The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-25
CROWN POINT NEWS

CROWN POINT NEWS
Paul Mailer Of Lowell. was here yes
terday.
Seward Lightner of Hobart was here
yesterday.
The April term of the Lake circuit
court ends today.
Auditor Johnson has returned from a
trip to Indianapolis
All of the schools of Center town
ship closed yesterday for the summer
vacation.
Only two marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday and one of those was a
p. d. q. from Hammond.
The Dunsing divorce case from Ham
mond, has been continued until the
| September term of circuit court.
| Crown Point coal dealers have been
out of a supply of soft coal for the
past ten days. and their stock of hard
coal is very low.
Richard H. E. Jones returned from
Indianapolis yesterday, where he had
been in attendance at the Grand Lodge
meeting of the 1. o. o. F.
Contractors Moon & Hale expect to
begin work in a few days removing
the old cedar block pavement in Main
street. preparatory to laying gravel.
1t is thought that Harvey Sauer-
man is improving slowly in health each
day and his friends hope for his re-
covery as soon as better weather comes.
Gilbert Ross, agoag 81 the Adams
Express company, aa3 SIZE misfortune
to upset a can of cream from his wagon
yesterday morning which left him $40
to the bad on the days business.
Ben Hayes has taken Lelah Patchen,
the fast little. horse owned by Thos.
Swanton, of Hammond. to train for the
summer and will fit her for the races
at the Lake county fair.
The Union picnic of all the teachers
of township schools was planned some
time ago and failed to materialize be-
cause the promoters were unable to
agree upon either time or place.
Herbert E. Jones is one of the can
didates for grand warden of the indie
pendent order of Odd Fellows, his name
having been placed in nomination at
the grand lodge meeting at Indianapo-
lis this week. The election will not
take place until next fall.
]. ]. Allison. formerly superintendent
of the Crown Point high school is
spending a few days here renewing
old acquaintance. Mr.. Allison is now
associate editor of the Irrigation World
of Chicago and has been travelling
, through the west in the interest of that
journal.
Charles II. Meeker captured a young
screech owl In Clark street last evening
and turned it loose in the court house
square where diet of young English
sparrows is easily obtainable. pair
of these owls have made their nest in
front of f. E. Farley's residence for
several years.
The letting of the contract for the
; constructing of sewer system is al
| ready having its effect upon the price OF
real estate in Crown Point. Prices are
on the raise and several good deals are
under way. Several fine residences
for which plans have been delayed, are
also being projected and prospects are
, good for a small boom before cold
weather sets in.
5 Some dissatisfaction is found with
4 the dates of the Lake county fair
2 which comes on August 20 to % this
2 year 1t is claimed the time is toe
early and that farm produce and stock
will not be ready for exhibition. 1t is
| claimed by the officers that this date
| had to be accepted if the society Sc
| cured a place in the fair circuit, as
all other dates were taken. AS it i:
s the circuit will begin at Crown Poin'
and seven straight weeks of good rae
ing will follow. 1t is thought this ar
e rangement will prove of great advant
age to owners of fast horses.
IMDIANA HApROD