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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02
ALBERT GULLY SWANSON,
Republican Candidate for County Treasurer
Treasurer

ship honored him with the election to
the office of trustee He was in office
four years and made a splendid rec
ord In 1910, when the leading repub-
leans in Lake county were looking
around for a strong candidate for
treasurer. he received a bigger vote
than any other candidate for that Office
had received before. and in the fall
he was elected over his democratic op-
ponent
Although elected in 1910. under the
laws Of Indiana, the newly elected
treasurer did not take Office until the
first of this year He has been in
Office now for nine months, and during
this time he has made a record for
self Four million dollars Of the tax
PAYERS money passed through his
hands during this time and during
the spring collection. period, lasting
six weeks. the office collected $1,000
09 in taxes.
Mr. Swanson still continues his
hardware store at Hobart. although
making his home in Crown Point His
home life. surrounded by a wife, three
daughters and one son. is ideal He is
a member of the Masonic, Odd Fellow
x. of p. Maccabee and Elk orders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02


a
anything
republicans party
his
he
piar
believe
IS
tina Oh Box ca is the RICH man for sher
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

unanswered
TELL policeman, about the
Browns Plymouth
light needed
or not,w he was or en- ears
During the three he had widen his he
o
that 5 a candidate re
splendid pubcited
Calumet
Mr. shaaf saony Germany and obda thirty
a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

celNed, We're as
follows
Question Who
was first in war
first in peace, first
in the hearts of his
countrymen?
Answer Uncle
Dick Schaaf.
Question Who
discovered Ameri
ca?
Answer Uncle
Dick Schaaf.
Question VIVA
is the name Of the
prophet who was
swallowed b Y a
/ whale?
Answer Uncle
| Dick Schaaf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

terests of the man
ufacturers of the
city so that Ham
mond has come to
have the reputa
ton OF being friend
ly with its indus
trial concerns. He
has been represent
alive Of the city $
progress a n d be-
lieves in g DIN 3
ahead at all times.
When the Sim
pick threatened to
leave several years
ago and had been
offered sites free
elsewhere, Whita-
ker, as the repre-
sentative of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

b e . e added re
possibilities he has
been able to con
duct a successful
livery business and
look after the civic
interests of the city
as well. H e n y
NVhitaker's work in
II a M m o n d and
Lake county speaks
for itself.
Fourteen OF those
seventeen ! e a r. 8
have been spent as
a member Of the
II a IN ~ o n d city
council. " hitaker
has been one of the
members who have
conserved the in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

ton for mayor.
Mr.. Brennan was
born Dec. Is, 1865.
at Carbondale, Pa
He was educated
in tn e pub bile
schools OF his ma
tive city and at ST
Bonaventure's col
lege, Allegheny. n
\. He began his
working career as
q school teacher in
Lackaw anna Coun-
ty Pa, when Is
years old He con
tinued in this pro-
fession f % r five
y @ aTs until he
learned the dia
mond drilling busi-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

which is devoted to be the man who
earns his bread in the sweat of his
brow. the love. admiration and esteem
Of his friends. is what he has to show
today for his ambitions. His early ca
reer and environments, were such as
to imprint indellibly upon his man-
hood the place that the laboring man
holds A mans character does not
change over night, and it is folly to
say Patterson is an exception TO the
rule.
But for an accident, which cost him
his left arm, and which made it i'm
possible for him to longer earn a Hv-
nhood by swinging the miners pick,
J. A. Patterson's name today prob
ably would rank with that of other
prominent labor leaders. He worke i
in a section Of the country and under
conditions, which gave to the laboring
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

Question - Who
wrote the song
After the Bali?
Answ er Uncle
Dick Schaaf.
Question Name
a Polish patriot.
AnsW er Uncle
Dick Schaaf.
Question Name
an Irish patriot.
Answer Uncle
Dick Schaaf.
The story goes
on to relate that
The list of ques-
tions also asked
Who struck Billy
Patterson ?" but
anyone knowing
ncle Dick Schaaf,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

soldiers
He outa
johnson a
The 0 the
whoeheated
o
of be a the
nuniy whic s.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

ness, prospecting
for coal and min
erals. Mr.. Bren-
nan followed this
business for twenty
years in all parts
Of the Unit e d
states lie organ
lied the J A. Bren-
nan Drilling COM
pany Of Scranton,
Pa, Of which he
was the president
and general man
ager untiI he came
to Gary
Hearing of the
location Of the new
5 E g Ell City, Mr.
Brennan came TO
Gary in 1906 when
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02
JOHN A. BRENNAN.
Republican Candidate for Audito,


in
in frs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

ton for surveyor TO
one of the deputies
under the old adj
ministration.
That was the
logical thing to do
for the Stag trust.
the cobble stone
men and certain
contractors, " h b
had been getting
favors at the hands
of the former sur
veyor, and the only
way to protect
their interests was
TO nominate some
man who would be
friendly to them.
But Seeley in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

the Knights Pythians Mod
ernW and
and
a an
0 Q r
elected by q
sphere
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

Of activity in which
he has engaged He
is what would be
termed a hundred
point man in the in
dnstries.
At the outbreak
Of the Spanish
a m erie an war,
Johnson was one Of
Inc drst to volun-
teer his services
lie e Nils I e d to-
gether with 100
0 { b e r volunteers
from Lake county
who spent a year
in the service He
was in Cuba for
four months and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02
RAY SEELEY,
Republican Candidate for surveyor.


il a performed
progressive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

1888. Johnson has
been foreman and
superintendent Of
a number of plants
in the past few
years. Among the
places where he
has been employed
is til e Grasselli
Chemical works at
East Chicago For
the past twelve
years he has been
in the contractins
business and has
been very success
full.
Johnson has dem
onstrated his capa
bility in every line
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

the months old and s Wilderness for few
ringfeI a ixtha and Broadway
five business blocks Cary
the
Washington
Washington sixth
He
has
in
OF
sci in
(ADvERTISEMENTl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

hard fight to elect
a republican may
or. He also served
as secretary OF The
local organization
in Gary until this
year, when his du-
ties as coroner and
his practice pre-
vented.
TWO years ago
his friends asked
him to make the
race for eonorer.
which he did and
was elected He is
now asking for a
second term and
viii no doubt be re
elected by a good
majority DR. Smith
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02
Vote for these men Nov
Gmbor 9th, They stand for
Republication & Progress
DR.. FRANK w. SMITH,
Republican Candidate for Coroner.

W
a Clinton
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

TO Gary, from In
dianapolis, fly
years ago and en-
gagged in the prac
tice of medicine,
and has met with
marked success
and enjoyed an ex-
tensive practice.
While in the 9Th
district he was al
ways active in po-
litical affairs and
a hard working re-
publican T b r e G
years ago, in the
city campaign, DR..
Smith served as
secretary OF the
republican organi-
zation and made a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

m 81 % a Il n IN 0 ~ m it as to i
b a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02
RICHARD SCHAAF, SR
Republican Candidate for County Commission 1s Dist

which well introduce the subject Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

aar Dear ur ep h \ o Q
a n
ii a is
w 4 e mite ate a IN o rs in is t1 W. e w Of
i've from i'd ma n Congress
tn % a career o III C &c e HI he t %
st thorough eli n m t i u al les rare ~
m 0 is u a n a n
he d 0 he g n there a never Inn h appeal o i'm for support
e n
q Q h ma d m re
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

Mitchell he
n e
h OF e for new ZONE d At WI and st man
lis s n o e n
h n a mimi d
81 a q him 4 the age # e witt b w lis care
in o k up @ p u
in Gag Law h a a
is frs opened n n n
nj in ANN Q eli o
4 rsoda il married.; K o Wood
yA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02


Highland college
Heights, built the
tn 0 eel a Gary.
pleasing personality
while
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-02

jected himself into
the situation. He
was told that he
would be beaten for
the nomination, but
he ran anyway and
was nominated by
a big majority.
Since then the
only measure of a
contrac tor. of a
material man. of a
road builder has
been his ability to
deliver the goods.
Lake county roads
and bridges are be-
ing built more hon
estly than ever be-
fore.
seeley has prov
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20

Fourth Of July fatalities were
reduced this year to seventeen.
Last year throughout the country
fifty-seven persons were killed by
the explosion of gunpowder, eth
err directly or Indirectly through
the running away of horses scared
by the noise. That was seventy
four less than the number in 1910.
This year the number is forty less
than last years record. We may
reasonably hope now that we may
have a bioodless Fourth in 1919.
The number Of the injured
through efforts to celebrate the
anniversary of our independence
by playing with fire is still too
large. Thursday 1926 human be-
ings were hurt by fireworks or
firearms. Also the loss sustained
by Fourth of July fires caused by
gunpowder throughout the coun-
try exceeded half a million dol
lars. The old custom of cause
ing dangerous explosions for fun
still persists. There are still some
cities and towns in which the in
discriminate sale and use Of fire.
works are not prohibited. New
York Times (Ind).
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20
CRUSADE AGAINST MAIL
FLIRTATI0Ns.

The postal authorities through
out the Union are taking steps to
begin a crusade against mail fir
tations. The general delivery
window has been called the most
abused department in the Federal
Government and some refer to it
as a step to the divorce court.
just now. Baltimore is right in
the midst of the reform move
ment and no young girls or mar
ried women whom the clerks have
reason to believe are abusing the
office will be permitted to get
their mail through this channel Of
the government. A woman con.
stantly receiving her mail through
the general delivery will be asked
for an explanation and if salts
factory answers are not given, her
mall will be sent to her home adj
dress. A Similar reform was
inaugurated in this city some tins
ago and is working satisfactorily
Young women who are afraid to
have their letters delivered al
their homes are better of if Uncls
Sam refuses to give them theil
mail at the general delivery win
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20
BATON ROUGE PLANS BIG
IMPROVEMENTS.

Baton Rouge, La, July IL
Baton Rouge will shortly begin to-
plan how to spend approximately
100000 in public Improvement
bonds, which the city is entitled
to sell against the existing assess
ments and sinking fund, without
increased tax levy or decrease IN
current revenue.
The Board Of Tade will call a
meeting of all the business men
of the community 10 discuss the
best ways and means Of disburs-
ing the bond proceeds, and an Ia
formal "park and street commits
sion'' will probably be formed to
draft and submit to the member
ship Of the board program
which, i'm turn, will be submitted
to the Council.
Baton Rouge has just added ap-
proximately a million dollars to
her assessment rolls, by being the
first city in Louisiana to adopt
and put into practice the recon
mendation Of the Blanchard tax
commission for geographical as
sessment Of realty, with the land
and the improvements figured sep
arately.
The new rolls were made up for
the assessments this year.
They were framed, insofar as
Baton Rouge city realty is con-
eerned, by a. joint committee OF
the city council and police jury,
sitting with Assessor Ogden at his
request, which canNassed every
square in the city, scanned all
recent transfers, arrived at an
estimate of true value, per front
foot on the land itself, and furn-
ished the result, detailed, to the
assessor. He, in turn, assessed
the improvements, and extended
ixty per cent Of the estimated six
ty per cent of the estimated real
value total, as the assessment for
purposes of taxation.
The committee found inequali-
ties of assessment ranging from
ten per cent Of real value to one
hundred and ten per cent. and the
average assessment as only trife
over forty-two per cent Of the
actual value.
Two entire squares were found
omitted from the rolls and scores
of lots in duplicate assessment.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20

The editor of a newspaper sent
out a Reporter recently to collect
jokes for his journal. The young
reporter endeavored to obtain as
many as possible. One day he
stopped at a store, where fruits
candy, cakes and a few other
things were ON sale. There were
two pretty young Italian girls in
the store, which belonged to their
father. One Of these girls was
particularly bright, and when
asked to write a joke for publi-
cation, she consented. Her faith
], came into the store and gave
orders. Of course, the reporter
left without the joke. There was,
IN the store, young lady from
France. Her residence was across
the street from the store. The
endeavored to obtain
joke from her, but was unable to
do so owing to the fact that she
spoke nothing but French.
Waxing exceedingly impatient,
the reporter turned round and,
perceiving another young lady in
the store, began with the follow
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

To the Democratic Ele ctors of the Par
ishes of Iberia and st. Martini:
hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of District Attorney of the 10Th
Judicial District of Louisiana subject to
the rules of Democrat. Prim aries.
II reelected, the Office shall be con-
Quoted along the same sane, impartial,
and economic lines that it has been dur
ing the past four years and ali vlolators
will be vigorously, though fairly and In
partially prosecuted.
During my present term OF of1lcs the
jails of both Parishes have been kept
virtually empty Of untried criminals, as
the records will show and the docks are
clear ana up-t date.
1t has been my policy to fle informa-
items against all parties charged with
misdemsanors and petty feloules, thus
depending with long aud needless SEES
siens Of the Grand Jufies. By this
method many hundreds of dollars have
been saved to the taxpayers aud if re-
elected stand pledged to continue this
course.
Under the present regime the criminal
expenses of both Parishes have been
greatly reduced, and the public Is invited
TO consult the records.
Toe District Attorney, by virtue OF his
ONCE. 10 vested with power and authority
and discretion when Ill his judgment the
ends of justice have been, are will be
met, to compromise, accept pleas of guilty,
and to nolie- prosequi, cases, and this
course shall follow if reelected.
submit BY cause to the electorate OF
this Uistrict upon my record made rs
fair, impartial, and vigorous prosecuting
o6ieer.
II my conduct of Office to which aspire
has met and still meets with your approx
al l respectfully solicit your vote aud
support.
Very respectfully submitted,
ANTHONY ". MULLER.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20

The army of tourists who an
nually visit Detroit find an addl-
tional feature Of interest along
the river front this year in what
is said to be the largest electric
sign In existence and the largest
ever erected outside New York.
The sign decorates Plant 3 Of the
Studebaker Corporations sys-
TEN. This plant is located on the
river bank at the corner OF Clark
and w. Jefferson Avenues and is
admirably situated for such a dis.
play. "Studebaker Automobiles
Studebaker" is the lettering,
blazing forth In $40 feet of length
and with its capitals ten feet high.
The sign is plainly legible from
Canada and along the river for
more than a mile and half, and
can be plainly seen from Belle
Isle and Fort Wayne, at opposite
extremes of the river. just
2,374 five-watt, eleven and half
volt Mazda lamps are used for IL
Elimination. Light is furnished
by a 230-volt current, stepped to
eleven and half volts through
thirteen low-voltage, 1OOO-watt
transformers, each of which takes
care Of three letters of the sign.
The sign was built under the di-
rection of E. H. Wilsher, chief
electrician The Studebaker Corpo-
ration. Il ~
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CON-
GRESS.

Salt Lake City, Utah, July Is.
Large and representative dele
cations from all states IN the IN
ion will attend the coming SEES
sion of the National Irrigation
Congress. which is to be held IN
this city Sept. 80 to Oct. ), ac-
cording to advices received by
Secretary Arthur Hooker. Ihls
is TO be the twentieth session OF
the organization that has done so
much for the upbuilding OF the
arid portions of the country, and
which therefore has accomplish
ed much in behalf of the entire
nation.
Every state in the Union is VT
allv interested in the subject OF
irrigation. Up to the year 19lo
the approximate amount eHpend'
ed in irrigation enterprises III the
United States was $500, 00O,OOO,
and the total acreage Oh lalh
brought under irrigated produc-
tiveness up to that year asgregat-
ed 13,739,499 acres.
The Republic of Mexico, des-
pite the handicap Of internal war
fare. is showing a keen interest
N the National Irrigation Con-
gress, and that country Will have
q delegation present at Salt Lake
when the session shall be called
to order. DR.. E. Mcqueen Gray,
foreign secretary Of the Congress,
has been informed by the Mexican
government that President Mad
gro will in the near future name
a delegation from that country.
DR.. Gray is at present IN Eu-
rope in behalf of the National IT.
rigat:on Congress, and he reports
widespread interest in the work
of irrigation, and that there will
be a large attendance of foreign
representatives. He will return
to this country in time to reach
Salt Lake for the session OF the
Congress.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20
HAIL CHIEF!

Hail Chief of the ''Bull Moose" men!
The political torrent you We tried to stem.
Thinking you'd run on the G. O. p ticket t.
Silently you awaited i'll the thicket.
But no one blew the hunters horn
TO call Bull Moose" at early morn.
You INDUCED seemingly in dream"
Thinking you'd get the peaches and cream.
Till the echo sounded back scream:
We've got your scalp, Chief come cIeanl
There's no chance for Ou to win,
You re on the outside loo king in.
Why should Taft man i'll the race
Give in to you "Teddy '-hasn't he played safer
You are the outcast-dO and out
What otter to 4 race horse "tout''
If you are sorry yO u ran,
Take your medicine like a man
Hail Chief less than 70 ur years ago
You declared Taft the of the Show
And for Presidential Off &c, better ecu, pped
In ''tant'' to-day those Words you have dipped
You well know those wo rds you said
Can YOU to-day count tn EN- ''dead?"
Hail Chief! where is your hat,
I'm the middle ring mash ed fiat
Do you think Taft would let
You his hat-no-y you an bet!
Grape adorns what s left-the brim-
And hances of wearing Taft hat are SLIM
Hail Chief! your days numbered
Democracy has long ii ME slumbered-
Tucked away in 'Politi cal Hay
Awakes now in the fight to stay
THIS is the stone that bars your way
For the Donkey's Jocki es will carry The Day.
"A FRIEND OF THE DONE
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20

ing interrogatory:
Don't you desire to write
Joke for our paper?"
She made no response, and III
reporter proceeded:
"You don't need to sign Won
name at all. -
WE'LL" the young lady rotor
ed, 81 know a few jokes, but, d
gee willikens they wont bear d.
ling, much less writing for (,
paper!"
The young reporter spent III
whole day endeavoring to obta
Jokes, but was unable to do So 4
seems strange that jokes are j
hard to obtain. If jokes were vii
paid for, it would be an entint|
different thing. Jokes are fu|
uently paid for at the rate Of fs'
teen cents per word. Short std
les are paid for at the rate {
from one to five cents per word
yet the editors can invariably OBJ.
tain a short story. It seems a.
though jokes would be easy ID
obtain, being paid for at such i
high rate.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-20
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT.

It is sometimes wondered by
citizens Of New Iberia OF more
or less artistic temperaments why
it is that no effort whatever is
made to improve the appearance
Of the Court House grounds.
Every stranger coming to New
Iberia, if he sees anything, sees
the Court House grounds, AMI the
view presented to his eye can be
by no means pleasing. Should he
look toward the Court House aft
er a hard shower he is apt to see
what seems to be a lake, for there
is no means of drainage, and his
eyes are lifted in search Of a
"Boats to Let" siga. That the
grass cannot grow on this plot is
q fact for two reasons. The first
is that no grass can grow where
there Is too much shade, as Is the
case in this instance, and the 9TH
er is that il grass would begin
to grow, it would be trampled
down and killed by the people
who make the grounds a resting
place, taking advantage of the
shade and benches.
In view, therefore, of the pres
emf unsightly condition Of this
public square we would urge that
steps be taken to beautify, or at
least improve, the Court House
surroundings. We would sug-
gest, as the first move toward that
end, that ! number of barrels Of
clam shells, or reef shells, or grav-
e, be placed in even cuts where
ever there is no grass and the low
space be thereby filed. These
shells when arranged properly
would greatly improve the APP
pearance Of the square.
These grounds could with
proper Improvements be made q
popular resort for the women
and children in the hot afternoons.
VITA q reasonable expense the
square could be transformed into
! coy plaza with paved walks
and beds 81 shrubs and flowers,
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