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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
JANITOR LOCKS
UP BUILDING

A comedy of errors in which jani-
tor acted the part of a jailer and five
Hammond young men the Jailed was
staged in the Hammond building one
night during the weekend just passed.
Charley Crumpacker had as his
guests in the offices of Crumpacker
and Crumpacker four popular young
fellows who were Willing away the
edge OF the evening with informal
smoker. The party had gone to the
offices where a choice brand of cigars
was in stock.
They were locked in by the 1anitor
who imm ediately went to his midnight
lunch. Upon his return. a trifie tardy.
he heard knocks. calls and stamping of
feet on the second floor. The Western
Union telegraph operator mad gone
home and the janitor was the least bit
timid about answering these calls.
He debated the matter at length
while proceeding with is work and
finally when the noises broke forth
again became suspicious. 1t sounded
just like burglars being too demonstra-
tive for spirits.
He thought IL over some more.
Finally the police arrived. either
sent for by him or attracted by the
lights and noise. 1t was few minutes
, of three when the party was free.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
WHITING
ELKS HAVE
BIG Time
Especial to THE TIMEs)

ST. John, Ipd.. August 1S.-Whiting
Elks and their families enjoyed a big
country picnic at Spring Hill Grove
last Saturday afternoon and evening,
having come from the Oil City special.
on q C. I. & s. excursion train.
Scores of autos from all parts of the
county parked at the grove, during the
afternoon and evening, the event hav-
ing been we'll advertised
Well attended as the picnic was, the
crowd was not large was anti
cipated. In planning for the picnic the
Elks figured that the Standard would
declare half holiday. but in this they
were disappointed.
A ball game. and athletic contests
for both men and women were on the
program. The music was excellent and
the big smooth dancing pavilion was
keenly enjoyed by the dancers. The
crowd was one of the best behaved that
ever gathered at Spring Hill Grove.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18

itrelf there should be indoor gymnais
iums and swimming pools
But we intena to have all these
parks and Fairgrounds in Gary. some
one interposed.
"'Of course you do. But why don't
you have them where the children can
get at them? Chicago has the finest
Fairgrounds in the country; but the
children, in many cases, have to walk
several miles to get them. AS a con-
sequence, they are used for only a few
months In the year. Why not make
them a part of the school equipment?'
Gary Gets Its Fine Schools because 1t
Is So Poor.
And then some one raised the in
evitable question of cost
Mr.. Writ had little difficulty in
showing that the proposed system
would not cost so much as the old. BY
proper management, and by utilizing
the new plant to its utmost capacity,
one school, such as he proposed, would
do the work OF several of the old-fash-
Toned type. This demonstration of
economy, indeed, is what turned the
tide in his favor. In those early days
Gary had to economic. And so 1t hap
pened that this community obtained
the finest school system in the country,
not because 1t was so rich, but because
1t was so poor. Necessity forced the
city of Galveston to adopt a decent
form OF city governm ent,-the commits :
sion plan,--which has since been so
widely adopted by American cities.
Necessity likewise led the city of Gary
to break away from educational tradi-
tion and strike out on these new
lines"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
HE rs THE SAME.

In commenting on the story in thi
paper regarding the marriage of r
E. Ricketts, of this city, the Michigan
City News asks to be set right as fol
lows:
VIII some one please set us right
in this Rickett case? rs r. E. Rick
etts. this man who has been scor-
ing the country in search for his
wife, whom he claimed was kid
mapped, the same fellow above re-
ferred to? If he is, what has be-
come of the marital vows with the
first Mrs. Ricketts, for whom he
was searching but a few days
ago?
The former automobile man in
terested several Michigan City bus
ipess men a couple of years ago
and a plan was on foot to establish
an automobile factory here. The
bottom soon fell out of the propo-
sition and soon there after the
sensational Ricketts, case was
sprung on the public. Since that
time Ricketts, has been conduct
ing search for his wife, who is
said to have. been located in In
dianapolis. Mrs Ricketts,, in all
probability. divorced her husband.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
A Big Picnic.

One of the largest crowds ever at
attracted to Sharpshooters Park
gathered there yesterday for the an
Moose. All afternoon and evening two
fire. auto buses were busy hauling pic
nickers back and forth between the
park and the street car line, this ac-
ccmodation having been provided free
of charge by the lodge men.
In the evening when the fun was at
its highest the merrymakers were
driven indoor by heavy shower of
rain which lasted about fifteen min
utes.
A good band furnished music all
afternoon and during the evening.
The program started about 1880 o.
clock and a big card of races and ath-
letic events were run off.
1t was estimated today that between
two ard three hundred dollars had
ben cleared. and that fully $500 people
and probably more had enjoyed them
selves on the grounds. The lodge at
irst thought it would be doing well
- break even owing to the fact that
the park cannot be reached altogether
~ street car. and consequently tho
hig social and financial success was O.
pleasant surprise to all.
Dictator l. 1. Modjeska is holding a
three piece cut glass set which be-
longs to Mrs. Sheehan who won the
ladies' race but who failed to call for
er prize in the excitment. Two dozen
prizes were given away.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
MAGAZINE GIVES STORY
TO GARY'S FINE SCHOOLS

McClure's magazine for September
has an article on the Gary public
schools written by Burton ]. Hen
bricks. who uses the title, children Of
the Steel Kings"
Quotations from the article read:
Most American cities now spend
large sums of money. outside of those
directly spent on class room work. for
public education and betterment. They
appropriate millions for parks, for
Fairgrounds. for children's gardens for
athletic fields, for social centers" Mr..
Writ now suggested that these several
uplifting influences be combined into
one institution.
He would build. first of all, a public
school building. but 1t would be differ
ent from any school building hitherto
known. Most large cities have their
regular schools" and their technical
schools in separate structures Mr.
Writ insisted that both establishments
should be under one roof. Most cities
again, have separate buildings for the
grammar school and the high school
Mr.. Wirts ideal school would contain
kindergarten, grammar school, high
school, and the first two years of col
lege, all in one building.
This novel Institution should stand in
a large park. In front should be sew
eral acres set apart for the general
populace-with fountains. shade trees
greensward. walks, and benches on
each side should be gardens, In which
each school child who desired should
have little plot of his own I'm
mediately back of the school should be
Fairgrounds. In the school building
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
BACK BROKEN
BY JOY RIDERS
Fire Alarm Repair Man
Victim of Auto at Trag-
edy Triangle.

Tragedy triangle."-the intersection
of East Eighty-third street, Jeffrey and
South Chicago avenues-lived up to it's
sinister name again last night, when
Jack Memsic of 9404 Ewing avenue was
probably fatally injured in an automo-
bile crash.
Memsic. who is fire alarm repair
man was driving his wagon along
Jeffrey avenue. At tragedy Triangle
so called for the numerous accidents
happening there, he turned into South
Chicago avenue. AS he did so a big
red touring car filled with shouting
and singing men and women, going at
terrific speed, crashed into his small
vehicle.
Hurled Fifty Feet.
The wagon was completely wrecked.
The horse was killed, and Memsic was
hurled fifty feet. He was picked up by
policeman who had seen the Joy rid
ers whirl by him a block away
Memsic's back was broken. He was
taken to a physicians office nearby and
later to the South Chicago hospital.
where 1t was said his recovery is
doubtful
Throws On Full Speed.
According to the policeman, the car
was going at least sixty miles an hour.
There were three men and two women
in 1t. When the car struck the wagon
the driver slowed down slightly and
then threw on full speed again and dis
appeared towards Indiana. Warnings
were telephoned ahead to all the steel
belt cities, but no trace of the joy rid
ers has ben found.
A few minutes before the accident
happened John Kratzel of 1912 Went
worth avenue, said he was held up and
robbed of s4s by three men at TRACE
dy triangle"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Colts Win.

The Nagdeman Brothers Colts of In
diana Harbor breezed into Hammond
Sunday afternoon and before a fair
sized crowd of fans took the Hammond
Colts into camp by a score of s to 2.
Hammond played a remarkable game
except in the third stanza when num-
Der of we'll placed hits by the visitors
and a few slips in the infield allow
ed the Harborites a count of six runs.
Perkins for the visitors pitched air
tight ball keeping the hits within
reaching distance and allowed only >
runs. ski" Meyers. Hammond's IT
year old sensation, had an off day and
was relieved in the four inning by
Creasbaum who held the visitors to
one lone hit in six innings. Mollested
and Wunrow for the Hammond Colts
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Back After Vacation.

George A Dobbins. the retired Ham,
mond merchant, turned up Saturday
night after absence of three months
in which friends. former patrons and
acquaintance were in the dark. They
knew he had left town. but had no
idea where he had gone.
In company with his brother in-law,
r. ]. Reed, of Chicago. Dobbins was in
the western part of the United States
and Canada. He climbed the glaciers
and fished for mountain trout. He
came home the picture of health and
believes his life has been prolonged
five years and his youth renewed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Calls Meeting.

p. j. Mann, secretary OF the South
Side Improvement association. has an
nounced that a meeting will be held
in the Larson & Johnson grocery store
on Highland street tonight, at which
the question of needed improvements
will be brought up again.
The association is still smarting un-
der the treatment it received from the
common council at the last meeting,
when the aldermen adjourned without
giving the Conkeyville delegation a
hearing. They have retained an attor-
ney to prosecute the c. & o. railroad
in an effort to make il give up the
switch that cuts through Conkeyviile
and Kenwood. j. Wesley Reed is
president of the association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Patterson Improving.

A postal card from Prosecuting At
torney James A. Patterson of Indiana
Harbor, who is at Denver, Colo, was
received in Hammond this morning in
forming his many friends that he is
rapidly improving In health and hopes
to be home a short time. Mr.. Pat
terson recently underwent an opera
ton at. the South Shore hospital in
Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
She Was Not Bashful.

Hammond pedestrians on State and
Oakley were astonished Saturday aft
ernoon when a woman, evidently a
foreigner, unwrapped a pair of stock
ings, sat down on the sidewalk, took
off the pair she was wearing and put
on the new ones. She was not at all
bashful about the operation. and the
spectacle caused feminine pedestrians
to hurry along as fast as they could.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Arrested by Police.

H S. Lee. 514 New York avenue
Whiting, was arrested by motorcycle
Policeman Lutte of Hammond yester-
day afternoon while using Columbia
avenue as speedway. Lee was
charged with trying to pass another
automobile while speeding al the rate
of rs miles an hour. He pleaded gull
ty and was fined SIS before City Judge
Barnett this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Held at Morgue.

The remains Of Joseph Korswinski.
who died al St. Margaret's hospital
Friday afternoon of injuries received
In attempting to flip an Erie freight
train, are still beng held at Burns
Inorgue awaiting some informat ton
from relatives who it is thought reside
In Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Back from Funeral.

George ard Joe Emmerling of Ham
mond returned from Kentland this
morning. where they attended the flu
neral services of a 1o-year-old daugh-
ter of their sister, Mrs Henry Rein
hart Services occurred from the fam
lily residence Sunday afternoon and in
torment was made at the Kentland
cemetery Mr. Henderlong of Crown
Point als) attended the funeral
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Insurance Man Here.

Frederick Zwicker, superintendent
of Indiana and Illinois agencies of the
American Central Life Insurance COM
pany, is at the Hammond office of that
firm for a few days
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18

WINS GOLF
CLUB MATCH

c. \. Anderson $50 won the B
class sweepstakes at the Hammond
Country Club last Saturday afternoon
and c. f. Barry the class a. A. F.
Blackburn won the class C sweep
stakes. In the August cup scoring the
results were as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Accepts Contract.

The board of public works this
morning accepted the contract and
bond of William Ahlborn for the paw
ing of Jackson street, and the bond of
Mack Bros. for Dearborn street walks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Valuable Horse Dead.

A horse valued at $500 was found
dead in it's stall yesterday afternoon
by its owner, Peter Patro, proprietor
of refreshment parlor. Excessive
heat is said to have been the cause of
the mares death, as it had been in
perfect condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
HIT BY MOTOR TRUCK

Gastho Potash, 1879 Houston ave-
nue., South Chicago, was severely In
jured this afternoon when a CONNER
cial auto truck knocked him from the
Monon crossing on Plummer avenue
to the curbing. His back and should
ers We're injured. The truck was from
the owe Gnatt plant on Conkey ave-
nue.,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
House Reconstructed.

The Lawrence Cox residence in
Homewood is being reconstructed into
a two apartment modern fiat building.
Carpenters are erecting a south wing
and working the handsome home into
different style of architecture. 1t Will
become a very pretty apartment house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Where Is Bennatt2

Manager Bennett of the Hotel Nee
has not been at his place of employ
ment for three or four days and Mrs.
Nee is concerned about his where
abouts. He left one evening for his
home in Chicago and has not been
seen since. IT he is sick he would let
us know most likely" said Mrs. Nee
Il will INVESTIGATES"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Will Recover.

Wilbur Null. who was painfully in
jured at Gibson Saturday when he was
crushed between two cars, is reported
getting along nicely al St Margaret
hospital today and viii recover He
is employed ON the l. II. Belt as a
swit lehman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18

den is survived by a widow and two
sons. Harold and Frederick. Funeral
services will be held from the resi-
dence. 242 West Fifty-n ninth place. to-
morrow morning. Interment will be
at Mt. Hope.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Leases Business.

Christian Muri. the veteran black
smith. who has establishment in
167-169 Michigan avenue. has leased
his business for year to George
Wright During the twelve months to
come Muri will rest and If SO inclined
may next summer take back the shop
under his own management.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
A Queer Rain.

A small cloud burst flooded Glendale
Park, Kenwood and Conkeyville at the
dinner hour in those suburbs last even
ing while upper Hammond remained
dry as a desert Water was running in
streams down Conkey avenue, side
walks were almost floating. There was
a dividing line between Harrison Park
and Carroll street where the rain fell
on one side and didn't on the other.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
FOREMAN is HURT.

Mike O'Hara, a foreman in the In
land Steel plant at Indiana Harbor,
was severely injured Sunday about the
head when he met with an accident in
the mills. He is at st. Margaret's hos
pital with his life in the balance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Sneak Thieves Busy.

Sneak thieves broke into the resi-
dence of John Daniels. 545-150th
street, early this morning. making
their getaway with the following ar
ticles: One gentleman's gold watch
and chain, one lady's gold watch, one
pair of cuff buttons and in the neigh
borhood of SIS in money. The kitchen
door was found open this morning, but
the thieves left no other clews behind
them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
In the East.

William H. Crawford of the Northern
Indiana Gas company was a the home
office of that concern in Philadelphia
Saturday. Crawford left last Wednes-
day for a weeks in the city that was
once his home. He will be back We'd
nesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Death of Mrs. McGraw.

Mrs. c. McGraw. a we'll known resi-
dent of Hammond. died at the family
residence, 1s9 Oak street, Saturday
evening following a lingering illness.
Last night the remains were shipped
to Joliet. her former home. where flu
neral services occurred and interment
was made today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
Get Low Bid.

The stockholders of the Kenwood
subdivision are congratulating them
selves on a low bid they received at
the meeting of the board Of public
works this morning for asphalt ma
cadam pavements in the subdivision
The low bid is new record for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
DISPATCHER in Hospital.

Robert Foley, dispatcher at Gibson.
is in St. Margarets hospital. very Ill
The complaint is blood poison and it
has made such inroads into Foleys
system that physicians are gravely
concerned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18

played stellar mall each getting two
base hits and fielding their positions
without a flaw. Next Sunday the Colts
meet the White Oaks of East Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18

Chew Union Scout Plug. Save the
tags. See the premium Hst.--McHie-
Scotch Tob. Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18
A New Baby.

A baby girl came to the home of A.
NJ. Dunn, 433 May street, Saturday
night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-18

Cook with Gas. save money end time.
and Danish dirt.-No- Ind. Gas q Elec
Co.
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