The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-26
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T. E. Knots spent this forenoon in
Chicago.
Mrs. Or. Walsh. Miss Foundry and !
DIT. Blieu spent yesterday in Chicago. /
Gallagher & Williams have begun |
the brick work on the Knots building |
at Seventh avenue aud Broadway
The adjourned meeting OF the board /
OF trustees did nothing except to lis /
ten to speeches Of All franchise askers
ana adjourn.
DR.. Templin left yesterda ymorning
for a weeks stay at Hartford City.
The doctor and friend will probably go
TO Chicago for tho week end before the
doctor comes back.
me r. s Blome company has finished
all of the street intersections and
places left open for sewer and water
pipes across under sidewalks up to
Fifth avenue from the Wabash.
The Blome company has begun the
building OF Sidewalks west of Broad
progressing rapidly on Fifth avenue
east both on sidewalks and paving.
with fourteen men I'm jail this morn
ing and sixteen yesterday. the local de-
partment is having strenuous days.
Most of tho lawbrealSers are plain
DRINKS. few being scrappers and now
and then a thief
The real estate board held an in
teresting session yesterday afternoon.
Some little friction developed during
the session on account of the alleged
dominancy OF the board by clique.
The admission fee was finally placed
at $40.
one OF the foreign prisoners was
bound over this morning to the circuit
court. He had stolen the last pair Of
trousers and pair Of shoes Of a room
mate The roommate had to appear in
court in g pair Of overalls and bare
footed.
The sub-contraet for grading Broad
way from the Wabash to the Pennsyl-
vania, has been let to Stein. Wyatt &
Company. They have already begun
work and Contractor McCrea estimates
that the grading should all be done
within thirty days If this is done, it
win hasten the work greatly and make
possible a much earlier completion of
the paving.
Marion countys treasurer, oliver
Ensley, and his father. =. J. Ensley,
president of the Union National Saw
ings and Loan association of Indian
y .I-,-e
getting i'm touch with the development
to find out if property here is desirable
for loaning money on. They find
ing a ready market here as well as
other points in Lake county.
Everyone interested in the traction
franchises came out this afternoon.
Attorney Meyer from South Bend kept
guard of Hanna interests. Mayor Oar
row of LaPorte looked after his own
interests as did Attorney Gavit of
Whiting. Mr. Knapp of Knapp. Haynie
& Campbell came down for the Gary
and Hammond Traction company. Be
sides these a large number Of local
citizens were IN attendance.
Dan Heart, colored prisoner. made
a desperate effort to get away yester
day afternoon. When Mr.. Kramer. the
restaurant man carried in the food for
dinner Heart darted out of the cell
room and not noticing Ofhcer Klopf
who CHANGED to be I'm a corner polishing
his shoes, he sprang out Of the door
and ran wildly west Klopf took in the
situation at glance and grabbing a
heavy searchlight tube lying handy,
he pursued the prisoner. His fleetness
of foot stood him in good stead and
after a short run. approached close
enough to Heart TO strike him. bringing
him down. He returned reluctantly
and gets no more chances. He is of
the McCluster type and makes light of
his offeuses.