The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-23

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Gary News |
Mrs. Frank IRELAND was at Crown
Point yesterday.
T. E. Knots was in Chicago on bust
ness yesterday morning.
smith. the feed man, completed the
moving of his large tent today
c. G. Moody's winter quarters are
about ready for occupancy
Mrs Knots brother and wife are
visiting here for several days.
Harry Holmes OF Lowell made a short
visit here Saturday morning.
o. l. Wildermuth spent yesterday at
the home Of Mr.. CULLEN in South Gary.
Robert ]. Briggs. deputy prosecutor,
attended to some business interests
at Crown Point Saturday.
Mr. Chapman. the local Lake Shore
agent. was liable to be at work yester-
day morning on account of slight i'll
ness.
Robert J. Briggs, the deputy prose-
cutting attorney, is erecting temper
airy law office south Of and adjoining
the Hotel Fitz.
Messrs Townsley, Gallagher and sew
eral other prominent Tolleston citizens
and families called on President Knots
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Butcher, who was recently re-
moved to the hospital, is convalescent
but will probably remain there for
several weeks. Mrs. Butcher is with
him during his stay.
Wildermuth s. Hodges are putting up
a temporary office building near the
postoffice. They are pioneer lawyers
and have a first mortgage on ground
floor propositions.
Mr.. Hadenbroek and daughter, Bes-
sic, and Lucille Foster, visited at the
Hotel Fitz yesterday. They are from
La Porte. Mr. Hadenbrock is a broth
er-in-law of Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Green Sons company of ST. Paul are
on the ground getting ready to carry
out the contract recently awarded them
for the construction of part of the
large sewer system, south of the river
Mr. Skalla of Niles, Mich, spent yes
terday here closing the purchase of his
property on Washington street, where
he expects to put in an elegant under
taking establishment well equipped il
every respect
jefferson Jackson, publisher of the
Harness Review, a prominent trade
paper is interested in the purchase o.
several hundred feet along Broadway
He has extensive holdings in Chicago
realty.
Mr.. Gleason. brother-in-law Of A. F
Knots. is visiting the ground of his
relatives conquests for a few days. Mr.
Gleason is general manager of the
American Book company throughout
the Dakotas.
The work of making the temporary
roadway south on Broadway has beer
pushed as far as the Pennsylvania
tracks and will be completed in a few
days. This will give South Gary people
ready access to the territory north o
the Wabash.
The fact that some one had thought
fully placed a heavy plank on top o
the new chimney on the Hotel Fitz las
Friday evening brought in false fir
alarm. The plank had been place,
there to keep the political argument
from reaching the president of tn
town board
Frank IRELAND. the milkman. is pre-
pairing the ground for his winter quar-
ters imediately south of the building
occupied by AIr. Warne, the grocer
Frank has also developed some politi
cal aspirations on the quiet. He ha
the race all to himself though, so he i
not worrying much about defeat.
Every effort is being made to thor
oughly advertise the speeches that ar
to be held here the 26th Several o
our more ardent politicians went owe
to Hammond to hear Indiana
favorite senator, Albert J. Bev
eridge, last evening. Reports are tina
the house was crowded and the speed
significant outline of new polite
that will win favor everywhere. Ney
not to the Republican party, but nev
because not handled before.
Messrs. Hubbard and Abbott and sew
eral other officials of the Chicago Tele
phone company, made an extensive visi
here on Saturday, under the guidanc
Of Mr.. Krinbiu of Hammond. Thel
visit is a good indication as to tn
relative Importance of our city as
telephone proposition. Their reques
fer a nifty year franchise at Tollesto