The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-13
But no Tagging on Part of
Gary Intended for
Habitation.
FILL IN THE SWALE
Blast Furnace Stoves Near Compile.
ton and Steel Work Begins on
Open Hearth Variety.
Especial to Lake County rimcs).


Gary, March 13.-Although the
changes and Improvements are many
and rapid on the townsite, by far the
greater amount Of work and the larger
changes are on the plant site or the
north side
+ Two sets of blast furnace stoves are
rapidly nearing completion. The first
OF the structural steel and iron work
on the open hearth furnace site was
swung into place and made fast this
morning.
The months of labor expended in put
ting in the gigantic concrete founda-
tion for these eighty-four open hearths
have not made as large a showing as
will be made each week henceforth,
now that the putting on Of the steel
has begun.
Big Crane Erected.
A large travelling crane of unusual
capacity has been erected at the south
side Of the machine shop and car
penters are putting in the frames for
the glass on the two upper sections of
the building. Train load after train
load of Stag comes in daily from the
steel mills at South Chicago and is
dumped into the swale west of the shop
sites.
Several more contractors were down
from Chicago today to get in touch
with the site and amount of work
necessary for the track elevations. Bids
will be received soon and the work
will begin Immediately.
The II. f. McLennan company is be-
ing held up for a few days In its work
on the gas plant on account of their
! inability to secure torpedo sand for
the concrete work. A dozen teams
were put to work this morning grading
down the hill just north of the site
where the carpenters are now at work.
A large storehouse for cement, with
an office proom in the north end, has
been erected, and carload after car
load of material comes in daily for the
plant.
Antonio LIE Page, living in the south
part of town, who sustained a broken
leg a few days ago while helping to
unload some steel frames on the north
side. is improving rapidly under the
care of Dr. Templin.
Daniel Fitzgerald was able to be
around today for the first time for
nearly a week DR.. Walsh pronounc-
ed his ailment a touch of malaria fever.
One of Nash and Dowdle's night
watchmen by the name of Ely, who
gave free reign to his tongue in the
lobby Of the postoffice yesterday after
noon, was arraigned in Judge Fitzger-
aids court this morning and fined S25
and costs. When asked If he had any
reason to give or excuse to make, he
made the plea that he was under the
influence of liquor at the time and
could not recall this morning anything
about what had occurred.
When Joe the barber closed his shop
last evening he inadvertently omitted
to let out the Lake Shore Railroad
eompany's little black and white pup
that had loafed in there with several
of the clerks. This morning when Joe
came down he found that the dog had
gnawed and scratched half way through
the door casing and one of the door
panels. and despairing of gaining free
dom in that way, had jumped through
the south half of the window in the
west end of the shop.
The permanent organization of the
local saloonkeepers association was
effected last evening with the follow
ing officers: Phil Casner. president;
Jacob Smith, vice president; Joseph
Marquardt recording secretary; Steve
Jursa, financial secretary; James Rog-
ers, treasurer; Albert Balla. sergeant
at arms. Gus Heart, one of the local
lawyers, was retained as counsel for
the association for the first year.
The St Kazimir Parish society now
has a membership of f1ftx-eigh and
expects to complete It's formal organt-
zatfon at an early date
Gus Heart, attorney for the Saloon
keepers association, and Official Inter
prefer Cornelius Schanzer. came peril
ously near spending a night in East
i Chicago's lock up several evenings
ago. In their anxiety TO get out of
Hammond they f1ipped the Wabash
vestibuled train, which had already
gotten under headway. To their dis
may they found the vestibuIe doors
closed. Heart. however. swung onto
the step OF the rear end of one coach
and Schanzer the front end Of the next
one. The train rolled into the sta
ton at East Chicago with our two
prominent citizens hatless. coat tails
standing at right angles and half
scared to death not knowing whether
the train would stop at Gary at all
wakeful cop was finally convinced
that they belonged here and permitted
them to get into the train, and they
came home but little the worse foi
their unusual ride
Mrs Bubanavich living near the B
& O. depot on the north side, has beer
quite i'll for several DAYS.