The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-07
Gary News

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2. n Hyde. the plaster contractor.
is now plastering James Rogers build
ing on South Broadway.
Morris Kahan and several friends
from Indiana Harbor returned on the
2:O7 this afternoon after making a tour
Of inspection.
The Chicago American had a repre-
sentative on the ground today making
note of the work done since last we
were written up by 1t.
John Bikovic is erecting a building
Just south of the one under way by
Mike Buros on Washington street,
south Of the wabash.
Ingwald Moe, the contractor who is
erecting Dellachiesa's building on South
Broadway, returned to his work this
morning after several days illness.
c. J. Cooper transacted business in
Hammond this afternoon. He recently
resigned his position with the Lake
Shore on account Of tho effect the work
was having on his eyes.
John Mccormick OF Toluca, Ill, spent
part of today here preparing to close
tho purchase OF business lot on
Broadway. His plans call for the erec
tion of $4,000 building.
w F. Hodges the attorney, return
ed this morning. with him being Mrs.
Hodges and their little son. Mr.. Car
penter met them at the Michigan Cen
trail train and took them over to their
new home on Sixth avenue.
The Wabash freight depot is now re-
ceiving It's finishing touches. the gravel
roof being put on this afternoon. Al
though but a temporary building it is
the most respectable structure yet built
In Gary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy owners and opera
tors Of a large line Of waffle wagons
in Chicago. stopped off between trains
at noon today to make Investigations
with view OF putting in first class
restaurant and cafe.
John Pascaly, the tailor alderman of
Hammond, spent this forenoon here Wis
itng friends and making a tour OF in
spection of the work being done. John
makes good clothes and is counted a
guardian of the public interests in
Hammond.
One Of Gary's citizens was honored
this morning with an invitation to at
tend the Indiana club banquet TO be
given at the Auditorium Annex on the
18th of this month. Among the speak
ers are to be James Whitcomb Riley,
John T. McCutcheon, and President
Hughes of DePauw.
The city engineer has been busy for
several days getting levels and loca-
tions for monuments to be placed at
different points This is TO enable him
or other engineers in the future to
readily locate various lines and levels
and will provide the permanent mark
ings for the boundaries OF streets, al
legs, and the properties.
Officers Jenkins and Martin are busy
these days in between times erecting
bungaloos for occupancy during the
winter They have been travelling back
and forth to East Chicago and Ham
mond respectively and have found 1t
decidedly unsatisfactory on account of
the uncertain train and car service
They expect to be ready to move en-
tirely by the first of the week.
After thorough cogitation on his part
Harry Gordon. proprietor of the Half
way house between Gary and To1eston
came into Justice Fitzgerald's court
this morning and plead guilty to the
charges against him and paid his fine
This attitude which was so different
from the defiant one he usually has,
was a surprise to the court and others
who had watched the case.
Although Calumet township went
overwhelmingly republican at the re-
cent election. she is to have the unique
distinction Of having democratic jus
tice Of the peace When the county
commissioners overruled the circuit
clerks ruling this put in Messrs. Cas-
tleman and Huber. Cast1eman is the
lawyer and real estate man at Tolles-
ton. He, however. did not care to &C
cept the Office and asked instead that
Mr.. Townsley. the democratic candi-
date. who had the next highest num-
Der Of votes. be appointed. This was
accordingly done and Mr.. Townsley viii
continue TO discharge the duties as
hitherto