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The Lake County times., 1909-06-03

seemed interested in Burnham affairs.
Let US hope it viii be a skyscraper.
John Patton spent yesterday in Chi
cago.
Trustee C. f. Eldred and Frank Mey-
farth returned from their farm in
Michigan yesterday. They both looked
fat and sassy. and had goodly coats
Of tan, which speaks well for the
farm as a health resort We may now
expect to have some baseball games
as Mr.. Meyfarth is quite an enthusiast
In that game and some player.
Bert Simon is said to have gotten
hunch on A. WV. Hunter yesterday by
| coming back at him strong in a game
of Indian dice. Mr. Hunter is now
delegated to take out a course of in
struction in the mysteries of the game.
| Mr.. Simon challenges all corners in
Burnham in this game and will also
1 take a crack at anyone In seven up.
! pitch or pedro. Mr. Hunter is praying
for some brave spirit to beat Mr.. Sim
on.
| In a ball game Tuesday the Burn
| ham WWhite Sox beat the Burnham
| Cubs by a score Of is to Is, at which
game there were some star plays made
Mr.. Bert Simon and Mr.. William Doe
were the battery for the Cubs, while
Mr. Jabrasky and L. Cobb were the
| battery for the White Sox. The Cubs
are out with blood in their eyes now
to take the scalps Of the White Sox anc
| the next game is expected to be ar
umpire-killer.
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HEGEWISCH.

Y. A. Beckman left here Wednesday
evening for Cincinnati. O., for a cou-
pie of days, where he will transact i'm
portant business.
A. A. Kuss was a Chicago business
visitor Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. W. c. Neil and Miss Athena Doe
spent Tuesday in Chicago shopping.
Those who attended the K. of p. in
stallation and banquet Tuesday even
ing report a very good time.
Mrs. V. A Beckman and son, Cliff
ford, returned home Tuesday morning,
accompanied by her sister. Miss MaIm-
stone, who made a short visit and re-
turned home Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Patton was a Chicago visitor
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Somes, who has the contract for
the building Of the water plant at
Burnham, has employed a number OF
men and they are at work on the plant
Mrs B. B. Walker, who moved from
Hegewisch to Burnham several months
!! ago. moved back to town this week and
is now occupying the fat formerly oc-
cupied by the Star restaurant.
Mr.. Johnson of Holdridge, Neb., spen'
a few hours with Mr.. and Mrs Y a
Beckman Wednesday morning. He Is
on his way to West Baden, Ind, fol
his health
Some stores claim to be the larg
est furniture store in this section W.
know we are. spiegel. South Chicago'i
leading furniture store. t
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HOBART.

Mrs. Londenberg left on Tuesday
evening for New Mexico, where she will
visit for few weeks with her husband
and daughter, who have spent the win
ter there.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Scharaback and
William Ewegleben were business Wis
itors in the city yesterday.
Miss Emily Johnson started to work
at Indiana Harbor as telephone opera
tor yesterday.
John Fiester transacted business in
the city yesterday
Claude Toothill and wife left the
first of the week for Kansas for a two
weeks visit with relatives George
Fleck is working his trick at the Fort
Wayne depot.
Mrs. Wise of Valparaiso visited
friends In town yesterday.
Ex-senator Hopkins was in town OF
business yesterday.
Thomas Michaelsen returned from
Rolla, Mo, last evening, where he haC
been attending school
T D. Belshaw of Lowell was bust
ness visitor here yesterday.
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BURNHAM.

Mrs. Joe Bower of Hammond spent
yesterday with Mrs w. E. Combs.
She very seriously contemplates NOV
ing to Burnham in the near future.
A woodpecker has built a nest and
hatched some young in a tree that
Judge Hunter had intended to chop
down. but he is a very merciful judge,
and the court has decided to let the
birds have their home for short
while, but he has served a FIVE days
notice on them. some being served by
Marshal Joe Matchez, and at the ex
piration of that time will have the con-
stable remove them. It is not now
know how far their rent is in arrears,
but the judges leniency speaks very
well for him.
Mrs. John Goodwin was Hammond
visitor yesterday
A. W. Hunter had small accident
happen to him yesterday at his work
on the new pump station Mr.. Hunter
appeared with a summer suit on and
a hose in the hands of Bert Simon
happened to look his way. Now it
happened that pair of bold spirits
were manipulating the pump at the
other end of the hose and it also hap
pened that they noticed who the hose
was glarng at. Then it happened that
the aforesaid bold spirits were taken
with cramps or relaxation of the
muscles and worked the pump harder
than they had worked it for the last
month-result Mr. Hunter saw red for
a minute and wanted to clean up the
bunch, but when he cooled down (this
/ did not take long. as the water was
cold), and saw how big the other fell
| lows were, he thought better and re-
| lieved his mind in a few gentle cuss
words
At a meeting of the board of trus-
tees last night the board decided to
accept the village hall in its present
incomplete condition and complete II
themselves, the cost of the same to be
deducted from the contract price The
building is o. K. with the exception Of
the basement which hte contractor
could not finish on account of the wat
er.
Attorney Markham and c. McKnistrg
| Nichols, both of Chicago. were presen
at the meeting of the board of trus
tees last night, as was also Mr.. Chas
| Spiechert Of Hammond.
Rein Rau and William Furman wer
in Chicago on business yesterday.
Mr.. Somes has completed the foun
dation for the new boosting plant, an,
the brick masons will start erecting
the walk Monday.
Joseph Gapczewicz was in Hammon
on business yesterday
Robert Alexander of East Chicag
and formerly Of Hegewisch was a Burn
ham visitor yesterday.
Charles Gadsby of Hammond was i
Burnham on business yesterday. Nj
Gadsby is a building contractor an
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Blanche and Lillian Martinson and
Messrs. julius Stress. Axel Benson. John
Leverenz and Fred Luckie were White
City visitors last evening
William Quilting of Gary visited
Robertsdale friends Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport and son,
Edward. spent Monday visiting friends
in Chicago.
Don't fail to attend that sock social
at the Evangelical church tomorrow
evening. A good time is assured all
who attend.
Misses Clara. Schaaf Mary Stein and
Mrs. Arthur Stress saw Beverly of
Graustar!1' at the Studebaker theater,
Chicago, Monday afternoon.
Mrs John soltwedel and daughter.
Miss Myrtle, visited relatives in Ham
mond last evening
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Conneu of Atchison
avenue entertained friends from Chi
cago yesterday
Mrs. James Landon was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Fred Collins, in Oak
Park Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Matthias are en-
tertaining the latters mother Mrs l.
Jahrn. and sister Mrs. Woods. and
family of Michigan City at their home
in Harrison avenue.
| Ed. Holmes of Harrison avenue was a
| Chicago visitor Monday.
/ Misses Florence and Grace Keifer OF
! Chicago were the guests of Miss Martha
Schaaf of Indiana boulevard yester-
day.
Mrs. P. NJ Hayes Of Allegan, Mich, is
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes
of Lincoln avenue.
Miss May Sutherland entertained q
number of friends in honor of hel
birthday, Tuesday afternoon. Dainty
| refreshments were served and a most
enjoyable time reported by those pres
| ent
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Davis of Roberts av-
enue returned home after a pleasant
visit with the latter's father, Johr
Brown, in Crown Point.
Mrs. F. r. Schaaf is entertaining Mrs
B. K. Edwards Of st. Paul, MINI. at he1
home in Roberts avenue for a few days
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NEWS OF THE COUNTY SEAT

Cedar Lake yesterday, and although
the weather was rather threatening it
did not deter the crowd from having an
enjoyable time.
The Hazard club met at the home of
Mrs Harold H. Wheeler on Monday.
Mrs a. H. Farley and Mrs. Youche were
the trophy winners. The last race of
the season will take place at Mrs.
Frank Krinbilrs, on East street, where
the owner of the cup will be deter
mined.
Mrs. T E. Bell of Hammond enter
tanned Mrs. Pettibone and Mrs. Youche
of this place at an afternoon party in
that city on Tuesday.
DR.. ]. c. Gibbs was called on pro-
fessionaI business to Kalamazoo, Mich.
on Monday.
Donnaha & Sherman have bought a
new team for their ice cream bust
ness during the auto races. With hot
weather the ice man will be rushed te
a capacity business, and the local mer
are taking steps to supply the demand
which will be made on their store OF
| ice here.
| The banns of marriage Of Miss Susie
| Drinski to Mr.. Augusten of Scherervlllt
were published at St. Mary's Catholic
church on last Sunday morning.
Mrs Johnson has recently returned
from visit with friends in Goodland
Fred Ruff, who is delivering the coun
| ty directories, reports the sale of th'
same as being beyond expectations, anC
says that the farmers are just as anx
f., ious to own one as the business mel
| in the towns and cities.
A Marion car arrived here yester
day with its crew. who will camp an
train here preparatory TO entering int
the first days auto races.
Miss Mabel Wilson has returned fror
Chicago, where she underwent a Sigh
operation at Wesley hospital Mis-
| Wilson will leave for Valparaiso o.
June Is where she will take a summe
course at that school
Misses Mabel Bird and Ward of Chi
cago were the guests of Miss Valli
| Farley a few days this week.
Miss F'loy Vincent has resigned he
position as chief operation at the loc6
telephone exchange. and her place wi
be filled by Miss Bessie Hart of thi
place.
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CLARK STATION.

Mr.. and Mrs H Matthias and children
of Ivanhoe were visiting with Ham
mond relatives.
Miss Elsie GasteI was an Englewood
business visitor.
Mrs. A. Virus and Mrs. B. Brown Wis
tied DR.. George Leroy Brown Of Engle-
wood.
Charles and Otto Adams of chica-
go visited with relatives here a few
days.
Mrs. Charles scheurer of Clark spent
a few days with relatives at South Chi
cago.
Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. Peters OF
South Chicago spent the day with Mrs
A Luck of this place.
Mrs Thomas Pierson and son, Ed
ward, were Englewood business visit
ors.
Mrs. G. B. schmetzer and Miss Emily
Behn of Clark We're Chicago shoppers
Mr. and Mrs Frank Miller of ClarI
spent their twelfth anniversary party
here A number Of friends attended anC
enjoyed a good time.
MIS- OlldTieS Oellulan anu sou, w dl
| ter, We're visitors at South Chicago.
Charles Harder. who is on the sicl
list, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs o. Pinkerton and son
Overdoor. Of East Chicago are now re
siding here
Mrs. George Robinson of the Eas
| Side visited with friends here.
Mrs. j. Rayder of Whiting visite
with relatives at South Chicago.
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LANSING.

Mrs Frieze is quite Ill with diph-
liberia.
A Ward was a Chicago Heights Wis
itor YESTERDAY
Mrs. NJ. Lange is entertaining com
pany from Indiana for few DAYS.
Mr.. Jaeger is on the sick list. He
is laid up for a few weeks with a brok-
en- leg
Miss Alice Miller entertained Chica &C
guests over Monday
The town board Of Lansing held its
regular monthly meeting last evening
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ST. JOHN.

Carl Kallenberger of Chicago tran
sacted business here Wednesday.
Mrs Adolph Scherer and Miss Lau-
ra Scherer Were Crown Point visitors
Wednesday.
The church festival. held by the St.
John congregation on Spring Hill last
Monday, turned out to be more success
ful than was expected. The receipts
were over $500. Both the married
and young ladies' societies Of the
congregation are to be congratulated
for their splendid management of the
affair, and the thanks OF the whole
congregation are extended for the good
The Lake County times., 1909-06-03
ROBERTSDALE

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boland of In
diana boulevard had a narrow escape
from death while out driving Sunday
with their two children and niece. They
were returning from the cemetery when
an automo bile going at a high rate Of
speed ran into the buggy, throwing the
two girls out to the ground. Their
niece was badly bruised about the face
and body, but fortunately, beyond be-
ing badly shaken up. the rest escaped
uninjured The automobile did not stop
but Mr.. Boland took the number of the
car and reported it to officer Ho1beck
who found the automobile at the Wolf
Lake Club House. where he arrested
the chauffeur.
Mesdames Louis Perrigo. Jas Hayes,
P. NJ. Hayes and c. Flowers returned
home from Logansport, Ind. yesterday,
where they attended the district con-
vention of the Daughters of Liberty.
F. Richard schaaf spent the latter
part of the week In Valparaiso on
business.
Miss Marie Selinger OF the East Side
spent the day here visiting her sister,
Mrs Henry Eggers, of Roberts avenue.
The 3-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Grimm, who died Sunday at
o'clock was buried Monday in Oak
Hill cemetery.
Miss Minnie Wesche of Chicago Wis
tied her aunt. Mrs. Ed. Hennessy OF
Roberts avenue, over Monday
Miss Selma Vogel of Cleveland ave-
nue. spent the latter part of the week
visiting friends in Chesterton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Melvin were Ham
mond visitors last evening.
Misses Clara L.everenz. Mertie Bohan
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TOLLESTON.

NJ NJ winters of Gary was in this
city yesterday.
A. l. Bloomfield of Galesburg, Ill,
was in this city on business yesterday.
C. D. Davidson of Gary was also here
on business yesterday.
The Tolleston baseball club will give
a grand ball at Kunert's hall on Sat
urday, June 5. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend.
Miss Hattie Jahnke of Hammond is
visiting her parents in this city.
Miss Bertha Grand was in Chicago
yesterday.
Miss Hulda Kurth is spending a few
days with relatives in Chicago.
Miss Louise James is visiting rela-
tives in Windsor Park.
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Joseph F. Gerlach also is entitled to the
thanks of the congregation for his part
in the management, of which he took
an active part several weeks before the
occa sion.
great amount of hay is still in
the country around here from last
years crop. Fifteen carloads of bailed
hay was bought and shipped by Ger
ZACH Bros. in the last eight days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H P. Downey of Chi
cago are visitors on their farm today
Frank Stark and Herman Rosentha-
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Marriage Licenses.

william B. Lloyd. Chicago; Anna
Wilt, Chicago. Steve Kenda Hammond;
Anna Buczko. Hammond. Abel Jay
dyk, East Chicago; Mary Sala, East
Chicago. Walter S. Wright, Ham
mond Clara Haberman. Hammond.
benjamin Manciene, Elgin; Mary E.
Byrne. Elgin. Ned Levy, Chicago; An
ma Paulin. Chicago. Edward E. Kendee,
Round Lake. Ill; Bessie Chestnut, Ham
mond. Alexander Sena. Chicago; Anna
L. Galow. Chicago. John Grieri, Indi-
ana Harbor; Anna Marenic. Indiana
Harbor.
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Seats Going Fast.

Mat Jourdain and DR. Salisbury will
erect a big grand stand on their park
ing grounds. the University club Of
Hammond having leased considerable
space from them for their concession.
The east and west coure concessions
and parking grounds are all doing a big
business. Lake county people are
warned to Getsin on the ground floor
and engage their seats and spaces be-
fere the big rush or their chances for
seeing the races will be mighty slim.
It was reported here last evening
that the horse thief VINO stole Henry
Hathaway's horse, a few days ago. had
been apprehended. and the officers
started on the trail of the man. A few
arrests and a good example made of
the fellow is the best way in the world
to put quietus on the nefarious bust
ness.
The pupils of the Crown Point high
school enjoyed their annual picnic at
The Lake County times., 1909-06-03
Library Notes.

The monthly report for May shows
the following figures: Adult fiction cir
cuIated, 412; adult nonfiction circulat-
ed. 135; Juvenile fiction circulated, 221;
Juvenile nonfction circulated. II; total
number books circulated. $50. During
the summer months the library will
close every evening at $40 instead of
and will be closed Sunday afternoons.
These hours will continue until October.
The Lake County times., 1909-06-03
SHAKE INTO YoUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot Ease powder, Relieves
painful, sma rting, nervous feet and in
growing nails and instantly takes the
sting out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. It Is a certain cure for
sweating. callous. swollen. tired. aching
feet. Try it today. Sold by all drug
gists and Shoe stores. BY mail for 25c
in stamps Don't accept any substi-
tute Trial package FREE. Address
Allen S. OImsted. LIE Roy. n. Z.
The Lake County times., 1909-06-03

left on a business trip to Indianapo~
lis today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Scher of Whiting
spent today with Peter Scher, who is
very i'll at the present time.
The Lake County times., 1909-06-03
New Cases. Circuit Court.

Germer Stove Co, a corporation. VS.
A H Maxwell and Andrew II. Maxwell
Civil. Fancher & Smith, attorneys
The Lake County times., 1909-06-03
HESSVILLE.

Mrs. Bennett has returned from an
extended visit in indianapolis.
Mrs. Clary and Mr. Wakenham spent
yesterday in Chicago.
William Dedelow. Jr. transacted bus
mess in Chicago Wednesday.
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annual Julp
CLEARANCE Sale
for gaoteS,
Ali88f8 an0 Girls

MONDAY July 10 will begin
XA our first and only clear
ance sale of the season covering
our Ladies Wooden Suits and Mis-
ses and Girls Wooden Suits and
coats. There will be included in
this sale our silk waists and suits.
WE shall also place on sale all
w our broken lots of Misses
and Ladies Oxfords at the uni
form price of $1.00 per pair. The
former prices were $1.25 to $3.50
WYE received this week the bal
Wv ance of our order on Ladies
White Shirt Waists. We call your
attention to this line of Waists
feeling confident that they will
please you.
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come" and on the other side as a
benediction to the people leaving
the city the word "Mizpah."
l visited the stock yards in Chi
cago and saw Mr.. Armour's butch
er shop and meat market. Quite a
sight, but don't go if the sight of
blood affects you. The men that
do the killing are artists in their
line. The ladies in our party stood
it very well. The most refreshing
place to me was the cold storage
rooms. The guide pointed out the
room where the million pounds of
beef are to be canned for the Brit
ish army. An inspector from Eng
land is to be on the spot and see
everything done.
1 suppose everybody in the
state was at Lake Champlain at
the Tercentenary celebration.
Mr.. Miller called me sort of a de-
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TAGGART IN THE WEST.
Monet, Mo, July ], 19t

Monet, Mo-, July 7, 1909.
Editor United Opinion -
Possibly your readers may be
interested to hear a word from
this hot southern state of Missouri.
1 have just been sitting with
the hotel loafers on the sidewalk
in front of the hotel in the shade
trying to keep cool. l never, l
never supposed / could sweat so
much and live as l have during
the past two weeks, but it doesn't
seem to hurt me bit.
This is the fourth Chautauqua as
sembly at which have entertain
ed this season. The first was in
South Dakota, the next in Colorado
and the last two here in Missouri.
My bed room has been a berth in
sleeping car most of the time,
and it's no joke, l can assure you.
Give me the winter for travelling.
Mr.. Hugh Dewitt Miller was on
the program this afternoon, and
never saw a man sweat as he did
in that hot tent. / watched his
collar gradually become wilted and
his cuffs first showed pictures like
the map of the old world, and then
collapsed, but he shouted out his
rugged truths just the same. Tai
ent," he said, lis called by some
inspiration, but the truth is it is
perspiration, and / have ten tai
ents,n and he gave his handker-
chief with whichhe had been mop
ping his face a good wiring, send
ing a stream of water to the plat
form. l had never heard him be-
fore, although he is not unknown
to Bradford people. He still re-
members Bradford with a great
deal of pleasure, and mentioned
several people he knew who had
attended the old Newbury SEM
mary. Frank Dixon is another
strong lecturer who is to speak
this evening. l had the pleasure
of hearing and meeting DR.. Gun
Sails at Fort Collins, Colo, so
there are some compensations for
the discomforts of travelling.
l was sorry l had to make such
short stay in Colorado. Longs
Peak and the range of the snow.
covered Rockies were in full view
for thirty or forty miles as rode
from Fort Collins to Denver.
Grand beyond description, and the
air is so clear and the sky so blue
in Colorado / don't wonder the
people are boastful of her climate.
Denver people think they have
THE city of the country, and I'm
almost inclined to agree with
them. Consider the spirit of the
people that prompts a city gov
eminent to erect a majestic arch
spanning the street as you leave
Union depot and bearing in gil
gantic lettering, brilliant at night
with electricity, the word Wei
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BUGGY


That are half the time in the re-
pair shop, would not be cheap if
they were given to you.
Wheels-whose first cost is the
entire seasons cost. are cheap
wheels-even if they cost more than
the calamity kind.
The wheels-whose visits to the
repair shops are few and farI be-
tween-are those from our store.
We have them made to order.
ThisTis one of our specialties.
They cost but little more than
the wheels that fare in the repair
shop half the time.
We Garry the Largest Stock in
Vermont. When You Want
Wheels Please Call or
Write for Prices.