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The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31
Land Congress Picnic.

Please keep in mind the Lana Congress Picnic to be held aV Highland, on June 11th, l9lO' The management of the r. % N W. Ky, will be at conslderaole expense getting accommodations for the crowd. The Governor and other able speakers have promised to come and we should all do all We can to make this a success. Come and bring lltiie family. Bring your oaske's' Barbecued meats will De lui nished. but the crowd Will Ut large, so bring along something to help feed them. If you inlenu to go you can help the mahaso s,r ment of the road by senalh,s word to Mr. Helbig so thal ilo m can better arrange for cars " accommodate the crowd. No", o, altogether! Push the plcnio Talk the picnic. and everyguus g',us go. Remember the date' oun0 11th. .h
 A. M. Ellsworth Vice. Pres. Nevada County Lan0
 Enraorrncc
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31
Nashville, Tenn, Damaged by Storm.

Nashville, Tenn, May 31-A hail and wind storm, which lasted less than ten minutes, and which swept territory in and near Nashville less than mile wide and four miles long. caused damage to the amount of many thousand dollars.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31

5t. Petersburg to Fight Cholera.
 St. Petersburg, May 31.-The city council has appropriated $223,OOO for preliminary expenditures in the fight against cholera.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31
Child ExpIodes Tornedo.

Hamilton, O.. May 3O.-Rose Nc Kinney, five years old, found a rail- road torpedo beside the track and cracked it with stone. It exploded and the child lost one eye and her face and hands were badly lacerated.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31

Ed Barefield fits spectacles right. Try him.
 For oak posts Lhone IS.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31
The Prescott Daily News
 PC8LSsHED BY The News Printing Go.

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postoffice at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress-, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-31

For drop-siding, flooring any ceiling, ph one Is.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27

AGENT IN
An ESCAPE

John Brennan. agent of the indie
pendent Brewing company. came very
near being killed this morning in a
most unusual manner. That he es-
capped without a scratch is little more
than good luck.
In placing one of the heavy iron
beams on the interior OF the old part
of the Taper block the ironworkers
showed it against the front wall of the
building, and then after making place
for it ito rest hammered it to make it
the proper length.
The result was that a piece OF orna
uental stone on the adjoining bull linz
was Jared loose and fell to the side
walk. John Brennan happened to lie
walking by and the heavy stone brush
ed his shoulder and missed hitting him
by not more than an inch.
The accident was one that would
not have happened once in lifetime,
and outside of the fact that the or1a-
mental stone Will have to be rcpla ced
there was little damage done
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
GREAT WISCONSIN
LAND OPENING
$780, 900 Acres In Sawyer County, Wis
cOnsin, Released for Settlement.
$3.50 TO $40 PER ACRE AND EASY
TERMS.

Yielding to- the urgent and unceas-
Ing demands of homeseekers, the lum-
Der interests have at last released for
settlement an enormous acreage of rich
undeveloped land in the heart of Wis
consin's great .dairying and big crop
migration Company of Chippewa Falls.
Wis, has. secured this great body of
land and is offering remarkable induce
ments to settlers and Investors The
land is equal in productive power to
land that commands 500 to $3.50 per
pany is selling off this land at the re-
markedly low valuation of $3.50 to $40
per acre.
The terms are one-fourth to one
third cash and the balance in ten years.
This Is an opportunity unparalleled
In recent years. A man with a few
to win can get one of these splendid
farms and be Independent in a few
years. There Is timber to be cleared
away. but much of it Is valuable hard
wood. which can be turned into money
at the nearby sawmills.
The timber can thus be made to pay
for the land and provide lumber for
farm buildings and fences.
Settlers in the Round Lake country
railroad facilities, telephone and mail
service schools, churches and good
nesn6Grfs It nd Is tSe e pres Ct
Hundreds are headed for the Round
Lake country. Sawyer County. deter
mined to get fresh start in a new
ground floor opportunity"
Free books maps and
!. !: 3.
N@EHRN full information re-
Z4NH#&x<N garding the great de-
fHEazxx Nvelopment plans now I'M
t#:yYCfHtyZ%t der way. can be secured
tzsS&t3f by addressing the local
W1& &#EW representative of the
W@N&XSV American Immigration
Co.
GOSTLIN, MEYN & co.
COR. STATE AN HOFFMAN, SIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
HAMMOND LADY
WAS VERY POPULAR
Lafayette Friends Hear of
Mrs. Ketcham's Death
With Sadness.

In speaking of the death of Mrs.
Frank Ketcham of this city, the Laf-
ayette Journal says:
A telegram was received yesterday
morning by Mrs. Mary Irion of Smith
street telling of the death of her
daughter. Mrs ak Ketchum, at
Hammond. The tvaegram stated that
death had occurred at $50 o'clock, but
no other details have been learned. The
death is an extremely sad one and
Mrs. Irion is completely Frustrated by
her bereavement Mrs. Ketchum was
born in Lafayette thirty-six years ago.
About nineteen years ago she mar
ried Ketcham in this city. Mr.. Keteham
was then employed on the Monon rail
road, but he now holds a responsible
position with the Indiana Harbor rail
road. Mrs. Ketcham. whose nader
name was Annie Irion, had many
friends in this city. She had many fine
qualities and a generosity of spiri
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
POLICE ENFORCE RULE

The police are now enforcing the
regulation that all automobiles must
stop on the right side of the street
This rule is being enforced by the po-
lice officers. and when machine is
stopped on the left side of the street
the owner is ordered to turn it around
The traffic on Hammond streets has
become so great that 1t is now neces-
sary~>< enforce this order. For in
stance, if man is going north on
Holman street he cannot pull over to
the left side of the street and stop his
car without turning it so that it will
be pointing southwark.
The theory is that when man starts
his car he either goes ahead with the
stream of traffic the right hand side
of the street or turns around and finds
himself in the stream of traffic on the
other side of the road
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27

The closing contests in the Hammond
Bowling League tournament between
the Simplex and H. A. A. teams and
the Lion store and Homewood fves
played on Cox's alleys last night proved
to be the most exciting games rolled
during the tournament.
A crowd of about 100 local men gath
cred TO witness the closing contests
The house was packed, and even the
stairs were damned full of enthusiastic
men, who were interested in the sport
Many were disappointed when they ar
rived at the alleys to find that they
could not possibly get close enough to
witness the games.
About s o'clock the teams entered
and made their way through the crowd
to the players benches. From the time
the first ball was rolled down the al
ley. every mans eye was conferred
upon the bowlers. The crowd went
wild at times when the games became
so close that 1t required perfect bow
ling to win out.
The Simplex team won first prize in
the tournament and stood head and
shoulders above any other contesting
team. IN last nights contest with the
H. A. A. five the Simplex team took
all three games, but 1t required some
excellent bowling for them to do it.
The Simplex team also won the S. prize
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
SIMPLEX WINS CITY BOWLING
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

given to the team making the highest
team score
In losing three games the H. A. A.
team was forced to roll another three
game series with the Homewoods, the
two teams being tied for second place
After the regular games had been disr
posed of and the awarding of the prizes
had been settled. the H. A. A. and
Homewoods lined up for the roll off for
second place. Again the crowd became
restless and cheers rang out for both
teams. Some of the players were
nervous at the start of the contest,
but toward the end, when every pin
counted. the men settled down and roll
ed the best they knew how. The Home
woods won out in the first game, but
the other two went to the H. A A.
five and they were given second place.
The Lion store and Homewood fives
contest was both interesting and excit-
ing, all three games ending with a close
score. Conkey's high score of 22S won
the SIS prize awarded the man rolling
the highest SCORE during the tourna-
ment
The tournament held on Cox's alleys
was success, and 1T did more to es-
tablish interest among the local bow
lers than any other bowling event ever
pulled off in Hammond. All business
men are interested in the sport, and
the alleys at Cox's are kept busy at all
times. Mr.. Cox stated today that he
expected to start a two-man bowling
tournament next week. The contest
ants will be given out later. Follow
ing is the list of prizes awarded. off,
cial scores made in the contests last
night and the correct standing of the
| teams:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
FUNERAL Of
MRS. SMALLEy
TOMORROW

Many friends of the J. d. Smalleys
gathered at their home last night to
view the body of Mrs. Smalley, who
died yesterday morning. Preliminary
funeral services were held under the
auspices OF the Christian Science body,
she having been considerably interest
ed in the teachings of Christian Sci
ence
Many beautiful floral pieces were re-
ceived at the home and were sent from
there to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where
the funeral Will be held tomorrow The
body was taken away on the 1919 Erie
last night DR. E NJ. Shanklin, past
exalted ruler of the Hammond lodge
b. p. o. F.. of which Mr. Smalley is a
member, accompanied the body to Upper
Sandusky for the Elks.
Elks acted as pail bearers and others
marched in a body ahead Of the hearse
from the house to the depot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
To HENEW
BUILDING
OPERATIONS

1t is expected that the building OPP
erations which have been delayed on
account of the unreasonable weather
will will take on a renewed activity
as a result of the appearance of the
sun and the disappearance of the rain.
On nearly all of the buildings in the
city that were in the course of con-
struction, the bad weather has delayed
operations. 1t was impossible to work
on either the inside or the outside of
the new court house.
The work on the Taper building
was suspended for a couple OF days in
spite of the fact that the building is
under roof. The work on residences
and fat buildings was greatly delayed.
and it is possible that building opera
lions in the city have been delayed for
two weeks as result of the rain.
Contractors say that the farmers are
not the only losers as result of the
cold weather and rain
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
MARTIN DENIES THE
CURRENT RUMORS
Fight Over West Hammond
Election Increases in It's
Bitterness.

Martin Finneran. clerk of the West
Hammond village board, went to Chi
cago today to look after his election
contest which he expects to be filed in
the Cook county court today.
The West Hammond village board
meets tomorrow night and the feat
ure of the meeting will be the boards
action in the matter of the election
contest as far as the trustees are con-
cerned. In contests of this nature the
board is the court OF last resort as
far as the contesting trustees are con-
cerned. Taking into consideration the
complexion of the incumbent board, the
prediction in West Hammond was that
the board would seat the candidates of
the peoples ticket. and that the votes
of the six trustees will be divided, 4
to in favor of the peoples ticket
against the independent democrats. The
Illinois law, however. takes the con-
test for the office of village clerk out
of the hands of the board and puts ii
into the hands of the county court. The
peoples ticket in the trustee contest
enjoys an unusual advantage, in that
John Giczewski, a candidate on the
peoples ticket, is already a member Of
the incumbent board and can vote to
lssucceed himself
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27

which endeared her to all. She was al
ways charitable and considerable, a de-
voted wife and good mother. A large
number of friends are left to mourn her
loss. Besides her husband and moth
err three children survive, Fannie May,
Mildred and Grace Ketcham, and the
following brothers and sisters, John NJ.
and Christian Irion and Mrs. Frank
KHAN of this city, and Mrs. Edward
Frawley of South Chicago. The re-
mains will be brought to this city for
interment."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
JOHN F. HUFFMAN
GETS PATENT

John F. kaufman. the street com
missioner of Hammond. has received
patent at the United States patent
office on a contrivance for cleaning
sewers. The fact that the Hammond
street commissioner has become an in
ventor is a matter of surprise to his
friends.
Just what he expects to do with his
new apparatus is not known. but the
suggestion Is ventured that his expert
ence in the street cleaning department
will probably make his invention q
valuable one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
PROPOSITION
rs DELAYED
ONCE MORE

The proposition for the opening of
State Line street seems to be suffering
as a result of the various activities
ee the city officials In the first place
the matter was delayed for the reason
that the city officials we mcerpota
that the city officials were compelled
to circulate the remonstrance against
annexation by East Chicago and now
the matter has ben laid over for the
reason that the city officials are all in
Indianapolis attending the democratic
state convention.
1t is said that the matter will not
come up again until Monday, wher
Attorney John Gavit will again take
up the matter Of adjusting some OF
the assessments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
HAMMOND
FOLK ATTEND
FUNERAL

Ar -ag the Hammond friends and rel
atives of DR.. and Mrs. II. e. Sharrer.
who accompanied the latter to Delphi
for the funeral there today of Mrs.
Catherine Sharrer, mother of DIR. Shar-
rer, are MI and Mrs. Hugh Meikle, Mr..
and Mrs. w. f. Bridge Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Krinbfll. Mrs. c. A. Smith and
DR. w II. Davis. The services took
place at ? o'clock this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27


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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
Threats and Intimidations.

Members of the Independent party
say that threats and intimidations have
been made by followers of the peoples
party to the village board in order to
assure a favorab BILE vote tomorrow night
for the candidates of the peoples tick
ct
The West Hammond village election
was held a week ago yesterday and
was unusual in that the Australian bal
lot contained the name of only the can
didates on the independent ticket, the
naffes of the candidates on the peoples
ticket and citizens ticket having been
omitted because they failed to make
the proper returns after the primaries
had been held.
Finneran denied the report that he
has withdraw his contest. Finneran
said to a TIMES reporter this morning.
You may say for me that l am going
to see this thing through I have not
decided to drop the contest. and I don t
propose to do So"
report had been circulated was to
the effect that Martin Finneran had
decided to withdraw and permit Ignatz
Mankowski become the clerk of the
village of West Hammond. This would
also have meant the eelctfon of Paul
Kamradt, John Gozewski and Joe Ok
ray
The fight in West Hammond over the
election is growing more bitter every
day. There are charges and counter
charges made against the leaders on
both sides. and both sides seem deter
mined to have it out with the other.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27

Prize Winners
Simplex. first prize. ST.
II. A. A, second. $f1.
Homewoods. third, SIS.
Simplex team high score. 92e. IS.
Walter Conkey's high individual
score. 22s, SIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27
FATE OF PLANT IS
STILL IN DOUBT
Hammond May Lose A. c.
Torbett & Co.'s Repair
Plant Here.

NO decision has been reached as to
of A c. Torbet & Co.." said F. NJ
Pratt of the Chicago law firm of Peck,
Miller & Starr, who have charge of
the property.
Mr.. d. Gring purchased the plant
and is undecided whether he will dis
mantle the local plant and sell the ma
chinery or go ahead with the business
of repairing engines"
Mr.. Pratt went on to say that Mr..
Gring has had a great deal of expert
ence in the business. and it is possible
Grafton of the plant.
The suggestion was made to him that
in view of the fact that most of Mr..
Gring's interests are in the east. where
he owns couple of railroads. he might
decide to move the plant to that section
of the country.
City May Lose Plant.
Mr.. Pratt refused to confirm this sug-
gestion. and said that it would be a
couple of weeks before a definite de-
cision would be reached in the matter
| 1t is thought from what can be gath
cred of the intent and purpose of the
! owner. that the A. C. Torbet Co. will
be thing of the past so far as Ham
mond is concerned. This will mean the
! loss of a small industry.
However, no definite information is
at hand. and in the absence of more au-
thentic information, the epople of Half
mond will have to await development
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27

You will say that Lavender Cigar
cannot be beat. If you try one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-27

Try a Lavender Cigar. It's Eoods
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
PAYS TAFT A VISIT
IN METECRIC FLIGHT
BritOn Remains in America
Thirty-eight Hours.
BUSHES HERE ON FAST SPECIAL

Leaving London On the Mauretania
Last Saturday, w. r. Holt, OF the
Daily Mail, Reaches New York
Friday-Comes TO Capital and Sees
baltimore and Philadelphia.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17

familiar in the '7Gs and SOS, the heyday
of the school Of American humorists-
It is fully six years since Landon at
tempted any writing. His last humorous
publication, ELI Perkins on Money" was
put out in 1888. IL is necessary 10 90
good many years back of that to find the
dates of the books on which his reputa-
ton rested His Saratoga in 1901, pub
Iished, despite its title, in 1870 was the
first of these. Then came a History OF
the Franco-Prussian War" and in 1910
collection of skits entitled Wit Humor.
and Pathos."
The later books written or compiled by
Landon we're wit and HumOr Of the
Age" 1880; Kings of Platform and Pull
pit" 1887; Thirty Years Of Wit" 1880,
and the monetary book already men
toned
Born in Easton. n. Z. in September.
'ISSs, Landon went 10 Union College and
was graduated there in 1861. Very shortly
afterward he enlisted on the Union side
in the civil war His chief active service
was on the staff OF Gen. A. +. Chetlain.
He saw much service. and remained in
the army until 1854 He resigned before
the war was ended, but al the time when
the outcome was plain. He reached the
grade OF major.
At the end of the war Landon went into
affairs in the South He followed the
theory that good business opportunities
| offered In that district upon the cessation
| OF hosfilities. He made successful invest
ments in Southern property. but DIG not
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
MORNING CHIT-CHAT.

~ the o he
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who thinks to keep
burytng herself broadcohs
the
d are
specimen a big just
while
thnnest
of
just Ionged o tel that cir two
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Whic she would have eenv
other all the
ivel looking o aboninaby n winter.
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OF
with
thing low shoes
samer all winter
Personally irons
stricken
do a
missile" Only
I'm afraid d a hand.
acknowledges that garment is its
The prette the
No
blind to the
think first Then silky black
something
should coming muslin
CALI
there that the
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than the much corsets evert though being
that probably wouldn't you.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
ELI PERKINS DEAD
AT YONKERS HOME
Noted HumOrist Succumbs
to Long Illness.

Yonkers, \. Y. Dec. VAUDEVILLE De
I.ancey Landon eli Perkins) died at his
home, 5s4 Palisade avenue. in this city
early this morning. Mr. Landon had been
in falling health about six years, suffer
ing from locomotor ataxia. He was IN
conscious for the past eight days.
Mrs. Landon and her daughter were at
the bedside when the end came. The
funeral will be held from the home on
Sunday afternoon. The interment viii be
in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Eli Perkins, more correctly but less
well known by his real name of Melville
De Lanoey Landon. was one of the hu-
morists OF Mark Twain's generation.
Although he never Won the celebrity at
tanned by Clements. his pen name was
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
CLAMP DOWN LID
ON WAR SCARE
Officials Silent Regarding
Dickinson Report.
CABINET CONSIDERS QUESTION

PoyyWow on "YeiiOw
PeriIp Nothing but a Boom for
Canal show-TawBey's Statements
Incense HObson and McLachlan,
who Say This coon'<y Is Biuffins.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17

20 to great extremes to prevent the facts
from becoming known 10 the public.
His reference TO patriotism is almost
puerile, when he speaks Of a man be-
ing a coward who admits another man
can whip him. A man who would leave
his country without preparation for war
is either superficial in his knowledge or
patriot who is blinded by personal in
terest."
In reply 10 Hobson, Idr. Tawney said
that in the fiscal years 1890 the country
expended in preparation for war sum
representing 1874 per cent OF our aggre-
gate revenues and % per cent on ac-
count of wars of the past This was a
little in excess of II per cent OF the coun-
try's revenues for the year.
This shows, believe said Mr.
Tawney, that we are not derelict in pre-
pairing for war or neglecting obligations
on account of wars that we have been
through"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17

remain in the region permanently. After
two years Southern experience he came
North again
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
KILLS HUSBAND IN QUARREL.
Negress Walks to Police Station
After Shooting Cecil LOmax.

Hattie LOmax. negro. twenty-nine years
old, OF 1901 Fourth street northwest, is
a prisoner al the District jail awaiting the
action of the grand jury for killing her
husband. Cecil LOmax. twenty-Rine years
old. a cook at Sands oyster house. after
a quarrel in his room, at 1928 Eighteenth
street northwest, yesterday morning.
The negroes have been married for nine
years, but had frequent quarrels and
did not live together. He gave her s. a
week for her support. She went to his
room yesterday morning 10 get Christ
mas money and they quarreled. Accord
ing to the woman her husband took a
chair and tried TO hit her. In self-de-
Tense she says she drew a revolver and
shot him three times.
Hattie Lomax then left the house and
walked to the Police Court. where she
surrendered to s8oliceman Joseph Acton
and confessed she had killed her husband.
The police found the body in the room,
where the shooting occurred, and re-