The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
GARY NEWS
Boys in Trouble Again.

Peter and Mike Geleott, the two
brothers who have caused the police
Of Gary so much trouble in the past
few weeks have again got into trouble
through the shameful neglect of their
parents. The boys were found wend-
ing their way home at 1880 yesterday
morning by one of the police officers.
and when questioned as to what they
were doing out at that time OF the
night, stated that they had been peek
ing in" at the skating rink until late
hour and they had grown tired and
fallen asleep. The boys were taken
home by an officer. and their parents
did not know that they had been out.
Peter was sent to Crown Point some
time ago. but at his preliminary hear
ing he was bound over to the superior
court and then released on bond.
William Campbell and Thomas Smith
were in Gary today on business. They
both reside in Hammond.
Judge Townsley, candidate on the
independence League ticket for Judge
of the State Supreme Court. went to
Chicago yesterday with E. G. Ballard
where he took part in an Independ-
ence League meeting at headquarters.
They left suddenly yesterday morning.
and it is thought thought that the
meeting was very important. 1t was
rumored that Judge Townsley was
slated to make a speech at the meet
ing and also Attorney Ballard. but the
rumor could not be confirmed.
Peter Meyn and Edward Speer of
Speer & Sons, bond buyers of Chicago,
were in Gary yesterday looking over
the city Mr. Speer makes a speciality
of buying city bonds so that there
might be some significance in the visit
of the bond buyer, which cannot be
confirmed at the present time.
In few days one of the finest cigar
stores and barber shops in the city,
that owned by Edward Broms. will be
opened up in few days. The store
will be located on the corner of Sixth
avenue and Broadway alley, in the
Brennan block Thomas Conroy Will
run one of the finest barber shops in
the city at this place, with the finest
fixtures that can be purchased. There
will also be pool tables installed in the
place.
Yesterday E. ]. Burlington. president
of the Gary Land Company and one of
the leading steel company officials was
in the city only for a short time, and
too kdinner at the Gary hotel.
After an investigation yesterday af-
ternoon by the school board, it was
decided to locate the two new portable
school buildings at the corner of Adams
street and Twenty fourth avenue. This
owing to the rapid growth of the city
in that direction which necessitates
caring for the children in this vicinity.
The agents of the Lake Shore rail-
road appeared in the city clerks office
yesterday and secured a permit for the
construction of their freight house
which is to be located at the junction
of their tracks and Virginia street.
The building will cost about 100000
and the plans have all been completed.
They are planning to begin the con-
struction of the building at once. This
will be the finest freight house in the
city.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Emerson school building. The iron
work is now almost in place and the
brick work for the first story is well
under way An idea of the size of the
immense building can now be OBJ
tanned and is causing no little wonder.
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roof by winter so that the finishing up
can be carried on without interruption
during cold weather
James K. Thompson, the engineer
from the American Bridge Company,
has been sent a crew of men who will
assist him in getting a line on the
property which they may locate their
new plant on in the near future. The
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assist him and are George G. Bollman.
F. L. Shelter, J. L France and T. R.
| Barrett.