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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21
Just a Few Lots Sold.

There has been no activity in real
estate circles in Hammond during the
present week 2 Only a few lots in out
of the way places have been sold. A
number of deals are in the process of
consummation, but nothing has been
done as yet. All of the real estate men
say the market is very quiet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21

Lets see what the prices are on
possum pelts today" said Rich as he
gazed over the latest Hudson Bay
company list. "Possums run on an
average of forty cents a pe1t this week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21

If YOU smoke a La Vendor once you
Will always cali fer them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21

The Lavender Cigar is home prod
To. None better.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21

Continued on page seven)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21

POSSIBLE RAIN
OR SNOW TODAY;
SUNDAY FAIR. COLDER
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
is PR0MISS0RY NOTE
Hon. j. n. DOran of Boone, Ia,
swindIed Out of $4,000 by
Clever Ruse.

BOONE. Ia. March S1-Cspecial Hon.
]. r. Doran, formerly representative from
this county in the general assembly, and
]. r. Doran, formerly representative from
worth half a million, unwittingly with
Mrs. Doran, has been hoodwinked into
signing what proved to be negotiable paper
for 5000 by as clever and bold a swindling
scheme as has ever been worked" in this
state A stranger, who said he was
preacher, stopped at the Doran home one
evening and asked to be given lodgings
for the night The Dorans are active
church people and they took the preacher
in The next morning there appeared at
the Doran home a couple, who represented
that they wanted to get married. Mr..
Doran told them he was not preacher
or a Judge, but that there happened to be
in the house a preacher who would prob
ably marry them. The alleged preacher
did so, and Mr.. and Mrs. Doran we're
asked to sign the marriage certificate,
that is what they thought 1t was, as wit
nesses The paper proved to be negotia+
BILE and the bogus preacher soon after
ward had no trouble negotiating 1t and
selling 1t here. It has Just developed that
1t was bogus when demand for payment
on 1t was made.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

San Francisco prior to embarking on the
United States revenue cutter Theds. The
party will be gone seven weeks at the
least and during that time will have no
communication with the outside world.
GRINNELL-Mrs Dorcas l.. Wright,
past 90 years OF age, died here yesterday
afternoon. She had lived here since 1880.
For the last four years she has been
totally blind and bedridden. She was
Daughter OF the Revolution, member OF the
Spinning Wheel chapter OF Marshalltown,
la. The body is to be taken to Lowell,
Mass, her former home.
CRESTON 90 The southwestern Iowa
declamatory contest will be held at Glen
wood Friday night, March 81. In the Bap-
fist church. Contestants from the follow
ing schools have, announced their intention
OF being present; Adair, Alton, Anita,
Casey, Corning, Garden Grove, GlenwoOd,
Greenfield, Griswold Guthrie Center, NAL
vern and Valley Junction.
BSTHERVILLE-- Esthervlue electors at
the city election Monday chose the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: ]. T..
Stockdale, mayor; M. II. Schloeman and
y. II. Anderson, aldermen-at-large; w. w.
Walker. treasurer; w. J. Pullen, assessor;
A. Beymer, alderman Second ward L. J.
Bennett. alderman, First ward All are
republicans.
CREsToN-The grand jury in the fed
eral session Of court here returned two
true indictments against postal offenders,
whose name Is withheld until he can be
apprehended. Marion Bennett Of Sidney
was sentenced TO sixty days in the Mont
gomery county jail for postal violations
for bootlegging and entered a plea OF
guilty" On account Of poverty judgment
was continued against Gibbs and he was
released after furnishing bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Train Passengers
See Double Tragedy
Entering New York
Man Shoots Woman and Turns the
Weapon on Himself in Park
Avenue.

NEW YORK. March 31.--Passengers ar
irving early this evening by a New York
Central train had a horrifylng introduce
ton to a crime when sudden application
of the emergency brakes brought the train
almost to a stop opposite double tragedy
which was being enacted in Park ave-
nue.. A we'll dressed man was seen to
draw a revolver from his pocket, shoot
a woman, and turn the weapon upon him
self
The engineer, first to see the couple
threw on his brakes and shouted to the
man:
Hold on, don't shoot hertz
The assassin paid no heed to the unex-
pected witness to his deed, took deliberate
aim at the woman and fired. Then he
placed the weapon at his own temple
fired, and sank to the street by the
womans side.
Passengers who had looked on, poweriess
to interfere, we're Mortified and as soon
as the engineer saw mis- warning was not
needed he pulled his train into the sta
ton.
The man was dead when the police ar
rived and the woman has little chance Of
recovery.
The man was identified as the son Of
Rudolph Stupmictzy, q millionaire lumber
man Of Austria who died several years
ago, leaving his son, Jacob. 100000.
According to a fellow member in the
Carpenters union, who said he had known
him from childhood. Jacob came to Amer
lea, changed his name to Shontz and soon
dissipated his fortune.
There was no clue tonight as to the
woman's identity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Iowa News NOten,

RESTON-Monday, April 3, the district
term OF court conYenes here, with Judge
civil causes, old and new, and six criminal
cases for the term.
GRINNELL-W. p. Clark, ticket agent
Of the Iowa Central railroad at this point,
has resigned his position and moved TO
Eldora, Ia, to become pastor OF the
Christian church in that city.
DENISoN-The fire company at Denison
has decided to train q team for the state
Raymond Ackley, who has been In several
contests, has been selected as captain.
MARsHALLTOWN-Do H. Lamb, the
union labor candidate Tor council, who
was defeated by a vote OF l,5O2 to 1889 to-
day served notice of contest on l. Derby,
ex-city clerk, who defeated him. A recount
time
MASON CITY-Captain Stewart OF Com
pany A will leave on Sunday for San An
tonic, Tex, sent there by the government
to get the benefit OF the war movements
which have been going on there for some
time, Several Iowa officers will accompany
Mr.. Stewart
PLYMoUTH-Mrs. Henry Month was
quite seriously injured and the question
OF her recovery Is very much in doubt.
She had been rendering lard and was car
rylng a crock Of the hot liquid when she
slipped and fell, the lard running over
her chest. arms and hands,
LOGAN-Mrs. ]. A. Weams aged 5s, died
at her home in Logan last evening. II Is
thought that the funeral services will take
place at the Methodist church OF Logan
Friday morning Rev. Charles s. Lyles I'M
charge. Mrs. Weams had been a resident
OF Logan twenty-five years.
RED OAK-The postoffice here has been
placed in the first class because the re-
ceipts OF the last year have exceeded $40
600. with a population OF less than 5000
this is evidence Of an immense amount of
business handled. The $4,000 mark was
passed yesterday, but the year Is not up
until March 81.
GRINNELaLs-Rev. @. II Horn, who has
been principal OF Grinnell academy for
the last nine years. resigns that position
TO take one in the fah at PaisUns' college
Fairfield, Ia, as assistant professor OF
education. The trustees OK Iowa college
at Grnnen plan to establish the acsdem-
zeal department gradually.
IOWA FALIlS-Clark A. Bliss a well
known resident OF this county Tor many
years, died at his hOlie here last evening
OF pneumonia. MT Bliss was born in
Erie county, Pennsylvania, January g.
1871 His father, Henry Bliss, was one OF
the pioneers Of this county, having set
tied AZ Point Pleasant In 1867.
IOWA CITY-A farewell party At tn,
home OF Prof c. c. Nutting here this even
ing marked the end OF preparations for
the start OF the University OF Iowa Lay
san island expedition. Horace Young. one
OF the student assistants, has left. and to-
morrow, TaNdermist Homer Dill C. A
Corwin. the Chicago artist. and Clarence
Albrecht, the other assistant leave fol
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Merger Phone Clause
Cut Out of Measure
Section Opposed on Ground it Would
Permit the Creation of
Monopoly.
RrOm a Sad cOrrespondent.l

LINCOLN, March a.--CSpecial Telegram
The first round OF the fight in the house
against the telephone merger was won by
the members who have been protesting
against what they called trust The
Minor bill on telephones, one OF three on
the same subject, came up In committee of
whole tonight and was ordered engrossed
for third reading after the sections allow
ing mergers were stricken out
The bill as 1t stands now puts the tele-
phone companies as common carriers under
the control and regulation of the State
Railway commission; it provides also for
physical connection between competing
companies so that a subscriber to one com
pany can through connection between ex-
changes talk to subscribers to another
company.
The present law is interpreted as giving
the railway commission regulatory powers
but there has been some question in regard
to that Interpretation.
There are still two bills in existence nv
Senator Oils and by Representative Waite
who is himself an independent telephone
owner both OF which provide for mergers
but 1t is considered doubtful IL they can
ever be lifted from the general file as
the sitting committee is opposed to bring
ing them up.
In debating the bill the opponents Of the
merger, led by Evans, declared that II
allowed to pass the bill would give the Bell
telephone companies unlimited power to
create in the state a monopolistic combine
which would boost rates and completely
stifle competition
Prince of Hall and Mockett of Lancaster
both answered this argument by citing
the manifest evils OF the two-telephone
condition where a man in business is forced
to pay for two exchanges and must neces-
sarily pay more for the double service than
he would for single service at a higher
rate. The final vote on the amendment
offered by Fuller to cut out the merger
carried 80 to IS. Another provision was
eliminated which provided that no second
franchise should be granted in a city which
had telephone service
The representatives Of the Bell telephone
interests and officers of some of the in
dependent companies who have worked
hard all winter for the passage OF any
one OF these bills will probably try now
to kill the measure as 1t stands. They were
quite willing to accept regulation by the
commission If they could get the merger
privilege.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
COUNCIL IN EXTRA SESSION
Number of Improvement Matters Com
sIdercd at Special Meeting
of Body.

The city council held a special meeting
yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
considering number of improvement
resolutions and accepting the new con-
crete bridge at Eighth street.
There were several resolutions. apply
ing to the various streets, providing for
the assessment of the paving utilized by
the street railway company in the con-
struction of its extensions on streets that
are now paved, but these were not acted
upon owing to the absence of City Solicitor
Kimball, who was obliged to give his entire
attention TO the water works hearing.
These resolutions went over until the
meeting on Monday night. There are
several questions to be considered in as
sessing the cost Of the paving to the car
company on South Main street. The law
requires the company to pay for the paw
ing between the rails and one foot on each
side.
on South Main street where the granite
blocks cover the surface the company
proposes to pave its portion with brick
Consequently the old pavement that has
been taken up is worthless and the COM
pany cannot be justly required to pay for
Il at the rate OF $40 a yard, its original
cost, when the blocks win not be used. The
take the granite and the street car com
pany pay for the amount OF sand and
crushed stone that will be used as a base
for the new brick pavement. It was this
phase Of the situation that prompted with
holding action on the assessment resolution
until next Monday night.
Several sewer construction resolutions
we're passed. A fifteen-inch sewer was
Tnfa
avenue to Fleming avenue. an eight-inch
on Little Benton from Hyde avenue to
Fuller avenue and a ten-inch sewer on
Fuller avenue.
The council visited the Eighth street
bridge IN a body accompanied by city
Engineer Etnyre and Contractor E. A.
Wickham. The bridge was given a thor
ough inspection under the direction OF the
city engineer, who explained the plans and
showed that the work was constructed
in strict accordance with the contract The
question whether the required amount OF
cement was used brought out the sta.e-
ment that 1900 barrels OF cement disap-
peared while the work was in progress.
The bridge was formally accepted and Is
now the property OF the city. II is a
very fiat arch, thirty-six feet wide and
only eight feet above the water. It has
cost the city $500. just 5000 less than the
price figured BY Contractor Wickham when
he submitted his bids. He had two bids
one OF 5000 for the Benton street bridge
/ and sll. 900 for the Eighth street structure
/ Al the last minute In placing the bids In
I their envelope he got them switched and
/ bid the low prices ON the expensive bridge
and the high figure on the cheaper one
/ Il a reu,rtaa that Ar NVfek ham Lost r,ors
Z than $500 ON his contract, which he could
have refused. losing only the small amount
required 10 accompany the bids, but ht
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

ton had been called 20 its methods Of bust
ness. The association engaged James NJ.
Beck, a former assistant attorney general.
and other New York attorneys 10 present
an informal statement OF it's methods to
the Department OF Justice. When all was
finished, the attorneys understood, tacitly
at least, that there was apparently nothing
ni the business OF the New York Clearing
House association which could be construed
as coming under any Of the laws now on
the statute books. Practically the same
thing took place with the New Orleans
association last winter.
Nevertheless, the Department OF Justice
regards with some concern the concsntra-
ton Of banking capital In New York
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Many Cases Settled.

DENISON, Ia. March S1.-(Special.)-
Judge Hutchinson is entering dismissals
In some of the important cases on his
docket The j. B. Romans will was ad-
mitted to probate without contest settle
ment to avoid suit having been made with
the daughter, Mrs. Dollie Romans Bradley.
Morris Dewey of West Side, who was sued
for $4,000 for breach of promise, has ar
ranged a settlement. The Milwaukee road
has paid 500 to the estate Of William Kunze
on account of killing the deceased at a
crossing near Charter Oak The suit of
Nellie DIETRICH for 100000 against Isaac
Patterson of West Side to recover land
and non-fulfilment OF agreement for sup
port is still before the court.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Drink Budweiser, King Of Bottled Beers
STREET RAILWAY GETS BUSY
starts Gang of Men at Work ON North
Eighth Line as soon as Bridge
a. Accepted,

Immediately after the North Eighth
street bridge was accepted yesterday after
noon by the city council the street railway
company set a gang OF men at work build
ing the North Eighth street car line ex-
tension Al the present time the car line
win not extend beyond the rRving, but this
viii be extended within a year to a point
close to tho new Northwestern round house
and yards
The Northwestern has recently completed
the expenditure OF about Ss0OOo0 for the en-
largement Of its terminal facilities. includ-
ing a new round house and shops, and now
an OF the oompany's trains start and end
their runs there. The Illinois Central yards
elose BY are similarly situated, and daily
several hundred men are compelled to walk
20 and from these yards. The car line viii
sfford transportation TO these men. nearly
an Of whom are members OF train crews.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Express Messenger
Arrested for Theft
Of Fifty Thousand
A. W. Hawkins Missing at Same
Time Package of New Bank
Notes Disappears.

NOGALES, ATtz., March A.-7NeWs
reached here today Of the arrest at kutlan,
Arlz.. OF A W. Hawkins. Wells Fargo
express messenger, who has been missing
since last week. when an express package
containing $4,000 in new bank notes dis
appeared. A Mexican named Arguelles
was arrested with him.
The men left MazatRlan in a launch and
landed AZ Navidad. 100 miles north OF Man
zaniilo. There they secured horses and
struck out for the interior
The authorities at AutlRn had been gfven
a description Of the men and the two we're
recognized when they arrived. They will
be taken 20 Ma1atalan-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
new WEAPON TO FIGHT TRUSTS
Attorney General Forming Plans to
CircumVent Monopolies.
PROBE FOR BIG CLEARING HOUSE
InvestiEation Produces NO Evidence,
but Department of Justice Looks
AskaRce on Alleged Union of
Financial Interests.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. March ga new
weapon il being forged out OF the govern
ments experiences in dealing with monOp-
olies Of trade and combinations of CAPT
tai which Il was learned today Attorney
General WiclSersham hopes to present TO
congress In the hope that IL will be incor-
porated into Law. lust what shape this
proposed legislation will take has not been
made known.
Combinations Of an kinds, through pro-
eesses OF reorganization. have managed 10
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Widow of Deputy
VIII Have Home
Fund for Her Aid Already Reaches
$1,150 and Will Be In
vested.

Efforts 70 provide for the wife and fam
ny OF Clarence Woolman have been
crowned with phenomenal success. The
purpose at the beginning was only to raise
about $1,000 hut al noon yesterday the
amount was approximately S1,l5O. 1t is
now planned 60 continue the contributions
until Saturday, when it is expected that at
least 81 500 will be on hand.
II has been decided to make wise in
vtstment OF this money and that invest
ment shall be q home for the widow and
her children, Trustees will be selected to
administer the fund and purchase as good
q home as possible for the amount Mrs,
WOolman's wishes will be consulted as to
location as far as possible, but the decision
to invest the money in home will not be
abandoned under any circumstances.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Sees Sixth Daughter
Die and Drops Dead
Mrs. Louise Hoeppner of Davenport,
Who Had Lost Child Yearly for
Six Years, Dies Suddenly.

DAVENPORT, Ia, March Si.-Mrs.,
Louise Hoeppner. after witnessing the
death of her sixth daughter, Mrs. Louise
Wilson, fell over on her bed this morning
and died instantly. One chi1d had died
each year for the last six years. She was
y years OF age.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
ARed Justice Injured.

CEDAR FALLS, Ia, March 81.-(Special
Telegram Justice Lanfear Knapp, aged
So years, suffered a fall down stairs this
moor. Injuries to his head may prove fatal.
He has been a justice of the peace forty
five years in the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

Real Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers as reported 70 The
Bee March 30 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company OF Council Bluffs:
John Henry Schultz and wife to
to Frank s. Haas, sw 4 or B-14-
a. except Une acre, W. d............. SIS, 900
Fremont Barnes and wife to Henry
Cohrs. Sc y NV y and eh sw u
S, and ne u NV 4 Of S-76-42
". q. lor1bl
John w. Carter and wife TO Frank
Percy Sides, lot q, block %, Cen
trail sub, Council Bluffs, Ia. W. d.. 1,50
]. e. Thomas and wife to James II.
Craigmile, lots 26 and q, block IS,
Wrights add, Council Bluffs Ia.
Hattie Benjamin and wife to Ben
jamin-Fehr Real Esate Co, lots
II and 70, block Is, Burns add,
Council Bluffs. la. W. d............ 20
Hans j. Olsen to Charles Olsen,
part neh nek 25-T-44, W. d.......... 25C
Frank Keast and wife TO Thomas Il.
Robertson, part ne Y sw y sw Y
T-7i-40, W. d.......................... 81
Leon II. Schwald and wife 20 Hattie
Benjamin. lots II and r. block Is.
Burns add to Council Bluffs, Ia.
W. d...........s..s..s....s
CITY of Council Bluffs to A. p. Fair,
part lot II, block IS, Mills add,
Council Bluffs Ia, q. c. d............
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Council Bluffs
CAMPAIGN FOR new NAMES
Total Membership of Commercial Club
Over Four Hundred.
COMMITTEE WILL KEEP BUSY
Mig yellow Posters Left in Wake OF
visiting Body Tell story of
Achievements they Have
Accomplished.
COMMITTEE WILL KEEP BUSY

The close OF the canvass of the city for
new members for the Commercial club
showed enough new names to bring the
total membership above 400 Today the
committee will go forth again, spurred
by the determination to get the full 500
sought for. Their success is not a matter
OF much doubt. They must have the extra
members and are going after them.
The big yellow posters declaring I'm a
Member of the Commercial Club-Are
Your; have been left wherever a new
member has been secured or old members
are found This makes an effective appeal
to the civic pride of the citizen and has
been the means of causing names to be
sent in by mall
The New Members.
Following is the list of new members re-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

Marriage licenses we're issued yesterday
to the following named persons
Name and Address. Age
James e. Flury, Loveland, Ia.............21
Grace Campbell, Loveland, Ia..............23
Alfred G. Tinker South Omaha. 81
Deborah A. Coleman, Glenwood. ...........4S
Frank Wagner, Boone. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ida Johnsin, Boone, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Council Bluffs

resolutely determined to give the city the
full benefit OF his mistake.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office OF
1he Omaha Bee Is at rs Scott
street. Both Phones -.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

keep just a step ahead OF federal prosecu-
tons and in many cases the work OF the
Department OF Justice, therefore, has not
always been as completely effective as was
desired.
With a view 10 meeting the problem as
II exists and as It promises TO develop, the
attorney general within the next few
months may take the most important steps
toward regulation OF combinations and
monOpoliss since the passage OF the sher-
man law.
Many Trusts Under Fire.
Several instances Of alleged combinations,
which the Department OF Justice 30 far
has been powerless TO attack because there
was no law applicable 10 them. have been
brought to the attention OF the attorney
general Prominent among them Is the
money trust IN New York. II was
pointed out that where a year ago the
great financial interests OF New York
commonly were classified into three groups.
they now are popularity known as one.
The New York Clearing House associa
tion recsntly had unofficial notification
that Attorney General Wiekersham's atten-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

Ben Hirsch,
]. j. McCluggage,
II. T. Haverstock,
s. 7. McAtee,
Harry y. Rosenfeld,
p. Friedman,
Walter G. Joseph,
J. d. Hannah,
Nelson & Juel Co,
Fred Nieman,
r.. e. Norgaard,
w. T. Cole,
Fred Rapp,
George q. Clark,
M. Brennan,
w. Hansen,
Charles Matthai,
Bell & Mulqueen,
Wilson Chemical Co,
p. L.. Simmons,
w. B. Fisher,
II. j. Leary,
Frank II. Garritt,
II. G. Jarvis,
+. Stodtmeister,
G. NJ. Pennell,
Fred w. Wesner,
Edward r. Gardner,
NJ. Il. Wetherbee,
A. G. Walker,
o. o. Smith,
A. j. Faul,
w. ID. Peters,
Mrs. T. Woolsey,
Lewis Hammer,
X. T. Markey.
G. A. Olmstead,
II. j. Whitebook,
A. Rasmussen,
A. w. Huber,
w. j. NICK eeman,
Browder-Daniels Co.,
G. d. Walters,
j. 9. Waldman,
Harding a Christen-
sen,
Reichart g. Maxfield.
Julius Ungar,
w. A. Stone,
yD. II. Millar.
Myrtue Bros,
p. Peterson,
f. ]. Duerr,
u. T. Jones,
]. w. Casey,
), Niels Jensen,
81. II. McAneney,
Charles j. Duff,
A. L. Nickel,
j. G. DeHaven,
A. o. Nudge,
Harry Schmidt,
w. b. FIough,
G. G. Hough,
G. G. Lyon,
w. j. Heiser,
T.. II. Kubitshck,
w. Jaccobberger,
NJ. Green,
+. s. Crabill,
Ed Aspinwall,
v. p. Laustruh,
r. o. Bronson,
Peoples store,
o. Mauthe,
+. p. Woodring,
l-Jensen Cigar Com
pany,
+. T. Mooney,
p OF { a W a ( ( a m l {
County Abstract
Company,
Paris Dye Works,
II. w. Rothert,
Puryear Commercial
college,
u. w. Crotty,
+. Z. Yost,
Fred l.. Herman.