The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
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The roofers finished their work of
putting on the slate roof ON the Knots
building at Seventh avenue and Adams
street this morning.
The work Of excavating for the
Moody EngIehart building south of the
Wabash on Broadway began this morn
ing. The dirt is being used for filing
on Tenth avenue and Broadway.
The vitrihed shale paving block to
be used for the front Of the intended
post Office building at Broadway and
Seventh avenue. arrived today and was
hauled down to the building site.
Mr.. Haworth. brother Of Mrs. A. c.
Jones of the Jones Furnace company.
who has been spending a vacation here
of several weeks, left Saturday even
ing for his home down in the state
Gordon Brothers of Chicago who are
building the large double two-story
store and dwelling building on Broad
way south of the Pennsylvania tracks
were out here this morning taking in
the progress being made on their
buildings.
Practically all of the brick to be
used in the Jeffrey & Morgan building
at the corner of Sixth avenue and
Broadway has been delivered at the
building site. The contractor expects
to begin building operations at an
early date.
w. f. Fitzgerald OF Fitzgerald Broth
ers local real estate men. has rented
little country home near Chesterton
and has moved out there for the sum-
mer at least. The train connections
are so good that he operates better
now than when living in Chicago
Word was received by the board of
education this morning that their or
der of portable school houses was al
ready on the way and should be here
by the middle of August which would |
give ample time to arrange for their |
erection by the time school begins.
Chief Of Police Martin sustained a
badly sprained ankle last evening |
while taking part in the chase after
Wallace. He stepped into a hole in
the ground while running in the under |
brush and fell turning the right ankle |
as he fell. He is able to be about with |
the aid of a cane.
Max Bernstein of Whiting spent this |
afternoon here looking after business |
interests. He has practically completed
the building for which he let a con-
tract some time ago and expects to be
ready to occupy it by the middle of
August The building is on Broad |
way just south of Fourteenth avenue.
Crawford. the man who was con-
fired here several days with bad case
of delirium tremens, died yesterday |
morning at Ottawa. Ill. to which place |
his brother took him from here. The |
local police department received an
Enquiry this morning relative to such |
information as they might possess re-
garding his movements Immediately |
preceding his illness. The inquiry |
came from Crawford's father who
wrote concerning the death.
Contractor Paine began this morning
the putting on of the ceiling in the
Tischbein building just north of Eighth
avenue on Broadway. This marks the
beginning of the completion of the
block of buildings which he has had
under construction for n short while.
Tischbein expects to be able to occupy
his building by the first of August. He
will move his entire stock of harness,
harness making tools repair outfits.
etc. into the new quarters at the earl
lest opportunity.
Deputy Sheriff frost of Hammond.
spent all day in this vicinity with Off
GERS from East Chicago and Ham
mond securing the country for a man
who did some shooting at Pine last
evening or early this morning. The
man had broken into camp and
stolen some goods and was detected
Just as he was leaving. The robber
turned upon his discoverer and fired
at him with the shot gun he carried.
The lead struck the man in the hand
literally blowing the hand off. Sheriff
Carter came over from Crown Point in
his car, but up to a late hour this at
ternoon no trace had been found of the
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