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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
THINK OF IT! $4,000 IN
. GARY WITH NO CLAIMANT

In the light of the developments any
one who would claim the money might
be charged with attempting to bribe a
city official This is penal offense.
IT is one OF the possibilities of the
situation that the briber might be con-
voted while the person bribed got
away 1t is the general impression that
the money was really put up By the Of
ficials of the United States Steel COM
pany for the purpose of trapping the
crooked city officials and cleaning un
the city.
If that is the case the steel company
will probably not miss the money and
1t has really served good purpose in
calling attention to the corruption of
some of the city officials In Gary.
It has been suggested that the county
superintendent of Lake county should
start proceedings to recover the money
under the law. This would precipitate
matters and might reveal the real own
ership of the money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
RAILROADS ARE EXPECTED
TO PLACE HEAVY ORDERS

have to be curtaiIed or not granted
this summer. the usual slowing
down will not be possible The mills
are several months behind their SEIZED :
ules for deliveries in some cases.
Cars and Locomotives Busy.
Railroad buying continues good ar5
there are still large number of con-
tracts for cars. locomotives. rails and
other equipment pending. Contracts
for over $4,000 cars ealing for about
500, 900 tons of steel are pending. while
there are over 400 locomotives inauir .
ed for and over 10000 tons of rails
before the market.
Specifications have been stimulated
by rumors of further advances lin
prices even where the consumers are
not clamoring for their steel In most
cases the buyers have regretted their
hesitation in the early part of the
year, when prices We're low and when
the mills were not in such a sold up
condition as now. and there is not a
vestige left of the earlier idea that by
waiting lower prices might be obtain
ed.
! Besides the great activity In plates
and bars. minor steel products have
been heavily bought. Orders for track
material have been as large in pro-
portion as for rails. with great de-
mand for bolts and spikes. In plates
sheets. wire, and iron products suct
as pipe have all beer well bought
prices have been Arm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
EXHIBIT IN WHITING
Patrons Invited to See Pu-
pills of Oil City at Work
on Friday.
Especial to TIE T1MEs)

Whiting, Ind. May a9.-The annual
exhibit of the Whiting public and
high schools will be held on Frida y
tended by large number of people.
garten and high school will be open
ed. From / to p. the eth grade
pupils will be in the bench room
showing their skill with tools and in
the pattern room class will be en-
gagged In making patterns. The seventh
grade girls will be busy in the
domestic science room showing their
ability in this line.
,, In the laboratory the class In botany
department. and counting room, every
thing will be in full operation. At 3
D. m. the public will be entertained by
a program of songs, music and physi-
cal culture drills, to be given under
the direction of Miss Edna Hunter
music supervisor and Miss Anna r.
Auten physical culture director.
From to pupils will be at work
in the machine shop. bench room, and
pattern shop. the high school girls
will be at work in the domestic
science room and a class will be busy
exploring the mysteries of chemistry.
| Following the exhibit beginning st
s p. m. the public speaking class will
give a farce, MY Lord in Livery"
which will be very good.
The play will be given for the benz
fit of the athletic association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
KELLY KNOCKED
OUT BY DILLON

Indianapolis. Ind. May 29.---Jack Dill
lon of indianapolis strengthened his
claim on the middleweight title by
knocking out Hugo Kelly of Chicago in
the third round of their scheduled ten
round go here last night.
Kelly, though as crafty as of old and
apparently in good condition, did not
have a chance with the Indianapolis
man, who seemed determined to win in
the shortest time possible. Kellys de-
feat was completes. as he went down
for the count of FIVE after half min
ute of the third round had progressed
and when he came UP Dillon was at him
like a fash, sending him into dreamland
with left swing to the jaw.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

Humpfer expects to- announce the sale
of several acre lots in the remaining
land he holds for sale and has a num-
Der of prospective buyers on his list
who will undoubtedly take advantage
of the price and location to secure
roomy one and tvo-acre building sites.
Several splendid country homes are
planned. w. G. Paxton, who will build
on six acres. has already plans for a
$1,000 home2. Richard Winckler- and
DR.. T. W. Oberlin are also planning to
build soon as the streets are paved.
Fred Humpfer is especially enthusi-
astic over the prospects for the closing
out of the balance he holds, IN small
tracts. He anticipates great demand
for the property and points out that in
no other section of the township is
there a restricted acreage residence
district, within easy access of street
cars and possessed of natural Advan1
tages in the shape of trees and turf not
seen elsewhere in Hammond. Gradin g
on the new streets has already been
begun and tree planting by some of
| the purchasers will be carried on a big
scale this fall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
LAKEWOODS TO
HAVE TOUCH OF
MEMORIAL DAY

Vaudeville booked by the Zig
Time that supplies the Majestic of
Chicago and the METROPOLITAN of New
York, will be supplied for the demand
at Lakewoods Park. The Pantagas
people of the Western vaudeville and
the Kohl and Castle circuits are to
furnish the acts that are to be given
at a total cost of ten cents, one dime.
These are to begin on Thursday after
moon. The first bill has not been an
nounced yet.
Decoration Day is to be recognized
with . touch of patriotic sentiment by
the park management. Bunting and
flags will be displayed. A program of
national airs will be played by Ward s
park band. Tabulated 1t is as fol
lows: America" with revolutions;
"Grand Old Flag by Georgie; II Want
1 To Go Back To. Dixie, and THE Dol
liar Bills The Flag That Rules The
world"
Special attractions are planned for
tomorrow The ball room has receiv
ed the undivided attention of two
union floor polisher. The floor Is now
pronounced the best in the state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

What is to become of the $4,000 that
was taken from the desk in Mayor
Thomas E. Knots office at the time
Thomas B. Dean attempted to trap the
mayor?
There has been some talk to the eff
feet that the Gary mayor would bring
suit to recover the money. on the
grounds that it had been found in his
office and no one now claims it.
This Is thought to be more of a joke
than a possibility. But the $4,000 re-
mains in the custody of the sheriff and
there is no one to claim ii.
One wag suggested that the money
be used to build q monument calling
attention to the proven honesty and
integrity of the Gary city officials.
Attorney w. j. McAieer is said tc
have expressed the opinion that il
should be turned over to the school
fund of the county. The question as
to whom the money belongs in also ar
absorbing one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

There is an indication that the rail-
roads will place very heavy orders for
cars. rails and general equipment dur
Ing the summer and early fall TO
handle the crops If they turn out to be
as heavy now indicated. 1t became
apparent during the last week that
there will be as heavy a total tonnage
of new contracts placed during this
month as in March and April. While
there has been slackening during
the last few days, orders during the
first ten days of the month were so
large that the total will be over p
100000 tons of finished steel products
ordered during the month. This will
mean about 100000 tons ordered
since January /, and the United States
Steel Corporation has secured about
SO per cent. of this business.
Production Keeps Up.
Production continues at a terrific
pace. the Steel Corporation having in
creased operations to a trif1e over 90
per cent. of rated full capacity. which
mean actual full capacity. Deliveries
have been at the same rate as produc-
ton where cars could be obtained but
despite this there will be an increase
in untitled tonnage for the Steel Cor
poration In May estimated at present
as at least $4,000 tons. Production
will continue at the same pace
Throughout the summer and 1t is like
lily that the usual leave of absence
granted to the men for vacations will
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
HUMPFER TRACT
rs GOING FAST
CONTINUED Inn Page one,

out of the homestead and DIR. T. w.
Oberlin, Frank Hammond. Richard
Wfnckler and p. A. Parry each acquired
from one to five acres. leaving Mr..
Humpfer with twenty acres, which are
still on the market.
Petitions were then circulated for
the Strengthening of Holman street,
for which Fred Humpfer had labored
nearly two years, and the board of
county commissioners granted them.
The viewers made a unanimous re-
port in its favor. The contract has
been let and the work will be done
this summer.
Then, by consent of the city, the
county arranged to vaeate the east
and west road. which now DIVORCES
asst and west on Holman street past
DR.. Weis' farm and the Humpfer home
This street will be paved this year
from the state line to the Monon right
of way. The street connecting Lyman
avenue with the road going to South
Hammond will also. be paved, envelop-
ing the entire tract with splendit
macadamized roads
In the course of a few weeks Mr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
IN Tf1R
SUPERIOR nnVIQTc
and CIRCUIT UUUnIO

plaintiffs Costs VS.. plaintiffs. Clerk
is ordered to turn over to plaintiffs
the $500 deposited and rendered by
them. Judgment.
Sf24-Arden Dearoyne. admir-, VS.. In
diana Steel Co. Defendant files an
swer to interrogatories.
S7Ti-Cftizens Trust & Savings Bank
vs. Thomas Brencic ct al Defendant
defaulted.
ss7T-Defendant moves to strike out
plaintiffs interrogatories.
s93s-Hagii j. Moarkowich VS.. Servian
Orthodox ST. George Church. De-
PENDANT files motion to strike out
certain part OF plaintiffs complaint.
S9s4-Fred Gastel Jr. VS.. Frank J. Re-
nouf ct al Plaintiff dismisses, costs
paid.
Subsidiaries Fl. Capen VS.. Philip Su-
ter. Plaintiff files interrogatories
for defendant to answer by June 3.
al Plaintiff ordered to file cost
by June 3.
Courtroom No. ..
5612--Patrick Dusan VS.. independent
Brewing Association. Plaintiff dis
misses costs paid.
6162-Mary Nichols First National
Bank of Hammond ct al Plaintiff
disnisses appeal
1925. P. Seeburg Piano Co. VS.. John
Oleska ct al. Charles L Surprise,
trustee. files disclaimer.
77as-Hugh Flack VS.. Robert Leinster
ct al. Plaintiff files amended COM
plant.
7S69-Eiizabeth J. Morgan VS.. Calumet
& South Chicago Railway Co
Plaintiff files amended complaint
Defendant files affidavit for change
of venue from county.
| s14s-Lake County Savings & Trust Co
admir-, VS.. C. & z. r. r. Defendant
| files affidavit for change of venue
| from county. Porter superior court
Ten days.
sl47-Lake County Savings & Trust Co.
| admr.. VS.. c. & z. r. r. Defendan,
| files affidavit for change of venue
| from county. Porter superior court
| Ten days.
S247-Julia Zaycer VS.. Pearl Laundry
| Co. Defendant files affidavit fol-
| change of venue from county.
s34S-Elizabeth Zaycer ct al VS.. Pear
| Laundry Cos Defendant files attn
| davit for change of venue from
| county.
S3z2-Jacob ]. Marks ct al VS.. Mana
Hoffman ct al Defendants ruled Il
answer by June 10.
S701-Martin Spierer VS.. H. Matazar g
al Defendant files answer to inter
rogatories.
lST63--Mary d. Maggie VS.. William ]
Harvey ct al. Receiver files report
ls7s2-Strauss, Pritz s. Co. VS. A Gold
smith ct al Receiver required to fl,
inventory and appraisement b.
June 10.
ISS6S-Andrew Letko VS.. Andrew Kibu
chkar. Defendant hles motion T.
consolidate with No. 1894 as the,
sae are ono and the same cause OF &C
ton. Granted.
S904-Frank Rushman VS. c.. L S. & s
B. Railway Co. Defendant asks an,
granted until June 4 to answer in
terrogatories.
S905-Paul B. Lipinski VS.. George Gle
4 plucha- Plaintiff nles interrogato
ries for defendant to answer b
June 4.
S94S-Charles J. Williams VS.. John Bat
: terfield ct al. Defendants Bower
Bower move that plaintiff be re
quired to separate his cause OF &C
ton to make separate caus
against them. Granted.
! 900o-Fred Gastel Jr. VS.. Fred Norli
ct al. Plaintiff dismisses, costs paic
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
CASTLEMAN
THREATENS TO
BE CANDIDATE

Alderman Battieaxe Castleman yes
terday confided to a few close friends
that he would be the next mayor of
Gary. According to the fifth ward
statesman he will not reach the execu-
tive chair by means of the oldtime par
ties. but will seek the throne via a
! 'pe-pulrs" party which viii be launch
ed In little while down at the alder
mans Black Oak political shipyards.
What about Tom Knotts?" he was
asked.
Il don't care for Knots. / am goine
to run and every step to GUST me only
! ADDS more votes towards making me
mayor of Gary"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
MOTIONS AND ORDERS.
Courtroom No. L.

COurfr00m No. i.
4643-Willard B. Van Horne VS.. Mi
chael Gal ct al. Plaintiff dismisses.
costs paid.
7s12-Michelin Tire Co. ct al. VS.. Ham
mond Garage Co. Receiver files Pc
tftion for leave to make reappraise-
ment OF all assets. Granted. Court
appoints Emil Minas and Fred
Granger as appraisers
se1e-Lazar w. Saric ct al VS.. John
O'Brien ct al. Plaintiff withdraws
request for special finding. Granted
Court finds against plaintiff and In
favor of defendants and orders can
collation. of contract on lots de-
scribed In complaint and the re-
turn of abstracts of title and clerk
is ordered to pay 5000 In his hands
deposited by defendants over t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

From that time on an extra police
guard was put around the park and
the city council threatened to impeach
Mayor Thompson IL he listened any
longer to Col. Engleharts entreaties.
Everybody feared that the mayor
hearing the glowing picture-word OF
Gary would desert his post.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
LAKE COUNTY
COURTS AT
A GLANCE

LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM NO.
Judge Virgil $. Reiter.
Case Disposed OF.
The court and jury are hearing the
case of the state VS.. Melvin c. Her
man. charged with assault and battery.
Jury finds the defendant not guilty.
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM NO. ,
Judge Lawrence Becker.
Case ON Trial
j. P Seeburg Piano Co VS.. John
Oleska and ]. Glenn Harris H. F. Mac
Cracken of Gary and Attorney Livigs-
ton of Chicago for the plaintiff and Jo-
seph Conroy and Walter Lott for the
defendants. Case will take all day
Case Disposed Of
Morgan VS.. Chicago City Railway Co.
Civil jury case. Suit for damages Case
will take all week. Sent TO Porter
county on a change OF venue
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM NO. 3
Judge Johannes Kopelke-
At Crown Point.
The court set the cases yesterday.
Owing to the fact that the attorneys
were not willing to go to trial with
their cases only special matters will be
taken up until June 10.
THE IAKE-PORTER CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge w. C. McMahan.
At Valparaiso.
Court convened this morning. Pro-
bate work today. Setting of the cases
today.
PORTER SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge Harry b. Tutbiil.
At Michigan City.
Court convenes
Criminal Settings, Judge ". $. Reiter.
Tuesday, May Is
15s2-State v Hutton. Speeding.
154o-State Andrew Fuzzy. Provoke
1s44-State Simon Jurawicz. Assault
and battery.
Wednesday, May 29-
1342-State Irwin Parmley. Assault
and battery with intent
i345-State v John Krusta- Assault and
battery.
135s-State Mary Sarkoski Assault
Thursday, May 80
1zs0-State V Lake BuIatovftch. Chal-
lenge to duel
1sso-State Milan Covedarnica- As
sault and battery.
13s1-state Milan Barach. Assault and
battery.
1576-State Frank Marchus, Jchr
Hileman. Assault and battery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
DECORATION DAY DANCES.

Don't miss those two special holt
day dances at DaProns. Matinee at
2:30 till $40. Gents IS cents and
ladies 10 cents. Evening reception
/ $50 till II at regular prices.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
Given Entrance to Chicago.

Given Entrance to Chicago.
ut means a great deal to the trac-
ton people," said Mr. Hatch yesterday.
Instead of transferring their passen-
gers at Pullman and taking them
aboard our suburban trains, the Chica-
go, Lake Shore & South Bend Is prac-
tically given an entrance to Chicago.
They will obtain the same results as
though they had an entrance of their
own. The revenue to be derived by the
Illinois Central from the new arrange
ment cannot be estimated, as it de-
ponds entirely on the amount of bust
ness done.
The enormous development and
growth in population of the south
shore lands has given the traction
company a heavy business, which is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

USED THINGS THAT rot DON'T
WANT CAN BE SOLD IF YOU AD-
vERTISE IN THE TIMES
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
ENGINES PULL
SOUTH SHORE CARS
tcontfnued from Page one,

agreement two years ago. when the
Illinois Central began accepting trans
fers adm carrying the patrons of The
Electric Way" from Pullman to the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29
YANKEES SIGN
A "PHENOM"

New York, May 2s.-Carl Thompson
of the University of Georgia, who
stands feet l inch in his stocking feet.
and who holds strikeout record OF
twenty-five men in a regular nine i'm
ming game, has been added to the pitch
ing stan of the New York Americans.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

steadily increasing with the improve
ment and increased population of that
territory. We have taken their passen-
gers at Pullman for two years. The
new arrangement means only that
their passenger business will be ham
died over our tracks. their trains be-
ing pulled by our locomotives
A few years ago the Illinois Central
built the Kensington & Eastern a
double track line extending from Ken
sington to Hammond, Ind. One track
has been electrified and has been
leased for a long period to the Chi
cago. Lake Shore & South Bend COM
pany.
New Schedule Sunday.
Effective Sunday, the traction trains
propelled by locomotives, Will make
but four stops on the Illinois Cen
trail road. These are Randolph, Van
Buren, and Sfxty-third streets and Ken
sington. From Kensington east stops
will be made at Hammond, East Chica.
go and Gary.
The new traffic agreement is effec-
tive only for business between Chicago
and Gary. No tariff or traffic agree
ments concerning through bushes.
from the southern terminal of the Chi.
cago, Lake Shore & South Bend road
have been considered by the Illinoi.
Central officials.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-29

Lavender cigars are pronounced ex-
eeptionally good by ali smoksrA
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-05-03

by them paying for what i'm
provements he has made on
the land, the people he claims
being the lawful owners of it.
otherwise it will be up to
them or the Reservoir Co. to
regain title to this I6O acres
of choice land, which at the
rate 500 per acre, is worth
$16, 900 and land close around
it has sold for that figure.
A number of persons here
contend that neither of the
contestants, Casser or Isaach-
son are the lawful owners of
the land, but it properly be-
longs to the people Of this
valley, and if it can be shown
that in either case the land
has been sold other than pre-
scribed by law, the people who
bought it from Mrs. Gillispie.
the divorced wife of Mr.. Bot
sett, should get it back. For
if there is any one who is de-
serving of it in law or equity
it is the people here who
made such sacrifices to pur-
chase it when they were in
almost abject poverty to live
and maintain their homes in
this country when things were
not so convenient and COM
Portable as they are today.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-05-03

Last week Priests. w. r
Jack, John l.. Smith and DIR.
A. +. o. Nelson of Oakley
and Jas. Clarke Of Marion
were summoned to appear as
witnesses at Albion in the
case of Cassia County VS. the
Head Investment Co. A land
title case being tried before
Judge G. O. Stockslager of
the 4th Judicial District Court.
This case involves the title to
the land formerly known as
the Old Botsett land but
which later became the pro-
perty of the Goose Greek Re-
servoir Co.
It appears that in 1905
while David Nj. Johns was as.
SCISSOR of Cassia Go. and at the
same time secretary to the
Goose Greek Reservoir Co.,
this land went delinquent and
was later redeemed by Nor
man Isaachson, also a member
of the Goose Greek Reservoir
Co., for 80 5, and who with
in the last year or two sold it
to w. G. Davis Of Burley for
81, 800. Later f. A. Casser
discovered that the taxes on
improvements located on this
land had gone delinquent and
accordingly bought it in, so
there is a dispute as to whether
the county has a right to sell
a title to said land before it
had been patented. This is
the question now before Judge
Stockslager and which will be
decided in 80 days. If this
decision sustains the county
in giving title to Mr.. Casser,
then it is understood that Mr..
Casser returns the land to the
Goose Creek Reservoir Co.,