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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
POSTPONE THE CELEBRATION.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Abbott will cele-
brate their golden weddin anniversary
very quietly this week and the formal
celebration will take place in the spring
when their children will come from a
distance to spend some time in Ham
mond. Mr. and Mrs. Abott had plan
ned for reunion of their relatives and
an entertainment at which many of
their friends could be present. but on
account of illness in the homes of their
children many of them would be pre-
vented from attending that it has
been postponed indefinitely. Mr.. and
Mrs ABBOTT have many friends in Ham
rnond and vicinity, having lived here
for several years. who will ehtend their
congratulations to them on that day.
The following families will come lin
the spring for a visit with Mr.. and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
SOCIAL NEWS CONTINUED
FROM PAGE TWO.
ENTERTAIN At DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. William Kahl delight
fully entertained number of friends
and relatives at their home, 534 Michi-
gan avenue last evening. A four course
dinner was served following which the
evening was spent pleasantly in a So
cial way with music and conversation.
Among those present from out of town
were Mrs Fl. Treichle and daughter.
Lucille of North Dakota. Miss Helen
Smith. Mrs. L. Peters and Mr.. William
Peters all of Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
Buried This Afternoon.

Hugh E. ROBBERS, the 1s-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Roberts, 1856
Truman avenue, was buried this aft
ernoon at Oak Hill cemetery. Services
were held at the house at o'clock
The young man had been sick for
several months and his death is
ascribed to tuberculosis of the throat.
His uniform popularity and untimely
death have brought forth many sincere
expressions of grief from his many
friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
Optns Up Meat Market.

George G. Austgen. the grocer at 42T
East State street. today opened meat
market in connection with his grocery
store. Mr.. Austgen is answering a de-
mand and has promised his customers
that he will carry full line of first
rate fresh and salt meats.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

tended by DIR. Graham. He was en-
ployed by the Straube iano Co. as its
agent. His health failed and he decid-
ed to go to Colorado Springs. His wife
and children have gone back to her
home in Ohio.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

executive ommittee, DIR. A. J. I.auer
was elected in the place of Mayor
Parks, to serve the Indiana repreA
sentative, and G. d. Davidson of Gary
was reelected
A banqut was served at 1890 in the
afternoon. plates having been laid for
about forty. Some very interesting
talks and reports were made in the
course of the session.
Mccormick Sounds Warming.
Colonel G.. E. Young. surgeon of the
public health and Marine hospital SER
vice of Chicago spoke on the subject
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
Reported to Have Left State

Herman J. Koehler, the South Hon
man street meat market proprietor
whose goods were attached few days
ago, is alleged to have left the state
and to have abandoned his meat mar
ket to his creditors. There have been
a number of creditors who have filed
under the original creditors, and this
matter is being disposed of In Judge
Frank d. Prests court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
Meets Tomorrow.

Tomorrow being the third Tuesday of
the month, the HAMMOND city council
is scheduled to meet Thus far only
one meeting has been held since Jan. 1.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
Bowling Games.

The following bowling games are
scheduled for this week: Tuesday,
Franz Liszts VS.. Jacques & Young; Lake
County Times VS.. Berghoffs Thursday.
Homewoods VS.. Garfields; Calumets VS..
LaVendors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 20.-In twenty
hours fighting east of Juarez 100 fed
erals and a score of rebels we're kill
ed or wounded. The battle is still
going on Couriers arrived at Juarez
early today asking for achievements
for General Navarro, who had been
forced to retreat toward Juarez.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

THE TIMES Is TRYING HARD TO
MERIT THE SUCCESS 1T HAS
ACHIEVED
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

Washington, Feb. 20.-The first au-
thoritative announcement that Presi-
dent Taft will call an extra session OF
Congress If the senate fails to act on
the Mccall bill, carrying into effect the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, came
Yesterday from Mr. Mccall himself.
following an interview with the presi-
dent at the White House
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

Kendallville, Ind, Feb. 2o.-Mary
Goldman, As years old, was run over
and killed here last night by a G. r.
& /. train. She was the daughter OF
Bonnie Goldman, 81 years old, believed
to be the oldest police officer In the
state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20
SANITARY
MEETING
IS HELD

CONTINUED from Page one.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

Chicago, Feb. 2O.-Policeman Law
renee Connell OF the South Chicago
Chicago station, rescued Posiz Lojis,
1854 Avenue M, South Chicago. from
drowning in the AXE at East 95th
street shortly after midnight last
night, after a struggle in the water.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-20

Mrs. Abbott at their home, 405 Tru-
man avenue. Charles Abbott of
Peducah. Ky; c. Hughes of Mt. Carmel.
ILL.,; F. B. Olwin of Robinson, ILL.,; T. C.
Abbott of Gold County. H.. and Phillip
Abbott of Los Angeles. Cal
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS MAILING EARLY
A Few Things it is Well to Be Reminded
About.

People are SO much disposed to wait
until the very last minute to mail their
Christmas parcels that the postottioe
desires to remind everybody to not
only not wait until the last day or two,
but also not to wait until the last thing
in the evening. II you do your parcel,
are very likely to wait over until the
following day. At the very best there
is always rush in the postofflce from
morning until night during the Holi-
days and the public can help facilitate
the work very much by attending to
their mailing rs early in the day as
possible. Aud it is also we'll to rem 4m-
Der that it is the wise person who not
only does up their parcels carefnliy
and we'll, but also writes the address
plainly with ink and then places their
own address upon the corner of the
parcel. Also be sure that you fully
prepay the postage before mailing your
parcels, for if there is not snttioient
postage the parcel cannot 60 out o!
the office. BY complying with these
directions much annoyance will bt
saved and there will be the assurance
of parcels not going astray or to the
Dead Letter office. In the few re
naming days remember this.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
WILL RAISE
!; SUGAR BETS
ARDMORE PEOPLE TO GO into
SUGAR BEET RAISING BUSINESS
NEXT YEAR.
TO BUILD FACTORY LATER
GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY
has MADE CONTRACT FOR NEXT
YEARS CROP.

Ardmore has hopes of being the
center of sugar producing community
with q capacity Of supplying sugar for
the coffee, tea and breakfast food of
much Of the state of South Dakota
And their aspirations are apparently
we'll founded. DR.. f. w. Bilger, of
Ardmore, who is pre- esident of the Com
mercial Club of that town, was here
Tuesday and he told the Star of their
plans.
Some correspondence he has had
with officials of the Great Western
Sugar Company, which operates most
of the Colorado factories, has brought
results and the company has already
promised to purchase all the beets that
section can raise next year at very
good price, (. o. b. Ardmore. These
will be ground at the Scotts Bluffs
factory. Then il the results are mutu-
ally satisfactory the company may
undertake the erection of factory at
Ardmore the coming year.
Citizens of Ardmore will have rous
ing meeting to discuss the matter next
Thursday and two representative OF
the Sugar Company will come from
Denver to 60 over the matter with them
carefully and will spend several days
on the ground. Ardmore desires rep
resentatives from all parts of the
county to attend this meeting. Severa
will go from Oelrichs and Edgemon
and it is expected Hot Springs will b.
represented also.
The realization of such a schem
would be an immense benefit to tn
entire county and while Hot Spring
would not profit directly yet this Cit
can ,eell afford to aid the movement a
far as it 10 possible.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
Mining Company at Lead, was acci

Mining Company at Lead, was scci
dentally killed in Blooms clothing
store at one O'Clock Friday.
Ben Wilkinson, it is stated, was ex
hibiting to MIR. Barthel and another
young man revolver which he owl ed
when the weapon was discharged and
the bullet struck Mr.. Barthel in Il 9
head, intlioting instant death.
MIR. Wilkinson is we'll nigh crazed 8
q result of the tragedy. Barthel and
himself were personal friends and on
the very best of terms.
"Rudy" Barthel, as he was popule rly
known, was one of the leading young
men of Lead. He was known by every
body AS man of tender heart and OF
generous impulses, always in the
happiest frame of mind and bearing
no QrtldpeS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
FLANN|CAN AGAIN
WINS SUIT
WON HIS CASE AGAINCST In
SURANCE COMPANIES TO RE.
COVER FACE OF POLICIES.
Milo PLUMB SENTENCED
DREW ONE YEAR IN THE PENlTEN-
TlARY BUT HAS APPEALED OTHER
SENTENCES.

One Of ths last cases to be heard at
the court house last week was the one
in which G. B. Flanagan sued the
several insurance companies who we're
carrying policies on his lumber yard at
the time of the FIRE this spring, to re-
cover the amount of the policies with
interest since the sixth day of June. A
short summary of the case was given in
last weeks Star. The amount sued for
was 81 ,OO0.O and after hearing which
lasted the better part of three days the
jury returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff Attorneys Eastman and
Dudley, Of this city, and NJ. F. Harring-
ton, of O'Neill. Nebraska, were attor.
neys for Mr.. Flanagan.
G. Milo Plumb, Of Ardmore, who was
convicted at this term of court on q
charge OF horse stealing, was brought
before Judge McGee, Saturday after.
noou and given q sentence of one year
in the penitentiary. He was given
thirty days, however to appeal his case
ahu III the meHutlme was released on
bail.
Ben Red Bear, an Indian, who was
convicted on burglary charge was
also given sentence. He drew thirty
days in the county Jail.
John Burke, who pleaded guilty to
discharging rifls at q passing Buriing
ton train near Erskina some time ago
was ordered taken to the reformatory
at Plankinaton. His age prevented
him from drawing Jail sentence.
Court adjourned Saturday evening
after having disposed of large mum
ber of very important cases durinf
this term, and Judge McGee together
with Court Stenographer j. r. SherE
departed Sunday morning for theil
homes at Rapid City.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
HAS KNOWN BR|BE
TAKER FOR YEARS
COL. ORR AN OLD COMRADE OF
ROBERT Balm, OF LOS ANGLES
CALIFORNIA.
man WHO TOOK BRIBE
WIFE'S CONFESSION FASTENED THE
CLIMAX IN NC NAMARA TRIAL
RECENTLY.

Robert Balm, whose bribery as a juror
in the famous Mcnamara case brought
the trial to suoh sudden and unex-
pected conclusion, has written his own
story of the notable affair to Col
Thomas q. Orr, superintendent OF the
State Soldiers home here. This con-
fession is probably his first word on
the subject and it is prompted by q
comradeship which began in 1861. Th' y
belonged to the same regiment and
slept and fought together for three
years. Robert Balm and Col. Orr we're
both members OF the Fifth Iowa
Infantry Col Orr, who is now only
sixty-three. was the youngest Iowa man
who went through the entire war. He
began as drummer boy when he was
thirteen and Balm was his drum major.
The friendship WAS therefore very dear
and realizing that he WAS bribe taker
Mr.. BAN could not rest until he had
made clean breast of it to his old
friend and comrade here.
"If had taken little time it would
never have happened" writes Balm,
"but it is all out now and will make
the best of it under the circumstances '
He then goes on to tell the details
which led to his acceptance Of the
bribe. Though seventy years old he is
working as carpenter, aud getting {
small pension, while trying to pay fol
~ small home they bave on the out
skirts of Los Angeles At various time
he had sustained losses which ha.
taken his hare savings and the pros
poets for their last years we're no
bright
The bribery was accomplished b
Bert Franklin, detective for the Nc
NAmarA side He had known Balm fO
twenty. seven years and WAS acquainted
. with Bain's wife. He called and spen
two hours caj ,linQ with Mrs. Balm whil
her hu ,band WAS at work. He told he
the other side was bri5ing witnesse
and jurors, that the McNamaras wei
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22

QlS mduy ICleuOs 6uO oCQu0lue0uooo %
"Alfalfa Rich" is the man who began
with alfalfa as q food
and drink about three years ago and
found way of growing it 80 as to re-
move the bitter taste. He takes great
care in curing it, finishing by the appli-
cation of artificial heat The possibili-
ties Of alfalfa a. q commercial product
struck him forcibly and he determined
upon the formation of company for
its handling.
The first company which he organized,
the Rich Alfalfa Tea Company, has
just been absorbed by the National
Alfalfa Products Company, with head
quarters in Chicago. Work on the first
factory for the manufacture of the pro-
ducts will begin in Chicago about Jan
uary 4, 1912. Some of the products to
be made are tea, coffee, -four snd syrup,
which are four staple articles. with by.
products OF soda fountain syrups,
drinks, favors, candies, medicines,
chewing gum.
One of the remarkable discoveries in
connection with alfalfa is that it has
wonderful medicinal properties and
since its use in this respect has begun
there are reports of cures of rheuma-
tism, stomach trouble, bowel and
kidney trouble. 1t acts first on the
kidneys and eventually works beneficial
effects upon the entire system.
The alfalfa itself 10 palatable for
most persons in its natural state, but
in the manufacture of the coffee aud
syrup combinations the taste is changed
producing more delicate flavor.
The plan of the company just organ.
lied is to grow and Cue alfalfa in the
Black Hills district und ship it in the
cut form to the different factories
where it will be converted into the
| various products 1t will mean one OF
more large mills In the Black Hills, &C
the alfalfa will be cut and chopped up
before it is shipped to the factories
where the products are to be finished
Black Hills soil is found to be ideal fol
growing alfalfa, as it gives better
flavor to the plant than the soil of Other
sections of the country, where it il
raised as stock food.
There is absolutely no doubt about
this,enterprise attracting widespread
attention to the Black Hills. Food pro
ducts of this character, when manu-
tsctured by company supplied with
capital as large as that at the command
of the National Alfalfa Product.
Company, are advertised at an expens,
of hundreds of thousands OF dollar
every year and the Black Hills mus
come in for share of this advertising
F. w. Bower. of Dsadwood, who j
the secretary Of the new company snt
Mark @. Rich, the treasurer and genera
manager, returned last week iron
Chicago where the last details of th
new company we're perfected. Th
products of the company will not b
ready for the market until some tim
next June, after the first crop is grow
and cut The growing and manufactur
Of the different products have bee
fully protected by one basis patent an
two common patents.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
OFFERED COYERNORShIP.

Gen. P. II. Barry Has Been Offered the Cover.
norship Of Dayton National Home.
A Washington dispatch dated De-
cember 10Th, has the following in regard
to Gen. p. H. Barry, local manager OF
the Battle Mountain SaDitarium of this
city:
"Gen. P. H. Barry, of Greeley. Neb
raska, member of the national board OF
managers of homes for disabled soldiers
has been offered the position of gov
ernor Of the Dayton soldiers home
He will consult with his children before
deciding whether to accept it. Tbs
Dayton home is the largest in the
country. General Barry became Z
member of the board last August"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22

innocent and he had to hire honest
men on the jury. He spoke of his
friendship for Balm, OF all the hard luck
and that he deserved something better
for his declining years; played on her
emotions aud her love for her husband
said she must pc ersuade him to take
the money which was TO be $4,000.
Mrs. Balm plead with her husband that
evening and after begging him on her
knees, while she clung to him piteously
and in tears, he yielded, and then
pushed her from him. He must ap.
pear In court the next day and there
was no further time for decision. But
he never looked into his wife's eyes
after that.
He was given $500 Of the..money that
night and at once handed it to his wife,
saying, "My honor is gone, wife, after
seventy years. during which time have
fought for my country. You keep the
money; it is yours; but all is over be.
tween us. Nothing can make up for
my lost honor"
Franklin was soon arrested for at.
tempted bribery in another case and
when Mrs. Balm saw of this in the
paper she went to the district attorney
and told him her story. She had been
half orazed in the meantime because
she had lost her husbands love and
respect, in seeking to help him. She
told her husband Of making the con-
fession and giving the money to the
district attorney and the family is since
reconoiled. Mr. Balm states that he
did not realize at the time that he was
taking bribe.
Col. Orr has photograph of Robert
Balm which was taken in uniform in
1868 and showed anorher picture show
ing the drum corps to which MIR. Balm
now belongs. The drum he now uses
has been in Ave wars. Bain's grand
father carried it through the revolution.
sry, his father through the war Of 1912
and .he Mexican war, while the present
, owner carried it during the Spanish
, American and through the terrible
times of the Civil war.
Is it to be wondered at that q man
With such record and with snch
patriotic anteoedents should suffer
= = from the thought he was, guilty ofheina
o bought? -
y Col Orr has been sUg1roWsti 10y the
Il action of lis old dram major but has
much sympathy and values his friend.
:, ship none the less than he has for the
past tifty years.
r George Baker, travelling representa-
tive for the SCHNEIDER & Mueller piano
= "a n - "a
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
HoMESTAkE OFFICIAL KILLED.

"Rudy" BartheI, Special Officer In Great Gold
Mine Accidentally Shot By Ben Wilkinson.
Rudolph Barthel, one of the trusted
special officers of the Homestake
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22
RETURNED FROM CHICAGO.

Mark c. Rich To Go Into Manufacturing Of
Alfalfa Products on Big Scale.
Mark @. Rich, living eighteen miles
southeast of this city, better known to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22

For SALE Household furniture.
Call at DR.. A. II. Thornton's residence
3lO Minnekahta Avenue. 34t2
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-12-22

George Baker, travelling representa-.
tive for the Sohmoller & Mueller piano
company, with headquarters at Omaha,
was calling on Hot Springs friends,
Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-11
Av1AToRs RESCUED WHEN
AIRSHIP PLUNGES INTO OCEAN
Thomas sopwith and Lee Hammond
Have Miraculous Escape From
Death at Brighton Beach.

NEW YORK. Sept. 11.--Thomas
Sopwith, the English aviator, dropped
into the ocean. $50 yards OF Brighton
Beach, while making flight with Lee
Hammond as passenger, yesterday
afternoon. and the two men had a
narrow escape from drowning. Two
other accidents also marked the day
at the track, but neither was serious.
Sopwith was using Wright bi.
plane, and when the engine suddenly
stopped, the machine dropped into the
water. Motor boat men headed
for spot, and were just in time to res
cue the two men. Beyond ducking
neither suffered any harm.
Later Claude Grahame-White's Nieu-
port monoplane ran its nose into a
hurdle on a water jump on the race
track, plunged through II and brought
up In the ditch beyond. Neither
Grahame-w White nor his mechanic was
injured. The monoplane's propeller
was smashed and the machine was
otherwise damaged.
George Beatty. while trying to get
into the air In Wright machine,
struck fence and broke the left plane
Of the machine. Beatty was not hurt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-11

HANKow, China, Sept. 1.-THE
whole OF the central provinces adj
joining the mighty. Iangtze-kians,
are inundated, famines are rife, and
thousands OF helpless human beings
die daily from drowning and starva-
ton. Besides, serious rebellions have
arisen In Ave quarters.
The districts around the normal
basin OF the Tongting lake In Human
are under water, villages have been
swept away In single day, city gates
have been unable to stand the strain
and houses are flooded 10 the second
story. Often the rural population
have been washed away with their
houses to be drowned OF to suffer hor-
rible agony and restitution.
Take a steamer from Shanghai and
travel 1000 miles up the Yangtze
river from It's mouth and you will
never be out of sight Of huge
stretches of flooded land, showing
here and there the tops of dwelling
houses. All along the route floating
houses, bodies OF human beings and
animals will be encountered.
Thousands Of square miles OF cot
ton and rice crops have been washed
away. Half starved Chinese are eat
ing bark from the trees. The water
has rendered the region unhealthy.
Disease stalks abroad, a merciless
heat pours down upon a suffering
mankind all the day; at night the
rarely drops to below 80.
In the foreign quarters OF the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-11
RIDE ON AN AVALANCHE
MORE THAN 1000 FEET
Thrilling Trip Of Engineer and Son
on the Slope Of Mount
Grayback.

SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. ia
wild ride In the face of death for
more than two thousand feet on an
avalanche of snow and ice, down the
steep slope OF Mount Grayback, the
highest peak OF the San Bernardino
range, Is the story told by Will La
Brown, formerly city engineer In this
county, where he has lived for years.
Brown was accompanied on his wild
journey by his young SON.
The avalanche was started when
the son rolled huge SNOWFALL down
the pack on the peak, and rushing
down the mountain side swept every
thing before II.
Brown and his son rode the top OF
the slide until II piled up a huge
mass at the ridge which joins Mount
San Bernardino with Grayback.
The only reason they were not
dashed to death was that the upper
portion of the slide on which they
rode held intact until the bottom was
reached.