The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-29


tention other business was trans
acted on account of which could not be
obtained at this writing.
A god sized audience greeted the
presentation of THE Fighting Parson"
last evening at Central Music hall and
all report the attraction as being sat
Is factory. Manager Lehman is max
ing an effort and has been successful
in booking some first class attractions
for the coming season and Crown
Points pleasure-seekers will be able to
witness some good shows ere the end
of the season.
Beginning tonight and continuing
indefinitely, the Presbyterian church
members will conduct evangelistic
meetings, conducted by the Rev Ches-
ter Birch, called the ''cornet preacher.
The church expected and desires TO
arouse great enthusiasm during the re-
vival and hopes to increase its mem
bership materially by the work about
to be carried out.
Today's Lake County Times contains
the pictures of the two Iddings boys,
who will probably play against each
other in the Chicago Purdue game next
Saturday. The two boys have played
on the Crown Point high school team,
in fact it was there and on that team
they received their initial training. The
Crown Point high school and the town
in general has probably supplied the
country with as many first-class and
noted athletes who have won destinc-
ton. than any other town of its size
in the country.
Great interest is being taken by the
local fans in the outcome of the big
baseball games being played this week
to decide the pennant question, and the
dopesters have the bacon rendered to
n frizzle. Chicago has little the best
of the argument, according to the To-
cal fans, and many of them are saw
ing enough money to witness the post
season games between the two Chicago
teams of the National and American
leagues.
The committees that have the ar
rangement for securing a big delega-
ton to attend the Watson rally in Ham
mond next Saturday evening are work
ing hard and it is said with sigma
success. Many have promised to go t.
the north county town next Saturday
to participate in the blow out. Add
tional arrangements will be made a
the meeting of the Center TOWNSHIP
Republican club on next Friday even
ing and every voter is requested to b.
present.
Moon & Hale, the paving contrac
tors. have again brought their steam
roller here and are rolling the grave
roads recently built by them, but whicl
were not accepted by the town boar
on account of insufficient rolling. TIL
firm. however, hope to complete thei
work here this trip.
Charles Wolferman has secured til
contract from the Crown Point Elec
trio Light company to build a mann
moth concrete foundation for the bi
engine they recently ordered. Owe
two carloads of crushed stone an
other material will be used in tn
building of the foundation alone.
Several of the county candidate
were shaking hands in town yesterda!
among them Charles Greenwald candi
date for prosecuting attorney.
The heavy ones and overcoats di
not feel a bit uncomfortable yesterda
and the drop Of as degrees in less tina
twenty four hours, made the coal ma
wear his last winter smile.
Notwithstanding the various report
concerning the absolutely failure {
the corn crop at the Kankakee mars
on account of the recent frosts, thos
that are supposed to be best informe
state that the entire crop was not il
jured and yield of about thirt
bushels to the acre will be gotten fro
the damaged section.
Crown Point business men repol
business about the same as the CORES