The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-04
GARY NEWS

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Frank and Benny Knots spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the springs a
Porter with their grandparents.
Attorney c. v. Ridgeiey came over
from Hammond this morning to attent
the trial Of Yessakavic VS.. Keseric.
Miss Grace Holmes took dinner sat
urday with Mrs. Knots, stopping here
between trains on her way to Chester
ton.
A. r. Hoover has completed the stone
fundation for his building and began
this morning the laying Of brick Tor
the upper part of the structure.
The town is completely billed for the
show at the south school house of the
Central buildings. 1t consists of magic
lantern scenes and sleight Of hand per
formances.
T. W. EngIehart Of Al. Rcthschild &
co. Chicago. spent Saturday afternoon
here closing the purchase of another
twenty-five foot lot on Broadway, be-
tween the Wabash and Michigan Cen
trail. Mr.. Moody who purchased fifty
feet near Sixth avenue last week on
Bro Galway, Joined Mr.. Englehart in the
purchase.
The preliminary steps have been
taken for the organization of a gun
club Frank Chambers and Chief Mar
Some twenty have signified their in
tention Of becoming members, and con-
siderable interest is being taken. Sew.
eral of the steel companys watchmen
are among the membership. Besides
the gun shoots, If enough interest Is
taken, a rife team will be made up
from the gun club.
f. L. Maurer Of the Gary Hardware
company spent yesterday and today In
Chicago. Yesterday he was with rel
atives On the north side and today
was spent in purchasing additional
stock for their store. Mr.. Paine Is at
work on the plans and estimates for
the building which is to be seventy
five by eighty feet. The north TWEEN
ty1ve feet is to be occupied by the |
Mr.. Paine for a friend OF hts from |
Albert Lea, MINI.
Stein, Wyatt 8 Co. are making prepa-
rations to move their entire camp,
some 400 people. their large
horse and grain tents, wagons, scrap
ers and other paraphernalia, from It's
present site north of the Lake Shore
east OF Broadway to location south
Of the Wabash and east Of Broadway.
This has become necessary On account
81 the probability Of work beginning
It an early date on the grdaing OF the
elevations for the tracks for the Lake
Shore, Baltimore & Ohio and Indiana
Iarbor roads.
T. e. Knots g Co. received today I
rom THE TIMES office its first consign-
nent of small maps Of Gary and vicin-
~, recently drawn by A. p Melton, | /
ity engineer. The map includes the 1
outhern end of Lake Michigan with
'hicago on the west and Michigan City
n the east and running south far o
nough TO take in Crown Point. 1t u
hows railroad and trolley lines, be-
ides giving township, range and coun-
y lines, and is the most comprehensive +
nd accurate map that has been pub I
ished Of this region.
The board Of trustees held its regu- n
n meeting Saturday afternoon A c
cod deal Of time was given over to \
iscussing what improvements the
'wn should take up this spring
solution was finally adopted calling f
n the Improvement OF Broadway from b
here the Land company left off north t
the wabash, south across the Penn
'lvana tracks. The Improvement Is
be of the same material as that 4
5ed north Of the Wabash by the Land d
,mpany, granitoid. It is the intention h
the board that this work should be
Dnes so that the street shall be ready
# use by the middle OF summer It n
i'll be made with seventeen foot side is
alks on both sides OF the street t
renty-eight feet Of pavement on A.
Their side Of the street car tracks 6
IA the center left for double street c
r track. When completed this will
We US over two miles OF about the
lest street in the country. h'