The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-02
WHITING NEWS

Miss Jessie NJ. Curtis returned to OK
1ord, o. yesterday afternoon, where sh
VIII resume her studies at the Western
AFTER spending one week with her par
ents' Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis, O
Oliver street.
MISS Judith Woodward and mother
OF Woodlawn, are spending the weel
end with the latters sister Mrs. L. Fl
Mattern of Oliver street.
/ With the oncoming miners strike II
view the Standard Oil company has
peen busy about a month getting in 2
good supply of coal, filing every avail.
able place. Unless the strike extend,
over long period of time, it is not
likely that the local refinery will he
much effected.
Margaret Casey and brothers. Rich
ard and John. left yesterday for North
Judson, Ill, where they will reside
with their grandmother, Mrs Ford.
Mrs. E. Johnson returned to her home
In Chesterton. last night after visit
Ing Whiting friends
Miss Florence Kiefer or Marshall
Mich, is visiting friends here. Miss
hierer is member Of the '07 class of
the Whiting high school and is now
teaching school in Marshall
Miss Bessie Naef, who graduates from
the Whiting high school with the '0S
class in June, has received word from
County superintendent HIGHWAY that
she passed the teachers examination
with an average of IS per cent. Her
grade in arithmetic was 100. Miss
Naef is thinking of teaching in one of
the district schools for a few years.
before beginning her regular course in
q norman school
Misses Nellie Hannephin and niece.
Lillian. Spring, of Austin, are the guests
or Mr.. and Mrs. John Hannephin of
Clark and One Hundred and Nineteenth
street.
Misses Margaret Crotly and Mary
Nelson of South Chicago, were Whiting
visitors last night and attended Heintz'
skating rink.
Miss M. Stoerlein visited Alexander
Hamilton at st. Demands hospital in
Chicago last night where he is suffer
ing with typhoid fever. The many
friends Of Mr.. Hamilton will be pleased
to near that he is improving.
The family of Frank Eaton of New
York avenue are all recovering. The
illness of Mr.. Eaton proved to be grin
instead of typhoid, as It was at first
thought.
The Royal Neighbors will give a
pedro party Friday evening. Prizes
will be awarded and lunch will also be
served for Is cents.
William Walker of New York ave-
nue. has typhoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. Curtain were the
guests Of the formers sister, Mrs Ed
Maley, in Pullman
John NJ, Thiele, cashier of the First
National bank, is entertaining his
brother, Rev Thiele of Goshen. Ind.
Rev. Thtel was formerly priest of the
Sacred Heart church here, and his
many friends were pleased to see him.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ Ayres, from Cali
fornia, who is enroute 10 New York.
are spending a few days with their
aunt, Mrs. P. ]. Curtain of IS Ohio
avenue.
Mrs. Dickinson of Detroit, Mich, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Wycof
and sisters, Miss Nellie Wyckoff and
Mrs. Comfort Rogers
The Whiting high school alumni as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting in the
club rooms tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock.
James Travis has returned to Whit
ing, after being in Chicago for several
months. Mr.. Travis is employed in
Gary.
The l. Q. T. NJ. held their regular
meeting Tuesday evening. There was
no initiation as was expected, the can
1idates being out of town. After the
business routine was disposed of, the
committee in charge proceeded to ell
certain. They served refreshments
dressed in novel costumes and wearing
false faces, the members guessing
who they were. In this contest Mrs.
Ed O'Hara won first and Mrs T. Bart
EFT second prize. The next time they
lave an affair similar to the one Tues
lay night, they have arranged to in
lite the Knights of Maccabees.
Wife heaters are becoming too ru
nerous in Whiting and If heavy fines |
lave anything to do in the matter. the
'ases ought to be decreased hereafter. /
The latest case was that of Anton /
'ailick, of Steiber street. He was tried
'efore Judge Jones yesterday morning
With the result. that he was fined s25
nd costs, amounting in all to s41.25.
Unable to furnish the money he was
AIKEN to Crown Point to board it out
t the expense of the county.
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