The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-23

Miss Bertha Kramer has returned
from Hammond and accepted position
with the Lake County Title & Guaranty
company here.
Mrs. Eunice A. Gouche has cards out
for a Washington birthday party at
her home on south Main street tonight
Runaor has It that the Peoples State
bank will have a new home in the
Horst building when the lease on their
present quarters expires, and that the
building will be remodelled into an up
to-date bank structure.
E. II Crowe1l and wife are visiting
Mrs Crowells relatives in Ohio. They
expect to be absent until March 1st
The Brooks vaudeville company of
Hammond appears here in Central
Music hall tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
dance will be given at Central
Music hall tonight.
The public school observed a holiday
today on account of Washington's
birthday.
Two bus loads OF high school stud
ents went to Hobart this afternoon to
attend the basket ball games between
the Hobart and Crown Point teams to-
night.
A. E. Heide has purchased the gro
Gerry business Of Albert Houk and is
invoicing the stock today preparatory
to moving It to his own building the
west side OF the square which he has
had fitted up for occupancy by Houk
on March 1st. The late proprietor, |
Albert HouR, goes In with the deal and
will act as manager Of the grocery de- |
partment in connection with Mr..
Heide's general stock OF dry goods and
notions.
The county commissioners were in |
session here yesterday and approved |
the plans for remodelling the court |
house as prepared by Architect Beers
A special meeting OF the county council |
has been called for the forepart of |
March at which an appropriation will |
be asked for the purpose of going |
ahead with the work.
A report from Eagle Creek township |
says that Lyman Dunn, one of the |
prominent citizens Of that township, is
lying very low with slight hopes of his
recovery.
John Wilson is preparing to erect |
a new brick building this spring on the |
site of his meat market building This |
building will be built in connection |
with the new Houk building and work |
viii begin as early as possible on both /
buildings.
ADD CROWN POINT.
The Firemen report that the net
profits of their recent benefit ball were |
over $3.50.
Charley Thomen was able to resume
his chair in Thomen Bros. barber shop
this morning. lie still bears the marks
of the injuries he received last Sunday |
afternoon while alighting from a |
freight train.
The Thermometer registered degrees
below zero here yesterday morning.
which IS tho coolest weather Of the
winter SO far.
Myron Burge has recently disposed |
OF his holdings OF western land al
q handsome profit.
p. A. Baulss disposed OF his Kansas
farm this week, at a good price, he
receiving $4,000 for his holdings. He
will now invest the amount in Lake
county land
The Seed Corn Special will arrive
here Monday evening over the Pan
handle and a public meeting will be
held In the court house at which n num-
her Of the corn experts Of the state will
tell Of how to raise corn.
No word has been received from
Guy D. Clark. who left for the west
over three weeks ago.
Truant Oflcer T. A Muzzan is kept
quite busy these days checking UP and
keeping track of the delinquent young
sters who fail to attend school regu-
larly.
Appropriate exercises in honor Of
washinstons birthday were held in
each room OF the public schools Thurs
day afternoon.
Several saloon properties in Crown
Point are said TO be for sale In antici-
patton of a high license law.
A meeting of the stockholders OF tho
Crown Point sanitarium is being held
this afternoon. at which the question
OF raising funds to put the institution
on q paying basis, or OF closing IT up
entirely will come up.
Miss VIVA Patton living east Of town :
is reported seriously i'll with pneu- {