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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-28

slammed the door closed 1T was use
less forty again to entrap the man.
The detectives took John Rose to the
police station.
All DAY Christmas and throughout
Monday and Tuesday the boy was kept
in a cell at the police station lie re
fused e di1ulse his name. lie would
not tell where he lived nor anything
about himself Ia tho meantime police
had been securing the city trying 70
learn his identity ana the location OF
the still that was supplying Ham
mond's youngest hootlegger with
''hooch
This morning the boys mother APP
peared at the police station and asked
the police % hunt for her son. She
was confronted with the boy
When police told her they We're go
INK . take aim away from her she
broke down completely. She was re
vived with considerable effort
The boy maintained an impenetrabla
silence regarding his father and OPP
Grafton Of the still At his homo lie
refused u say ans thing Cor fear OF
matchmaking his parents
lie admitted having made TWO pre-
vious trips 10 the oakley avenue pool
room lie sold the "boe~tleG" liquor AZ
other Hammond business places. too.
ne said
Police visited the hoys home irm-
diatelv after the mothar revealed her
ideutity They found tie father at
home Every trace Of a still or any
other Illegal contrivance for violation
Of the prohibition law had been re-
moved Police believe the father be-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-28
SUBJ QUESTION MAY BRING LLOYD GEORGE

standpoint of the road ufunei except
m the ease or a big city iike Chicago
which insists on some degree Of con-
formItv WIN It's hNed plan and on
protecting. through it's able plan CONE
mission. the future interests OF thc cit5
as a whole"
In Hammond railroads have euor-
ed the interests. rights ana future ~
| the city ana have placed astride the
normal avenues or directions Of
growth Of the elts great Yards which
have proven 10 Zoe a permanent inn
pediment to the DEVELOPMENT of the
city. In past years. city officials and
leading citizens have been persuaded
~ tho great benefit to the city &C such
rniiruHd development and tho great ana
irroparahe loss 90 the community
through the closing 81 streets has been
! mimminizeJ
Yards Become Nuisance.
The srie Yards are 4 partial eN-
ception to this rule in that the Yards
we're in Hammond FIRST and THE city
has been built around them But Tie
fact that 100 gar drags pull out Of the
Yards, and tho block against them. bold
the crossings or back into tho Yards
again only 20 attempt crossing again
$50. - -
~ - d'skr"'" r. the po"S''"
"''enee g Fali""E s'Rh@' inA ,''"' 4.
IS necessary "a get heavy freight
train under way three times fn order
/ 20 ger Guy o. ti's '''P"s A"n o."
Joui i'es ~ mus '@Se '''' Sc ~ ''''
'"eh'S are e''i'i0N Gu" g"e -
So anu am 'l'
INA f"d"+ az
/ aSea. lh's results I" great neon s''.-
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Guy
sue" MO- '."' ''0"e
met ana ''ui'''a AN e"ues 'i"' -
Spoii S'pie i0' 'n"s'' 'i '"e
OF crossings 'v''p'".''e" ~
Neu want =" 49, ~.
lhSAde s''S meth ~
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f"t"s o@ 'ne ~ pi's','''.'' no. ~ '.','
SOU" ''o
100 az" "u' 20 ing 90
ana pas4eHs Trans l' 'i', '''
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-28

CONTINUED from Page pne'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-28
DON'T LET THAT COLD
GET THE BETTER OF VOL

If that persistent cough or cold IS
fastened on you AT this season or the
! year it may lead TO serious results.
Your doctor would tell YOU that the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-28
Easy To GO over

But if the eleva ton OF these tracks
is not feasible: nature has favored
tho plan Of having the highways go
over the tracks II viii he remem-
bered that these railroads run parallel
10 the Grand Calumet river on the
north side OF that river
Nov the United States government
engineers require all bridges 70 pc
elevated TO considerable distance
above the river so that small craft can
mass under This necessitates APP
proaches to all bridges that this
elevation can be reached
Now II would be a comparitiveiy
inexpensive thing TO start from the
elevation reached a the bridge, going
north. and go on up until sufficient
heighth Is reached To make legal
clearance over the railroad tracks
This elevation could be either via
! duct or on a All except AZ the actual
railroad crossing where some bridge
/ work would he necessary.
THE drop from this elevation 70
! Hoffman street IN the case OF Holman
street, to one Hundred and Fiftieth
| street. In the case OF Calumet and Co
lumbia avenues is feastable from an
engineering point of view BY raising
the grades OF the intersectins street
sufficient to make 2 gradual decent
In the further support Of this plan
the city ~ Hammond now conteln-
plates the opening and extension 81
! Sohl street northwsrd on viaduc'
over these same tracks until 1t forms
the extension of Johnson street on the
north side"
This plan wo1ld eliminate eight
grade crossings and is6 train move
ments which necessitate the raisins
and lowering Of gates, The expense
should be divided with the railroads
which would be saved interruptions o.
service. costly crossing maintenance
and damages for personal injuries
| These crossings once separated would
never again be disturbed. The eN-
penditure Of money would not be vast
ed later on BY any possible change (
track elevation"
Railroad Yards Nuiaance
you never heard OF a railroad tax.
ing up with the mayor and board o.
! works Of a growing city like Hammond
! the question OF the advisabiiity of 10.
eating Yards or shops in one section O
! the city or another with reference II
the possibility that the construction 81
such yards might prove mistake botl
| from the standpoint OF the city anc
the railroad"
i their development projects from th'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-28
SEEKS END
OF CROSSING
BLOCKADES

CContinued from Page onet
Been sl.ooc.000.o0 and YOU cant stop a.
one street
There are 50 crossings Of railroads
and main traffc thoroughfares alone
in Hammond that the taxpayers would
have TO help to pRy for They vould
not all be a. expensive a. the Holman
street crossing where separation %
grades would be necessary but it is
safe to say that Hammond could not
have genoral track elevation under
the present law for less than $4,000
10000 to $o,00oOe0oo -'
TO raise this sum Of money the as
sessed valuation Of the city would have
10 DO $780, 10000 while It is now
only s60.ooo,0O0.o
II il time the people OF hammond
we're made to realize that track elevr-
ton is so far off that some imnedia t.
measures must be taken TO remedy the
grade crossing blockade"
Then Mhnt Cnn BE Done.
There are two matters OF policy
that can at once he adopted by the
city that VIII go a great way towards
alternating conditions These are as
1OilON ;.
4. Certain tracks over which there
is a considerable train movement In
serving factories viii never be elevated
but instead the highways must 60 over
them. These grade crossings can pa
eliminated at q comparatively small OK
pense. In this way 10 of the 50 grade
crossings on our principal thorough
/ fares can be eliminated
.. The dispatching Of freight trains
| in and out Of railway yards located
/ inside Of the city viii have to be more
carefully regulated in the interest q
efficient operation and if the offend
! ing railroads would postpone indefn-
itely their share OF the expense Of uiti-
mate track elevation"
| Under proposition number one foI
! the, reduction of the grade CROSSING
nuisance the factory service tracks Of
! the Elgin. Joliet q Eastern and Of the
| Indiana Harbor Belt railway. over or
the north side afford the greatest OPP
portunity to the city planner-
| feThese tracks are devoted prin cipal-
" 70 factory service. switching in and
out Of small yards. and the business
Of placing and pulling cars FOR the
| benefit OF our Industries
/ These tracks can never he elevated
FOR the reason that it would be neces-
sary 70 elevate the entire sites upor
which manufacturing plants are bull
or the alternative of elevating switch
tracks or switching cars over prohioi-
tive grades"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
THE
u. S. USCO TREAD

q. >. OSNO 1NEAD
Here is the u. S. Usco
Tread, with a long-estab-
lished standard of service
among motorists who have
an eye to value, as well as
to price. While selling for
less than the other tires in the
u. S. Fabric line, the Usco
has earned a reputation for
quality and dependable econ
omy which is not exceeded
by any tire in its class.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
BLOOMINGTON.

r. N Hoskins starts for Lisbon,
IN. D., today to attend to business
connected with his farm A wind
storm recently damaged some of the
outbuildings, and he will repair
them.
Kermit, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Bohringer. reported as having
ia dislocated arm last week as a re-
suit of being thrown from a vehicle
while driving a team on a hayfork,
was found by the aid of the X-ray
to have broken bone in the same
arm and will have to be quiet for
some time, but at present is getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Obershaw are
here from Fairmont, Mimi, visitors
lat the home of Mr. Obershaw's son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
lJ. G.. Bernhard. Mr. Obershaw is
quite indisposed and it is hoped
that a visit with relatives and
friends in the old home town may
benefit him.
Building operations are progress
sing despite the hot weather. The
carpenters have the roof of the Fred
Welsh garage in charge. The wall
of the Orr garage is several feet
high, the two-by-fours are all up
for the roof on the Ludden cold
storage building. Work is progress
ing on the B. c.. Johnson and Bur-
nell Oates residences. and the addi-
ton to the Glenn Shafts house is
finished. Casper Auel has built a
new porch on his house.
While driving in with load of
hay on Mrs. Peter Rooney's farm on
the 4th, Rube Birch had tip-over,
and most of the load went on him.
1t was very hot day, and he was
nearly suffocated before the men
could get him uncovered. Mrs. Birch
was SO badly shocked on account of
the accident and the suspense of
waiting until her husband was
rescued from his uncomfortable
position, that she was i'll for sew
eral days.
While Harry Burton and his wife
of Hazelton, Iowa, were motoring
down the big Borah hill just south
iof Bridgeport about 2 o'clock this
afternoon the car tipped over the
bank and Mr.. Burton was killed and
the car very badly damaged. BY
some miracle Mrs. Burton was not
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20

badly injured The Burtons were
selling groceries around the coun-
try Undertaken Ralph Hoskins
happened to pass the scene shortly
after the accident and took charge
of the body. No further particulars
are available at this early hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Chapman are
in receipt of letter from Mrs. Ma
bel McLane Hall, announcing the
death of Webster Cook, at his home
in Eureka, California. Old age and
paralysis are given as the causes
of death Mr.. Cook for many years
was resident of this community.
town and village. He was a veteran
of the Civil War, Co. F, Seventh
Wisconsin Infantry. of which the
late Griffin Hickok and other we'll
known veterans of this place were
members. Mr.. Cook leaves a widow,
the daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Job Crabtree. Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
BOSCOBEL.

Sheriff Holmes was over from
Lancaster Monday after Louis Stem
ner, whose divorced wife, now re-
siding at Mason City, alleges is de-
1nquent in alimony payments to
amount of $1,000. Mr.. STEINER
disregarded recent summons to
appear in court to answer to the
complaint and the warrant was then
issued. The matter is to be heard
on the 25th inst. and defendants
employer, Fred Mertz. vouched for
his appearance on the date named.
Mr.. STEINER denies the allegation
and declares he has settled in full
for his freedom.
Cody Eckstein arrived home last
week from Maryknoll seminary at
ing for the priesthood, and will en-
joy a brief vacation. The young
man spent the Weekend with friends
in Madison and Ridgeway. Cody is
one of 60 students receiving special
course of instruction at Maryknoll
fitting them for church work in the
Orient. Ossinning is an interesting
place, given considerable notoriety
- oSCOuAC VI O1HS OAHS pr1SOH DG-
ing located there Mr.. Eckstein re-
ports having visited the great penal
institution on several occasions
One of the most impressive scenes is
the death chamber and it's electric
chair. Not long since Is prisoners,
all awaiting the death penalty, were
confined there. Not far distant
from Ossinning is another interest
ing ocality-Sleepy Hollow, made
famous by Washington Irving. Lo-
Gated on the historic Hudson river,
but 80 miles from New York City,
Ossinning is quite an important
pOint.-Dial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Community Happenings
From Exchanges and
Outside Reporters.
FAYETTEVILLE

Chautauquas, as moncy-making
investments, are losers in Platte
Vile. Those who sign the guaran-
tee fund year after year can assure
you of it.
The storm Thursday noon took
the roof off the Haug store at Elmo.
East of Platteville hail fell in large
quantities and the wind tore down
the corn III number of fields.
Mrs. J. B. Piquett is visiting her
son Louis at Chicago and with rela-
tives in Michigan City, Indiana.
Fred Robinson of ManitoWoc, for
mer superintendent of water works
here, is in Platteville visiting
friends. Mrs Robinson accompa-
MED him.
Mrs. Andrew Heilshorn and
daughter Ruth, of New Jersey, are
visiting at the H. P Hellmer home
on East Main street. They will re-
main until September 1, when they
will be joined by Mr.. Heilshorn and
all return home together.
Fred Weinbergen has been ap-
pointed purchasing agent for the
Big Badger Fair.
The Misses Sphinx of Big Patch
have gone to Seattle to visit their
sister
Harry Steinhoff and family have
gone to Iowa and Nebraska on
motor trip.
Charles Coke and family of Mil
waukee are here on visit.
The Iowa Oil Company of Dubu-
que, Iowa, has purchased the Platte
vile station of the Waterloo
Chemical Works and took possession
the 9th. The new company will in
crease the storage capacity to 5O,-
600 gallons at once. The new COM
pany will be under the same man
agement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Robinson met
with an accident last week near
Belmont while on their way to
Janesville A Ford car darted out of
a blind lane and hit their car. Mrs
Robinson received severe injuries.
Milo Rand, writing from Phoenix
Ariz.. says 10 is daily temperature
there and 120 at Needles, just be-
low, the day before he wrote. He
says they have been fifteen months
without rain, but Notwithstanding
they shipped $50 car loads of can
taloupes and a number of cars of
watermelons. They no doubt use
the system of irrigation there. He
had Mr.. France ship him a quantity
of good old Wisconsin honey. -
Witness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
Notice for Administration and
NOtICe 10 OreUItOrS.
State of Wisconsin, County Cour


State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Grant County-In Probate.
In re estate of Herman Brande-
muehl, deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that at
the special term of said court to be
held on the 4th Tuesday of August,
A. D. 1921, at the court house in
the city of Lancaster, county of
Grant and state of Wisconsin, there
will be heard and considered, the
application of Henry Brandemuehl,
of Lancaster, Wis, for the appoint
ment of an administrator of the
estate of Herman Brandemuehl,
late of the city of Lancaster, in said
county, deceased;
Notice is hereby further given,
that at the special term of said court
to be held at said court house, on
the 4th Tuesday of November, A. D.
1921, there will be heard, consider
ed and adjusted, all claims against
said Herman Brandemuehl, deceas-
ed;
And notice is hereby further Civ
en-, that all such claims fo- exam
ination and allowance must be pre-
sented to said county court at the
court house in the city of lancaster.
in said county and state, on or be-
fore the 18th day of November, A.
D. 1921, or be barred.
Dated July 18th, 1921.
By the Court,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
MONTFORT.

VIM Nichols was taken to the
Cunningham hospital at Platteville
Sunday, having recurrence of his
old trouble for which he had an
operation some time ago. His condi-
ton is very critical.
Jake Stake received serious in
juries in a peculiar manner one day
last week. In preparing to put ha%
in the barn, Jake got up on a lad
der to open the nay NOV door from
the outside. The door was like
most such doors, hinged at the bot
tom and extended into the gable.
When the big door swung out and
down it caught the ladder upon
which Jake stood and he was pre-
cipitated to the ground, and badly
jured.
Mrs. Vera Schultz and baby of
Ludington, Mich, visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Jones. the
past week. Harold Stacy was also a
guest at the Jones home, leaving in
his car for his home in Palmyra
Monday, accompanied by Mrs.
Schultz who will visit her sister,
Mrs. Henry Stacy, in that city. Mr..
and Mrs. R. o. Quick rode as far as
Madison with them.
A. E. Thomas, accompanied by
j. ]. Quick, the contractor in charge
of extensive building operations on
the Thomas farms, went to Dubu-
que where Mr.. Thomas placed large
orders for lumber. He will erect
large barn on the old place, the
foundation being completed, and
VIII also build a commodious, mod
ern home on what is known as the
Comfort place on the Montfort-Cobb
road.-Mail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20

youngster who just missed being
struck by the truck He had been
sounding his horn and was in no
way to blame for the accident, ac-
cording to witnesses. The youngster
was taken to doctors office where
he had his cuts dressed, after which
he was removed to his home.
The Galena team met defeat We'd
nesday at the hands of the Union
Giants, the colored team beaten by
Lancaster. Friday a week ago. The
score at Galena was to 2.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
CASSVILLE.

Or. Norton j. Eversoll is now as
ISOLATED with Dr. William Cunning
nam. Platteville, for the practice of
medlclne and all that goes with that
PROFESSION. Great team, that.
Many picnic parties in the park
these days, especially Sundays.
Home folks as we'll as persons from
inland towns go there to enioy the
scenery on The mighty Mississippi.
not SO imposing since the water is
gettlng low but still some river.
The people at Quinn, S. D.. ceIe-
brated July 4 and the weather was
so chilly that the dancers in the
bowery couldn't keep warm. wrote
IFlend there to relatives here.
What do you think of that for
weather? Here in Cassville one
couldn't keep cool, nor refrain from
wondering whether the hereafter
pangs" are still pending.
MRS: Leo Philipson of Chicago
arrived here Sunday morning from
Trip away out west. She went in
way 10 Turlock, California, to at
eenf the wedding of her niece Miss
norma Loop-daughter of Mrs. w.
Lltchheld, who used to be Mary
Schartenstein. Mrs. Philipson went
20 washington to see her nephew
FRED Scharfenstein and family who
salled July for a years stay in
honolulu. Mrs. PhiIipson also Wis
lIed In Minneapolis and intends to
go TO Cuba City today to stay a few
days with Mrs. E. D. McNett and
FAMILY, who will drive over to Cass-
Vllle TO get aunt Eda. Index.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
FAYETTEVILLE.

r. f. Conlon was the successful
bidder for the laying of sewer mains
for which the city advertised recent
ly. There were three other bidders.
Miss Opal Kabele of this city and
Mr.. Raymond Jentz were married in
Dubuque last Wednesday. Both
young people are highly regarded
bv their many friends who extend
best wishes for all good things in
life. Mr. and Mrs. Jentz will reside
in this city.
The town clock, the standby for
so many years, is back in place again
and it is a great relief to everyone.
Citizens have become so accustomed
to this convenience that it is now
quite necessity. The new face has
been touched up, the hands are re-
gilded and the whole clock presents
a fine appearance. 1t stands out like
a million and may be seen from
all around in very satisfactory
manner.
1t has been generally known that
certain parties, girls and young
in the middle of the night, and I'M
chaperoned. The beach is to close
at 1000 O'Clock and parties who
NlSIC II 1oCCl Ihc1h bAAebC ShOuAo AOL NC
so unless under permission and &C
companied by proper chaperonage.
The good name of the beach is one
of it's attractions. 1t is not wise to
permit the use of it without super
vision, lest something occur to de-
tract from the reputation that it
has.
The guarantors of the Platteville
chautauqua were called upon to
pa. nearly their full amount of the
guarantee, $500 each, for the
course. This amount was signed by
each of fifty business men. and the
course put on was supposed to have
been one worth the money" There
is no adverse criticism made of any
one of the entertainments, but there
we're no extra star features given
which should have been expected
from a course of this price. 1t is
generally conceded that the Red
path people had a contract which
was very decidedly to their advan
tage in every sense and they took
that advantage of it too. The course
was fairly good course, but the
time was not a propitious one in
PIatteville with the result that but
small crowds attended the enter
inments.-Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20

Gotleib Christ, 70, we'll known
Boscobel citizen. expired in his chair
while talking to a nephew, Charles
Christ, at whose home he had drop
ned in for a visit. Mr.. Christ was
born in Germany but had lived in
Boscobel since he was nine years
old. A wife survives him.
Merwin Gibson, the 10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson
of route 5, Dubuque township. died
on Wednesday afternoon at 1 O'Clock
at Mercy hospital as result of an
accidental discharge of revolver a
little over a week ago. The accident
which caused his death occurred in
the barn on the Gibson farm when
the boy was pounding a cartridge
while holding the revolver with the
muzzle against his abdomen. The
how was the only child and was
born on October s, 1910.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
E. B. GOODSELL, Judge.
Brennan & Carthew, Attorneys.
n

Herbert Raymaker, 7-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raymaker,
residing near Galena Hill in East
Dubuque, was cut about the face
this noon when he was knocked
down by an auto driven by Joe De-
Muth, a farmer residing near Louis
burg, Wis. DeMuth was attempting
to go past a big truck at the foot
of the hill when he struck the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20

The Freeport bankers have With
drawn all rewards for apprehension
OF bank thieves, forgers, etc., ana
will use the money to hire a speclal
detective who will handle all cases
of this nature. $50
Adelaide Bastain, years, daugnl,,
ter of Harry Bastain, Galena, t.,t
ten feet down a flight of steps but
received nothing more tnan d ueep
cut on her face.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
MT. HOPE.

Frank Monroe has traded his ga
rage at Platteville to Fred Erven
for his farm in Millville hollow:
Mrs. E. M. Cox and daughter
Gertrude left this Wednesday for a
visit Of a months duration at
Wedron, ILL.,. Allen Grove and Fond
du Lac, this state. Mr.. Cox expects
to join them later.
Writ Monroe and wife went 10
Madison the first of the week, where
Mrs. Monroe will receive treatment
for her eyes in the hope that by an
operation later, she may have her
sight restored.
Frank Church has been at the
hospital in Boscobel for the past
two months having a foot treated
for blood poison, which seemed to
get worse. Finally gangrene set in
and last week Tuesday he had the
leg amputated below the s.. knee a,o by J
we'll and expects to be out OF the
hospital in week or so.-Record.