The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-05
Gary News

Gary News |
Messrs. McLain and Bassler of the
engineering corps. made hurried trip
10 Indiana HaFbor last evening.
The supply Of stoves for the steel
.ompany's barracks south Of the river
arrived and were put 10 today.
Mr.. walsh of the corps on the North
side made a trip to Chicago this after
noon for Instruments needed in the
work.
The report IS current that work is
coon to begin on the new Lake Shore
depot No one could be found to father
it, however.
The carpenters are organizing a local
union. They have sent for a charter
and regular meetings viii begin as
soon as it arrives. Most Of the car
Denters here are working for the
Falkenau company.
w. +. Hodges attended 70 business
matters in Indiana Harbor this after
noon. The surveyors have staked off
his lot for him. 1t lies at the corner
Of Virginia street and Sixth avenue and
is the first residence lot bought on
which building Is being erected.
The little lady" in the postoffice has
put in a full stock of comic postals
and expects to have regulation souve-
Mrs within a week or so. The souve-
Mrs will contain views Of interesting
points and Of the work being done at
various places in our city.
James Rodgers made application last
evening for the first building permit.
Permits must be taken out for the con-
struction Of buildings within the fire
limits His building is to be between
the Wabash and Michigan Central a
two story brick building to be used
for saloon purposes.
Several teams are busily at work
grading a street through across the
Wabash. being the street the name OF
which was recently changed to Broad
way When completed, it will have
length of nearly four miles reaching
from the Grand Calumet river on the
north to the Little Calumet on the
south.
Frank IRELAND is making prepare
TOMS to erect his winter quarters.
They will be located just south and at
the end of Frank Warne's store build
ing, facing Broadway from the west
side. The fact that the railroad en-
gineers are running the lines and the
work on the lines will soon begin
makes it necessary that he move soon.
Two of the Tungarians located on
the south bank of the river west Of
Broadway resorted to fists this morning
early for the purpose of settling an
argument and several friends helped
3 heterogeneous along with the result
that several Of them had black eyes
and sore heads when they went to
work after breakfast.
f. D. Knots spent the day at the
Springs property today going out this
morning on their way out there, ne
and his son, A. f. Knots, made ar
rangements for the necessary materials
10 be used in the construction of the
house in which L, d. Knots expects 70
live. The building will be pushed to
early completion. he wishing to get
settled before the cold weather begnis
The Wabash railroad company IS
getting in material for the construc-
ton of three additional spurs in on as
many streets from it's main track.
These will all be to facilitate the hand
ling of the enormous quantities of
material that will be used by the differ
emit contractors. The Lake Shore is
already crowded. as high as thirty cars
being switched in at Pine and Millers
that should be here at time.
The lobby at Hotel Fitz has been equip
ped with additional heat producing APP
paratus in the way Of stove, The
hot air produced there seems to have
no effect on the thermometer. A gaso-
line lighting system has also been in
stalled and several more extension
tables have been placed in the dining
room. The new waitress is expected
in the morning and the brothers will
then be in good shape to take care OF
their trade.
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