The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-04
WHITING NEWS

A spark from match came near
destroying the Wolf Lake Club House
at Forsythe yesterday morning. A
roomer had lit a cigar upon leaving
one of the rooms on the second floor.
When lighting the match he noticed
spark fly from it. but, thinking It had
gone out, left the room. About one
half hour later the scent of burning
clothes permeated the entire building.
An investigation was made, and when
discovered the lace curtains, carpet and
cIothlng were all afire. call was sent
In at once for the Robertsdale fire de-
partment. People around the place got
busy with buckets of water until they
succeeded in getting the fire out before
the department had arrived, but not be-
fore the curtains, carpet, a dresser.
clothing and, in fact, everything in the
room was destroyed. Proprietor Smith.
in speaking of the loss, said he thought
1t would be about $500, but it is
thought he was very fortunate to es-
cape at that price
Miss Clara Szymanski Of Indiana
Harbor spent Thursday as the guest
Of Miss Nellie Hannephin of One Hun
dred and Nineteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Coryen and family
expect to soon leave for Denver. Colo.
for the benefit of the formers health,
which is in an alarming state.
Miss Margaret Langmyer and cousin,
Miss Val Nahlovsky of Cleveland, O.,
were Gary visitors yesterday.
John Heinlein of the Standard OIL
company's main office is on a two
weeks vacation. which he is spending
in Ohio.
Messrs Abbott and Scott Of Ham
mond We're local callers last evening.
Mrs c. Stewart and daughter. Eve
lyn. were in Hammond yesterday.
Miss Gertrude E. O'Nen was in Chi
cago on Thursday
The revival meetings of the Christian
church are still being held in the Recht
building on One Hundred and Nine
teenth street and continues to draw
large crowds. DIR. w. H. Boles, the
great evangelist, is having charge for
the remainder Of this week and his
sermons for Saturday and Sunday
nights will be as follows: Saturday
night-"From Eden to He'll" and From
Earth to Heaven" This sermon is to
be illustrated Tomorrow afternoon at
p. m. he will give a lecture. How
to Get Married. and How to Stay So"
Tomorrow evening his subject will be
The Conversion of Peter"
The school teachers planned a beach
supper on Thursday night, but owing
to the rain it was necessary to serve it
in the manual training building, where
a most pleasant evening was spent.
Rev. F. M. Webster Of the Congre-
gational church Will preach tomorrow
morning from the theme The A B. C.
of the Scripture" This sermon will be
followed by communion services In
the evening the theme will be Con
trary Winds"
John Durcik, who had his collar bone
broken at the Standard Oil company,
was attended by Drs. Lauer and Hos
kins, and later removed to his home in
Robertsdale. where he is now improv-
ing quite rapidly.
Miss Mildred Ireland Of 416 John
street has been i'll the past several
days and was yesterday removed to St
Margaret's hospital in Hammond.
William Water and son, Ernest at
tended the county fair at Crown Point
yesterday.
John C. Cameron of the Whiting fire
department went to Crown Point and
brought back the trophies which they
won in the recent fifth annual tourna-
ment of the northern Indiana voIun-
teers, which was held at Whiting. The
trophies consist of the aluminium fire
hat which was won in the dry hose
test, and the silver trumpet, which was
won in the hook and ladder race. In
addition TO this Whiting also has the
silk banner for winning the champion
hose race, which was last year held
by the Robertsdale fire department. All
three trophies are on display in Water
Bros window on One Hundred and
Nineteenth street
FOR SALE-House and lot on New
price, $1.975; half down, rest in easy
payments. Warren c. Renne & Co, 424
119th St. Whiting; phone PIP lie
Some scores claim TO be the Iarg-
est furniture store in this section: we
know we are. Spiegel. Seth Chicago's
leading furniture store.