The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-11
Calumet River Getting Popular.

A fishing party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Leisy, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Soglivitz, M. Well and Charles Eisen--
stadt drove to the Little Calumet river
yesterday where they spent the day
fishing for channel catfish and pckere1
Although unfortunately the fish did
not happen to be biting yesterday, theyS
all report a splendid time. The Ca1u-,
met river at the terminus of Broadway
is getting to be a popular outing place
for the people of Gary.
J. Meekeson of Chicago, owner of
the Meekeson building on Broadway
was in Gary Saturday on business.
George Soglovitz, who has been Wis
iting in Cleveland for some time, will
return tomorrow from Cleveland.
While in that city the announcement
of his engagement to Miss Fannie Aur-
bach, was made at dinner given at
Miss Aurbach's home. They expect to
be married next fall.
The new vaudeville show which is
being staged in the big tent at the
Michigan Central tracks and Broadway
proved to be a big success and the
place was crowded for the initial per-
Torrance. An entertainment of this
character is what the people of Gary
have been looking for for some time
and it promises to be a great success.
The bill will be changed every week
and shows will be given in the tent
throughout the summer until a thea
ter can be built for that purpose.
Flick Yarbeck, a Polish citizen, was
arrested by Officers Marquardt and
Nestorovitch for carrying concealed
weapons, Saturday night. He was
heard to fire his gun near his house at
Sixth and Connecticut and in a sec
ond the police placed him under arrest.
The police are attempting to stop the
promiscuous shooting that character
ICES the earlier days in Gary and teach
the foreigners that hereafter they will
not have things their own way.
w. G. Smith, the barber, has again
rented the shop in the Gary hotel and
has put in a system of tub and shower
baths. He now has four chairs in op-
Grafton.
A large crowd Of Garyites are ex-
pected to go to Crown Point again to-
day where they will watch the pro-
cedure of the remonstrance fight at
the county seat. Both sides are well
represented by spectators who are do
ing everything in their power to assist
one side or the other.
Attorney H F. McCracken of Gary
left Saturday night for Urbana. Ohio.
where his wife has been visiting rela-
tives for seevral weeks. Mrs. Nc
Cracker was taken quite sick and her
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Ohio to visit here.
It is peculiar the marvellous effect
good weather has on every line of
business in Gary. The real estate men
were busy showing prospective custo-
mers property Saturday and Sunday,
and the merchants reported the most
sales than any previous day for sew
eral weeks. Gary was so full of Wis
sitors yesterday that 1t gave the ap-
pearance of an amusement park, and
all of the trains to and from the city
were crowded.
Attorney ]. F. Kelley of Hammond
was in Gary Saturday afternoon on
business.
Mayor Lawrence Becker of Ham
mond spent Sunday afternoon looking
over the city, with his young son.
Miss Ada Hay spent Sunday with her
parents in Hammond.
Judge William Westrigreen Of Miller
spent the day in Gary.
May IA has been set by supreme or
ganizer, James L. Nimal, as the date
for the installation of the Owls lodge
in Gary. at that date several new
members will be taken in and will
make the number over seventy-flve
which is required before a lodge can
be installed. The installation will
take place in the Odd Fellows hall and
big time will be held by the lodge.
Mr.. NimaI will leave shortly for Des
Moines, Iowa, where he is about to
install a lodge.