The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-03
GARY NEWS

The small daughter of Thomas J.
Gormley, the liveryman is quite i'll and
has been confined to her home for sew
eral days. The child is not in seri-
GUS condition and it is thought she
Will recover in few days
George L. Mollraw, adjuster for the
employees liability company of Chicago,
spent yesterday in Gary on business.
Mr.. Mallory is well known throughout
the country as he was formerly a naval
officer of high rank on the battleship
Indiana. He has been voted three med
ais by congress for bravery and it was
he that inspected the bottom of the
sunken battleship Maine in the Havana
harbor to determine whether or not
the force which blew the hole in the
bottom of the ship was applied internal
~ or externally. War was declared af-
ter it was determined that the explo-
sion took place on the outside of the
vessel. Mr.. Mallory resigned from the
service but a few days ago and is well
known in Gary.
G. Bert Call. brother of Harry V Call,
of this city. the trial lawyer of the
steel corporation, spent the day in Gary
looking about in the city. He is also
looking after a big brick building
which he is about to construct on
Broadway. near Eighth avenue. The
excavation has already been made. The
structure and one of the best on
of the best on Broadway.
The latest nature fake story to be
handed out to the public of Gary from
the wilderness surrounding the city is
that of Judge William Westigreen and
Theodore Ginzen. proprietor of the
Binzenhof. They relate having seen
on Wednesday while on hunting ex-
petition. real live wolf. calmly bask-
ing itself in the sunshine, aside of a
large log. When the hunters came
upon it they were so surprised that
they couldn't raise their guns for sew
eral seconds. In the meantime Mr..
Wolf apprised himself of the approach
of enemies in the distance and quickly
made an exodus through the sheltering
underbrush. Westigreen emptied both
barrels of his gun at the animal and
Binzen just looked at it without the
heart to shoot. Evidently neither of
the shots fed took effect. In all fair
ness. 1t must be stated that this story
was related by Judge westigreen, not
tin number two shows that a large
black dog has been seen proving about
the woods in the vicinity OF Miller for
the last few days.
The II. H. Harris, realty company is
about to open up a splendid new Office
IN the jeffrey & Morgan building, at
the corner of Seventh street and Broad
way. The firm is one Of the largest
in the city. Besides real estate the
firm will engage in insurance, renting
and mortgage banking.
The town board will meet this af-
ternoon in the city clerks Office for the
purpose of thrashing out the rail- ques-
ton with Frank Gavit. If the latter
appears, and if he does not, it will
be thrashed out without him. Mr..
Gavit has been at Indianapolis attend
ing the state convention and to mage
sure that the notification was served
on him, Attorney Il L. Bomberger
took one form of the notice to the
capital with him so that they will be
able to reach him whether he is there
or at his home in Whiting. 1t appears
as if the board means business and the
officials had better sit up and take no.
tice according to the statement of
Trustee Caldwell this afternoon.
Will Lawson. VINO has been employed
in Gary for the past few weeks for
the Chicago Telephone company, get
ting out new directory, has resigned,
to accept lucrative position with the
r. R. Donnely printing company of
Chicago.
George Golding, one of the most
Union in Chicago was in Gary Wednes-
day on business with the local union.
c. E. Vallette, prominent Chicago
Gary real estate dealer, spent the day
in this city yesterday looking after
the arrangements for the dinner to the
Chicago Real Estate Board Saturday
afternoon.
Joseph Kraus and Thomas Mckee, of
Cleveland, hackers of the new Toles-
ton brewery company, were in Gary
yesterday and today. Mr.. Kraus stated
to a TIMES reporter today that all of the
details preparatory to the commence
ment of the building operations for
the great plant had now been COM
pleted and that there was no question
but what the work would start within
thirty days. He also stated that the
contract for the largest part Of the con-
struction work had been let to Gary
company. but he refused for the present
to reveal the identity of the company
As to the prospects of Gary they could
not be too enthusiastic in their praise
of it's future.
Among the Gary visitors today are:
Paul Zoelzer of South Bend, H. L. Ward
Of Cincinnati, ]. o. Cable, of Indian
apolis. H. r. Holif1eld of Pittsburg and
VIII McGregor, of Toledo.
The $50 new men put on yesterday
by the Lake Shore, have been set to
work tearing up the old track of the
road, putting in abutments over the
street crossings along the route, and
having new tracks. The work Is be-
ing pushed more rapidly every week
and the activity Of the road at the pres
ent time is without precedent.
The arrest of three DRINKS, J. E.
Richards. Peter Farrell and John Coyle,