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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
SMALL BLAZE At
ROBY WHITE HOUSE
Lighted Match Cast Aside
Believed to Have Been
Responsible.

Fire, which evidently started through
the carelessness of a boarder. who
dropped lighted match on some com
bustible material in one of the bed
rooms on the second floor, caused a
small blaze in the White House at
Roby at S:45 this morning.
The lighted match had fallen into =
dresser drawer. and it was only after
the flames had gained considera BILE
headway that the fire was discovered
Captain Ryron and his men from fire
company Nos 2, Robertsdale, answered
the alarm and extinguished the blaze.
combining the damage to less than $780,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT

594l- william }. Bolt VS.. George Pas
SOW and augusta Passow, his wife.
Quiet title.
sSV- state vs.. CHARLES Mayhem.
Bound over charged with assaulting
w S Lacey.
5942. Joseph Kowalski VS.. Hammond
Whiting & East Chicago Electric Rail-
way Co. Personal injury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
Will Not Pay Coal Bill

The Eureka Coal and Dock conna,,-
has brought an action in Judge pras...
court to recover s39.95 for coal which
Harry Griffith is alleged to have pur-
chased from this company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
BUSY Term AHEAD
FOR JUDGE RE|TER
Filing of Cases Has Been
Going on All Summer, Re
sulting in Good Grist.
JURIST IN BEST OF HEALTH
If He Can Hold to Last Years Pace
Hammond May Expect
State Favors.

The prospects are that the Lake SUI
perior court at Hammond will be as
busy as ever this year. The fling of
cases has been going on all summer
and there is quite a grist that Judge
v. S. Reiter will have to tackle when
his court opens and he gets down to
business again.
However it may be said that the fl
ing of cases has not been any more
rapid than usual, and it is possible
that. now that the extra litigation
caused by the founding of Gary has
been partially cleared away, there will
be respite for the local court.
Judge Reiter is in the best of health.
and in view of the fact that the vari-
Gus attorneys about the city have had
a two months vacation, it is expected
that all of the attaches of the Ham
mond bar will be ready to plunge into
the work of the coming year with re-
newed vigor.
Judge Begins Work.
Judge Reiter was no sooner hack
from his vacation thar he was con-
fronted with a habeas corpus case and
he now realizes that the only way for
him to get complete rest was to get
out of the city
Judge Reiter has the record of dis
posing Of larger number of cases
than any other judge in the state in a
single term, and it is only by his ef-
forts that the congestion of the docket
has been made thing of the past.
II he can. keep the docket fairly
clear during the next year it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the state legisla-
ture will give Hammond the additional
court facilities that it needs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
CROWDS ARE SMALL
At COUNTY FAIR
Increased Price of Admis-
sion Believed Partly
Responsible.
ASSOCIATION LOSES MONEY
Today the Last-But Even This Fact
In View of Bad Weather
Fails to Draw.

The crowds at the Lake county fair
yesterday were very small, and the fact
that the price of the general admission
has been raised to so cents is believed
to have been partly responsible.
If today had been d pleasant one
the fair association might have made
enough money to have broken even.
but in view Of the fact that it started
cold and blustery it is feared that the
crowd will be frost and the asso-
citation win lose money on this years
venture.
AS stated repeatedly in THE TINES
during the past week, the fair is better
than ever.
Horse Races Good.
This Is the last day of the fair. and
after tonight it will be a thing of the
past. The horse races are admitted
to have been first-class, and there was
a most excellent bill today. However,
even ffrst-class horse racing did not
seem to be a sufficient attraction.
This is the first time in the history
of the Lake county fair that there
has been positively no gambling al
lowed. No paddles have been sold and
Sheriff Thomas Grant has made a rec
ord for himself in ridding the fair
grounds of this feature
Usually there has been open gam
bling on the horse races and various
games of chance have been permitted
to thrive without molestation. But
this time there was positively nothing
doing. and this has been a matter of
comment on the part Of all who have
attended the fair this year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03

furnishing homes with US Is a sps-
eialty. not side line: four noora %
furniture. spiegers. s13s-s1ss Com
uerciai &venue. South Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
ACTION TO
Be TAKEN
Times Agitation for Paving
of Thoroughfare Starts
the Ball Rolling.

Through letter which has been re-
ceived at the office of Mayor Lawrence
Becker Attorney Samuel X Markham
of the village of West Hammond has
asked for conference between a COM
mittee of the West Hammond board
and the city engineer of West Ham
mord and the Hammond board of pub
sic works and the city civil engineer
with the end in view of paving State
Zine street and opening it through to
Plummer avenue and, possibly. extend
ing it through to the north side to
HoWar1 avenue.
Street Os Great Value.
The communication points out the
value of such a street to both the city
of Hammond and the village of West
Hammond, the Importance of having
another street opened through to the
north side, thereby opening a new ave-
nue. OF traffic to Chicago.
This route is pointed to as more di-
rect than any street now laid out be-
tween the two cities and would be
boone TO both of the communities it
would serve.
TIMES Points the Way.
--ss = an IN aaffauce ct opening State Line
street and paving 1t, as pointed out
by The TIMES IN a recent article on the
subject. has borne fruit. and the West
Hammond board of public improve
ments has decided to take the matter
up with the Hammond board Of pub
lie works and see what can be done.
1t is possible that If the Hammond
board enters into the spirit of progress
that characterizes the West Hammond
board this matter. State Line street
will be opened through to State street
and PIummer avenue and a great high
way and possibly a great business
street Will have been made.
People Are Anxious.
The people who own property along
the state line are anxious that some
thing be done to improve their prop
erty. The frontage on this street has
had practically the same value for the
past ten years, in spite of the fact that
this street is located within a block
OF the Hammond business district.
The residents in this locality realize
that this is due to the fact that their
street has never been opened up and
improved as it should be- 1t has been
sort of a back alley for both cities
Notwithstanding the fact that there are
some very good houses on 1t.
Want Them to Get Together.
If the boards of public improvements
in both cities can get together and
have the street opened up so that it
will tap State street and PIummer ave-
nue.. the property owners argue that
State Line street is sure to become an
important thoroughfare. and may even
be good business street
The action of the board of public
improvements of West Hammond in
taking the initiative is commended on
all sides. and it is hoped that the
Hammond board of public works Will
fall in line.
Even the people of Homewood are
interested in the project. for it will
afford that part OF the city another
thoroughfare through which the heavy
traffic. that will in time ruin the ex-
pensive Holman street paving. may be
diverted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03

Meet at the Labor Dav nicnic a.
Spring Hill Grove. st. John. and we
will have good time-9-1-4t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
Village Board of West Hammond
Gets Busy and Communicates
With Hammond Officials
LITTLE LATE
IN ASKING
SETTLEMENT

Sidmon McHie, the son of Richard
McHie, today gave his version of the
killing Of John Kennedy's Scotch collie.
McHie says that the dog was killed a
year and four months ago and that
there has never been demand by Mr..
Kennedy for a settlement in the case.
Consequently. the fling of a suit
for 800 damages came as somewhat
of a surprise. The accident occurred
on Fayette street, instead Of Russell
street, when young Nellie was driving
along in his automobile with Mrs. b. l..
b. Bell and other members of the fam
lily.
The dog was following a wagon, and
upon the automobile approaching ran
directly in front of 1t. McHie made an
effort to avoid hitting the dog and
ran into the curb as a result.
He was not going at a high rate of
speed. and the dog again crossed in
front of the machine in an effort to get
back to the wagon. This time the ma
chine hit him and he was knocked
down.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03
Dog Dies Next Day.

Nellie stopped the car and went back
to see what damage had been done. The
dog got I'D and seemed to be little the
worse for the accident. It died the next
morning., hesEsster. zrz se4eTFle called
up the Kennedy family on the wire
and told them he was sorry that the
accident had occurred and he would be
glad to make settlement, If there was
one to be made.
The matter was apparently dropped
until yesterday. when a suit for dam
ages was filed In Judge Ames' court.
Kennedy asks 500 damages for the
loss of the dog a year and four months
after the accident happened.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03

ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-03

Unsettled weather with show
ers tonight or Saturdays nod
crate Temperature.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
THE MOTOR AS A POWER PLANT.

tires is rendered uniform The grin on
the rolls that these tires exercise is
surprising.
A popularity of this arrangement is
that the car shows tendency to skid
from side TO side. This, however, is
easily overcome by means OF props or
bumpers. which are put in place so as
to limit the sidewise motion Of the car
within the shed. the mere pressure Of
the hand serving to move the car east.
ly when the wheels are revolving on
the rolls.
In very warm weather or on long,
heavy pulls it is sometimes necessary
to connect the circulating system with
the water supply in order to prevent
heating Of the cylinders.
For saving wood. cutting feed or
any work Of an intermittent nature it
IS necessary for some one to control
the engine on account OF there being
no governor. AS matter of fact.
one farmer has small boy at the
throttle most Of the time. as the sep
arator is sometimes thrown Off with
out warning.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
All Around the Farm.

1t Is claimed by those who have
trained many horses that. taking the
colt when training first begins. they
can be trained to walk over four miles
an hour. The walking gait is the most
important one to the farm and road
horse. The mistake with many in
training young horses is that they are
too soon put to trotting. which is Il
gait they more readily learn than fast
walking
II the land is to be plowcd twice be.
fore planting in order to make it thor.
oughly fine, it will be well to roll it be.
fore the second blowing in order to
pack the surface somewhat ana make
the earth turn better without clogging
the moldDoard. The roller is also use.
full in breaking clods and in packing
the surface to prevent excessive evapo.
ration in dry weather
In order to get hens in prime con
dition to produce fertile eggs you are
required to follow as closely after ma.
lures plan as possible. Provide them
with a liberal amount Of green food,
together with animal food at least
twice each week. If you cannot give
them large. roomy yard. release them
from confinement at least an hour each
day.
The day Of the hog which Is half
solid fat Is limited. Consul Webster
Of Niagara Falls states that the Cana
dian hog raisers and packers have
been forced. through lack Of demand
for fat hogs. to produce the leaner
bacon type which can be sold to ad.
vantage on the British market and Is
suitable for the export trade.
A heifcr should be MIXED as long as
possible during her first period Of lac.
tatlon even If she does not give much
milk When allowed to dry up at six
months she Will go dry every time at
the same period when a COW. Heifcrs
are very susceptible to education In
this respect.
Provided the hen is cooped or tether-
ed. young chickens may be allowed to
run In the onion and asparagus beds
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
unela Sans GranarY.

This country each year produces
more corn than all other countries Of
the world combined-2,0 2,027O 100000 out
OF 3,8SS.O0O.000 bushels 1t grows more
wheat than any other country in the
world -G34. 900 600 out OF 3 3lOS.OOO 900
bushels. 1t produces more oats than
any other country in the world-15I,.
100000 out of $3.50 100000 bushels 1t
is the third largest annual producer o;
barley in the world, 1913 100000 bush
els-oniy 100000 bushels less than
Germany, with Russia leading
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
MRS. SUSAN MILAN
SHOT BY DAUGHTER
"ilr "l Mr. Gu> Milan Accidentally
Shot b! Little Dorothy. Nine Year
Old DnnglIirr.

News ot Il dcplOrabia accident ra9ch.
ed the city early Safu.1,v ,oo,ri,,,.
it was ,le accidental shooting of Mr..
Susan slilam. wil, cf NJ Grs lrif.n
nj their home ohor, So. .,,i,, ,..,
east OF l.aurrns. Mrs Ni,am w,s nix
Ell early Saturday ma-nin. ~ -ha "a
umbiu hospital. being accomn,r;a1 hy
d." r. H. ". Bailey o. Cljnro.
The ,uanner of The shoo,ina ye. ,y
follows: The Njlow .anily u..r. -.....-
ed around the firestG, ar,.r .r,,.v ny
Friday evening of las, week n,r.
Dorothy Milan. ,na min. y.a~ r.i
daughter OF The home for soma n,~-
pose went into the hall. IS She mss
ed from the si,,ins room into ,b. nalj
a - rihe was knocked from IL. or,cn
in the corner Picking the .ine up 70
replace it. the child's hand in .oma
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
arm oro
Gg ard en-
AUTOMOBILES FOR POWER.
Pleasure Cars May Be utilized For
Farm Work

Pleasure Cars May Be Utilizea For
Farm Work
Automobiles are coming into use on
the farm as means of plrasr!!A q for tnr
farmer and his family. There is no,h.
ing more natural than desire tu util.
izc the splendid power plant contained
III Il car for other purposes than pro
pclling 1t over the roads An ingenious
farmer has solved the problem in a
manner apparently satisfactory to him.
self. The farmer devised an arrange.
mcnt whereby the act of putting the
car in its shed places it in position ard
so associates the wheels with the ma.
chincry of the dairy that the engine
when started will do the heavy work
Of running the separator.
The accompanying sketch shows this
device so plainly that it is not ncccs.
Sary to describe it other than TO call
attention TO the two rollers one OF
which has its shaft extended outside
the boz TO carry pulley. from which
the belt runs to an overhead shaft. Ii
is easily apparent that the revolution
of the wheels of the car will cause n
reverse motion Of the rolls which is
transmitted by means of the pulley and
belt to the shaft and thence to the ma.
chincry. In this way the wear on the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24

This COMMITTEES invites you to attend
all Of these services. Come and near
DR. Tha"ker present the important
and necessary t'tthS for men 10 know.
today Come 10 the meetings Pring
others. Help and be helped.
Prof. George A. Fisher who will
have charge OF the music during DR..
ThAcher " meet!nS AT the First Presby-
teri"n church. beginning one week
from to!ay, is IN eAHert musician an
choir lea ter as vel! as Il splendid ten
or Sol0ist
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
Budgctt Secures Bail.

Tom Badgett was released on bail
yesterday his bond of $4,000 having
been signed by Mcssrs s. u. Childress
ami 'icmy Kennedy OF this city.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
LOCAL AND Personal MENTION.

~ N-'r - "
w. - ''''N"! 'o'''p"N!'
MISSES Maose Harris, Matte Ia
ln"I "nu 3nha OWihSs OF the county
Of MIR. and Mrs ! + Toiba~
MI &. Dudley Young OF Gaftney
spent 4 .eW days in the civ win his
Mr.. ". w. Ball OF COlumhia spent
Sunday in the city with relatives.
,Iiss Ioll, Nina Di,,
underwent an operation in the Coium-
bia hospital, returned to her homo
here Saturday much improved in con
ditton and rapidly recovering.
Cant W q wi,tor. s,,,,. c,.,
:, "L; "'''''" SP'"' 9"'"'ua!
AIR ord ,1r. N u c,.:. ,,
Wis wara nn,nr., ~, ';on oa I.o''',l-
civ ON NondnT '''' '''''o'S III '"s
Mi.. ,ro,.no r
wnnLs, ,icit :, E"i,i; S1'i"",', "' ''S. nNs
nome ON NInrdn,. ''''''' '''"' ''e"
6,.rStan cnroh i>'Hi,tH Inr, @ ~" ahH little
Innhia 70 ,isit i,rS pIn''H ,M"'iu%i 1i, ,or oI
Alice rd.,o c,.,;. 10. ,
MISS I.Ui.d NtdiilllSIOn lplt NOnu1N
fo; Waterloo to accept a position as
teacher in the county.
Mr. I. f. Jones of Woodruff was i'm
the city for Il while on Monday.
Al. y " ,,
Court, route one. was in the city Fri
Gay on business.
MIR. c. H. Pancoast of Los AronIo.
Week and is yisitina his M dangh,oE nr uE Nus 1nS
y u -
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
ST TE NENT

Or The Condition Oi The Bank OF
Cross Hill. Located ut Cross Hill, :. G..
ut the Close 0i Business NOV. Is, 1909.
RESOURCES.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24

What about protecting
your property against loss
by fire. We have as good
as the best in the way of
Insurance.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24
STATEMENT
RESOURCES:

Ol tn" Condition 0i The Palmetto Bank
Located at Laurcn>. y. e., at the Close
ol Business November Is, 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

never gave up until he had found the
bodies of De Long and his companions,
United States. where they We're buried
with honors in 1884. When Congress
voted him his gold medal for this great
exhibition of bravery it also advanced
him fifteen numbers.
The next civilian. before Francis, to
ceiva such an honor was John Horn. ir..
of Detroit. whom in 1874 Congress voted
a gold medal in recognition 'of his he
roic and humane exploits in rescuing men,
women and children from drowning in
the Detroit river This man had saved
more than 100 people At odd times and
often had had to pay for his herosm by
remaining belfast for weeks following
exposure to the water filled with ice.
During the great conf1agration of the De-
troit railroad depot in 1866 he rescued
nine persons. one after the other, con-
tinuing to swim until he collapsed from
exhaustion. At another time after a long
struggle In the ice to save a woman lie
had been carried home by four men who
had to work over him -four hours to re-
store his blood to circulation. The same
day that this medal was awarded to Horn
Congress voted its first general appropria-
ton for life-saving medals, which have
since been awarded by the executive
without the need of specific congressional
action. The year previously Congress had
voted special medals to Capt. Jared S.
Crandall lighthouse keeper of Westerly.
r. J., and his volunteer crew of nine men
VINO puSne0 out coupe Oh Shall DOdtS
and saved thrty-two persons from the
wreck of the steamer Nets, in Long Is
land sound, August 81, 1872.
A gold medal and $500 was voted in
1871 to George F. Robinson, the man who
so heroically saved the life OF Secretary
Seward from the assassin Payne. Robin
son, then thirty-three years old. had
fought I'm the war with a Maine regiment
until severely wounded in the leg by can
lister shot at Bermuda Hundred. After
having lain in the hospital nearly year.
and before his wound had entirely healed,
he was detailed from the hospital to act
as sick nurse to Secretary Seward, vino
was then confined to his bed with a brok-
en- arm and jaw. caused by his having
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

heterogeneous bacteria soil could be made
more productive than by any other known
means Of fertilization. He tried to get
a result on a big scale. but was not sue
cessful, and the idea remained dormant
until Secretary Wilson turned his bureau
of plant industry to work First tie
bacteria were produced by cultivation
Experiments developed that the bacteria
could be distributed through the mail on
a piece Of cotton. Mi.oiS sale 10 farmers
all over the country tho valuable material
was sent out, and reports agree that it
has done the greatest good. Secretary
Wilson IS constantly extending the
amount.
The Introduction into the arid lands
of the west of "a species OF wheat that
will grow anywhere had the effect Of
making profitable land of wastes that
yielded little because of the minimum
rainfall. Irrigation has been introduced
by the wholesale. and In all lines of farm
ing the methods of the whole world have
been studied to find methods and systems
by which the nature of the work could be
improved with profit to Uncle Sans son
of the soil.
Secretary Wilson has punished evil do
ing in his department with stern hand.
and has directed himself solely to making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

been thrown from Iis carriage. At 10
O'Clock on the night of Lincon's assassi-
nation and while he was at the bedside of
Mr. Seward, Robinson was startled by a
disturbance III the hall outside the sick
He opened it and the TIRES
hold found an athletic man brandishing
in one hand a pistol and in the other a
bowie knife
Catching the CLEAN from the knife. now
aimed at his own throat, Robinson struck
at the assassin and warded off the
weapon. although receiving a blow on the
head which knocked him to the floor.
The assassin then rushed to Stewards bed
and striking with the knife at the Sec
retary's throat already had gashed one
cheek to the bone when Robinson, I'M
armed and despite his wound and long
suffering. seized Payne just as the knife
was about to bury itself in Mr.. Stewards
throat. He dragged Payne off the bed.
but while doing so received two stab
wounds in his own back from which he
afterward became partially paralyZed.
He. however. held onto Payne and saved
Stewards life Then disregarding the
blood which was filling his shoes he kept
his finger pressed upon the severed artery
of the unconscious Secretary of State until
the arrival of the surgeon general. Then
having saved Stewards life, he was him.
self carried off to the hospital, where
his own wounds nearly proved fatal The
House report recommending the joint
resolution for his medal praised Robin-
son for displaying bravery never sur
passed in the annals OF any country"
Following his recovery he was given
clerkship first in the Treasury. and after
ward in the quartermaster generals Of
flee.
x x
Two distinguished civilians were voted
medals in gold and the thanks of Con-
gress in 1867. These were Cyrus W. Field
and George Peabody. Field was thus
honored for his foresight. courage and
determination in establishing Geographic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

tribute to him was that he taught the
world how man might be the master Of
his fortune and not its slave.
1hree civilians who received the award
immediately prior to these were Ship
Capts- Creighton. Low and Stauffer of
the merchant vessels Three Bells. Kilby
and Antartic voted valuable gold med
ais as a reward for gallant conduct
In rescuing about 500 Americans from
the wreck of the steamship San Francis
co. in 1883. This ship. carrying the Sd
Artillery. had set out from Fort Wood,
n Y. for California, and had not gone
lar when wrecked on Christmas eve by II
heavy sea. which swept overheard four
officers and 30 men. She then sprung
a leak and was disembarking the re-
mainder OF her passengers when over
taken by a gale in which the plucky sea
captains named came to her rescue. Be-
sides their gold medals. these shippers
were also voted $500. while each mate
was given $500 and each man and boy
aboard 500. These awards were not
made until the sixties.
Commodore Vanderbilt received the
thanks of Congress and gold national
medal in 1862 for presenting his steam