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Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Town n=Lo.es Case.

Judge W l.. Bennett filed In the Of flee of the clerk of the superior court at Middletown. his decision in the case of Gustav A. unyerzaght against the Town Of Westbrook. in which he awards damages of s2.09050 to the plainti1. The suit arose over a con tract for building a bridge in that town. the plaintiff alleging that the town prevented him from completing the work The case was given trial once before. but as term of court had elapsed between the filing of the decision and the trial, objection was taken by the defendant and new trial neceasitated
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Warnings at crystsl Lakes

Middletogn.-Dep Coroner Nj. Eugene Culver made public his find ing in regard To the drowning Of Gaza Seaman and Ernest Wright of Dan. bury, at Crystal Lake. Mir. Culver fnds that no one was responsible for their death. but suggests that notices be placed about the shores of the lake. informing people of It's dangers. There are a number Of dangerous places at rfle lake, and such notices. would pro feet strangers who did not know of the character of the shore.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
To start Double Tracking.

Manchester-w Work was started to double track from MeRee's switch. at fhe junction Of 0lcott and Adams streets east to the Center. The work is fo be pushed and a gang Of 100 men will be employed. The tracks which are nov located on the north side of The road through Oleott and West Center streets will be moved to the gsnter of the road and the new tracks to be laid are also to be located In the center Of the road.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19

AT ACoURr OF PROBATE HOLDEN AT "A Putnam within and for the district Of Putnam on the 5th das of July, A. D, iei2
 Pr, sen; Edward q. Wright. Judge Estate Of Edith sykes late Of Putnam in said district. de 'ea~-d.
 John C. Johnson. ESeeutor.
 Ordered that six months from the date hereof be. and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors 10 bring in their claims against said estate. and the Executor is directed To give public notice Q the creditors of said estate to bring Tn their claims within said time allo wed b. posting q Copy ot this order ca the public sign post aearrs; The place where the deeessed last dwelt, within the same Town. and by publishing the same three ttmesin some newspaper having . ing circulation in said probate district a1d retarn make to this court tof the notice given.
 Attest
 SD EDWARD c. WRIGHT, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Doe. Not Mind Heat.

Middleto~n.--Geye Simeon r Baldwin was In town attending the meHang of the board Of directors of the Connecticut Hospital for the In sane, and 10 all appearances the ex- cessive heat did not trouble him at all The meeting was adjourned about oeleck, and instead Of taking a cab or II trolley car, the Governor walked to sSis city. 3 distance of two miles. He 'Sors white trousers black alpaca wnai and carried an umbrella
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
A.Peepere plesss Guilty.

Torrington.--John Albsno. aged iG. charged with annoying women and children by peeping Into their 9in- dows and entering their apartments st night, pleaded guilty 10 a technical charge of breaking and entering Un- der q suspension of judgment he was to have been deported to Italy. being ciassed as d degenerate. Later the parents Of Aibano withdrew their pro nise 10 send their son to Italy and he was bound over 10 the superior court under t400 bonds.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Psthos Win ThIa alft.

Pstnos With hi8 6lft.
 The directors Of the milk station which is being conducted by the So eial Service League. at Middletown. have received a gift which. although pathetic in it's nature. nevertheless shows the interest that Is being taken in the work. The gift was of S and came from a mother who took 1t from her baby's bank after the little ones death. saying that she felt that 1t could not be put to a better purpose than saving the life of some other baby. Tho helpers at the station have had busy time the past few days. as the warm weather has caused a great demand for the milk. The board of education has given the committee in charge of the work. permission to place a refrigerator in the Green Street School. and milk will be given out from thehe also. thus accommo- dating the people residing in the north end of the city.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19

Ata court of Probate Holden Al Ncodstock "A within and for the district Of W oodsioek on the ath day of July A. D., 1912
 Present.. Clarence Il Child ,J ndge. Estate of Sarah C. Foster, late of Woodsteck In said district deceasedf
 The administratnr having made written appu esfiou 10 said Court. in accordance with the stasate for an order of sale of. the whole or part Of the real estate described therein, | is ORDERED, that said application De hssrd al the Probate ofhos ia Weodstcek on the 2lih day of Ialv 1912 al o'clock in the forenoon and thai notlce thereof be given. by Inserting a copy Of This order la the Putnam Patriot, newspaper having 4 circaiatianin said district. and oy sendlng mark ed copy of said paper to all the heirs ai-law, al least 10 days before said day oi heArsng
 Attest,
 ss-s- KLARENCE H. CHILD. Jads~
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
New Freiaht House.

Plans are being completed for a new freight house for the Central New England Railway Company on Spruce street The new station. 10 replace the one burned two weeks ago. will be BOG feet long and forty feet wide. considerably larger than the old shed It will be Of substantial construction. and will cost in the netghborhood of s15.000. The building will begin as soon as the ground Is cleared of the ruins of the old buildings, and the ap- propriation for the work Is secured.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Mrs. Waaner ErecutrIx.

Mrs. Estelle Wagner qualified as ex- ecutrix on the estate of her husband. the late $. Harrison Wagner. in the probate court at New Haven. The ap- plieation for probate of the will was amended al the hearing. increasing the stated value of the estate to s7S,- the value of the estate at about slS,- OOn
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
A costly Bath.

Robert c. Meeker of Southport. and R son of Arthur Meeker. paymaster of the Bridgeport Brass company. was out A gold watch that cost his grand father sl50. and t2o in money, for the swim he took at Sea Breeze. He handed his yaluables to an attendant
 which were put in an envelope. and on which he had written his name. IL seems that during his swim someone put iu claim for the envelope. and wrote the name on a slip of paper. R
 E Neeker." instead of R. C. Meeker
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Children Cry
 FOR FLETcHER'S C. A s o RI A

DISTRICT OF PUTNAM, 8. $. Court of Probate, July 18th, 1912.
 ESTATE OF Henry C. Penniman, late Putnam in said District, decessed.
 Notice Is hereby given that pursuant to the order ot ssio Court made on the 17th day of July, 1912, all the right, title and intt rest which said deceased had at the time of his deat h in and to the real es- tate situated in Putnam, consisting of a two tenement house and house lot on South Main street, will be sold at Public Auction tuniess previously disposed Of at private sale) on the 29th day Of July 1912 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Sale to take place at said premises in Putnam. Terms made known st time of sale.
 q. HAROLD GILPATRIC,
 Agent appointed by Probate Court 2g- 30
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
NAs.a.msn,lc School Officers.

WfilImantic.-At the meeting of the town school committee held here. a nsatsox 10 increase by s50 yoar the ssisrses of Mir Shea. Mir. Nelson and NIT. Sxsweh, teachers Of the Windham High School. was passed. reconsidered and deteatsd "A motion that all the seasch CTS of the Natchaug High School wnn hnc taught at least one year should receive a maximum salary of JI@ ss we~k wac defeated IL was ~esxsd 10 rsise the salary of Charles II. Caswell. teacher of singing. ybo a year.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
a2uo Fine. in Rald Cases.

New Haven.-The trial of the eases rsssaatiRg from the raid on the Cedar lIpi Club at 1866 State street. on June 80. resulted in the imposing of fines of s2uo each on Manuel patinaw. who it was claimed was the packer Of the club. and Walter Lewis. the steward of the club. The cases of 10 frequent CTS were continued
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
Lieutenant MauIey Resigns.

Second Lieutenant Joseph H. Mau- ley of Company c. Middletown, Sec ond Regiment. C. N. G.. has resigned. the resignation to take affect July ib, He has been an exceedingly popular officer. and the members of the com pany regret his resignation.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19

F mpife, Jaissei scofefi A. BtnolI.
 Al meeting of the managers of the Eastern Connecticut baseball league, held in Jewett City, it was thought best to make the league season shorter and SO 1t has been voted 10 close the season on July 2O, playing sixteen games instead of twenty-four
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
ns ssnsneid Estate Inventory.

New Haven. According to the in wentory filed In the probate court the estate of the late Mary A. Mansfield As worth t233. .s56.5S There is Sl5s,. Ns5.5S in personally and s75.s worth ss real estate
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
World of Snort<

N. A Ca C. 4. C---l.
 The MefTiiield 4 C. Of Worcester came to Putnam saturday afternoon and tosk home He ball. ieaiing the C.. A. C. by the above score. fl vas 8 fast game throughout, and although the visitors plled up F hits they were unable 10 get but two men around ss stages. The catching of shaw and the fielding of Dee ~ ~ere features. Putnam is putting up good article of ball and winning good percentage of th-ir Ununaz
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-19
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 How's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward 10 sasr. ease of CAtarrh that cannot be cured by lsarss cstarrh Cure.
 F. j. CHENEY < CO Toledo Q. We the anaersign ned have known J. r.,n,,sy for the last ls years and believe him r.ssfsstly honorable la all business ltransAetoss snd 6ssn-islls shle to carry outAnY obliSs' tsons sl.Sis lbs his firsn
 WALpIsa, KfNSAx < MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Q. .Hasf's Cafarrh Cure is taken internally, ae- fag direstly upon the blood ana mucous sur slss,--s, sfua sys,em. Tcstimonials sent free fsr,ee T5r OCT bottle. Sold by sli ntnggists- Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
WILL CELEBRATE TIM
PLATE ANNIVERSARY
c.. w. Fairbanks to Be Ora
tor Sept. ID; Governor
Marshall May Attend.

The first tin plate made in America
was made at Elwood, Ind, when
party of tin plate makers arrived In
that city from Wales, September ID,
twenty years ago, the first American
tin plate plant was opened in that city.
the orator of the occasion being VIII
liam Mckinley. at that time Governor
of Ohio. Attending the opening of the
plant were prominent men from all
parts of the country, and the affair as
sumed national Importance.
The city of Elwood, September IS,
will celebrate the twentieth anniver-
sary of the opening of the plant, and
1t is expected that there will be visi-
tors there from all parts of the coun-
try Many officials and rollers from
the Gary tin plate mills will attend.
Many who attend the opening have ac-
copied an imitation to attend this meet
ling The affair will be entirely non
partisan and along civic and industrial
lines The orator of the day Will be
Charles w. Fairbanks, former Vice
President, and one of McKinley's close
friends. Governor Marshall has prom
ised to attend if possible. Mr.. Marshall
attended the opening but he was there
merely as a spectator Now he will go
as Governor and the nominee of his
party for Vice President.
All the officers of the tin plate com
pany will attend and will be guests at
a banquet at the Hotel Kramer the
evening of September IL. 1t Is expect
ed that Daniel G. Reid, formerly of
Richmond. one OF the pioneers of the
tin plate business in America, will be
| POSTMASTER. The city will be decorat-
| ed for the occasion and during the day
a great industrial parade will be given.
! The commercial and manufacturing
bodies of Elwood have the affair in
charge and the intention is to make it
| an event of national character.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
So, $50, coo SPENT
FOR EQUIPMENT

A large purchase of equipment for
the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road company is being financed by the
issue of s2,250 600 per cent equip
ment notes of the Frisco Construction
company. subsidiary of the rail-
road. The notes have been bought by
Speyer & Co. The railroad guarantees
the principal and interest The pur-
chase of equipment by the construc-
tion company is to be used by the
railroad company in order that the
railroad itself may avoid raising mon
ey for equipment. The notes are Sc
cured by equipment costing $2,716.44o,
of which s466,4 40 is paid in cash. Part
of this equipment has been in use for
year or more and is said by the COM
pany to be practically as good as new
The remainder is shortly TO be deliv-
cred.
The equipment consists of forty To-
comotives, 500 steel frame box cars,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20

morning. and reports that his mother
can live but a short time.
Leonard Minninger and wife. who
drove from Earl Park in their auto.
left for home Sunday.
Emory Gragg made business trip to
Chicago Heights Monday.
Mrs Samuel Fletcher and daughter
Fern were in the city Monday.
Milton Peterson and wife of Hobart
spent Sunday with relatives ana friends
in this community Sunda-. cney left
Monday morning for Lawton. Okla, to
visit John Thompson and family. Mr..
Peterson has sold his drug business in
Hobart
Owen Peterson and wife spent Sun
day in this place. They went to Ken
sington Monday. where they viii
main for a short time. Owen, who has
worked in a Valparaiso laundry, has
been compelled to give up the work on
account of lung trouble.
Fay Gragg of Waukegan is spending
his vacation here with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Emory Gragg.
Joe Morrison, a substantial farmer
living on the Charles Hayden farm. on
| the state line, has purchased a new
| Carter friction drive automobile
Joe Morrison of West Creek was a
pleasant caller at The Souvenir office
Monday.
| Howard Slocomb transacted business
| in Hammond yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
HEGEWISCH.

The Hegewisch Colts were defeated
Saturday by West Pullman by the
Mrs. Livfngs and Mrs. Ferngren spent
EngIewood
Mrs. Banfield of Pullman and guest.
Mrs. Harvey. and son of Plymouth.
England. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Erickson of 1a2nd street and Houston
avenue, Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Livings spent Sunday in
Michigan City.
d. E. Collins and daughter Crystal
spent Sunday afternoon with his par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs James Hopkinson, Miss
Eva Hopkinson and Miss Pryor attend :
ed the Orpheum Sunday evening.
The Pirate Juniors played the Black
Sox of Pullman Sunday afternoon and
were defeated by the score of to L.
Joe DERRICK and Art Anderson spent
Sunday at Lincoln Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bunday and
Mrs. John Bundy. Sr.. have gone to st.
Louis.
Swan Arthur Loren, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Loren OF 1870 street and
Wolf Lake, was buried yesterday al
Oak HILL
The infant son of John Arvich, 2342s
Erie avenue was buried at Holy Cross
yesterday.
Mrs. Ebert and children of Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
IN
DEFENSE
HER PLEA
Mrs. Charles Radeloff, on
Trial for Staying Hus-
band, Soon to Become a
Mother; Remarked When
He Wrote of Divorce.
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 20.--That Mrs.
Charles Radelon soon will become a
mother, that she shot her, husband In
self-defense. and that she married Ed<
ward Stocker of Gary. Ind. believing
that she had been divorced were the
three features of the testimony of the
woman accused of the murder of her
husband, Charles Radeloff here yester-
day.
The killing of Radeloff took place at
Rocky Point bridge. near here. about 8
o'clock of the evening of April 4.
Mrs. Radeloff took the stand yester-
day In her own behalf and in a
straightforward statement laid bare
her whole life. After having been on
the stand for a few minutes 1t develop
ed that she was about to become a
mother.
She testified that she was married TO
Radeloff about four years ago. when
she was Is, and that she was driven
from home. She said that she return
ed to her mother at Gary, Ind, and
while there received several letters
from Radeloff. the last of which. she
said, told her that he had obtained a
divorce. and believing the contents OF
the letter to be true she remarked.
otner letters showed that she nau
| been asked to return and see IL she
could not reconcile RadeIoff and his
family. Still believing she had been
divorced she came to Cincinnati and by
! agreement met Radeloff at Stony Point
| bridge. near his home, and while there
she said she was told that they were
not divorced, that she finally was at
| tackled and that she shot Radelofr in
| self defense.
Three minor witnesses followed Mrs
Radeloff on the stand. all physicians
and the defense closed.
| Arguments will be heard tomorrow
| and the case likely will go to the jury
tonight.
1t became apparent yesterday tina.
the defense will rely solely on the
| testimony of the accused woman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
DYER.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Keilman were Ham
mond visitors Sunday.
The Misses Clara and Lizzie Klein re-
turned home yesterday from Merrillvilie
after spending the past week visiting
relatives.
Charles Scheidt of Chicago is spend
ing Is vacation here at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Keilman spent
Sunday the guests of Lowell relatives.
William Gottman and Miss Anna Boos
OF Chicago visited with Mr. and Mrs. A.
Kaiser Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. H Webb were Chicago
Heights visitors yesterday.
The Misses Anna and Mamie Klein of
Hammond visited relatives here Sun
day
Mrs. Johns and daughter Kate of
Zion city, who have been visiting Aug.
w. Stommel and family for the last
two weeks. returned home yesterday.
Nicholas Austgen, the harnessmaker,
has bought the Peschel hardware store
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
= 81 u g X S.
From the Diary of ST. Lence

Sal Lashus SEE she looked fer tn
premium list on afhnities fer tn Lake
county fair. but found there wuz none
on exhibition this year.
Heern tell tibet Crown Point s'ciety's
goin' t keel haul her sails sum this
comm season.
"Bi gger and better than ever" Is the
verdict on the 1912 Lake county fair
which IS being ushered in today for
a four days session. Give us fair
weather and wen show you a bigger
crowd and more enjoyable features
than ever graced county fair be-
fore stated Fred Wheeler. secretary
of the association. this year. Never
before have such entries been made in
all the lines and features on exhibit
ton. and the entire county Is repre-
scented by the articles shown
The racing program commences to-
morrow and a fine card of entries has
been made up. which promises TO more
than equal that of any orner year.
An aged man by the name of Tracy
and was brought to Merrill & Linton's
Very little Is known of HIS past his
tory, he coming to the farm from the
north end of the county some time
ago.
Charles Somerset. a Servian. who
has been boarding at the Eckerly
home on Harrington avenue. was ar
rested on Sunday night charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
Bull MOOSE
PARTY IS
REWARDED
EhH ENEs AuE EAHSE
Those Who Have Been
Faithful to Knots Cause
at Gary Get Rewards;
New Ones Feeding at the
Public Trough.

Bull Moose men who have been
faithful to the Knots cause are re-
warded and there was a new merger of
interests between the Gary city hall
contracting ring and the steel company
officials improvement and ballast com
pany and the official stamp of ap-
prevail was put upon the city beautiful
plan last night in Gary when the com
mon council re-esta bHshed the park
board and then elected seven trustees
to manage it.
Eli Cain. the street contractor. presi-
lent of the board of education. the
man who divides with the Illinois I'm
provement and Ballast Company the
fat contracts in Gary; Col. A. C. Mayo,
Tom Knots chief spell binder, Frank
Zawadzki, w. P. Gleason, Homer J.
Carr, Edward Elbe and Charles David
son, county chairman of the Armanis-
Anna geddon Bull Moose party. which
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
Crown Point News
Happenings of Day in Lake Connty's Lively Capital

Charles IS somewhat of gunman,
carrying a big revolver around in
times of universal peace. He, how
ever, has become too bent on showing
his prowess with the weapon and afr
er endangering the lives of people in
the vicinity he was locked up by Of
ficer Platt. He was arraigned before
Judge Nicholson and fined good
round sum. which will keep him In the
bastile for some time
The hotels and boarding houses are
catering to capacity houses already.
with the fair only well started, and it
begins to look as IL the bed and cot"
proposition In vogue during the auto
races will have TO be brought into
reouistion to accommodate the big
crowds that viii invade Crown Point
during the next three days. sleepy
Hollow" Is certainly a misnomer for
the county seat these days.
Charles Mangold of West Pullman.
Ill, is visiting Crown Point friends
for a few days.
The present weather is hard on the
building contractors. greatly delaying
the big amount of building operations
now in progress in Crown Point. The
man who prophesied a wet summer
TINS year certainly MT ~ 1i6AAt-
Five extra policemen. several plain
clothes men and one or two Chicago
detectives will see that peace is kept
and the law unbroken during the fair
week The Chicago detectives will
keep their eye on the suspicious char
| acters who generally invade and fol
low up the county fair circuits.
The Crown Point baseball fans are
/ He
| best team in the Northern Indiana
| league at present. and had the same
| aggregation started in at the begin
ming of the season the pennant would
/ have been cinched for Crown Point
! for another year long ere this.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20

is controlled by the Knots brothers.
were elected park commissioners.
Can't Issue Bonds.
However. by an irony OF fate the
makers of the park board ordinance
elected their men before the mayor
signed the ordinance creating the
board. Thus, the election is invalidat
ed and in case the park board decided
to issue bonds to buy land 10 and to
let fat contracts to the city hall gang
there can be no legal bond issue, a fact
which the bond houses will not later
on.
Much surprise was caused by the ad-
vent of Bill Cain on the board. 1t is
said that he feared that the Illinois
Improvement and Ballast company
which is to sewer Ridge road for near
ly 100000 when an honest and efri-
cient engineer who made the plans de-
clared that 1t should have been dons
for s235, oo-or a net grab of $4,000
1t is said, broke into the board to see
that the taxpayers rights" are pro-
tected. Mr.. Elbe and Mr.. ZawadZki. al
though hampered by Battleaxe Castle
man on the old board. did good worl
nevertheless and of course. had it com
ing to them TO be on the new board.
Homer At The Trough Again.
Mr.. Davidson is county chairman o.
the Tom and A. F. Bull Moose party
He was one of the old park commits
sioners and was made one just befor.
the local Bull Moose party was born.
| As a further sop to Editor Carr tn,
council, with the smiling approval O
Mayor Knots, votes TO give him al
city council printing. Loyalty TO tn.
Bun Moose cause is said to be one o
the reasons for the reward.
/ 1t is said that quiet a row will en-
sue between the Cain CONSTRUCTION
company and the Illinois Improvement
/ and Ballast company TO who shall
dictate the nomination of the presiden
of the board.