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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

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pasture. Il acres orchard Jroom ,ramo
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

FOR sALE-10O ACRES or RED LOAN
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tiou 90 acres of grass nh level and fenced [,
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per acre. For further particulars, address
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01
ROOMS--FuRNISHED.

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room, furnished lighl hOuspaccpng, mod,
un no children, Phone lODj iui South
Frisco.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

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so, 100 or all, Price $3.50 per acre, Part
cash, balance terms TO suit purchaser. For
further particulars address 1923" in care
Of this paper.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

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purchaser. For further particulars address
"t05S" in care OF this paper.
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in care Of this paper for particulars
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
NORTH TWP.
DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE

Practically full delegation of North
township democrats gathered in
Huehn's hall, Hammond, last night and
nominated seven candidates for Justices
of the peace, seven for constables and
three for the township advisory board.
The defeat of Edward DeBriae, for
mer mayor of East Chicago. and the
nomination of Attorney Leon Berezniak
for justice fthe peace were among the
surprises. Another surprise to the Ham
mond democrats at least was that John
Papp, councilman of the Sixth ward,
aspires to the office of justice of the
peace.
The following nominations were
made for the advisory board; Patrick
Reilly. former mayor of Hammond; ;
Ewald Kunow of Hessville and T. H
Skinner of East Chicago.
The nominations for Justices of the
peace were made as follows:
For Hammond, Theodore Klotz, 172
votes.
votes.
For Indiana Harbor, Charles Bowen
of Indiana Harbor 172 votes.
For East Chicago, w. A Reiland of
East Chicago, 172 votes.
For Munster, H f. Kaske of Munster,
172 votes.
At-large, John Papp and Leon A.
Berezniak, 15S and 122 votes, respec-
| lively.
| The following nominations were
made for constables:
Mic Vusidonovhich and Frank Shelf
| fer of East Chicago. James Kuffer OF
Whiting. Anthony Zelot of Hammond
Jesse Long of Hammond Frank Rice
| berger of Indiana Harbor and John
| Kraay of Munster.
| LeGrand T. Meyer of Hammond pre-
sided chairman and E. f. Beck serv-
! ed as secretary of the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
ACTIVITIES OF
MARCUS M. TOWLE.

L. Founded the dressed beef
packing industry of the United
States.
2. Founded the city of Hammond
and did more than any other man
to build 1T up.
3. Furnished Jacob Forsythe
with the money to carry out General
Torrence's scheme for building the
city OF East Chicago.
4. Incorporated, financed and
built the Calumet Terminal railroad.
8. Dredged the Calumet river and
built docks I'm Hammond.
9. Organized the First National
Bank of Hammond.
z. Was Hammond's first mayor
and first postmaster.
8. Together with James N.
Young built railroad in Kansas
which netted them 100000.
o. Built the Hammond Corn
Syrup works, which afterwards
burned.
10. Built the Hammond Distf1ling
Co. chad no relation with the present
company. Plant afterwards burned.
II. Built the Hammond buggy
Works. Plant burned with loss of
$15O,OOO and no insurance.
II. Built the Ham-aond Milling
Co. on present site of the Simplex
Railway Appliance Co.
13. Built the Lakeside Nail Mills
at cost of $3.50 600. Plant was mis-
managed and afterwards sold to
Cable and O'DonneIl for $4,000.
IA. Built three skating Kinks mt
cost of $4,000 each all of which
burned
Is. Built what was then known
as the Western Indiana Railroad
from the state line to the Corning
steel Plant In Hammond.
16. At one time was practically
the owner of Hammond and owned
more of the city than any other
person.
II. Financed and built a rail-
road in Canada in which enterprise
he lost 100000.
1s. Laid out Oak Hill Cemetery,
the f1rst I'm Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
MARCUS N. T0WLE|
DIES IN ASYLUM
Founder of Hammond and Man Who
Made More History in Calumet
Region than Any Other, is Gone

NJ. M. Towle, who had more to
do with the building up of the great
Calumet district in Indiana than any
other person, who is credited with
founding of the dressed beef packing
industry of the United States which
since has resulted in the development
of such concerns as the National
Packing Co., the Armour and Swift
companies and what now constitutes
the so-called beef trust,-and who
has the distinction of being the
founder of the cities of Hammond
and East Chicago died yesterday at
the Longcliffe asylum for the insane
at Logansport at the age of SO years.
The life of NJ M. Towle is
romance in which a fortune estimat-
ed to be in excess of $1,000,00O. was
built up and then lost in a series Of
fires and unfortunate investments
until now his estate is worth only
100000.
So aggressive was he ad great
was his ambition to make Hammond
great city that the early history of
Hammond is inseparably connected
with the life and deeds of NJ. NJ. Towle.
HOW PACKING INDUSTRY STARTED.
In 1868 NJ. NJ. Towle moved from Bos-
ton to Detroit where he established a
small packing house. At that time the
middle west was supplying the eastern
cities with beef
The cattle were shipped to Detroit
and thence to Boston and other cities
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
BIG
PROBLEMS
To DISCUSS
Hammond Business Men
Will Discuss Three Live
Topics at October Session
-Tonight's Meeting Post
poned Until Next Month.

Three problemS-track elevation, the
creation or sanitary district and the
establishing of a second superior court
in -fIammond-are to be taken up by
the Hammond Business Mems associa-
ton at its October meeting on the sec
ond Thursday of the month.
The regular meeting for the month
of September, which should have been
held tonight, has been postponed in or
der to allow sufficient time for prepara-
tion on the three projects.
Secretary E. +. Johnston OF the as
sociation. in speaking of the organ
izations program for the winter. said
that no time was to be lost in TAX
ing steps for favorable legislation.
The track elevations are up nearly
as far as One Hundredth street, and
it is practical now that we agitate the
elevating of railroads through Ham
mond." said Mr. Johnston. While Ham
mond is reasonably assured of another
superior court, at the same time the
business interests cannot afford to take
any chances to let the opportunity slip
by. The creation of a sanitary dis
trict is a vital project. In the last
session of the legislature some legis-
lation was undertaken, but 1T was not
completed"
one who takes an interest in these prof.
ects be at the next meeting and be
prepared to discuss them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
Idle Cars Diminishing.

On Aug. II. according to the weekly
bulletin of the American Railway as
sociation, the net surplus of idle cars
on the lines of the United States and
Canada stood at 1853 a decrease of
29,102, or about 2S.3 per cent, from two
weeks before. Decreases were not con-
fined to any one section of the coun-
try, but the general awakening in
freight activity which became marked
at the first of the month was con-
tinued. The middle west reported the
largest reduction in car surplus the
need for carriers shrinking the supply
about "a per cent Box cars were par
ticularly in demand. The decrease in
the past month has brought the total
far below the figures for the corre-
spending period of last year 1t is be-
lieved that a shortage is inevitable. and
the committee on relations between
railroads has already warned shippers
and the roads to expedite freight ship
ments as much as possible.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
COUNTY FAIR SAVED
BY APPROPRIATION
Council Votes 81, $50 to Keep
Agricultural Society
On It's Feet.

Crown Point. Sept. S.-By making
an appropriation of twelve hundred and
fifty dollars. at their meeting yester-
day, to help defray the expe4s es of
the Lake County Agricultural Society,
the County Council were probably in
strumental in keeping in existence
Lake County's great fair, as there has
been strong talk of abandoning the
project in the future, those at the helm
being disheartened at the losses and
apparent lack of interest shown in
the affair by some of Lake county's
citizens. Losing about $3.50 on last
years fair and nearly four hundred
dollars behind on this years venture,
the society was placed in a position
where outside assistace was the only
thing that saved the day and the coun-
ty councils timely beneficial apppro-
priation will no doubt give the society
a new lease of life and those who
have been at the helm for a number
of years, working hard and faithfully
TO make Lake County's fair a success.
a chance tc redeem some of the losses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
KEEPS PACE WITH CITY
Over 1000 Children Enroll
and More Are in
Sight.

That the attendance of Hammonds
public schools has kept pace with the
increase of population is made evident
by a report issued from the office of
superintendent Mcdaniel. over 1000
students have enrolled. AS is custom
ary many are delaying the initial ap-
pearance and will return during this
week. -
AS compared to former records this
years prospects are larger by almost
200.
In the high school approximately 200
have been assigned to the various
courses of the four years work and
many under graduates are yet unheard
from. A noteworthy fact is the num-
Der of high school students living out
of the city. Nearly all the Ridge road
and surrounding villages are represent
ed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
SKIPS HAMMOND
IN HIS ITINERARY
Theodore Roosevelt Through
His Secretary Declines to
Speak Here.

In a letter to E. F. Johnston from the
secretary of Theodore Roosevelt, in an
swer to the Hammond Business Mems
association inviting the former presi-
dent to make an address in Ham
mond, the proffered honor was declined
with thanks
The letter was to the effect that the
colonefs schedule was SO arranged that
1t would be impossible for him to
make a stop at Hammond at this parti-
cular time.
The business men realized at the time
they were extending the invitation that
they were taking long chance on hav-
ing it accepted and the disappoint-
ment is accordingly not SO great.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
ROOSEVELT
IN CHICAGO
FOR ADDRESS
Former President Expected
to Do Some Progressive
"Keynoting" at Congress
Hotel Tonight;l Due to Ar
rive at 5 O'clock.

Chicago, Sept. Sunless all predic-
tions go astray political history Of an
important chara cter will be made to-
night in the gold room of the Congress
hotel, where Colonel Theodore Roose-
velt will address a gathering of re-
publican leaders representing the
tire middle west 1t will be a mixed"
assemblage, inasmuch as it will include
many of the most prominent leaders of
both republican factions. That the ex-
president will say things that will set
the ears of some of his hearers a-ting-
ling is regarded as a foregone conclu-
sion
VIII Leave no Doubt.
Colonel Roosevelt is expected to out
line in vigorous language his views on
the political issues now agitating the
republican party and to set forth in
unequivocal terms his position as be-
tween the insurgents and the stand
patters.' Just what position the form
president may take is, of course, un-
known. It is believed, however, that
the speech Will be progressive" in it's
character and will give aid and com
fort, in one form or another. to the
insurgency How far the speaker may
go in this regard, how much aid and
comfort the insurgents will get nobody
knows, but persons who know the for
mer president say that he will leave
not the slightest doubt in the minds of
any of his hearers as to just how he
stands all of the republican party's
burning political problems.
Guest of Hamilton Club.
In expectation of an address of. pro-
found import the Hamilton club, whose
guest Colonel Roosevelt viii be while
in the city and under whose auspices
tonight's banquet takes place. has sent
out invitations to several hundred OF
the leading republicans of this section
of the country. No political color line
has been drawn. Speaker Cannon has
been invited. we'll as Senators La
Toilette and Cummins. Among others
, who have been invited, and the most
Of whom have accepted the invitation
are former Vice president Fairbanks
Senator William Alden Smith of Michi-
gan, Senator Gamble of South Dakota
Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator War
| OF Wisconsin.
! Five o'clock this afternoon is the hour
scheduled for Colonel Roosevelt's arrfv-
| al in Chicago. He will be escorted tc
! the city by a citizens reception com
mittee which left this morning to meet
| him at Freeport where he stops early
this afternoon to deliver an address
! Chicago for Cincinnati. where he is tc
| speak tomorrow at the Ohio valley ex-
| position.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
HAMMOND
CONTRACTORS
INCORPORATE

Through the almagamation of two
OF the large constructing firms in
Hammond a $4,000 corporation, to be
known as the Interstate Construction
company, has been organized.
The firms which make up the ANAL
gamated concern are the Lavene Bros
Construction company and the firm of
OShea and Shea The president of the
new company is Frank OShea and the
secretary and treasurer is John Lavene.
The new company expects to do con-
tracing in all its branches, from rail-
road building to street building. 1t
will be one of the largest firms in the
city and is expected to extend its ac-
tivities to all of the cities of the region
in Illinois and Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
Especial to THE T1MEs.) }

East Chicago, Sept. 8.-To steal a
brewery wagon and team of horses,
and then load the vehicle with $3,-
900 worth of merchandise taken
from the Boston store, owned by
Charles Pitzle, was the bold attempt,
the boldest at burglary and whole
sale robbery, in the history of the
city, that was frustrated early this
morning by the vigilance of the
Hammond and East Chicago police.
Three men were arrested this
morning in connection with the
burglary. They were first brought to
the Hammond police station and
later turned over to the East Chicago
authorities. They gave their names
as Sam Kohn, 76 Allen street, New
York, Abraham Liebach, 1901 Ash
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
TWO WOULD SEVER
MARTIAL BONDS

Two divorce cases were fled in the
Lake superior court this morning. In
one r. r. Peddicord. representing Min
ME Ahrens, has filed an action against
Charles w. Ahrens
The Ahrens were married May a.
1910, and were separated June 20. 1910
Mrs. Ahrens alleges that Ahrens call
ed her vile names and threatened to
kill her. That he beat her until she
was black and blue and that he is an
habitual drunkard. They have one
child and she asks for it's custody
Attorney VIM. H Sickman has filed
case in which Minnie Kubocka has
brought an action for divorce against
Seraphine Kubocka of Whiting. They
were married at Crown Point Jan.s19,
1907, and separated eight months later.
Abandonment is charged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08

IN the east on the hoof and each city
had its abattoir where the cattle were
killed and dressed.
Towle conceived the idea that he
could effect a great saving in freight
If he could kill his cattle in the west
and ship the dressed beef east in re-
frigerators on wheels.
Upon arriving in Detroit he built
small slaughter house. He would ship
in a car load of cattle from Chicago,
kill and dress them and then after
sprihkling the dressed beef with
cracked ice he would ship it to Boston.
HAMMOND BECOMES INTERESTED.
At this time George II. Hammond
was running little meat market in
Detroit and became interested in
Towles experiments He went to Towle
and suggested that he could get a man
to finance the scheme on a larger scale
He interested Caleb Ives, a Detroit
banker and lumberman, In the plan
and it was finally decided that Ives
would furnish SIS, 900 with which a
plant was to be built in the vicinity
of Chicago. Towle insisted that
George Plummer be taken into the
company.
When NJ. M. Towle. G. II. Hammond
and Caleb Ives arrived in Chicago they
hired a rig and started to drive along
the Calumet river in search of a site
for the plant. The Michigan Central
railroad was then the only railroad
in Hammond.
LOCATE G. HI. HAMMOND GO.
Upon the arrival of the party of De-
troit promoters at the point where the
Michigan Central railroad ran close tc
the Calumet river they remained at the
Holman residence during the night
The next day they decided to locate
what was to be known as the G. H
Hammond Co. at that place and to cal
it Hammond.
With: Ives $4,000 a small plant was
built and cattle which were shipped ir
from the Chicago stock yards were
killed and dressed and after beins
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
TRIO OF BOLD
ROBBERS CAUGHT
Hammond and East Chicago Police
Frustrate Most Daring Burglary
in City's History

land Avenue, Chicago, and Barnie
Smith. The latter like the other two
said he was a Hebrew, but claimed
no place in particular as his home.
STEAL TEAM TO HAUL THE LOOT.
The burlary was committed about
three o'clock this morning. The Val
Blatz beer depot is opposite the Boston
store on the other side of the alley.
and here the thieves procured a vehicle
and a team of horses. After having
loaded the wagon with about $4,000
worth o fclothing and drygoods, they
attempted to get across the state line
via Whiting and Robertsdale. At
Robertsdale the wagon went into the
ditch and considerable time was lost
in attempting to right it again. The
fellows were afraid to summon help
for fear they would be detected. So
they put their shoulders to the wheel
and in that way tried to get the wagon
onto the hard road again.
1t was after six o'clock now and.
while the East Chicago police were
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08

at future fairs.
The money appropriated will be used
to pay the premiums and those having
premium money coming to them will
no doubt have TO wait, until the money
can be secured from the county next
month.
There is much favorable comment
heard over the action of the council
in appropriating the money for the pur-
pose as it would be hard to spend Lake
County's money to better advantage
than perpetuating an institution one
half a century old
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
PUT one
OVER ON
The ORYS
Vets Manage That Conven-
tion Is Denied Privilege of
Naming Candidate for
Joint Representative For
Steuben and LAGRANGE.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 8.-Politi-
clans here are smiling over the smooth
manner in whichsthe dry democrats of
SteubeH-4aasT K D1ssarge counties had
one handed to them last Saturday by
Steve Fleming and the other vets of
that section of the state. And they
say. too. that this incident shows the
way the wind is blowing for John w.
Kern.
The democrats of those two counties
held their joint representative conven-
tion at La Grange on Saturday. Or
rather, they were to have held the con-
vention. But when the delegates as
sembled it was announced that it had
been decided to leave the selection of
candidate to the democratic chairmen
of the two counties instead of allow
ing the convention to name the candi-
date. The announcement fell like a
wet blanket on the democrats present,
but they knew there was no use to
complain about the arrangement. so
they acquiesced. 1t is now up to the
two county chairmen to name a can
didate for joint representative.
Vets Afraid to Take a Chance.
Now, the joke of the whole situation
is that the vets were afraid to allow
the convention to make a nomination.
La Grange and Steuben counties are
dry having voted out their saloons at
local option elections by large majori-
ties.
The vets who are controlling the
democratic politics this year, were
afraid that if the convention. in which
many of the delegates were dry demo-
Gratis. was allowed to proceed with its
business it might nominate dry man
for the legislature, thus throwing one
more vote against the repeaI of the
county option law, the one thing that
the brewers are striving for. They
also feared that if the convention was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
MRS. L. 3. BRETZ
DIES AT SO. CHICAGO

Mrs. L. P. Bretz. 1o5o2 Ewing avenue,
South Chicago. died yesterday and will
be buried at Locpkort. ILL.,, tomorrow.
Her husband is foreman of the Erie
yards in Hammond.
The funeral will leave the house to-
morrow morning at 1o:30. in order that
the body may be placed on the IL II
Fort Wayne train.
Mrs. Bretz was the mother of six
children, who survive her.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
Bachelor No Longer.

Cashier A. B. Keller of the Gary
State bank is bachelor no longer He
has been one for the past month as
Mrs. Keller has been visiting friends
in southern Illinois. Last evening she
returned to her home in the west end,
and now Mr.. Keller sings no more MY
Wife's Gone to the Country
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
Boy Dies Of Rheumatism.

G. w. II. Gustafson, the 11-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gustafson,
127 Wilcox street, died last evening,
his death having been due to inf1amma-
tory rheumatism. This is the second
child in the family that died of this
disease. The funeral has not yet been
arranged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-08
ERIE OFFICIALS
INSPECT HOLDINGS

Eastern officers of the Erie railroad
stopped in Hammond yesterday on their
way from New York to Chicago they
having been on a tour of inspection
Their special train was made up Of
five coaches.