The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
WHITING NEWS

Arthu Peterson of Chesterton. Ind.
was in whiting yesterday on business. |
Mrs. Frank n. Gavit of oliver street |
has gone to Saginaw, Mich. for a few |
days visit
The Fortnighty club met at the
home of Mrs. L. II. Mattern of oliver
street on Monday night and held their
election of officers for the ensuing
year. The election was as follows:
President-Mrs Carl NJ. Keife.
Vice president-Mrs. Sam Compbell.
Secretary-Mrs. Thomas Boyle.
Treasurer-Mrs w. A. Upton.
The club will not convene until next
September, when they will again begin
holding sessions. The club is at pres
ent in a fourishing condition
Benjamin Wedman rode around town
yesterday on his express wagon with
an exceptionally broad smile. When
Inquiries were made it was learned
that he was now papa, little son
arriving at his home on John street
yesterday morning.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Sabol of
One Hundred and Nineteenth street and
Pennsylvania tracks yesterday morn
ing a little son.
Mrs. Ed. Travers of Fred street was
the guest of Mrs Joseph Brock at her
home in Hammond
Patrick Ryan and sons, Frank and
Timothy. have rented the Keilmann fiat
on Sheridan avenue. The oldest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Ryan will come here from
hnrrCn
| her father and brothers.
Miss Mabel O'Hara. stenographer Of
the PetroIene company, has gone to
Valparaiso, Ind, for a short visit. Dur
ing Miss O'Hara's absence Miss Pearl
Travers is taking her place
whiting people were shocked yes
terday morning to learn that Mrs. C. z.
Dryden, one Of our most popular wo-
men had passed away at the home OF
her daughter in Cleveland, o.. yester-
day morning at 4 a. m, from stroke
OF apoplexy. Mrs. Dryden had been
in poor health for some time and her
physician recommended that she go to
the sea shore. On last Saturday morn
ing she left for Cleveland. O., with
the intention of visiting with her
daughter, before leaving for the sea-
shore. The Drydens live on One Hun
dred and Nineteenth street, near Penn
sylvania avenue. where they have a
beautiful home Mr.. Dryden, who is
superintendent of the blacksmith and
car shops at the Standard Oil com
pany. left for Cleveland on the a. m
Lake Shore train yesterday morning
Mrs. Dryden is survived by her hus-
band, her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Mer-
rin of Cleveland, and three sons-Fred
Dryden Of Philadelphia, Charles and
George Dryden of Chicago. who conduct
the Dryden Rubber Tire and Hoof Pat
company at 447 Wabash avenue.
Misses Pearl Travers, Bessie Walker
and Maude Welsby were White City
visitors.
Ollie sirlin of Indiana Harbor was {
Whiting visitor last evening.
Harry tombstone of Gary spent yes
terday in Whiting.
Harry Rasmussen of Porter is Wis
iting at the home of his aunt, Mrs
Johnson of John street.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Brock of Cedar street, Ham
mond. will be interested to know tina
they a. { the proud parents of lit
tie son.
Manager James Callahan and J. }
: Stewart of the La Vendors went t
q Chicago last evening, and scheduled
, game of baseball with the Indiana Har
Dor team for next Sunday through tn
association. The game will be playe
at Indiana Harbor.
\ The supervisor of music Of the Chi
! cago schools visited the Whiting
= schools yesterday Songs were rem
h dered by the different grades and tn
director seemed much taken up wit
the music work in our school.
h More for your money-easiest term
of payment-your home furnished o
4 thirty days free trial. At Spieger!
South Chicagos leading furnitur
store.
j. A party. consisting of fifteen auto
). mobiles on their way to Crown Poin
came through Whiting yesterday. Th
8 autoists had been mis-directed, an
when Putnam's corner was reached
they turned around and went to Ham
mond, via Sheffield avenue.