The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-09
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Paulson's tea and coffee wagon and
team had a narrow and almost mir
aculous escape from total destruction
yesterday when about II o'clock the
driver was delivering the orders along
Main street The horses became
scared. near the county Jail building
and started for wild run down Main
street AS they neared the Altman
block they turned the corner on Clark
street and slipped on the pavement,
both horses turning completely over
twenty feet, with the wagon nearly on
top of them How the outfit came out
unscratched is still a mystery to those
who Witnessed the runaway. as both
horses did not seem to have a chance
for their lives. 1t was one of the worst
and still the luckiest runaways that
has happened here in some time.
Reports from the Dinwiddie clan pic
mic say that this years meeting was
the largest and best ever held, about
16S members of the clan partaking of
the big picnic dinner that was prepared
for them. The event has become an
annual one and each succeeding year
adds a few members to the now cele-
brated gathering.
The precinct committee men for Gen.
ter township are as follows:
Precinct No. A. A. Bibler.
Precinct No. Charles Meeker.
Precinct No. Herman Sassee
Pracincf n
Precinct No. 5-AI Taylor.
Among the Hammond lawyers at
tending the first, or call day., of the
circuit court, now in session here, were:
Attorneys Moran, Sawyer, Bomberger.
Conroy, Gavit, Judge Reiter and Prose
cutting Attorney Boone.
Architect Beers of the court house
was in town yesterday looking over
that work. and experimenting the
measurements. being taken for the new
steel furniture for the different vaults.
Yesterday Miss Emma Ainsworth
commenced her work as the new as
sistant in the clerks office,
A little trouble from Cedar Lake
came nearly being aired in the JUS
tice court here, the first of the week,
bQl luE Rdll1cS COHtGILcu lAud1ly Qc-
cided that silence is golden" and
settled out of the courts. The trouble
was all on account of the loss of SIS,
while the party concerned was in an
condition, he accusing and
causing the arrest of two Chicago par
ties who were staying at the lake. They
were arrested and placed in Jail, but
were allowed their freedom in the af-
ternoon. the party falling to push the
case.
John Houk. VIII Ellwanger and John
and Frank Daily spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives here.
The schools are running full blast
now. all reporting a large enrolment
Nick Jourdain of Chicago. has been
visiting with his brother Mat Jourdain,
for few days.
Recorder Herbert z. Jones eft for
indianapolis last evening on a business
and political trip.
Peter Etling and family have re-
turned from a pleasant two weeks
outing with relatives in Rockefeller. Ill
Rev. Dunlavy returned today from
the Methodist conference at Attica, Ind.
An automobile party from Chicago,
actresses and the proprietor
Of the Bush Temple of Music, made
things lively on the streets yesterday.
The Foresters held business meet
Ing at their hall last evening.
The picture show is drawing large
crowds each evening and the pictures
are the best ever seen in Crown Point
Clarence RudolDh is mana Ging the af
fair.
VIII Heintz and family left yester-
day for an xtended visit with reIa-
tives at Ludington, Mich.
Tom Grant of Lowell, was a Crown
Point visitor yesterday.