The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
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TIME now to staff bringing in the
Yule log.
WE always suspected it, now we
know that it is true: The split fee, it is
asserted. not only recompenses the
physician who gets the case for the
surgeon. but encourages him to get
others. In this way many needless
operations are performed. Record
Herald dispatch.
WE are willing TO make a New Year
resolution to give up our seat in
crowded car to woman if the woman
you when 1t is done.
WITH MAYOR KNOTS IN CUBA.
(By our special correspondents. Hennery
Coldbottle.)
On Board Ward Liner Santiago" En-
Route to Havana. Dec 10.-We are
now headed for the Cuban republic.
Mayor Knots is the big show on board
and the captain feels highly honored-
Several Cuban secret service men are
on the ship. as there is a suspicion that
the Gary statesman is coming to tie
island to start revolution
We had heavy storm yesterday and
the first mate requested his honor not
| 10 90 OH the star podTQ sue as ~ WOuAO
list the ship too much. have started
| 20 study Spanish. but l learn from the
| boatswain that I won't need to know
much of 1t. as all of the Cuban bar
tenders can talk English. The mayor
| sent wireless back to Chief Martin
to keep the board of works from let
| ting any street contracts while he was
away. He also gave orders not to let
|
| too near the city hall safe.
| The president of Cuba wirelessed
that he would have brass band and q
| regiment of rurales at the docks te
meet us, but his honor wired back
that he was travelling incognito sc
there will be no reception. They havs
good refrigerating facilities on board
these tropical ships and the Bud keep.
as cool as it does in the states. H.C.
WHY is 1t that plumbers are Away,
looked on with suspicion?
| POSTMASTER GENERAL has rulet
that cows cook stoves may b,
sent in the new parcels post. Thu
will cause CONSERVATION in the Lowell
dry lands, some of the faithful ex
pected that the r. F. ID. men woult
have to deliver kegs to them.
/, ALBANIA is seeking a rules? Nov
who wants to be king of a good 70
nothing country with no railroads.
cross between the Michigan City san
dunes and back street in Muncie. an,
} with a lot of skirted men toting pistol
. like they do in South Broadway?
NOW talking of having a year of
months with % days to the month o
| 364 days in all. This will enable tn
poor railroad employe to get In an ex
ira monthly pay day. But at the sam
time 1t viii also enable the greed
landlords to collect an extra month
rent.
THE year 1913 promises to b
+ crowded with great events of a
kinds.'-New York World. Including
we suppose. disclosure of how tn
Hon. Tommy r. Marshall will be abb
g to pay the rent on a $4,000 house q
S Washington out of a $4,000 salary.
METROPOLITAN woes of the Hub:
1T is quite probable that the me-
electric company which recently too
s. the light plant in this city have TAX
, | en- the wrong animal by the tail, an
since the first bills were made out b
4 the new regime trouble has bee
o brewing.
d The people OF Crown Point will M
: be bull-dozed and rather than b
touched" and worse comes to wors
they will go back to tallow candl,
If necessary. They will be backed /
the council which can make il yer
unpleasant for the company II the
IL feel so disposed. and they feel like
already. The facts are the people
Grown Point are easy and can
u bled some in the right spirit. b