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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
FINE STAG At
CLUB ROOMS
TONIGHT

The arrangements have been COM
pleted for the stag that is to be given
by the Hammond Athletic association
at their club rooms tonight. The pro-
gram is now completed and will be one
of the most interesting that has ever
been seen in this city.
A number of good artists have been
secured from Chicago, including a clogg
dancer. spger and monologue art
list. D. s. Ssosway has been in charge
of the arrangements. He is acting in
this --<eacity as the chairman of the
Z .nertainment committee.
Ihere win be a parallel bar work by
u re Cf q 81 CT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
A SOCIETY EVENT.

One of the leading society events of
the week occurred last evening when
the members of Uniform Rank, K. of P,
entertained at their annual military
ball. A large number of invitations
were issued to Hammond friends and
the attendance at the dance was good
considering the disagreeable weather,
and the many other social attractions.
Informal dancing began at $50 and
continued until 10 O'Clock when the
guests formed for the grand march.
The march was lead by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. +. Mashino. and at this time the
programs were given out. Twelve
dances and four extras composed the
evenings program.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
CAR ATTRACTS
SOME ATTENTION

The passing through Hammond today
of a gasoline electric car, manufactured
by the McKeen Rock people of Omaha
and bound for q place in Ohio. caused
as,se NJ fts-ts 81 asit YES
sscstpt OF a,ami II0I1o s.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
Hickev Conrraty,1atod

Z cc'-< : =
A. J. Hickey of Laporte, who was
elected republican chairman of the
Tenth congressional district yesterday,
received a telegram today from Sena-
tor Beveridge congratulating him upon
his success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
4 BRILLIANT SOCIETY EVENT.

A very charming society function at
which the Hammond friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. McClay were in attendance
occurred last evening when they enter
tained about Sc twenty-five guests at
their beautiful residence in Waltham
street. The entertainment was given
in honor of the ladies of thes Columbia
club, Of which Mrs. McClay is a member,
and their husbands, but many invita-
tions were issued to other friends. 1t
was Mr.. and Mrs. McClay's first 'at
home" at their new Homewood resi-
dence and he home was beautiful with
the simple decorations of flowers and
greens. The parlors were attractive
and ported palms and ferns and i'm
mense punches of pink Killarney roses
and tulips. A dainty color scheme was
carried out in the decorations, which
were simple and artistic The guests
were received by Mr. and Mrs. McClay
and their guest, Miss Mae Swain of
Minneapolis. The entertainment pro-
vided for the evening was cords and
the guests played progressive euchre at
many small tables. Several very beau
tiful prizes were awarded and among
the club members Mrs. John H. Gillett
and Mrs. John E. Fitzgerald received
the honors. The other ladies honors
were awarded to Mrs. Richard Winck-
Ter and Mrs. Fl. F. Meikle. Mr.. W. H.
Gostlin and Mr.. V. S. Reiter received
the gentlemens prizes.
Miss Muriel Wilcox of Conkey ave-
nue. will attend dancing party given
by the Whiting sorority this evening.
Miss Anna Hastings of West State
street was the guest of friends in Chi
rom 7tssssr, Is, d III,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

CaRO- yesterday saw 1le
Hunter" at the Olympic theater.
Mrs. Margaret Hastings of West
Street left yesterday for indianapolis.
where she viii spend few days visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Frank Lyons,
and family. She will also go to Gin
cinnati, O.. to visit friends.
Miss Margaret Adler of Merrilivilie
is spending few days with her Ham
mend friends and relatives.
Mrs Matte Bonney has resigned her
position as saleslady in Ruhstadt's de-
partment store.
Mrs. Hoover and her daughter, Mrs
Hastings are both reported to be quite
i'll at their home, 122 Russell street
which their many friends will be sorry
to learn.
Miss Evans of Detroit. Mich, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Mortimer Gates o.
Webb street, this city, and Mrs. Charles
Daugherty of Crown Point for a few
days en- routeto California, where shs
will spend the remainder of the win
ter.
Mrs Hoffman of Pullman, Ill, is il
Hammond today for the meeting of thu
Fern Leaf Linen club.
Mrs Charles Kreiwitz and Miss Alice
Kreiwitz of South Chicago were tn
guests If Mrs Mary NJ. Huehn and Mis-
Emma Huehn at their home in Logan
street last evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
ENTERTAINMENT.

DR.. and Mrs. Samuel A Bell will be
host and hostess to a large company of
friends this evening at their hne in
Suth Holman street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
SESSION AT CLAY
POOL TAKES PLACE

CONTINUED from Page l.,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
MAN OF MYSTERYS PAST DISCLOSED
Millionaire George Nelson Was Really George n Dunn Who
HopeessIy in Debt Left Chenango Forks, n YSociety
Mans Widow Left Him Fortune.
KNELL TO HOPES OF A GREAT HOST OF
NELSON'S CLAIMING THE ESTATE AS RELATIVES

years ago, when he delivered the
horses here, and was employed by
Bliss Vinton. He had left in Chen
ango Forks his father and mother,
sister, Mabelle, and two uncles, An
drew w. and Bagley T. Dunn. OF
these only Andrew Dunn survives.
For two or three years after his dis
appearance he sent a few brief COM
munications to his old home, but he
gave no opportunity by watch he
might be found, and his friends and
neighbors finally believed that he was
dead.
When Dunn arrived here he called
himself George D. Nelson. AS he
grew in favor with Vinton and Mrs.
Vinton, and finally inherited the Vim
ton estate, there was much specula-
ton as to his antecedents, and the
humble manner in which he had made
his advent in Springfield was recalled.
He told nothing of himself, and be-
money and became heavily involved
in debt.
Mrs. Vinton built hotel and a
theatre, which Nelson managed, and
to which, when they became his prop
erty, he gave his own name. He was
shrewd business man and nearly
doubled the vinton inheritance.
In the light of these developments
it is now clear why Nelson never reg
istered here as voter. He could not
have answered the necessary queries
as to his name, birthplace, ETC., with
out disclosing either his real identity
or committing perjury.
1t was announced after Nelson's
death that his sole heir, George G.
Dunn, was the son of a sister. The
belief exists here that the nephew
and his advisors have permitted the
facts in Nelson's life to become pub
lie in order to set at rest the claims of
those persons named Nelson who as
sert that they are relatiN IS of the
testator. They write from nearly
every part of the country, and one, at
least, came here to enforce his alleged
relationship Frank E. Carpenter,
Nelson's attorney, declined to affirm
or deny the story of his former
clients life. He said that granting
the story to be true, the validity Of
the will was not involved.
THAT document" said he, "can be
broken on only two grounds-un-
sound mind or undue influence. We
are prepared to show that Mr.. Nell
sons mind was absolutely clear, and
that every bequest was inserted at his
express direction and without sugges-
ton from any other person. The
witnesses are wholly disinterested
persons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
CHERRY AND PEEP.

think 1 must tell you about my
two canaries, Cherry and Peep. Cher
ry has brown spots on his tail, and
Peep is all yellow and has very bad
temper. When Cherry begins to sing
Peep flies and pecks at him.
One morning I went in the sitting
room to get book and l saw Cherry
lying half dead on the bottom of the
cage, while Peep was pulling his tail
feathers out as hard as she could.
took Cherry out of the cage and put
him on bed of cotton in a box. In
a week be was we'll again and his
tail feathers grew very fast. Peep
and Cherry have not quarreled since,
but have lived together like good
friends. Katharine Goodridge, in
the New York Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
FEMININE NEWS NOTES.

Grace Kimball, actress, is forty
years old.
A Brooklyn girl died from grief be-
cause she couldn'tbe school teacher.
Mrs A. c. Spreckels, widow of
Claus Spreckels, disinherited her sons,
John D. and Adolph Spreckels.
To make his wife stop too frequent
social calls Jersey City man bur
CARRIED their own home in her alb
sence.
With the assistance of thirty-two
hens Miss Maud L. Loud, Westchester
County, N. Y, pays her way through
college.
There was a fight between rival
factions of the town of Summit, N. j.,
over Miss Connolly, Superintendent
of Schools.
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont gave away
1000 dolls to poor children in New
York City. Each doll wore a vote
For Women" sash.
Miss Ruth E. Granger was chosen
New York district superintendent
unanimously in spite of efforts made
by certain women teachers against
her.
Queen Ena of Spain (Victoria Ena)
is one of the few ladies of the penin-
sula who can lay claim to horseman-
ship. Spanish ladies are averse to
riding.
Miss Dorothy Hesler, of Evanston,
ILL.,, testifying at the court-martial of
Passed Assistant Surgeon Robnett, at
Boston, revealed that she was DR..
Robnett's fiancee.
The suffragette movement has
spread to Italy, and bill by the Gov
eminent purposes to give the fran
chise to women in respect to munich
pal and communal affairs.
Mystery over the death of Miss Luz
ellie Clerk in the Hotel Grenoble, New
York City, was cleared by the state
ment of Coroner Hellenstein of his
belief that the cause was blood poi
soning resulting from an abscess.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

Springfield, Mass. = Disclosures
made concerning the past life of
Springfield's Man of Mystery,
George D. Nelson, who died on Febru-
airy 8, gives a death blow to the
claims of scores of alleged heirs to
the 100000 estate he left. The
result of a careful investigation ap-
pears to show beyond doubt that the
so-called Nelson was really George
Nelson Dunn; that he was born in
Chenango Forks, N. Y, lived there to
manhood, and that he changed his
name and became lost to even his
near relatives because of business
venture in which he sunk all of his
money and became involved in debt.
Hitherto all knowledge of Nelson's
past was that he came here thirty
years ago, driving from the West two
blooded horses purchased by rail-
road president; that Bliss Vinton, a
young society man, gave him a posi-
ton on the Vinton estate, of which he
became manager; that upon the death
of Vinton, Mrs. Emma Goodrich Vim
ton, the widow, who lost both of her
hands in fire, valued his services so
highly that she persuaded him not to
make a marriage he contemplated;
and that upon her death in 1908 he
inherited her entire fortune of $780,
900. Mrs. Vinton's relatives made a
strenuous effort to break the will, but
failed.
Recently Nelson sent for his
nephew, George G. Dunn. of Camden,
Oneida County, N. Y, travelling
salesman for a Rochester company,
and informed him of their relation
ship. He left his entire estate to
George G. Dunn, ignoring his only
surviving brother, Andrew w. Dunn,
a grocer, of Chenango Forks, father
of George G. Dunn; the latter's
brother, William, of Fulton, N. Y,
and Georges sister, who lives in Os-
'wego.
The man so long known as George
D. Nelson was the son of Nelson
Dunn, and was born in 1S45, on a
farm in the town of Greene, Chen
ango County. He was graduated from
a Syracuse business college, and be-
came shipper of butter and eggs to
the New York City market. He was
doing a fine business when he was
ruined by a glut in the butter market
in 1869, at a time when he had just
laid down in New York an especially
large shipment of butter. Disheart-
ened, and believing himself hopeless
ly in debt, he disappeared from Chen
ango Forks.
There is no trace of him for the
next eleven years, and until thirty
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
A MOTHERS SCARE.

Il had an experience with baby on
morning that nearly turned my hair
white with fright, said the mother of
IN infant-and others.
Swallow a pin?" asked the father,
lndifferently, for the child was sleep
ing like a top.
No. l was so busy doing up
Christmas packages that l simply
couldn't get out to give him his daily
airing, and as it was so nice and
sunny in the dining room windows
1ecided to put him out on the fire
escape in the clothes basket to take
his nap. bundled him up well and
left only his face uncovered and then
sat down to do up bundles and tie
On holly. After an hour or so ]
looked out to see what baby was
doing, and, if you'll believe me, tho
little soul was wide awake and trying
his best to lick up the drops of milk
that were leaking down from the
lire escape above. Our neighbors on
he top floor have gone away for the
holidays, and before they left yester.
1ay they forgot to take in a bottle of
t3ilk that stood on the fire escape.
W froze in the night and this morn
rng must have burst in the sunshine
md had been dripping down on baby's
pace for some time. How much he
pad been able to consume, l don't
'fnow, but he was soaked and cold,
put apparently perfectly happy with
fhe novelty-if not the leanliness-
"a his meal. cried over him for half
IN hour. but he's as well as ever
aow."-New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

No tongue can tell how | suffered
for five years with itching and bleed
ing eczema, until / was cured by the
Cuticura Remedies, and am so CRATE
full want the world to know, for
what helped me will help others. My
body and face were covered with sores.
One day it would seem to be better,
and then break out again with the
most terrible pain and itching.
have been sick several times, but
never in my life did l experience such
awful suffering as with this eczema.
had made up my mind that death was
near at hand, and longed for that
time when | would be at rest. hac
tried many different doctors and med
icines without success, and my moth
er brought me the Cuticura Remedies,
insisting that | try them. | began to
feel better after the first bath with
Cuticura Soap. and one application Of
Cuticura Ointment.
Il continued with the Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and have
taken four bottles of Cuticura Resolv.
ent, and consider myself well. This
was nine years ago and ! have had
no return of the trouble since. Any
person having any doubt about this
wonderful cure by the Cuticura Rem
edies can write to my address. Mrs.
Attic Etson. SO Inn Road, Battle
Creek. Mich, Oct. 16. 1909"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

F! There could hardly be a better ex-
ample of the scientific spirit than the
recent application of the methods of
biometry to those excessive minute
animals, the bacteria. c. e. A. Wins
low and Anne Rogers Winslow have,
according to Professor F. P. Gorham,
marked the beginning of new era
in psychological classification and
nomenclature by their studies in this
direction. They have applied the
methods used by anthropologists and
students of variation and heredity to
the definition of the species of bac-
terra. The results are, of course,
technical in their nature, and in
themselves only interesting to stu
dents Of the subject, but they have
a broad general interest because they
serve to assure the public that adj
vance on strictly scientific lines is
being made in the study of those al
most infinitesimal creatures that play
so important part in human life
and everything that human life de-
ponds upon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
A GOOD CHANGE
A Change of Food Works Wonders.

The wrong food and drink causes
lot of trouble in this world. To
change the food is the first duty of
every person that is i'll, particularly
from stomach and nervous trouble.
AS an illustration: A lady in Mo. has,
with her husband, been brought
around to health again by leaving off
coffee and some articles of food that
did not agree with them. They began
using Postum and Grape-Nuts food.
She says:
For a number of years l suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble,
which kept getting worse, until was
very i'll most of the time. About four
years ago | left off coffee and began
taking Postum. My stomach ana
bowels improved right along, but
was so reduced in flesh and so ner-
vous that the least thing would over
come me.
Then l changed my food and be-
gan using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. lived on these two princi-
pally for about four months. Day by
day gained in flesh and strength I'M
til now the nervous trouble has en-
tirely disappeared and / feel that
owe my life and health to Postum and
Grape-Nuts.
Husband is 73 years old and he
was troubled, for a long time, with
occasional cramps, and slept badly.
Finally prevailed upon him to leave
off coffee and take Postum. He had
stood out for long time, but after he
tried Postum for few days he found
that he could sleep and that his
cramps disappeared. He was salts
fed and has never gone back to coffee.
II have brother in California who
has been using Postum for several
years; his whole family use it also be-
cause they have had such good results
from It,"
Look in pkgs. for the little book,
1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" There's a
Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and FUN Of human
interest.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
Increasing in Violence.

Census statistics show that as a
people we are increasing in violence.
From 1902 to 1906 there was an in
crease in the percentage of persons
who came to their end by violence.
In 1902 only 81 per cent. were thus
taken off in every 100. In 1906 it
was rs per cent, while the average
Tor 1901 to 1905 was 6.6 per cent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
The Field of Sports.

The Harrisburg Club has sold In
fielder Owens to the Quincy GILL;
Club.
Dupuis, Wauseka and Houser, of
the Indian football team, are mem
bers, too, of the basketball team.
August Belmont has four trainers
for thoroughbreds which will be cared
for in America, England and France.
The life of Eddie Smith, who will
referee the Nelson-Wolgast fight, has
been insured for $4,000. In the
event Smith dies before the contest
comes on each contestant will receive
$4,000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
About Noted People.

Francis Wilson. the actor, is fifty
six.
Eben Plympton. the actor, is fifty
six.
Charles Dickens, novelist, was born
on February z, 1912.
Ex-Vice-President Fairbanks ar
rived in Berlin for a visit.
Edwin Hawley has acquired con-
troll of the Hooking Valley Railway.
Dennis Trapley, who decided to
patent his discovery Of growing black
roses, says he can grow black cotton
as well.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
Alabama Congressman Sends Check
For Woman Whose Son Was Killed.

Irwin, Pa.-Congressman j. T.
Hefiin, of Alamaba, has sent Burgess
Cribs. of this city, check for Mrs.
Thomas Lawson, whose son, her only
support, was killed recently in a
coasting accident. The Alabaman
wrote that his son had read OF the
accident and persuaded him to make
p contribution.
Congressman Helm is one of the
few remaining "gun carrying" men,
bers of Congress. He is temperance
man.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
Az srage Death Are.

DR.. Ray, the medical officer for the
Dorchester rural district, has reported
n the district council that the aver
'ge age of death in the area of which
e has charge is fifty-eight. The age
steadily rising, and people now on
ne average live fourteen years longer
pan they did in 1901, when the
Ferage age at death was only forty
pur.-London Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

! "A new estimate of the earth's age
has recently been given by Professor
William Morris Davis, of Harvard.
For the usually accepted one hundred
million years he estimates sixty mil
lion years. based on an examination
of the cliffs of Arizona and Utah,
where the time taken to deposit the
strata can be easily computed. Sci
entific American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
Bureau of Manufactures Has Helped
to Sell Millions Worth of Goods.

Washington, D. Cone thousand
letters month from business men of
this country come to the Foreign OPP
portunities" department of the Bu-
reau of Manufactures, which, accord
ing to it's chief, has helped to sell
millions of dollars worth OF goods.
I'VE have just received letter
from manufacturers in Ohio" the
chief of the bureau told the House
Appropriations Committee, thanking
us for enabling them to sell sixteen
carloads of their products in Russia. !"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
Free to Our Readers.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago,
for 4s-page illustrated Eye Book Free.
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Applica-
ton Of the Murine Eye Remedies in Your
Special Case. Your Druggist will tell you
that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes, Strength
Eye Pain, and sells for SOC. Try It in Your
Eyes and in Babys Eyes, for Scaly Eyelids
and Granulation
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
MANY Childrcn Arc sickIx.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in
Children's Home New York, cure Fever
ishness. Headache, Stomach Troubles,
Teethirg Disorders and Destroy Worms
At all Druggists 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

to be removed by an operation or
could not live more than a year,
or two, at most. l wrote Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, for advice. and
took IA bottles of Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and to-
day the tumor is gone and l am a
perfectly well woman. l hope my
testimonial will be of bsnetit to 9TH
ers." = Mrs. S. j. BARBER, Scott,
N. Y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

no better. The
urinary passages
were too fire.
quent and CO.
pious. / could
not attend to my
professional du.
ties. Since using
Doan's Kidney
Pills, however, I
have found such
welcome relief
that l now rec
ommend Doan's
Kidney Pills to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
HIS TRIP TO SEA.

A boy told one of his playmates he
was getting ready to run away to sea.
Several months afterward the boys
met and the playmate wanted to know
if the other had been at sea.
YES" was the reply; 81 was found
out, and went on a whaling expedi-
tion with father. Chicago Record
Herald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

Despite the great demand for it
at home, the United States annually
exports more than 10000, 900 gallons
of turpentine, more than all the rest
of the world combined produces.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
AMERICA A THIRSTY NATION.
Billion Pounds of Coffee Consumed in 1905

ued at $50, 100000, and $16,000,O00
worth of tea. In spirits, wines and
malt liquors the nation touched its
highest record for importation in
1909, consuming foreign products
which were valued at more than $685.
600. 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
GETTING THE MONEY.

"My latest effort is a society play.
The villainess marries the hero for
his money"
But society plays are going out"
"Then I'll make melodrama of it
and have her hit him with a piece of
lead pipe. Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
Mrs. w. X. Housh says:

81 ha We been
completely cured
of a severe fe-
male trouble by
Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound, and
want to recon-
mend it to all suf-
fering women. I"
Mrs. w. X.
HoUsH, z East
view Ave, Gin
cinnati Ohio.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

Radio activity of minerals may be
tested by their effect upon a photo
graphic plate, which will show shad-
ows of metallic objects placed be-
tween it and a specimen of uranium
mineral.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04

London business men will build
an aerodrome to cost $4,000, at
Hendon, one of the suburbs of the
British metropolis.