The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
WHITING NEWS

N. n. Castleman OF Toleston. trans
acted business here yesterday.
owen stoner or Morocco. Ind. IS
visiting with his cousins. Messrs. Mat,
Clay and George Collins.
Alex Connors. who is one or the
company OF The Girl Rangers" is here
to spend a few days with relatives
and friends. The company has just
closed successful run in Philadelphia
and is now enroute 10 San Francisco.
The board of education has pur-
chased a beautiful new piano for the
auditorium of the manual training
building. Much trouble will now be
avoided as heretofore the piano had to
be taken into the auditorium from the
kindergarten.
A new case OF diphtherla and also a
case of scarlet fever are reported on
One Hundred and Twenty first street.
Attorney Melville, who has taken
position as conductor on the Il W. &
E. c. r. r.. moved from LaPorte ave-
nue. to Hammond yesterday in order
to be near the carbarns.
officer John Backus was in Hege-
wisch on business yesterday.
Guy Drew and family have moved
from Indiana Harbor to John street.
James Donegan has returned from
Dakota. where his famous hounds en-
tered in several coursing matches.
BENJAMIN Oakley. who has been very
i'll with typhoid fever. is somewhat i'm
proved.
The initiatory work of the Modern
Woodmen OF America was done by the
Roseland. ILL.,, order A public drill on
One Hundred and Nineteenth street was
also given at o'clock. After the bust
ness of the evening was transacted
the members of the local order, with
their guests, repaired to OKeefe's cafe,
where an elaborate banquet was
served. No toasts had been prepared
but Mr. Pinsen, head consul of the
Hammond order. delivered a pleasing
address.
The board Of education has ordered
monster lathe for the wood-turntng
department of the manual training de-
partment of the local high school, and
an assistant has also been appointed
to build special drawing tables for
the mechanical drawing department.
The sophomore class rehearsed the
secene in "As You Like It," which will
be given at the literary program Fri
day afternoon.
| Mrs Jessie a. White Of Pewaukee,
Ill, returned home yesterday after
noon after a visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs George Buck of Ohio avenue.
George Buck of Ohio ovenue is en-
tertaining his mother Of Cuba, Ill.
I There was a meeting of the students
council of the high school held yes
terdey afternoon, at which several sub
jects, relative to high school life were
discussed.
Mrs Max Stiglitz has returned from
Kewanee, H., where she attended the
wedding of her brother, Joseph Marks,
to Miss Sadie Cohen, of Peoria, Ill. The
wedding took place at the home of the
| brides aunt and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Finkelstein, Rabbi Charles Levi Of
fclating The wedding which was
planned to be an elaborate affair, was
| rather quiet on account of the death
| OF the brides mother, which occurred
| about six months ago. Mr.. Marks is
very well known here where he has G
large circle of friends. After the wed
ding supper, at which only immediate
| relatives were present, the bride and
groom left for a honeymoon to be spent
in Cleveland, o. They will return Nov
/, and will live at the Hotel Kewanee
Miss May Eaton of Sheridan avenue
has the tonsilitis.
The Congregational district conven-
ton will be in session here today anC
tomorrow About fourteen delegates
are expected from different churche!
in the district.