Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 160, Hammond, Lake County, 20 April 1908 — Page 6

THE TIMES.

Monday, 'April 20, 1908.

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CROWN POINT NEWS Hub Gets Advertising. Hardly a day goes by without Crown Point, the justices of the peace and the county clerk's office , being mentioned in the metropolitan dailies. Yesterday's Record-Herald gives an account of a prominent Chicago millionaire clubman, poet and soldier being married to a manicurist of that place and the secret of their marriage havfng just leaked out. Verily, all sorts and conditions of men and women visit our town and probably if all their ro mances could be told, it would make a book well worth the reading. Progress of Construction Work. E. H. Crowell and his men took down the iron bridge across Deep river near the Adank farm last week to allow the dredsre men to cross the road. The work of dredging the stream is progressing very slowly owing to the numerous obstalces the contractors have encountered since they came to the railroad tracks. The Commercial hotel management dispensed with the bus call service last week and the old slate which has done service for nearly twenty years for the public to write bus calls upon, was taken down. Steve Russell is building an addition to his bowling alley and pool room, his present quarters gelng too small to accommodate his business. The D. F. N. P. C. club, composed of sixteen young men in' town, entertained their young lady friends at an elaborate course supper at the Presbyterian parlors Saturday evening, and a delightful time is reported by all those present. Will Helntz, wife and little son, visited with friends in Geenva, 111., over Easter. Job. Stevens, a nephew of "Dad" Stevens of this place and a former resident hereabouts twenty years ago, visited here during the week-end. Mr. Stevens is employed by the Ringling Brothers' circus and has seen a good deal of the world since he left here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Daugherty and children visited with friends In Hammond yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Friedrich are visiting with relatives for a few days. Henry is employed in the offices of the Fort Wayne railroad in Chicago. The Athletic association of the Crown Point high school will give a pie social in the assembly room of the high school building. A small admission fee will be charged to help defray the expenses in the coming athletic meet and all the requested to turn out and give the boys a. boost. Delbert McCay has signed as catcher for the Valparaiso baseball team this year and Is practicing with them this week preparatory to their first big game with South Bend this week-end. Harry Graves of Hammond visited with friends In, town over Sunday. Two mendicants with aTbig cinnamon bear and a "box of groans" are making things 'lively for the people of Griffith today, also raking in a few Eheckles. Will Hoffman and wife, who is employed at Kussmaail's cigar store in Hammond, visited with relatives In town over Sunday. Miss Hearst, German teacher at the high school, visited with friends in Chicago Saturday. Mrs. Barrington Brown visited with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Krost, in Chicago, on Saturday. ", Charles Mangold and wife visited with his parents on Joliet street Saturday and Sunday. ; Thomas Slade was buried yesterday at the Crown Point cemetery. The .Foresters had charge of the funeral pervlces. Judge McMahan transacted business In Chicago Saturday. Miss Carrie Seberger and Miss Ma tilda Barck, . teaching in North township, spent the week-end with relatives here. Miss Claudia McMahon returned today to her studies at Ann Arbor. Roy G. Parry visited his parents here yesterday. Mrs. Frank Krimbill and Mrs. William KrinblU went to Chicago yesterday to see Mrs. Frank Paulson, who is reported as being quite sick. Eugene Crowell was a Hammond visitor yesterdaj-. Ex-Senator Kopelke attended the Easter services at the Episcopal church in Hammond yesterday. Miss Clara Pinter visited with friends in Chicago Saturday evening and Sunday. Mrs. Underwood returned last evening from a visit .with Hammond and East Chicago friends. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Allen Salisbury and daughter, Virginia, visited in Chicago yesterday. Rev. George Heintz, who has been nsslsting Rev. Claus in the Easter communion services at Hammond, returned last evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Groraan of Warren street, Hammond, returned this morning after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dinwiddle yesterday. John Crawford, who is attending Northwestern, spent the week-end with relatives here. Tomorrow, Tuesday, is the date set, ;for the regular monthly horse sale. The Q. A. M. club will meet at the home of Miss Belle Peterson on Court street tomorrow evening. Probation Officer Muzzall is in Hammond today. LOWELL. Joe Buckley, traveling salesman for a Danville, 111., brick- company, en route to his home at Danville, stopped pff here between trains for a few hours'

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visit with his father, William Buckley, Saturday. James Watson of Monon visited Ed Walker and family here and his son, Louis, who is attending Chicago university, Sunday. Jim formerly owned a livery barn in LowelL He is now a rural mail carrier out of Monon. Dr. Achilles Davis and wife, of Chicago, visited his mother, Mrs. J. E. Davis, here Sunday. The Lowell high school baseball team played Wheatfield at the latter place last Friday. Lowell got defeated by a score of 13 to 3. Miss Cora Everett of the postof fice force at Rensselaer, visited her sister, Mrs. F. L. Hunt, and husband, here Sunday. Charley Cutler and wife, of Chicago, visited his mother at Creston and relatives in Lowell Saturday and Sunday. Charley is still holding down his position as head pressman with the Chicago American. Fleur de Lis Temple, Pythian Sisters, of this city, are making great preparations for the district meeting that is to be held in Lowell Tuesday, April 21. The district comprises Porter. Newton, Jasper and Lake counties. It will be all day and part of the night affair and there is xpected to be a large attendance and much im portant business transacted. Arthur Fuller and wife of Crown Point visited her mother, Mrs. Libbie Shurte, here Sunday. . rea ood and nephew. Vernon Hepp, of Chicago, visited his brothers Charley and Alva, relatives and former friends here Sunday. master tounaay was a fine day and our people thronged our streets with their fine toggery. BLACK OAK. Mr. and Mrs. John NImitz spent Fri day at Hammond. Mary Kraay spent Thursday after noon the guest of Tillie Keck. Mrs. J. T. Relland transacted business at Toleston Saturday. William Ewen spent Friday evenine' ana baturday the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watts at Ross. Mike Grimmer of Highland was a vis itor here Friday. J. C. Seberger transacted business at Crown Point Saturday. J. A. Nickel is having a modern cottage erected on his lots east of the school building. EAST CHICAGOJNDIAHA HARBOR Mrs. bauer, wife of Dr. Frederick Sauer, was in Chicago Friday doing her faster shopping. Miss Stella Kent spent Saturday in Chicago. C. P. Burdick was In "Chicago Satur day. W. B. Van Home was in Crown Point Saturday on business. J. W. Maxwell" has Just received one of the finest landaus " that ever has appeared in this neck of tha woods. Come on,-boys, there is no excuse fr walking your girls' now. - Judge T. M. C. Hembroff . was in Chicago Friday. Attorney J. A. Patterson is sick with a bad case of bronchitis. - Abe Ottenheimer and Jack Evans were Gary Saturday. " The Eagles held a business meeting Friday night with the" president, J. D. Williams, in the chair. The purpose of the meeting was to arrange details for the state convention to be held in Hammond at a. neardate. Max Nassau was in Chicago Friday on business. William Smallberger was in Chicago Friday on business. J.. D. Williams went to Hammond Fridy on business. Miss Ida Weiner and Dave Weiner of Crown Point are visiting friends In the city. M. H. Harris was in Chicago Friday. The Misses Alta and Anna Specter spent the week-end in Chicago. Herman Flehr and Joe Bartholomew were at the Majestic in Chicago Friday night. Dr. Goldman will move into the office vacated by E. W. Wickey. Mrs. G. F. Moore of Worthington, Minn., is visiting Mrs. F. M. Hascall on Todd avenue. , The Ladies', Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church at Indiana Harbor met with Mrs. Charles Forester at her home in Grapevine street Thursday afternoon. The question of purchasing a new organ for the church to take the place of the present one was discussed. It was decided to buy the organ, with the help of the Epworth league and the Sunday school, both of which are pledged to raise funds to aid toward this purpose. An Easter Monday ball will be given by . the William McKlnley Woman's Relief Corps at Weiland's hall this evening. An admission fee will be charged. FOR RENT Two furnished rooms for light housekeeping at 3733 Hemlock street, Indiana Harbor. Inquire at the above place. 4-17-tf. EASTER MILLINERY. Ladies, if you need a hat this season do not fail to see Mrs. Blumenthal's large varietv. You will save money buying of her because she has no store expense. A present of a beautiful Easter bouquet given with very sale. MRS. BERTHA 137th St., near Fir. BLUMENTHAL. Ind. Harbor, Ind. CARL ANDERSON GENERAL CONTRACTOR Building and Sidewalks A SPECIALTY Telephone X. II. 662. ' Res. t2U

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Case Is Continued. mi - . 1118 isier case in which the de fendant was charged with violation o the pure food law in not handling his meat properly came up before Judge nuoer baturday and was continued un til Wednesday. The attorneys fo FMal ' Hi, I Tt-l ... - .-.v... vulllBS( wianoim ana suck are preparing to put up a erreat flsrht fo the defense, and if necessary to appeal it to tne supreme court. The chie wnness tor the state will be vHealth Officer T. B. Templin who asserts that ne lias repeatedly marned the proprie tor of the store without avail, and Ofn cer Gus Neuman, who made the arrest Deny They Are Anarchists. The latest thing to be formed in Gary in the way of societies and or ganizations is the "Brotherhood of the Ked Necktie, which now numbers fir teen members. A feature of the orcan ization is the insignia of the order, a red necktie which is guaranteed to distinguish any member at any dis tance the eye can see, and when unable to see them they can be heard for some distance. Among the members are the entire police force of Gary. The members deny all anarchistic affilia tions. Work Is Tied Up. The north end of Broadway is con siderably tied up at the present time with the work being done by the paving contractors and the putting in or tne abutments across Broadway on the Lake Shore. Traffic is compelled to take a wide detour to enter and get out of the mills as well as the pedestrians. The work in putting in the abutments will last some time as the work has just begun. .Henry e. Tuper, a well-known swindler, who operated in Gary for some time, is now wanted badly in St Joe for forgery. A ?25 reward is being posted throughout the country for his arrest and return to that city TVhile in Gary Tupper wrote several worthless checks, but was afterward released upon promise to settle up. He then returned to St. Joe where he was wanted at that time for the same charge and instead of settling as he promised, committed a forgeryand then escaped. in a few more days Broadway will be paved from the North end to the Pennsylvania tracks, the main section of the thoroughfares at the present time. For many months the business men and the team owners have waited its completion and now they are about to realize it. With the great stretch of broad, well laid navement. th beauty and expanse of the splendid street Is more fully realized. In the south part of town, the W. A. Cain construction company will soon have both sides of the street completed up to the Michigan Central and north of Fifth avenue the work has been en tirely completed by Bloom &Son as far as they can go. Mayor Knotts went to LaPorte Fri day to testify in the condemnation suit of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend, which is now being tried in the superior court. J. II. McDonald, a watchman at the bridge for the Indiana Steel company, was arrested by a foreigner Saturday for striking the man as he was leaving the mill. They were charsrerl with making a practice of this when they became angry with the foreigners. McDonald was acquitted by Judge Huber. J. C. Block of Elmira, N. Y., was in Gary on business. Mr. Block may in vest money here as he is favorably im pressed with the city. He reports business being bery quiet in the east. As usual on a bright Sundey, the suburban trains to Gary were crowd ed with hundreds of visitors to Gary. The streets presented a gala appearance and Broadway was lined with the largest crowd of the year. A party of Chicago Heights business men and their families came to Gary yesterday in eight automobiles to take In the sights of the steel city. - HOBART. Miss Christina Hoffman of Hegewlsch, Is here visiting her cousins, the Misses Fleck, for a few days. The teachers met in township In stitute today. About fifteen Hobartltes will go to to Valparaiso- tonight to attend the Porter county oratorical contest. Ar rangements have been made to have No. 11 on the Pennsylvania lines stop ot Hobart tonight for those wishing to return. Miss Mathleen Klllgrew has been on the sick list for several days. Roy Shearer and family, of Chi cago, are here for a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Shearer. Mrs. Henry Ols, of Gary, was a Ho bart visitor yesterday. Mrs. W. Struble was in Chicago yes terday to meet her son, who has been in Michigan for his health for several months. Rev. Thomas Jansen was a visitor yesterday at Schererville, Ind. Good Friday was observed by both the terra cotta and brick yards, the men having a holiday and also a chance to plant some potatoes. Mrs. W. W. Truesdell of Chicago spent Easter In Hobart with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder of Chi cago were visitors in Hobart Saturday and Sunday. Ed Kelly of Chicago was in town yesterday and while here rented the Gordon house on Michigan avenue. Mr. Kelly will soon move his family back to Hobart. Miss Stella Kent of Indiana Harbor spent Sunday here with her mother Mrs. Thomas Sholl. Miss Lena and Herman Michelsen of Chicago visited with their parents in Hobart over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Tyler and fam- j

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ily were visitors with friends in Valparaiso yesterday.. Charles Kostbade of Chicago was here yesterday, the guest of his brother, William. Christ Abel of Whiting visited relatives in Hobart yesterday. George Ostrander of .Chicago and Howard Ostrander of Miller, visited their mother in Hobart yesterday. CLARK STATION. Mr. and Mrs. M. Seller and daughter Miss Gwendolyn spent the day with LaPorte relatives. Miss M. Clossen of Whiting spent a few days visiting with Clark relatives. The Clarke baseball team was matched' to play the Toleston team Sunday, and the Clarke White Sox, Juniors played the Edgemore team. F. Behn spent the forenoon attending to business matters at Hammond. Mr. E. Clossen of South Chicago witnessed the St. Louis-White Sox game at Chicago. Mrs. A. Luck and daughter Miss Lydia attended the German Luthern church at Indiana Harbor. After church they were entertained by Mrs. B. Schrieber. Mr. W. Diettman spent Saturday afternoon at Toleston. G. Scheurer of Clarke spent Friday at South Chicago. LANSING-. Miss Cora L. Ward of Berrington spent Friday and Saturday with her parents. Miss Minnie Gruhlke Is spending a few days at home. Master Andrew Ward went to see the Ringling Bros' circus on Friday. Mr. Henry Miller is spending a few days at home. Miss Mary Lehmker has returned home from a few days' visit in Chicago. DYER. Frank Klassen of St. John was a business visitor here Friday. After spending several days with her sister at St. John, Mrs. Johnson and children returned to her home here in Dyer, Friday. Phillip Austgen of St. John was here Friday on business. State inspector of the railroad inter locking systems was here Saturday to look over and approve of the changes made in the system on the E. J. & E. the past week. George Gard of Schererville trans acted business here Saturday. Miss Ida Ziesenhenna returned to Dyer Saturday morning from a short visit with relatives. Peter Cope of Schererville made a business call here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Trinen and Miss Theresia Keul of South Chicago came Saturday morning to spend Easter at the home of Theodore Kellman left Sat urday morning for a short visit with relatives at Chicago. MONON. Mrs. Bert Martin of Lafayette came Friday night and spent Easter with rel atlves here. Mrs. Edwards is moving into the little room on South Market street just south of the tracks. C. D. Danford was a business caller n Monticello Friday. iur. ana airs, jiauae Wright came home from a visit in Hammond, Friday evening. Mr. J. A. Thrawls of Rensselaer came Saturday afternoon for a short vi3it with I. A. Gray and family. RENSSELAER. Miss Jessie McKeever, who Is attend ing school In Wisconsin, is spending the spring vacation with her parents here. The fnueral of Addison Parkinson was held at the residence Sunday af ternoon. Interment was made In the Weston cemetery. Ross Benjamin, who has been in the west for several weeks, returned home yesterday. Mrs. C. D. Martin of Cincinnati has arrived here to be on hand for the wedding of her nephew, Mr. Leonard Rhoades, to Miss Ruth Harris, on April 22. A. A. Boyer has returned to his home in Dwight, 111., after several days' visit with Ephriam Hughes. Alfred Fairchild and Miss Edna P. Hart of Demotte were married here yesterday afternoon at the M. E. par sonage by Rev. H. L. Kindig. Both parties are quite well known here. HESSVILLE. Miss Pearl Reich spent Sunday In Hammond. A large crowd went to Hammond to attend the church services at St. Paul's Lutheran church, yeserday. Hessville will have the honor this year of having the eighth grade com mencement exercises of the North township schools. The exercises will be held Thursday, May 28, in Gor man's hall. A committee consisting nf the principals of the differents school in the township and Miss Henderson has been, appointed by Trustee Schaaf to make preparations for this affair. The Hessville school club will assist in the decorating of the hall. An informal party was given Miss Gladys Gorman last week, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. WHEELER. Mrs. Oaks and sister, Mis Todd, at tended Easter services in "Valparaiso, Sunday. The church services next Sunday morning will be especially for the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Everyone is invited. Dr. Brook will give a lecture upon orders. Over 200 people from Wheeler attended the Oratorical and Musical contest in Valparaiso Saturday evening. They were very enthusiastic over Wheeler's receiving second prize in music

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WHITING NEWS High School Recital. A recital for the benefit of the Whiting High School Athletic association will be given in the high school auditorium tomorrow evening by Misses Ella C. Klose, soprano, and Margaret V. Lyttle, reader. Both Miss Close and Mises Lyttle are from the Valparaiso university and being talented artists, the concert promises to be a rare treat. The high school orchestra and chorus will assist, each giving one number. The chorus will render the song "To Thee, O Country," by Jules Eichberg, wmcn won the banner at the County Oratorical contest. Lake Aid Society's Bazaar. The Ladles' Aid society of the Christian church are giving a bazaar in a vacant store building on One Hundred and Nineteenth street which began this afternoon and ends tomorrow night. There will be several beautiful and useful articles on sale which may be purchased for a small price. The proceeds of this affair will be used in the erection of a house of worship for the Christians, who are rapidly gaining number. Mrs. Edward Ceiga is improving at the Wesley hospital in Chicago and expects to return home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Marks of Kewanee were the guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Max Stiglitz, Mr. and Mrs! Marks Intend making Chicago their future home. A. Pitzele of Chicago was a Whiting visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wallens of Chicago were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan MIgatz. A A A Attorney ana Mrs. Frank N. Gavit and children spent Easter at the home oi relatives in Saginaw, Mich. TT.. . . . lUBii urown or senrage avenue la entertaining his mother, Mrs. O'Hara or bugar Creek, Mo. Oliver O. Forsythe was here on busi ness on baturday. Mrs. George H. Hoskins delightfully entertained a party of ladles at her nome m Sheridan avenue Frldav vn ing. The evening was most pleasantly epeni, ours. JhiosKins proving to be charming hostess. Mrs. John Hannephin is visiting in vnicago. Miss Gertrude Welsby is out again aner an attack of tonsllitls. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hayes have gone to Michigan for a week's visit with relatives. v. v.uu,;,a naa auivea nome irom Morocco, Ind., where he suffered a siege of typhoid fever. He will resume his duties as desk sergeant in the police station in a lew days. John Backus, the ex-Whiting police officer, is now embloyed as driver on the wagon of the Lake Ice and Storage company as Kast Chicago. Rev. Manfred C. Wright of the Methodist church, assisted in the services at the Crown Point church Friday nignt, both by singing and preaching, Miss Willis of LaPorte avenue went to Michigan City Saturday night to De the guest of relatives and friends over Easter. Special Easter services were held in the Sacred Heart church yesterday. A Jesuit priest from Chicago assisted Rev. John B. Berg at the services both Sat urday and Sunday. Anna, the two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Potosnik, died at their home in Fred street Friday, after a short Illness with pneumonia. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock, interment taking place at the Hessville cemetery. iurs. nenry Hehrnes of New York avenue, entertained her sister and fam ily from Chicago, yesterday. Miss Minnie Stevenson spent Easter at the home of her parents in La Porte. Al Miller of Chicago has been the guest of his cousin, Mrs. John Wilds, of New York avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graves of New York avenue, are the proud parents of a little daughter. Joseph D. Murphy visited with his wife and son Joseph, at St. Margaret's hospital and found their attack of typhoid fever to not be a very serious one. Attroney Charles Greenwald spent Saturday transacting business in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Oakley have hoved from Fred street to the fiat over Siefer's store, which was recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gregg. Misses Mary Hickey, Edith Laugenhan and Irene Carringer were South Chicago visitors Saturday night. George Scott of Gary, spent Easter with his family in LaPorte avenue. The Fortnightly club will hold a business meeting at the home of Miss Nelle E. Wycoff ,in Ohio avenue this evening at which the annual election of officers will take place. Mr. and Mrs. John Nyhoff and daugh ter, Loretta, were the guests of Mrs. Nyhoff's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gillmurray of Sheridan avenue, over Easter. ROBERTSDALE. Mrs. Smith of South Chicago visited her niece, Mrs. Frad Kasch of Rob erta avenue yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kimbler moved from Whiting to Roberts avenue. William Dume visited his daughter Alice, at the South Chicago hispital Saturday evening, and he reports her as getting along nicely and able to sit up for the first time Saturday. Miss Rose Hennesey spent the day in South Chicago. Mrs. Fred Vater and Mrs. A. Opperman visited friends In Hammond Friday. Mrs. Annie Nelson of Harrison avenue was the guest of reltaives In Chicago Friday. Quite a number of the boys from

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here who attend the Whiting high school are busy practicing for the field meet at Crown Point, May 25. The boys are very enthusiastic and say they are bound to win. Mr. Raffels will discontinue his dry goods business in Roberts avenue In a few days and will move his stock to Gary, where he will start a store. Mr. Stout of Harrison avenue will rent the store vacated by Mr. Raffels and will start an automobile repair shop. Mrs. George Dobbine of Harrison avenue was in South Chicago Saturday. Dr. Kohr has just finished making extensive improvements to his place ot business on Indiana boulevard. He has built quite' an addition to it, besides having the whole building veneered bith brick, which makes a great improvement to the place. Some time in the near future Dr. Kohk Intends adding another story to the building. Mrs. Louis Klemme and daughter, Miss Hattie, were Chicago visitors Saturday. - The pupils of Miss P. Burnett's room will give a candy bazaar in the Frankrin school building Tuesday afternoon, April 22. The Eastern Star lodge of Whiting to which a number of Robcrtsdale ladies belong, have received a beautiful new organ of which they are very proud. On May 11, a number of ladies from here will be initiated into the order. A. Herrndobbler of Chicago visited his brother, Louis Herrndobbler, of Roberts avenue Saturday. The pupils of room one of the Franklin school were dismissed Fridty on account of the sickness of their teacher Miss Mable Hooper. VALPARAISO. Harry Carson of Northwestern Medi cal college, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Carson in this city. Gerald Norris of Chicago spent Sunday In the city with his parents. Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes and Mrs. Mary M. Todd of Wheeler, spent Sunday in the city. They came up to attend the master services at the Episcopal church. Miss Ivy Miller of Chesterton attend ed the oratorical contest at the Unlvirsitp auditorium Saturday evening. Miss Nell Watt returned from Oak Park this morning where she spent Sunday with her parents. Miss Grace Salyer attended the Easter song recital of Mme. Nordica in Chicago yesterday. Miss Grace Leonard was anothed Val paraiso attendant of the concert of the famous prima donna. At the republican Porter county delegate convention held at Memorial opera house in this city Saturday afternoon, the choice of the party for the various county offices as indicated by the primaries of Friday, was ratified. The convention was merely a matter of form, there being no contest for any office. When the vote for sheriff was called for Ross Jones in behalf of his brother, James Jones, the defeated candidate, moved that the nomination of Clayton Wood be made unanimous. Mr. Oyon, the defeated candidate for surveyor then withdrew and Guv Stinchfleld was declared nominated by acclamation. Candidates J. C. Carson for nomination for coroner. L. H. Coolin for treasurer, and Amos Lantz for commissioner of ths South district were nominated without onnosition. Gus Anderson of Chesterton and An drew Bickel of Valparaiso, the pres ent incumbents, were renominated for commissioner from the North and Cen ter districts respectively, defeating temperance candidates L. H. Robbing of McCool and John Ritter of Valparaiso by delegate votes nearly two to ane. Remarks were made by Hon. M. L. DeMotte, who was chosen chairman of the convention, deprecating the practice of a very large number of demo crats who voted in the republican pri maries, it is generally thought, for the successful candidates for commis sioner from the Center and North dis tricts and for Trustee of Center township who are generally considered as being affiliated with the liquor intereste. He said that hp l-inrf1 that "not single republican would have the cheek to vote at the coming democratic caucus. His remarks were loudly anplauded. It is estimated that of the 1058 votes cast in Valparaiso, more than 200 were those of democrats. It is reported also that large numbers of democrats voted for their favorite can didates in the country. The Fourth Annual Porter County Oratorical contest was herd at the University auditorium Saturday evening, Valparaiso and Chesterton being tied for the first place and Hebron receiving the silver medal for the winner of second place. County Superintendent S. C. Ferrell told The Times representative that he would Issue a signed statement today to the. effect that there

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TLJT T in was a mistake made by the judges of the contest last year in averaging the grades of the contestants and that Valparaiso high school instead of Hebran high school won first place in the contest, although the gold medal for the winner of first place was delivered by mistake to the representative of the latter school. ST. JOHN. Mesdames Edward Schmall and Joseph Gerlach from Chicago were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Kellman, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pfelfer of Whiting, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Pfelfer. Nicholas Dahlkamp of the Johnson Player Piano company of Chicago, was the guest of relatives here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Jourdaln of Chicago were the guests of Mrs. Johanna Jourdaln, Sunday. Miss Veronica Boecker of Chicago was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Boecker, Sunday. Nicholas Lauerman and Miss Lizzie Lauerman of Crown Point were the guests of relatives here Sunday. Henry Miller of Hammond spent Sunday with hia. parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, sr. Misses Matilda and Susan Klassen of Chicago and Miss Mary Klassen of Lafayette, spent Easter with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klassen. The announcement of the coming marriage of Miss Eleanor Bohllng of St. John to John E. Hoffman of Dyer was made in church Sunday, The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gerlach was christened Sunday. . MUNSTER. Joe Munster and Miss Delia Kikkert were quietly married -at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kikkert. last Friday afternoon. The bride was unattended. Rev. Borgma read the ceremony. .Mr. and Mrs Munster left for Iowa Saturday Miss Caroline Ptallbohm of Winnetka, 111., visited relatives here yesterday. Earl Crawford of Crown Point was here yesterday. A. baby boy made Its appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Krooswyk yesterday. Miss Alga Kaske attended Institf at Toleston Saturday. Mrs. Chas. Wilson and Miss Eva TTU. son of Hammond visited here yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Vansteenberg and dauehtor nf Lansing visited friends here yesterday. Mrs. De Young of Roseland is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jacob Munster. GRIFFITH. C. M. Barney is moving todav on place near Gary. Jo. Liable was home over SnnQ. from Valparaiso university. Mrs. Leslie Bennett and son. Hart-c are visiting for a few days at the home of her uncle, L. A. Southworth. Earl Newell of Englewood was the guest of relatives over Sunday. Chas. Dutton and family spent Easter at the home of his eon, Henry Dutton. All of our teachers here attended the Joint township institute at Toleston, Saturday. Postmaster H. D. Ellis made a business trip to Chicago today. H. Seberger, who holds an Important position with Standard Oil company, is home for a few Hays visiting his parents and other relatives. The camp outfit of a Chicago man arrived a few days ago and he will make preparations to board the gang of men that Moon & Hale Intend soon to put on the new gravel road which they are to construct through town east and west. Neither absent nor tardy room 1 Earle Alger, Mildred Brooks. Mildred Giertz, Mary Gruzel Ruth Lightfoot. Eddie Seberger, Marie McNany, Harold Nelson, LaVerne Alger, Raymond Boesen, Anna Gruzel, Ida May Orsborne, Ruth Prince, Florence Seberger, Joseph Spitz. Neither absent nor tardy, room 2 Frances Boesen Francis Beiriger, Mildred Gustafson, Peter Grugel, Marguirete Jameison, Leo. Miller, Gertrude Seberger, Joseph Grugel, Peter Orsborne, Paul Russell, Pauline RusseU, Cora Zyp, Gertrude McNany, Tommy McNany, Frankie Miller, Helen Vonash. The Eternal Tip. It Is as foolish to attempt to stop tipping as to oppose the ocean tide. Tips will never be suppressed. The word may be changed, but the thing will not disappear. It is so human to be generous. Paris Journal.

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