The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
GARY NEWS

GARY NEWS
oficer Kolpf was detailed to take
lone prisoner down TO Crown Point
this morning. The vigorous prosecu-
lions Of different offenders seems to
be having a salutary effect.
The famous neighborhood trial in
volving a large part Of the residents
on West Euclid avenue. was TO have
come UP on last Saturday. but was
again postponed on account OF the n
ability of one Of the parties 70 DC
present
The Sunday school held deferred
election Of officers last SUNDAY
same superintendent was relain -,
several vacancies were filed no -
fcers perfected a better orsail1a' 'oii
and are taking steps to broaoeh Tue
scope Of their work
lanes [. Mcpherson of Chicago VINO
has been at work here for some time
for the Falkenau Construction com
many. brought his wife and two little
children down Sunday for their inspec-
tfon Of Gary They returned in the
afternoon on the Lake Shore at 2:O1
Messrs Walter Altman, John Brown
and Thomas Hammond came up the
close Of last week in accordance with
Judge MoMahan's directions and APP
praised several small strips of land
near Burlington which the c. l. S. &
I'M
poses. Secretary Hotchkiss' car was
sent over to Hammond to pick them
up and they made a short run down
on the north side to look over the work
the company IS doing in addition to
appraising the land.
The Gary Hardware company, for
merly and better known to US as
Messrs Paine & Maurer, were success
full in securing q temporary location
from the Wabash Railroad company for
their hardware stock until they can
complete the erection Of their building
at the corner Of Eighth avenue and
Broadway They began this morning
the erection Of their temporary build
ing on the south side of the Wabash
tracks just west Of the fire limits. Here
they will carry on a full business until
they can move.
Upon Investigation by the trustees
1t develops that a contract was award
ed last December for the erection of a
substantial bridge over the Litt.4 Cal
umet river where Broadway crosses
the river The contractor John Hack
of Lowell, has up to the present time
done nothing towards his contract. The
county commissioners have promised to
take up the matter and insist upon
an early completion OF the work. As
soon as the bridge Is in they intend
to build up the road with gravel and
Stag so as to make bed strong enough
to withstand the borrowings OF musk
rats and other animals who now are
the cause of the dangerous condition
of the road each spring and fall.
Charles Gormely. the team contractor
who supplies a large number of the
contractors here with the horses they
use besides doing general teaming him
self. was undoubtedly saved large
loss last evening through the alertness
of the police department. The officers
were on their way to the station about
11:45 from the south part of town
when suddenly two horsemen came in
sight riding rapidly. The suspicious
of the officers were aroused and they
stepped out into the street and halted
the men. The men explained that they
were going to a saloon to get some
liquor for the camp. This but con-
firmed the suspicion OF the Offices and
they took the men and horses on to
the station. Mr.. Gormely's barn boss
had been discharged but a day before
so no one could tell much about the
men save that they had ben employed
there but couple of days and no one
knew much about them. The are be-
ing held pending Mr.. Gormely's arrival.
he having gone to Chicago Saturday
afternoon.