The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
GARY NEWS

NJ p. Inglehart and several friends
with the Rothschild house in Chicago
spent this afternoon here investigating
prospects and possibilities. The pleas
ant weather is bringing a large in
hux Of people, both laborers and Wis
ltors.
Fl. A. Paine, one Of the principal
stockholders Of the Gary Hardware
company, left this evening for his for
mer home IN Albert Lea, MINI. WINE
there he will close some business mat
ters and then prepare for the removal
Of his family to Gary.
A. r. Hoover. today completed the
purchase Of a lot on Broadway south
of Sixth avenue and will begin IN the
rnornine tbe erection Of bulIdlng
similar TO the one he was erecting be-
low Tenth avenue on Broadway. ME
~ cbtcaoo this afternoon he completed
me sale Of the latter property
= was not commonly known that
chief Martin only had half a dinner
Yesterday His brother Frank, who
nv the way is chef at the Hotel de
Martin, during the day, stepped out
while the beans We're cooking and when
he returned all there was left in the
kettle was a black mass, resembling
anything else but beans.
While helping to unload some OF the
structural iron used in che of the
buildings on the north side, this morn
ing. Gust Swanson, one Of the steel
workers slipped in the car and a piece
Of iron fell across his legs bruising him
u.tte badly He was taken to the Ho-
tel pratt on stretcher and DR.. Wlash
was called to attend the case.
The jury after remaining out for
about an hour brought in a verdict
against the defendant, AL Frono the
colored man. last evening. Frank
Chambers, one Of the jurymen. gave it
as the concensus of opinion of the en-
tire jury that both should have been
fund guilty and fined, Attorney Briggs
explained that the plaintiff could not
be reached inasmuch as nc charges had
been filed against him.
The FaIkenau Construction company
had a slight blaze at their planning mill
just south Of the Lake Shore tracks
last evening shortly before closing time
Some of the building paper which had
been placed somewhat closely to the
smokestack caught fire and spread
rapidly into the adjoining parts OF the
building. For a few moments it locked
very dangerous, but the men managed
10 soon get the blaze under control
In the words of the day we are now
up" to the governor. In other words
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porate birth and the work appertain-
ing thereto of our municipality has
passed the house. Having passed the
senate some time ago there is nothing
left to complete the official sanction
save the governors signature. When
he signs. no suits or questions can at
tack or be raised concerning our right
to our corporate existence.
Andrew Gusc wsld was arrested and
tried this morning on charge Of as |
sault and battery, before Judge Fitz-
gerald. The real cause Of the trial |
was the stealing Of an axe by An
drew but the person who saw him |
steal the axe was sick and not able |
to attend the trial, hence the owner of
the axe who had tried to recover it and
had been threatened by Andrew, pre-
ferred the charge under which he was
tried. He was guilty.
Today the teachers in the Central
schools were confronted with the prcb
lem Of more children for the schools
than they had room. After consulting
the school board it was decided that
henceforth no new children could be
admitted to the schools for the balance
Of the snrfno This Will work a slight
hardship in few cases, but the en-
ormous increase in numbers has been
beyond all possible handling and they
will have to wait until addition quart
ers have been provided which will |