The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-04


here from Mt. Carroll. ILL.,, on business
yesterday afternoon.
C. Shoesmith of Lena, Ill. made a
number OF business calls in Hammond
yesterday.
f. A Warner of Chicago has taken
a position with the Standard Steel Car
company IN Hammond.
W. Gordon Smith of Overlook
Farms, Pa, was a business visitor In
Hammond this morning.
J. H. McCleg of Chicago, who has the
contract for the new residence of
It. S. Betz was in Hammond yesterday
with the plans for the rernodeling of
the Majestic hotel.
Mrs. Olive Purdy has resigned her
position as telephone operator for the
w. B. Conkey company.
Prof. Frederick Starr of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago will lecture in Whiting
Saturday evening in the high school
ject. Prof Starr spent year with
the natives in Africa and later wrote
a series of articles on his travels for
the Chicago Tribune. A number of.
Hammond people are planning to at
tend his lecture Saturday. Tickets
are S5 cents.
Bert Anderson, night rate clerk for
| ~, cut
| former home in Kankakee to make
arrangements for moving to Hammond.
Mrs. w. c. Hutton and daughter,
! Catherine, of East Chicago We're in
| Hammond yesterday afternoon on their
way for a few days visit with rela-
tives in Monticello, where they will
be joined today by Mr.. Hutton.
| +. n. Hickok is contemplating erect
ing fine new two-story fiat building.
| Attorney Daniel Kelly of Valparaiso
was here on business today.
Mayor Lawrence Becker transacted
business in East Chicago this morn
ing.
Mrs Stanford Mansfield and Miss
Bertha Ebert visited friends in Chicago
today.
c. E. Bowlin of Michigan City was
a Hammond visitor last evening.
w. r. Scudder was here from South
Bend on business last evening.
Attorney j. Macbeth Smith was down
to his office today after a three weeks
illness at his home, 7O7 Sibley street.
Miss Lizzie Voss returned to her home
/ in Chicago this afternoon after spend
ing a few days with relatives.
Charles Fredericks, E. L. Shortridge,
w. II. Gostlin and Dave Emery were
Chicago visitors this afternoon.
Miss Bertha Hazard of Englewood,
formerly of Hammond, is visiting rela-
tives here.
Joseph Voss spent this afternoon
with friends in Chicago.
Joseph S Bartholomew Of Valparaiso,
Ind, has decided to leave Valparaiso
for greener pastures and will practice
law in Hammond. Mr.. Bartholomew
was in the ciyt yesterday looking for
office rooms and will come to Hammond
shortly to live Mr.. Bartholomew has
been practicing law in Valparaiso fo1
several years with considerable sue
cess but he regards Hammond as a
a m.
is the third Valparaiso lawyer to To-
cate in Hammond within the past few
months and it is apparent that the
members of the legal profession in the
city of schools and churches think vel
of this city as field for their work
There have been further labor dis
turbances at Gary during the pas
week when the carpenters and brick
layers went out on a strike. The
bricklayers settled their trouble will
the steel company and are back tC
work again. but the carpenters are still
out. However, it is believed that al
agreement with these men will be
reached within short time and tina
the carpenters will soon be back OF
the job, The work at Gary is pro
crossing rapidly in spite of these re
occurring troubles and it is expected
that the influx of workers will begin
this summer when the mills ar,
started.
Messrs. William and Roy Baldwin
of Jacksonville, Ill, are the guests o
H c. Petrie of East State street TO
a few days. The young men went t
Canada a few months ago and tool
/ up a claim, but became dissatisfied an,
have returned to Hammond, where the.
will visit a few days before going t,
their homes in Jacksonville.
. home of his mother in Michigan ave
D nue.. is improving.
A daughter was Dor nto Mr.. and Mrs
George Bates of Pine street, this morn
ing.