The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-21
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the different churches yesterday Rev.
and Mrs. sullens of the Congregational
church have finally after much effort,
secured quarters on Jackson street
Just south OF the Fifth Avenue Mer-
camille company's store.
All Of the plumbers are being
rushed to get in the heating apparatus
In the different buildings that have
been moved into since the coming on
OF the cold snap.
According to an insurance exchange
the insurance business Of Haynes e
Haynes was purchased BY T. f. Knots
g. Co. the former having retired from
the field and secured better opening
down in the state Mr.. MacRoberts, Of
EIwood, Ind, who was here several
months ago looking over the situation.
has disposed Of his Elwood agency.
and it is understood viii come here to
take charge Of the insurance work for
MIR. Knots between now and the first
Of the year.
Miss Z. c. swindeu has SO far COM
pleted her store and fat building in
the south part Of town that she has
moved into the fiat N the rear Of the
ytore. The upper fiat has been rented
10 people from South Bend who ex-
pect to move in the coming week.
otto G. Matthias. formerly of Ham
rnond. Is erecting a building on Broad
way south Of Twenty-tifth avenue. for
merly known as Hobart road This is
furthest out that any one has ventured
TO build as yet, although property
owners in that vicinity are firmly con-
WINGED that there is no limit to the
growth here and that part of town
should become as good as any other
L. A. Bryan closed last week the sale
of block 80, as it known in Second oak
PARK addition, to a Cleveland man. IT
lies along Broadway on the west side,
lust north of Twenty fifth avenue 1t
is understood that the purchaser pur-
poses erecting an entire block Of bust
ness and apartment houses on his prop
erty.
The Gary Construction company has
already put in several blocks Of con-
crete curb on its recent contract for
the Improvement of South Broadway.
The plan Is to rush the concrete work
so as to get it all done before cold
weather sets in. The brick can be laid
this winter If the season is at all open
and IL 1t will not permit the intention
is to let traffic use the concrete roadway
at all events until the brick can be
laid There is but two blocks of side
walk and concrete base work left to
be finished on the stretch between the
Pennsylvania and the Wabash.
Professor +. Justus Hollinbeck of
North Park college, and A. S. Wall
gren, jr., at the Chicago university,
spent yesterday here with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. O. Holmes.
Paul Jarabek and Fred ]. little who
are building just south Of the First Ma
tional bank building, where here yes
terdav from Chicago for several hours,
Attorney Gilbert r. Call Of Chicago
spent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs. II
Call on the west side.
Notice has been served upon each
one Of the railroads running passenger
trains through here of the adoption OF
the result speed limit ordinance and
it is expected that there Will be some
suits fled against some of the roads
at an early date If an Improvement is
not noticed The local police depart
ment had no way Of getting at the
offenders hitherto but the adoption OF
the ordinance has simplified the matter
greatly. Enough violations can b'
cited every day to keep the legal de-
nartments of the several roads using
up their mileage coming to Gary (
defend the suits that will be brought
Fred c. Lee Of Hammond. has &C
81 Nrs
putting up the stacks on the bias
furnaces.
The original promise to have the ga
plant ready with the necessary mains
10 furnish gas by the first of the yea
has been improved upon, and 1t is ex
pected that the company will be abb
to furnish gas to at least a part o
town by the first of December TIL
work OF putting in the mains has gon
ahead much faster than was antici
pated.
Mrs. NJ. G. Coover spent Sunday a
her home in Kentland.
The plans for the banquet by III
Commercial club are rapidly material
izing. Several OF the prominent mel
including Governor ]. Frank Hanly
james Whitcomb Riley and Nesblt nav
already signihed their intention of &C
cepting the invitation to be present a
the occasion OF our making our com
mercial, political and social debut II
Calumet and Hoosier circles. That on
coming out will be under the most IA
vorable auspices. all concede and non
are presumptuous enough to predict
limit to our achievements. The affai
will be held in the Gary hotel. a sor
OF breaking in OF the hostelry that i
expected TO prove to Gary what tn
oliver is to South Bend or the Audi
forum Annex to Chicago, Marshal
Field & Co. are already at work puttinl
in the sumptuous furnishings that vii
complete the structure. In fact the az
fair will be characteristics of Gary.
Chief Martin went to Chicago thi
morning where he will have his han
treated. The chief has been trouble
with a large boil on his right membe