The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-18
At the Police Station.

Dog days are not over and will not
be until the last of this month. So if
you want to spare Fido's life keep him
muzzled or chained up so he will be
safe. The dog squad of the Hammond
police are still hunting unmuzzled dogs
and, although there are not many found
running at large there are few dis
posed OF nearly every day. Since the
dog crusade was started by Chief
Austgen two months ago in the neigh
borhood of seventy dogs have been
killed.
Topic of conversations now on file al
the Hammond police station: Who Will
be the champion baseball team in two
weeks. the fremen or the police? If
you do not know. this question win
be decided In several weeks at the II
A. A. park when the two rival factions
will get together for the last time this
season and settle their differences Both
the police and the fremen have game
apiece to their credit and although
both are now laying claim TO having
the best team, they have decided that
the winner of the coming game will be
hailed as the champions. There was
some talk of Captain Hanlon not play
ing his best last time on account of
the game. body and soul this time and
watch the smoke. Schultz first base
man for the fremen had a chance to
viii not accept.
Many complaints have been made to
the police of late regarding the owners
OF chickens allowing them to run at
large and destroying lawns and gar
~
came in at the station, Charles Kompek
1910 Harrison street. stating that the
neighbors CHICKENS were allowed TO run
at large every day and were destroying
his garden Many people in Hammond
are not aware that there is an or
dinance covering this violation and ar
rests can be made and the violators
punished under this section.
A report was rAade to the police this
morning to the effect that Detroit
street, at the Monon tracks, was block
ed nearly all last night. where car,
which had been switched had been left
standing. This is another case off
pure negligence on the part of the Mo-
non railroad employees, who could have
moved the car twenty or thirty feet
and left the crossing open. II is plain
that the railroads pay no heed to
warnings that have been issued. and
possibly If several arrests would be
made these crossing violations would
| stop.
Although the Hammond police have
few clues which Will lead to the arrest
of number of vandals who broke into
| the Lincoln school Monday night it is
| now thought that the misdemeanors
were done by some East Hammond
| boys, who, if caught. will be arrested
and severely punished. Entrance was
| gained through window of the school
and. after getting inside. the young
vandals ransacked the desks turned
| things upside down and not satisfied
with this, wrote obsence language on
| the blackboards The vandalism was
discovered by Miss Symmes, principal OF
the Lincoln school next morning. and
made report to the police.
Things were quiet as calm sea at
the police station last night. not an ar
rest being made and few reports of i'm
portance being sent in. his is the
/ first quite spell that has prevailed at
| the police station in some time but
| they do not want TO brag. as they can
| expect an outbreak Of crime at anv
time.