The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-16
Gary News


H. Burge. constable. from Hammond.
attended to Official business here today.
Mr.. Hodges has practically completed
his cottage on the corner OF Sixth ave
nue. and Virginia street. He expects
to be ready to occupy 1t in a short
while.
Mrs. Murphy is now at the Hotel
Fitz. having come down yesterday to
hlf the place recently vacated by Miss
Hofverberg's leaving for Chicago.
Messrs Hoover & Son from Ohio, are
erecting a building on the lot they
recently purchased, close to the Michi-
gan Central railroad on Broadway.
They are contractors and builders and
expect to do their share toward making
the steel city.
The Falkneau company is erecting
the buildings at the rate OF one a day
now and expect to do even better II
the weather remains open. This makes
a very good showing on the several
streets adjacent to the park in the west
part of town.
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pIeted in the rough. The engineer is
preparing a second one, but prepared
the first one for temporary use by the
different people who have been handi
capped on account OF the lack OF a map
Of the confines Of our municipality.
The city engineer Is erecting a small
building just west OF the present mu-
nicipal quarters in which to print his
blue-prints. The present quarters are
somewhat crowded. The city attorney
has looked towards the building with
a hungry eye several times, but 1t is
the concensus of opinion that the cell
room will be the only available place
If the building is to hold any more.
The Lake Shore is putting in a new
and additional sldetrack, crossing
Broadway south of the main tracks
1t runs off of the track already in and
will accommodate the Calumet Supply
company and afford ready access to the
new freight house from the cars. which
can be switched right along the plat
form. This extra trackage will also
afford a partial relief to the congested
conditions here on this road.
The Chicago Telephone company Is
busy at work getting up the cross-arms
on the lines of poles recently set from
the north side to the Land company S
Offices and to several OF the larger
camps on the south side. The wire
men are coming shortly and telephone
service will be arranged for in few
days. One line has been run to the
Falkneau Construction companys camp
which gives them connection with the
company's headquarters In Chicago.
Rumor would have 1t that the powers
that be are going to allow this town
ship but three justices in place OF the
five to which we are supposed TO be en-
titled. II this be true 1t leaves Mr.
Castleman and A. c. Huber out of the
running. To say the least, 1t is rather
an embarrassing position to be in; viz:
to be elected to an Office and then find
there isn't any office. However. even
though 1t be followed out we will still
have one justice in Gary and that will
afford the relief needed here. There
probably would be but little need for
two here for some time.
Steps have been taken toward shut
ting off the disturbances that occur at
odd times in certain portions of the
Wyatt camp. 1t seems that it Is
necessary for certain families to be-
come intoxicated, both men and women
Joining in the carousal, and then have
an all-around scrap at periodic inter
walls. Several OF the officers went over
last evening to the camp north OF the
Lake Shore and helped quiet the turbu-
lent members. A wholesale arrest
would probably have served the pur-
pose little better. The general popu-
lace here is thankful that the camp
is somewhat isolated from other people
here as the disturbances are too vio-
lent to be at all comfortable.
Gary Oyster Hay. Served I'm any
style, at NIL hours. Prospect avenue