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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
The Day in
HISTORY
"THrs DATE IN HISTORY


l47s-Sir Thomas More, statesman and
scholar, born in London. Execut-
ed on charge OF high treason. July
6, 1895
177S-Daniei Boone, the first settler of
Kentucky, taken prisoner by the
French and Indians near the Blue
Licks.
lS12-Charles Dickens, the great novel;
ist, born near Portsmouth, England.
Died at "Gad's HILL" in Kent. June
.. 1870.
1s5s-Robert Lucas. first territorial
governor of Iowa, died at Iowa
City. Born in Virginia. April /,
1881
lse4-JacksonviIIe. Fla, taken by the
Federals.
is67-George Peabody announced a gift
of s1,2oo,o0o for educational pur-
poses.
1S91-Sir John A. Macdonald issued an
address in which he made the fam :
Gus declaration, "A British subject
i was born-a British subject 1 will
die
lS93-New York and Boston connected
by long distance telephone.
19o4-Beginning of the great Baltimore
fire, which destroyed property valu-
ed at nearly $4,000. 900.
1911-Marriage OF Lord Decies and
vivien Gould at New York.
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Up and Down in
IN Ola A
MAxos DEFENDS WOMAN ON CAR.

MAYOlS DEFENDS WOMAN ON CAR
Mayor Barney Sullivan, of Gas City,
frustrated threatened free-for-al all
fight on Gas City Marion trolley car
late Sunday night, the trouble having
started between two young men. Ralph
Fort and Ralph Copp. and two young
women, Ethel and Bessie Shoop, sisters.
Copp and Fort were standing in the car
and began exchanging remarks with
the girls, who were seated beside Mayor
Sullivan 1t Is said that some ugly
words were spoken by the men. when
Ethel Shoop arose and struck Copp in
the face Mayor Sullivan quickly SUBJ
dyed Fort and Copp. After the car
reached Gas City Fort and Copp. 1t Is
alleged, gave Ethel Shoop a severe
beating. They pleaded guilty to
charges of assaulting the girls in
, Mayor Suliivan's court yesterday after
noon and each was heavily fined.
BARELY ESCAPE WITH LIVES
The Nresidence of Marshall Stewart,
near Guthrie station, was burned TO the
ground. causing loss of $500. A de-
fective fue is supposed to have been
the cause. When discovered the fire
had made such Roadway that members
of the family were compelled TO leave
the building in their night clothes. Mrs
| Stewart and six children running
through the snow 800 yards to thei'
! nearest neighhor. The temperatu
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AuF yvrEpERsEHEN.

The dead leaves cracking underneath
my feet,
The bare bouEhs bending ON the chilly
blast;
The stormy sixy, suIlen and overcast,
Summer is paEt.
These days OF dreamy happiness of
Nausht now remains to me but menu
Have slipped away as ON the gentle
breeze
That rocked to sleep the robins In
their nevis,
High In the trees.
Season of sunshine, must you leave us
sos
Pause in your fight, Time, for but
day,
One hour, ere you hasten your way.
Grant that the summer for this little
while
Longer may stay:
Was that n voice that answering SEEM
ed to say,
'sTime can NOT stop. wishing is alI I'm
vain.
at your command simmer cannot re-
mains"
No, twas the whistltng of the wintry
wind,
The drip of rain.
But still I hear IL, faint and far away
| So low the words can scarcely reach my
ear.
Take heart and grieve not, for the win
ter drear
| Must also I'm its turn pass ON, and soor
1 Spring will be here.
Edith L. Smith in The Irwinian.
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"THIS is MY GOTH BIRTHDAY
L. H. p EfNet

D. -. +. F1seN
Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset, a mem
Der of the Senate Of Canada, was born
at St. Cuthbert, Quebec. February Z.
1s43. After graduating from Montreal
College he took course in medicine at
Laval University. After serving as
councillor he was elected mayor of
Rimouski. Quebec. In 1870, and two
years later ne was elected to represent
that place in the House of Commons.
He served in the House continuously
for ten years and after an interval OF
five years he was reelected in 1887.
In 1891 he was defeated, but FIVE years
later was again reelected. As menu
part in the debates on the Liberal side.
Senator Fiset has been member Of
the upper branch of the Dominion par
lament since 1897.
Congratulations to-
Robert b. Mantell. noted American
actor of Scotch birth. So years old to-
day
Ian, SIS years old today.
Robert ]. Gamble, United States sena-
tor from South Dakota, 81 years old to-
day.
Rt. Hon. Alfred Lyttleton, forme,
| British Colonial Secretary, 55 years old
today.
Daniel f. Lafean. representative in
Congress of the Twentieth district oil
Pennsylvania. 81 years old today.
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III e A X ID
Fl u B e
A NEW NATIONAL HYMN.

A NEW NATIONAL HYMN.
tSatire.)
My country tits of thee.
Land OF small liberty,
OF thee / sing.
Land of race suicide.
Land of the law defied.
Every town and countryside
A grafter's ring.
The above Is only the first Verse
Send 10 cents in stamps II you want
the other ave
THRILLING little vaudeville sketch
entitled Who T. b. Dean Really Is
might be well patronized just now.
GEE, Please pass Homer the witch
hazel bottle. He must feel very sore.
After denying THE TINES story that
the American Locomotive company
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THE PASSING OF AETNA.

Before long another Lake county
town, like Clarke and Tolleston, is to
lose its identity and be swallowed up
by Gary's increasing vastness.
We refer to the town of Aetna, one
of the oldest communities in the Cal
umet district Ii was a lively little
place when Hammond was mere set
Element and during the last half of its
life it has seen Whiting, Robertsdale,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

THIS from the Austin Transcript
should appeal to every one: "A
birds lunch counter during the deep
SHOWS costs little, and it more than
to it's owner, to say nothing of the
guests. Surely a little pains in feed
ing the signers of our summer hours
is the least we can do for them"
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would build in Gary this year he
denied his denial when he learned the
truth. Getting stung like this after
one has spent lot Of good cigaret
money cultivating the acquaintance
of chief clerks and securing invitations
TO superintendents' pink teas is simply
nothing less than rank ingratitude.
AFTER he is through using up the
witch hazel send him another invita-
ton to card party to soothe his
nerves.
THOMAS EDISON says that hun
bred years from now so perfect will
he science that thereIi be no poverty.
But who inell cares about what hap
pens in 2o12.
CHICAGO LOSES ANOTHER RURAL
ATTRACTION.
The South Chicago Daily Calumet,
having installed the United Press tele-
som out as a metropolitan journal,
etc. All OF which goes to show the en-
terprise of The Daily Calumet, in TAX
ing the serious and laborious step of
changing from a small country publica-
ton to an up-to-date newspaper with
out any fuss or feathers"
DEAR Rube-Hear, tell that Hobart
bellies are so fastidious that they have
little wooden bowls to float around in
the BATH tub when they take bath.
| The bowl is 10 hold the soap and keep
| it near. What about this7 J. ID.
| J. D.--Always understood that there
were no bath tubs in Hobart and that
the bellies do, like the rest of the fam
ily, on Saturday night--bring in the
| L \,
kitchen shades down.
/ DID you know that soft drinks are
usually hard TO mix?
FASHION experts say that loose
| gowns arctic be in vogue this spring
| This will obliterate all traces OF the
waist line altogether
HOLY smoke, Take off your hat t.
| Whiting. STANDARD Oil stockholders
are TO meet there soon to vote on prop
| osition whether stock will be raised
| from 100000 to 100000. We al
| ways told you that old John d. would
find a way TO make up for that $29,
100000 fine Judge lands soaked him
Leave 1t to John.
IN the meantime it wouldn't hurt Il
store away a few gallons OF coal OF
and a couple of quarts of gasoline. 1
you have an automobile, for there il
another raise in the air.
OUR OWN BAEDE<ER's GUIDE.
| RIDGE ROAD-This thoroughfar
has been explored for a distance of /
miles In Lake county. Many brav
explorers have tried TO run 1t down Il
Porter county. but the natives though
that they were Gary officials comin
over for an immunity bath in the Valp
legal laundry and the explorers, no
having enough coin with them to sat
isfy the greed OF the natives. retreate
i while their heads were intact. Ridg
road, south of Hammond. should be
81 long to Holland just as that part OF
near Hobart should belong to Sweder
Many Gary millionaires have thei
/ country estates on this road. At Biac
tOak Alderman Castleman has his es
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
FOLLOW THE LEADER.

Compel bellwether sheep to jump.
over a rope held in front of him and
a thousand followers will leap also, at
the same place, even though the rope
be removed
The street map OF Boston was es-
tablished by q COW that made it's way
lazily through painless forest. tread
ing down the grass in a long winding
path. A couple of stray calves fol-
lowed the same path. and presently
men and boys began to follow it also.
They built their homes beside 1t and it
became a street-crooked, narrow, in
convenient, all because the boys had
followed the men who followed the
calves that followed the COW that
started the path. This statement is
sworn to by a notary who lives near
Bunker Hill monument
Following the leader is a great
game. 1t caused men for thousands of
years to live on one-half the world. 1t
causes men today to be democrats or
!.
Baptists or Presbyterians, just because
their fathers were; and, worse still, it
makes drunkards, gamblers, idlers, hot
sports. pimps and thieves of young
men WHO CAN'T RESIST THE IN
cLINATION TO DO AS THEIR COM
PANIoNs DO.
An ambitious young man lives with
crowd of nauseous society folk who
make sport of some embyro Abraham
Lincoln because he studies six nights
a week; and to prevent such censure
from being applied to him, he stops
his evening study and spends his time
up beat three duces.
Another hears his boon companions
telling about what good time they
had one night when they all goi
and rather than seem to be differen
from them, he joins In on the next oc
lcasion. A girl would rather have
somebody tell her how to catch fel
low rather tndn 10 huOW HOW u lud ~
a good loaf Of bread.
In like fashion, men make the sam,
mistake In business. The wore
l"Uneeda" succeeds so we'll as an ad
vertisement that hundred smalle
advertisers attempt to coin simila
name for their product.
Tie picture of a beautiful lady show
up SO well in an advertisement tina
| the whole country is flooded with beat
: tiful ladies, on cheese boxes, Ink BOZ
ties, patent medicines and coal hod:
as thick as bull frogs OH the banks G
the Little Calumet. PEOPLE Ar
BORN IMITAToRS.
Follow the leader is the great IL
Iternational game.
Il OF course, as between following th
: leader and paying no attention to hin
the former is much more to be desired
for his indeed a wise. man who is abb
to profit from the experience of other
But the practice OF slavishly imitatin
another man, without any attempt I
Investigate and think out a propositio
independently, is A SURE CHECi
. . MATE TO PROGRESS AND BARRIE
e TO SUCCESS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

Editor TINES: take this means to
advise the Republicans of Lake county
that ! am a candidate for the office of
Sheriff, subject TO the wishes of the
Republican county nominating conven-
ton, and respectfully solicit their sup
port * they find that my work for the
party I'm the past Is worthy of consid :
GRAFTON. HENRY WHITAKER
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FOR AUDITOR

Editor TIMEs: desire to announce
that arm candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for County Auditor.
subject to the decision of the Republi-
can primaries. The support and as
sistance OF the Republican voters Of
Lake country are respectfully solicited
tsigned) JOHN A BRENNAN.
Garv. Ina.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

Editor TIMES: Please announce to
my friends over Lake county that
am candidate for the republican
nomination for Sheriff. and that / ask
their support at the Republican coun-
ty convention, whose date Is TO be an
nounced later.
FRED FRIEDLEY.
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EDWARD C. GLOVER.

Editor TINES: Please announce to
the voters of Lake county that 1 will
be candidate for Recorder of Lake
county on the Republican ticket, sub
ject 10 the decision of the Republican
primaries. April 5.
A. H. w. JOHNSON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

NOTING that Colonel Bryan waited
in a tailor shop after he had taken
off his pants to have them pressed,
an editor says that he calls that
stripping for the fray with a ven
geance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

CONTEMPORARY speaks of baby
as new wave on the ocean of life
Yes, and it is quite possible to have
a bowling time with one too.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

THE cow and the hen continue to
be just as much an absorbing public
issue as politics ever dared to be.
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ron RECORDER.

Editor TIMES: You are authorized to
announce that I am a candidate on the
Republican ticket for Recorder of Lake
county. subject to the will of the Re-
publican primaries. and I ask the sup
port OF the voters.
EDWARD c. GLOVER.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

IT cost an Hammond man $35 to use
a poker the other night and it wasn't
the poker you play with, either.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

WE'LL, no one can criticize Gary
at least for not looking after its young
men. Well. it pays to look after them,
too.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

1T looks, indeed, as if business had
become so sensitive that it has a
chill everytime q cat meouws in the
night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

Editor TINES: Please announce that
] am candidate for the office of
Prosecuting Attorney of the Thirty
first Judicial District. subject to the
will Of the Republican judicial con-
ventien. w. F. HODGES
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WHEN young woman isn't afraid
to climb a fence you could understand
the reason IL you saw them, too.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

TORONTO play censor ordered
more clothes for spring song
dancer Ever notice that the weather,
no matter how cold it is. never effects
them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

SOME men go into an Office now
adays for private talk about as
cheerfully as woman who looks un
der the bed before she retires at night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

YOUNG Teddy says that father does
little Grace does the crying for It,
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SOME OF the political candidates
have already been lost in the shuttle
in their scouting around for support
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THERE are some depths of TOM
Colonel Roosevelt Frank, Ell?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

KANSAS merchant has this sign on
this door: Come in without knock
ing and go out the same way
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

SOME of these so-called mushroom
they are sized up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

A FEW DIMES FOR CAR FARE OR
POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING
ADS. A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR OWN
WANT" 1T YOU'RE ADVERTISING
IN THE TIMES--AND THE USUAL RE-
SUIT IS JON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

1T is only the amateurs in life
who think that the highbaH route will
land them anywhere.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

THIS cooked hat business seems t,
have become some boomerang.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

MR. Bryan has, however. not a word
to say against Mr.. Roosevelt for a
third term race.
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Editor. TIMES:
Please announce that will be a cam
tidat. for sherin of Lake county SUBJ
tect TO the decision OF the republican
county convention. WA. KUNERT.
Tolleston. Ind
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THE man who makes a face about
his defeat makes a mighty poor sport.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING con-
fans most of the news of work to be
lad
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FRED FRIEDLEY.
ron PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

Editor. TINES: I am a candidate for
the Republican nomination for the Of
fee OF Prosecuting Attorney of the
Thirty-frst Judicial Circuit of The
State of Indiana, comprised Of Lake
and Porter Counties, subject to the will
OF the nominating convention
RALPH w. ROSS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

JUST look at the good, healthy
ozone you would have missed had you
gone south for the winter.
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Editor TrAEs: Please announce that
/ am a candidate for Prosecuting At
torney for the Thirty-hrst judicial
District. comprising Lake and Porter
counties, subject TO the decision of the
Republican judicial convention.
] A PATTERSON
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J. A. PATTERSON.
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Political Announcements
FOR SHERIFF.
Editor. TIMES

FOR SHERIFF.
Editor. TIMES:
Please announce that L will be a can
tidats for sheriff of Lake county. SUBJ
1ect TO the decision of the republican
county convention. WIN. KUNERT.
Tolleston. Ind
Editor TINES: I take this means to
advise the Republicans of Lake county
that ! am candidate for the office of
Sheriff, subject TO the wishes of the
Republican county nominating conven-
tion. and respectfully solicit their sup
port IL they find that my work for the
GRAFTON. HENRY whitaker
Editor TIMES: Please announce to
nay friends over Lake county that l
am candidate for the republican
nomination for Sheriff. and that / ask
their support at the Republican coun-
ty convention, whose date is TO be an
nounced later.
FRED FRIEDLEY.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
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49,. 80 ~
state Of Indiana comnr,saa !, raL,
and Porter Counties s1biact 10 the will
of the nominating convention.
W. russ.
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eo,np' .7''s 10 anu Fofae
saoss.' 'ne ueeisioh u IN
-
Editor TINES: Please announce tina
am a candidate for the office n
Prosecuting ATTORNEY of the Thirty
first judicial District. subject to III
will OF the Republican judicial con
vention. w. f. HODGES
Editor TIMEs: I desire to announc
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-09
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN
lDEFEREEDl

Rev. James Dysart of Skowhegan
attended the meeting at the Slab
City" schoolhouse Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Weeks friends regret to
know that she still remains in poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fitzgerald
who have been cooking at Burns
camp, have finished their work at
that place and gone to Madison where
they will be employed on Mr.. Burns
farm.
We were justly proud when our
Hartland mail carrier told us Monday
that Canaan furnished him the best
roads on his route. Hartland and
Cornville please take note
Mrs Mary futile who has been en-
ployed at Mr.. Buzzell's, North Hart
land, has returned to his home in
Cornville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles futile Of Mer-
Ger passed Sunday at the home OF
Mrs. Jane Hall. They returned home
Monday.
The many friends of Arthur Bur-
rill gladly welcomed him home Tues
ud9 anu TeJOlCe 10 KNOW THAT ne is
so very well after his surgical opera
ton at the Central Maine Hospital,
Lewiston.
o. B. May is soon to start his saw
mill at the City.
Miss Anna Porter is staying with
her mother, Mrs. George Hubbard and
attending school at the City"
Archie Strait and Mr.. Chase of
South Pittsfield were in the place
Tuesday on business.
Several of the farmers have COM
menced to work their land prepara-
tory to the spring planting.
Mrs. Flossie Chase of Skowhegan
is staying for few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Chase.
Mrs Helen Tilton of West Pitts
field was at Milford Withee's Tuesday
Mr.. Tozier Of Skowhegan was in
town Monday
C. B. Chase was in Pittsfield Sun
day on business.
Messrs. Collins and Taylor of Ath
ems were in the place Tuesday
enroute for Clinton with their teams
loaded with the household furniture
OF their former pastor, Rev. Milli-
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Daniel McNea of Norridgewock
has a hen that deposits her egg each
morning in the middle of the best bed
in the house, The name of the biddy
is Polly and she goes to the front
door each morning little after sun
rise and will cackle until she is let
In, when she will 90 up stairs, and,
jumping into the middle of the bed,
lays her egg. Mr.. McNeal is employ
ed as section hand on the railroad
and has to rise early each morning,
and because of the regularity of bid
dy's cackling at his door he does not
have to have an alarm clock. The
biddy sometimes misses laying but
she goes to the front door all the
same.--Kennebec Journal
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Engagement rings are still popular
in court circles.
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This remedy cured me of kidney
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