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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19


Cleveland. O., July 1e.-Newton d.
Baker Is looming UP as the probable
successor of Tom L. johnson in the
politicaf life of the nation.
And who. pray, you ask, might New
ton d. Baker be?
This is the way he dawned upon
Cleveland. A few years ago a man
named Martin A. Foran was scheduled
to make a speech at a political meet
ing. presided over by man named Nc
Kinney. At the last moment he was
taken sick and was unable to appear
In his place there came a very young
fsh looking youngster who didn't say
much. just looked wise behind his
spectacles.
Mr. Foran is SICK" announced Nc
Kinney, but he has sent his boy tc
speak for him. Come on. boy. and
tell 'em what you know
Mckinney didn't believe in Bakers
politics. Neither did the crowd for
that matter. Men in the audience were
disposed to guy" the boy" but they
didn't Mckinney didn't know the
boy was a full-fiedged lawyer and
the partner of Foran. He had spoken
scarcely a dozen words before folks
began to prick up their ears. They
listened attentively, then, when he
finished and sat down, they cheered
him Justify
Tom Johnson heard about the boy
He hunted him up and made him q
member OF his cabinet. Now Baker
IS city solicitor He is Democratic
candidate for mayor. and all of John
sons friends are pickin him as the
ioical one to carry out the unfinished
work of their great leader.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

OFFICIAL
VERY Ill.

Ray Seeley. county surveyor. was ta-
ken down with a severe attack of ap-
pendicitis at his home last Sunday and
yesterday evening it was found neces-
sary to perform an operation on him at
st. Margarets hospital
His condition was serious from the
beginning and continues so today. al
though the operation today appeared
to have been successful. In a case as
severe as Mr.. Sseley's a number of
days must elapse after the operation
until 1t can be stated with any degree
of definiteness whether the patient can
recover Mr.. Seeley was doing as well
as could be expected today and his
many friends hope that he will con-
tinue to show Improvement.
In surgery Mr.. Seeleys case is
known as a gangrene rupture of the
appendix. and there is always the pos
sibility that gangrene may have found
its way into the system, but only de-
velopments of a few days will show
this. He is having the best of care,
and for the present only his immediate
relatives are admitted to his bedside.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
TO SUE THE
BOARD OF
EDUCATION

An echo of Hammonds now famous
manual training school was heard last
night when Attorney Peter Crumpacker
representing J. T. Hutton appeared be-
fore the board of education last even
ing and notified it that he had been au-
thorfzed by Hutton to commence suit
to recover $4,000 or more which is al
Iced to be due for drawing the plans
for the new manual training school
Mr.. Hutton claims that there Is a
balance of $4,000 due according to the
contract which provides that 81 per
cent shall be paid the architect as soon
as the plans are completed.
This 21s per cent is based on the
architects estimate of the cost of the
building. 1t could be based on the con-
tract price according to Caldwell &
brakes figures but the legality of this
contract has bsen questioned in court
Raises Legal Point.
Under these conditions 1t will be a
nice legal point to determine just upon
which estimate the architects claim for
fees is to be based. If suit is actually
brought there will be AN interesting s
lawsuit and the terms of that unique
contract with Architect Hutton will be
revealed
The board also let the contract for
coal to William Ahlborn on the bid
that was published in THE TIMES last
week. The contract for painting and
calcamining was let to Schmuzer
Brothers
On August first Henry Bicknell will
retire from office and will be succeed
ed by A. S. stanton, the recently elect
ed member of the board of education.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

Purchasing a 80 caliber revolver
sometime yesterday from Ruff's hard
ware store a man who registered as e.
c. O'Conneu, Kenton. Ohio. committed
suicide sometime after 1890 last night
by sending a bullet through his brain
at Lash's Hotel in Hammond.
Arriving at the hotel about o'clock
Tuesday O'Connell registered and went
to his room leaving a call for o'clock
Wednesday morning. Yesterday very
little of him was seen and he returned
to the hotel last night about 1890. He
was found with bullet through his
brain at $50 this morning in the room.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
GERMS HAD MEETING
ON TRAIN FAUCET
Erie Train Furnishes Theme
For Dissertation on Pub
lie Health.

George Winkler tells of an amusing
thing that happened on an Erie train
enroute to Chicago. Illinois has
abolished the public drinking cup and
so when train crosses the state line
the brakeman go through the train
and pick up the death cups
Two dirty unshaven foreigners went
to the end of the car after it had cross
ed the line and looked about the water
tank for drinking cup. They failed
to find one and so after looking for it
while one after the other stopped
down and drank out of the faucet.
A low estimate places the number of
germs that held mass meeting on
the faucet after they got through at
1,762.479.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

As customary Mr.. Lash went to all
the rooms at O'Clock this morning
to make his calls and upon arriving at
O'Connellis room he received no an
swer. Thinking nothing Of this he left
and returned about s:15 when getting
suspicious he tried the door and found
1t locked A policeman was called and
the door was opened, finding O'Connell
lying on the floor alongside of the bod
with a revolver near his right hand.
CORONER Is SUMMONED.
Doctor Chidlaw who is acting In the
absence of Coroner Shanklin was called
and the body was ordered taken to
Burns morgue where an inquest will
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
ICE TRUST
IS FINED At
WHITING
Especial so Tnr TINES !,

Whiting. Ind, July I9.--The case
against the Knin1xerboslzer Ice Coz. m
which they were charged with short
weighting their customers. came up for
trial yesterday morning. after having
been postponed two different times.
The witnesses were subpoenaed on Mon
day to be on hand yesterday at the
trial. A short time after the witnesses
had been subpoenaed, the officials of
the Ice company called up Judge Fet-
terhon and Informed him that they
would be over and plead guilty. Fet-
terhoH then informed the witnesses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
BUILDING WILL
COVER ENTIRE LOT
New Monon Depot Will Be
Built of Bedford
Stone.

The new plans of the Monon depot
are on exhibition in the office of J.
Wesley Reed and Indicate that the
Monon railroad will outdo itself in the
building of a fine new depot in this
city
The depot will cover practically the
entire lot and is exceedingly we'll
planned 1t will be of Bedford stone
and will be substantially built. The
SibIey street elevation is of classic
design.
Everyone who has looked over the
plans says that the new depot will be
a credit to the city and will improve
the appearance of Sibley street to a
remarkable degree
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
WAS WEALTHY
CONTRACTOR
Especial to THE TIMEsl

Kenton, Ohio, July 19.-The
first news received here regarding
the suicide of E. C. O'Connell in
the shape of a telegram from THE
TIMES at Hammond created d
sensation. 1t was the first news
heard of O'Connell since he disap-
peared from his home here mys-
teriously ten days ago. He was a
wealthy contractor, happily mar
ried, had children and his object
in killing himself is big mystery.
What he was doing in Hammond
is not known.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
JOY RIDE
CERTAINLY
A WONDER
Alderman Carl Anderson of
East Chicago With Four
Friends, One of Whom He
Loses, Turns Turtle in
Touring Car.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Indiana Harbor. July 1s.--Alderman
Carl Anderson has established a new
record in pyrotechnic ''chauffing" for
the Calumet region. On Saturday even
ing his machine turned turtle with
four passengers, including hims elf.
without damaging anybody 1t was
righted and proceeded on its way with
out further mishap outside of ejecting
one of the aforementioned passengers
when a quick turn was made, causing
Judge Riley whom the Anderson ma
chine encountered, to steer his own
MACHINE into the ditch, and the colored
porter who takes care of Riley's bank
to jump for his life, and causing the
South Shore to suspend traffic tempo
rarily.
Did all these things Inconvenience
the gay and festive "champeen" pyro-
technic artist? Not your life. Carl
kept on his gladstone way without a
tremor of the eyelash, giving the high
sign to the startled inhabitants he en-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

While the question of affiliation with
the Chicago carpenters was brought
before the Lake County Carpenters
District Council in Hammond last
night. no vote was taken The ques-
tion is. however. still live one and
will in all probability be brought up
again at the meeting next week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
BIG INCREASE
FOR LAKE co
TIMES BUREAU,
At STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, July 19.-The re-
port from the Lake county board of re-
view to the state tax board shows the
heaviest increase in assessment of land
this year of any county thus far re-
ported. The average assessment on all
land in Lake county is fixed at $40. 80
per acre, which is S25 per acre more
than any other county. This increase
is 1926 per cent over the assessment of
four years ago. This is ten points
greater than the increase in any other
county. The state board will probably
approve the assessment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

NOTHING TO
WORRY ABOUT

Indianapolis, July 19.-Dr. ].
P. Simmons, superintendent of the
pathological laboratory of the
state board of health, has reported
to complaining citizen of Roach
dale, that what the citizen
thought were little bugs in his
bed, were little rolls of cotton
from the bed clothing. The citi-
zen complained the bugs annoyed
him so he could not sleep.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
PAYS UP LIKE
A LITTLE MAN

Elmer Springer. 1893 Prairie avenue.
Chicago, who was arrested last Satur-
day afternoon by Captain Hanlon for
violating the speed ordinance on In
diana boulevard. came before Judge
Barnett this morning and pleaded gull
ty. He was fined S. and costs, amount
ing to $15. which he paid. When he
was arrested he was driving his car at
the rate of thirty-two miles an hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
CONTRACTOR COMMITS SUICIDE
IN A HAMMOND HOTEL
!: c. Mcdonnell of Kenton, Ohio, Takes His Life Last
Night in His Room Victim of Bullet Is Believed to
Be Man of Some Prominence in His Town; Ohio
Authorities Notified by the Police
SOME MYSTERY IN SUICIDE.

Some mytcry was injected into the
case this morning when n woman
called up the Lash Hotel and asked
II Mr. O'Connor was there, when
told that he was dead and had killed
himself the woman called mp The
TIMES and asked II IL was known
I'm the ONCE that O'ConnOr had
killed himseIfs sOn being fnformed
that the story was already I'm print
she hung up the receiver and de-
clined to give her name. That
OsCOnnOr IL known here by some
one f. evident from the fact that
some woman claims his acquaint-
ance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
NOONAN rs RELEASED
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

NCpttIe1I 20 J
South Chicago, Ill, July 19.-P j.
Noonan, the man arrested Tuesday
morning by Lieut.. Mooney and a SQUAD
of detectives from the Kensington DO
lice station, as a suspect in the Cole &
Young robbery last week, was released
by Inspector Hunt after he had been
put through a grueling examination In
the inspectors office. Noonan admit
ted that he resided on the west side.
but disc1aimed all knowledge of the
Cole & Young attempted robbery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
AUTO COLLIDES
WITH WAGON

In a collision between a Chicag go
automobile and dump wagon on South
Holman street yesterday afternoon
the machine was put hors du combat
The lamps We're smashed and the fend-
ers twisted out of shape. The fault
was with the automobile driver. who
had his car on the wrong side of the
street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
ULRICH TO BUILD
NEW RESIDENCE

z. Ulrich. one of the successful real
estate men of the city, is building a
fine new residence on Ogden street.
The new home will cost in the neigh
boishood OF $4,000 and will be modern
and ecnplete in every respect. It 10
neink bli1t just east of the TowIe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
O'BRIEN NOT
A CANDIDATE

TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind, July 1s.-W. n
D,Brien, auditor of stafe, IN an itt1T-.
view today practically said that he
would not be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor next
year. He said he was a candidate for
denomination as auditor of state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

New York, July 19-Tammany poll
ticians are threatening to interrupt his
fight to keep the dread cholera out of
the United States. DIR. A. III. Doty.
health officer for the port of New York.
declares.
Charges have been filed against DR..
Doty since held up the cholera in fected
Mediterranean liner, Molrke, several
days ago. 1t is alleged that immi-
grants have been inhumanely treated.
Charles N. Bulger. investigating the
situation for Governor Dix, is expected
to recommend DR.. Doty's dismissal. The
health officer insists that politicians are
prosecuting him. hoping to get his job
for Tammany henchman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

The Lavender Cigar is a home prod
uct. None bettee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19

IS MUCH
C[0UDED
Though Apparently West
Hammond Election Yes
terday Was Carried, Ma
jority Vote of Last Gene
raj Election Is Not Given.

Although the majority of the votes
cast at the special election in West
Hammond on the proposition to make
the village a city, were in favor the
city form of government, the residents
are still in quandary as to the ulti-
mate outcome of the election. A total
vote of three hundred and twenty-sey
en- ballots were cast yesterday; of
these two hundred and ~thirty-three
were in favor of the city form, cast
mostly by the voters on the south side
sixty-three against the city form;
twenty four ballots were mutilated
and seven were blanks.
The questions that now apparently
cloud the election are in effect these:
was 1t necessary that the total vote
in the special election yesterday rep
resent at least majority of the vote
cast In the last regular general cleo
tion. this vote having been more tina n
seven hundred ana sixty; was it neces-
sary that the questions submitted yes
terday be printed on two separate bal
lots was the one ballot submittei /
yesterday regular?
Seek Legal Advice.
A committee of West Hammond citi-
zens went to Chicago today to get
legal advice on these questions to learn
where they stand. The majority of the
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-19
WHATHER.

SHOWERS AND
COOLER: VARIABLE
WINDS.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
When The Operator Says cline
Busy"

When the operator gives you the
Busy" report it does not necessarily
mean that some one is talking over the
telephone called. The line may be busy
when there is no one in the Office or
house and when there is no possible way
for the telephone to be actually in use
1t may be that some one is trying to
call the same telephone. and should you
or anyone else call at that time the OPP
orator would get the Busy" signal and
80 report. Oftentimes servants use the
telephones or answer calls when no
member Of the family is at home, and in
such cases the BUSY" report is given
The line is Busy" on n duplex station
If either telephone on the line is in use
The line is Busy" on q straight line tele-
phone when the extension station is in
Use
The BUSY" report is source of an
nOyance to many telephone users who
do not understand that the line can he
busy if any one is trying to get the NUN
ber. even if it is known that there is no.
body ut home.
We'd like to have you bear these
things in mind particularly during these
hot months, when all of us are annoyed
by the heat and easily exasperated.
We are taking proper precautions to
make our service as near perfect as pos
sible. Our operators are cooperating
with us.
We'd like your cooperation, too.
HOME TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH
COMPANY
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
House Your Tools and Implements.

Now that the crops are about laid
by, all the tools and implements
should be looked after and placed
away carefully under good shelters.
AS soon as possible, all necessary
repairs should be made on them. If
repaired now they will be ready for
use when needed again. There is too
much money invested now in tools
and other farm implements and ma
chinerv for them to be left out in the
weather or not properly sheltered. If
left exposed to the weather they will
not last half so long as il protected
Farmers who have not sufficient
shelter room might find time now to
build some shelters. Shelters are the
least expensive of all the house room
and it is surprising that so many
farmers are short OF room of this
kind. They are needed for stock and
to pack away feed as well as to house
the tools and implements. 1t is a
sign Of poor farming to see hoes,
plows, cultivators, rakes, mowers
and other implements left in the fields
to rot and rust away.-Smithfield
Herald
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Apple Trees For Shade.

II q man chooses to do so, nice ap-
pie trees to ornament the yard of a
farm, hence they do we'll To serve as
shade trees. Since they make nice
shade and are good for fruit they
would be far more usefnl than many
varieties of shade trees that are in
general use. 1t pleases the little
folks very much when June apple
trees are in the yard, so that they
can run and pick up the mellow ap-
piles as soon as they fall; and they
are fine for chickens also; fine for
either chickens or children whichever
happens to find them first. Such va
rieties of apple trees as the Yellow
Cheese, which grow tall, are fine for
the yard. But we need shade trees
on various parts of the farm, and
apple trees serve very well. The
stock have nesd of shade when out
on the pasture, SO there might be
some apple trees planted anywhere
and everywhere about in the corners
and in the sides of the field. AS more
winter apples are than in summer,
winter varieties should be made
choice of mOstly.-W. f. Grabs.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Chicken Phe HomenOn.

The Raleigh correspondent of the
Greensboro Daily News says that a
hen which set on II eggs, and hatch
ed IA animals, eight of which are
perfect chicks and six appear to be
hybrids, is a puzzle that is worrying
George L. Tonnoffski, deputy clerk
OF the United States court here. Mr.,
Tonoffski found that his hen hatched
recently, and while all of the chicks
had perfect chick bodies, eight had
chicken heads, two had heads re-
sembling alligators, two had puppy
heads and two had cat heads. He
says they were all able to take nour-
ishment this morning. That two of
the - eggs had double yokes, he
says, explains the Matching of II
chicks, but why there were resem-
blances to n portion of Noah's ark
found in his hens nest he would like
some chicken raisers to explain.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Good Roads Train.

The Southern Railways good
roads train was at Henderson Fri
day and a good number of citizens
went to see and learn something
about the working models exhibited
aud to hear the lecture which was
given on Garnett street in front of
the Pastime theatre.
In the demonstration cars sample
of almost every kind of road bed
was shown on tables, also the mate
rials OF which they were made. There
were about % different samples OF
roads shown. The work OF the road
engines and rollers was also demon
strated. The coaches were equipped
with pictures showing good roads,
good stock and good buggies and
wagons. There were other pictures
OF poor roads where the buggies had
mired up to the hub in mud and the
mules had mired up, too.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
New Man of North Carolina

One OF the best maps of North Car
olina brought out in several years
has just been issued by the Hudgins
Company, of Atlanta. The map is
on white ground, thecOunties being
distinctly marked with colored bOr
der lines. Every railway system in
the State is shown in separate colors
and the distance between stations is
plainly marked in figures. This map
shows among other things, express
offices, telegraph stations and post
offices; clearly marks rural mail de-
livery routes and gives the last cen
sus population of each city, town
and hamlet in the State in addition
to showing each place on the map.
The congressional districts of the
State are also shown by colOred
border lines. The map is complete
and np-to-date in cGhvenient wall
form, mounted on rollers.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Funny Ads. Without a Point.

The following collection OF freak
advertising shows what the mlspiac-
ing of q word or the omission of a
comma will do in the wrong con-
struction Of a sentence:
Wanted-A furnished room by an
old lady with electric lights.
Wanted-A room by young gen
tleman with both kinds OF gas.
Wanted a room by ayoung gentle
man with double doors.
Wanted-Ladies to sew buttons on
the second story of the Smith 4
Brown building.
Wanted-A dog by a little boy
with pointed ears.
Wanted-A boy who can open
oysters with a reference.
Wanted-A boy to be inside and
partly outside the counter.
Wanted-A room for two young
gentlemen about 80 feet long and ~
feet broad.
Wanted-A furnished room by
lady about ) feet square.
Wanted-A fourteen-year-old girl
wants washing.
For Sale-A COW by an old lady
with crumpled horns.
For Sale-A farm by an old gentle
man without buildings.
For SaIe-A nice mattress by an
old lady full of feathers.
For Sale-A piano by ayoung lady
who is going abroad In a strong iron
frame.
For Sale-A parlOr suit by an old
lady stuffed with hair.
For Sale-A cottage by gentle
man with bay window.
For Sale-A rubber-tired pony and
buggy.
Lost-A green lady's leather pock-
et-boOk.
Lost-An overcoat by an old gen
tleman lined with red flannel.
Lost-An umbrella by an old gen
tleman with a bone handle.
Notice-A respectable tailor wants
washing on Tuesday.
Notice-Annual sale now going on;
don't go elsewhere to be cheated;
come in here.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
A Popular WOman.l

Give us the woman who is willing
to adapt herself to circumstances,
and who, after an exertion of efforts
has such an undying faith her motto
is. Though He may slay me. yet
will | trust Him" The woman who
will not be miserable over the past,
but will cling to the future with hope,
for hope is the blossom of happiness;
the woman not afraid to superintend
her domestic affairs and then grace
her parlor with as much dignity and
confidence as il she were the wife of
the president OF the United States;
the woman who would cling to her
husband through thick and thin. re,
she took him for better
or worse