Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 98, Hammond, Lake County, 11 October 1907 — Page 2

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

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HOSIERY and NECKWEAR in all the new shades. Buy your wearing apparel here and save money . . . Come and see us whether you wish to buy or not. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back, is our motto.

Souvenirs Saturday, October 12

WITH ITS $100,000 Capital and its $65,000 earned surplus and undivided profits, its affairs managed by men of experience and financial standing, offers to its patrons the highest degree of safety in the transaction of their business.

UR NEW banking quarters, situated on one of the city's best corners, in a

building owned by the President and one of the directors, occupied by the Bank under a long and favorable lease, offers to its patrons all that can be desired in an up-to-date Bank home.

ESPECIAL INVITATION is given those who wish to start a savings account, upon which we will pay you 3 per cent, annually on $1.00 or more. Give us a trial, we believe we can please you. A. M. TURNER, President. W. C. BELMAN,

Aurora Arnold Craig, contralto will shortly open a Studio of Voice Culture in Hammond. Mrs. Craig was for several years a pupil of Frederick W. Root and Chas. W. Clarlc, and the past season was associated as pupil and assistant teacher o Hilliara Beard, baritone, of Chicago. In addition, to her work in Oratorio with Wn. L. Tocolina, Mrs. . Craig coached in German Leider with Hans Schroeder of Chicago. Mrs. Craig's address while in Hammond is 26 Condit St.

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PEMMG mtwM,iwwi . i.,.u, j m urn n In our new and modern daylight store room, one door south of our former locations, where we are showing: all the new and handsome creations in Fall and Winter wearing apparel for Men and Boys. Our stock is by far the largest and best we have ever shown and prices lower than others. H. S. a M. NOBBY OVERCOATS 10 to $35 FALL and WINTER SUITS - $10 to $40 BOYS' and YOUTHS' SUITS and OVERCOATS nobby styles and handsome patterns $5.00 up All the new Fall Blocks in STETSON HATS In our Shoe Dept. we have on display snappy, up-to-date styles in all leathers $2.50 to $5.00 Cashier. m J

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OVER THE J. L. Martin spent last evenlr.g1 in Chicago. Mr. Hale has gone to Michigan for a short visit. ,Miss Fannie Ruhstadt spent the day in Chicago. Peter Spencer has accepted a position in the Lion store. Mr .and Mrs. K. B. Escher were Chicago visitors today. The petit jury was dismissed yesterday, until Monday morning. Harold "Wheeler of Crown Foint was a visitor in Hammond today. Miss Carrie Gruszka spent the afternoon with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Mat Johnson of East Chicago, visited in Hammond yesterday. Mrs. llobert Meyer of Iolton is visit- j ing friends in Hammond today. j Mrs. P. L. Davis attended a party In Chicago yesterday afternoon. I 1 Attorney L. L. Bomberger is reported 11 at his home in Ogden street. Ernest Wolters of Merrillville is vis iting friends in Hammond today. Mrs. Joseph Shaw and son George spent today visiting in Chicago. Mrs. Lucy of Toleston visited her relatives in Hammond yesterday. Miss Mary Krost and Robert Clark visited frientls in Chicago last evening. Attorney A. E. Getting of Chicago visited friends in Hammond last evening. Miss Elsa Masepohl went to Crown Foint today to visit friends for a few days. Miss Gertrude Cole of East Chicago spent the day with friends in Hammond. Miss Mae Cooper of East Chicago visited friends in Hammond this after noon. George Meyers will go to Chicago tomorrow to remain over Sunday with friends. R. Kerger has returned home from a short visit with friends in Kankakee, Illinois. O. A. Krinbell was in Toleston on business for the Chicago Telephone company. Dr. Robert Gillis has returned from a short visit witn ms parents in An gola, Ind. Miss Ilattle Green has gone to Knox, Ind., to spend several days, the guest of relatives. Miss Myrtle Ryan has gone to Chi cago Heights to remain over bunday with relatives. Mrs. A. N. Champaign and Mrs. Jacob Rimbach visited friends in South Chicago yesterday. A. F. Bridge of Boston, Mass., stopped in Hammond for a few hours' business visit yesterday. Miss Fern Nichols of Lowell is the guest of Miss Hazel "Webb at her home in Carroll street. Mrs. P. Weil and son went to Michigan City yesterday to be the guest of friends for a week. Invitations are out for the twentieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Stanton, Oct. 12. Miss Margaret Lang went to Austin this afternoon to remain until Sunday, the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Smith have gone to Kokomo, Ind., to remain a few day's the guests of relatives. Mrs. Webb of Carroll street has gone to Lowell to be the guest of Mrs. O. W. Hill over Sunday. Mrs. Fred Harms and daughter of Toleston, were the guests of friend3 in Hammond yesterday. Thos. Ryan, who was quite severely hurt in a railway accident, a few weeks ago, is doing very nicely. Mrs. Elizabeth Mettler and Mrs. Dremstedt were the guests of friends in Pine Station yesterday. Mrs. A. Yaste of East Chicago, spent the day with Mrs. William Mowry at her home in Sibley street. Mesdames Simonton and Kelly of Chicago attended the Bicknell-Dunhem reception yesterday afternoon. M13S f?auger of Lowell is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Bell of South Hohman street for several days. Miss Gertrude Mauger went to Chicago this afternoon to remain until Sunday as the guest of relatives. Mrs. C. O. Shirey of Polo, Ind., is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Shirey of Clinton street for a few days. Robert Wheeler of Hyde Park was the guest of the Misses Hilbrich at their home in Ann street last evening. Mr. and Mrs. IL B. Kant have returned to their home in Michigan City, after a few days' visit among friends in Hammond. Mrs. George Drackert will entertain a few friends this afternoon at her home in State Line street in honor of her birthday anniversary. Mrs. Green of Fort Worth, Tex., is the guest of Mrs. Henry Bicknell and Mrs. Nellie Bicknell Dunham at their home in Rimbach avenue. Miss Emma McCann has returned to her home in New York City after a few weeks' visit with her cousin, Mrs. O. B- North of Morton Court. Mrs. Rose Jackson will return to her home in New York City tomorrow after an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. II. M. Faber of Williams street. Dr. Quayle is a lecturer who can interest men. He is a leader among men. Next Monday evening he will lecture at the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Kunert and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rimbach went to Glen Park. Ind.. by automobile yesterday where they spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Miss Mabel Wells of New York City, who has been visiting in Kouts for several weeks, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Sprague, at her home in Carroll street. Miss Ida Guy and Marvin Tilton returned to their home in Peru. Ind., today after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lavene at their home In Truman avenue. MissMary Hornak will entertain at; an "AQturnn Party" next "Wednesday

TEA GUPS evening at their home in West Hammond. Miss Hornak has Issued fifty Invitations for the affair, Mrs. John Heiser has moved from their home in Russell street to their new home at 226 Carroll street. It is not often that Hammond people have the opportunity of listening to such a gifted speaker as Dr. William A. Quayle, who lectures at the First Methodist church next Monday evening, Oct. II. Mrs. Adolph Hirsch entertained a few friends at whist last evening at her home in South Hohman street. The evening was very pleasantly passed with cards, after which refreshments were served. The Woman's Missionary society cf the First Presbyterian church met tins afternoon in the church parlors. The subject of the program was "Japan" Mesdames Elliott, L. A. M'nard and Cynthia Sohl entertained. Mrs. Hoover and daughter, of Lima, O., will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newell at their home in South Hohman street on their return home from an extended visit with relatives and friends in Carthage, Mo. Mrs. Claude Campbell entertained the members of the Fern Leaf club yesterday afternoon. Twelve members of the club were present and pent an enjoyable afternoon at whist, after which refreshments were served. The Martha society of the First Christian church met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. I. Irvin, 34S Alice street for the regular weekly meeting. The business of the society was first discussed after which a social hour was enjoyed when, the ladies sewed. The members of the Deborah society of the First Christian church were entertained by Mrs. Fleiger yesterday afternoon at her home, 619 State street. There was a very good attendance and business of Importance was discussed. The sale which the ladies had planned for early in November has been postponed indefinitely. The Calumet Christian Endeavor Union met in Whiting last evening and many members from Hammond attended It was the regular monthly business meeting and several matters of importance came up for discussion, after which the remainder of the evening was spent informally. Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter entertained yesterday afternoon at their home, IS East State street, at a birthday party glven in honor of their daughter, Marie. A two course lunch was served at the close of the afternoon. The table was beautifully decorated with ferns and carnations. About fifteen were present. ' Mrs. Kent Young pleasantly entertained the members of the Up-to-Date Whist club and a' few friends Wednesday, afternoon at rher home in Sibley street. The honors at cards were awarded Mrs. II. Stevenson and Mrs. P. L. Davis. The hostess served dainty refreshments. The' guests were Mesdames Epsing of Chicago, Steffer and Herrington. Dr. Quayle is a philosopher, a poet, a teacher, and a Scholar, an orator without a peer in ' Methodism today. I have heard Beecher, Talmage, Cook, Ingersoll, Dolliver and many others. Dr. Quayle easily ranks with any of these great men. No one can afford to miss hearing him. He lectures at the First Methodist church next Monday evening, Oct. 14. Admission 50 cents. The sewing circle of St. Margaret s hospital held a pleasant meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Joseph Wels in Condit street. The afternoon was spent with pedro and pretty prizes were awarded Mrs. Will Beach and Mrs. Mat. Bonej. Mrs. Tillie Rascher won the consolation prize. About twenty ladles were present. The hostess served dainty refreshments at the close of the meeting. The Cerona Tedro club met at the home of Mrs. Keyser, 113 West State street yesterday afternoon. The day was pleasantly devoted to cards and the honors at the close of the games were awarded Mesdames Setty, Murray and Keller. The hostess served refreshments in the late afternoon. Mrs. Beach of Crown Point, was the guest of honor at the meeting and all the members of the club were present. The next meeting of' the club will be on Thursday at the ' home of Mrs. EdGellinger, 137 Russell street. A number of young people met at the home of Miss Theresa Dorsey in State street last evening to organize a card club. It was purely a business meeting and Marshall Crosby was elected president and Sam Engelton secretary. The rules of the club were made and it was decided to play pedro. The club will meet again next Thursday at the home of Miss Pearl Barget and after that they will only meet every two weeks. There will be about twenty members in the club and they anticipate many pleasant social affairs this winter. A very successful musical under the auspices of the Ladies Guild or bt. Paul's Episcopal church was given in the parish room of the church last evening. The program was given by Miss Elsbeth Kover, Mrs. C. G. Hohman and Miss Elizabeth Mettler and was very well enjoyed by the large number of people who were in attendance Miss Kover who was a favorite with the music lovers of Hammond before she went abroad to study, delighted her hearers last night with several solos. Mrs. Charles Hohman and Miss Mettler who are so well and favorably known in Hammond responded with encores to their solos. At the close of the program ice cream and cake was served bv the ladies of the society. The first meeting Ladies Cooking club evening at the home Crumpacker in "Webb of the Young was held last of Miss Harriet street. A short business meeting was held the first part of the evening when Miss Alice Holm was elected chairman of tfce club. The club will meet every Thursday evening at the homes of the various members. Mrs. Homer demonstrated a lesson in oysters last evening. The y.oung ladies of the club are: Misses Alice Holm. Carrie Miles, Florence Inperson, Irene" Mott," Mae Campbell, Mae

COWBDr' GIRL AMUSES

Audience ; Applaud Miss Marie Flynn for Fine Interpretation of Role. Before and audience which taxed the seating capacity of Towle's opera house to the limit last night,' th musical drama "The Cowboy Girl" was presented last t veiling. Stirring from the rising of the" curtain to the drop in the last act, the drama held the people to the last, and kept them lirst laughing Uien humming and then again with that pathetic little feeling tugging at their heart strings. Th. K-ading role of "Gyp" Clyde the broncho riding, nervy little cowboy girl was taken by Miss Marie Flynn, who son had a warm place In the hearts of the audience. The cast was a good one ami the leading roles vere ably supported by the chorus and members of the company. LOCAL ELBEHIERT1 Initiate Charles Stevens and Follow With Banquet and Speech Making. The Hammond lodge of Elks gave an entertainment last night at their headquarters on South- Hohman street, where a large, number of the members and visiting brothers gathered to witness the initiation of Charles Stevens of the South Shore Gas company. The initiatory exercises were performed by the regular team, and a fund of amusement was furnished. Following the services a banquet was arranged by Dave Hirsch. The toastmaster was Dr. Oberlin, high exalted ruler, and impromptu speeches were delivered by several of the members and guests. A musical entertainment rounded out the pleasant evening. The lodge is planning some fine enter tainments to take place in a few weeks. CHARLES LUTHEKMAN DIES. After a severe attack of pneumonia, which has kept Charles Lutherman confined to St. Margaret's hospital for several weeks, passed away yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lutherman Is CS years of age and has been in the employ of the Krie railroad as swatchman for many years. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Emmerling's chapel, interment taking place at Oak Hill. la looking over the classified nd. today 3oa are apt to find mine that nnnuer questions which you liave been nsklnj; lately. Nelson, Ethel Ebrlght, Culinln. Agnes Meikle, Harriet Crumpackor and Fannie Ruhstadt. Mrs. Henry M. Bicknell and Mrs. Xellie Bicknell Dunham entertained friends at a "Rose party" yesterday afternoon at their home, 51 Rimbach avenue. Th home was beautifully decorated in pink and white, roses being1 the flowers used. In the parlors the lights were shaded in pink and white and in the dining room where the refreshments were served a center piece of roses was artistically arranged. This beautiful effect was heightened by bright,, life like butter-Hies hovering over tho flowers. The entertainment consisted of a rose contest; each guest received a rose bud which when opened contained a list of conundrums to be answered by names of flowers. Mrs. Viigil S. Reiter received a bunch of American beauty roses for answering the questions most successfully. Mrs. Simonton of Chicago sang several pretty solos during the afternoon. About fifty ladies were in attendance and those from out of town were Mesdames Green of Fort "Worth, Tex., Simonton and Kelly of .Chicago. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. Clerk-Onrrler. An examination for the position of clerk (male and female) and carrier (male) will be held at the postoffice in this city on Nov. 2, 1907. For application blanks, and for full information relative to the examinations, qualifications, duties, salaries, vacations, promotions, etc., address Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Postoffice, City. BARBER IN HAMMOND BUILDING. I wish to announce to the occupants of the Hammond Building and to the public in general that I have leased the barber shop on the fourth floor of the Hammond building and will be pleased to meet all my former friends and patrons there. The best shave in town in the Hammond building on the fourth floor. Harry Tuttle. S-6. m.A.uiiavie LECTURER At First M. E. Church Monday Evening, Oct. 4 Subject "Abraham Lincoln, the First American' ' Admission '50c

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Tuesday, Oct. 15 Lyman H. Howe Presents the crowning triumph in Moving: Pictures An international spectacle. Two hoars of woriil travel. GREAT NAVAL BATTLE! Realistic Torpedo Attack. Divinj Submarines. Gunboats in Action. Furious Artillery Bombardment IN DARKEST AFRICA! Elks' Parade. Phila. Stag Hunt in France. Yachting in Cowes, England. Many Other Big Features. Reserved Seats at UkkneU's. PRICES, 25c, 35c and 50c A&UU. CHICAGO Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Oct. 13, 14, 15, 16 WILLIAM JOSSEY, former leadIng: man with Calumet Stock Company in "The End of the Trail" A beautiful Western Melodrama written by Mr. Jossey and staged by Lincoln J. Carter. POWERS' TONIGHT 8:15 JOSEPH W. BROOKS Presents Lillian RUSSELL In the New Racine Comedy 1 rI. and Qeorge Herbert Flrat Mat. Wednesday. Prices $1.50 to 50s Eves, and Sat. Mat., $Z to 50c time you are dissatisfied Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted GRADE CUT GLASS Hammond PPLY C Phone 2503 9c 62C He .8c 10c 14c HOUSE STEAK A r 1 -w 1 2 9ic 4' : 4c ..14c It- .lC.' lc 7c iu enn

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