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The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11
Famous Author Worked at 1t Whea He Was Surveyor of the Port
 of Salem.

The desk at which Nathaniel Hawthorne worked when he was sur veyor of the port of Salem, during a period in the Polk administration, is still in existence in Salem, care fully preserved by its custodians. Hawthorne secured the appointment as surveyor through the intervention of his Democratic friends, who were influential at Washington at the time. Senator Fairfield of Maine was especially active in the matter, and the munificent salary of $1,200 enabled this somewhat financially straitened literary genius of the first rank to live in comparative comfort during his four years of in- cumbency.
 With the election of Taylor and Fillmore the Salem Wings conspired to have Hawthorne supplanted by an official of their own political stripe, and the result of this unnecessary prescription against one of Salem's most noted native sons was his greatest story, "The Scarlet Letter" ," Appropriately, too, "The Scarlet Letter" is prefaced with an intro- duction, reminiscence of the au- thor's experience at the dingy seat of Salem's customs. The collector at the time was Gen. James Miller, the hero of Lundy's Lane, and Flaw thorne's references to the man who could say in an exciting emergency, "I'll try, sir" lends interest to what is really one of the most attractive portions of the book.
 Hawthorne refers to this identical desk in his minute description of the business room of the custom house. "An old pine desk with three legged stool beside it," is the way he referred to this equipment.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11

would keep much of our money that is now sent East at home to develop our resources. It is not economy to produce such articles as cotton, pay the freight to the East or to Europe and all the middle men who handle it, then buy cotton cloth, paying the freight and expense of handling it. Such wasteful methods keep us at the mercy of the money centers and make us poor. Why not use our excellent opportuni- ties and conserve our wealth?
 It may be argued that we have little money for manufacturing.
 This is true and such condi- tions will always obtain so long as we permit the money centers to dictate to us. The business men and the banks of the South west by co operation may secure cheap capital and this may be used to conserve our wealth.
 No section has better advanta- ges for cotton manufacturing and all we need is to encourage it by co operation and by getting our
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11
Don't Take CaiOmeI
 For Liver Troubled!
Have You Heard of the New COnstiN patton Remedy from Hot Springs. Arkansas that Thousands are
 JOyfully Praisine.

Just go to your druggist to. day; say I want p cent box ot Hot Springs Liver Buttons; use them as directed and soon all your stomach, liver and bowel troubles will be over.
 The great physicians in Hot Springs prescribe them for con stipat6n, sluggish liver, indiges- tion, sick headache, dizziness, blotchy and sallow skin and they certainly are fine.
 Take safe, gentle, blissful Hot Springs Liver Buttons for a week. They will tone up the iv' CT thoroughly, clense the bowels of poisonous accumulations and make you eat better, sleep better, work better.
 They are great for nervousness and as body tonic. P t brings free sample from Hot Springs Ark.
 Hesterly Drug Store special agent in Prescott, Ark. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11

own capitalists to invest with i manufacturers. We do not need to buy manufacturing industries. This IS not expected by manufac- turers who represent business that will pay. We do not need a plant that will not pay without a large bonus. We need develoD- ment of our resources that offer profitable inducement.
 No section of the country that continues to ship it's products to other sections to be manufacture ed and then buys them back in finished products can continue to prosper. This is an economic waste that will impoverish any people regardless of the natural advantages for production. Such methods put a section at the mer- cy of the money klngs.
 The Southwest is no longer a pioneer country. We produce enormous crops; we have great wealth in coal, iron ore, timber, etc, and we as citizens should see that these are manufactured and that our own people get the benefits of our resources. Farm and Ranch.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11
NELL THE PRODUCTS FINISHED.

letlme has come when the Invest should encourage nlacturing and convert our materials into finished pro
 thus saving the enormous n shipping cotton and other aels East and buying the ed products from other sec
 Think of the wealth of 0''on crop alone if we would laaulacture it and sell it as aed products!
 Aulacturing would give em- ient to labor, thus furnish. market for our farm. gar. 'na orchard products. It
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11

Our selling waste is scarcely more than our buying waste in cities. Every retail store must maintain a delivery and send out small packages at a moments s notice. No wonder the cost of living in the city is high. Is 1t not time for the consumer to do his part in reforming our meth odS of distribution !?
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11

One way to make the town a good trading point for farmers is to build rest rooms, where the tired women who come to town may rest until ready to go home. This is done in many towns and it shows interest that country people appreciate.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11

Birds are natures equalizers. They are the protectors of the crops and should be protected against wantoE destruction. It is well proven that most of the field birds destroy bugs, worms, grubs and slugs, which a1e the enemies of crops, and may prop erly be called tbe farmers friend
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11
LET US SHOW YOU.

If you are sufferer of piles or hem- morhoids in any form, come to our store and let us show you Meritol Pile Rem- edy. It is one of the best preparations we have ever handled and is sold on a positive guarantee.
 Hesterly Drug Store Prescott, Ark.
 Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11
A GREAT PAIN KILLER.

Meritol White Liniment reduces in- flammatlon and soreness wherever found in about one-third the time re- quired by the usual treatment. It has no equal as general household rem edy.
 Sold by Hesterly Drug Store. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-11

Miss Mary Parker, of Texarka- ma, is here for a short visit. She is a guest of Miss Dixie Dees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
SHORT CHANGE
ARTIST MAKES
GET AWAY

Today the police are making a city
wide search for a stranger who at
tempted to short change Herman J..
Ioltz at his grocery store at rs State
Line street yesterday afternoon Ac-
cording to the story told by Mr.. Holtz
this morning the stranger, after in
quiring If the proprietor was In and
asking number of other questions.
left an order for s1.s4 worth of gro
ceries and asked that it be sent to AZ
Sibley street
Telling the clerk he did not have
enough change he said he would pay
for the order when 1t was delivered at
the house. He then left the store with
the delivery boy and tried to get him to
change $40 bin in a saloon. This
the stranger failed to do, and becom-
ing alarmed that he was suspected,
he made his get away. Upon delivery
the goods at 47 Sibley street it was
learned that the stranger did not live
there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
HAMMOND
LOSES FINE
CITIZEN

Charles A. Taylor. 33 Warren street,
Hammond. who has been employed the
past eight years in the railroad office
at Gibson, has rendered his resigna-
tion to take effect the LIST of April.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Taylor was
offered a responsible position in the
Canadian Pacific railroad office at Win
nipeg, Canada. at a splendid salary and
accepted.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor
and daughter left for Winnipeg, where
they inspected their future prospects
and found everything satisfactory
there, barring the weather, the ther-
mometer registering 10 below zero last
Sunday.
Mr. Taylor will leave Hammond for
his new location the 1st of April, and
viii be accompanied by his sons. Hugh
and Harry, who have taken up claim
of $50 acres apiece near Edmonton.
Canada Mrs Taylor and daughter will
remain in Hammond until July and
will then joint Mr.. Taylor in the north.
The loss of Mr.. Taylor will be deeply
felt among the employees of the Gibson
office, as he was highly respected for
the courteous treatment he accorded
his help. II is not definitely decided
whether he will dispose of his various
properties in Hammond or retain them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
STREET CAR LINE
PLANS BUSY SEASON
Green Line Will Spend Lot.
of Money in Region This ]
Spring.

The Hammond. Whiting & East Chi
cago Electric railway has commenced
one Of the most active spring seasons
in its history. Among the things lie is
doing are the following:
l. Constructing its part of the extern
sion of its line from the corner Of
Forsythe avenue and One Hundred and
Fifty first street to Indiana Harbor,
thus paving the way for through serv-
2. Preparing to completely re-habili-
tate the Sheffield avenue line in prepa-
ration for the Improvement of that
street.
8. Installing new frogs with man
ganese steel points at all places where
needed.
4. Double-tracking the Hammond
East Chicago line.
5. Preparing to build the Hammond
Dolton- -Riverdale and Harvey extern
sion.
Large quantities of materials are be
ing shipped in and a large number of
men are employed. 1t is expected that
the Indiana Harbor branch will be
completed within the time specified in
the franchise
1t is reported that South Holman
street will not be double tracked as
should be done, on account of the re-
fusal of a former city administrati ton
to grant the company the right to make
the change.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
STRANGE STORY
rs UNEARTHED

Following the arrest of three East
Hammond residents yesterday after
noon in Judge Prest's court. the origin
of a mysterious fire which occurred at
East Hammond three years ago was
unearthed. and today Joe Kozar. Mike
Hilorsamki and kataryna Bak are be-
ing held on charges of arson. Stanley
Shiloko will appear as complaining
witness and tells the following story:
Some three years ago Shiloko was
engaged in working on an invention in
frame building IN the rear of SO
compay house. This was his private
workshop ad there Shiloko could be
seen working night and day In some
manner which he did not explain Shil-
oko and Hiloramki quarreled and on
the evening of April .. 1910. the little
workshop and the invention were de-
stroyed by fire.
few days ago Kozar and Hilormaki
engaged in a quarrel. Determined to
betrav his friend, Kozar told of how
they had set the house on fire in
spirit of revenge. Kataryna Bak. 1t
is said.s confessed that she furnished
the gasoline. The date of trial has not
been set, but promises to develop into
some sensational facts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
GOSTLIN TO BUILD
BUSINESS STRUCTURE
Calumet Ave. Is Experienc-
ing Not a Little Building
Activity.

William II. Gostlin Jr., announces
that he will at once commence the con-
struction of two-story business
building at the corner of State street
and Calumet avenue.
The building will be of the most
modern construction and will cost in
the neighborhood of $500. 1t will be
of brick construction and the same
type of architecture as the East Side
Savings e. Trust Co.
The plans have already been drawn
by Architect Mac Turner of Hammond
and work on the new building will
commence right away. There is big
demand for the new stores this
street
a stir as a result of the building ac-
tivity that is announced and Gostlin
wants to do his share towards helping
the thing along.
The people on Calumet avenue are
now reaping their reward for their
progressiveness in widening the street
and seeing to it that it was opened
through to the lake. When the actual
opening takes place the real boom is
expected to come. From that time on
all through automobile traffic will be
on Calumet avenue and not Holman
street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
CLUB IS GIVEN
A STIMULANT
Otto Gersbach Is Made
President of Hammond
University Club.

A score of the loyal members of the
University club attended the meeting
last evening and after resorting to
artificial respiration. a heart stimulant
and few restoratives concluded that
it would be foolish to allow such
splendid organization to pass out of
existence.
the life of the organization and of
officers were elected for the ensuing
year. The officers and directors are:
President-Otto Gersbach.
Vice president-August Schneider.
Secretary-Ralph Tenant.
Treasurer-David t. Emery.
C. w Wilson was elected a director
for a year.
The club voted to make up a deficit
ties of the ladies' auxiliary The la
dies organization win continue and
will have charge of the social pro-
grams
1t has been decided to have a stag
luncheon once every three months and
1t is hoped that these can be made
regular old time affairs. The members
present thought that there was every
reason for going ahead and none for
quitting.
The club will now take steps to in
still some life into the old organization
and it is expected that the matter of
dues will be Strengthened out and the
club put on a firm foundation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
EIGHTEEN
IN | FAMILY
ON THE WAY
Holland Community South
east of Hammond to Be
Enhanced by One Half Of
the Village OF Zuidzand in
Holland.

To the prosperous Holland settle
mnt near Lansing three miles south
west of Hammond half of the popula-
ton of a city in Queen Wilhelmina's
settlement is coming.
A Won der Hoef. Mrs. Won der Hoef
and eighteen little Won der Hoefs ar
rived in New York yesterday on the
steamer Potsdam on their way to
Lansing where Father Won der Hoef has
invested his savings in a farm.
The Won der Hoefs come from Zuid-
zand. the smallest village in Holland.
and since they and their blood relatives
left the population of Zuidzand consists
of the voute family. numbering TWEEN
ty-seven.
Mynherr youte is burgomaster, chief
of police and leader of the Zuidzard
brass band. and as soon as he hears
how his friend Won der Hoef makes
out here he will start with the rest of
the village for this country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
ENTIRE FRONT OF
BLOCK REMOOELED
Fifteen Thousand to Be
Spent by the Kleihege
Estate.

Contractor NJ A Dickover has been
awarded the contract for the remodel
ing of the Kfeihege block in Hammond
The contract involves an expenditure
of $4,000 and will be great improve
ment to Holman street.
1t involves the adoption of the base
ment to mercantile purposes and will
result in changing the entire front of
the building. In fact it will make the
building look like new
The plans for the remodeling have
been made by Architect J. t. Hutton
and call for thoroughly modern store
front. The new basement will be occu-
pied by the Lion store furniture de-
partment.
Dickover has also been awarded the
contract for the construction of an ad
dition to the Straube piona works This
involves new buildings that will cost
$4,50O, as outlined in TIE TIMES sew
eral weeks ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20

HOSPITAL
FOR COUNTY

DIR. Robert Ansley at the meeting of
the Comercial club of Indiana Harbor
and East Chicago last night fathered d
plan for the erection of a contagious
hospital somewhere in Lake county.
He asked for the appointment of a
committee to be composed of one doc
tor and one lawyer from the CONNER
cial club. and requested that the sec
retary be instructed to write to other
organizations throughout the county,
whose functions are similar to those Of
the Indiana Harbor organization, ask
ing their cooperation by appointing
similar committees to meet with the
Indiana Harbor committee for confer
ence on this subject.
DR.. Ansely's idea is that the hospital
be erected either by the county, or by
a number of cities uniting to raise the
necessary money He submitted that
no one town of Lake county is able to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
CANADA ENTERS
DRAINAGE FIGHT

This Indiana district would be drained
by the Grand Calumet into the Little
Calumet and thence through the new
Sag channel into the sanitary canal.
The water from that source would
be sufficient to dilute the Chicago sew
age in the main channel without d.
yerting more than the authorized 4157
second feet from the lake. 1t now Is
necessary to divert 1000 second feet
in violation of the government permit
Oppose Chicago View.
The Canadians and the lake carriers.
however do not acquiesce in this view.
They contend that the water from the
proposed Indiana district now flows
into Lake Michigan and rightfully be-
longs to the st. Lawrence, not the Mis-
sissippi, watershed. To divert this
water into the sanitary canal they
say, would result in lowering the level
of the lakes quite much as actual
flowage out of Lake Michigan.
Any effort to put this plan into ef-
feet will be opposed by these interests.
according to statements made by their
representatives. The opposition Is ex-
pected to take the form of a protest
to the international joint commission
against any greater diversion than A.
157 second feet from Lake Michigan
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
STRIKE U[T|MATUM TO
ROADS IS GIVEN TO-DAY
Order For Walkout of 5000 Men on
1o Lines in Region Likely to Follow
Conference With the Gen. Managers

A strike ultimatum was expected to
association by the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen today and a walkout on
nineteen railroads entering the Calu-
met region is expected to follow close
ly upon the issuance of the ultimatum,
unless an agreement is reached to ar
bitrate the differences A joint meet
ing of the two committees representing
each side of the controversy with re-
gard to the demands presented by
switchmen and switchtenders convened
at the Great Northern hotel yesterday
afternoon, but further than the an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
CITIZENS GERMAN
NATIONAL GIVES SEEDS
Novel Coincidence Occurs in
Business History of Ham
mond Banks.

Although the First National bank
received the first publicity regarding
its public spirited movement to popu-
Iarize flower planting by giving away
free flower seeds to the Hammond
school children, it develops that the
Citizens German National had con-
ceived the same idea as an original
one and will carry it out as originally
planned. The city of Hammond of
course will be the beneficiary by the
double supply of complimentary seeds.
a day or so after the First National
Banks announcement was made. the
Citizens bank received the large sup
ply of variety of seeds they had orr
dered already done up in neat enve-
lopes which carried the message that
the seeds were complimentary to the
receiver. The supply was ordered last
fail with instructions for delivery this
spring. The little packages Will go
out after Easter.
the city's two leading banks should
hit upon the same happy idea of ad
vertising their institutions in a way
to benefit the entire city in the largest
measure, for ii is generally conceded
that for. the size of the investment.
both the banks and the city will get
bigger returns than for anything else.
ARE YOU A TIMES READE2s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
HAMMOND AND GARY BOTH
TAKE HOLD OF PUBLIC MARKET
Gary Expects to Spend Full
ly $3.50, 900 for It's Public
Market; Junketers Back
From Eastern Trip With
New Ideas.
tBY J. ALFRED JONES,

Gary's public market is no longer a
thing of '1fs" and butts" 1t is now a
live-wire proposition. Nothing stands
in its way and the city proposes to
have a market that will be the model
for the middle west
Today the special market committee
sent east by the Gary Commercial club
10 get ideas from other city markets
returned and Capt. H. S. Norton, presi-
dent of the club and one of the COM
mittee. announced that the market idea
had assumed much larger form than
originally anticipated. Instead of be-
ing 100000 market Gary will get n
s15o.o00 one and every possible room
for expansion will be allowed.
Norton Is Enthusiastic.
So enthusiastic is Capt Norton over
what he saw In the east that he will
at once recommend TO the Gary Land
company of the steel corporation, of
which he is the local head, that eight
lots asked by the market company op-
posite the city hall be granted to them
and that the rest of the block in Mass
chusetts street to Eighth avenue be re-
served for market extensions.
| Capt. Norton also believes that pro-
vision should be made for the building
of an arcade with a Broadway frontage
that VIII extend back to Massachusetts
street. This view is also shared by
Perry H. Stevens and c. H. Maloney,
members of the market corporation
who made the trip east.
| Private Market Best.
| The privately owned market is far
superior to the municipality operated
one" stated Mr.. Norton. There is no
politics in the private market.
/ INV one Is that rosp't on
the ground in Gary when the steel cor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20

No sooner is the Indiana drainage
district created than the Canadian
and American power interests oppose
the diversion of water from the lake
for the. purposes of diluting its
sewage.
Interesting developments and a
prolonged court fight are forecasted
in the following dispatch from Wash
ington.
Washington, D. c., March 10. =
The Dominion of Canada and the
lake navigation interests of that coun-
try and the United S'ates are prepar-
ing to present determined opposition to
the diversion of additional water from
LAX Michigan through the drainage
canal
The warfare of these interests on the
Chicago drainage system is to be push
ed farther than ever before according
to reports in circulation here. Even
the latest plan of the Chicago authori-
ties embodied in the creation of a
drainage district in Indiana, is to be
attacked as violation OF the treaty
between the United States and Canada.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-20
Fifty North Township
Farmers Meet at ;5axony
School House With Ham
mond's City Market Mas
ter Last Night.
tBY NJ. p. LupwIGa

Convinced that public wholesale
and retail city market in Hammond
can be made to benefit the producer
and the consumer. the city of Ham
mond through Its representatives last
night Joined hands with the farmers
of North Township to make the market
a success this summer.
Between forty and fifty farmers
gathered at the Saxony school house
TO discuss the municipal project. They
were deeply interested and enthusiasts
tic about the prospects. City seaier
and market master Frank O'Rourke
spoke for the city of Hammond. Au-
gust Jarnecke presided chairman
and his efforts were largely respon-
sible for the good attendance. Market
Master O'Rourke expects to hold SINH
lar meetings at Munster. Highlands
and possibly at Lansing.
City as Promoter.
Mr. O'Rourke came to the farmers
with a message which he said was the
voice of the merchants and consum-
ers. He made this proposition to the
producers, saying Mayor Smalley had
assured him that he would back him
up:
The city of Hammond will provide
a market place for the farmers free of
charge; 1t will step in as a promoter
to insure the farmers of enough Gus
toners to take everything off their
hands; IL necessary It will provide a
municipal cold storage house. The
city, he said.. would attempt to regu-
late prices. but 1t would not stand by
TO permit combine of farmers to con-
troll artificial prices After having
o'Rourke invited questions from his