The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-28
CROWN POINT NEWS
Athletes Work of Interest.

ATnleTeS WOTK OF 1nLeTcSG.
Harold Iddings. the crack athlete
from the Crown Point high school, will
enter the preliminary contest at Marsh
all field, for place on the American
team that goes to London, England, to
compete in the Olympian games to be
he held there. Iddings has been do
ing spectacular work on the pole vaults
around the different athletic contests
during the last year, and his Crown
Point friends are anxious that he get
a place on the team. If Iddings is sue
cessful in making the American team,
this will make the second man that
Crown Point has sent to the Olympian
games Ed Glover being our represen-
tative at the contest held in Rome.
List of letters remaining in Crown
Point postoffice for week ending May
20, 1908, are as follows:
Miss Nellie Belcher.
George F. Cline.
Jacob Fox.
Mr.. Christ OILS.
Errard Shad.
Miss Rae Rockwell entertained the
English Eyelet club yesterday after
noon and served a most delightful
dinner at 6 o'clock.
This is the last week of the circuit
court, after which there will be long
vacation until Semptember, at which
time it is hoped the court room will be
sufficiently completed to hold the court
sessions there. for the work has been
so held up for two terms now that
hardly anything could be done in the
way of a jury trial, and the work has
kept accommodating until the docket is
something unhealthy for a lazy person
to even gaze at or consider.
The high school chorus has beer
practicing with the orchestra for some
time and this musical combination viii
furnish the music for commencement
on next Monday evening.
Mr.. Peter Schmal and family are
busy completing their arrangements t
vacate their present location and move
into the Frazier house on court street
the first of next month.
The executive committee of the
Woman's Study club met at the home
of the president Mrs. J. Frank Meek.
er. with Mrs w. A Scheddell, Mrs J
C. Gibbs, Mrs L. A. Salisbury and Mrs
H v. Parry in attendance and con.
tinued their work on the program fol
next year.
Mrs. Josephine S. Strait, who ha:
been dangerously ill with pneumonia
is reported as much better and on the
road to recovery.
DR.. ]. c. Gibbs has finally decided
to cure his automobile fever with
Holsman surrey and will purchase ont
of the machines in the near future.
Ascension Day is being duly OBJ
among the Cathilc congrega
ton today,
Ralph Young has entered in the
weight events at the inter-scholastit
meet at Evanston. Saturday.
Mrs. William F. Hovis has returned
to her home in South Bend after
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parry.
The clerks office has refused TIVE
marriage licenses this week, one on &C
count of the relationship of the partie
and another because the bride to b.
was a resident of Jasper county.
Mr. and Mrs. GottIieb Bartholoma
visited with friends in Chicago yester
day.
Clayton Roat transacted business i
Chicago yesterday.
Mr.. Mills. the ptano-tuner. is maxim
his usual round of customers this week
NJ R. Hart transacted business i
Chicago yesterday.
D. A Root transacted business i
Chicago, and returned last evenin
with his new Buick touring car, driy
ing the car the entire distance with
out assistance.
Van Sherman, the barber. is bein
pestered this week with few Job
comforters" and in consequence thing
around Van are so hot that an extr
dose of lather is necessary before
customer can be shaved
WHEELER.
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