The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-11
Won't Be Much Opposition

Won't Be Much Opposition
From the tenor of things it does
not look as if there will be a great
deal Of opposition against the street
paving when the town board meets on
the 18th inst, to consider the project
Crown Point citizens realize they are
up against a proposition, the only way
out of which is to dig down deep into
their pockets and have the work done
al the next meeting without any furth-
er ado. However, one thing is GER
tain the specifications for the build
ing OF the roads will have to be car
ried out to the letter, and there will
be no more buying a pig in a poke"
The ladies of the Library guild met
a the Public Library yesterday af-
ternoon and held their regular BIZ
weekly meeting
Contractor Parry has secured the
contract for furnishing and installing
the ezra marble work in the court
house.
Rev. William Forney Hovis of South
Bend is visiting relatives in town for
few days
The right-of-way for the interurban
line. with the exception of the Brey-
fagle strip, has already been secured
and Crown Pointers are anxiously
awaiting further developments.
It is said that there are quite few
Lake county citizens interested in Sc
curing the right-of-way for an inter
urban line from the point where the
Crown Point-Gary line turns east at
the Ridge road, going west to Ham
mond making a triangular run of it,
If the plans develope Crown Point may
also be connected with Hammond by
street car line
The Voorhees, family well know here.
Mr. Voorhees, having been superinten-
dent of the Crown Point schools at one
time, have finally settled their matri-
monial difficulties that have been such
publicity in the Chicago courts and
papers. of recent date. Mrs. Voorhees,
decided to drop her side OF the d.
vOrce proceeding for the sake of her
five small children. Unfafthfulness and
several other disagreeable charges
were made against Voorhees, by his wife
and from the proceedings it appears
that he has ben leading a gay and
double life.
Harold H. Wheeler has been appoint
ed to a seat of responsibility in the
coming automobile race, on May 29 and
81, and will have lions share of the
arrangements to make at this end of
the line for the big affair, and has al
ready started on the job Great pre-
dictions are being made as to the mag
nitude of the event and Lake county
vii be the scene of the biggest event
in the entire history if all the plans
carry out for the big race.
The Crown Point volunteer fire de-
partment certainly deserves a medal
for the way in which they handled and
controlled the Henderlong fire yester-
day. and it would have hustled a well
trained and better equipped city de-
partment to have gone them one bet
ter. With the high wind and the in
fiamable contest of the building. the
tirement had a serious proposition to
contend with. but their stubborn re-
sistance to the blaze finally won out
and saved a costly and very disastrous
confiagration. Mr.. Frank Henderlons.
the proprietor of the mills and yards
is at a loss to know how the fire act
ually started. but it is thought that
defective hue was the cause
The work of Clifford railroad build
ing of late seems to be one of difficulty
and the work is progressing very
slowly. Several deep cuts have had to
be made and tht recent wet weather
has hampered the builders to a great
extent
It was reported last night that Mrs
Fross was the viotim of a paralytic
stroke at her home early yesterday
morning
Five more Gary negroes have re-
Gently been brought over from that
town charged with various crimes and
the jail here will soon be crowded with
the ebony" boys. A good plan would
be to deport the slawless black element
to some island and let them work out
their own salvation away from place