The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-16
Lowell News.

Mrs Lake OF GAIA, Ia Is mere, the
guest of her brothers. the Hayhursts.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A McNay have re-
turned from visit to Minnesota rela-
tives.
John hartman. the livery man, got
| kicked by horse on the leg Monday
/ bruising it up quite badly.
Emory Thomas. residing six miles
northeast of Lowell. has recently built
an addition to his farm house.
Miss Belle Smith of Hebron visited
her sister, Mrs. Nate Slusser. and her
husband here Saturday.
A large number of our soldiers went
to Crown Point Sunday to attend the
funeral of the late Rodman Wells.
Grant Palmer of East Chicago visit
ed at the home of his brother, B. f
Palmer. Sunday.
S. H. Petrie and wife have returned
from visit to relatives at La Porte,
Ind.
Joe Ebert. who has been in Den
yer. Colo. the last two and half
months. returned to his home, south
west of Lowell, Saturday.
Mrs. Urch returned to her home at
Rose Lawn Saturday after a pleasant
visit with her daughter, Mrs. r L.
Weakley, and husband.
A number of our politicians went to
Shelby Saturday night to hear D. E.
Boone and 7. E. Bell speak on the
Republican issues of the day.
Last Sunday was rally day in the
Lowell Methodist Sunday school which
was largely attended and an unusually
interesting meeting was held.
The football game between the
Crown Point and Lowell high school
teams at Oakland Park, Lowell, re-
suited in favor of Crown Point to the
score of II to o..
Mrs. Oliver Anderson of Hammond
visited Saturday and Sunday at the
home of her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Dinwiddie. Miss Merle Bel
shaw accompanied her home.
The farm house dow non ]. NJ. Cas-
ties farm, six miles southwest of Low
ell, was burned last Friday. Dan Lane
and family, who lived in the house, lost
everything only the clothing they had
on their backs.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H Miller of Rock
ford, ILL.,, are guests at the home of
his sister. Mrs. Jay Pearce. and hus-
band. MIR. Miller holds the lucrative
position of travelling railroad passenger
ard freight agent.
The news has reached here from Rose
Lawn OF the birth of fine baby girl
to Mr. and Mrs. Callahan. Mrs. Gala
han was a former Lowell girl she be-
ing the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Henry.
Mrs. Jessie Hayden, who had a deli
cate operation performed on Tuesday of
last week, died at her home near the
state line. southwest of Lowell, Fri
day. Her funeral was held at the
West Creek church Sunday the Rev.
Dunning Idle officiating. Burial was
in the West Creek cemetery. Mrs
Hayden was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tink Saunders and with her husband,
was among our most well-to-do and
respected citizens. Her funeral was
largely attended by friends in the sur
rounding country, Lowell and the For
esters lodge, of which her husband
is an honored member. The bereaved
husband two children, parents and
friends have the sincere sympathy OF
the entire community.
Our city has been in total darkness
: the past few nights on account of a de-
feet in the electric light plant For
the last year this has been a common
; 1 occurrence, and while no blame can
be attached to our town trustees for
this very undesirable condition of af-
fairs, something should be done that
, more reliable service may be had. a
f great many of our business men have
become disguised and have installed
gas lights in stheir places of business
and a great many more are seriously
\ thinking of following suit. A number
of our resident citizens have also dis
carded the incandescants and gone
back to the ancient method of using
: the coal oil lamp. There is nothing
that sets a town off better than a good
light system both in its business houses
and streets, and there is nothing that
would give it a worse send off than
/ a bad light system. The people OF
Lowell do not want their beautiful and
thriving little city TO go back to the