The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
GARY NEWS

Peter Hansen and John Holmberg
of Chicago have erected a small steam (
laundry on their property on Adams /
street near Twenty avenue. /
This Is the first steam laundry to oper- /
ate in Gary. If the venture proves
success they will enlarge the plant to
take care OF future needs.
The regular meeting Of the Masonic
Social club viii be held Wednesday
evening, Dec. II, at 1870 p. m, at the
Delaware hotel Secretary.
John Harms, recent addition to
Gary's population has already made
himself famous ia local police circles
He comes from Chicago and with him
comes the reputation that he imbibes
as often as his supply Of loose change
will permit. When picked up on Fri
day Of last week and hailed before
Judge Fitzgerald he was fined, but at
the suggestion OF friends the fine
was susp pended and John was told to
leave town or he would be put in and
fired again and made to work out
both at once. John faithfully prom
ised to comply with instructions and
left the station. He hated to leave
town though with any money and act
ing on this theory started to spend
his remaining dime. A start made him
soon forget the judges instructions
and he was picked up again Saturday
and is now awaiting removal to Crown
Point to work out both fines.
The regular services were held in the
different local churches Sunday with a
good attendance. The gradually in
creasing population is showing in the
larger audiences that go to the differ
ent services offered.
The board of trustees organized its
finance board Friday in accordance
with the new law and notices are be-
! ing published asking for bids for the
public funds of the town both the
school and municipal corporations.
Mr.. Bergman of Philadelphia, who
is staying at the Hotel Gary for sew
erai days, is negotiation the lease OF a
prominent business property. centrally
located. for a number of years.
Miss Eugenia Knots and Miss Flora
T.. Mashino of Hammond visited with
friends here during the day. Miss
Knots was Gary's first postmistress.
having held sway for a year in the
little office in the Gary Land company's
building.
made good its promise on Saturday
night and put in some seventy odd
phones, giving switch board conrec-
tions to business houses along Broad
way. They have hurried in every way
possible and local people are appre-
ciating their efforts. More phones will
be put in as rapidly as wires can be
strung and equipment installed. on
every hand is heard the inquiry How
is your phone?" or Have you got your
phone yet?9 The year and a half
that we have been without phones
makes that much larger our apprecia-
ton of these conveniences.
The little Michigan Central box car
that serves as a depot is crowded to
the limit at the approach of every
train that stops here No wire has
been cut in as yet so that the agent
has no knowledge as to the running
of the trains.
The Gary Construction company
made desperate effort to finish the
one hundred and forty feet of the
street left without concrete, near
Eleventh avenue, today. The heavy
downpour of rain. however, prevented
a realization of the plan. The company
has received advices concerning the
shipping of several consignments of
Danville paving block and are expect
Ing daily the arrival of the brick. The
entire force of the company viii then
be put at work hauling and laying
the brick With reasonably open
weather they should complete the work
by the first of March.
The Cain Construction company has
practically decided that no concrete
work of any kind will be done on either
Madison or Washington streets this
winter. Practically all Of the sand
stone curb for Washington street has
been distributed along the sides of the
street ready for setting. The grading
is all done on both streets north of
Pennsylvania With the opportunity
for settlement afforded the graded
streets they should prove well settled
and ready for the concrete and Stag
in the spring,
President T. E. Knots was at Crown
Point today where the famous refer
endum case is stin being fought out
before Judge Mcmahon in the circuit
court
Attorney c. G. Ballard was at Ham
mond all day. where he represents the
plaintiffs witnesses in the action
against the Gary & Western. Messrs.
Steve Jursa. Rudolph Marasz and Paul