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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-24
ST. JOHN.

Mrs Thomas Corners and Miss Grace
Conner, were Hammond visitors today.
John keilman and Theodore Hammer
of Dyer transacted business here to-
day
John Stommel of Hanover Center was
a ST. John visitor today.
Hubert Doctor made business trip
to Hammond Friday.
Mrs. Walter Wolf of Hammond is the
guest of relatives here.
John Rohrman of Schererville was a
ST. John visitor Friday.
Joseph NJ. Thiel and Joseph F. Ger
ZACH transacted business in Crown Point
today.
Frank Wachter made a business trip
to Chicago Friday. e~
Miss Carrie Dunes spent Friday in
Chicago.
Gerlach Bros. shipped carload of
live stock to Chicago today.
Mesdames Mathew Schaefer and Pc
ter Koch of Whiting We're the guests
of relatives here today.
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DYER.

The Dyer public schools closed Fri
day for a weeks vacation. Appropri-
ate Christmas exercises were the clos
ing features which were attended by a
large number of visitors.
John P. Frey of East Grove was here
Thursday on business.
Prof. George F. Hassel, principal of
the high school here, left Friday even
ing for Haubstadt, Ind, where he will
spend the holiday vacation at the home
of his parents.
Wednesday evening a number from
here went to Chicago Heights to attend
some wrestling matches.
John L. Keilman and Theo. Hammer
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Whiting Lodge No. 613 F. and A. NJ
held their annual election of officers.
the result of which was as follows: f.
C. Holmes. Worshipful Master; Geo. NJ.
Baum. Senior Warden; E. B. Green,
Junior Warden; T. w. Kohr, Treasurer;
w o. Walker, Secretary; A. S. Brit
ton. Senior Deacon: w. ]. Storer. Junior
Deacon; E. B. DeLand, Senior Steward !;
r. r. Tilton, Junior Steward; A. Vim
cent. Chaplain: J. NJ Slower. Organist.
William A. Upton has returned home
from Alton,| Ill. to spend Christmas
with his family. Mr.. Upton has decid-
ed to locate permanently in Alton, and
will move his family there but it is
not yet decided how soon they will
leave Whiting.
The entertainment given by the
Whiting public school kindergarten,
on Thursday evening, was very good.
The program given under the direc-
ton of Misses Hollinger and Lee, was
all that could be expected. The in
strumeEtaI music was furnished by
the High school orchestra The pro-
gram was as follows:
March-H. S. Orchestra
Observation-Disclosures
Poem--"Three Good Cheers for Old
December"-Cleve Stenhouse.
Skips. Plain Skips-Dean Partner.
Folk Dance, Jumping Jack-May-
delene Manchak, John Potasyrk, kath-
ryn Paskwietz. Horace GLADDEN. Elsie
Bozcjorsky. Martin Stone. Rudolph
Stihockaner. Lille Werle, Relia Stern
berg. Mike Chila, Ruth Lesser, FREQ
Emmel.
Songs, Jack Frost"-Horace GLADDEN.
santa Claus'-Kindergart
Folk Dance, "Iadita" Werner
Schaefer Annie Rebrowch, Willard
Allison, Bertha Hoskins, John Roman
Lille Pitzele. Waugh Cameron, Mildred
Slower.
Decentralization of Reindeer and Song
Land of Snow"-Lillie Werle. Mar
garet Atkin, Madeleine Manchak
Dorothy Burton. Martha Fredenberg
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LOWELL.

DR.. Hill went to Rensselaer, yester-
day to visit relatives.
L. Wood. student of Purdue uni
versity is home to spend the holidays
with his parents.
Mrs. Gus Rogers of Momence is Wis
iting at the home of her mother, Mrs.
George Peterson.
Bert Belshaw transacted business in
Chicago Friday.
Attorney viii Belshaw has about re-
covered from a very severe cold.
L. McNay and wife went to Elkhart
Yesterday on the occasio of her birth
day, and according to the custom of
the Pythian Sisters, Mrs. Lewis McNay
was presented with surprise party at
her country home last Sunday evening.
owing to the inclement weather, there
was not large number of the MEM
bers present, but what was lacking in
numbers was made up in having most
Jolly good time. the McNays being of a
Jolly disposition and always looking
for a good time. With the toothsome
edibles brought by the guests and q
goodly supply from the we'll stocked
larder of the host and hostess most
delectable feast was served a 6 o'clock
All declared it was time well spent
Elmer Nichols. the grain dealer, tran
sacted business in Chicago yesterday.
Miss Violet Want pursued her art
studies at the Art Institute in Chi
cago Friday.
r. Welton and wife went to Chicago
Friday morning to visit their daughter
Mrs Elsie Mofett, over Christmas
z. ". Welton of Clinton county
Mich. who visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tyler Weltoh. for a few days, leff
Yesterday for his home. stopping off II
Chicago to visit a sister.
! George Pierce and wife, the restau
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ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL.

Brights Disease, Diabetes. Rheunsa-
ism, Govt. Gravel, Dropsy, inflammation
Of the Bladder. Bad Blood and Nervous
Troubles caused by Sick Kidneys
NJ. Koib the we'll known druggist of
Hammond. knows by experience tina.
HINDIPO will cure all forms of Kid
new and Nervous r~"uhles. and will
guarantee 1t in all cases.
Can't you afford to try It at their
risk? It costs nothing il IL don't do the
work.
Sent by mall to any address. pre-
paid. on receipt of so cents. Six boxes
1850. under a positive guarantee.
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on "CHRIsTMAs- It. HUM.
by ST Lence.

TIL coroner's jury. in tn case o. Ham
Lutt, who strangled himself with a
Christmas necktie, returned er verdict
o unsuitable suicide yestiddy.
Got skun in tn annual swapfest this
year. Went t. Mutt & Raisin's an
bought er half dozen o them swell up
to date cellerloid golfers fer HEX
Spence, an the dunred cuss returned
with one o. them mere-sham pipes
tibet I he'd t call in the fire depart
ment I put out.
ST II. learned t play sixty different
pieces on his new bass drum guy
him yestiddy.
TIL only place IN tn house thet
Louie didn't ride his new hobby horse
wuz on tn ceiIin an in tn lavatory.
Managed t get three minutes O.
sweet repose yestiddy by givin TIL
kids a dollar apiece t git some more
candy at tn store furtherest away
frum hum.
Hen an his gal busted up last night
Hen guy her pair o No. dancfn
pumps and she guy Hen No. So
derby hat.
Up ter date, tn pride o tn family's
only shot off two fingers with tn Win
chester we wuzn't a-goin' t. get him
Elizabetha Gilmore wuznt so all
fred enraptured with TIL new SEWN
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leans aud California, where they will
spend the winter months.
Mrs. c. A Lincoln and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell V. Parry will spend Christmas
day with Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Wilcox of
Hyde Park.
Mrs. Charles j. Tinkham and daugh-
ter are spending the Christmas holt
days with Mrs. Vance of Chicago
Heights.
Judge Hembroff of Indiana HarboI
trans acted business in Crown Point
yesterday.
The Crown Point students at the
various colleges in the country are
visiting relatives and spending the
holidays here.
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ASTHMA CA1ARRH CURED
Expert Medical Scientists Announce
Startling Results Obtained by Senpin>

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Startling Results Obtained by senpin>
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advantage of tho generous offer made
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New York City, requesting an expert
mental package of Senpine, the great
discovery for Asthma Hay Fever,
Bronchitis. and Catarrh, which is mail
cd free Of charge to all who write for
it. 1t is curing thousands OF the most
stubborn cases. 1t makes differ
ence how long you have been suffering
or how severe the climatic conditions
are where you live. Senpine will cure
you.
II you have experimental with other
treatments and have failed to md a euro
do not be discouraged but send for a
trial of this wonderful truly merftous
remedy which is scientific compound
discovered by q Professor OF Vienna
University. and is being recommended
BY thousands
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MERR.uL.VIT.I.E

Sam B. Woods is visiting friends at
Grand Haven. Mich.
f. Walters delivered cheese to his
customers in Lowell, Palmer and Leroy
yesterday.
Charles Demmon took the train yes
terday for some town in New Mex
leo He will be gone a month.
Clarence Rudolph was in town today
looking after the switchboard.
Harold Iddings will spend Christmas
a ST. Paul. and few days later will
be at his home in Montana
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1t Requires Nerve to stand the strain
of nervous neuralgia. pains In the face.
head or any part of the body. These
pains are quickly stopped by the use
of Perry Davis Painkiller. The relief
is immediate and lasting. 10 not suf-
fer a moment longer but use the Pain
killer as directed. Avoid substitutes,
there is but one Painkiller, Perry
Davis. Price csc. 35c. and soc
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were at Crown Point Thursday on legal
business.
Rev. William Berg of Schererville
visited with Rev. Joseph Flach here
Wednesday afternoon.
VIM. Ziesenhene, Jr., transacted bust
ness at Hammond Thursday.
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EEGEWISCH.

There will be no preaching services
a the Hegewisch NJ f. church next
Sunday Rev. and Mrs Mann are
spending Christmas with relatives. The
Sunday school Christmas program will
be held at tie church Christmas morn
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Glen and Hosford Parks.

Mrs T. w. Englehardt and sons
went to Chicago to spend few days
with relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Adler was a Hammond
shopper yesterday
Mrs. A. Olson is a Chicago shopper
today.
c. ]. Williams was Hammond visit
or yesterday.
Leo Tree of Hobart spent a few days
with his uncle, John Hoffman, and fam
lily.
Rev. Father Koenig is Chicago Wis
itor today.
Miss Mary Hoffman returned home
from the Sacred Heart college to spend
Christmas with her parents ]. G. Hoff-
man, and family.
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NOTICE..

1 will grind feed Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday every week.
JOS. F. GERLACH,
St John, Ind.
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SHCCkS
From the Diary Of Sd. Lenco

Don't forget T. give mother her an
nual work basket. Y know eff she
ket.
never Introduced.
Wishin " a very Merry Christmas.
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PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money If
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding OF Pro-
truding Piles in to IA days. soc.
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SYNOPSIS.

Lawyence Blakeiey, lawyer, goes TO
Pittsbnrg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore. millionaire. A lady. re-
quests Blakeley to buy her a Pullman
ticket He gives her lower IL and re-
tains hwer 10. He finds a drunken man
In lower 10 and ~retires in lower
o. He awakens In lower z and
nndH his clothes and bag missing. The
man VA lower 10 is found murdered. Cir
fumstamtial evidence points To, both
Blakeiey and the man who stole his
clothes. The train is wrecked and Blake
ley IN rescued from a burning car by a
girl I'm blue. His arm Is broken. The girl
sweesheart. Blakeley returns home and
nnds he ts under surveillance. Moving
pictures of the train taken just before
the wreck reveal to Blakeley a man leap
ing from the train with his stolen grip.
Investigation proves that the mans name
10 Sullivan. Mrs. Conway, the woman for
whom Biakeley bought a Pullman ticket,
tries 10 make a bargain with him for the
forged Hotes. not knowing hat they are
MISSING. Blakeley and an amateur de-
tective Investigate the home of Sullivan's
sister From n servant Blakeley learns
that Alison West had been there on a
visit and Sullivan had been attentive to
her. SuIlivan is the husband of a daugh-
house Is ransacked by the police. He
learns that the affair between Alison and
his partner is off. Alison tells Blakeley
about the attention paid her by Sullivan.
whom she was on her way to marry when
The wreck came. 1t Is planned to give
MrS. Conway the forged notes In eX-
change for Sullivan.
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KNOWLEDGE Of the World,

EVERYBODY but a fool keeps good
friends with walters, for. whether
these have any union or not, they are
a big-fisted brotherhood, and more
than once have seen every waiter In
a restaurant. even as a swarm Of bees,
fall aboard some bad man." and
when he came to In the hospital he
would look like Quixote after the
swine drovers got through with him.
With all their tricks and knowledge
of the world, walters are singularly
u~nspoiled. good-natured and agreeable.
and they are full of interesting, Oft
en- scientific. information. They see
a side of humanity that nobody else
ever sees, mostly the comedy and pee
cadillo side. Considering their
housed-up condition, 1t seems remark.
able how much they know about what
is going on. When not busy they are
always enthusiastically engaged in
swapping pointers and information.
which. in a way. accounts for some
of them getting rich in Wall street
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Lead-While the immediate family
of Geo &c w. Cover haze re civ
ed no direct information ON h nj
since his departure for Boston TO at
tend the funeral of his nofher. tie
late Mary BAKER G Eddv. thev dorbt
the report to the effe ( he win rake
on effo [ TO breat the viii which his
left and which hequeatts the create
rart of the nropertv TO the porpet at
'ns OF the church Mr.. Glover has a :
ready received s9i5 Q00 from his moth
err. and this will be i-c-caeed by a
gin of $4,000 TO him and an eqra'
aronn; to each u the Ave ch l'ren
and his family exp ess the belle I hs
will be satisfied.
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hearing the dog pad softly toward
me around the table. | recall even
that ] had put the matches down and
could net find them. Then, with a
bursting horror Of the room and its
contents, of the gibbering dark
around me, ] turned and made for the
door by which ! had entered.
! could not find it. ! felt along the
endless w~ainscoting, past miles of
wall. The dog was beside me. | think.
but he was part and parcel now. to
my excited mind, with the Thing un-
der the table. And when, after aeons
Of search, ! found a knob and stun
bled into the reception hall, | was as
nearly in a panic as any man could
be.
| was myself again in a second, and
by the light from the hall | led the
way back to the tragedy ! had STUN
bled on. Bronson still sat at the table,
his elbows propped on it, his cigarette
still lighted, burning a hole in the
cloth. Partly under the table lay
Mrs. Conway. face down. The dog
stood over her and wagged his tail.
Mcknight pointed silently to a large
copper ash tray. filled with ashes and
charred bits of paper.
THE notes. probably" he said rue
fully. HE got them after all. and
burned them before her. 1t was more
than she could stand. Stabbed him
fret apd tbap barcalfD
Hotchkiss got up and took of his
hat. They are dead" he announced
solemnly, and took his notebook out
of his hatband.
Mcknight and ] did the only thing
we could think of-drove Hotchkiss
and the dog out of the room, and
closed and locked the door. It's a
matter for the police" Mcknight as
serted. Il suppose you've got an Off.
Ger tied to you somewhere, Lawrence?
You usually have"
We left Hotchkiss in charge and
went downstairs. 1t was Mcknight
who first saw Johnson, leaning against
a park railing across the street, and
called him over. We told him in a few
words what we had found, and he
grinned at me cheerfully.
After awhile, in a few weeks or
months, Mr.. B~lakeley," he said, when
you get tired of monkeying around
with the blOod-stain and tinger-print
specialist upstairs. you come to me.
I've had that fellow you want under
surveillance for ten days."
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CHAPTER xxix.-continued.

We crowded out OF the elevator at
che fourth floor, and found ourselves
In q rather theatrical hallway of dra.
peries and armor. 1t was very quiet:
we stood uncertainty after the car
had gone, and looked at the two
or three doors In sight. They were
heavy, covered with metal, and sound
proof. From somewhere above came
the metallic accuracy Of a piano.
plane, and through the open window
we could hear-or feel-the throb of
the Cannonball's engine.
We'll. Sherlock" Mcknight said,
what's the next move in the
game? 1t Is our jump. or theirs. You
brought us here"
None of us knew just what to do
next. No sound of conversation pene-
trated the heavy doors. We waited
uneasfiy for some minutes. and Hotch-
kiss looked at his watch. Then he
put II to his ear.
Good gracious!" he exclaimed, his
head cooked on one side, Il believe il
has stopped. I'm afraid we are late
We were late. My watch and Hotch.
kiss agreed at nine O'clock. and, with
the discovery that our man might
have come and gone, our zest in the
adventure began to flag. Mcknight
motioned us away from the door and
rang the bell. There was no response,
NO sound within. He rang il twice
the last time long and vigorously
without result. Then he turned and
looked at us.
Il don't half like this" he said
That woman is In; you heard me ash
the elevator boy. For two cents
I'd"
had seer II when he did. The
door was ajar about an inch. and q
narrow wedge of r~ose-colored light
showed beyond. Then. with both mer
at my heels. ! stepped into the priv
ate corridor of the apartment and
hooked around. 1t was a square re
ception hall. with hats. and a couple
of chairs. A lantern of ~rose-coiorec
glass and a desk light oyer a writing
table across made the room bright and
chesvfui. 1t was empty.
None Of US were comfortable. The
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BY MARY MBERD RINEHART

place vas full of feminine triles that
made us feel the weakness of our po-
sition. Some such instinct made Nc
Knight suggest division.
I'VE look like an invading army"
he said. IF she's here alone, we will
startle her into a spasm. One of us
could take a look around and"
What was that? Didn't you hear
something's"
The sound. whatever 1t had been,
was not repeated. We went awkward.
ly out into the hall, very uncomfort-
able. all of us, and tipped a coin. The
choice fell on me. which was right
enough. for the affair was mine, pri.
marily.
Wait just inside the door" l di-
rected, land If Sullivan comes, or
anybody that answers his description,
grab him without ceremony and ask
him questions afterwards"
The apartment, save in the hallway,
was unlighted. BY one of those freaks
of arrangement possible only in the
modern fiat, found the kitchen first,
and was struck a smart and unex-
pected blow by a swinging door. /
carried a handful of matches, and by
the time l had passed through a but.
ler's pantry and a refrigerator room ]
was completely lost in the darkness,
Until then the situation had been
merely uncomfortable; suddenly it be-
came grisly. From somewhere near
came a long-sustained groan, followed
almost instantly by the crash of some.
thing-glass or china-on the floor.
| struck a fresh match, and found
myself In a narrow real hallway. Be,
hind me was the door by which / must
have come; with a keen desire to get
back to the place l had started from,
| opened the door and attempted to
cross the room. ! thought | had kept
my sense of direction, but | crashed
without warning into what. from the
resulting jangle, was the dining table,
probably laid for dinner. / cursed my
stupidity in getting into such a sit,
uation, and l cursed my nerves for
making my hand shake when | tried
~ q hiulth. Siodu hdu hOt
been repeated.
| braced myself against the table
and struck the match sharply against
the sole of my shoe. II fiickered
family and went out. And then, with
out the slightest warning, another dish
went of the table. 1t fell with a
thousand splinterings; the very all
seemed broken into crashing waves
of sound. / stood still. braced agains,
the table, holding the red end OF the
| dying match, and listened. / had not
long to wait; the groaqa came again
and | recognized it. th& cry of a dos
in straits. | breathed tgaint
"Come, old fellow,"1 said. Come
on. old man. Let's have a look al
you"
| could hear the thud OF his tail on
the floor, but he did nae n16ve. He
only whimpered, There isasomethine
companionable in, the presence of Z
dog. and~i fancied this dog in trouble
Slowly | began to- work sny way
around the tableStoward him.
Good boy" l said, as he whimpered
| Wen find the light, which ought Il
be somewhere or other around here
and then"
| stumbled over something, and
| drew back my foot almost instantly
did l step on you. old man?'t ex
| claimed. and bent to pat him. re
member Strengthening suddenly and
~
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Considerable,

Johnston Ito wife)-Well, Maria
I'm going to stay at home with you to
day and help you to tidy up the house.
I'll tack down the carpets and hang up
the pictures to begin with.
Mrs. J. (to children)-Children.
you may go over to grandmamma and
stay all day. (Aside)-I know my
husband is a deacon in the church, but
for all that he is as apt to hit his
thumb with a hammer as any other
man.
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Difference In Laughter.

A good honest laugh at a good hon
est joke OF bit of sarcasm rubs out the
gathering wrinkles Of care: but an i'll
tempered joke. is like a poisoned ar
row. which makes a wound. and leaves
its poison after IL is withdrawn.
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Laughter a Good Medicine.

Always laugh when you AN: It -
a cheap medicine. Merriment Ia .
philosophy not well understood. Il ID
the sunny side Of existonce.-Byron.
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Truly Spoken.

What a narrow. c~ircumscribed life
the woman must lead to whom a wrin-
kle is a tragedy!
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Want Experiment Station

Pierre-Probably one of the first
special bills for an appropriation in
the state legislature when 1t on
venes next month will be presented by
the senator and representative from
Lyman county. This will ask 70" the
appropriation Of a sufficient SIN Of
money to establish an a~gr'cultu al
experiment station to be manaoe1 by
the state. The movement was stared
by the Vivian Commercial club and
the Vivian grange when a mss meet
ing was called to discuss the rrop"sf-
ton. 1t is DESIGNED tt have the STA
ton located at the center of tie roun
w which is Vivian. and a movement
will he started hv the commercial club
TO enlist the assistance of oil other
localities in the county. 1t Is asse T.
ed that there is great need TO- an ex
detrimental station in that rornty n
order to ascertain Just wh"t is the
best seed and grain 20 p'ant there to
obtain the best crop results