The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-20
Farmer Calls For Help.

The call of the farmer for help to
harvest the the immense hay crop is
heard on all sides and they willing
to pay the highest prices for work.
One case is known where farmer Of
fered a man 81 per day with board, ana
a rig TO bring him TO town at night.
Ouite a difference from the SO and $50
per month story of a few years ago,
isn't?
About twenty communicates will re-
ceive the first Holy Communion at the
: Catholic church a week from tomorrow.
The services will be very impressive
The strawberry men are reaping their
harvest of berries and money at pes
emit. and employ small army of boys
and girls in their various places. Near
w 100 cases are shipped to adjoining
towns every day and the quality is the
best. The soil around Crown Point
seems to be specially adapted to the
growing of small fruit and many are
beginning to take advantage of the
fact.
Developments in the Crown Point
Gary Interurban line were put aside
for few days owing to the death OF
John Browns sister, Mrs. Nicholson.
MT. Brown mas D6en Tie 1A4CfAA6 SRAA -
in the proposed building of the line
for Crown Point. 1t is expected that
4 something definite will transpire be-
s fore the end of next week, to the mat
ter
To do things up brown and be in the
Swim, Crown Point automobile enthus-
lasts ought to organize club, so as to
s be in a position to entertain the nu-
Z merous automobiiists and clubs which
invade our town. There are enough
machines here to make the starting of
a club a success and all it takes is the
moving spirit to start the ball rolling.
Now that the national ticket has been
selected at the Chicago convention,
there will probably he something doing
in county politics, but at present there
doesn't seem to be enough enthusiasm
among the politicians to even talk pol
itics However 1t may only be the
.lulI before the storm" and there may
be things doing before long.
Pete Henning, the pitcher for the
Bridge baseball team, is acquiring
quite a reputation for his ability and
his services are wanted by numerou:
clubs in Chicago. Last week he pitched
game for the Chicago Kent Schoo
of Law team. They are the aggrega
ton of which seventeen of their batter!
walked from the plate on strike-out'
by Henning.
Miss Josephine Wheeler and Mis-
Florence Seberger returned yesterda!
from Whiting and Hammond wher'
they have been visiting friends anC
witnessing the graduating exercises il
the former town.
Mss Bessie Rose is visiting friends
In Winamac for a few days.
Mrs. oliver Wheeler and daughter
Gretchen left yesterday for Uniontown
Penn, where they will make an ex
tended visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
C. Fisher. formerly Miss Myra Wheele
of this place.
The funeral of John C. Dietrich will
OCCUR from the home south of town
tomorrow at / o'clock.
Many of our people will go to TIL
Kankakee river to enjoy the day fishing
and otherwise tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Field of Chicag
were here yesterday to attend tn
NICHOLSON funeral
Mrs Fred Wheeler and daughter
Charlotte, are visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. Gidley of Hebron, who ha
been seriously i'll for some time.
Sheriff Fred Carter and wife ar
Hammond visitors today.
NJ. E. Dinwiddie, the abstractor. c
the firm of Altman & Dinwiddie, is
Hammond today on business.
DR.. Charles ]. Tinkham transacte
business in Hammond today.