Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 147, Hammond, Lake County, 8 December 1916 — Page 9

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UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEW YORK STOCKS CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. (By luilfd Prm.l CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Butter and essts sold at weak prices at Chicago aiin today, prices of butter showing a loss of six centa a pound from the recent lifh point, while prices of egsrs were a dozen lower than a few days jo. Cold storage egs showed more decline than fresh offerings and holders who. recently had big paper profits to their credit saw their gains materially reduced. By l otted Pre.) CHICAGO. Dec. S. Widespread food probes served to depress the grain market' early tooay but prices had a moderate recovery later. December wheat was down 3 below today's opening; Slay down 2'8 and July up Corn was weak after a lower openit?. December was down 1 s- ; Slay down IVi; July down IVi. December S. Atchifon 103' American Beet Sugar 106 V. American Car Foundry T7' American Locomotive 93 Anaconda 3 American Smelting . It American Tele. & Teleg 127 7 Brooklyn Rapid Transit S-t National Biscuit 122' Baldwin Locomotive S0Baltimore & Ohio S5 Canadian Pacific 167 American Can Co. 62 Nw Tork Central 7071 Colorado Fuel SS3 Central Leather 109 'i Cheapeake fc.Ohio 67 1 Corn Products "rucibl ?teel S3, Krie 37 General Ele'ctric Oreat Northern , Illinois Central , "Maxwe1!! Slotors , Mexican Petroleum , Northern Pacific Pennsylvania R. R. , Pu liman Hepublican Iron & Steel... Heading , 1. S. Rubber American Sugar Fears-Roebuck Southern Pacific Foutliern Railway 1ig.. Slirw. & St. Paul Texas Oil : Fnion Pacific o... 1 . S. Steel l"ah Copper Western Union WiHys Overland ISO '4 1174 1071, . . . . 7 5 '4 . ...10K-, 114't 56 T, 165 SS4 111 67s 1 1 5 S 230 94 31', . . . . 9.1 K. 204 U -. 7, . ... 1 2 5 14 123 102 i 3SU CI.OSE CHICAGO CRUX FVTIRES WHEAT. December Slay July CORN. ' December Slay : July ...... , , OATS. December .1631, .147', .147 . 90 . 91 V CHICAGO PRODUCE. BlfTTER Creamery extras, 37 37 lj ; creamery firsts, 36. EOGS Ordinaries. 35 to 36; first?, Fowls, 2i to 16; turkeys, IS. DEER ON EXHIBIT "A deer Is being exhibited at the National Xrket in Hammond, which was shot .by p"hil Smidt in company with Postmaster R'ohde io Wisconsin. Sir.

National Cash Market & Grocery Company 84 Stlte St. Phone 49 Hammond, Indiana At your service in courteous quality and quantity at the .lowest prices. A FEW SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY EVENING AND 1 SATURDAY, ALL DAY, DEC. 8-9.

Pbrk Loins Pork Butts Smoked Cally Ham 15? Srncked Breakfast Bacon 22 Smoked Regular Hams 20c Fancy Beef Pot Roast 12 Sirloin, Porterhouse - -t or Round Steak 17N Stewing

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Rabbits Veal Leg or Loin Leaf Lard Lamb Cuts 14c

Our motto: A quick dime heats a lazy quarter. Special notice! On all meat sales of we return 10c car fare. National Cash Market & Grncery Company OF COURSE 84 STATE STREET. PHONE 49

Smi.lt is poina: to pive a dear dinner to his friends.

ROBS HOME The rsidence of Richard W. Fi:i!afT In 235 Detroit street, was enlerel i;irin the niR;'t and robbed. A:io.iir other things the burjrlar ox Sir. T i t i ; .i :Y".tiest trousers and hSlped himself to a buffet lunch. WORTHLESS CHECK ' ; ' K P. Stout, a coal" dealer, complained to the police th.it a worthless check in the sum of $20 had been passed on him In paynent for two savks of cement, delivered to an address on Keeker street. The check was drawn on the Calumet tsank of South Chicago. ' AT DeLUXE Three rp.ee courses, with horpes racing at break-neck spwd, wer eutilized by DirciHor George Sieginann In staging the scenes in the Triangie-Fine .Aits production, "Atta Hoy's 1asI Luxe Saturday. Commercial Club to Take a JIand in Vice UpheavalSchool Board is BusyUndesirables ' Begin to Leave the City. Developments in Gary's vice upheaval today (up to the time of going to press) were as follows: Commercial club d;rectors seeking volunteers to serve on its new committee the "Civic Service commissinon," to be made up of five members. They will have a fund of $500 to look into the vice situation. Ndmes may be announced today. Slayor Johnson goes out of town to get advice, it is said, reg-ardinif '"lid" for Gf.ry, to bo clamped down between now ana Sunday. Rfported that school board is to ask mayor to explain statements reflecting on morality of high schools. There has been an exodus from town of several undesirables. . G0HTI (Special to The Times.) COIA7MBCS. 1ND., Dec. S. The annual convention of the Indiana state Chamber of Commerce, to be held at Columbus on December 28th and 23th, will be the most important gathering of representative husine'ss men held in the state this year. The meeting will be IWd just a few days previous to the 1 1 Large Jar Apple Butter, regular 15c seller 10 1 Large Jar Prepared Mustard . . 10 I Peas, Corn, Tomatoes, can 10 Value Brand Milk, can 10c Rumford Baking Powder, 1 lb. can 21 Clubhouse Corn, i can . . . : 15c Tomatoes, Green Onions, Green Peppers, Cucumbers, Head Lettuce, Parsley, Celery, Cocoa nuts, Spinach and Spanish Onions.

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BILL CARRIGAN WILL BOSS RED SOX NEXT SEASON AND AT A FATTER WAGE

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Bill Carrigan, who declared at the close of the baseball season that he was through with the game and would not return next season, seema to have wisely changed his mind. He will direct the Red Sox for the new 'f fera, Frazee arid Ward, at a salary reputed to be $20,000.

opening of the state legislature and on account of the amount of legislation of interest to business men to be considered at the coming session, a recordbreaking attendance is expected at the Columbus convention. The program provides for a short business session convening at 3 o'clock on Thursday the 28th with the annual banquet at 6:30. Hon. Z. T. Sweeney, former consul general to Turkey, will be toastmaster and Governor-elect Jas. SI. Goodrich, Hon. 13. II. Wolcott. formerly chairman of the State Board of Equalization and now president of an (Indianapolis bank, and Judge W. II. Eichorn will be the principal speakers. John A. Lapp, director of the State Bureau of legislative Information, Sliss Vida Newsom, president f thi Indiana Women's legislative Council, and Hon. Luke Duffey. good Toads exponent, will address the meeting.' A new departure by the officers this year Is the inviting of all com merlin! organizations in the state to participate in the meeting whether or not they are affiliated vith,the state br-riy. The aim is to get as wide an expression of opinion as possible from all over the state. The officers of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce are: V. J. Hogan. Indianapolis, president; Spencer F. Ball. Terre Haute, . vicepresident; T. B. P"tts. Huntington, treasurer, and J. E. Northway, Columbus, secretary. TWIN CITY KNIGHTS TO-HAVE LECTURE Immediately following a short business meeting next Slonla.y evening. December 11th, Twin City Council, Knights of Columbus, have arranged with "Father John H. Bleckmann, lor many years prison" chaplain at the Michigan City penitential y, to give his illustrated lecture on prison life. Considering Father Bleekmann's long connection with the daily routine life of the prisoner and his vivid narration of many events not shown by the slides, the lecture promises to be one of the most instructive and entertaining yet given in this city. The ladies are invited to share in this interesting treat and undoubtedly a large audience will greet the speaker. In connection with the meeting and lecture, a canned goods shower will be gien for the benefit of the Carmelite Orphanage at Calumet. Refreshments will be served. FUNERAL OF ROYAL MORTON Hobart' and Gary people this afternoon attended the funeral of Royal .L Slorton, which was held from the home of his father, Dr. O. D. Slortqn. 311 West Sixth avenue, Gary. Burial was at Crown Hill cemetery, Hobart. Sir. Morton was not quite 25 years. He was graduated from the Hobart high school in 1910. While working at a Newark. N. J., munitions factory as an electrician he inhaled some poisonous gas. Quick pneumonia set in. CATHOLICS EAT MEAT FRIDAY The law of the Roman Catholic 3 rM The Kay to bucccssiul Wan Ads -Road ourAportwout"Rooms -Uovsoe- to-kt ads Thcryll Gpon tho Door tr j-ost what you want,

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w-v.;::.- JC -4j "1 - ft - .'....r..wfc... ence from moil on Fridays, is disrhurch winch provides for the abst'n. perised with for today and the Catholic people need not abstain from partaking of meat tood today. DAMAGE SUIT Efl FROM DUNES VALPARAISO. IN IX, Dec. S. A case bringing the sand region again . into the limelight was filed iast evening in the porter circuit court by Alice F. Kuslunore of Chicago, through her attorneys, Crumpacker Bros., against the Krtig Sand' Company of Chicago, the American .Sand and Gravel Company and RKhard C. Ru.-hmorr, for the cancellation of a contract "and damages of $4,000. . The defendants have been shipping sand from the dunes of Porter and Irfike counties into Chicago. Several years ag-o - a contract was entered into by Sirs. Slary Kushmore with the sand company by which the defendants were . to excavate and transport sand from the land owned by Sirs. Kushmore to Chicago, and in the agreement it was stated that the work s'hould be done by August, 1 92. The payment for the sand was by the carload and was raid to her in monthly installments. A few years ago the land was sold and transfercd to her two sons, Richard C. and G orge p. Rushmore, and in SB FOBS in HjsI isn't at all likely, so why not get your coal in now before the cold weather rush begins. W'e recommend White Msh for small heatinsr plants a coal thut yields lots of heat no clinker? and verv little waste. is an ideal coal for liundry and cook stoves. Prepared in eg? or lump Mzes. All carefully screened and ab"oiutely clean. If you are particular in buying your ?oal, you will like trading; with us. When you buy your coal here, you always get you you expect to get. If you Jon't we'll take it back and return your money. The Bcckman Supply. So. PHONE 1490. lammond, Indiana.

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enables us to produce better shop repairing than the average shop at no greater cost to you. Let us prove if. ( . Standard Shoe Repair Shop A. ABRAHAMSON, PROP. 235 STATE ST. HAMMOND, IND.

jtlie winter of 1915 Sirs. Uushmore died, j A few months later the, last named ; yon, (iftiifiy riii'd and his share re-v"!-tcf to hi widow, Mrs. Alice F. Kit sliniuif, .since she acyuited tha ' tro!irt-. sho alleffes in her complaint ; that no tnf ,v payments for the sand ! and grave! have been forthcoming, j Thero ar. she averts. $450 due for the i ""'id. ar'd in the oonfplaint It is alleged j Ihut the Kru.g Sand Company is now ! incoivenl d'ld unoofleftable. She aij !'" tlamaffes to hcr?elf of many

iih.iutiniuj o; ci(.nars. SHERIFF-ELECT BARNES SELLS HOBART HOME Last Saturday Attorney R. R. Ped(fi -ord closed the deal for the purchase of the L. F,. Barnes house and lot on STaiii .-street. The building is one of ths best bJilt and most costly residen?e.i in llobart and is very complete throughout. The building and the grounds complete cost Mr.. Barnes nearly J12,0'"ii. There are twelve rooms anl every conveinence except gas. It is a beautiful home. Hobart Gareeet. .MOTH Kit I LI.. Mrs. Georie SI c Roberts, 701 Sladlson street, hns returned from Covington, K., where she was called by the serious illness of her mother. Sirs. Barnes, who still rem-iins very low. Sirs. McTtoberts expects to return to her mother's bedside within a few days. A live newspnprr for people who are still on rnrlh thnt'i what THE TIMES . ORTT'S "Strolling Boot" For Young Ladies and Women. , A Very Fashionable Design for Walking and General AVear. Conies in fine black calf leather, light soles, Goodyear .welted, low heels S4.00 the pair. It will be long before it can be equaled again at th price. "SCUFFER" SHOES ARE NATURE'S SHOES for CHILDREN Made over perfect, form lasts without "tacis" or "nails mde to give the growing feet a chance to grow straight and strong, just as Nature intended them to. grow. For boys and girls tbat are hard on shoes the "Scuffer" is the one to buy coat a few "pennies" more but, they wear like iron and always bok neat and stylish. Patent Leather, Tan or Black Calf, Button only. Sizes 5 to 8, S200 Sizes sy2 to 12 S2.50 MAKE THE "KIDDIES" HAPPY CHRISTMAS Pretty pictured felt slippers for children; they make "handsome gifts. Specially priced Comfortable felt slippers for men and women; good quality felt, very rebt-ful-J , 59 J. B. Ortt THE WALK-OVER STORE 169 STATE ST., HAMMOND. "Headquarters for Holiday Slippers." l1 'W'iSi WLB ntMW mwilrif1' The' Greatest Medical Authorities in tho world have made publie statements in which they endorse the value of properly fitted eye-glasses. OUR GLASSES PREVENT EYE-STRAIN AND SAVE YOUR ENERGY. SEE US AND SEE BETTER Hammond Optical Co, No. 141 E. State St.

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We want to sell all our overcoating cloth before the new year and offer this reduction in spite of an increasing cost of woolens. Overcoats made to vour measure

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and up. 20 the price of each coat. Sterling Woolen Mills 171 State St. Hammond, Ind.

Highia Grocery PHONES 258259 Hammond.

Specials for Saturday, December 9 th

MEATS Sirloin Steak 18f Porter House 22d Short .$teak . .18 Hamburger Steak 15 Pot Roast Beef. 13 Rib Roast Beef 16 Rib Boiling Beef SC Plate Corned Beef 8 Pork Loin .16 Pork Loin Roast 17 Pork Chops : 18 Pork Butt Roast 16 Best Lard 20 Best Bulk Creamerv Butter .' . . . .44 Cottoline, pail 28 FRUITS 200 size Navel Oranges, dozen .... 22 250 size Navel Oranges, dozen 18 Baldwin Apples7 good cookers, peck 32c Grape Fruit, ttvo for. . .15 Lemons, dozen 25? Fancy Keif er Pears, peck . .50c; Malaga Grapes, lb. . . . . 18 Northern Spv Apples, peck 48 VEGETABLES. Earlv Ohio Potatoes, peck 43c4 Carrots, peck 20 White Turnips, lb. . .'. . . ,3 Plymouth Rock Tomatoes, three pound cans, two for 25c Comb Hone v 20

Will have fancy line of Christmas Poultry. - Please leave vour orders early.

New Arrivol of Goods We have just received a splendid line of new Domestic and Imported Woolens, ; The Very JUatest Patterns Now is the tiiue to order that suit or overcoat if you want it before Christmas day. ' Suits and overcoats made from these high grade woolens

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arket 151 Highland Street. Yellow Turnips, 3 lbs. .10c Dry Onions, G lbs .25 Sweet Potatoes", lb 5 Celery, lb 10 Cabbage, lb. 4e Spanisli Onions, lb 6$ Head Lettuce 8-12c Green Peppers, lb. . ..28 Fancv Wax Beans, lb. .16 GROCERIES. Virginia Sweet Pancake Flour, pkg.. . . . .107 Red Cross Macaroni or Spaghetti, pkg 10 Frank's Chieorv, 3 pkgs " , . .25? Heinz Mince Meat, 2 lb. tin 4Q Qt. Jar Monsoon Peanut Butter 23 Van Gamp's Pork and Beans, No. 2 can . . . 15c Van Camp's Sugar Corn, 2 cans 25 Monoson Ketchup, 2 bottles Richelieu Cider, qt. bottles, 2 for. . . . Ute Maid Peas, 3 cans Desk Matches, 6 for .25 25c 33c 25c Richelieu Pumpkin, large can IGc Richelieu Salmon, tall can . 23 Horse Radish. 3 bottles for 25 Swift's Pride Washing Powder, large pkg. 18c Good" Storage Kggs, doz 38c LUiiictt ut, , in. cans fiaii workmanship and fit Hammond, Ind.

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