The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-08
GARY NEWS

The two large bronze figures that
ornament the fronts of the circular
corner Of the Schlitz building at Ninth
avenue and Broadway have been set
into their places in the walls. The
carpenters are now busy putting up the
tower that is TO suimount the corner.
1t will support a flagpole Of consid-
cradle length. The bronze figures are
circular devices some seven feet in d.
ameter bearing the yell known Schlttz
advertisement. There has been an
enormous demand upon the owners for
the privilege Of renting these quarters.
particularly the corner room, which
Will OF course be tie strategic point,
being the first wet goods dispensary
south OF the Wabash. over five hun
dred applications are said to be on file
and the applicants are willing to pay
almost any rental
The local board Of fire underwriters
held a meeting this forenoon at John
sons office in the Wildermuth build
ing, near the old pOstoffce building
The meeting is for the purpose of ad-
hitting one or two new underwriters
who have come in since regular
meeting was held.
Harry Johnson, the senior member
of the firm of Johnson and Son, came
up from his home at Knox yesterday
for a short stay with his son, Elwood.
The Gary Construction company com
pletes. this afternoon, the putting in
Of the little stretch of sidewalk and
pavement that was rejected on account
of having been affected by a rain. V$lth
this completed there win be only the
little distance between the Michigan
Central tracks and Twelfth avenue left
to be paved. The grading by the same
company on South Broadway is nearly
half done. The Ieveling off of the hilly
spots and extending the roadway to
Hobart Road or Twenty fifth avenue
as 1t is known, has made very de-
cided Improvement in the appearance
OF things in South Gary.
The Cain Construction company has
practically finished Its work Of grading
Madison street between the Michigan
Central tracks and the Pennsylvania.
The large fill north of the Michigan
Central up to the Wabash will be made
with sand from the north side of the
Wabash. Instead of the string OF
sloughs and sand bpolls that formerly
marked Madison street, it is now a
broad. level stretch of road. affording
an elegant view throughout its entire
course.
william Carndun. formerly of Aetna.
one Of the Lake county boys. has set
tied down here as the junior member
Of the firm Of Wndermuth and earn
duff, attorneys at law. They were col
lege chums at Indiana university. and
no
found that his old friend. Carnduff,
was already Gary's neighbor.
w H. Murray. general agent for
the Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance
company, dropped into town yesterday
afternoon. There have been several
general and special agents here since
the fire that took place several weeks
ago. The newspapers gave US credit
with having suffered more damage than
was really the case Various insur-
ance companies are expressing their
dislike of the part of Gary known as
the Patch" many OF them refusing to
write risks there at all. The construc-
ton there is all frame and although
the rates are high the business is not
desirable.
A. L. Smith. the expressman. has
nearly completed his new house on
Washington street. near Fourteenth
avenue.
S. Krug. the oil vender, is putting UP
a two-story frame store and residence
at the corner of Massachusetts, street
and Nineteenth avenue.
Judge Huber will move into his new
quarters at the corner of Sixth avenue
and Broadway next Monday.
z. ". Hardenbrook Of Walkerton,
Ind, brother-in-law Of Judge Fitzger-
ala, will establish a pop bottling bust
ness here in the near future. He will
build two story brick structure on
Washington street with flats above
and the store on the first floor. Sew
eral men viii be employed in the bust
ness
Work of completion is being rushed
on the Gary hotel. and 1t is expected
that by Nov %. the date set for the
Commercial club banquet, everything
Will be in readiness.
The United States Steel company
will pay OF the employees in the fol-
lowing ratio 20 per cent currency
and the remainder in small checks,
which will be accepted by the mer-
chants of the city.