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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
Sudden Death of Former Wayne
Countean.

Early on Wednesday morning w.
S. Ketchum, of Peckville, died sud
denly and Unexpectedly at Peckville,
of heart failure. He was taken ill
about two o'clock and awakened his
daughter, telling her he felt weak.
Home remedies were administered
and a doctor was summoned. Ten
minutes later he was seized with an
other attack and died before the ar
rival of the physician. Mr.. Ketchum
suffered an attack of pneumonia a
month or two ago which left him
with a weak heart. He was IS years
old and for thirty-three years kept a
store at what is known as Ketchum's
corner, thus ranking as one of the
Oldest merchants in the valley. He
was born in Prompton, Wayne coun-
ty. He was a veteran of the Civil
war and was member of Stephen
Post, No. S04, and of the Harper
Lodge of Odd Fellows. Public funer-
al services will be held Sunday after
noon in the Peckville Baptist church
and will be in charge of the G. A. R.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
LICENSE HEARINGS BEGIN
TO-DAY
TWO CIRCUMSTANCES AGAINST
HOTELS HEARD THIS MORN
ING.

w. G. T. U. of Hamlin Out in Force
To demonstrate Against Dolmet-
sch Place-Allege Beer Was Sold
on Sunday and To Minors.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
FORMER HONESDALER ELEC-
TROCUTED.

Webb Phelps Salmon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Cortez Salmon, formerly of
Honesdale, was killed on February
2S in Selma, Cal, while engaged in
stringing a telephone wire. The
wire touched a high voltage wire
causing his instant death. Mr.. Sal
mon, father of the deceased, was
bookkeeper for the Farnham Brush
company in Honesdale. The funer-
al was held on Monday last. He was
survived by his parents, two broth
ers and one sister. The family for
merly lived on West street, Homes
dale. The young man was of fine
character, gracious in his manner
and of lofty ideals. The California
press speaks very highly of the de-
ceased.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14

Two new members were elected
at the last meeting and on We'd
nesday night. 1t is the purpose of
the Membership Committee to double
the present membership the coming
year.
The special committee for the as
sociation's picnic at Lake Lodore for
July 23, was continued. c. E. Bates
is chairman.
The boost plan inaugurated by
Messrs. Morgan and Weyrauch Of the
Brooklyn Eagle, was outlined, the
purpose detailed and advantages
pointed out by the secretary of the
Board of Trade. No action was TAX
en- by the association in the form of a
donation.
The following officers and directors
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, S. T. Ham.
VicePresident, j. B. Nielsen.
Secretary, N. B. Spencer.
Treasurer, John Erik.
Directors-W. H. Kreitner, Jacob
H. Smith, Fred Marsh, G. L. Dun
ming and E. B. Galloway.
President S. T. Ham then appoint
ed the following standing commit
tees
Railroad-John Erik, N. B. Spen-
Ger.
Memberships. L. Dunning, H. G.
Rowland, John Rickert.
Insurance John Erik, w. H.
Kreitner, F. w. Schuerholz.
Trade Day-C. L. Dunning, L.
Blumenthal, G. William Peil, F. A.
Jenkins.
In the matter of business men
signing the agreement all merchants
' signed with the exception of seven.
The agreement follows:
AGREEMENT,
The undersigned hereby agree inu-
tually as follows:
That they will purchase in their
respective places of business no
tickets for any church supper or fair
or for any charitable or social occa-
sion whatever excepting such affairs
as may be conducted by the five local
fire companies.
For every infringement of the above
agreement we agree to pay the sum
of $500 twenty-five Dollars) to
the treasurer of the Honesdale Busi-
ness Mems Association. The vote
taken in meeting of said associa-
ton upon evidence offered of the
violation of this agreement to be
binding upon the signers. The above
also includes the donation of any
merchandise to any fairs, baZaars,
ETC., etc.
At the close of the regular session
the directors organized by electing
w. H. Kreitner, chairman, and C. L.
Dunning secretary of the board.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14

day night, Dolmetsch had taken the
machine out. He said he never
knew of any disturbances in the
place. Never was there on Sunday.
The first witness for the applicant
was ]. ]. Koehler who testified that
that he had been in Dolmetsch's ho-
tel many times; that he served very
fine meals. He did not see any dis
turbance or slot machine around the
place. Was there last December.
The following also testified in be-
half of the applicant for license: F.
Jenkins, Otto Dolmetsch, Mrs. Otto
Dolmetsch, l.. A. Howell, John Will
liams, John Sossenheimer and Will
liam Lawrence.
In rebuttal Miss Alice Walker was
called and told of taking beer into
the parlor on Sunday for the Web
ber's party; on being cross-eXamined
she said she did not know whether
it was beer or what it was as she did
not look at the label. Miss Edna
Chapman also testified but only to
hearing Mr.. Webber's voice in the
parlor.
The following licenses which were
held up were granted this afternoon
by Judge Searle: Eating House Ii
censes, Gus Deitzer, Louis Geister,
L. c. Weneger, T. D. O'Connell, John
Heumann, Chas. P. Silsby; Hotel IL
censes, A. H. Frank, Hawley, Jacob
Doetsch, Hawley, and Angelina
Hughes, Hawley; John Roegner, bot
tier, Honesdale. Before granting the
above licenses Judge Searle called
the applicants before the bar and
gave them a lecture on methods of
conducting their respective places.
He stated that many violations of the
law had been going on and that it
must stop or the license would not
be granted next year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
THE CITIzEN's EAsTER NUMBER

The Citizen for Friday, March 81,
will be an Easter number, and it is
going to be a beauty. No cover, by
the way, but just The Citizen brim
full, yea, running over with matter
pertinent to the most joyous of all
Christian festivals.
We expect to make 1t complete and
unique in its way, and of course the
good people of Honesdale will want
to take hold right along with us and
get In where 1t is fine.
Certainly we expect to represent
every Honesdale business interest in
our business news department
Watch for the Citizen man.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
TOWN BOOSTERS, ATTENTION,

Every member of the Greater
Honesdale Board of Trade who has
the interest of Honesdale at heart,
(and we believe every man has,)
should without fail attend the
boards monthly meeting, which will
be held on Friday evening of this
week at o'clock in the city hall.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
CHURCH NOTES.

Palm Sunday at st. Johns Lu-
theran church, Rev. c. c. Miller, pas
tor. Subject, morning, "Konfirma-
ton" Evening, special sermon to
the Newly Confirmed.
In st. Johns R. G. church at ten
thirty a. m. mass, palms will be bless
ed and given out. The boys choir
will render special music at high
mass.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
TWO CHILDREN SERIOUSLY INJURED
IN ACID FACTORY OVEN EXPLOSION
Accident Happened At Tanners Falls at 4 P, M.
TO.day-.JOhn Stiles, and Jacob fIauInan Hurt

were forced in different directions.
The children were watching
several laborers remove a boiler
from the factory when the accident
happened. They were picked up for
dead and removed to their respective
parents home.
DR.. H. B. Ely was called and at
the time the news reached the Citi-
zen office the doctor had not reach
ed the suffering children.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14

John Stiles, aged five years, and
Jacob Hauman, aged 10 years, sons
respectively of Charles Stiles and
Nicholas Hauman, of Tanners Falls,
were seriously and perhaps fatally
injured at the Riefler Acid factory at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The children were standing about
16 feet from an oven which is used
to char off wood, when without any
warning the oven exploded. Bricks,
masonry and flying pieces of iron
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14

For Profitable A.
Will Find The Citize-
ium. II
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-14

amendments which would have taken the the bill
fought down. The fight for the bill led by
Gainger, Kenyon McCumber and Borah The opposition
led by Senators Pomerene, Root, Hitchcock and
MARITIME Hitchcock and OGorman offered personal use
amendments Senator Burton voted for amend
designed kill the BILL roll call on the
amendments but the final passage.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-14
Senate Passes Webb Bill

Washington, D. C., February 1o-By an overwhelming
majority viva vote this afternoon, the senate
passed the Webb BILL substitute for the KenyonSheppard
BILL which passed by the house Saturday The
is different house bill only in the title and will go
to conference adjusting that difference President Taft
has indicated his willingness sign the bill.
All amendments defeated. Several personal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-14
About 7 axes and Blind Pigs

AOOQI | axes
The following letters are self-explanatory. w
the and dry question is just agitating the m
villages. Certainly the views of the mayor OF the la
consideration:
Can Murphysboro Live Without That $4,000?
Murphysboro, ILL.,, Jan. 81, 1913
The Hon w. w. Bennett,
Rockford Illinois.
Dear Sir:
We are the midst of campaign to put the saloons
out of Murphysboro the things that
standing objection how will we taxes without the
of $4,000? Can suggest something as to
the way which Rockford met that problem? Another
objection offered is that there will be empty business
rooms What is the experience along that line! good
many take open stand for fear of being boy
coed and that to put the saloons out will hurt the
business of the city What the experience in Rockford?
And would you give the of four five business
of integrity whom could write that they might
be read Cor pubshed what the effect has been
from the banishng of saloons from Rockford Another
objection that there will be blind tigers We have them
now the directors admit Is easier harder for
them to when there saloons? What the effect
the illicit selling by the drug stores? enclose an enve-
lope for reply and will be grateful for the information
asked. Yours most sincerely,
(Rev) CHARLES E. COMBRINK.
Mayor Bennett Tells How to Get Along Without the
License Money.
Rockford Ill, Feb. 3, 1913.
Rev. Chas. E. Combrnk,
Murphysboro, Illinois,
Dear Sir:
You ask how you will pay your without the
of $6ooo You simply don't want to call it
an receipts when you make up your annual budget
If you don't have you can't spend it. When this city went
dry previously annual budget had been made and the
had been anticipated 1t of cut
There nothing do but issue three $4,000 bonds
and call in the heads of departments Each one agreed to
up the balance from his of the appropriations The
saloon has always been the
big bugaboo ought not be- The manhood this country
ought be redbooded enough refuse to take support
paying their that from of this kind
They will when they thoroughly aroused to it.
About Blind Pigs.
If you have blind pigs it is simply because your public
sentiment weak We had blind pigs this town during
wet times. We don't have them It doesn't do much
good dry laws and then elect wet enforce
them You have got play the game Why don't keep
record of the things that happening result of the
sale of liquor? From time to time you will have MURDERS
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-14


gest dry city in the of Illinois worth careful
suicides beatings found railroad tracks,
shooting scraps and who have lain all night in a
drunken stupor Obtain from the authorities the
number of licenses that held your city.
You will doubtless find number of them held where they
do have license from the city of Murphyboro These
are blind pigs. Accumulate all your evidence.
Hold meeting Sunday afternoon preferably
in your house other public hail. We talked temper
here in this city desuory and any
where until held meeting of this kind which the bar
of Wnnebago county took charge of the meeting
brought about change that produced dry This
followed by meeting of the Wnnebago County Med
ca Association The conditions such here, that there
isn't but members of the Wnnebago county bar
who will defend saloonkeeper a blind pgger
Retail Merchants Against Saloons.
D. S. Conrad secretary of the Retail Merchants Asso
caton told the other day that of retailers who
belonged to their association, only for wet town
that these two hard drinkers and that they did
their that the sheriff would be apt close
their business. We believe in dry 1t is my judg
ment the greatest today that Rockford has wish
Murphysboro far from Rockford I would be
delighted and tell you about how things going
up here
Permit suggest you cooperate with the Anti
Saloon League If you don't have law enforcement you
will than likely find that you weak
officials but that have lukewarm constituents back of
your officials You can't expect officials to be much
better than you
You ask me for the of to whom you can
write. (Mr Bennett here half dozen prominent
citizens of his city, could others for you
but don't think it necessary do
How to Handle the Drug Stores
You ask about drug If you will put in your
ordinances the drug ordinance by the legal
department of the An-Saloon League, you will have the
matter controlled We have done 1t prescription
ordinance Sales of liquor less than per
drug per day. You it you will It is
all your citizenship. You have got earnest
You must be consistent If the best your have
Elks Club similar organization running an illicit bar
you have got clean house just that kind
of crowd. If you consistent you with very
good ask the people the and per-
haps keep blind pig yourselves.
would be pleased to learn how you get along.
Very truly,
w w RENNETT
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-02-14

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
ASSESSORS
TO MEET IN
HAMMOND

The assessors OF the tenth district
including the counties of Lake, Newton.
Jasper. Porter and Stack, will meet in
Hammond on Feb. IL for their annual
meeting.
The state board of tax commissioners
Will meet with them and the session is
expected to develop some matters OF
great interest Lake county now has
a valuation of $s5.000.000 and is the
second county in the state in this re-
spect Marion county Is first with a
valuation of $25o.000 900.
Assessor B. E. Escher of Hammond
will take advantage of this meeting
to point out that the inelasticity of the
cities and towns law makes 1t impossi-
BILE for the county assessor to equip
his office as he should.
Escher would have set of plats
made showing every block in the city
and every improvement on every lot In
each block. In this way he would be
able to show one man just how his
| assessment compares with that of his
neighbor.
The meeting will be held in the G. A.
r. room in the court house and 1t is
expected that 1t will be attended by
nearly a hundred county and township
assessors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
WORK IS
STOPPED ON
INF Urinary
Especial to THE TIMES,

Crown Point, Ind. FEB. &. Tho
work on the new county II Urinary is
being held up on account OF the faflure
'ef. tns county cor uncffrien to ifiifeef IN
December and make these appropria-
tions
The secretary of the state board of
health ordered certain brick walls plas-
tered and painted and the councilmen
made the board OF commmissioners a
promise that they would meet and ap-
propriate the money. This they have
failed to do.
The board of commissioners today
heard the remonstrance by Father Ben
edict of Whiting and others against
Frank Murin OF Whiting. They urged
that he be denied a saloon license be-
cause he frequently had women in his
place and was disorderiy. The board
members granted the license, but en-
Joined Murtn to be good in the future
and conduct an orderly place. Richard
Schaaf was the high priest who de-
| livered the sermon.
Three gravel road matters, including
the Scheidt road, are to come up to-
morrow The board will also take up
the matter of letting the contract for
the construction of four bridges These
are Holman street and the Little Calu-
met river, Forsythe avenue and the
Indiana Harbor canal. Ridge road and
the Harts ditch Schneider and the
Kankakee river.
The One Hundred and Fiftx-firs
street and One Hundred and Forty frst
street bridge contracts cannot be 1e,
until the county councilmen make ar
| appropriation.
Considerable criticism IS being heard
| of the delay of the contractors wht
are working on the Chicago avenu,
bridge. 1t is understood that the mar
| who was awarded the contract mad,
| it with the intention of asking for ex
| tensions of time. The others bid with
| the expectation Of living Up to theil
| contracts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
ICE COMPANIES ARE
CHANGED IN MANAGEMENT
Messrs. Mayer and Drackert Again Take Holdings in
the Hammond Pure Ice Company, While q. NJ Fo-
land, Manager Of Plant, Sells Stock in East Chicago
Plant to President f. w Wickey.

There have been some important
changes in the personnel and manage
ment of the Lake County Ice and Cold
Storage Company Some time ago E.
w wickey of that company took over
the Hammond Pure Ice Company by
purchasing the stock owned by Charles
Mayer and George Drackert- IT Is un-
derstood that the deal involved ap-
proximately $4,000.
subsequently wickey defaulted in
making the payments on the stock and
a number of suits were filed in the Lake
Superior court by the attorneys for
Mayer and Drackert.
Matters dragged along until the first
of the year when the Hammond Pure
Ice Company was divorced from the
Lake County Ice & Cold Storage Com
pany and Mayer and Drackert took
back their former holdings and will
henceforth conduct the business under
the former management.
In the meantime there have been
changes in the management of the Lake
County Ice & Cold Storage Company.
G. NJ. Poland. formerly the manager of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
MYTHICAL
REAL ESTATE
STORIES NOW

The story that the property owned by
Ben Hayes of Crown Point and located
next to the Lake superior court house,
in Hammond, has been sold to Chicago
parties has been made out of whole
cloth.
j. s. Blackburn of J S. Blackmun
& Co had a Chicago party interested
in the deal. but he fiunked- After
Blackburn left he asked A. NJ Turner
of the First National bank. in Ham
mond to see If he could not dispose of
the property.
Mr. Turner could not find any one
who ahd s22,5oo to invest just at the
present time. So the property has not
been sold. The dream about the four
story building has not materialized-
Similarly with the report that Judge
Johannes Kopelke will build on his
South Holman street property. Judge
Kopelke stated positively that he would
not build this year.
He said that he had postponed build
ing until 1914.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
AMAZING INCREASE
At HAMMOND ?. 0.
From Month to Month Busi
ness Grows by Leaps
and Bounds.

While the F. s. Betz Co. of Hammond
formerly sent out five and six sacks
of packages a day through the Ham
mond postoff1ce he is now availing
himself of the parcels post and is
sending out 20 to "a sacks a day.
1t is a well known fact that the F.
S. Betz Co. conducts a mail order busi-
ness in doctors and dentists supplies.
This gives an idea of the manner in
which the mail order business has prof
tied by the new plan.
OF course, the people pay the freight
in the end SO that they are the win
ners, but the popularity OF the parcel
post is proven by the way it is being
utilized by the general public as well
as the shippers of small packages.
The receipts of the Hammond post
office show a splendid increase. In
the month of January. 1912, the re-
ceipts of the office were $1o,537.e2. and
in the same month this year they were
s14.s31.44. or an increase of over As
per cent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
COUPLE DEF|ES
DIVORCE LAW
Theatrical Agent and Act
ress Wed Within Year
After Decree.

Crown Point, Ind. Feb. 4.--Despite
the stringent laws regarding the re-
marrying ok divorced couples In Illinois
'wTtnfn year aif'yer the TIME Of the
granting of the decree, Paul Goudron.
booking agent for tho Sullivan & Con-
sidine circuit, and Anita Connors. star
of the Hagene bck- Wallace circus, were
married In Crown Point on Saturday,.
Miss Connors secured a divorce in
Chicago Saturday morning at IL o'clock.
The decree was obtained on statutory
grounds She talked the matter over
with Goudron. a lifelong friend. The
latter also Is divorced for several
months.
Marry me-" begged tho theatrical
agent looking at his watch. We've
got half an hour to catch a train"
They left Chicago at 11:45 o'clock and
were married a short time later by a
justice of the peace here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04

State Board of Tax Commis-
sioners Overlooked Gary
& Interurban for Two
Years; May Now Bring
Suit Against Company.

Since the interest aroused by the
capitalization of the Gary & Interurban
at 100000 and it's absorption of a
number of it's subsidiary companies an
investigation has been conducted as to
the amount of the taxes scheduled by
the Lake County traction giant.
In the first place 1t should be noted
that the state board of tax commi ssion-
ers entirely overlooked the fact that
there was such a railroad as the Gary
& Interurban in Lake County for a
period of two whole years.
1t is further understood that the
board will commence an action against
the road for back taxes. But the in
teresting thing about the first annual
return made by the Gary & Iinterurban
railroad is its modest estimate of its
value.
The Gary & Interurban officials re-
port that they have 1857 miles of main
track in Calumet township valued at
$5S,6s0: 5:07 miles of main track in
North township valued at s20.2S0 and
miles of side track In Calumet town
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04
ICE MEN HAVE
HOPE OF HARVEST
Ten Inch Ice Is Reported
From Lake County's Ice
Cutting Region.

The present cold snap has given the
fcss man new fope for a big harvest.
ard another two or three nights will
bring the Ice to the IDEAL thifkpe1a Of
ssszsssssssssz It IL now sabout ten inches.
= This cold snap is really the life-sav-
er for the ice men hereabouts. Be-
fore It came no harvest was In sight.
as the ice was less than eight inches
thick, in some places even the water
was not frozen
The G. H Hammond Co. has 200 men
At work on Wolf Lake putting up ice.
but has only begun its work. Unless
these is abnorTnaily soft weather dur
ing the next week or two Manager
Drury expects to put up a sufficient
supply without difficulty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-04

the Hammond plant, sold his stock to
E. w. Wickey. the president of the
company.
Charles Mayer confirmed the story
that the Hammond Pure Ice Company
had been separated from the Lake
County Ice & Cold Storage Company.
He said that Wickey had been unable
to meet his obligations. He said that
the company Wickey headed that had
not made any none and had gone
further into debt.
Mayer says that the Hammond COM
pany Is incorporated for 100000 and
has properties worth at least $S0,0oo
He says that tho company now has
plans on foot for the purchase Of new
equipment and that 1t will be in a po-
sition to serve the people of this COM
munity more satisfactorily than ever
this year.
Especially in view of the prospect OF
failure OF the ice crop that is usually
harvested by the Knickerboclser Ice
Company In this region. The plant of
the Hammond Pure Ice Company is To-
Gated along the Monon tracks Just
south of Fayette street