The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-20
WHITING NEWS
Issues His Proclamation.


annual proclamation. APPOINTING Satur-
day. May g. as Pick up and clean
up day. This has been the custom
here for many years and much good has
been accomplished by the venture.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson of Chester
ton, Ind, is a Whiting visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nyhoff and daugh-
ter, Loretta, of Gary, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Gilmurray of Sheridan
avenue, Monday evening.
Miss Nellie Hannephin has returned
to her home in Austin. ILL.,, after
spending few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hannephine of Clark
street.
Mr.. Traeger has returned to his home
in Elkhart, Ind, after spending a few
days with Junior Swartz. Mr.. Trae-
ger was here attending the northern
Indiana track meet and oratorical con-
test.
Mrs. Maud Carptener. who was seri-
ously i'll at her home in Elgin, ILL.,,
with scarlet fever, is reported better.
Maurice Hartnett and daughter, Miss
Jane Hartnett. intend leaving Satur-
day for their home in Point Richmond,
Cal. Mrs. James Allison of Fischrupp
avenue will accompany them for a
short visit at the home of her son,
James Allison, who resides in Point
Richmond.
Miss Nellie Quinn, who is at st. An
thongs hospital, is now able to sit up.
Mr.. Bageley of the Migatz and Stig-
litz flats, has gone to Clinton, Iowa, in
the hopes of recuperating from a siege
of typhoid fever and also to visit his
mother.
Miss Minnie Carnette is back at her
duties in the local telephone exchange
after spending one week with her sis
ter In South Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hayes left Mon
day night for Holland, Mich, to spend
a few days. Mr. Hayes is intending to
locate in Michigan, where he will start
a blacksmith shop similar to the one
which he sold recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gochenhour and
children are spending a few days with
the formers mother in Chicago.
James J. Nedjl, the contractor, was
in Crown Point yesterday, ostensibly
on business. but while there paid a
visit to his friend, Charles A John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Hay have
moved from Central avenue to the Rid
ley house in Cleveland avenue.
Margaret Hay has recovered from the
chicken pox and is now able to be out
of doors.
Messrs. Frank Pratt and Roscoe
Ollie of Chesterton, Ind, were Whit
ing visitors yesterday.
Mesdames Florence Holman and
Emeline Milligan are delegates from
the Whiting Daughters of Rebekah to
the twentythird annual session of the
Rebekah assembly of Indiana, which is
being held at Indianapolis.
The May song festival to be given
by the Mems club comes off tomorrow
night and promises to be a big event
The best of local and out of town tai
ent has been secured and one of the
main features will be the "old planta-
ton melodies" with guitar by John
Kamradt of Hammond, the gas man
who recently won the prize as a pedes-
trian in his walk with James Kroupa
of Indiana Harbor. The song which
will be his masterpiece, Your Gas Bill
is GROWING SInaller since FatherS Feet
Are Sore," and this will surely make
a hit.
Miss Edith Langenham is detained
from her duties as stenographer in
Judge Jones office by the illness OF
her sister. Mrs. Jesse Cunningham
Arthur Thomas of sos John street
is new victim of the typhoid, being
, in quite a serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gehrke of
r Sheridan avenue entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. John Plau and family and the
, Misses Susie Gehrke, Alberta Walsh
Mary Kluhege, Mamie Kostecka and
/ May Robinson of Hammond at o'clocB
dinner Sunday
DR.. Putnam was in Chicago on bust