The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-13
Sum Is Made Up.

AT the meeting OF the democratic
club which was held last night in the
club rooms of the Gary hotel it was
found that they We're short the triffling
sum of $217 on the barbecue bills which
amounted to nearly a thousand. A col
lection was taken up in the room to
help defray the debt and the money
was turned into the treasury. BY the
next regular meeting of the organiza-
ton 1t is thought that all OF the money
will be raised and the event closed.
The first session of the institute of
shorthand of which Judge Townsley is
president was started last night with a
fairly good attendance. The school for
the present will be located in the office
of Judge Townsley and the instructor
will be A. Dearbyne, manager of the
Walter S. Ross realty company. The
first ten students to enter have been
promised reduced rates The affair is
the first private educational institu-
ton to be launched in Gary.
Charles H. Stewert, the Hammond
undertaken. took the sisters of ST. Mar
garett's hospital of that place to Gary
yesterday IN his two machines to show
them the sights of the city and to visit
the Mercy hospital in this city. There
were eight sisters in the party and all
seemed to enjoy the trip Immensely.
| George P. Bowling, who has been
running a clothing store on Broadway,
near Sixth avenue, together with three
other partners has now left the store
and will spend a few months at Atlantic
City recovering his health. The store
did not last very long in the city owing
20 :,
to Mr.. Bowling when he was in bust
ness.
The Gary baseball club team has
scheduled game for Sunday with the
Roster Colts of Chicago. The game
will be played at Fortieth street and
Grand avenue.
I. A. Ash and wife of Chicago, the
parents of julius Ash of this city, are
visiting him for few days. A party
composed of them and Mrs. A Ash, Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Finn of Chicago
Mrs. A. Goldberg. and Mr.. and Mrs
Julius Ash and his wife went fishing
at the Calumet river yesterday but none
of them succeeded in landing anything
, Miss Grace Brooks, a local schoo
teacher, viii return to her home II
Crown Point.
Miss Ida Lauson, music teacher
will return to her home in West Pull
! man.
Roy Shackelton, the we'll known
Gary engineer who went to Lafayett.
to be married returned to Gary will
his bride last evening. The will liv,
at the Gary hotel temporarily and will
later make their home in the new stee
city.
, Sam McElroy the Gary negro VIII,
was arrested under suspicion as beinl
) Jessie Coe, the indianapolis negro VIII,
. murdered a policeman there. was re
: leased yesterday Advices from Indian
arolis were to the effect that the de
scription furnished did not tally witt
the murdered man.
/ There must be no revolver shootin,
in Gary on the Fourth of July is tn
| edict of the Gary police and will b
| backed up by the justices by fine
amounting to $3.50, should any on
violate this order Chief of Polio
Martin is very determined about thi
matter and there will be immediate ar
rests in the case of vtolators.
Same Erkman, who was arreste
yesterday for shooting through hous
while he was drunk was fined s22.9(
This fine may seem excessive but tn
police in Gary are determined to sto
the promiscuous revolver shooting
4 which has ben going on around Gar
5 and they propose to make an exampI
r of every one caught in the act. TIL
fine was paid and Erkman is sade
and wiser man.