The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-28


guish.
1t is not known how the fire started,
but it is thought that some person in
passing dropped lighted match in the
grass.
Paul Striscko was arrested Saturday
| evening for beating his brother. Mike
Striscko.
He was. later released on bonds to
appear for trial at a. m. tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Goldsmith, of Chi
cago, spent yesterday with the formers
parents in Sheridan avenue.
Ida Beckett the daughter of Mrs.
Alice Ginnapp. who lives with her
grandmother, Mrs. Quinley. has con-
tracted a bad case of diphtheria The
| house is quarantined and every precau-
ton is being taken to prevent the 9TH
err members of the family from getting
the disease.
Misses Pearl Travers, maud Welsby
and Bessie Walker attended the Calu-
met theater in South Chicago Saturday
evening.
Miss Maud Fry is expected home from
Goshen, Ind, where she has spent the
summer.
The Jewish stores in Whiting, which
have been closed since Friday at 6 p. m.
on account of the New Years ceiebra-
ton were opened up for business last
night.
The services in Whiting were held in
the F. o. E. hall.
A. NJ. wycoff. proprietor of the Lit
i tie Frontenae Cafe" at Frankfort,
Mich, accompanied by J. Carlson, spent
Friday and Saturday with the formers
mother, Mrs. Wycoff, of Ohio avenue
Miss Cecilia Abraham was a Ham
mond visitor yesterday.
James Champlain, of oliver street, has
returned from Belvidere. ILL.,. where he
spent his two weeks vacation.
Miss Bessie Naef, of Highlands
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents in Sheridan avenue.
George winslow, of Central avenue
went to South Bend. Saturday where
he remained over Sunday with his wife
and son, who are visiting there.
Attorney and Mrs Frank N Gavit
gan, where they spent a few days as
the guests of Mr. Gavit's brother.
Mr.. and Mrs o. ireland, who moved
| to Point Richmond, Cal, from Whiting
several years ago, have returned with
the intention of locating permanently.
The members of the Owl club enter
| tanned several of their friends at
dancing party in their club rooms at
One Hundred and Nineteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, Friday evening.
Mr.. Pritchard, of Irving Park, ILL.,.
spent Saturday with his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. James Landon, of Paporte
avenue.
Mrs. James Landon and son Arnold
have returned from three months Wis
it with relatives at NeNw Lexington,
Fla.
Sam Marcus. of Chicago. is spending
several days with the family of Peter
Setter, of Davidson place.
Max Bernstein has returned to his
home in st. Louis after visiting with
his sister, Mrs. P. Setter. of Davidson,
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gordan have been
|
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice G. Reiner.
of Gary; Miss Eta sax. of South Bend,
and Miss Dora Cohen, of Chicago, over
their holidays.
The large number of new books add
ed to the public library which have
been on display since Saturday will be
put into circulation tomorrow after
noon.
The collection consists of large
number of both children and adults
boks
| Miss Florence s. Wing, who for the
past two years has been librarian of the
whiting public library, left Friday
night for Lacrosse, Wis, to spend a few
days with her mother before leaving
| for Grand Forks. n. D., to assume her
duties in the University of North Da-
kota library.
Several of Miss Wings friends ac-
companied her to Chicago.
| Mrs William E. Putnam received a
telegram from her husband, DR.. w. f.
Putnam, saying that he will be home
on Dec. l.
! Dr. Putnam has been spending the last
two weeks at Denver, Colo, as the
guest of Dr. J. H. Tilden, editor of THE
/ Stuffed club
Miss Mamie Leonard, of New York
city, is here to remain several months
as the guest of her uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Gillmurray. of sheri-
/ dan avenue.
! Mrs. Davenport. of Cleveland avenue.
| is critically i'll. Her mother was sum-
moned from Hammond Saturday night.
Charles Quinn of One Hundred and