The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-25
GARY NEWS

GARY NEWS
Miss Fannie Specter came out this
afternoon to spend the weekend with
her sister. Mrs. Goldberg.
Mr.. Glennon, the engineer in charge
Of the track elevation work, went into
Chicago this morning on business.
dozen more carloads OF ties were
unloaded this morning west of Broad
way for the Chicago. Lake Shore &
South Bend electric.
officer Klopfs wife. her sister and
father, came over yesterday afternoon
from East Chicago for few hours
Chief Martin assisted in doing the
honors as host
Walter RrovUn the regular messen-
ger for the Steel company from the
anditor's office in the Rookery build
ing Yesterday resumed his run, hav-
ing practically recovered from his
siege of illness.
The Esperanto club held It's regu-
lar meeting last evening at Attorney
wfIdermuth's Office Owing to the
moving away of the president, Mrs. c.
c. Moody, the club expects to hold an
election of officers soon to fill the va
cancies.
Deacon" Mccarthy, who has been
suffering badly for several days with
what he deemed a bruised right arm,
had the member examined yesterday
morning. DR.. Templin informed him
that he had broken the right radius.
The fracture was reduced and "Dea-
con" now wears a plaster cast.
H. Z. Wildermuth came up last
evening from Logansport to spend a
few days with his brother, Ora l., the
attorney. Both gentlemen are inter
ested in building projects here, the at
torney in the residence building for
Walter S. Ross and H. E. Wildermuth
in a business building in Broadway
near Eighth avenue.
superintendent c. M. Mcdaniel and
little son of Hammond, came over this
morning and spent a large part of the
day taking In the developments here.
He made an extensive tour of both
the plant and town site. Mr.. Mcdaniel
is we'll acquainted with our superin
tendent. w. A Writ, and looks for
ward to having Mr.. Writ here near
Hammond in the work.
T. A. Worst and Mr. Lieman of Chi
cago spent yesterday here going over
us with a view Of getting up a pros
pectus of the city. They had been i'm
pressed with the widespread curiosity
and general desire to gain informa-
tion concerning Gary and decided to
take advantage of this desire and coin
1t into money by securing the infor-
nation. and after working it over with
the aid of pictures and descriptive ar
tices, selling it to the general public.
They seemed determined to go ahead
with the proposition on a large scale
and had no fears of failure, having
handled similar advertising promo
lions before.
The board of trustees held it's regu-
lar meeting this afternoon. Some time
was given over to a discussion of the
increasing of the police force. After
taking care of routine matters it was
decided to hold a special meeting on
Monday afternoon to go over the pro-
posed building ordinance and work it
out for final adoption Local build
ers are already experiencing some diff
ficulty on account Of there being moth
ing to guide them In what they shall
or shall not do. 1t is expected that
this ordinance will take care of these
questions and at the same time insure
a uniform plan of building and safe
guarding the structures.
T. Z. Knots. president of the town
board awarded yesterday the contract
for the erection of his residence to
Gallagher and Williams of Toleston.
The building will stand at the north
east corner of Seventh avenue and
Adams street. with a south and west
front 1t is to be an elegant ten-room
structure. two stories and a half high
with a concrete basement Mr.. and
Mrs. Knots expect to be able to move
into their home by the early part of
summer, their contention being that
they have camped long enough. The
fourth Of May will be a year since they
blazed their way into the unbroken
wilderness and stopped on the hill to
pitch their tent on what is now known
as Euclid avenue, and Mr.. Knots in
sists that the best that Gary can at
ford is none too good for the little wo-
man who had no hesitancy about
camping out in Gary when they dis
cussed coming.