The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
Briefs.

Charles Demning, owner of a large
ranch in North Dakota, sent a letter to
his friend, Charley Saerly in South Chi
Gago, asking to help him get a wife.
Demning is well known in South Chi
cago and has a host of friends who will
be glad to help him.
Paul Dragastein of the South Chicago
police force, has left for three months
vacation which he will spend in Cali
fornia and other western states. -Four
months ago Officer Dragastein was
stabbed while making an arrest and
since that time he has been in very
poor health.
Suits sponged and pressed. so cents;
pants, Is cents. j. M. Delaney & Co.,
cleaners and dyers, so47 Commercial
avenue and 9273 South Chicago avenue.
Phone 2423-Adv.
M. and Mrs. G. e. Domke, the latter
who was formerly Miss Koesmella and
a South Chicago favorite, are spending
their honeymoon in California. On their
return to Chicago they will be at home
at 5346 Prairie avenue. Mr.. Domke is
connected with the Pillsbury Flour
company.
John Tres. living at Sixty-seventh
street and Dauphin avenue was struck
by freight train at Sixty-seventh
street and the Illinois Central railroad
late last night as he was in the act of
crossing the track. He was found by
the station agent who at once sum-
moned an ambulance and he was at
once taken to the hospital where it
was found that he suffered bruises to
the head and body.
The police are on the lookout for
boys who are in the habit of Tipping
trains as they pass Ninety first street
and the Illinois Central tracks. Not
long ago a boy had his legs taken off
by these trains while he was Tipping
and the police are trying to keep the
young boys off the trains for their own
good.
David Levi, has purchased from E. C.
Jones, the fifteen-f building at the
corner of Sixty fourth street and kim
bark avenue, for $4,000 cash. This
property was subject to mortgage of
$4,000. l. P. Perron of A H. Kinkaid
& Co, who represented the parties This
is one of the largest real estate trans
actions that has occurred in Parkside
for some time and has caused wide
spread interest
Burt Thompson, district manager for
the Grand Fraternity, is getting prom
isciously busy this week securing new
members for the newly organized South
Chicago lodge. So far Mr.. Thompson
added twenty-five names to the list of
new members and from the outlook the
Grand Fraternity will soon be among
the leading fraternities of South Chi
cago.
While polishing stove in her home,
1870 West Ninety third street, Mrs
Mary Standish was burned about the
face and arms when some LIQUID stove
polish exploded. almost making her
blind for life. Her clothes were almost
burned off and her screams attracted
the attention of neighbors who came
to her rescue. She was taken to the
st. Bernard's hospital where there is
little chance for her recovery.
Old clothes made like new. ]. NJ
Delaney & Co, cleaners and dyers, so47
Commercial avenue and 1913 South Chi
cago avenue. Phone 242s.-Adv.
In spite of the rain In the night and
the damp unsettled condition of the
day, Secretary W. S. Hobkirk Of the
Calumet Country club planned to start
the golf season with the qualifying
round of the annual ridge tourna-
ment- He said the contest would be
started regardless of the weather condi-
lions, if thirty-two players, the required
number to qualify in the four flights.
appearing at teeing off time.