The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-07

Miss Ethel Swimmer who has been
the guest of her cousin, Miss Lucille
Doegling on LaPorte avenue has re-
turned to her home in Stony Island.
Mrs. Fred n. Brett and son, Lloyd
are here from Alton, III. Mr.. Brett will
remain here about three weeks but
Lloyd will stay with his aunt, Mrs
Stevenson and go to school here next
year.
gasoline stove exploded in the rear
of Mike Paylo's saloon in One Hundred
and Twenty first street and Schrage
avenue yesterday morning. The flames
were soon extinguished, not necessi-
tating the aid of the fire department
and fortunately no one was burned.
The Standard Oil Company has a
pipe line from Hyde Park to Whiting.
John Helm has returned from New
Buffalo, Mich, where he visited for
few days with relatives.
L. S. Van Westrum is at Goshen, Ind.
where he is experimenting the work
of paving of several of the Goshen
streets with westrumite.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church held a cabinet meeting at the
| home of Miss Bessie NJ. Tanner in John
street on Tuesday evening.
Sergeant Clay c. Collins went to Mo-
| rocco, Ind. Wednesday where he Wis
| tied with his mother. Mrs. William Col
| Inns and also his children, Milton and
Ruth.
Miss Jessie Helms will return home
from New Buffalo, Mich the fore part
| of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bernstein are en-
tertaining their nieces Mamie and Eva
Bernstein of Chicago.
Charles Crandall of South Chicago
transacted business in Whiting yester-
day.
Mrs. Frank Klein and son have re-
turned from st. Cloud. Mimi, where
they spent two weeks visiting relatives.
| Beaumont F. Parks, assistant super
| intendent of the Standard Oil company
| left yesterday morning for Cleveland,
O., to join Mrs. Parks and Donald. who
have been there for several weeks.
A ]. Weyer of Cheltenham, was here
on business yesterday.
Daughsis Hive L. o. T. M, went to
Gary Wednesday afternoon, where they
initiated two candidates into the L. o.
t. NJ. Hive at Gary. The members who
attended, all report fine time and to
have been treated in an excellent man
ner by the members of the steel city
hive.
The Foreign Missionary society met
at the Methodist church Wednesday
night, and the session proved to be a
most entertaining one. Papers were
read by Miss Fredenburg and Miss Bes-
sic Tanner and a piano duet by Mes
DANES Humphrey and Dunning also
helped to make 1t a most successful
meeting.
W. S. Hall of Sheridan avenue. who
has been seriously Ill, is improving
!, slowly.
Rev and Mrs. F. NJ. Webster and
children have gone to Pittsburg, Pa.
to spend one months vacation.
Miss Lucille Darling visited relatives
in Stony Island yesterday.
Miss Daisy Acker of South Chicago
was the guest of Whiting friends Wed
nesday evening.
| James Slower has returned from Al
: ton, Ill., where he spent several weeks
: on business for the Standard Oil com
pany at their new refinery which is To-
, Gated at Wood River.
]. Roy Morrison has severed his con
! nection with the LaPorte Argus-Bulle
tin on which paper he has acted in the
, capacity of city editor, and will max,
Gary his future headquarters.
James Champlain has returned from
BeIvidede, ILL.,. where he spent severa
| days with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. anC
| Mrs. Champlain.
Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Swartz of Sheri
dan avenue, have gone for a trip t.
, New York where they will spend sew
eral weeks.
Misses Mamie and Amelia Bohlinge
of Ohio avenue are spending one weel
with relatives near Bass Lake, Ind