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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
CITY SHY
ON WATER
AGAIN
The Old, Old Story Winter
and Summer Alike; Ham
mond People Suffer for
Necessary Water Supply
Entirely Inadequate.

Little pencil-point drops of water
dripped from faucets in the second
noor flats and apartments of Hammond
TINS morning. Thirsty and unwashed
citizens fumed and raved to no avail
The telephone at the Lake Front Park
pumping station carried a hundred pro-
tests TO the ears of j. H. Kasper. the
engineer.
1t meant that the annual huiIabaloo
OF mo water here" was started that
the 12,00o,ooO galIon-a-day output OF
Lake Michigan was being wasted in
factories and on lawns. and that the
city must suffer through the torrid
summer because of it's own wasteful-
ness
kasper Before Board.
Kasper did his duty He appeared
before the board of public works at the
city hall this morning and asked that
the laws governing the sprinkling of
lawns be enforced. This will be done.
Residents who use the garden hose out
of the hours of 5-6-7 a. m and 5-6-7-s
p. m. will be prosecuted But even IL
rigidly enforced it will not give total
relief.
Factories Are wastefuI
Many believe that the Industries in
Hammond are the most prodigous
wasters of water. Hydrants are al
lowed to run full force day and night,
to no purpose other than that employees
may stoop over and drink without TAX
ing the trouble to turn them OFF This
Is true in the plants at least. Just
how great an effect this has been can
not be determined. But the fact re-
mains that the 10000 900 gallons OF
water do not supply to town. though
in theory that amount is easily suffici-
ent
Here are the remedies advanced:
J. H. Kasper-''The only solution ]
know of is for the city to build a
booster" which will consist of a
pumping station and a reservoir some
where in Hammond proper and will
cost about 500 600"
Pete Lyons. city engineer="I recon
mend reservoir on the south side as
the only remedy
"A real estate man-"If the water
rates could be advanced to equal those
of East Chicago and Gary so that g
surplus might be thrown into a s1usr
fund of a million dollars the city coul6
build a gravity tunnel from the lake
and a pumping station and provide the
best of water facilities"
With state law that prevent.
municipals corporations from going il
debt over per cent of the assessed
valuation. but allows private corpora
tions to have a bonded Indebtedness o
so per cent. what can Hammond do?
Slush ice in winter, no pressure IL
summer and nothing done about it!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17

A San Francisco court has just
decided the interesting question:
Who may be a woman's pc ry The
state constitution says that man
shall be tried by jury of his peers.
The word man has been construed to
include woman. Now, a San Fran
cisco woman on trial for extortion,
Mrs. Bertha Williams. has asked for
a jury of women on the novel ground
that women are her peers After
taking six days to think :. over. the
Judge sitting in the case has con-
cluded that women are not women's
peers, at least so far as the trial OF
law, cases is concerueds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
And He's Some Rooter.

Seeing baseball game by sound is
something that the average fan cannot
understand, but there is in Hammond,
as enthusiastic a rooter as exists who
for a number of years has attended
games and never witnessed a play.
The man referred to is Blind"
George. whose blindness cannot dim
the charm of the national game for
him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
DOCTORS BLAME
MODERN COSTUMES
Says Fraternity Must Take
Hand in Social Evil.

Laporte, Ind. June 17.-That the
time has come for the medical fra
ternity to take a hand in abating the
social evil was asserted here yesterday
in an address by DIR. H. NJ. Evans of
Valparaiso at a meeting of physicians.
when he declared that the woman 3
dress of the present day is responsible
in large way for the conditions which
exist. The dress of men. he said, Is
plain and creates no sensuousness, but
the dress of women seems to be made
more for that purpose every day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
WHITING
YOUTH IS
DROWNED
Fourth Summer Fatality to
Occur in Region Within "a
Hours Takes Place at
Whiting Bathing Beach
Yesterday Afternoon.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Whiting. Ind, June 17.-Seeking re-
lief from yesterdays torrid wave in
the tempting waters of Lake Michigan
al the Whiting Lake Front park yes
terday afternoon, Peter ]. Jones, "a
years old, plunged into the icy water
for his first swim of the season.
Swimming out where the water was
beyond his depth. Jones was seized,
and helpless. was drowned before the
eyes of his brother. D. NJ. Jones, who
made futile efforts to rescue him. This
swells the toll of victims to four with
in the past AS hours.
Both Could Swim.
The two brothers, well known and
respected employees of the Standard Oil
company at Whiting, decided to have
a half days outing yesterday after
noon. and with their bathing suits
went to the Whiting park to have a
swim. Both good swimmers. they
plunged into the cold water and had
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17

PLAY GOLFf Yon will enjoy the
game III you take n supply of
COUNTRY CLUB long cut tobacco on
the links with you. Try tf--McHie-
6cotten Tobacco Ca
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
BODIES OF
VICTIMS FOUND
Long Search Brings Drown
ed Men to Light.
Especial to THE TIMES. )

Cedar Lake. Ind, June 17.-After
nearly thirty-six hours of continued
search and dragging the waters of
Cedar Lake the bodies of the three vic
Tins of Saturdays unfortunate drown
ing were recovered yesterday. They
were taken to Linton & Merrill's s
morgue at Crown Point to await final
arrangements and disposition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17

Your fuel bill will be less If you cook
with Gas.-No. Ind. Gas & Elec. Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
GARY RICHEST CITY
PER CAPITA IN STATE
Wonderful Showing Made by Indiana's
Youngest City in Seven Years
of Growth
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.


a of thn Indian ci
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
HAMMOND
ODOFELLOWS
To BUILD

Mac Turner. the architect. has plans
prepared for $4,000 Odd Fellow
building that is to extend up FIVE
mond on the site of the present home
of that fraternity opposite the Minas
building. 1t will be completed during
1914. 1t is to rival the Hammond
1uilding in heighth and structure
though it will be but fifty foot wide
and two less than a hundred feet long.
Authority for this announcement can
be found at the First National Bank.
the architects office and the head
quarters of the /. o. o. F. The build
ing committee consists of Jake Wicker,
E. G. Sproat, John Long, Mac Turner,
Yenz Anderson, Frank Traverse and c.
H Luthman.
steel and Brick.
The Odd Fellow building is to be a
steel concrete and brick structure OF
! such design as to have the appearance
of unusual heighth though not out of
proportion. At least one elevator will
be provided in a marble lobby. The
first three floors will be leased to busi-
ness firms for salesrooms and offices
The fifth will be reserved by the lodge
as it's home, of the most modern
and spacious in the city. 1t will be
one of many new fraterna1 buildings
the K. of P.'s. K. of C.'s. Eagles and
the Elks having either recently pur-
chased new homes or started building
booms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17

Andrew M. Lawrence, publisher
of the Chicago Examiner, is suing
A A Mccormick of the Cook county
board for libel in statements in the
Chicago vote fraud inquiry. He
YNxtsASl(30 400 darnspes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17

Now that Porter Charlton has at
last been given up to the Italian
authorities, it is said that his case
will be disposed of in short order.
Charlton long ago confessed to the
murder of his wife in Italy. In that
country pleas of insanity" "un-
written law" etc, do not work SO
successfully as they do in America.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-17
Both Could swim.

CONTINUED on Page s.)
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lContinued on Page 3D.
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WEATHER

COOLER TODAY,
PROBABLY SHOWERS;
WEDNESDAY FAIR.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
FIRE CUT OFF
sTAFFoRp's PHONES.

In the $4,000 fire at Stafford hst
Thursday night the Arkansas Valley
Telephone Co. suffered severe loss On
cables and equipment. Their centred
office itself did not catch fire. but
the trunk cables which lefet the cen
trail office underground were attached
to a junction pole directly in front q
the building which burned. and 1t vas
destroyed entirely with the cables, 50
that the entire local and long dis
lance telephone service in Stafford
was cut out.
Manager Ralph Taylor Of Iarned
has been in Stafford with a fore Of
men working night and day since the
fire repairing the damage. he com
pleted the work yesterday. The Ar
kansas Valley company is having
more than its share Of loss from fires
the past month. At the big fire at
Larned on January 20, its loss in ca
bles and equipment was 1900. Then
came the fire at Shaffer, which burn
ed out the central office, and last
week at Stafford they suffered an
other heavy loss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
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HoIsINeToN
From The Dispatch
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A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs. c.
c LarimOr Of south Homestead town
snip. February "A.
Mrs. E. E. Esfeld was released
from the hospital Monday. She will
Stav with her sister, Mrs. Conrad &C.
herer. a week before going to her
home rear Dubuque.
George Stoskopf of Larned visited
the families Of Jake and John Stos-
kept and Ben Neiberline last week.
He is hauling his wheat to market
this week.
James Hall and son Leo went to
salina Saturday. Leo entered the Sa-
lima business college. He has been an
efficient bOOkkeeper for Morrison
Broiber: and aims to prepare for ad-
vaneamen'.
Charley Brunson and wife and two
children of Edwards county were Wis
iting Chas. Howard and wife Of Eu-
reka township last week. Charley is
farming a section in Edwards county.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Keltner and
daughter Pauline, former residents Of
Hoisington, returned Saturday from
Kansas City and stopped over to visit
their son, Cecil Keltner, and friends.
They are living at Meade, Kansas.
Mrs. Harry Baldwin and children
arrived Friday morning from Horace.
Harry is braking on the local turn.
around, Utica to Horace, but can't
convince his wife that Horace is as
nice a place to live as Hoisington.
Louhr Scrogin was placed under
arrest at the request of his mother
Monday evening on charge Of strik-
Ing her because she made him re-
turn some money he had taken from
the house. The trial came up in Ba-
ke,'s court Tuesday and Louhr plead
guilty. After announcing a 80 day
sentence on him, Mr.. Baker gave
Louhr and some Of his associates a
short and pointed talk to the effect
that they should mend their ways as
they were travelling at a fast gate
and were being watched by the city
officials. Sheriff Brown took Scrog-
il to the county jail the same even
jig.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
DIED..

Frank Pelz, Sr., died at his home
in Albion township Monday, February
q, after several weeks sickness which
resulted in pneumonia.
Mr.. Pelz was born in Austria in
1852 and emigrated to America in
1882 and two years later was married
to Mrs. Francis Schrewer, of this
county. who with two sons, Frank
and Joe, survive him.
Mr.. Pek was an honest and hard
working citizen, highly respected BY
all who knew him. He was a faith
full member of the Catholic church.
Funeral services were held at St.
Johns church in this city this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, conducted BY Rev.
T. J. 0'Sullivan. Interment was made
in St. Johns cemetery.-Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
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From The Herald

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Sam Hill returned from Topeka
Yesterday morning where he had
been looking after business.
Mrs. George Steele Of Spearville
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. n.
P. Smith, the past few days.
Mrs. L. NJ. Walker and baby who
tad been visiting the E. Devine fami.
~ returned to their home in Lewis,
Kansas.
Mrs. Ben G. Unruh and children Of
Great Bend, visited the Jacob H.
Wedel family for several days return
ing home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Dirks, living
northwest Of town, are the happy
parents Of a little daughter since
Tuesday evening.
We neglected to mention the fact
'as' week that a daughter was born
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Armstrong.
Tardy congratulations are herewith
offered, however.
I. A. oliphant and family arrived
acme Tuesday morning from a ter
days visit with relatives in eastern
Kansas and Missouri. One of the
features Of the visit was meeting a
brother whom he had not seen for
IS years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
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PAWNEE ROCK
Special Correspondence

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Donley Tarpy, who is attending
High School in Great Bend, spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Tarpy,
4 north of town.
Andrew Deckert was transacting
business in Great Bend Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Walker returned TO her
home in McCracken Friday evening
after a visit here with her daughter,
Mrs. Ed Devine.
DR.. E. L. Patterson, of Great Bend,
was transacting business here Fri
day.
]. Cleveland, Of Oklahoma, was call
ed here on account of the illness and
death Of his step-mother, Mrs. P. H.
Cleveland. He returned to his home
last thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Lamb and two
little sons, Clarence and Edgar, have
been visiting in Hutchinson the past
few days. They returned home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kent and
Miss Leila Thompson, of Great Bend,
were visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Knight and family Sunday.
P. H. Cleveland went to Larned
Sunday where he will make his fu-
ture home with is son, Walter, and
family.
William Batman, living west Of
town, was visiting in Great Bend Sat-
urday.
Perry Marin was transacting busi-
ness in Larned Saturday.
Band practice was held on Monday
night on account of the play Follow
ed By Fate; which was given Tues
day night, the regular meeting night
for the band.
Mrs. Lena Steele, of Spearville, is
here for a visit with her mother, Mrs
y. P. Smith, and other relatives.
c. W. Ross and ". VI. Armstrong
went to Wichita Monday evening to
look after business matters there.
DR.. B. A. Gardner of Great Bend,
made his regular trip here Monday.
Misses Mildred Coughlin and Ethel
Moffat, teachers in the public scools,
spent the week end at their homes
in Great Bend.
Robert Lamb was in Sterling last
week attending the big stock sale
being held there.
Grant Lippincott came in off the
road Monday morning for a few days
visit with his family and friends.
Grant is travelling for a calendar
house in Kansas City and reports a
good business in his line.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
LET TOWNSHIPS PAY
FOR DRAGGING ROADS.

Sen. Paul Klein's bill to permit the
township trustees to contract to have
township roads and rural mail route
roads dragged regularly was passed
by the senate yesterday. 1t permits
the township trustees to pay s1.O0 per
mile for each dragging of a 16-foOt
roadway, and $50 a mile for each
dragging Of a 3O-foot roadway. How
ever. the trustees are not permitted
to spend more than SIS per mile per
year for such work.
Another bill by the Allen county
senator that was passed by the sen
ate yesterday requires bridge con
tractors. including building Of con-
crete bridges and bridges with con
crete floors to guarantee their work
for at least four years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
BABY eUsTIN.

Once more God in his infinite wis
dom has visited his flower garden anC
plucked one Of his flowers, just
little blossoming bud, but so sweet
and beautiful, in the person Of little
Geneva Irene, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Gustin, of Galatia, only
sick a few days with pneumonia. She
passed away at $40 Monday morn
ing, February "a. Gone to a world
where tears and sorrow are not known
where the flowers bloom forever and
TIE sun shall never cease to shine.
She is safe in the arms of Jesus.
The grief stricken parents and rela.
tives have the heartfelt sympathy of
a large host Of friends in their sad
bereavement.
Funeral services were held at 2:3C
Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Hal
bert of the U. B. church of this city
and interment was made in Fairview
cemetery, near Galatia.-Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
News From Over The County
clAFLIN
From The Clarion
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v
Miss Donna Ingersol was quite sick
last week with an attack of appen-
dicitis. She is reported better this
week.
Paul Kramer was up from Spearville
a few days the latter part Of last
week and the fore part of this week.
Fritz Kramer is spending a few weeks
at Paul's place, going down a lit.
over a week ago.
AS the reuslt of the recent raids
on iointists in Wilson and Holyrood
there are thirteen prisoners in the
Ellsworth jail serving ninety days
each and who are also scheduled TO
pay fines of $500 each.
A deal was made this week where
by L. J. Schmidt becomes the owner
Of the property on Main street occu-
pied by the postoffice and Clarion Of
flee and Bert Fancher becomes the
owner of Mr.. Schmidt's residence
property in the east part of town.
D. L. Roahen received a message
Monday morning announcing the
death Of his brother at Springfilde,
Ohio. The message was from F. ".
Roahen, who is we'll known here, hav.
ing spent considerable time here a
couple of years ago and who went
from here to Montana, but was call
ed home last fall on account of the
illness Of his father. D. L. did not
90 to attend the funeral as he was
feeling pretty much under the wealth
er himself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
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From The Leader
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v v v
viii Jackson and Charles Hagen
left the last of the week for a visit il
Kansas City and Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kimpler return
ed Saturday evening from a trip to
Wichita aud Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mellies left
Wednesday morning for an extended
visit with relatives in Sandusky,
Ohio.
Mrs. Ralph Smith has been very
sick for some days past and is said
to still be in very serious condition
Mrs. Brumagen Of Aline, Okla,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs,
Louise Brewer, returned to her home
the last of the week.
Mrs. Nell Thompson who has been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. W. C.
Howe the past week, returned to her
nome in Kansas City Monday morn
ing.
w.. c. Smith and Fred Baker, from
Dahlgren, Illinois, cousins of the
Christoph's, came in last week for a
few days visit and Friday morning
John Christoph accompanied them tt
Morton county where with his assist
ance the boys each secured a fine
quarter section of land within two
miles of the new town of Rolla on
the new railroad.
Charley Bacon has been entertain
ing a particularly lively siege of Ia
grippe, coupled with an attack Of
rheumatism, which has kept him
confined to the house for some time
past. One of these trouble is
plenty of entertainment for the aver
age man, and Charley has been right
busy with the two Of them on his
hands at once.
II John Wolf should get right hard
up he now knows where to get a job.
While in Topeka last week he called
on Governor Hodges and he claims
that the governor offered him the
position as chaplain at the state peni.
Tertiary. And there isn't the least
doubt but what he could make good
X it came to a show down, either.
Charley Hinderliter returned We'd
nesday evening from a visit of sew
eral weeks with his children who are
making their home with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rose,
at Greensburg, and he reports them
as getting along in fine shape. He
says the wheat is in excellent
condition down that way and gives
promise of fine crop next summer.
Joe Sprinkler was down near Ray
mond on Monday crying the public
sale Of Peter Burg, and SAYS every
thing brought very satisfactory prices
the total amount of the sale being
considerably more than Mr.. Burg had
figured on. One COW brought ISL and
a three weeks old calf by her side
sold for $3.50, and about everything
else brought prices in proportion. Mr..
Burg will move back to the old home
at Aurora, Illinois.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
Heller
Special Correspondence

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1t has finally quit showing and ev.
erything is looking better already as
a result Of the moisture.
Mrs. L. G. Mecklem had a peculiar
accident happen to her last week
when she ran a sewing machine nee
die Through her thumb and it broke
off just about even with the flesh,
and she had to walk to Mrs. George
Everett's and have her take it out,
as Mr.. Mecklem was away from
home at the time. The accident has
been a very painful one.
The 9:25 train was several hours
late last Saturday on account Of the
engine getting out of order.
Mrs. George Boshell, Of Great Bend
came in on the train Saturday after
noon for a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Donovan, and her sister, Mrs.
Ed Sterling.
Miss Beaman of Larned, is visiting
with her friend, Miss Anna Schwier,
Of west of town, this week.
Miss Anna Trester has been on the
sick list the past week but is now
getting along real we'll and expects
to start teaching again Monday morn
ing.
Richard Balhorst and Miss Iva Kipp
Of Great Bend, were visitors at Hei.
ger last Sunday. Miss Lillian Kipp
returned home with them to spend
few days with her sister.
Pearl Strong left last Monday for
Salina to visit with his brother who
travels for a wholesale hardware
company at that place.
Robert Campbell came in Tuesday
from Spearville where he shipped a
car load Of hogs and cattle last Fri
day.
Miss Nell Freeland came home Sun
day from St. Joseph, No., to spend a
few days with home folks here, re,
turning to st. Joseph Tuesday.
Mr.. Sterling was greatly surprised
Sunday afternoon. Anybody wishing
to know about it should ask some
one who knows.
John Case spent Sunday with his
son, Frank, and family, Of north Of
town.
The boys around here are watching
the papers for base ball dope pretty
close. II Great Bend does not gel
up a league team, We will get up a
team and give the patrons some good
amateur base ball.
The Heller Literary Society will
give a pie social this, Friday, even
ing, in connection with the program,
Everyone seems to feel better since
We have a real Democrat president il
office.
Mr.. Henry Campbell went to Great
Bend Tuesday evening on the freight.
The coyotes are getting thick in
this neighborhood, several having
been seen the last few days. This
would be a good time to have big
hunt and have some real sport. Some
body think it over and then let US
hear from you.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07

The many friends of Mrs. Henry
Harper are rejoicing over the fact
that she is able to be at home again
from the hospital where she under
went a severe operation and is tapid-
ly regaining her health.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-03-07

Geo Starr Of Albert, and Geo. Kauf-
mann, cashier Of a Rush Center bank
were in town Friday on short bust
ness trip. Mr.. Starr recently re-
signed his position as cashier Of the
bank at Albert to assume the same
position with a new bank which has
recently been organized at Thinker.