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Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-09
DISASTROUS FIRE
VISITS kendall
About Half Of Business Center Of
Mining Camp Goes Up in Flames
Early Sunday Morning.
LOSS PLACED $4,000
Only $4,000 Insurance-Origin of Fire
Not Notwithstanding of
District Improbable.

Once more the big blaze" struck
Kendall and once more part Of the
town burned to the ground. About
two o'clock Sunday morning the res
idents ol Kendall were awakened by
the loud cry Of FIRE" and FASTENED
from their homes TO see the Marshall
house and the Kendall hotel mass
of lcaping flames. Clevc Durnen and
Earl Quaintance were the first to start
the alarm, and others passed it on.
III few moments, there were many
helping to move the household goods
from Mr., Whitakcr's home, and 9TH
ers removed as much al possible from
| the Marshall house. An efficient
bucket brigade was quickly organized
and water was carried from every
we'll i'll town as fast as it could be
pumped 1t soon became apparent
that everything in the block must go,
and every effort was directed to pre-
vent further spread Of the dreaded
| flames. The roof Of Parents ware
house was kept drenchcd, as we'll as
the Lawson house, Clausen bakery,
and the store building and residence
of T. r. Matlock across the Main
street, but even then il seemed that
nothing could keep the fire from
sweeping every business house on Nc
kinley avenue. Finally the wind
changed to the eastward directing
the flames and burning cmbers against
vacant hill side, and everyone
realized that il the wind continued in
that direction, the conhagration could,
by unstinted effort, be kept within
the limits of that block. and every
resident Of Kendall today thanks his
lucky stars that the whole town is
not smoking heap OF ashes today.
As it i, the loss is very heavy, and
only about one-half covered by in
surance. The Marshall house, Ken
dali hotel, Miners union hall, Club
saloon, OLeary's barber shop, Par
rents store, together with numerous
outbuildings, were totally DESTROYED.
The loss is conscrvat1vcly estimated
at $l5O 600 at the very least figure, and
the total insurance is about $1,000
From J. M. Parents store few
shelf goods were saved and the rec
ords from the Miners union hall, but
from the rooming houses every per-
son considered himself lucky to es-
cape at all Already, however, the
business people plan to open shop at
once. J. M. Parent will move into
the Butler store building, while the
Misses Rose Durnen and Mildred
Marshall will reopen their boarding
house without delay.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-09
Kane Gets Contract.

d. J. Kane was awarded the con-
tract Saturday for the erection OF a
handsome residence for Mrs. Annie
Crowley. The new Crowley home
will be located on Eighth avenue, be-
tween Broadway and Washington,
and when completed will be one OF
the most attractive in the city II
will be of frame, two stories. with
full basement, and will contain some
twelve large rooms. The plans. which
were drawn by Wasmansdorff & East
man. call for the most modern con-
veniences, The contract price is said
to be between $4,000 and $4,000
Mr.. Kane will have force of men
on the ground preparing to start the
building today and it will be several
months before the building is COM
pleted.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-09
BOND ELECTION
NEXT SATURDAY
No Registration Required and Men
and Women May Vote on
This Proposition.
FOR CENTRAL SCHOOL
Bonds Will Be Used in Erecting New
Building-Is Citys Press
ing Need.

Next Saturday the voters Of this
district will pass on the proposition
to issue bonds to the amount OF S5,-
OCO for the purpose Of erecting new
central school i'll Lewistown. The
polls will be located at the Hawthorne
school and will be open from 2 D. m
until 8 p. M the Judge selected be
ing Robert Jackson, ]. w. Luton and
Il. A. Davee.
This being district OF the second
class, registration is not required, nor
is property qualification necessary.
All Women who are otherwise quail
fed with respect to residence, citizen
ship and age, are entitled to vote
The school board has endeavored
to impress the people with the great
importance OF this election. The pro-
ject has been given all possible pub
licity and the urgent necessity Tor a
new school has been thoroughly dem
onstrated The fact is that right now
the schools are overcrowded. This
condition will, Of course, become
more apparent next year unless I'M
mediate steps are taken to remedy the
situation.
Fortunately the district owns very
fine site, that on which the old Lin
coin school is located. This is large
enough for every purpose, is admir-
ably situated and would cost, if it Of
one equally suitable were bought to-
day, thousands Of dollars. With this
fine site secured, all the money ex-
pended will go into the building and
equipment and the result will be a
central school of which the city ma,
lie proud and which will answer ths
purpose as long as it stands.
Everyone knows that the Lincoln
building has outlived its usefulness
Just as a matter of safety it will have
to be razed within a few months, a:
the authorities have already con
| demned it, and the work that ha!
been done to render it safe for littlt
while longer is only temporar,
makeshift
The school board does not expec
to expend the whole OF $4,000 il
building and equipping the proposed
school, and will exercise the creates
care in handling the funds. Ever,
member of the board is working
solely to do the best possible for tn,
district and to get the most for th
money expended.
There is no doubt that the bone
proposition will carry, because TIL
people understand the absolute neces
sity for additional school facilities
but the voters should show their in
terest i'll the matter by going to tn
polls next Saturday afternoon. Til
trustees have put in weeks on thi
project, advancing step by step, an
they are entitled to showing Of in
terest now on the part Of the people
who will be benefited by the i'm
provement.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-09

works fund, $777.l2; dog tax fund,
S27o34; fire fund. $l,422o9; library
fund, $l,46l73; sinking fund, $l6,-
1901; endowment fund, $4,000; fire
mems disability fund, S66SS5, making
a total OF $25,2l437. The overdrafts
are: Road fund. 81 ,o25 5.o5; sprinkling
fund, %l2.o2; sewerage fund, $22S, 4S;
special improvement fund, $l59Sll,
making a total of $4,so4S6, and leav-
ing a net balance of $lS,S495l, as
stated.
The bonded Indebtedness at this
time is $4,000, to which will short
~ be added the 100000 voted for re
building the waterwork system, ii
the bonds are sold on May II. The
sale is to take place at noon next
Friday at the Office of City Clerk Phil
4. Chase.
The report Of County Treasurer
Grant Robinson for April has been
fled with the county clerk and re
corder 1t shows that on May | the
balances in all the funds aggregated
$loo,75OS4, as follows:
General fund, $24,65342: contingent
fund, $3,743O6; poor fund, $l,l3o2l
road fund, $o37l bridge fund, ST.
ool 81; sinking fund, $37,778.0l; gen
cra school fund, N2O.12; district
school fund, $o3,424S5; high school
fund, SlS,4O7.2S; high school sinking
fund, $6724OS; library fund, $4,5lO56;
institute fund, $l5S; protest fund
$35Soo Lewistown, $lo0.77, Moore
$52lO; Roundup, $23O.54; district
court clerk deposit, $4,32S22 estates
$780,; coroner's estates, $o275; re-
demption fund, 1927; state fund, 81,
OF 500; state sinking fund, $6l3, state
bounty fund, $l059S; sprinkling tax
$50 game warden, $50; unfinished
S5l3SO
The disbursements during the
month amounted to $22,O67. %, oI
which $2,25S3o are from the genera
fund; $4,000 from the contingen,
fund; $ol44o from the poor fund
$lO,942 3S from the general schoo
fund and $l,72oOo from the state
fund
The receipts for April made a tota
Of S., 5,3O2l5 and came from the fol
lowing sources: Taxes, $7247O; Ii
censes, $2,llo75; county officers fees
81 ,5o43O; other sources, $S634O.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-09

the other streets through MIR. Won
Tobel's residence property and had
received a proposition from him.
The opening OF Third avenue is con-
sidered Of the greatest Importance.
For this street, making a parcel of
land 90 by 200 feet, or about three
and a half full city lots, Mr.. Won
Tobel offered to take $500. The
committee was granted further time
to continue the negotiations. The
petition OF George Canon and many
others for crossing on Main street
from the postofhce, was denied, one
reason given being that the city
would shortly put in another crossing
at Second avenue and Main street.
For Park.
The Lewistown Land company,
which has just taken over the Park
addition, by J. Z. Lane, as director,
submitted proposition to sell the
city tract in the addition for pub
lie park at price much lower than
the market value OF the land. The Of
fer was made now, said Mr. Lane, not
because the company was specially
desirous of selling, but because the
whole addition would Immediately be
divided into lots and put on the mar
ket. The company would accept the
city's warrant at 6 per cent in pay
ment, and let this be paid eventually
by the small park tax authorized UNI
der the new law. Referred to the
public improvements committee,
The council adjourned to meet Fri
day at noon, when the bids for the
waterworks bond issue OF 100000
will be opened.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-09
.DIAz Resigns when
PEACE is RESTORED
RATHER THAN CONTINUE WAR
MEXICO'S RULER ACCEPTS
INSURGENTS DEMANDS.

Mexico City, May General Por-
firio Diaz tonight issued a manifesto
to the people of Mexico declaring his
intention to resign the presidency as
manner the president has virtually ac-
ceded to the demands Of Francisco l.
Madero that he make announcement
Of such intention.
AS to when peace is actually re-
stored, General Diaz deserves the
right to be the judge. In the words
Of the manifesto it will be when, ac-
cording TO the dictates Of my con-
science, | am sure that my resigna-
ton will not leave my country in
anarchy
The president said his determina-
ton not to relinquisll the presidency
at this time was not due to vanity or
to love Of power, because, as he
pointed out, power at this time has
no attraction, accompanied as it is
by the tremendous responsibilities and
worry. lie said he was prompted
solely by a desire to conserve the best
interests Of his country.
The president made it clear he
does not propose to abandon the
presidency while his country is at
war, and that he would not do so al
any time under compulsion.
President Diaz's manifesto will be
made public tomorrow morning, but
it will not be sent officially to Judge
Carabajal for transmission TO DIR
| Vasquez Gomez The promise Of the
president is made to the people oi
Mexico, and its receipt by the rcvolu-
tionsts will be incidental. That il
will be sent to them Immediately
however, by private individuals and
regarded by them as entirely satisfac-
tory, is taken for granted.
1t was at cabinet meeting today
that the president announced to his
ministers his decision. For two hours
and half they discussed the terms
of the manifesto, and at the con-
clusion of the meeting it was decided
to order its publication. The govern
ment's position is that General Diaz
could not have made a public state
ment at an earlier moment and it Is
indicated that the revolutionists failed
to observe the amenities OF the peace
/
negotiations by making them public
It was stated tonight officially that
Madero and his advisers were guilty
of betraying an agreement by inject
ing into the conference, whether
secretly or openly. the question of the
presidents resignation. 1t was de
clared that it had been agreed in con-
ference that this point should not be
permitted to become an issue.
| Proffering his declaration OF willing.
ness to retire, the president discussed
the political conditions of the coun-
try. and the efforts that have beer
made by the government to establish
peace. He called attention to the
progress already made in the direc-
ton of adopting the anti-re-electior
laws, and declared that the project o
the reform OF the electoral laws anc
OF the judiciary were being studied
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02
There is Only One
<<BrOI11O 0uinil1e''
That Is
Laxative RE,On1O 0EIi11kI1e
4 COLD IN ONE 0Ay.
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longer than nine months in cold stor-
age.
One of the peculiar incidents of yes
terday in the senate was the fact that
Senator Greenwich voted against the
bill to create state highway commits
sion while Senator Fleming. who in
troduced the bill. supported it and
voted for it. This is believed to be
the only time that Greenwich voted diff
ferently from Fleming during the en-
tire session.
1t was by road roller process that
the democrats ran over the republicans
yesterday afternoon and advanced the
new constitution bill to engrossment
They never heSitated for single in
slant, but used the machine for all Il
was worth. Some of the republicans
among them Grieger and Troyer
threatened to break the quorum wher
the bill comes on today for passage
but the democrats declared they would
send out and arrest any member tina
intentionally remained away from the
session.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02

was learned that under strict con-
struction of the rules this would be
the case, but hat the rule had never
been followed in the Indiana legisla-
ture. conference committee was ap-
pointed. and 1t was held that when
the conference committee makes it's
report the matter comes before the
two houses as an entirely new propo-
sition and that it can be considered
by them. So the scare blew over.
The cold storage bill which was in
Greenwich of Allen county and which
has now passed both houses and is
ready for the signature of the govern
or. is the first cold storage bill ever
passed by any state in the union. II.
r. Barnard. the state food and drug
commissioner, is elated over the pas
sage of the bill. and he says he hopes
to see it made the model for similar
bills in other states. IT provides that
all foodstuffs placed in cold storage
shall be labeled with the date and that
they shall not be sold If they remain
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02
STIEGLITZ PARK.

Mrs German and her daughter were
East Chicago visitors last night.
Miss Katherine O'Keefe shopped in
Hammond yesterday.
MI, and Mrs. Moor and their daugh-
ter of South Chicago visited here
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. d. James shopped in Whit
ing yesterday afternoon.
Miss Stone of East Chicago visited
here yesterday.
Mr.. Snow OF Chicago transacted
business here yesterday.
Mrs B. Flemems was South Chi
cago visitor yesterday.
Miss Lizzie James shopped in South
Chicago Wednesday.
Mrs. Stivisky Is on the sick list for
the past month.
Mr. Miller of Hammond transacted
business here yesterday.
Miss B. O'Connor of South Chicago
visited here last evening.
Miss Lizzie German shopped in
Hammond yesterday
Mrs Sullivan went to South Chica-
go visiting friends there yesterday
Mrs. Callahan was a. Whiting visitor
Wednesday,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02

Becker cottage on North Grant street
and 1t IS said will make the place his
future home.
L. Henderlong & Co have the con-
tract for the new houses to be built
by Fred Rosenthal on Goldsborodgh
street.
II is said that Myron Burge will
erect a modern cottage on his Crown
Point property during the coming
summer
The mausoleum company has prac-
ticaly closed the deal for the south
semi in the Crown Point ceme-
terry for the handling of the proposed
community vault. A contract has been
closed with William Parry for num-
Der of his burial vaults temporary
burial places until the large structure
is completed.
Mr.. Davidson, living on South Main
street, has returned from the west
where he has been living on claim
taken by him and Will again become
a. resident of Crown Point.
concern selling art glass electro
Tiers and lamps has headquarters AT
the Lyric theater show windows, and
are making an artistic display of their
merchandise.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02

ence committee on the bill But Lieu
tenant Governor Hall, democrat, put
Senator Stotsenburg, a democrat in
the chair, and Stotsenburg, who has
worked side by side with Proctor in
nearly everything. snubbed him and
appointed Senators Hauck and Durre.
both low license men, as members of
the joint conference committee. Hauclz
and Durre come from southern Indi-
ana where the liquor people and ev-
erybody else wants low license Stot-
senburg also comes from New Albany.
SO the combination can be seem
Well Proctor was furious. He made
all kinds of charges He said 1t was
a frameup with the brewers at the bot
tom of it. They want low license
he said, and they had framed up this
double cross for him. He said the
northern part of the state. where the
high license sentiment prevails, had
been ignored on the committee.
But Stotsenburg. Kistler. Fleming
and several other democratic senators
simply smiled and made Proctor like
it, They overlooked the fact that he
had been a great factor in the enact
ment of any kind of liquor legislation
and that the only liquor bills passed
at this session were written, intro
duced and fought through by him
Proctor threatened to fight the report
of the committee IL it comes back fol-
a low license, and he is some power
too.
Proctor says that as soon as the
regulation bill is signed by the gov
ernor every city council in the state
ought TO meet and decide to make the
saloon license as high as the law will
allow He says, too, that the county
commissi toner's of every county ough,
to meet at once and fix limitation OF
one saloon to the thousand popula-
ton. which they are permitted to dc
under the bill. He says this is the
way to properly regulate the traffic
There was scare for a few min
utes. yesterday afternoon. over the
liquor regulation bill. and it looked
like there might not be any such bill
When the bill passed the house mo-
ton was made to reconsider the VOTE
and to lay the motion on the table
This was adopted This is the way tc
clinch the vote SO it can never be taker
be taken up again. Then the senate
refused to concur in the house amend
ments. Inasmuch as the house has
tied its hands so 1t could never con.
slider the bill again and the senate hat
refused to accept the bill it came
back from the house some of the par
liamentarians were of the opinion thai
the Dill was dead and that neither
house could take any action on it.
An investigation was started and i
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02

, their home in Pennsylvania avenue. on
! Tuesday evening. An elaborate dinner
was served at $50 p. M. after which
| the remainder of the evening de-
, voted to playing 500" In this the
ladies' prizes were awarded to Mrs.
B. Parks and Mrs. G. J. Bader and the
gents to Messrs. William Curtis and
G. j. Bader. The next meeting of the
club will be at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Gill of oliver street.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Davidson and
David Spencer of Whiting and Mr.. and
Mrs Charles d. Davidson of Gary at
tended the christening of the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Davidson at
St Bartholomeu's church. Englewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson named the
/ child Spencer Davidson. the former
being the mothers maiden name.
Mrs. ID. P. Scott of Laporte avenue
is expecting her sister. Mrs. Sinclair
of Pittsburg, and sister from Okla
homa, whom she expects to make an
! extensive visit with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur n. Beaubien of
Laporte were the guests of Whiting
relatives
Mrs. Frank n. Gavit and daughter
Ruth of oliver street left yesterday for
| Indianapolis to remain until Saturday
when Senator Frank Gavit will re-
turn home with them from the state
legislature.
Mrs Henry E. Beaubien of Laporte
avenue has been laid up with the grip
for the past week,
The game between the Hammond
and Whiting high schools will take
( place at the Whiting rink on Fri
day night The local team is sorely
disappointed for it is said that sever
al of the Whiting players have beer
disqualified, owing to "fiunkins;" il
some of their school work
Rev. Herbert A. Carpenter vii
preach his farewell sermon at the loca
Christian church at 1880 p. M thi.
evening. Rev. Carpenter will move t,
Indiana Harbor and devote his entir,
time to the Harbor church, which h,
organized about a year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Krebs, who re
} Gently returned from Texas and hav'
been the guests of the latter's daugh
! ter, Mrs. Jesse Cunningham of Obi,
; avenue. have taken up their residence
: in Gary.
: John Harr has taken the position o
chauffeur for the Standard Oil com
pany at whiting
, Mrs. William vogel entertained TIL
5 Ladies' Aid society of the Germal
l Evangelical church and few othe
! friends at a luncheon at her home il
| Cleveland avenue yesterday afternoon
: The barrel house at the Standar
: Oil company was shut down on Tues
t day for repairs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-02
RnBERTSDALE.

Mrs Herman Breckman of Roberts
avenue was a South Chicago shopper
Monday.
Mrs. Henry Eggers is entertaining
Mrs Joseph Warner of Bloomington,
Ill. at her home in Roberts avenue for
a few days.
Miss Harriet Timm of Indiana boule-
ward was the guest of friends in South
Chicago last evening.
Mrs Frank Buehler entertained a
few relatives and friends at a luncheon
Tuesday afternoon in honor of her son
Edson's second birthday anniversary
e. f. Eggers of the state line was
business visitor here yesterday.
Jasper wichorst is confined to his
home in Roberts avenue by illness
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Aman and chill
dren of Roberts avenue were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmunds OF
South Chicago last evening.
Mrs. Davis returned to her home in
Hobart after a few days visit with her
daughter Mrs Edward Barnes of Har-
rison avenue.
visited Mrs. Frank Buehier of Roberts
avenue Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman Theissen entertained a
few friends at o'clock luncheon at
her home in Indiana boulevard Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Bode of East Side visited
friends here yesterday
Miss Marie Seliger of 116th street
visited Mrs. Lucas a. the Presbyterian
hospital. Chicago, yesterday.
Mrs. Macmillan and Miss Maggie
! Nicholson were the guests of South
i Chicago friends last evening.
| Mrs. William Balm of East Side Wis
| tied Robertsdale friends Tuesday.