Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 39, Hammond, Lake County, 2 August 1907 — Page 6

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES. Friday, August 2, 1907.

GRIFFITH NEWS

' Mrs. Beesin of Whitlnj? was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chalfant in Rensselaer street today. Arlles Henry, who has been helping at the Standard Oil plant for som; time, returned to his homo at Lake-ton this morning. C. Allfn, the hero of the recent oil tank explosion was in town yesterday. He Is to taki- a position with the Standard at Bluff ton, his homo. Mrs. Lizzie Cooley and son of Jackson, Mich., are expected to arrive in Griffith tomorrow to visit at the home of M. C. Dutton and other relatives. The town board of supervisors is removing the large trees in Min street at the corner of Main and Rensselaer streets. In doing so, a serious accident was narrowly averted. A team and capston is used with a long, heavy chain. While one of the men was sitting underneath the sweep tending to the chain, one of the horses stumbled, and in floundering, struck the chain-tender a heavy blow in the Bide with its ironed hoof. The only thing that prevented several ribs from being broken was the heavy iron chain between the man and the horse. I?y leaning back, he got a blancing blow which bruised an dlasecrated his side, but the injury was not serious enough to need a physician. GARY NEWS II. Harness has opened up a store With a line of moats in the south part Of town. Walter S. Ross has added another elegant Studebaker trap to his equipment, which together with tha new horses and harness makes an attractive equipage. Edward Jewell, treasurer of the board of education, has been slightly indisposed for several days, necessitating a discontinuance of his work for a few days. J. J. Farrell is erectin ga two-story building on Jefferson street just north of the building he now occupies. The frame work and most of the sheathing is completed. The Gary real estate board holds its regular meeting next Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the ISorman club rooms in the Uorman building at Broadway and Tenth avenue. , Max Bernstein of Whiting looked after business interests here this afternoon. Ho expects to be able to get started in business on South Broadway by the middle of the month. Contractor Gormelly has met a local need that has been felt for a long time by putting in a good livery equipment consisting of traps, rigs, harness and horses. His location just south of the Wabash tracks east of Broadway is an advantageous one. "Judge" and Mrs. Bryan and Col. Mayo, manager for Mr. Bryan, drove over In the judge's car to Tolesion last evening for a short visit with old time friends who were anxious to see them after their long tour in the south and east. A slight blaze occurred last evening in the rear of the Metropolitan restaurant. The evening meal was just being served and the range was oer heated causing the woodwork near it to ignite. Prompt work on the part of Mr. Weber and others with the hose and axe stopped serious injury. Attorney and Mrs. Barden have secured quarters in the MeOomb building in Adams street recently rented by Officer Jenkins and expect to move in the latter part of the week. They will bring down enough furniture from storage in Chicago to furnish the rooms rented. The Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend electric line h receiving another large consignment of steel rails for the line they are building through hero. The work is being pushed quite rapidly and if they get started soon at the erection of the concrete work where they cross the Wabash and Pennsylvania there is no question about their being able to run cars this fall. Trustee Sears of the third ward has accepted a position with the Calumet Supply company, taking charge of the handling of coal and feed for the company in which lines he has had considerable, experience. The company For Diarrhoea A. D. S. Blackberry Cordial TENTH & BROADWAY PHARMACY BORMAN DRUQ CO., Props. GARY. INDIANA. When in Gary, stop, eat and drink at The Wabash Inn Washington St., near Wabash Tracks First-class meals. Pine Beers, Wines and Cicars. Eat. drink and he merry STEWART & BOWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDER3 VTilLibe pleased to give you estimates on your building post Office Building, East Chicago. Bank Bldg.. INDIANA HARBOR. IND. .WINES, LIQUORS, AND CIGAR3 Only High Grade Goods THE GARY Buffet and Restaurant Charles Della-Cuiesa, Prop. Broadway, Gary, lnL For Fair Treatment, Risfht Prices and Best BUILDING SUPPLIES go to Toleston Lumber and Coal Co. A. M. Fiacber, Manager Lerober, Coal, Brick, Cement and BaiMlog MaterLu TOLESTON, IND.

has found it necessary to expand its business and in addition to handling a complete line of builder's materials and supplies, will now handle hay, grain, feed and coal under the charge of a special department.

The police department spent most of esterday serving notices in the matter of the widening of alleys south of the Michigan Central railroad. "The routine work has been practically finished and after the time has expired for remonstrances the work will be done and all of the alleys in the south part of town will be widened to twenty feet to correspond with the width of the alleys in the Land company's subdivision north of the Wabash tracks. The local Masons and members of Masonic fraternities in general stopping here are interesting themselves in the organization of a social institution to be known as the Gary Masonic .Social club. Invitations are issued to brother members coming in from other places if they are in good standing and pains will be taken to see that they are taken care of and shown every courtesy. The members active in the work are Max Kirsehman, M. M. Castloman, L. A. VanDeusen, John McFadden and A. F. Knotts. Mr. Kirsehman is attending to the correspondence and general invitations. WHEELER NEWS Mrs. Nelson was a Valparaiso visitor j esterday. Mrs. II. W. Abbott is serious! id with quinsy. Mrs. Phoebe Taylor and Miss Catherine Barnes, were Chicago visitors yesterday. The Rebekah's held a meeting Wednesday evening and initiated several new members. Mrs. J. Gott and Miss Erma Gott. were among the passengers fro Valporalso Thursday morning. An eight and one half pound baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hatten Wednesday evening. Judge Fields of Englewood who has been visiting with his son Robert for a time, returned home Thursday morn ing. The N. Y. & C. S. L. R. R. have set off 5 cars of Italians at "Wheeler, who are at work laying new rails through Wheeler. Burdette Tatlock entertained a number of his young friends Wednosdvy afternoon at a party, given in honor of his second birthday. LANSING NEWS Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Vandenberg spent Thursday in Blue Island. Misses Vandenberg, Alma Sass and Mr. Edwin Vandenberg were visitors in Hammond Wednesday. The two year old sort of Wm. Vrlek died Wednesday night from the whooping cough. Mrs. Van Craig who has been ill at the Hammond hospital was taken home Wednesday. RENSSELAER NEWS Mrs. W. II. Beam spent yesterday witli friends in Monon. Miss Harriet Yeoman is visiting Miss Donna Harmon at Pontiac, 111. Joseph Sharp has gone to Kentland for several days visit. Miss Tlllie Ramp who lias been visiting in Kentland returned home yesterday. Mrs. Mary E. Lowe returned yesterday from Valparaiso, where she attended the summer commencement. Miss Cona E. Meese, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. Forsythe returned to her home in Dixon, HI., yesterday. Mrs. R. P. Benjaman returned home yesterday from a two weeks visit wit't her daughter, Mrs. Calvin Cain of Lake Village. EAST CHICAGO NEWS Miss Rose Parish has returned from a few days' visit with Miss Myrtle Lautman of Michigan City. C. O. Ckristensen CONTRACTOR AND CARPENTER Frame He uses a specialty East Chicago, Ind. Get a stylish suit for hot weather from ALBERT GIVEN THE TAILOR. Styles and Prices right. 713 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. Post Office Building, East Chicago. Bank Bldg.. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. . SPECTER, BAST CHICAGO, Agent for North German Lloyd Hamburg-American Line Canadian Pacific Line. All Foreign Money Transferred. 4"r-v- SmoWed Eye Glasses and SnecV.', r . iac.es ior summer wear, very . - neatly mide up from 10c up. Glasses fitted for all kinds of eye defects. Come in and try the Sure-Ore ya glass mountings. MAX NASSAU jeAELo?r?ciAN Olcott Avenue EAST CHICAGO.

CLARK STATION

Mr. Allen secured a horse here and took it to his home in Hammond. Harry Peterson and Walter Behn of Clark transacted business in Toleston Wedntsdav. Mrs. May Junk and Damen Schmetzer of Edgerton, O., are visiting for a few weeRs at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Schmotzer. Mrs. Behn and children and Miss Edna Behn and Mrs. Kohnke and child and Miss II, Scheurer of Clark had a picnic at East Side Thursday and report a good time. MUNSTER NEWS Mr. Jacob Munster transacted business in Chicago yesterday. Miss Henrietta Munster is going to spend her month's vacation in Roseland. Miss Corinna Kalef of St. John, has been visiting Irene Kraay for a week and yesterday returned to her home. Miss Mary Decker of West Pullman has been visiting the family of C. P. Schoon for the past month. Workmen came to look over the school building today so the repairing of the rooms will probably begin today. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Needham of Blue Island avenue, Chicago, have ben spending a very pleasant week with the Munsters. Mr. Needham is an old Grand Army friend of Mr. Munster's, having been a member of the same regiment. Munster is surely growing. Three young ladies have made their appearance here in the last week, and the families with whom the bouncing girls have come to stay are, Mr. and Mrs. G. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Dingaman Jabaay and Mr. and Mrs. A. Fikema. HOB ART NEWS Joseph McGill of Valparaiso, was in Hobart yesterday. Mrs. Charles Vincent is visiting friends in the city. Pickels were hauled yesterday for the first time to the new Heinz salting station. George Ragen went to Michigan City yesterday where he will visit friends for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roper of South Bend, are visiting here this week with Mr. Roper's parents. A. K. Garhardt and daughter, who have been in Kansas for several weeks, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Charles Morger and daughter, Edna, are visiting at Creti, III., this week with Mrs. Borger's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Burge of) Black River Falls, Wis., are visiting in Hobart with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Strong. Mrs. Thomas School and daughter, Stellt, who have been visiting friends in Fort Wayne the past two weeks, returned yesterday. A pleasant birthday surprise partywas held Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Roper in honor of Mrs. Roper. LOWELL NEWS Mrs. J. II. Robertsson, of Washington, is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dinwiddie and other relatives. Walter White, after a vacation of several weeks, has again opened up his meat market at the old stand. John Love, who Was stricken with paralysis is pronounced a great deal better and it is thought now he will recover., Mrs. Ed Beebe, of Princeton, Wis., is visiting the Bryants and Dinwiddie families over in Eagle Creek township. Her husband was the editor of the first paper published in Lowell. The Chicago Hennepins and Oakland Parks next Sunday. The Hennepins are leading the K. C. league in the city, and it will be a good game with the locals here. The good weather of the last week or more has greatly helped the farmers out in putting up their hay after the long delay, and they are all working on double quick time. Hay is a good crop down in this part of the county, the best it has been in several years. CROWN POINT NEWS Frank Sharback, of Hobart was a Crown Foint visitor. Fred Schmal of Lowell was visiting friends in Crown Toint. The clerk issued three marriage licenses today. All Chicago parties. Casper Berierger of Dyer transacted legal business in Crown Point, Ed. Sigler left last evening for a short visit to various ports in Michigan. " Attorney T. S. Fancher has just finished moving in his beautiful residence on Joliet street. Ernst Borchat, left last evening' for Onn. Ohio, to assume his duty as a mail clerk on the Penn: R. R. The death of John Mau. occurred at the home of his daughter near Ainsi worth. Deceased was brought to Crown

Point for burial, and was 74 years old. The funeral services were preached by

Rev. A. Both, of the Lutheran church. John C. Foss is moving: in his home. uji r.iuge street recently vacated by Attorney T. s. Fancher and family. Miss Rae Lothrop, is assisting in the treasurer's office during the absence of Miss Mayme Maillet. who has gone on the Lake Countv Times Jamestown trip. The steam ditcher used by Green and Son, in the construction of the sewer system, is making the streets of Crown Point look as though there is actually something doing. Mrs. O. N. Daiicherlv and children. left this morning for their home in Springfield, Ohio, after a short visit at the home of Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Charles J, Daugherty. Hoag, son of William Hoaer living: immediately west of town died yes terday morning at his father's home. Deceased was 16 vears of acre. The funeral services will be held at St. Mary's church. A large crowd of Foresters are working hard in the Fair grounds, getting things in fine shape for their picnic on August 3, They expect to have the greatest picnic ever held in Crown Point. A cordial'invitation to all. ST. JOHNS NEWS F. Becker of Hammond transacted business in St. John Thursday. P. Sauer and P. Schumacher are doing repair work on the St. John church. Mrs. Jos. Scher of Whiting is visiting her parents, rostmaster and Mrs. Andrew Kamraer, here. Messrs August Koehle and Adam Gard made a pleasure trip through the northern part of Lake county Thursday. A very fierce storm set in here yesterday afternoon, but subsided in a short while without doing much damage. Mesdames N. Terry and M. Scherer of Hammond, spent yesterday in St. John, the guests of John Pfeifer and family. M. Wachtel has resigned his position as section foreman o nthe C. I. & S. R. R. John Pfeifer is again temporary foreman. DYER NEWS J. J. Klein and children took a trip to Chicago Heights Thursday. Casper Beiriger made a business trip to Crown Point yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Scheldt were Hammond visitors yesterday. A. J. Gedlach of Crown Point transacted business here yesterday. Ben Dahlkamp, of St. John was a Dyer business visitor Thursday afternoon. Isaac Loewenberg of Chicago was here yesterday in the interests of his business. Messrs William, Henry and Fred See hausen of Hanover Prairie were Dyer business visitors Thursday. During the high wind yesterday af ternoon one of the four corner steeples cn our church was blown down. William Werner, formerly from Dyer, but living near Endor at present, was in town yesterday afternoon on busi ness. Tony Kaiser has resigned his job as car inspector on the Monon. William Teltemacher has accepted the position in Mr. Kaiser's place. Hudson Jones of Indianapolis, gen eral agent for the Phenix Insurance company was here yesterday to look after the sub-agency. A nice refreshing shower came yesterday afternoon. Although not highly appreciated by the hay makers, yet t brought relief from the heat. TOLLESTON NEWS Miss Ona Shorer was in Hammond yesterday. Mrs. W. C. Kunert and children spent yesterday in Lincoln Park. Mert Chapin of Chicago, visited with friends in Toleston yesterday. Mrs. H. Necker is entertaining her sister Miss Leah Kline of Iowa. Chris Lohman of the Ridge transacted business in town yesterday. Miss Mary McAvoy and Miss May Inglehaupt drove to Hammond yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M Swarts and daughter Ruth, of Hammond, were the guests of Miss Mary McAvoy Monday. The Judge family are holding a reunion at the Hotel Conrad, there are piesent: Set. John Judge, of Dayton Ohio, Mrs. E. J. Phillips of Green Bay, Wis., John J. Judge and family of East St. Louis. 111., Mrs. A. T. Grove and sons of Big Rapids, Mich., J. A. Judge of Toleston and Mrs. John Finnerty of Chicago, 111. This is the first time the family have all been together in thirty-two years. Waen you stop in Toleston remember Louis Gordon's Buffet & Cafe Between Mich. Ont. & Ft. Wayne Tracks We serve meal at all boor. The best you want to eat. Prices are reasonable. Board and room per week $5.'j0 Give us a Trial

WHITING NEWS

M. M. Castleman of Toleston, was In town last night. Mrs. Star Stowell and children returned last night from a visit to Michigan. Mrs. Peter Hayes and daughter. Pansy, are in Michigan for a few weeks. Misses Bessie Walker and Elizabeth Swartz were South Chicago visitors yesterday. Attorney Charles E. Greenwald transacted business in East Chicago vesterday. Miss Maud Fowler of Streeter, 111., is here visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. P. Obenshain. Mrs. Wesley Thorpe and children of New York avenue, were Hammond vis itors yesterday. The Electric theatre on One Hundred and Nineteenth street has closed up for lack of business. Miss Martha Lee of St. Charles, 111., is here visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Henry Swan of Ohio avenue. Mrs. Hal Jones and daughter Nellie of Hammond, were here visiting Judge and Mrs. George W. Jones last evening. Henry Klink is here as the guest of his sisters, Mesdames Wilds of New York avenue and N. Miller of Sheridan avenue., Mrs. Guy Fleming of Fischrupp ave nue Is at Lafayette, Ind., where the funeral of her mother was held Wednesday. Sam Eaton is reported as slightly Improved as his temperature was lower this morning. Sam has a very bad siege of typhoid fever. Miss Bessie Walker went to Ham mond this morning, to spend a few days with her cousin, Mrs. J. P. Beardsley at her home in Doty street. Judge and Mrs. George W. Jones will move into their home which they recently purchased at the corner of One Hundred and Nineteenth street and Ohio avenue, in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Obenshain and daughter, Bernice, who has spent the summer with their son, J. P. Obenshain, of One Hundred and Nineteenth street, left yesterday for their home in South Dakota. Arthur Carey, who broke his leg last week while wrestling with his step-son, Harry Huggins, is improving as rapidly as can be expected as the attending physician states that the break, is a very bad one. ROBERTS DALE NEWS J. Dunslng of Hammond transacted business her yesterday. Mrs. E. C. Holmes of 121 Harrison avenue, was a Chicago visitor Thursday. Miss Daisy Tipton of Chicago is the guest of relatives here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lundt are entertaining Mrs. John Erickson of South Dakota. George S'uadeck of Palos Park, 111., is visiting his son, Henry Hatt, for a few days. Mrs. Henry Eggers of Roberts avenue, spent Thursday visiting relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Hingh of Chicago, is visiting her sister, Hrs. John Pinks of 427 Pearl street, this week. James McKenna returned home from Plainsfleld, Ind., where he had been attending a boy's college. Miss Martha Reling of East Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. Willam Schwekert, of 14 Reese avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kash of Roberta avenue, are entertaining miss jf.ila Miss Ella Michan of Chicago this week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herndobler of Roberts avenue, entertained a number of their relatives from Chicago yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. James Judson returned to their home in Cleveland avenue, af ter spending a week visiting relatives in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Sneider of Belleville, 111., are visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. M. E. Hunter of Indiana boulevard for a few "weeks. Mrs. Edward Mathias and daughter. Miss Irene, left yesterday for Mich igan City, Ind.. where they will spend a week visiting relatives. Thies F. Claussen of Valparaiso, Ind. secretary of the Northern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's association, was in Robertsdale last evening on business for the coming tournament which will be held at Valparaiso, Aug. 15. INDIANA HARBOR KAUFMAN'S New Empire Hotel & Buffet Now Open for Businesa With a Full Line of Imported and Zomeatle Liquors and Ctsoj-a, WILLIAM KALFMAN. Proaw STEWART & BOWERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Will bm pleased to glfe you eU mates on your tmMdlng. Post Office Building, East Chicago. Eaualt Bldg, INDIANA HARBOR.

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