Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 162, Hammond, Lake County, 27 December 1906 — Page 3
Thursday, Dec. 27, 1906.
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES PAGE THREE.
Gary News
The steel frame work is going up rapidly on the office building, several car loads coming in daily. s
J. IL Jlyman, cashier of the Land company returned this morning from his vacation spent at his home In Joliet, 111.
Sam Miller of Breese, 111., spent this afternoon hero looking over the situation. He i.s having plans prepared for the building that will occupy his fifty feet on Broadway.
Miss Eugenia Knotts spent today in the postofflce here helping the local force on account of the indisposition of the postmaster and the extra amount of work incidental to Christmas.
The Illinois Improvement & Ballast company has completed the placing of ballast on Seventh avenue from Virginia street to Broadway and are now working west on Seventh from Broadway.
The last man to occupy the local municipal hotel has been laboring all day under the hallucinations incidental to delirium tremens. He is a poor laborer whose Christmas celebration has left a decidedly bad taste.
Stein, Watt & Company have a large force of men at work hauling away the hill at Eighth avenue and Jefferson street. The sand is loaded by hand into dump cars and hauled out on the dinkey tracks to be dumped with horses. The officers of the police department are clubbing together and holding up a few of their intimate friends for the wherewith for purchasing a medal. The medal will be the property of the winner of the shooting contests which will be held from time to time by the chief and his deputies.
The work on the company's boarding house in Delaware street is well under way. The foundation is practically in and the contractors expect to begin work with the carpenters tomorrow. The building is to be three story modern in every appointment, and will have about sixty rooms. It is probable that tiiis building will be occupied largely by the office forces when the office building is completed and the company gets its local quarters transferred.
The Clark Construction company
begun today the work of putting
In the concrete for the foundation for tho hotel building. The company
has been hard at work getting the foundation pumped out and are keep
ing the nuiruis running hard during the
putting in of the lower part of the
foundation. They have grown almost discourage. I with the work on account of the problem of handling the water.
a problem which is readily handled elsewhere. The large contractors did not seem to know how to take it up and are paying In generous sums for the experience they are getting.
Dr. and Mrs. Mundt
Christmas here with
J. W. Ilisgen.
of Chicago spent her sister, Mrs.
Mr. Staples, of the Staples-IIilde-brand company of South Bend, spent all of today here completing his arrangements for opening up the Supply company. He expects to be ready to begin business here by the iirst t the year. Several large consignments of material and supplies have arrived and are being placed in the ware house. The office furniture has been installed and the local man for the company expects to be here about the last of the week. The company will carry a full line of building materials excepting lumber, as well as ma.'on supplies. Tho present location of the company is but temporary and as soon as the railroad situation is settled, it expects to erect commodious quarters and large yards.
Tho Western Boarding & Supply company a corporation of Chicago who make it a business to contract for the feeding of large numbers of men in large construction camps, are making preparations to build an ice house along the Grand Calumet for ttieir own use. They feed tho Steel company's men at the barracks, just south of the river, and also the Falgenau Construction company's large gang of men, as well as furnishing the rooms, and caring for them.
The TT-go I-go card club was ban
queted at the Dudley restaurant Wed
nesday evening.
One of tho laborers working1 for the Illinois Improvement & Ballast company, was the victim of a peculiar accident this morning. While standing with a short handled shovel in his hands waiting for the next load of ballast to be dumped, he was suddenly siezed with a fainting spell and pitched
forward as he fell. He struck the top
.of the upright handle with his face
bruising it quite badly. The company's
men brought him to the police station
where he remained until noon when
he was assisted to the train. He went
to his home in Chicago.
S. Lewis Applegate will succeed Mark L. Dickover as assistant cashier at the Valparaiso National bank after Jan. 1. Mr. Pic Ro ver has secured a position in the State Bank of Valparaiso.
Hegewisch News
WANTED Girl for general house work. I. B. Silverman, 13501 Ontario avenue, Hrgewisch, Hi. 12-21-3t.
Valparaiso News.
The circuit court opened this morn lng, also the grand jury.
Joe Burgn visited relatives in Grand Crossing yesterday.
Mrs. Charles McRlll entertained the Whist club this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Martindale and daughter, Miss LeVanch, spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Wickham.
Mr. and Christmas Ind.
Mrs. Dorsey Collins spent with relatives in Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevens spent Christmas with relatives in Rose Lawn. Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moran are preparing to leave the cottage at the Western Steel Car & Foundry company shops, and will move into one of Mr. Hurd's houses in Ontario avenue.
Ike B. Silverman's up-to-date Liquor House. The most complete stock of wines for medical and family use in Hegewisch. Special prices from now on during the holidays. 13501 Ontario avenue. 12-14-lm.
East Side
Hilding Side, is on
Hendrickson the sick list.
of the East
Miss Tillie Link of the East Side, suffering from a severe cold.
is
Mr. Woods of the East Side Hegewisch visitor yesterday.
was a
Earl Boyer covered from
of the East Side, has his recent Illness.
re-
The Christmas festival was held at the Swedish Lutheran church last evening.
Edward Ide of Tolleston, was visiting with friends on the East Side yesterday.
George Boliling of the East Side, saw "The Man from Mexico" at the Calumet theatre last evening.
Attorney II. H. Lorirg was in Chi
cago on business today.
George T'ield was in Chicago on busi ness Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Gibson the Xuppnau-llugt
of Kansas wedding.
attended
Paul HIckey has left for a few davs
visit with friends at Allamount, 111.
Dr. E Plymouth
.1. Ball spent with relatives.
Christmas at
Rudolph Bartholomew of Ann Arbor
was here to spend Christmas,
Walter Glass ef Indiana spent Christmas with relatives city.
Harbor in this
Prof. A. A. Hughart is attending the teachers tion.
at Indianapolis state eonven-
Maurieo Crumpacker, son of E. D.
Crumpacker, is home to spend the
holidays with his parents.
Mrs. George Castle, formerly of the East Side, who died at her home in Lowell, Ind., last Monday was burled there yesterday.
The Young People's society of the
Swedish Lutheran church of the East
Side, will hold a concert at the church
tomorrow evening.
Dr. George Bass of the East Side . . C . 1 A - .
is moving nis oi.ice iroin aoo -mi. Macy's drug store at 90th street and
Ewing avenue to 9S49 Ewing avenue.
Mrs. Lundstrom of Boone, la., for
merly Miss Blenda Anderson ot the
East Side, is spending the holidays here, with her parents.
McKinley Shields of the East Side,
fell while skating at Calumet park
Christmas day and was rendered unconscious and had to be assisted to his home.
Rev. S. G. Hagglund of the Swedish
Lutheran church of the i-.ast uio, vim
:ro to Chesterton Friday, where he is
to speak Friday evening.
The grand raffle for a beautiful
center piece donated ior me ut-ncm
of Sophia Lodge No. 11, I. O. S., will be held at Bloomberg's hall. 10101 Ewing avenue this evening.
Tolleston
Miss Eloise James is spending a few davs with her cousin in Windsor park.
Joe Fisher has returned home from a Chicago hospital, where he has been under treatment for the past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Edman and Miss Gertrude Barber spent Christmas with the latter's parents at South Bend, Ind.
It was rumored around town last night that Billy Walker was seriously injured, but this morning investigation found him a very well man.
Crown Point
Roy Dietrich was over Christmas.
here from the city
All of Crown Point's merchants report a big holiday trade.
Mrs. Sherlock arrived home from Pittsburg, Pa., the latter part of the week, where she was called to the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Corbett, who was very low. Mrs. Corbett is now convalescent.
William Wardell died Tuesday evening at his home, 10719 Calhoun avenue, after an illness of five eiays with pneumonia. The deceased was born in Canada forty-two years ago and has resided in South Peering for the past eighteen years. For several years lie was employed as a water tender for the Standard Oil company at Whiting and the past couple of years he ht? held the same position with the International Harvester company at South peering. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen and the water tenders' union. Besides a host of friends he leaves a widow and four young children, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their hour of sorrow. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 0 o'clock from his late residence to St. Kevin's Catholic church, interment following In Mt. Olivet cemetery.
ROSELAND AND KENSINGTON. Roseland and Kensington. Officer J. LeBelle and family visited relatives in the city Christmas.
Miss Jones of ing her brother
State street in the city.
is visit-
Mr. Smith and spent Wednesday brother.
daughter. Miss Eva, in Harvey with his
Mr. and Mrs. Reihm drew, visited relatives Christmas.
and in
son, the
An-city
Mrs. Beam is seriously hospital.
hamp of 117th street, who
ill, has been taken to the
Mr. Mich., Kan's street.
and Mrs. Hogan of Bay City are visiting hero with Mrs. Ho
mother, Mrs. Tardil'f, in State
The Christmas entertainment given at the St. Stephen church Christmas
eve was a great success and every body had a good time.
John Roberts of Christmas day with frit
Chicago spent
nds in town.
Mrs. Harry Pledge and son Percy of Chiciiro. snent Christmas with her
mother. Mrs. Rosa Lucey.
Miss Bertha Smith and brother are spending a few days with parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Smith.
John
their
The case of Maurice 1-riedman vs.
Carrie Dolson came up in Justice
Townsley's court. Defendant confes
ed judgment in the amount of $120. 7i0
and execution followed.
- Mr. and Mrs. J. James spent Tuesday
with relatives in Windsor t'ark. iney returned Tuesday evening and brought
their little nephew, Raymond Eraser,
back with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan of 115th street
entertained Mrs. Patton of the city,
and Mr. Bury of Pullman, at dinner Christmas.
Claire Fehlman of Chicago
friends here this week.
visited
The "Bachelor
invitation dance
Maids" will give tomorrow evening.
Miss Mabel Brown lias liome from Wesley hospital.
returned
"A Gentleman Burglar" is billed to
appear at Central music halt Jan. 4.
Miss Alta
Christmas.
Kemp was home over
Roy Fowler and family are spending the week with Crown Point relatives.
Ed. Ensweller is planning on to work at the Conkey plant in
rnond after the first of the year.
going Ilam-
A joint reception will be given by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. at the W. R. C. hall on the evening of Jan. 4.
Edward Griesel arrived here from Muskogee, I. T., Tuesday morning on a visit to his relatives.
John G. Wehner is preparing to move his tea and coffee store to the Paul Raasch building on the north side of the square, Jan. 1.
A banquet will be tendered Sheriff Daugherty by the Commercial club and others of his friends on Friday evening at the Commercial hotel.
P. W. Westbay, who is engaged in carpenter work in Gibson, visited his brother, E. II. Westbay, here this week.
The first number on the lecture course will be given at Central music hall Thursday evening, Jan. 24, and will be Lee Frances Lybarger on the "French Revolution."
East Chicago
O. N. Gulley in Milwaukee.
is visiting his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Irish of Chicago, are visiting their son and his wife this
week.
TIw Misses Teresa and Clara Volk, who visited Mr. and Mrs. Nich Maglnot, returned to Hammond vesterdav.
Lowell News.
E. L.
Griffith.
Watson has purchased the Ike plact, just east of Lowell.
Mrs. Ransom Pratt left Tuesday for
a three months stay in California
Miss
Lowell
Mel, in
Ethel Nichols, assistant in the p..stoffiee, visited her brother, Chicago Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keuper, of St.
Louis, are visiting her parents fr-
nd Mrs. M. O. Nicholas here and Jiis
parents In Chicago.
Forest Ragon is visiting till the
week s end witn relatives in Hammond
and East Chicago.
KAUFMAN N & WOLF, HAMMOND, IND.
Miss Calla Palmer is enjoying a holi
day visit with East Chicago and Hammond relatives.
Twenty-five people from Lowell attended the play of "Messiah" in Chicago, Christmas night.
Mrs. Bert Mulliken and Arlien of Chicago, are the her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. man here.
daughter, guests of W. Acker-
Mrs. Cecil Johnson, who West Side hospital, Chicago,
recently reported ing able
underwent as getting to sit up.
is at the where she
an operation, is along nicely be-
Word Is received here from South Dakota, announcing the serious sickness of Carl Kenney with appendicitis. Carl Is a former Lowell boy and his friends here will hope for his speedy and permanent recovery.
Merrit Hayden and family leave this week for Inola, Indian Territory, where they will make their future home. Mr. Hayden has purchased 120 acres of land and is bargaining for 120 more. There are five other families from his old neighborhood and Momence going there together.
Hugh Hascall of Toledo, O., ing the holidays here with and relatives.
is spendhis wife
Dave Bright of Niles, Mich., is visiting at the home of Mrs. William Hill in North Magoun avenue.
Hazfd, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Burmaster, who has been ill for some time with diphtheria, is now convalescent.
West Pullman.
Miss Myrtle Rilil is on the sick list.
E. home
A. in
Howes has returned Morgan, Utah.
to his
C. F. Rust business trip
has just returned from a to South Haven.
Miss Sophia Haggi has gone to Duluth, Minn., where she will spend the remaining winter months.
Mrs. Johnson gone to Kansas days with her
of Union avenue, has City to spend the holi-parents.
WHEELER.
Mr. and Christmas
Mrs. with
Wa rren relatives
Harris spent in Chicago.
Mr. N. Y.,
and are
Mrs. Warner of Brockton, visiting with Henry Burge.
Mrs. Robert Fuelgraff is visiting her parents in Fort Wayne.
L. I. Robinson, who has been confined to the house with tonsilitis, has just recovered and was in town Tuesday.
Hobart News
Clark Metsker of South in town yesterday.
Chicago, was
Emil Storm of Chicago, was in Hobart a few days the first of the week.
Frank McPherson of Michigan City, visited his mother, Mrs. S. J. Hampton in Hobart Monday.
Squire Mathews Christmas day with and family at East
and wife spent their son, William,
Side, 111.
..Miss j. m esa muui oi Hammond, was
home over Christmas visiting her par cuts.
There was a good attendance at the Christmas entertainment at the Presbyterian mission Tuesday evening. The exercises consisted of recitations, dialogues and music by the school.
South Deering.
Mr. and Christmas Mathia on
Born, to Crowley of a baby boy.
Mrs. Nels Edman with Mr. and Mrs. tho East Side.
spent James
Mr. 10040
and Mrs. Commercial
Michael avenue.
Mrs. Heelan of 10S10 Calhoun avenue, is entertaining her nephew, Eugene O'Neil, over the holidays.
The three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. McNealus of 114th street, is ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. W. in Hobart relatives.
Truesdell of Chicas tit a few days' visit
o, is
with
Elmer Bloomquist and Tuesday and Wednesday with friends.
wife spent in Chicago
Wits. Butler of Kansas, Hobart last evening for a relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Black returned last evening from visit at South Chicago Black's sister, Mrs. Frank
arrived In
visit with
and family a few days' with Mrs. Robinson.
Harry Ham, Chicago Inspector of
telephones, spent yesterday In town looking after the company's interest.
Mr. Burton, manager of the Chicago
Telephone company at East Chicago,
Is visiting with relatives In Aurora this week.
Mrs. Godfried of South Chicago, has
rented the home of W. K. Williams on
Tod avenue, where she will make her
home In the future.
Mrs. Kritt has as her guests for the
holidays her mother, Mrs. Klatzer,
from Milwaukee, and her brothers and their wives.
The funeral services of Mrs. Laura P. Castle were held at her residence in Lowell Wednesday, the Rev. John Bruce officiating. Her remains were interred in the Lowell cemetery. Mrs. Castle whose maiden name was Laura P. Hull, daughter of the late Samuel and Emeline Hull, was born in the state of Vermont in the year 1847. She was united in marriage to George Castle in the year 1S66. To this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Riggs. Both Mr. Castle and Mrs. Riggs departed this earth some years ago. Those who survive the death of Mrs. Castle are Miss Laura Riggs, a granddaughter, two brothers, Albert and Jasper, of Lowell and three sisters, the Mesdames Joseph Clark and Ed
monds of Lowell, and William Sigler of
South Chicago. Mrs. Castle was a lady very highly respected and beloved by
an wno nad the pleasure or her ac
quaintance; charitable in all things
and always a pleasing word and smile
for all and In her departure Lowell has
lost another of its most valuable cltl
zens. She leaves an estate which Is
estimated at seventy or eighty thousand dollars which we understand is left to Miss Laura Riggs, the grand
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Clements spent Christnas day at the their home in Misha-
waka. Mr. Clements returned last night, but Mrs. Clements will stay un
til after New Years.
Max Kalber of Chicago has rented
the store room of Mrs. Gerberdlng on
Forsyth avenue, and will open a ladies
tailoring establishment. He will do all kinds of tailoring, repairing and cleaning.
Jan. 8 is the date that has been de
cided on for the New i ear s reception of the Reading club. An exceptionally interesting program is being prepared,
and all the members are asked to be in attendance.
The Odd Fellows lodge will Install their officers Jan. 8, in their lodge room in Mass' hall. An elaborate program is being gotten up by the committee, and they aim to make this the best meeting ever held here. After the formalities of installation are over a lunch will be served.
Robertsdale
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts avenue, on Wednesday.
William Eggers of
were Chicago visitors
Harry Stross of Roberts avenue
transacted Business in unicago on
Wednesday.
Edward Freese of Roberts avenue. Is
very ill, he has an attack of appendici
tis.
Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Kohr of Indiana
boulevard, saw "In Old Kentucky" at
McVickers, Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Helen O'Hara entertained
friends from South Chicago Tuesday
evening.
Henry Schaider of Indiana boulevard,
made a business trip to South Chicago
on Wednesday.
The ed at Mrs. Quite
"Bachelor Girls" were entertaina "Slumber Party" last night by Peterson in Magoun avenue, a little secrecy was attached to
this party, the girls being adverse to telling what the novel affair is. The Is the first entertainment of its kind In East Chicago, and has aroused considerable curiosity, especially among the boy friends of the "Bachelor Girls."
St. John News.
Mrs. Wesley Young returned from Thayer, Ind., yesterday.
Miss Hannah Austgen returned to Chicago Heights Wednesday.
Miss Florence Callahan from Thayer, Ind., is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Callahan at St. John.
Miss Margaret Esswein returned to her home at Chicago, Wednesday.
Michael Novake of Reese avenue. Is
entertaining his parents from Michi
gan City, Ind,, for a few days.
Virgil and Eleanor Pruitt of Harrison
avenue, are recovering trom their re
cent Illness.
The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs
Patrick Gallagher of Lincoln avenue
Is seriously ill with scarlet fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mathias and
children are spending the holidays wit!
relatives in Michigan City, Ind.
The Adam ill.
youngest Daugler
son of Mr. Is reported
and Mrs
seriously
Mrs. Clarence Masterson and daught
er, Letha, were Chicago visitors yes terday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blaul of Roberts
avenue, entertained Rev. W. H. Halm huber and other guests at a Christ mas dinner Tuesday.
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Joe Stoinberger, who with his brother, is now conducting a meat market at Indiana Harbor, was in Hobart over Christmas.
County Superintendent w. R. Curtis was in Hobart a few hours on Christmas. Wednesday morning he left for Indianapolis to attend the State Teach-
tevs' institute.
Albert Hoffman returned to Gibson Wednesday.
Miss Clara Gerlach tives in Chicago.
is visiting- rela-
Mrs. Mary Klein returned from Chicago Wednesday evening.
Mrs. F. P. Keilraan and granddaughter. Miss Marie KeiSman. left for Chicago Wednesday morning.
Mr. and to Crown
Mrs. John Miller made a trip Point yesterday.
Albeion Martenson of Roberts avenue, made a business trip to Chicago 'or the Kenwood Bridge company, yesterday.
Robert Atchison and son. Aimer, John Mlnsberg and Joseph Linderman, went on a hunting trip to Crocker, Ind., fo ra few days.
Ex-Alderman and Mrs. Erick Lund and children of Roberts avenue, spent Christmas with relatives in Aurora, 111.
Miss Mary Stein of Roberts avenue, teacher of Franklin school, went to
Cary Station, IlL, yesterday to spend;
llhe holidays with her parents.
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