officer
Juric.
| Carl J. Cooper. the Reynolds build
| ing insurance man. wrote three policies,
aggregating $4,000. in new business
| Saturday. Mr.. Cooper is with the
Metropolitan Life. and is making great
Roadway In his new line. He was for
merly editor of the Gary Daily News.
J. c. Gorsuch has returned from Chi
cago
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edward Lennon have
returned to their home in Joliet, ILL.,
after a short visit with Mrs w. P
Gleason.
Miss Christine Apperson. 7O8 Broad
way. is on the sick list
Constable Mike Mcgowan, who ha;
been working in Gary and who was ap-
| pointed by Justice IRELAND of Indiana
Harbor TO serve in that capacity, has
quit his work in Gary because of the
fact that it was found that he had ne
jurisdiction in this city. He returned
to Indiana Harbor.
Architect J. c. Hammons. who il
making the plans for the city hall a
Gary. was in Hammond Saturday OF
business.
DR.. J. c. Prentiss was in Chicago
Saturday to attend a meeting in tina
city.
Come to our piano factory and Sc
how good pianos are made. For sal
at factory prices. Straube Plano fac
tory, Hammond. Ind.
Skating every Saturday and Sunda
! evening at the Coliseum rink. Indian
Harbor.
DR.. Nieukirk has changed his of
fee to suite 2O2. Ogden building, So
Broadway. Gary. Ind. Slim
Free daily deliveries, to all towns 4
the Calumet region. including Gary
Spiegel, South Chicago's leading fur
niture store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
Lost Valuable Pin.

Chief Martin yesterday lost an opal
stick pin, which contained several dia-
mond clippings. The chief lost the
ornament somewhere between his resi-
denee on west Seventh avenue and
the police station. 1t was a gift from
his mother-in-law, and while possess
ing no great intrisic value. he priced
it highly as a keepsake. He has de-
tailed two officers in quest of his jew
elry, and hopes to recover 1t soon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
Patton Suit Decided.

In the suit of Jennie Patton against
Thomas J. Hllliard on account and
attachment. Judge Funk found for the
plaintiff Thursday, in the circuit court.
Jennie Patton was allowed S66 by the
court, Mercy hospital $40. St Joseph's
hospital $50 and Peter Shafer $40. The
attached property was ordered sold
South Bend News.
Mrs. Patton formerly conducted the
Hotel Patton, Tenth avenue and Wash
ington street. Hilliard boarded there
and forgot to pay for his meal ticket
Later he was injured. and failing to
pay the bill, the suit followed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
Foreigners Arrested.

Three foreigners were arrested yes
terday afternoon by Officers Miller and
Newman for gambling. The gamblers
were engaged in a game at Eleventh
and Adams streets when they were
interrupted by the police.
Their arrests was caused by the wife
of one of the number. who declared
that her sport-loving spouse whiled
away his time and money over the
spades and diamonds. leaving her moth
ing to support the family.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
&GAZgS 2REIxz4S go

Chicago newspaper reporters had a
busy time in Lake county yesterday
trying to learn if Miss Mary Adele Case
the young singer, and Claus Spreckels,
son of the sugar king. had secured a
license to wed and had been married, as
as they had the rumor either in Ham
mond or Crown Point, but found they
We're on a false scent There was no.
thing doing
Miss Case. whose romance with the
heir to the Spreckles millions has at
tracted the attention of two continents.
made some denials about the status of
her love affair with Claus.
And it is not going too far to say
that before she reaches the Pacific
coast, whittier she started last night
she will be Mrs Claus Spreckles, nee
Mary Adele Case, sisterin-law to
Spencer Eddy of Chicago. who married
Miss Lurline Spreckles, sister of Claus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
SIGN Bond.

T. ". Englehardt and Thomas E.
Knots have signed the bond of Geo.
Pearson. who was awarded the con-
tract for building the Glen Park grade
school.
Mr.. Pearson has his building material
already on the ground and expects to
begin work in few days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14

down covered with snow AMI that one
didn't come down until after the game
was over. when it was caught by the
groundkeeper.
Pitcher Dolly Gray of Washington
is beginning to show the stuff that
Manager Cantillon has claimed all
along was in the Californian.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14

The "Recollections of Grover Cleve-
land" George f. Parker, author. to be
published next fall. is to be Inscribed
to Thomas Fortune Ryan. Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr. Ryan were intimate
friends from the day that the former
was first nominated for president in
1884
The Liberal party in Georgia is pre-
pairing to put full state ticket in the
field in the next election. steps to-
ward organizing for the campaign have
been started under the direction of Sid
ney c. Tapp, who was the candidate of
the Liberay party for president dur
ing the last presidential campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
THE CITY
Celebrate With Party.

Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Schmidt
celebrated the seventh anniversary OF
their marriage. The celebration took
place in their home at the Binzen fats,
and they had as their guests for
o'clock dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Acker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14
Martin in Rrouble.

Martin Rochus, a young man from
Indiana Harbor, a wet" town, came
to Gary, a dry town. and strange
to say Martin got drunk. Today he
will probably get a s119o fine from his
honor. Judge Huber.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14

big people are acting with the fixed
conviction that the stock market has
not by any means discounted the pros
perity that is about to overwhelm all
industries
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-14

FOR SALE-Try a FOR sale ad, the peo-
pie Of Lake county will then know
about it. tt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

tube until 1t reaches the 120 marx
nearly every day in both places; ana
there are weeks at stretch wnen y
never falls below 100 even at night
One can cook eggs hard by simply
burving them In the hot sand. The
Moiave Indians Of the lower vaiiey u
the Colorado river always go Dareloot'
and the hot sands and stones have cal
Ioused their feet until they are AZ
hard and as insenslble to pain as the
boofs of horse; they can Walk
through fire and trample red'not coais
Without fiinching.
The extreme heat Is due to the low
altitude. combined with the proximity
Of the CCiorado and Mojave deserts
For 1000 miles ON the east. and ooo
ON the north and west, stretches a
waste Of sand and cacti. With every
mile trayersed by the winds taey gain
a. heat 90 that q cooling breeze
from any direction is an impossibiiity'
The man that traverses the deserts
doesn't wonder that Yuma and Needles
are hot. He only wonders that tney
are not white hot.
Persons who can stand the excess
awe heat find Needles and Yuma
health resort admirably adapted g
+ the cure of consumption, Dronchisls
and rheumatism. However. most peo
ple would consider the disease more
tolerable than the cure.
A year ago pretentious hotel wa'
built at Needles for the purpose Q
exploiting the place as winter re
sort. 1t is all right in winter time
but In the summer months New YORK
tenement districts are cool ana oe
,ightful in comparison. Electric ran
ara installed In the hotel In ever
room and corridor. and wide oalconie
protect every apartment from eve
receiving the direct rays OF She SUI
AT nights guests pull their beds ot
on the corridors; but neither sclenc
nor ingenuity has devised Q way
making life tolerable In Needles
summer time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

Americans In Philippines Lonely.
New Haven. Conn.--In this city
there was published yesterday an ap-
peal to young women to go to the
philippine Islands to become the
wives Of Americans over there. The
letter was as follows;
"Malabaug, Mindanao, F. dear
Editor: have been requested Dy
several young Americans to write, re-
ouesting you to aid US in finding
some good American girls, preferably
OF your city. who are looking Tor nus
bands.
"There are lots Of young men over
here who are in good circumstances
and are simply pining away for the
love of a good woman from the dear
old United States. can account loi
AZ least 20 young men besides myself
who would be very grateful to you
If YOU could aid us. have 100 acres
of hemp and .cocoanuts and rubbel
under cultivation. and have goot
income" :,
The letter was signed by George ?
Grey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18
BY HARRIS FRANCIS NoAkE
DIFFERENT CALLINGS FIND SAME GOAL.

e once was Swift young the Of Terrace wnom
the Doctor had Nearly Up Postmortem was not ney
e. convince his Folks OF his Wheels We're missing
= - 4 s % b Gambling Instinct rot Half Nelson his Better
gudnt and those said Emanaed from ms payns
Marbles for Keeps the fact remained that terrace mao
c4 ~ oat IL Froh when being Bad Ills parents onlJ
[ bween Efforts to him out Of the Guey On the oin manu-
bay were somewhat BY the Righteousness Of an older Son. ea
The Parents didn't play any Favor they Unconcousy saw
4 nat Cos cot most Of White Meat His Graft was cashersnp
Trust Savings where he was Respected ana lo0kep up -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

states army. grandson of President
Grant, the famous war GENIAL mas
been appointed superintendent OF tne
state. war and navy building at WASH
ington.
can't. John Fl. Poole, corps Of engi'
neers. held the Office Of superinteno-
emit for about four years. lie succeed.
cd Rear Admiral George W. Baird Oh
the navy.
cant. Poole made many reforms ana
,,nnrovements in, what is known as
..the biggest office building IN the
world and reduced expenses consid-
erahIv. He is relieved from this duty
~ enable him to take two-year course
~ instruction at the School Of the
Tina AZ Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
Oficers Of the army corps q en-
o,neers are eligible to detail 70 the
svnarintendency since the naval corps
~ engineers was merged into the
line of the navy several years ago.
lent. Grant, the new superintenu'
ent since his graduation near The
bsad @ 81 his class At West point, N
June. 1903. has served tour 81 duty
a. the engineer school ct washing 9
snr barracks. and also as one OF ths
military aids OF President Roosevelt
ror several months past he has beer
statIoned at Boston on drty in connec
slon with the river and harbor work
and Notifications in that vicinity
Last year he married Miss Edit
Root. daughter OF Senator Root. Q
New York
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18
Demand for Dickens, irving and
Hawthorne Still Continues.
more Copies Of tho Bible Are Fur-
chased Annually Than OF Any
Other voiume--v'5sks Of Shake
speare Second on List.

washington. I'm any ten years lUu
standard books. classics, II you VIII,
outscll any hundred new books, In
other words. the genuine best sellers
if any long period be considered, are
not new favorites. but old.
After the daring young lady has
written book that her mother
shouldn't let her read and has drawn
her royalties from sale OF $4,000.
100000 or 10000 copies In year the
public looks for new sensation. but
the books that were classics before
the daring young lady was born 60
right on selling. 1t is the hare and
the tortoise ali over again. only the
sleep that overtakes the novel OF the
year is apt to be sleep that knows
no waking.
Shakespeare outsells his great mod
ern rival, George Bernard Shaw. not
only every ten years. but every year,
and probably every month in the year,
In fact. Shakespeare. il all the English
speaking countries be considered, is
about the best seller going. except the
English Bible. Editions OF Shake
speare are like hotels in New York
1t seems impossible to get too many
OF them.
Long after Washington lrving's
copyright ran out his works were still
the most profitable books on the lis
Of his publishers. Jn fact, Irving
earlier works underwent death AM
resurrection while he himself ye
lived.
When In 1876. Irving returned fror
long residence in Europe his Phila
delphia publishers told him that hi
books were out OF print and that the
did not care to undertake new ed
lions. The plates were bought by
New York house. Irving went on wri
ing. and between his new books an
ais old his royalties in the next doze
wears until his death amounted
about $3.50, 900. The sale of his book
Tor the 50 years since his death
gryington in November, 1853, hs
never greatly Jagged for long, and Il
sale OF the most popular among the
has been enormous "Trip Van Winkl'
was one Of the best sellers of the la
century. and itspromises TO be one
the best of this.
There are few great novels Of q
last century that would enrich In Z
wears any publisher who could have
monopoly of their publications.: ylvs
hoe" Is one OF these. The Scar
Letter. Is another. Il illl
The "Pickwick Papers" sells bet
than any recent humorous work. q
aDavid copperHeld" has been SELL
steadily for so years. There age thI
WHO prophesy that "Pickwick" will
nopular when most other prose fict
of the last century has gathered q
upon the library shelves. Hardly
other book BY youth Of m has 1
annh success for SO long a per
,,ow more than seventy years. !
liShers are even now making re
Tar 4 spurt in the sale OF DICK!
,yorks AZ his centennial in 1912:
Thackeray. whose centennial co
year earlier. wrote nothing that
IA tho steady sale Of rPickwi
,houeh avanity Fair" isi istlll a !
sa,Ier when decades instead OF 81
,eara are considered. Cooper's "Le
crssocking Tales" have never ce
10 sell. both at home ana aD'Oau'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

New York.-With the advent OF hot
weather the old controversy between
Yuma and Needles, the first IN Ariz-
ona. and the other In California, as 70
which is the hottest place In the uni-
ted States has been revived. Neither
Is clamoring for the distinctlon-on'
no, each IS striving 70 thrust u upon
the otherl AS matter OF fact' the
difference is so slight that y isn
worth quarreling about
From now on until tate In Septem
her the mercury will climb up In the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18
china TO Reform currency.

Washington. The Chinese minister
in Tokyo has been asked by his gov
crnment to make study OF the Jap
anese currency system and to present
a full report on the subject. according
70 information received at the state
department. The information viii be
OF value should China reform her cur
rency system which the powers are SO
anxious she shall do.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

d;po brother Cosmo home Eating his way INTO 'ne ~ =
learning that one held the 1er in Coin House. wh ne o
vas safely Chained up far too Good to oe True 80 nnay
- t n Faculty meeting the Session was getting heey
~ and Ducked under waiting for favorable time % hgn
t Fuse The Knowledge discussing Pro and Con mostly
Conf an important point in Incubation when Terry 1ns
~ Ret hat none could tell why Chicken preferred
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

and With the other made Signs which meant You Buy Tbs setort near
" caused repetition the Boer War and was only aerd py
ha Chickens prefer Lay. Afterwards they found 5srfses
n thick Wood going the Securities TO see that none was AO
Il h meantime Com had gotten Numerous with the Sheke ano
ba dnad without saving where Forward his Laundry So Pa wired
f Terrace who rot home Just brother stepping from the bue
Buggy into the Court house
deduction: The Black Sheep the Family Sometimes Under
0 copyasst By arriso NOakes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

Round to q Square fercn. Aieek
which there followed something
that sounded like a Board Of Trade
Pit during Bull Market. The
Limit OF the bet was the Roof,
therefore the Protfs., not wanting
10 appear ignorant, Pooled a sum
equal to about Nine thousand,
made up mostly Of Mortgages,
Watches, other Knick-knacks and
Eleven dollars in Money. The un-
dersianding was, that whoever
among them guessed the Squib
should Divvy with the Rest, Plung-
ing Terry produced a. Wad about
the size Of Sack Of Oats, only
larger, laid off Three bills to
Cover, then Pushed the Balance
back into Darkness. One by one
tho Heavy Thinkers threw in the
Sponge, and when they all Ran
up the For Help Flag, Terrace
put one Glove over the Currency
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

Son securely behind the Grating Tor
fear he might reach the next Stage
namely, Throwing Vitriol. The en-
suing week, brother Cosmo Propelled
Terrace to the train instructing the
Crew to Beware Of the Little Pea.
When fairly under way, Terry
thought he could collect little easy
| money, 50 Crawled over the Coal bm
into the Pilot house and bet the fire.
man Two bits that the Engineer
could knock his Block off. Terry won
but rode the rest Of the way IN q
Padded Cell. On arriving at the
Reform Works he was taken IN tow
by a Prof, who knew Terry's IA
ther, and to whom Pa had cabled 70
show no Mercy and to kick the Lin-
ing out Of Son if he started any sun
Dances. Terry laid low only long
enough to Measure up System 1ol
putting the whole Institution mt'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18

Credit to any Bible Class. In tru'n
he Headed the young mems meet
ings every Tuesday, in which BROTH
or Terrace was always Non-con-
testant. When Terrace Rolled up
the Avenue all the Neighbors were
careful to Hide their Off-springs
for fear he might teach them the
Shell Trick. In contrast to thus
when brother Cosmo turned the
Corner, all the Kids rushed on
him, doing Muscle Grind around
his Neck, and feeling Free to go
through his Pockets. One night,
Cosmo took hold Of his Drifting
Relative and Shot into his System
the old Gag about Honesty being,
etc, but Terrace had long before
Signed with the Hard Naples and
refused to give up any syrup.
Brother Cosmo even offered to ind
T.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-18
Old BOOKS POPULAR

many thousands Of them are called
for every year.