Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 201, Hammond, Lake County, 12 February 1907 — Page 3

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1907. PAGE THREE.

J GARY NEWS

Ledger Liebold paid a Bhort visit to his home at Walkerton yesterday. Mrs. L. A. Bryan is quite ill in Chicago, where she and Mr. Bryan have been, for some time. T. E. Knotta attended the sale of delinquent property at Crown Point Monday. B. F. Bowser is recovering from a Blight indisposition which has bothered him for several days. C. J. Cooper is spending several days In Valparaiso with his wife who is slowly recovering from the operation performed some time ago. The services were well attended last evening The work of organizing a Young People's Union Is being taken care of by Mrs. R. R. Quinlcn. John Bennett, proprietor of the Wabash Exchange, is installing a complete equipment of chemical extinguishers, lie Is the first business man to put in fire fighting apparatus. Jerry Shields, a foreman of the Structural Steel workers, who -was hurt Borne weeks ago by a piece of falling Iron. i3 recovering rapidly and expects to be at work in a short time. The grading contractors are pushing ahead their work regardless of the frost in tho ground. They work under the frozen crust as far as It is safe to go and then blast loso the overhanging cliff. Messrs. Loesch & McCall of Marshal Field & Co's. wholesale house, were visitors hero yesterday. If the field looks promising to them, they will open up a general store here In the spring. Shorty Ryan, of local fame, was one of tho bunch to be taken to Crown Point this morning. Shorty returned last night from his former trip to the county jail, fell off the wagon last evening and was promptly taken in hand by tho officers. The Indiana Harbor Lumber and Coal company is pushing the erection of its office building and storage sheds south of the Michigan Central in Madison street. The route for the side track has been graded and the railroad company will put in the steel as soon as permission is secured from the town. Rapid progress is being made in the erev-tion of the now buildings at the cement plant at Bufflngton. The skeleton of one building Is up and a second Is under way. The completion of the enlargement will increase the plant from a 4500 barrel plant to a 6000 barrel plant, or equal in size to the eastern plant at Pittsburg. CROWN POINT NEWS Attorney John B. Petersen Is at Indianapolis this week on business. Mrs. Louis Mtlehcr is reported quite 111 with an attack of bronchitis. Miss Kmma Edor of Chicago, visited friends lure a few days this week. Maurice Miller Is planning to occupy his new building on tho north side of the square by Marcli 1. Frank Thomon has moved his cigar factory to the rooms over Fred Stuhlmachor's saloon on the south side of the square. Karl Kelsoy and sister, Fmma of Chicago, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Meeker this week. Mr. Kel'sey is in the mail service In the city. Miss Clara Vierllng, one of the Instructors In the high school, spent several days' with a sister In Chicago the past week. The Jacob Houk estate expects to cemmenco the erection of a new brick block on the site of the Houk shoe store as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. This department of The Lake County Tim'-s can say authoritlvely that exsheriff B. F. Hayes will not go ahead with his project of erecting a new brick block on tho Holton property this 6pring, notwithstanding the contrary reports. The funeral of Mrs. rora Ilomeier whose death occurred while undergoing an operation In the city last Saturday will be held at the Lutheran church. Mrs, Ilomeier was 3 years of age and was the wife of Fred Ilomeier living south of town. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn her death. Loo Schaffort, Pullman. Ill 21 Valentine Fuller, Chicago, 111 22 Samuel M. Holmes, Chicago, 111 25 Hannah Hennenian. Chicago, III 19 Joseph Latch, Whiting 20 Mary Mateja, Whiting . .IS Winfleld C. Croiser. jr., Chicago 111.. 21 Marlam V. Dusttn, Chicago, in 19 Geo. Daniels, East Chicago, lr.d 25 Llllle Brimmer, East Chicago, Ind...l9 Laures Hanson, Roekford, 111 34 Sarah E. Gann, Rock ford. 111 40 Lec. C. Fisheher, Chicago, 111 4:, Ilattie B. Redell, Chicago, 111 c3 TOLLESTON NEWS Mrs. George Sotohley Is reported to bo very sick. Martin Joyce of East Chicago spent Sunday hero with friends. Trustee Sears of South Gary was In town yesterday on business. V'. S. Gallagher has secured the contract for another saloon in Gary. Walter Hood will give an Informal dancing party in Conrad hall Saturday evening in celebration of his birthday anniversary.

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13 GETS JEALOUS WITH HGEWE Woman Tells Husband of Fake Liason and He Leaves Her. The abandonment case against William Juhl, the South Chicago expressman who was arrested some days ago on complaint of his wife. Ida, was before the South Chicago municipal court this morning, and the testimony of Mrs. Juhl revealed a norlginal cause for the abandonment. Mrs. Juhl stated that she had been married before and that she admitted In 'response to her husband's accusations that she had given birth to a child during her widowhood, whose father was a citizen of East Side. She made the story so circumstantial that Williams believed it. and accordingly declared he could not live with her on account of her deception. Mrs. Juhl further recited that the story about tho child was untrue, and was told for the purpose of "Jollying" tho Jealous William. The decision in the abandonment charge hinged on a point of law Involving the legal definition of the term "abandonment" and Its corelatlon with the term "desertion," and as the evidence showed that the defendant had paid house rent for his wife and provided her with coal, a continuance was granted the prosecution to permit the presentation of decisions bearing on the legal point Involved. WILL TEST THE VALIDITY OF NEW LEGISLATIVE ACT. Steele Wedele Co. "Will Sue Swan Nelson to Iteeover On Debt Stock Transferred to Xelsoa Without Notification to Creditors. An act passed at the last session of the Illinois legislature providing that the seller of a stock of merchandise must notify his creditors of the contemplated sale, so that a lien may bo esstablishcd if necessary, and that the purchaser of such a stock is liable for the unpaid selling price of the merchandise In the absence of such notification, will have its first test in the fourth district municipal court In Scuth Chicago today when the case of the Steele Wedeles company, a wholesale grocery firm, against Swan Nelson, 10027 Ewing avenue, will be heard. Nelson bought the grocery business of Johnson Anderson at that number giving Anderson a series of notes for about $S00. Anderson ia alleged to have owed a large sum to the Steele Wedeles company, and not to have notified them of the Intended sale to Nelson. Anderson is alleged to have disappeared after the sale, and the Steele Wedeles company could net get service on him for a suit on their claim, so they started suit against Nelson under the new act. The attorneys for Nelson will contest the validity of the law on the ground that it constitutes class legislation. ST. JOHNS NEWS refer Weingart made a business trip to Chicago yesterday. D. Brickman from Lowell, spent Monday in St. John on business. Jacob Held, who had his foot crushed last week, Is Improving nicely. Misses Mario and Margaret Boecker returned to Chicago Monday morning. Henry Grclving from Dyer transacted business with Joseph F. Gerlach Monday. The D. R. K. M. V. will hold their regular meeting in Kammer'3 hall tonight. Henry Niebling returned from Chicago, whera he visited relatives over Sunday. Messrs George Gerlach and William Sehmal returned frGm the city Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pfeifer from Whiting are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Pfeifer. Miss Amy Teiehert. who was the guest of Miss Helen Gerlach, returned to Chicago yesterday. Misses Matllad and Susie Klassen from Chicago, are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klassen. Wm. O'Brien Is staying in St. John for an indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien loft for Joliet yesterday, to visit relatives. Nich Kammer left for Whiting last night to see his brother Andrew Rammer, who is dangerously ill with typhoid fever and rapidly sinking. Miss Mary Maginot spent Monday in Hammond. Miss Maginot has given up her position in Hammond and is now working for Mrs. Edward Thlelen, who Is very sick. Henry Ringelberger and Lawrence Margraf from Dyer, were in St. John yesterday, looking over the lighting and heating plants In John Miller's hotel. After examining it. Mr. Ringelberger decided to Install the same kind of lighting and heating apparatus in the house which he Intends to build la Dyer.

GRIST

IN SOUTH CHICAGO

SUNDAY SCE00L SURPRISES ITS SUPERINTENDENT. Andrew Kingman's Birthday Anniversary Is Marked Uy Festivities Brought to Church On Ruse and There Made Object of Eulogy and Recipient of Gifts. Andrew Ringman, the East Side real estate man, was completely surprised last evening, when ho was led into the Swedish Evangelical church on Ave nue L, by a messenger who had summoned him hurridly cn the pretense of a great emergency. As Mr. Ringman entered the building, which was brilliantly lighted, he was greeted by a song of wclcomo by the Sunday school, every member of which was present. As ho proceeded down the aisle he was covered with flowers and when he got up in front he was reminded of the fact that it was his forty-first birthday and called upon for a speech. After he had recovered from the surprise, Mr. Ringman responded happily and thanked those present for their remembrance of him. Rev. S. G. Ilagglund, the pastor, then presented Mr. Ringman with a pair of fine oil paintings and pointed out the numerous virtues of the recipient, winding up his remarks with congratulations on Mr. Rlngman's successful conduct of the Sunday school, of which he has been superintendent fcr twelve, years. Refreshments were served In the lecture room of the church, and the festivities wero kept up until midnight. MAY HAVE THOUGHT NAMES SUFFICIENT PUNISHMENT. Two Men Whose Style and Tittle Embraces AH the Consonants Get Into How Over Who Owned the Bed Bring Dispute Into Court and Are Discharged By Judge Goodnow. Wojalch Zubak got Into the wrong bed when he came home to his boarding house in Hegewlsch Sunday night, and Bohikoro Zavriskak, a fellow boarder who claimed the bed, reproached him for his Inadvertence. Zubak got angry and slapped Zavriskak on the wrist whereupon the aggrieved Zavriskak got out a warrant fcr Zubak for assault and battery. Judge Goodnow dismissed the defendant this morning with a warning to cut out Hegewlsch beer on Sunday hereafter. VICTIM OF STOVE EXPLOSION STILL IN BAD SHAPE. Eugene Fallers Who Attempts to Light Fire By Aid of Alcohol Poured On Kindling, In Precarious Condition Illinois Steel Company Suppresses View of Accident. Eugene Fallers, who was Injured by the explosion of a stcve in a shanty near the Illinois Steel company's plant Sunday night, is still In a precarious condition at the steel company's hospital. Fallers, who was in the building In company with Stephen Thomas and Lazark, attempted to start a fire with alcohol poured on kindling in the stove. Some live embers In the stove caused an explosion, the flames from which Fallers inhaled. The other men were seriously burned. All three were taken to the steel company's hospital for treatment. No report cf the accident was made to the South Chicago police. RENSSELAER NEWS W. I. Hoover was in Chicago Monday. A. S. LaRue spent Monday in Chicago on business. Joseph Hammond was in Rensselaer Monday and today locking after business. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Griggs in the north part of town, a boy, Sunday morning. "Uncle Josh Perkins" at the opera house was well attended and the company gave a good show. The baby in the Short family is very low with scarlet fever and Mr. Short is also quite sick with the fever. Directors Comer, Myers and Coen of the Interurban railroad, are attending a meeting of the road at Reynolds today. A marriage license was Issued late Monday evening to James Moore of Wencna, 111., and Miss Anna M. Ryan of Glifford. They were married at the Catholic church today at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Patrick Halligan died Monday morning. Mrs. Halligan's third stroke of paralysis occurred last week and proved to be fatal. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church this afternoon. Mrs. Halilgan was about 75 years old. LOWELL NEWS All our scarlet fever geting along nicely. patients are Carl Ellis of LaPorte. Is visiting his brother, Paul Ellis and wife. William Taylor Is getting ice at Cedar lake to fill his Ice house. W. W. Ackerman, who has been on the sick list for several days. Is better. Miss Beulah Burke, who has been visiting Miss May Richards, returned to her homd la Chicago. Monday; iilsliL

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