Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 35, Hammond, Lake County, 29 July 1907 — Page 6

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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES. Monday, July 29, 1907.

GARY NEWS

The usual Sunday services were held 5-eBterday at the different churches.

R. AV. McCrea morning: from his went to the death

returned yesterday trip east where ho bed of his father.

after visiting Wheeler.

with

relatives In

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gordon attended the funeral of Mrs. Poulton In Chicago.

Len Barnes and family of llobart visited with Wheeler relatives over Sunday.

Peter "Waehter of Englewood visited

with Mat Waehter and family yesterday.

L. A. and Mrs. Bryan completed their four month's auto tour Friday evening and are now back, at Park Island Home.

The Gary Construction company has put In several blocks of curb at the south end of Broadway and began yesterday morning putting in the sidewalk.

Mrs. T. M. Laval ne, proprietress of tho Exchange hotel at Fort Wayne. Ind., spent yesterday here looking over the situation with a view of engaging in a similar business here.

g. i:. for the Bluffton a place to move.

Wulfing, one of the teachers local schools, came up from Saturday to look around for to stay when he gets ready

Dr. and Mrs. Walsh are spending ten days at Silverwood, Ind., a quiet little retreat down in the state where they go every year for a vacation. Dr. Templin is keeping bachelor hall In their absence.

The social held Friday evening by the Congregational people was a success In every respect. They disposed of all they had for sale and cleaned up a neat little sum to go toward the expense of the organization.

Another man hunt was on for a short While yesterday afternoon after a reported shooting near Pine. The hunt was . soon finished as a report was brought in that the man wanted was Been gettii'g into a freight train as it pulled out of Pine before any of the officers reached there.

Officer Law had a set-to with a drunk yesterday morning down in the Patch. The man had created considerable disturbance at various places and when the officer undertook to take him in tow he put up a fight. With the assistance of his club Law persuaded him that he might better go peaceably.

The Metropolitan restaurant, as the place is called on Ninth avenue next to the Wabash Exchange, just off of Broadway, opened Saturday evening. It has already proven a popular place to eat. It is one of the first really permanent restaurants to open. There have been a number of others in operation for some time but not with the complete equipment nor In the advantageous location this one offers. F. W. Weber, formerly of the Falkenau Inn, is manager of the new place.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barney and daughter of llobart visited in Wheeler over Sunday.

Mrs. B. Scheldt and family from

Kensington, 111., are the guests of rela

tives here.

L. K. Johnston and Marion Wilson attended a Masonic meeting at llobart Saturday evening.

Elliot Amen, wife and son, Master Joe, anil Bert Smith, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Clara Smith.

The Boone

ball Grove

game Sunday between and Wheeler ended with

a score of t to 2, in favor of the home team. The same teams will play again next Sunday.

Friends of Mrs. Poulton of Chicago and who have visited here several times will be grieved to hear of her death Saturday morning. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at her home in Chicago. The remains were taken to Canada.

GRIFFITH NEWS

Sol. Crawford of Crown Point visits ed relatives here last week.

Webster Pchoneld lias taken tion as night hostler at the C. round house.

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The coarse gravel being used in repairing ous streets is an effectual preventative for fast driving both for teams and motorists. It may be that the town board had this idea in view when they ordered such awful stuff.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Shoup, who have been visiting with their Bister, Mrs. John Taylor, left this morning for their homo in DeKalb, 111. They accompanied their daughter this far on her way to Vermont.

CLARK STATION

Andy N'oracnsen and Gus Shoemaker of South Chicago spent a day in fishing' here.

Fined for Assault.

William Westergreen. of Miller, was the victim of an assault Saturday by a Charles Davis. Davis is a foreman on some of Falkenau's work. He had Imbibed somewhat too freely and on his way out. from Chicago on the late train, persisted in making things disagreeable for everyone on the car. Mr. Westergreen started to object when Davis struck him in tho face. When they got off at Gary a warrant was promptly sworn out against Davis and he was locked up. He was tried yesterday morning, plead guilty, and was fined and released after paying his fine.

Armed to the Teeth.

Mike Mandich and Peter Jazazas, of

South Bend, dropped off here yesterday

morning to hunt a man who had stolen some money from Mandich. When

they were preparing to return in the

afternoon one of them reached toward his hip pocket presumably for a gun

when one of the men at the depot asked him a second time to move. A call was sent to the station and Officers Klopf and Jenkins took the men over. A search revealed knuckles, knives, a dagger, a 3S revolver and a bunch of ammunition about their persons. They will be given a chance to explain to Judge Fitzgerald this morning.

Mrs. Wright and her children to

gether with a friend, returned to their

homo at East Side after visiting with

friends here.

Roy Mills, Charles Griffith and Ed.

Cunningham of Chicago returned to there home after visiting here with the

Billy Goat club for a few days.

EAST CHICAGO NEWS

Ed Jenkins is very ill at his home

and is threatened with typhoid fever

Mr. and Mrs. Gwilym Jones and fam

ily spent Sunday with relatives in Valparaiso.

The Sunday school class of Miss Em

ma IK neia a picnic yesieraay ai

Jackson park.

Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Skinner and son, Faul. went to Valparaiso Saturday to

visit Mrs. Wilson.

Dr. Spear and family are expected home from England this week, where

they have spent several months.

Mrs. Reece Williams returned Satur

dav from an extended visit with Mr,

Williams' parents at Linn Grove, la.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Denney and fam

ily of Indianapolis, who visited friends

here for several days, returned homo

today.

For Diarrhoea A. D. S. Black- ' berry Cordial TENTH & BROADWAY PHARMACY BORMAN DRUO CO.. Props. GARY. INDIANA.

Yhen in Gary, stop, eat and drink at The Wabash Inn Washington St., near Wabash Tracks First-class meals. Fine Beers, Wines and Ciirars. Eat. drink and be merry STEWART & BOWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Will be pleased to give you estimates on your building Fost Office Building. East Chicago. Bank Eldg.. INDIANA HARBOR. IND.

SVINES. LIQUORS. AND CIOAR3 Only High Grade Goods THE GARY Buffet and Restaurant Charles Della-Chlesa. Prop. Broadway, Gary, Ind.

For Fair Treatment, Right Prices and Best BUILDING SUPPLIES go to Toleston Lumber and Coal Co. A. M. Fischer, Manager lumber. Coal, Brick, Cement and fcailding Material TOLRSTON.IND.

WHEELER NEWS

Floyd Johnston Itor Saturday.

was a llobart vis-

Miss Marian Richmond . few weeks in Chicago.

is spendinj

Jay Walsh and daughter, Miss Pearl,

Returned to Indiana Harbor Sunday

Lost At Robertsdale a gold ring se

with four saphires and six pearls. Ad

dress any information to Box 3S4, Eas

Chicago, Ind.

ST. JOHNS NEWS

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ber

nard Rietman was baptized Sunday.

Aloys Herrman and Mrs. John Dewes were sponsors.

out. The walks are trimmed with beautiful shrubbery and flowers. The rooms are large and commodious. The furniture is first class. Mr. Mann is a hotel man of wide experience, having been connected with first class hotels in Washington, New York, Atlantic City and Los Angeles. At the present time he is assistant manager of McCoy's hotel in Chicago. The hotel has been conducted in the past by IL L. Gregg, who retires Aug. 1.

DYER NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Mat Miller of Crown

Point and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miher

of Hammond spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Miller here.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Boos and family of

Hammond, and Mrs. J. Schaller from

Dyer, were the guests of Henry boelwer and family over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scher and Mrs.

Andrew Kammer of "Whiting, Mr. and

Mrs. Nich Kammer of Englewood, and

Theodore Kammer of Dyer were the

guests of their parents, rostmaster

and Mrs. Andrew Kammer, over faun-

day.

Mr. and Mrs. William Baumeister and

family from Chicago, Henry Overhage

and Joseph and Amelia Overhage from Dyer, Ben Overhage, Mrs. Joseph Klein,

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Klein and Mrs.

Fred Hollinger of Chicago, spent Sun

day in St. John, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Boecker.

INDIANA HARBOR

WORK ON INDIANA HAEBOE BRIDGE IS PROGRESSING.

AH of the Railroads Have Hf-prim the

Preparatory W ork and it Is Expected That Work Will be Done ext Fall. Indiana Harbor. July 29. The Bronell Construction company, with a force of 120 men, has started laying foundations for the big double track bridge for the Lake Shore and Michigan Central railroad, over the Indiana Harbor canal at Indiana Harbor. At the present time the Pennsylvania, Indiana Harbor, Lake Shore, Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern, all have big gangs of men at work on their respective bridges over this canal and It is the aim of the railroad companies to be able to have the bridge built this fall in order to allow navigation up the canal for at least one mile. The East Chicago company has at present two sand suckers and one steam dredge deepening the canal and harbor, which will be put in readiness for the large ore boats which will shortly begin to arrive.

John Margraf was a Hammond vis

itor Saturday.

Mrs. J. Schmidt spent friends in St. John.

Sunday with

John Hilbrich of Schererville Dyer visitor Sunday.

was a

Dr. outins

Vercoe and family made a little : trip to Cedar Lake Saturday.

Rev. Joseph Flach left yesterday afternoon for a several day's stay at Kentland, Ind.

LOWELL NEWS

Miss Mamie Tewell, is visiting her

sister, Mrs. A. E. Hardesty.

L. W. James has

to visit his sister.

gone to Pittsburg

Misses May Lewis and Helen Galvln

isited in South Chicago last evening.

Bruno Schrieber will erect a new

building on the corner of Guthrie and Elm.

Mrs. Harriet

day with Mrs. cago.

Winslow spent yesterA F. Hartigan In Chi-

The supper given Saturday evening

by the Methodist ladies, was very well

attended.

Mrs. Wm. Smith's father, sister and

brother-in-law, of Terre Haute are vis

iting here.

Wm. Galvln returned from Benton

Harbor where he has been taking the

baths, yesterday.

Wm. E. Jewell formerly of East Chi

cago, win be manager oi the lniana s new merchant mill.

The ladies of the Christian church

gave a lawn Fociai in tne pant on tne lake front last night.

Mrs. McStay, who has been visiting

her liistor, Mrs. E. V. Wallon, returned yesterday to Dowagiac, Mich.

Miss Westervelt, of LePorte, visited with Mrs. Edward Lundquist yester

day. She was also visited by her uncle.

Mr. Anderson.

Mrs. H. V. Weaver is relatives at Rensselaer.

visiting her

Mr. and Mrs. F relatives at Rose

L. Weakley visited Lawn Sunday.

Mrs. II. A. Ashton of Illinois is here,

the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Davis, and husband.

Miss Ethel Nichols was unable to be

at her post at the postoffice Saturday on account of sickness.

Mrs. William Worley, living south of

Lowell, was taken to a Chicago hos

pital Saturday to be operated upon for

appendicitis.

A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark drank some gasoline Saturday, causing it to pretty nearly lose its

life, but at this time it is thought it

will recover.

The Hebron Junior ball team played our Juniors here yesterday and were defeated by a score of 11 to 2. The

battery for Hebron was Cox, Averson

Averson; for Lowell, Stipp and At-

wood. George W. Ragon, who has been visiting relatives in Ohio for several weeks, arrived in Lowell Sunday for a visit with his brother, H. H. Ragon, and sister, Mrs. John Tilton, and other relatives. He is enroute to his home at Lenepah, O. T.

Mrs. E. Schaller of Hammond came

to Dyer yesterday to spend a few days with relatives.

H. Riese and F. Mohr of West Ham

mond spent Sunday with friends in

Dyer.

W. Rust and family of Chicago spent unday at the homo of A. E. Kaiser

and family.

Theodore Kammer made a bicycle

trip to St. John yesterday afternoon to virit relatives.

Quite a number of Dyer people at

tended the picnic at Spring Hill grove St. John, yesterday.

Herbert Keilman and Charles Wol-

ter of Chicago Heights were the guests of relatives here yesterday.

Mr. Englebrecht,

lived In Nebraska,

his home with his

sr., who formerly has come to make son who lives here.

Messrs. Joseph Pfeifer and William

Hilbrich of Schererville made a busi

ness trip to our town Saturday evening.

Miss Kuthle btommel entertained a

number of little friends last Saturday afternoon in honor of her cousin, Em

ma Austgen, of Hammond, and little

friend, Vina Snowden, of Chicago. The

guests were Edna Peacock, Theresa and

Katie Seheidt, and Clara Wrolter. A happy time was spent in playing games

and music. During the afternoon they

were grouped together and a snapshot taken of them by Miss Katie Johns. At

5 o clock a delightful supper was par

taken of and shortly after the guests

departed.

HOBART NEWS

Emil Storm, of Chicago was in town

yesterday.

John Ballantyne, of Whiting, was

visitor of friends in Hobart yesterday

NOTICE TO INVESTORS, Builders and Home Buyers To close out our remaining frontage on two streets, we are offering 14 residence and business lots at prices and on terms which will

never again be given in our subdivision 700 feet from the Hammond Court House.

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All improvements going in now, including the best sewer system in the Calumet district. Only 14 buyers can profit by this closing out sale.

Money loaned to bui!d at 6 per cent. Homes on Easy Payments. Guarantee Policies furnished with every sale.

E. A. KINKADE,

First National Bank Bldg.

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HOME BUILDER HAMMOND.

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NATIONAL

BANK

HAMMOND, IISD.

Capital arid Surplus $150,000 United States Depository-

Mrs. T. E. J.Iason, of Ft. Wayne, is here for a few days visit with friends.

Albert Buchanan and family of Whiting visited friends in llobart over Sunday.

The work of moving the buildings of the Indiana Harbor Lumber company, to their new location on Watling street is about completed.

Ben Palmer met with quite a painful accident Saturday. While putting his hay up some part of the pulley and

ropes used to hoist the hay got out of

order and in trying to fix it, the little

finger on his left hand was caught.

breaking it in two places and lacerat

ing the flesh quite badly.

Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hartigan who sold their residence on Commonwealth avenue to the railroad company, have moved to Sixty-fourth street, Chicago.

A. Bedford has the concrete foundation and frame most completed for a twenty-room addition to his house and his building which now runs to the alley.

Mrs. Mose Specter, Miss Leah Unger,

Mrs. Unger and Mrs. A. O. Ottenheim-

er were guests of Mrs. Silverman in

Hegewisch Saturday.

Messrs. Jeppeson, Zerler, Alsop and

families took dinner and went to the

country yesterday to spend tne aay. They all report a jolly time.

LOST Gold ring set with four saphires and six pearls at liobertsdale. Address any information to Box 3S4, East Chicago, Ind. 7-27-2t.

Lester Murphy has taken a Job on the

Chicago Terminal Transfer railroad.

Mr. Murphy has been working in the

south on the Texas Pacific for some time.

CO. Christensen CONTRACTOR AND CARPENTER Frame Houses a specialty East Chicago, Ind.

The contractor who was awarded the contract for filling in the sewer on Block avenue -'has thrown up the job and it will be necessary to readvertise for bids.

W. B. Van Home, who sold his residence on Regent street has purchased a lot on Commonwealth avenue onto

which he will move two houses, one of

which he will occupy.

The Lake County State bank will soon begin the erection of a two-story

brick and stone structure at the cor

ner of Michigan and Guthrie to be a

occupied by tho bank and postoffice.

Forty-four Houses Sold.

Get a stylish suit for hot weather from ALBERT GIVEN THE TAILOIl. Styles and Prices right 712 Chicago Avenue, E. Chicago, Ind. 101 State street, Hammond.

STEWART & BOWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Will be pleased to give you estimates on your building. Fost Office Building. East Chicago. Bank Bldg.. INDIANA HARBOR. INTX

I. tPECTEH, EAST CHICAGO, Agent for North German Lloyd Hamburg-American Lln Canadian Pacific Line. JL11 Foreign Money Transferred.

jkiJStfe Smoked Eye Glasses and Spec-V&-' tacles for summer wear, very neatly made up from 10c up. Glasses fitted for all kinds of eye defects. Come In and try the Sure-On eye glass mounting's. MAX NASSAU je"elS,?cian Olcott Avenue EAST CHICAGO.

Indiana Harbor, July 29. The fortyfour houses which are located on Commonwealth avenue and Regent street

in Indiana Harbor where the property

was bought by the C. L. S. & E. rail

road company in order to use the space

for their tracks, have been re-sold by

the railroad company to different individuals in Indiana Harbor and will bo moved on other lots throughout the

Harbor.

The ball game between Miller's Colts

of Chicago and the Oakland Parks of

Lowell on the home grounds Sunday, was witnessed by the usual large

crowd. It was quite an interesting game up to the eighth inning when the

locals buried the Colts harness and

all, and running seven men across the

home plate. Following is the score by innings:

R. H. Colts 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5

Oaklands 31000007 11 6

Errors Colts, 4; Oaklands, 3. Bases on balls Off Bergman, 4; off Parker, 1. Three base hit Dobbins. Two base hit Trump, McNay, Dyer, Wallace. Batteries Colts, Bergman, Scherman; Oaklands Parker, Trump. Umpire F. Lynch.

LANSING NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Manny Lutz and Jake Stevens, of Hammond visited friends

here yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shoemaker of Valparaiso spent Sunday here with John

Hillman and family.

Mrs. Jay Trautman and sister, Miss

Alfaretta Toukelet, of Ft. Wayne camo

to Hobart Saturday for a weeks visit with relatives.

Ed. Seheidt and family went to Crown Point yesterday to attend the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Weis of that place.

The fire department made a quick response yesterday to a call from the Carlson home on School street, but their services were not required as neighbors had extinguished the blaze before they arrived.

ROBERTS DALE NEWS

Mrs. John Babe is on the sick list.

of Harrison avenue

Mrs. William Kelley of Chicago spent the day here visiting friends.

A. N. VanDeraa and A. E. VanBodegiaven took an auto ride to Indiana Harbor yesterday.

Miss Jennie Int Hout has returned from a two weeks' visit with friends and relatives in Kensington.

Misses Caro and Lula Ward, who have been visiting relatives in Chicago for the last two weeks, returned last night.

SOUTH BAY HOTEL TO BE

MANAGED BY F. B.

MANN.

Well Known Indiana Harbor Hostelry Which Has Been Conducted by IL I Gregg, oiv In Hands of Chicago Man. Indiana Harbor, July 29. The South Bay hotel, located in Indiana Harbor, has been leased by B. F. Mann, who will take possession of it Aug. 1. The house is the best hotel south of the Chicago Beach hotel in Chicago. The grounds are large and handsomely laid

KAUFMAN'S New Empire Hotel & Buffet Now Open for Business With a Full Line of Imported mud Someatle Liquors and Cigar. WILLIAM KAUFMAN. Proas.

STEWARU? & BOWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS W1H be pleased to give you estimates on your building. Post Office Building. East Chi can, Sack Bldg., INDIANA HARBOR, LXD,

Mrs. Rev. B. H. Samuel of Pique, O., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bodegraven. She will remain two weeks.

Miss Alma Sass, Miss Emily Vandenbearg and Walter Vandenberg and Herman Winterhoff, expect to spend Sunday in Blue Island at the home of Mrs. William Klein.

Walter Vanderberg met with quite an accident yesterday while taking orders. His horse ran away near Oak Glen, badly smashing the wagon, but otherwise causing no other injury.

Nicholas Van Diaw, an amateur photographer and artist with consideiable distinction, has purchased a photo art gallery at Harvey. 111., He will open his studio as soon as arrangements can be made.

William Int Hout, who is now employed by the United States government, as telegraph operator, is bound for three year's service in Alaska. The last heard of him was on the Dawson trail making for the north.

The whooping cough has taken another victim, the little eleven months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Van Weelden. The little girl, who has been sick for some time died shortly after eleven o'clock last night. She will be buried Monday, in the Holland cemetery.

John Blaul of Roberts avenue is confined to his home on account of sickness.

Miss Amelia hash or Roberts ave

nue spent Sunday visiting with rela tlves in Hammond.

Mrs. Herman Thiesen and sister, Miss Whilma Bahn, spent Sunday visiting

friends in South Chicago.

August Quandt or Harrison avenue

is connnea to his nome with a severe

attack of rheumatism.

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smith of Chicago spent Sunday visiting the latter's father, John Kreuter, of Indiana boule

vard.

Mr. and Mrs. William Timm enter tained a number of friends from Chi

cago at their home in Indiana boule

vard, yesterday.

Miss Mamie Eggers returned to her

home in Roberts avenue yesterday af

ter spending a week visiting relatives

in Evanston, Ind.

Mrs. F. R. Schaaf of Roberts avenue

left yesterday for Saugatuck. Mich..

where she will join her mother and sister, Mrs. Agnes Roberts, and Miss Amy, who are spending a short vacation at that place. When you stop in Toleston remember Louis Gordon's Buffet & Cafe Between Mich. Cent & Ft. Wayne Tracka We serre meal at all hours. The best you want to eat. Prices are reasonable. Board and room per week 5.0u Ciive us a Trial

Will occupy the Rear Room in First National Bank Building while it is remodeling its present quarters. The entrance is on Sibley Street, and we shall be pleased to serve

you there.

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SALT MEATS GROCERIES Reasonable Prices, Prompt Delivery and the only Sausage Works in Hammond.

88 STATE STREET.

Telephone 77.

The Value of Ridicule. "A man," said Dr. Johnson, "should pass a part of his time with the laughers, by which means anything ridiculous or particular about him might be presented to his view and corrected."

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