The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-23

List of letters remaining in Crown
Point postoff1ce for week ending July
is: Miss Reny Henry, Mr.. Henry Mill
er, Mr.. F. Pergande.
Fred Ruff will commence the cree
ton of modern dwelling on his Court
street property next week and has al
ready let the contract for the work.
The house will be a two story frame
dwelling with basement and all mod
ern improvements. Fred Hoffman has
the contract for the carpenter wirk.
Andrew Baird, who passed away last
Monday, after a lingering illness Of
months, will be buried today at the
Calem cemetery, the funeral services to
be held at home Mr. Baird was one of
Lake county's most respected farmers
and citizens and was active in the life
of the community in which he lived He
leaves a large family to mourn his loss
and host of sympathizing friends
for their bereavement
Dick Bielefield, the Wells Fargo ex-
press man, has at last gotten rid of his
wolves. sending them yesterday to the
Ripple menagerie, but 1t is said that
Dick has a list a mile long for the
various eatables the wolves have de-
that he has given the brutes since be-
ing in his care, that he will present
to the concern for remuneration. Dick
hopes the next time they ship him any
wolves it will be an elephant.
The executive committee of the
Woman's Study Club met at the home
of Mrs. Frank Meeker on East street
and transacted important business for
q
club will hold its regular meetings in
the assembly room of the public IL
brary in the future.
The Crown Point BASEBALL team will
play the Chicago Unions at their
grounds near the Erie station. The
Union team is reputed to be one Of the
strongest amateur teams in Chicago
and will give our boys good game
providing they play in the style they
did last Sunday.
Harry D. Swartz and other members
of the Crown Point Gun Club rae busy
ranging handicap list TO be used in
weekly shoots of the gun club In
orc to allow all the members a
chance a the trophies to be awarded
at the end of the season for the high
est number of weekly wins it is
deemed necessary to equalize capaci-
ties of the various members. 1t is not
known whether the handicap Will be
made matter of distance. number OF
birds, or the division of the members
into various classes so as to allow
all equal chance at the prize.
Reports that Nels Hokenson, the
young Swede farmer. who broke his
neck and suffered other injuries from
falling off a load of hay, was dead
proved to be without foundation las
night. when DR.. Blackstone. who hat
just attended him, reported the mar
still alive. but with very small chance.
for his ultimate recovery. The con.
ditions of the little family of Kokesor
are particularly sad and distressing a.
hts wife became a mother a very shor
time ago and is still in a very feebl,
condition. Hokeson has been a tenan
on the Peter Love farm for some tim.
and bears a good reputation. TIL,
neighbors are assisting the unfortu
nate little family in every CONCEIVABLE
way during their unfortunate clrcum
stances.
Judge w. c. Mcmahon left THU
morning to attend the Gary "doings
to be held in the steel city today.
Mat L Smith transacted business il
Hammond yesterday.
Miss Edith Maxwell went by the au
tomobtle route to attend the big cele
bration at Gary today.
Father William Berg. pastor of tn
Catholic church at Scherrerville, re
turned from Ellwood, Ind. this morn
ing and left for his work there durin
the day.
Smiths gang Of carpenters are bus
on the frame work of H. H Wheeler
new residence on Main street.
Crown Point friends of Mrs Grave
of Hammond will be elated to hear tina
she has undergone a heroic operatio
in a Chicago hosuital standing III