The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-30
MICHIGAN CITY

The superior court convened this
morning after the Christmas recess
The jury cases are the first to be taken
up
Miss Carrie A Leeds spent Sunday
in Waterloo. Iowa, guest at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cushman, parents
Of her hance Andrew Cushman. Miss
Leeds win remain in Chicago until the
tenth OF the month, after which she
viii be at the home of her brother, 0.
w. Leeds, until her marriage takes
place.
The first week of the New Year VIII
be marked by a number of social func-
tons first among which is the recep-
ton to be given by Mr. and Mrs. John
II. Barker tomorrow evening in their
beautiful home The furnishing is
practically completed, but owing 10 the
i'll health of Mrs. Barker they have
done no entertaining on a large scale
heretofore. About a hundred guests
are asked to the New Years eve party
from to u ana there viii be dancing
upstairs with music by Wander Cooks
orchestra. On Tuesday night occurs
an elaborate dancing party in Me
mer's annex, given by the Sitters and
Stayers. Marguelies' orchestra of Chi
cago. which gave such excellent salts
faction last year. win play for the
dancers. In honor of her sister, Mrs.
j. T. Mathews of Waterloo, Iowa, Miss
Eddy Will give a large tea on Thurs
day afternoon from to o'clock and
viii entertain at euchre Saturday and
again on Tuesday OF next week.
Two new train dispatchers were add
ed TO the Michigan Central force today,
making five in Chief Whipple's office
On account of increased business along
the line a readjustment was neces-
sary and the St. Joe division will now
be handled from here
Frank A McCauley, the well known
manager Of the Prudential Insurance
company, is the latest victim of the
disappearance craze that seems to be
epidemic in Michigan City. McCauley
and Oliver Thomas left Thursday night
for a western hunting trip, the eX-
penses of which the former was TO pay
They reached st. Louis at o'clock Fri
day morning, walked about for an hour
and then returned to the station Thorn
as went inside and when he came out
McCauley was gone. Being unable to
find his companion, Thomas returned to
this city and reported the matter to
Mrs. McCauley, who lives with her two
children at 60S1z West Tenth street.
She says she knows nothing of hFr
husbands plans and refuses to tank
1t is said there is a shortage in Nc
Cauley's accounts and the company
will make a thorough investigation and
put another man in his place.
Dr. Karl Freitag has suspended the
publication of his paper, Die Freie
Lame, a democratic German weekly,
giving as his reasons the increase of
his business outside of the paper and
the falling off of patronage.
Prosecutor Miller filed thirty addi-
tional delinquent tax cases in Justice
Shocks court Saturday making a to-
tai of sixty against Michigan City prop
erty holders.
The board of finance of the public
schools let the contract for the Gus
tody of its funds to the First National
bank, bidding for maximum of $685.
600; to the Citizens bank, bidding for
maximum of $4,000, and to the
Trust & Savings bank, bidding for a
maximum of $4,000 All three gave
ample personal bonds in the amounts
required under the new depository law.