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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
ELECTION BET RESULTS
FROM hON-TAX PAYMENT
Candidates Winkler and
Martin Are Made Cause
Celebre.

Crown Point, Ind, Oct. S.-The first
election bet was decided here this week
and aside from its being the first wa
ger of the campaign it revealed an in
teresting fact regarding q couple of the
men who seek an office at the hands
of the voters of Lake county. The wa
ger was the result of an argument be-
tween two men, one of whom said he
could name two democratic candidates
whose names do not appear on the rec
ords taxpayers. although they have
been residents OF the county long
enough to have been assessed. This
started the argument which resulted in
the money changing hands when an
inspection of the county treasurer's tax
duplicates showed that Chief Joseph
Martin. the democratic opponent of
Thomas Grant, and Richard Winkler.
who aspires to be clerk of the circuit
court. are not taxpayers, even to the
extent of paying poll tax. It is diff
cult TO see Just how these gentlemen
can hope for the vote OF honest men
who help to bear the tax burdens of
Lake county. Winkler, of course, is a
newcomer to the county, but has been
here long enough to have gained his
residence and to have been assessed,
diamonds and has recently purchased
an automobile, so 1t seems though
he should walk up to the captains Of
fee and pay his taxes like any other
man-Crown Point Register.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08

ARE SCARCE
THIS FALL

There is a scarcity of vegetables
this fall, and no one seems to be able
to state the exact reason. One mer-
chant will say that the weather was
to blame and another that the farm
ers are raising less than before.
There is a scarcity throughout the en-
tire west.
One thing is certain. the late rains
are making cabbage and the people
this winter can we'll afford to live on
sauer kraut. The water melon sea
son is about over and the melon crop
has been unusually good. Quite a
lot of grape fruit is sold in Joliet and
varies in price from day to day, as it
is not considered necessity.
Potatoes are coming in more freely
from Michigan, selling today at one
dollar and ten cents a bushel. There
is a great scarcity of apples which
are now averaging sixty cents bush
ell. They are much in demand. What
ever may be the cause of the lack of
vegetables it has been the means of
making the prices as high, If not high
er than ever before in the Calumet
region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
MOTOR BOAT
CLUB RACE
TOMORROW

It all depends on the engine in the
Louisa A" motor boat. owned by See
stadt Bros. and VIM. Leytze. whether
the club will hold its final race OF the
season tomorrow. The club members
will not know until tomorrow morning
whether the race will be run tomorrow
or next Sunday.
The Louisa 81 has a new engine,
which the owners have been trying
had to break in, and they do not
want to enter the race unless the ma
chine is in good running order. The
other competitors in this race are the
Dragon. owned by Moonshower Bros.
and the Fizz. owned by E. J. Miller.
The race will lie over a twenty five
mile course. beginning at the club
house and going west on the river to
the South Chicago harbor and return.
Grant Hunter. Seestadt Bros. and E.
J. Miller went into partnership to build
a large boathouse between Holman
street and Johnson street on the south
side of the river. The boathoise has
seven stalls, three of which may be
rented.
Complaint is being made by boat
owners about petty thievery going on
along the river. Small, but valuable
articles are being taken from the
boats after the thieves break into the
boat houses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
VETERAN SALOOhKEEPER
.REIIRES FROM BUSINESS
John Schwab Sells Business
on Holman Street to
Theo. Pohlplatz.

John Schwab, one of the old resi-
and business men of Hammond, has
retired from business and has sold his
saloon to Theodore Pohlplatz. who was
formerly employed by him. The trans
fer will not take place until the first
of the year, however
John Schwab has built up a fortune
that is estimated to be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 to $40. 1000 in the past
twenty years, and has always had the
reputation of keeping a clean orderly
place. He has the confidence of a large
circle of friends, who will be glad to
know that he now finds it possible to
retire and take lifeeasier.
1t is understood that Mr.. Schwab and
his wife will spend a great deal of their
time in travel in the next year. Mr..
Schwab's health has not been the best
and he feels the need of a change.
Theodore Pohlplatz, who Will run
the saloon, has been employed in the
past by Schwab. and is expected to
keep up the good reputation the place
has.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
c. B. SILVER
WINS THE
LAWN PRIZE

The East Side Improvement associa-
tion, an organization that has secured
results. met last night. A great deal
of time was spent by the members in
felicitating themselves on what they
have been able to accomplish.
The purchase of the east side park
the widening of Calumet avenue and
the general Improvement of the lawns
are some of the things that have been
pointed to as having been accomplish
ed by the organization.
The winners in the lawn contest
were announced at this meeting. They
are as follows: C. b. Silver, 655 May
street, first prize; William Kahl, IFS
Michigan avenue, second prize; Nick
Lynch. 442 Sibley street. htird prize.
The price consisted of s5. which was
offered by the organization and SIS do
mated by Mayor Becker, and 1t was sur
prising what a difference offering OF
this prize made in the appearance OF
theeastside.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
DOGS IN RAID ON
BIG SHEEP FLOCK
Farmers in Greek Townships
Incensed at Devastation
of Flocks.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Lowell, Oct. s.-One of the worst
cases of sheep running and killing in
this neighborhood occurred last Thurs
day night when pack of dogs killed
81 sheep in a flock belonging to Neil
Brown. Mr.. Brown estimates his loss
at $155. Thus far the owners of the
dogs could not be ascertained, but the
killing has had the effect of stirring up
the authorities to make delinquent
owners pay their dog taxes. Dogs are
devastating fiocks of sheep galore. Al
ready a number of dog owners have
been brought into court where their
last years tax cost them from seven
to twelve dollars. Killers as the dogs
who kill sheep are known as one of
the worst enemies of the sheep raiser.
He is never safe against, and once a
pack of killers enter a flock, they never
desist until every dog has killed at
least number of sheep.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08

WILL ADD To
PHARMACY.

In order to take care of the greatly
increased business that Summers
pharmacy has been doing. the proprie-
tor. Vern Summers. has induced the
Holman estate to build second story
addition, 25x25, on the rear of his
store
The new addition will be used for
stock room and laboratory and will
make it possible to extend the store
room back for a considerable distance.
New show cases are to be put in both
along the wall and in the center of
the room and the result will be that
the store will have a splendid sales
room.
Summers expects to put in very
much enlarged soda fountain. and this
drinks. He even proposes to put in
sandwiches and coffee so that the busi-
ness man can get his noon day lunch
there.
The proposed improvement will add
greatly to the appearance OF the store
and will relieve the congestion that is
now caused by the limited floor space.
The contract for the new addition
was let to George Pearson. who will
commence work on the job at once.
Summers is convinced that the business
outlook for the coming year is good
enough to warrant the extra expend-
iture of money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
NOVEL CHURCH
EVENT TAKES
PLACE TO-DAY

Gary is to witness a strange and un-
usual sight this afternoon as the
Church of Christ in Tolleston is built
in five hours. Martha Stout Trimble
the only woman minister in the city
has out dared all the men in attempting
to build the church on Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. George Franklin, who is employ
ed by Contractor Hess is acting fore
man and he says that not stick shall
be touched till one o'clock. and by six
the building will be ready for occu-
pancy.
The Carpenters Union of Gary and
Tolleston will send delegations and the
Electricians from ammond will come
over in auto. and at the promised
time the wires will be strung.
Mr.. Shaw of the Electric Light Com
pany has become so interested in the
project that he is to be on the ground
and see that all goes through well
from the electric light company's end
of the work.
The ladies of the church are getting
dinner ready which will be served to
the workmen and the reporters at the
completion of the work. The piano
and the chairs will be on the ground
and the room will be made ready for a
service which will take the form of a
jubilee this will be conducted by Mrs.
Trimble and she will preach special
sermon.
Next Sunday the 10th. Mr.. c. ].
Sharp, minister of the Church of Christ
in ammond will take charge of a dedi-
cation week which will be unusual in
its plan and scope. Preaching every
night by Mr.. Sharpe. special music and
an educational revival
| Mr. Crosse the ever ready photo
grapher will be on the ground to take
| pictures of the church as it goes up.
Representatives of the Gary News
Bureau will cover the event for a syndi-
| cate of papers.
| This is the most unique event in
church building ever attempted in this
part of the country
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
UNMUzzLEO DOGS
SHOT BY POLICE

Three more unmuzzled dogs were
killed yesterday afternoon in addition
to the seven that had been killed in the
forenoon. Several time the police
came in for a round share of abuse by
dog owners, who could not see where
they had been at fault by letting their
brutes run at large
For several days the business dis
trict was nearly rid of the pests, but
today there was an unusual number at
large again, the dogs seemingly know
ing that they are safe among the
pedestrians where the police won't dare
to shoot them
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
CHOIR ORGANIZES.

The choir of the First Baptist CHURCH
under the leadership of Mrs. j. E. Sharp
has become large and prosperous. At
the close of its regular meeting last
evening it became evident that it was
necessary to perfect an organization.
The Rev. ]. E. Sharp. the pastor, was
asked TO preside and the organization
was completed with the following mem
bers as officers.
Mrs. F. Stakemiller. president.
Miss Lillian Smith, secretary.
Laverne Kimball, treasurer.
Walter Webster librarian.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
DIR. HAYWARD'S
BACHELOR PARTY

A. number of the bachelor friends of
DR. Harry B. Hayward Will go TO Chi
cago tonight, where they will partici-
pate in a little pre-nuptial party. This
month DIR. Hayward expects to be mar
'ried to Miss Josephine Badenoch of
Chicago and the fact is generally ap-
preciated that in his becoming a bene-
dict bachelordom loses one of its best
fellows.
The festivities will be carried on in
true and ancient form and nothing will
be lacking TO make the affair memoir
able one. AS to the place of celebrat-
ing. the instructions are follow the
crowd"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
DATE FOR OPENING
. ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

The exact date of the opening of the
White Store will not be known for
several days. 1t all depends upon how
fast the goods which have been or
dered are received.
Boxes are coming in every hour or
so, but it takes a good deal of time
to build up a stock that will be re-
quired in a store of this size and then
get it on display.
1t is probable, however, that the
opening will take place along about
the middle of the month. Manager
Cohen is working night and day in ar
effort to get his force of employees or
ganized and the store ready for the
public.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
REAL ESTATE
rs ACTIVE.

There have been no big deals in real
estate circles during the past week, but
there has been a healthy activity in
the sale of lots in the residential dis
trict.
Both in Hammond, where there are
several subdivisions on the market, and
in West Hammond. where the West
Hammond realty company is booming
things. a number of sales have been
made in lots
The announcement of the plans for
building a two-story building on South
Holman street by DR.. II. C. Groman
and Gus Muenich is the most notable
development of the week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
CHAIRMAN
RETURNS FROM
CAPITAL

F. r. Schaaf returned from Indian
apolis otday and brought back the in
formation that the republicans in Lake
county can have everything they want
in the way of speakers.
He made bid for Roosevelt, and 1t
is very probable that the ex-presi-
dent viii make a speech in Gary. This
will be the greatest meeting Of the
campaign, and with Roosevelt in de-
loand all over the United States 1T will
be great stroke if he can be induced
to come to Gary
Schaaf came back full of enthusiasm
over the progress that has been made
in the campaign so far.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
BENEFIT MUSICALE.

Eugene Thomas, together with other
out-of-town talent, will give a musi-
cal for the benefit of the Baptist church
building fund at the Baptist church
on Oct. 27. The entertainment will be
given under the auspices of the choir
and tickets will be put on sale at once.
Prof Thomas has attached but one con-
dition to his services. which will be
free ,to-wit: that at least one hundred
tickets must be sold. The tickets will
be sold at fifty cents, and the members
of the choir feel confident that this the
required number, and many more can
easily be disposed of for the high class
concert.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
ANOTHER DOG
BITES LAD
YESTERDAY

Norman Bridge, son of the county sur
veyor. w. F. Bridge. was bitten yes
terday afternoon while playing with a
strange dog in the Bridge yard. The
dog, which is apparently of the ordfn-
airy mongrel type, seemed good natured
at first. but snapped the young man
in the hand after he had teased for a
while.
In view of the mad dog scare. espe-
ecially in the south end of the city, Mr..
Bridge has been advised not to overlook
while not badly. lacerated, bled quite
profusely from the wound. Mr.. Bridge
himself was inclined this morning to
pay no attention to the incident, saying
that the dog did not act like ami
NAL affected with the rabies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
DEMOCRATS
LISTEN TO
BEvER|OGE
Feature Of Beveridge Cam
paign Is the Large Number
of Democrats Who Attend
the Senator's Meetings
Many Promise Votes.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. s.-Finley p.
Mount. a Republican candidate for at
torney general. has been campaigning
with Senator Beveridge during the past
wee, and he dropped in at republican
state headquarters, yesterday, long
enough to mae report on what he had
seen on the trip. And his report was
interesting.
this one said Mr.. Mount. The peo-
pc turn out in great numbers to hear
Senator Beveridge and they pay the
closest attention that I have ever seen
given to any campaign speaker in my
life. During the entire week there was
not day or night when the hall in any
city was large enough to hold the
crowds that came out. We held two
open air meetings, one at Monticello
and the other at Rochester. and 1T is
IContiuued on mage seyen1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
DR.. GROMANS BABY
IS BETTER NOW

DR.. H c. Groman reports that his
baby, who was badly burned by hot
water day before yesterday, is doing
fairly we'll 1t is expected that the
crisis will come in four or FIVE days.
when a toxic condition is likely to de-
velop that may prove fatal.
The history of these cases is that
when a person has one-third of the
skin surface burned that the chance of
recovery are doubtful. In this case the
baby has more than one-third of the
skin surface burned, but the parents
are hoping against hope that the child
will be able to pull through. The next
five days will be anxious ones for Dr.
and Mrs. Gronlan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
PRIESTS ESTATE TO
GO TO HIS PARISH
The Late Father Zumbuelte
Said to Have Left $4O,-
900 to the Church.

The estate of the late Rev Matthias
Zumbuelte of Hanover Center who died
suddenly in Hamond on the fifth of
this month, is said TO have been left
to the church at Hanover Center, with
the Rev. H. NJ. Plaster OF Hammond as
the executor.
When asked for a verification of the
report the Rev Plaster this morning
declined to make a statement saying
that the matter would become public in
due time
The estate is according to unofficial
reports valued at $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
PURTELLE
CONFERS WITH
ATTORNEY

Eugene Purtelle, the rpomoter OF the
Northwestern Indiana Traction COM
pany. was in the city Wednesday for a
conference with his attorney. He went
over a statement which had been pre-
pared and made some corrections
Then instead of sumbitting il to the
papers he took it to Chicago for the
purpose of making other corrections.
This statement has been in the process
of preparation for the past three
weeks. aAd. as yet. there is no pros
pect that it will be given out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
THE TIMES
BUSINESS RESUME

The financial market exhibits
better tone.
r.. G. Dun and Co. state that's ssThe
industrial and mercantile outlook
IL better than statistics of actual
transactions fndicate.v
Corn crop estimated to be largest
ON record.
Clothing markets. take ON boom.
Steel wire businens shows 20 Per
cent improvement over last year but
pig iron shows no variation.
Bradstreets an general conditions.
Improvement I'm tone rather than
enlargement In demand.o
Low levels in steel prices now
reached and market becomes frmer.
Good crops with attendant spend
ing power brings excellent pros
poets for steel and manufacturing
lines. *<
No further reccssions I'm industries.
Transportation returns show large
railroad business.
steel companies accumuIating In
quiries from railroads for raw and
finished steel, pig Iron, cars and
equipments showing Immediate
needs and presnging the placing of
large and Important contracts.
Dry goods trade improves but
crrtaiIment of cotton production still
noted.
As far ns demand for money for
new enterprises and Investments Is
concerned 1t remains the same.
Bank clearfnEs are better.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
SUES FOR $4,000
IN DAMAGES

suit filed late yesterday after
noon in which Roy c. Merrick. admin
istrator of the estate of Charles H
Rector, has brought an action against
the Inland Steel company to recover
100000
The accident which led to the death
of Rector is alleged to have taken
place on Feb. IS, 1910. Rector is q
machinist and was making repairs or
the blooming mill conveyor when il
was started in motion and injured hin
in such a way that he died.
The deceased was getting SIPS
month at the time of his death and he
leaves a widow and two children At
torney d. ]. Moran and Kruse & Pedel
are the attorneys who filed the case
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08

Because he found letters from his
sweetheart to another man of whom he
was Jealous, Thomas Albert Butler, 81
years old a switchman employed In the
Kirk yards swallowed two ounces of
carbolic acid and was found dead by
workmen going TO the mills this morn
ing
The scene of the suicide occurred in
the vicinity of the General Electric
hotel between Fourth and Fifth ave-
Continued on page fve)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
TEACHERS
HOLD THEIR
MEETING

The teachers Of North, Calumet and
ST. John township, and of the towns OF
Griffith, Highlands and Munster, mat
In Hammond today for their regular
institute. F. f. HIGHWAY, the county
superintendent. was present and pre-
sided. The program as outlined at the
last session was carried out today.
superintendent Heighway believes in
getting out with the teachers for ev-
cry session If possible to meet them
personally and dA@cssss their individual
problems with each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
POST DENIES
THAT RACE
IS ALL OFF
Aeroplane Contest Deferred,
However, Until Sunday
Chicago Evening Post De-
clares There Will Be Three
Entrants.
REVISED AERO
RACE PLANS

start will be made from Haw-
thorne park at o'clock Sunday.
Route will be the same as. pre-
viously announced by THE TINES
Three aviators will be entered.
A real attempt will be made to
reach New York.
Time of arrival at Hammond, be-
tween 3:20 and p m.
East Chicago, FIVE minutes later;
Gary, ten minutes later.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
Game Called Up.

Harry Portz, manager of the Ham
mond football team. said today that the
game for tomorrow has been called off
because of the inability of some of the
local players to participate in tomor-
rows game He said that there would
bs game on Sunday, Oct. 1s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE
GOES UP IN SMOKE
Chicago Man Loses Valuable
Machine Between Ham
mond and E. Chicago.
SEASONS AUTO ACCI-
DENTS IN REGION
KILLED IN REGION. 8
INJURED IN REGION. .92
AUTOS WRECKED. D..... .94


East Chicago, Oct. S.-A blazing auto
mobile brought out the fire department
and held up street car traffic for some
time on the green line last evening.
The incident occurred in Forsythe ave-
nue. near the canal bridge The ma
chine was the property of John l.
Smith, 422 Ashland boulevard, Chicago
and was valued al $4,000. With the
exception of the engine which the fire.
CONTINUED on page hve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08

The reports to the effect that the
Chicago-New York aeroplane race has
been called off and that only one man
will make an effort to fly all of the
distance, are strenuously denied by the
managing editor of the Chicago Even
ing Post. The race has. however, been
postponed until Sunday afternoon and
will begin at o'clock on that day in
stead of today.
TIMES representative had the Post
on the wire this morning and learned
that a bonafide start will be made by
three entrants in the race. These are
willard Curtiss and Ely, all flying Cur
tiss machines.
I'VE cannot guarantee that all of the
lCnntinued on rane dveA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
LETTERS
CAUSE Of
SUICIDE
Switchman Found Dead as a
Result of Drinking Fatal
Potion Near Gary This
Morning Thomas Butler
Jealous of Sweetheart.
HIS NAME
WAS LAWLIS.

The following note was found on
the suicide today and is in possess
sion OF Coroner Shnnixlin:
my name IN Charles LavvIis, home
In salt Lake City. L have no people.
l used the name Butler because
had no good railroad recOmaen nda-
tions of my own. have no help
nor no friends goodbye
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
Chicken Dinner.

Special for Sunday: Chicken dinner.
roast veal, sweet potatoes. cranberry
pie, ice cream, at the Central Park res
taurant Philip Either, prop.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-08
Latest News

Lisbon, Oct 8.-The Secuo, republican newspaper
that King Manuel tried to commit suicide at Ma
fra after his fight from Lisbon but prevented by his
mother.