The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-26
Reans the Shekels.

Reaps the Shekels.
A street peddler with a magic wand,
a few tricks of the "49.er" order. and
the art of extracting the nickels from
the pockets of our populace. is holding
fort on one of the street corners. Con
sidering the kind of goods he is Of
fering, which are cheap al any price"
it is Incredible how people Will be
''gulled" into buying from him. Our
merchants have the same articles, Of
a better class. and can sell them just
as cheap correspondingly. and If you
expect their trade and their help in
prospecting this community. 1t would be
well to see them before you throw
away your money. Remember its very
little Mr.. Man is going to buy of you
after he has enough of your nickles and
he isn't renting your buildings. helping
pay your taxes, fixing your streets,
giving you bread and butter, trading
with you, in return for the trade you
give him. oh no. This applies also
TO a few other transactions which are
.transpiring IN town at present. Give
1t a thought.
The new club which is being or
Eanized by the young people Of the
Catholic church, under the name of St
Mray's Young Peoples Pleasure Club
gave a box social al St. Maray's hall
Wednesday evening. over $40 was
realized from the affair which will go
toward financing the operation Of the
new club
A deal, which at pres ent Is in en-
bryo, and cannot be made public
whereby a Hammond and Crown Point
man may go into partnership and oc-
cupy one of Crown Points best business
houses. is liable to be carried through
in the near future.
Crown Point certainly ought to be
acquiring a national reputation owing
to the marriage license business, cou-
pies coming from every part of the
unian to be tied up" by our justices
and ministers here. The other even
ing couple hailing all the way from
ST. Paul Mimi, got a license from the
clerk to marry. Every day some couple
come into town from some far away
town to be married and Crown Point
can easily be called THE Port of Miss
ing Women hundreds coming in with
a name they never leave with. and
to hear them talk Crown Point is one
of the prettiest spots IN the country
and a veritable Garden Of Eden
A report has it. that the gentleman
who was to take charge of the new
saloon and hotel owned by Charles
Frederick of Hammond, on the corner
of Main and Johet streets, has backed
down and out and will not take hold
of the venture. The Brewing company
of Chicago, who have leased the prem
Uses for five years, will be required to
look for another man to manage the
place for them.
Mr.. johnson, of Goodland, Ind, who
IS 10 start a first class restaurant and
bakery in the Grlesel building, has
moved his family and part of his be-
l1ongings here and viii now commence
TO put the building in shape and get
ready to do business.
Miss Margaret Krimbill and Mrs
Smith are making an extended visit
with friends in Shaftsburg, Mich.
George Kramer, who has been EN-.
ployed at the Minas and 10 cent store
was brought home Tuesday night will
typhoid fever nd is now under the doc
tors care in quite serious condition
Miss Clara Pinter has returned from
brides maids at the recent wedding o
her friend, Miss Elsie Schneider o
that place.
Mrs. John sohIieper is visiting wit
Crown Point relatives for few days.
Mrs. Fred Carter was Harmon
visitor yesterday.
Guy c. Clark. Joseph P. Young an
Vernon Parry returned from a tri
to Chicago and Hammond yesterday.
DR.. Charles Tinkham is in attendant
at his Hammond dental office today.
John Brown of the First Nationa
Bank is transacting business in Chi
cago today.
Who said politics?
Miss Bessie Hart visited with friend
In Chicago yesterday.
Quite few of the property owner
have commenced to trim their tree
along the walks. This is a good NOV
in the be tier appearance of the town.