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SOUTH BLUEHILL.

Mrs. George Bickford scalded her feet
quite badly last week.
Omar Eaton, wife and child visited her
parents at West Brooklin last week.
Mrs. M. H. Henderson is spending a
few weeks with her uncle, Win. Hinckley,
at North Bluehill.
March 8. G..
Miss Alice Eaton, who has been quite
i'll Of grip, is better.
Mrs. Charles Ferrin, who has been visit
ing in Boston, is home.
Rev. Eugene McPheters, of North Sedg-
wick, held services here Friday evening.
John Morrison, who has been working
at North Sedgwick during the winter, is
home.
Guy Day, OF Boston, is spending q few
weeks with his mother, Mrs. Charles
Ferrin.
March II. G.
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COUNTY NEWS.
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EAST SULLIVAN.


A daughter was born to Fred Robbins
and wife March 8.
Miss Josie Urann is visiting Mrs.
Monroe circuit in GouIdsboro.
Mrs. Hennetta johnson and Miss Eliza
beth Hall are spending the week at West
Gouldsboro.
The views of California and moving
pictures given by Rev. Mr.. Purdy
Wednesday evening were . success.
Miss Elsie Joy, daughter Of Herman Joy
and wife, who is now six years old, has
this winter sewed and braided large rug,
her mother only sewing the braids to-
gether. 1t was nearly completed before
her sixth birthday.
March, H.
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sion there. He will be absent from
Hammond for few days.
Mrs. Thomas Brennan and Miss Mable
Sonntag spent Sunday in Chicago the
guests of Miss Sonntag's sister, Mrs
Taylor.
Mrs. Frank Stevens is reported to be
quite i'll at her home in Plummer ave
nue.. Her friends hope for her recovery
at an early date.
Miss Emma kaufman OF Chicago is
spending a few days in Hammond the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. Kuhiman. at their home in North
Holman street.
There viii be no meeting Of the mem
bers of the Ladies' Aid society of the
First NJ. E. church this week on ac-
count OF the afternoon meetings at the
church.
Miss Mae Stevens, who has been very
i'll with rheumatism for the past eight
weeks at her home in Plummer ave-
nue., is recovering nicely and is able to
be UP now as her many friends will be
glad to learn.
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INVENTOR UMRATH WILL
SAIL FOR new ZEALAND

Theodore Umrath, the inventor OF the
Liberty Cow Milking machine. which
IL now being manufactured In this city,
has resigned his position as the presi-.
dent of the company, and will soon
leave for New Zealand and Australia
where he will establish plants for the
manufacture of his machines In each
case he will do as he has done in
Hammond; namely. retain a share In
the business and do what he can to aid
its growth
The local company has the patent
rights in the United States and Canada.
and expect to make a great thing of
their venture. The new officers OF the
company are Otto Knoerzer, president
w g. Paxton, vice president; Joseph
Weis. secretary, and Leonard Knoerzer.
treasurer Besides the officers, the d.
rectors of the company are John E.
Fitzgerald, Max Klein and Joseph G.
Ibach. Joseph Weis is the business
manager of the company.
Before Mr.. Umrath left Hammond
he agreed that all of the improve
ments that may be made in the ma
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share of the brewers reform policy,
partly on account of the recent ex-
posures of the illegal conditions of the
saloon traffic that has been winked at
and allowed by officials there, and to
put quietus on the questionable prac-
tees of resident breweries across
the Illinois line. Having everything to
gain by being able to supply a ques-
tionable saloon with liquor and prac-
tically nothing to lose in the event of
its being closed, the conditions brought
about by the Illinois concerns has been
such that -veal the ficeSsed sai6ur7s
keepers have appealed to the state
Lake county viii be made the scene of
the reform activity, particularly for
these two reasons. tn .an of &C.
ton to be pursued by the liquor inter-
ests is said to be we'll formulated. Each
district in the several counties will be
visited and the cooperation of the best
saloonkeepers sought in the move
ment. According to the official, it will
not be surprising If some of the Anti
Saloon representations will be COM
PEELED to look to their laurels in eff
fecting results that may prove the be-
ginning of this systematic reform
wave conducted by the manufacturers
of liquor. How far the reform work
will be pushed r-mains to be seem
What results it will have is only con-
jectural at present.
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PERSONAL.

MISS Mable Fischer, who has been Wis
ting Mr. and Mrs. b. E. Fischer at their
nome in Plummer avenue for few
weeks. left for her home in Albion
Mich, last Saturday.
The young ladies of the Inter Sc clnh
Will be entertained by Miss Ethel
Ebright this evening at her home in
ogden street Bridge whist and en-
broidery work will be diversions en-
joyed during the evening.
The members OF Golden Rule Council
No. l. D. of l., will give a pedro party
and dance on Tuesday evening, Feb
10, In the X of p. hall, to which the
public is cordially invited Several
games of cards will be played and
prizes will be awarded after which
there will be informal dancing.
The members of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Congregational church will
be entertained at the home of Mrs
Williams. TAO North Holman street on
Wednesday afternoon of this week The
usual business will be disposed of
Mr. Hamilton of the Molly May
company. playing at the Whitney Opera
house in Chicago. was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Dickover at their new
home in Ruth street yesterday Mr.
Hamilton is a nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickoyer
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Olhausen will be
host and hostess this evening to the
members of the Monday evening Bridge
Whist club at their home in Glendale
park.
A very enjoyable party of the St
Valentine esason will be given this
evening in the parlors of the First Bap-
fist church and the young ladies' of the
Philathea club will be hostesses. The
young peaople of the church and con-
gregation have been invited to attend
and it is expected that there will be a
large gathering. The parlors have been
nicely decorated with festoons of red
hearts An enjoyable program of en-
tertainment appropriate to the evening
has been arranged by the committee
and the evening is expected to pass of
pleasantly
Mr.. H. P. Smith, GIL Towle street.
was called to New Albany to attend
meeting of the executive board of the
American Federation of Labor in ses-
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How About It, Bows?

The Valparaiso high school basket
ball team has written the Hammond
school a number of times in regard to
game, but so far have only received
one reply up to date. That was on
Friday morning. and then they wanted
the locals to come over there the same
night on minutes notice. Hammond
has always set up holler about get
ting the worst of it unless the game
were played on a neutral floor The
manager of the Gary skating rink has
been trying to arrange a game between
the two teams at Gary. but Hammond
got cold feet" and side-stepped ev-
cry opportunity to settle the dispute
Let us hear from Hammond on this
matter-Valparaiso Messenger.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
GETS 4. ". sc. c. PETITION

A petition, which in effect asks the
board of public works to take some
action on the proposed franchise OF the
Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago
railway. was presented to that body at
its session this morning
The petition was accepted and put on
record. 1t is signed by ll3 Taxpayers
including practically every one on State
street, from Calumet avenue to Column
bia avenue. The body of the petition
reads as follows:
The Petition.
Whereas. The Hammond, whiting &
East Chicago Electric Street Railway
company have asked your honorable
board for a franchise for an extension
of their street railway on State street,
In said city, to Columbia avenue, thence
to Kane avenue and east on Kane ave-
nue. to the street running under the
viAduct of the Michigan Central rail-
road tracks, thence north on said street.
thence in the city of East Chicago, and,
Whereas, 1t being the only street
railway in the city of Hammond that
caters to the local traffic exclusively,
and.
Whereas. There is great need of a
local street railway for all the inhabit-
ants of the city of Hammond that live
east of Calumet avenue.
Nov. therefore, We the UNDERSIGNED
residents and citizens of the city of
Hammond petition your honorable
board to grant the Hammond, Whiting
d East Chicago Street Railway COM
pany their said extension of franchise
on the streets aforesaid on the best
terms and conditions obtainable
Judge McMahon Takes Initiative.
Judge WV. Mcmahon took the inftia-
tive in circulating the petition Speak
ing OF 1t today, he said:
The list of petitioners is not as
large as we could have made it. and
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chine in the plants that are established
In foreign countries are to be patented
In this country, and the patent rights
VIII be given to the members of the To-
cal company.
Has Great Future.
At the present time there are two
men who are demonstrating and selling
the machine in this country, and it is
expected that it will take a long time
to educate the farmer to the belief
that the machine is a success, but Mr.
Umrath is of the opinion that when the
farmer is finally convinced the sale for
the machines will be wonderful.
So many other COW milking devices
have been invented that have proven
failures that the farmers are skeptical
until the Liberty Cow mixer proves
that the claims for it are well founded
The business men of Hammond who
have been associated with Mr.. Umrath
in this venture are sorry that that he
has decided to leave the city. They have
found him to be a most estimable per-
son and their business and social rela-
lions with him have been very pleasant
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Seehase retired and made way for the
president, DR.. Weiser. The latter thank
ed the assemblage for the honor that
had been conferred upon him and took
charge of the meeting. DR.. weiser ap-
pointed the following committees
Advisory-Julius Cohen, F. u. Bow
ser and Ashford Bedford.
Finance. II. Donohue, NJ E. Fitz-
patrick and Chris Streuss.
A committee of the whole was then
announced. including every member of
the organization.
j. w. Brissey was called upon for a
speech and responded. After outlining
the methods of procedure necessary to
accomplished Instrumentation, he went on
to state that he saw no reason why
1t was necessary for city of the size
of Indiana Harbor, and containing as
many capable and efficient men as In
diana Harbor, need be governed by an
other city, no larger and over twice as
old. East Chicago. he pointed out, had
the mayor, the city attorney, city clerk
city treasurer and chief of police, while
Indiana Harbor had a police sergeant
East Chicago had the city hall, while
Indiana Harbor had a police station.
East Chicago had a high school, while
Indiana Harbor had none.
Points Out Complaint.
The speaker declared that Indiana
Harbor was sending thirty pupils to
East Chicago to high school because
1t was the only high school in the Twin
Cities, and it was doing this at an
expense of SIS per week and the cost
cost of their luncheons. to say moth
ing of the time that was occupied in
getting to and from school. He under
stood that next fall an additional thir-
ty pupils would be eligible from the
grades to enter high school. He be-
lieved there might be even more pupils
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Colds Conquered Means
Sickness Saved.

Anyone interested in the cure of
Consumption. should get one of the
booklets telling of recoveries by the
use of Eckman's Alternative.
Coughs, Stubborn Colds and Pneu-
monia may be the beginning of more
serious troubles-Eckmans Alternative
is the effective remedy. Take it in time
Saratoga, y. Y, May 1908
Gentlemen: For five or six years
was troubled with cough and expector-
alton My case was declared Consump-
tion by my doctor. After taking Eek
mans Alternative, which was recon-
mended, I was entirely cured.
(Signed Affidavit) James w Kana1y
Eckman's Alternative is good for all
throat and lung troubles, and is on sale
at Negele, the druggist, E. A. RidgIey,
and other druggists. Ask for Booklet
of cured cases, or write to Eckman Mfg.
Co.. Phila-, Pa
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DID YOU GET YOUR
LITTLE OLD VAL TO-DAY

History tells us that this adorable
saint was a priest of Rome, who was
martyred by first being beaten with a
club and then beheaded during the
reign of Emperor Cladius II in the city
of Rome about the year 270.
The curious observances which hall
low his name began early in the third
century when he became identified with
this great festal and elected its patron
saint because he had great power in
making love affairs of the young people
run so smooth and Strengthening out
their quarrels. When he was overcome
with misfortune the young people
mourned him and met secretly each
year to pay homage to his memory.
On these occasions they presented
each other with little tokens which
they called st. Valentine and from this
custom of celebrating, Feb IA has
reached its present popularity, thus
marking the anniversary of a tragic
death, a day when love demands special
Offering and fancy is free to play
comedy and caricature. 1t Is loves
triumphant holiday. Cupid, the little
god of love. reigns supreme and is busy
sowing miscellaneous darts, while st
x f3e
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the petition is self-explanatory APP
preciate the fact that Frank Gavit
president of the Gary & Interurban, is
also seeking the subway route, and
while want to see the Gary & Inter
urban and Mr.. Gavit prosper with their
line, l believe that a greater number
of people would be benefited if the
Green line could get the franchise it
asks for, and now is the time for the
board to force the Green line to make
all reasonable concessions, even to the
extent of permitting the Gary & Inter
urban to use the subway.
Interurbans on Equal Basis.
I would prefer to see alf lines that
might. want to use the subway on an
equal basis. My idea about interurbans
and local lines is that all interur-
bans be compelled to usee the local
line in the city proper and use the To-
cal lines loop. This traction scheme
Is successfully carried out IN other cit
les and 1T could be done here. If the
local company has been inclined to be
unfair toward interurbans, fact which
l do not know of my own knowledge,
now would be a good time to force
them to give concessions"
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TWO HAMMOND MEN WILL
Be THERE FOR COhvOCAT|ON

Two OF Hammond's wen-known Ma
sons will attend the annual spring convo-
cation Of Masons in the Valley of Fort
Wayne. which will be held in Fort
Wayne on Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. March 15. 16, and IL. when
the degrees up to the thirty second will
be administered to large class of can
didates. The following committees
have been named for this event:
Reception COMMITTEES.
The members of the reception COM
mittee are as follows: M. S. Mahurin,
n r. Wenger, w. w Rockhill Willis
Hattersiey. u. l. Harding. j. W. Hay
den, H. M. Diehl, r. l. Remy, j. NJ
Stouder. r. 8. Bradshaw, all from Fort
wayne; Wabash, Frank DePuy, Lee A
Carr; Knox. Frank A Green, Charles
III. Peters; Hammond. r. r. ellis, r.
+. CARRIER; Valparaiso, III. b.. Brown,
Mark l. Dickson; Columbia City. j.
W. Adafr. D. B. Clugston; Button. F.
+. Boltz, James w. Sale South Bend.
Stuart MacKibben, II. HI. Burrell, A.
w. Keeney; Kendallville, DR.. A G.
Coyner, c. M. Case; Geneva, W. b.
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HEGEWISCH.

The grand voncert given by the
Young Peoples society of the Swedish
Lutheran church at the Hegewisch OPP
era House last Saturday evening was
well attended and proved a grand sue
cess. A very entertaining program was
rendered by out-of-town talent, after
which the young people served cake
and ice cream and a very pleasant even
ing enjoyed.
William Guthridge was reported to be
improving a little the latter part of
the week
Mrs. c. w Bracket spent Friday
afternoon with friends in Hammond
Miss Mamie Polm of Chicago was the
guest of Miss Ella Hohwy Saturday
evening and sunday
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tCoutinue0 IRON Fako -
he would attempt to procure a divorce
from her.
Laski Is an old German resident in
Hammond, and owns his own little
home. Until recently he was employed
on the street department of the city
He seemed to be quite well again to-
day, but refused to make a definite
statement to the effect that hereafter
he would seek death by his own hand.
Made other Attempts.
Several years ago the police found
Laski hanging from tree under the
Grand Calumet river, he having at
tempted to hang himself then. Later
he was was discovered hanging in his
barn and again his life was saved by
intervention. Upon another occasion
the authorities took gun away from
him, which he had just bought.
The case of Laski is a strange one
He, seems to have a mania for self
struction, but strangely enough he has
always been unsuccessful.
He is devoid OF all fear of death,
and believes that in that manner alone
can be find peace In his early days
in Hammond he was employed in the
slaughter house.
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SOCIAL NEWS CONTINUED
FROM PAGE TWO.


MIS- Caroline Dibos has been enter
tanning large number of out-of-town
relatives at a weekend house party at
ner nome In Fayette street the past
lew days. The guests began to arrive
as early as Friday and several did not
come until yesterday and remained for
only the day. The guests were enter.
tanned in honor of Mrs. Dibos and her
daughter, Mrs. ]. p. Schneiders birth
day anniversaries. An elaborate dinner
was served yesterday at / o'clock at
winch covers were laid for thirty.
among the guests who came from a dis
lance to be present at the dinner were:
MT and Mrs. Meyer, MIR. and Mrs.
Troute and Mr.. Leonard Schmidt. all of
milwaukee,, Messrs. and Mesdames
Schaad, Shinberg, Furlong, Henshaw.
VIII Anderson. Otto Fest. J. p. Schneid-
er and family. Mrs. Fred Kosche and
Mr.. Martin Augustine all of Chicago.
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from the Harbor to attend the high
school II 1t were not for the expense
and inconvenience, as many parents
who could manage to send their chill
dren 10 school provided there was no
expense incident TO the schooling out
side of the ehiidrens time and equip
ment could not afford the car fare and
the price of luncheons and the wasted
time in going to and fro that might be
put in to good advantage at home
1t is probable that the next meeting
viii take place in the Auditorium, but
the time and place have not yet been
definitely announced
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nation in most thorough manner
There were other sites available 1t is
true, but the cost of securing them was
SO great that it was out of the ques-
ton The property recently purchased
is on one of the principal thoroughfares
of the city. 1t is in the geographical
center of the city and in the future
center Of population.
The board took a broad view of the
situation and bought the property with
the future development of the city in
mind. 1t promoted the idea Of the city
beautiful by buying enough property
to provide spacious grounds for pub
lie and school use.
The site of the new manual training
school is on the west side of Calumet
avenue. It occupies the rectang ular
piece of land south of Eaton street
and north of Hart street 1t is bound
ed on the west by the property of the
Erie Railroad company, although it is
some distance from the railroad tracks.
STREETS ARE VACATED.
The property is but 1900 feet from
Harrison park 1t is $40 feet long and
500 feet wide. 1t was necessary to
vacate Erie street, between Eaton and
Hart streets, and stub end alley or
two before the purchase could be con-
summated. This was accomplished in
the Lake circuit court at Crown Point
last Saturday. Upon the receipts of
the information that the street had
been vacated the board of education
paid over the check for the purchase
of the property.
The purchase includes seventy two
lots, of which twenty four are located
on Calumet avenue, eight thirty-foot
lots on Hart street and forty twenty
five-foot lots on Erie street. In view
of the fact that Mr.. Turner has sold
large number of the Calumet avenue
lots for 1915 each, 1T will be seen
that $4,000 is a very low price for this
property.
Messrs. Becker and Taper, who own
sub division just north of this prop
erty offered site for sale, but the
location was not as desirable and the
price not as reasonable as the offer
made by Mr.. Turner. To show how
marketable is the property sold by Mr.
Turner, the fact is generally known
that he has sold $4,000 worth of prop
erty in his subdivision during the past
year
TRANSPORTATION GOOD.
should there be any objection to the
site by any future board of education,
Mr. Turner says he will take the prop
erty back at the price paid for it any
time.
The proposed Indiana Chicago Trac-
tion company passes the property as it
turns the corner of Eaton street and
Calumet avenue. The south branch of
the Hammond. Whiting East Chi
cago line passes on Conlxey avenue, just
four and one-half blocks south of this
property. Consequently transportation
from all parts of the city will be pro-
vided.
The people on the south side who
have heard of the purchase of this
property by the school board are de-
lighted with the selection. They see
a big boom for south side property as
a result, especially that on Calumet av-
enue. Calumet avenue is the one wide
street In the city of Hammond, and
with three schools and church facing
on this street it should become one of
the show streets of the city.
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Hardeson. r. p. Wade; Ligonier. Louis
Kerr. GREELEY McF. zimmerman: Peru.
Harry F. Alder. w. s. Danes: Waterloo.
ID. l. Leas; Angola. w. Il. Hecken-
lively, C. F. Dygert, c. II. Ramsby. r.
Is. Humphreys; Goshen, L. c. Brook
meyer, O. r. Stoutenoner. G. NJ Rich
ardson; Huntington. Bert Myers, NJ b.
Stultz; Elkhart, F. E. Bryson, p C.
Kendall, w. II. winterroud; Decatur,
Earl B. Adams, ]. ID. Daley, d. NJ.
Hensley, III. r. Maltz: Muncie, Theo-
dore O'Rourke: Howe. j. II. Mckenzie,
Lagrange, ]. w. Hanan; Warsaw. e.
B. Smith. Frank M. Gift: Peoria. Ill.,.
Samuel L. Nelson: Michigan City, G..
e. Bacon: Portland, B. Ibbotson; Gary,
Max 1ngwaId, j. G. Harris.
BANQUET Committee.
The banquet committee is composed
of the following: w. S. Sponhauer. A
Il. Carrail and C. ID. Tillo
Since the last spring convocation at
the cathedral the following have died .
Charles S. Knight, Wallace J. Bash,
A. III. Bittinger, Allen collars. Lincoln
Hail. Charles G. Nelles and N d.
Doughman.
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HAMMOND NEWS
Labor Troubles Quiet.

The labor troubles at the Standard
Steel Car plant have ended and things
have quieted down SO that there is
not even talk of strike. Edward
Hammond and John Herman are still
hanging around, however. but they do
not seem to be very active.
Hammond has not been seen on the
streets in the Standard district since
he received a severe beating at the
hands of two men whom he is said to
have maligned.