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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-06
MEMS CLUB
HEARS F|NE:
PROGRAM
Mayor Schlieker of East
Chicago Defends Annexa-
ton Proposition, While
Mayor Becker Assails It
Other Speakers Heard.

Just to add a little spice TO the
program the Mems club Of Hammond,
at the union meeting of the clubs of
the city, listened to arguments from
Mayors Schlfeker and Becker on the
annexation question and precipitated
one OF the warmest debates that has
been heard in this city in some time.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of setting forth the various So
cial activities of the city as exempIified
by its leading clubs. Representatives
of the University club. the Mems club,
the Hammond Athletic club, the Saeng-
erbund- F1deiia and the Hammond Bust
ness Mems association were present
and spoke for the organisations they
represented.
The meeting was an important one
for the reason that it served to give
those who were present an idea of the
ideals for which the various organiza-
tions in the city stand.
CIubmen Speak.
f. c. Miller talked on "Hammond's
Musical Progress" and gave the peo-
pie of this city an idea of the aims
and ambitions OF the Saengerbund-
Fidelia. He pointed out the good fell
towship that comes from singing and
spoke of the building project that this
organization now has in process of
contamination
Attorney Fred Crumpacker represent
ed the University club and told of the
purposes for which this organization
exists. Crumpacker said that the pur-
pose was two-fo1d. One purpose was to
provide social activity for It's MEM
bers and the other is the improvement
of the community
The speaker declared that the ties
which bind together those who have
had a college experience are found TO
be closer than any other. On the 9TH
err hand, he said that the scope of the
organization had been broadened to adj
NIT few of the representative men
of the community, men whose expert
ence and training in the activities OF
life and whose social qualifications
would make them valuable acquisitions
to the club.
Mr.. Crumpacker spoke Of the progress
the club has made in the past three
years and stated that the club would
soon provide downtown quarters that
would be sumptuous enough to make
them a matter of pride to. every citi-
zen of Hammond.
Boyvfiie Discussed.
Rev. w. F. Switzerx discussed the sub
ject of Hammond s. Juvenile Citizen.
ship and mentioned many of TIL,
advantages to the community of thi:
great movement in the interest OF Ham
mond's boys.
He urged that the movement be Civ
en- the support 1t deserved and referred
to the fact that the boys of toda,
are the men OF tomorrow. He paid thu
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SECURE A LICENSE.

Announcement was made in Ham
rnond this afternoon that a marriage
license had been granted Miss Anna M.
MAYER of state Line street and Mr..
Henry o. Ressfg of East State street in
Chicago today. The announcement
will come a surprise to many of
their friends and relatives and on
their return to Hammond they will re-
ceive the congratulations and best
wishes of many friends and acquafnt-
ances. The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mayer of State Line
street and has made her home in Ham
mond for several years.
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boys of Hammond high compliment
and stated that the boys of no other
city took such serious view of their
possibilities.
w. C. Belman, whose subject was
The City Beautiful; A Method of Ac-
complishment." took occasion to score
the owners OF buildings who permitted
them to be covered with cheap adver-
tisements and the owners of vacant
lots who permitted them to be covered
with billboards- He said of such peo-
pie. The spirit of the city beautiful is
not in their souls" Mr.. Belman adj
vised a general cIea ming of the city
and stated that a business man could
not be very progressive who would per-
nit papers and rubbish TO litter the
streets in front of his house.
boys TumbIipg Stunts.
Dr. III. c. Groman represented the
Hammond Athletic association. He told
of the need in Hammond for a place
other than the saloons. where a young
man could go and spend his evenings
He said that the Hammond Athletic
association provides such a place and
also offers an opportunity for. proper
physical development which is so nee
essary to success.
Der OF boys. under the direction of Chas.
Stewart, went through some tumbling
stunts which showed what physical
culture is doing for the boys. The class
proved to be very agile and it's work
pleased the audience considerably.
1t was after the speaking was over
that Mayor A. G. Schlieker of East
Chicago was called upon to present his
side of the annexation proposition. In
| plain statement of fact Mayor
Schlieker refuted many Of the argu-
ments that have been advanced. His
| talk was principally based on the COM
munieation which the Hammond Manu-
/ facturers association and the Hammond
| Business Mems association sent to THE
TINES and which was published in this
paper.
\ Becker Was vftroIic.
| Mayor Schiieker's remarks were de-
void of any passion feeling, and he
| contented himself with a clear and
logical presentation of what he be-
ieved to be the facts. Many of those
present were convinced that until Their
they had heard but one side of the sub
/ ject.
| Mayor Becker was then called upon
He denounced the administration of af-
| fairs In East Chicago. He claimed that
the present city council in that city
had raised the salaries. of the city of
| ficials in direction opposition to the
law. He referred 10 the graft thai
he claimed had always been present il
| the letting of public contracts. His
talk was rather desire to point out
| the alleged intolerab1e conditions in
East Chicago than to take up discus
sion of annexation in it's broader
| phases.
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TRACTION
COMPANY
GETS GRANT

The Eastern Illinois Traction COM
pany subsidiary company of the Con-
solidated Railways company. of Chi
cago. which includes the Hammond,
Whiting & East Chicago Electric Rail
way company, was granted franchise
in West Hammond last evening.
Under the terms OF this franchise
line will be built to Dolton and Harvey
within four months, and new and
prosperous territory will be opened up
to Hammond. The business men re-
gard it as the commercial annexation
OF BOLTON and Harvey
The franchise is granted over State
street to Burnham avenue and over
Durham avenue to the. north banks of
the Calumet river. which is the north
ern limits of the village of West Ham
mond. From this point the line will be
extended through Burnham to Hege-
wiseh and thence northward to South
Chicago. This is the line that is des-
tined according to Ira NJ. Cobe of the
Consolidated Railways company. to be-
come the interurban inlet from Indiana
to Chicago.
Opens Virgin Territory.
It will thus be sen that at one mas
ter stroke on the part of the village
board of West Hammond the city of
| Hammond is given two interurban in
lets from Virgin territory, which thus
becomes tributary to Hammond and
makes that city the commercial heart
of the Calumet district. South Chicago
on the northwest and East Chicago,
Whiting, Indiana Harbor and Gary on
the east while Dolton and Harvey lie
| to the west make Hammond the actual
| center of the district.
| Another interesting fact about the
! granting of the franchise is that pass
| ing of South Chicago funerals through
| the city Will be a. thing of the past
with the building of the line on Burn
ham avenue to the south limits of the
| village of West Hammond.
The franchise was granted the
entire length of Burnham avenue, and
| it will thus be possible to send funeral
cars direct from South Chicago to the
Polish and Catholic cemetery which lies
| Just outside the south limits of the vii
| lage on Burnham avenue.
The franchise was granted for a term
/ of fifty years and is said TO be a very
fair document from the West Ham
| mond point Of view. The franchise was
pa ssed unanimously by the members
/ of the village board at a. meeting held
| last night, and it is understood thai
| work on the new line will commence
at once.
/ One particular feature of the fran
i chise that is of interest to Hammond
i people is that it provides that trans
fers must be interchanged between the
| Illinois and the Indiana lines of tht
Consolidated Railways company. This
means five cent fare from Sixty thirC
street to Hammond and East Chicago.
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F|NNERAN
WILL RUN
AFTER .AL[

Having secured $50 signers, a demo-
cratic ticket has been put into the field
in the West Hammond village election.
This will make the coming election a
three cornered fight 1t was not Mar
tin Finneran's original intention to
enter the fight after having lost the
nomination at the polls, but pressure
has been brought to bear on him and
d number of his friends, and a result
the following names will be presented
to the people to vote for on the demo-
cratic ticket:
Clerk=Martin Finneran.
Trustees-A. b. Krzyanowski, A A.
Bradtke and Paul Cipowski.
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their marriage he paid out 5000 of his
own money to pay off some of her OBJ
legations
He claims that he is a common labor
err at the republic mills, and gives in
compatibility Of temperament as a
reason for divorce. He asks a divorce
and all other proper relief Attorney
John NJ. Stinson represents the plain
tiff.
Was a Night Owl.
Cora T. Brown of Gary has brought
an action for a divorce against her
husband. George w. Brown, in which
she ella that he used vile and abus-
i've language in her presence and di-
rected it towards here. The couple was
married at. Valparaiso Oct. 81. 1903, and
separated on Feb. IS, 1910. They have
a child, Edith, of whom the mother
asks the custody.
Mrs. Brown claims that her husband
would remain away from home much
of the time and disregarded the mar
riage ties. She asks for SIS a month
alimony and the custody of her child
Louis 1. Gottlieb of East Chicago is the
attorney for the plaintiff.
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were unanimous in adopting the course
and it was placed on the club calendar
for the new year. The lecturers and
entertainers come very highly recon-
me ed and the members cordially in
wife the public to meet with them to
listen to the program. The entertain
ments, which will occur at stated times
during the year, will be open to the
public and as they will be given in the
evening instead of the afternoon, it
will give many an opportunity to avail
themselves of this rare, treat.
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RECEIVERSHIP
CONTINUED

The suit involving the sale of the
plant of A. c. Torbet & Co. in Ham
mond came up in the district court in
Chicago this morning. but was con-
tinued until this afternoon.
1t is understood that an agreement
has been reached which will result in
the release of the property from the
receivership and its operation under a
new management.
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HAMMOND NEWS
TAKEN HOME.
Friends Of Mr.. w. A. Nellie
Rejoice at His Recovery.

William A. McHie of Chicago, brother
of r. H. Nellie of Hammond, who had
been confined to st. I.ukes hospital for
an operation for appendicitis has re-
cuperated sufficiently to be removed to
his home. Forty-second street and
Drexe1 boulevard.
In the early stages of his illness the
friends of Mr.. Nellie were considerably
alarmed about his condition. but he is
now past all danger. and this occasions
much relief among his friends
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Returns From West.

Brown as berry, and with a 1.-THE
step and a clear eye, City Clerk Otto
H. Duelke returned from his sojourn
a Albuquerque, n. NJ. yesterday where
he had spent several weeks for his
health His rapid recuperation was a
surprise even to himself. His friends
are greatly pleased to learn that his
health is again completely restored and
that his condition was really not so
serious as it appeared to be at first.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-06
Bows on Hike.

Eleven boys braved the weather yes
terday morning and went on the BIZ
cycle hike that had been planned
for week
The boys who went with Mr.. Hahn
We're John Harris, Raymond Williams.
Gardner Shay, clifford Smith. Hubert
Shine. Wilson Jordan and Henry Herbst
All the boys took their lunch with
them. and while there were some acct
dents with wheels the day was one
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Irving Betz Doing Well.

Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Betz have gone to
Detroit. Mich. today to be the guest of
their son, Irving, who is in the super
intendent's office of the Chalmers De-
troit Automobile company of that city.
Irving Betz went to learn the business
recently and has graduated already
, from the shops into the main office.
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Meeting Is Postponed.

On account of other meetings the
meeting of the Hammond Medical So
ciety which was to have been held last
night was postponed until the next
regular meeting night. A program will
be arranged in the meantime that will
be of interest to the membership.
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EXTEND A CALL.

The members of the First Presby-
terrain church of Hammond last night
extended call to Rev. Samuel Huecker
of Pemberville, Ohio, to take the pas
torate of the local church.
W The call has been sent out to Rev.
Huecker and it Is expected that his an
swer will be received in a few days.
It is not known when he will move to
this city and begin his pastorate here.
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A PEDRO PARTY.

The members OF Hammond Tent No.
"a K. O. T. T. Nj. will give pedro
party and dance this evening in the
K. of p. Hall to which the public is
cordially invited. 1t is expected that
there will be q large attendance and
with the purchase of one ticket a
chance is also given on a graphaphone
which will be ratified off
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CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Olsen entertain
ed number of friends last evening at
their home on Michigan avenue in
honor OF their little daughter, Miss
Louise Olsen. The party was given to
celebrate her birthday anniversary and
she received several very pretty gifts
in remembrance of the day. Durin g
the evening the guests met informally
for games and music afterwhich they
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homes must be assured and those who
are fostering the movement in Ham
mond guarantee that the spirit of
hospitality in Hammond. is no less
manifest than in any of the other
cities of the state.
City would benefit Greatly.
MY Glendale home is open to as
many 1t can accommodate said
one Hammond man, when he was ap-
said the same thing. There is no.
body that would argue that. If sue
cessfu1 encampment could be held in
Hammond, this city would not benefit
materially by it. for it would mean the
bringing to this city of possibly 80, 900
people who would go to sing its
praises The. city would receive ad
vertising all over the state that would
greatly affect values and increase the
population.
Not the least benefit to be derived
would be the educational value to this
region. To the class of people that
inhabits this region the encamprr.ent
would be a tangible lesson of a por-
tion of our history. They would be
forced to inquire the cause for the
about important chapter in our his
| tory that they would otherwise not ap-
| preciate. The question needs to be dis
| cussed from many angles and consid
cradle time will be undoubtedly de
| voted to it at the meeting of the bust
ness men tomorrow night
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Street Opening DELAYED

Attorney John Gavit, who is repre-
senting the city of Hammond in its
fight against annexation to East Chi
cago. said today that the opening of
State Line street was being delayed on
account of the necessity of working up
the remonstrance. He said that there
was not much that remained to be done,
however. and that two days more of
work would clean up the job
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Coming to Good Town.

Aron Hickman went to Hammond
Monday to visit his son. Alfred, and
family for a few days. He is thinking
some of geing into the carpenter trade.
Mrs. Hickman spent Monday afternoon
and yesterday in Hammond.-Jasper
County Democrat
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ADOPT A LECTURE COURSE.

At g. called meeting Of the Ham
mcnd Woman's Club at the close of the
regular bi-monthIy meeting last Sat-
urday afternoon in the auditorium of
the First Presbyterian church. many
members remained to discuss lecture
course for the new year. The members
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long to remember by all who went. A
fishing trip is next in order.
When the weather permits the ball
games will be played. The Homewood
ward has played one game with the
business ward. Homewood won by a
score of to 2.
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were invited into the dining room and
served with a dainty luncheon The
table was prettily decorated with car
nations and ferns. and a dainty color
scheme was carried out in pink and
white. Among those present were
Mrs. Kirchhefmer Mrs. Langeth, Mrs.
Schmidt, Mrs Wing. Florence and
Caroline Hess, Mable TIartlerode, Isa-
belle solomon, Norma Erickson, Gladys
Calander, Ruth Hubbard, Gene Hartle-
rode, Sam Erickson. Louise and Flea
nor Olsen.
Mrs. Ralph Pierce will be Fat home"
to the members of the Martha Aid
Society of the First Christian church
Thursday afternoon at her home on
West Ctndit street. 1t is the regular
weekly meeting and important bust
ness will be transacted. A short social
hour will follow when refreshments
will be served.
| Mrs. George NJ. Elder will have as
her guests Thursday afternoon at her
home on South Holman street the
members of No. 2 Sewing Circle of st.
| Margaret's Hospital The meeting is
the first social gathering of the mem
bers since before the Lenten season
and an enjoyable time is anticipated.
Don't forget to be at the Occult Glass
dance and social at Weis Hall state
street tonight "wednesday evening,
April 6th.)
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Conrad Peterson of East Gary was
among the out of town business visi-
tors in Hammond last evening.
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the Chicago Telephone company was
out of town today, and consequently
no authoritative statement from the
company could be secured.
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Lavender Cigars are pronounce,
exceptionally good by all smokers.
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TO TAKEUP
IMPORTANT MATTER

CONTINUED from page ono,
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HUSBANDS GUILTY
OF SWEARING

CONTINUED from Pas. L.,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-29
HANOVER
Charles D. Geer to Be Secured as
Teacher of Singing Class.

Mrs Rebecca Smith is visiting
friends in the village.
Committee to Secure Teacher.
Monday evening committee was
appointed to secure Charles d. Geer
as teacher of a singing class, James
w. Eadie William G.. Park, William
Harrison. James Whitehead. Miss Mar
garet Eadie Miss Ellen Peck. The
school will probably begin Monday,
Nov. I.
To Open Postoffice.
Webster Standish has bean appoint
ed postmaster and will soon open the
Office in his store.
Aside from members of the two
families, Misses Jennie Gallup, Ellen
Peck and Ruth Standish were guests
at the Eadie-Lathrop wedding on We'd
nesday evening in Willimantic.
Service at Schoolhouse.
An afternoon service at half past 5
will be held next Sunday at the Peck
district schoolhouse.
Miss Doris Page of Boston has been
the guest of Miss Helen Eadie
Alfred Bennett was at home over
Sunday.
The Ladies' Missionary society met
Friday afternoon in the vestry.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-29
LEONARD BRIDGE
Horatio Synnns Dies at the Age of So
Bold Fox Driven from Dooryard

A. T. Gardner and family of Nor
Wich spent Sunday with Mr.. Gardner's
brother, Willis Gardner.
Mrs. L.tC. Schroeder fell Thursday
and sprained her wrist
Death IF Horato Symms.
Horatio Symms died at the home OF
his son-in- law, Myron R. Abel, Sun
day evening. Mr.. Symms came from
Somervil1e. Mass during the summer
to live with his daughter and had been
in excellent health until within a few
days, when he had an attack of indi-
gestion, followed by others, which re-
suited in his death at the age of Sc
He is survived by an only daughter
and three grandchildren. There was
payer at the home of his daug liter
Monday evening and early Tuesday the
body was taken to Boston, where the
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Attended Class Reunion.
Rev. A. ]. Park went to New York
Tuesday to attend a class reunion. He
also made a visit with his daughter
Mrs. Arthur H. Clark, of Brooklyn, re-
turning home Friday.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hazen was in Middle
town Friday.
William Chamberlain and Harold
Cummings have lost valuable cows as
the result of overeating apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Spauldlng at
tended church in Lebanon Sunday.
Mrs. Everett LOOMS of Schenectady
n. Y, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. i. a. Manwaring.
Nicholas Fedus has moved to Col
chester
May Carpenter who is teaching in
Greenwich, made a short visit at hel
home last week, returning Sunday
night.
Arthur Spencer of Colchester called
in this place Sunday en- route to New
London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Abel are
spending a week at Somerville, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Howe OF
Buckins ham, CT. spent Wednesday and
Thursday with the formers sister, Mrs
Salmon Clark.
Dr. Myron w. Robinson of Norotor
Heights, Mrs. Chauncey Brown 6i
Middletown and Mrs. Ida Spafard We're
visiting at Myron r. Abell's recently
Meeting of Busy Bees.
The Busy Bees met with Mrs. Sal
mon Clark Thursday afternoon.
Lena Manwaring returned Sunday
night to Cromwell, where she is teach
ing, after spending several days at hei
home.
Fox Invades Dooryard.
Foxes are both numerous and tame
On Tuesday one came up the road
chasing a couple of fowls into the
dooryard of Luther Spaulding and was
finally driven off by Mrs. Spaulding.
Dwight Spaulding and Fred Stark
were in Norwich Friday.