The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-25
INDIANA HARBCR.

S. 3. Hoffman of Penn avenue IS load
ing his household goods in car to be
forwarded to his old home in Mont
gomery. Sycoming county, Pa. Mr.
Hoffman and his estimable wife have
been residents of the harbor for the
past eighteen months during which
time they have made many friends who
sincerely regret their departure but
hope they Will prosper in their new
home. Mr.. Hoffman has been in the
employ of the Ritter Conley company Of
Gary. who are constructing the blast
furnaces at that place Mr.. Hoffman
resigned his position to go into the
ice cream business with his brother
in-law in Montgomery and his many
friends in the harbor join in wishing
him all kinds of success in his new
venture.
officer German started the crusade
this morning by shooting one of the
thousand and one ours that roam the
streets of this city, this is a move in
the right direction and has the endorse
ment of all god citizens and while they
are about it include the loafers that
lay around rushing the can, insulting
women and children and going from
house to house begging something to
eat, which they are to lazy to work
for but are willing to accept from the
wife of the man that does work to
support or worse at the hands of this
class of undesirable citizen we have
had our lesson in the past ten days.
Clean them up officer and you will
gain the prayers of every mother in
this town.
What is the matter with the eyesight
of our constables. one of them had a
warrant for a man wanted for neglect
ing his family since yesterday and has
been unable to see him but he has
been very much in evidence to every
one else, especially those who would
buy him a drink. Our constables should
] be compelled to undergo an examina-
ton of their eyes the same as railroad
men and if found color blind without
the policies usually applied which is
two dollars and if correctly applied
| is guaranteed to cure their sight should
be retired and make room for younger
men whose eyes have as yet been I'M
affected by that peculiar shade of green
employed by the government in max
ing their two dollar bills
E. McAuley, formerly of Grand
Rapids, Mich, has arrived in the harbor
where he has rented a store in the
Franks building on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., where he is going to open up an
Iup-to-date tea and coffee sstore and
will also cary a stock of butter and
ieggs he will install a rooster run by
electric power and people of the harbor
will be able to get fresh roasted coffe
at any time Mr.. McAuley will move
his family here as soon as he gets
Isettled in his store and finds a house
to live in.
Mrs. BENZ Roop of 1904 Fir street
and daughter Maud left over the Penn
sylvania road for Bucyrus, o., for two
weeks visit with friends and relatives
in that city. She was accompanied as
far as Gary by her husband, which
was as far as she could induce him tc
go, his reason for not going is thai
he accompanied her to Kansas City
last winter and among the places he
visited was the penetintiary at Levens
worth where one of the guards though
he recognized him and asked him how
1.-THE show business was. Ben not being
well posted in that line told him hi
didn't know, when the guard came bach
with what have you been doing sine,
your discharge" This acted as solal