The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03
WHITING NEWS
City Council Meets.

| AiOAts Oh the park. Inc bonds were
advertised for sale in local paper, but
owing TO a typographical error it was
necessary to take up the sale again.
AT the meeting 1t was decided to put
In a cement walk on the north side
OF One Hundred and Seventeenth street
and White Oak avenue from oliver
street to the lake. There is now a side
walk on the south side of the street
and having walks on both sides will
make decided improvement 1t was
also decided to have a curb on both
sides. This is one Of the main streets
to the park and the brick paving with
| a beautiful tree lawn will certainly
be all that can be desired
The question of awarding the con-
tract for the landscape gardening of
the park also came up. 1t was found
that the present plans are not specific
enough regarding the shrubbery, and it
was impossible to secure any bids. The
park committee will confer with Ed
ward Koenig, who prepared these
plans. and after this defect has been
remedied, there will be no end to bids
The city of Whiting was subpoenaed
yesterday to appear in the circuit court
at Crown Point on March in an in
junction suit. which has been instituted
against the city by the Pennsylvania
company. The bone of contention is
the laying of sidewalks on the railroad
companys right-of-way. The company
refused to do the work and as a result
Contractor Nedjl was authorized by the
city officials to do the job without their
consent. The outcome of the case is
anxiously awaited. It is expected that
City Attorney Westfall and Mayor
Smith will attend the trial
William Lahayn Of Chesterton has
taken position in the Atkin grocery
on Sheridan avenue and One Hundred
and Nineteenth street
The Misses Edith Langenhan and
Mary Hickey were the guests of Chi
cago friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Max stigfitz and children and
Mrs. Abe Goldsmith and children at
tended a very pleasant surprise par
ty at the home of Mrs PitzeIe in
South Chicago on Sunday evening.
Howard Clark, Jr., of East Chicago
was in Whiting on Monday.
Marion Osborne of Nebraska was the
guest Of William Walker, sr., of New
York avenue. Messrs Osborne and
Walker are old friends, but have not
seen one another for thirty three
years. so the reunion was a very plea5-
ant one.
The young ladies' orchestra of Chi
cago will give a concert at the Con
gregational church on Tuesday even |
Ing, March 8. under the auspices of
the Sunday school The orchestra con-
sists of six ladies and promises to
be an exceptionally fine affair The
proceeds will be used to purchase new
books for the Sunday school.
Miss Olive Carlson of Sheridan ave
nue. was out yesterday for the first
time since her recent serious illness. !
William E. Water was in Crown Point
on Monday.
Henry Klink Of clean, n T., is Wis
ting at the home Of his brother-in-
law. Nick Miller of Sheridan avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Burke have
moved from Scieglitz Park to Whit
ing, and have located on John street.
The Plymouth Church club will give
a st. Patrick's supper on Wednesday
evening. March II.
Mrs. Henry Behrnes of New York
avenue is entertaining her sisters. Mrs.
William Coney and Miss Edith Hage-
master of Chicago Heights. Ill
The funeral OF Conrad Miller will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 1870
at the German Evangelical church. In
terment will be at Hammond
The contamination Of the Smith and
Bader and Davidson Real Estate com
panies has now taken place. Charles
D. Davidson has now moved to the
Smith & Bader offices in the Klose
building, One Hundred and Nineteenth
street and New York avenue
Hereafter Davidson Real Estate Co.
Will not be heard Of. for the firm will
now travel under the name of Smith.
Bader, Davidson company. The mem
oers are Fred ]. Smith, Gallus j. Bader
and Charles d. Davidson, three of the
most progressive business men in Lake
county.
The Smith, Bader, Davidson Co have
an Office in the Borman block, in Broad
way, Gary, where business is rapidly
increasing, and Mr.. Davidson will
practically take care of the company's
end of the business in the new steel
,ity.
The FortnightIy club met on Monday
night and the session, which was held
= the home of Mrs. Frank r. Lewis
u cleveland avenue, was the most en-
oyable held for some time. The sub
ect for the evening gives the Trend of
1ur National Life in Education and
ne papers under this heading were I.
interesting as well as educating Mrs 4.
sam Campbell gave a paper on Man !
lal training as a Factor in Educa- :
lon Mrs. George L Goay used as her :
uoJect The Education of Deficient .
Mrs. Henry Fifeld, who is /
ecretary Of the local library board. | {
vas well qualified for her subject .
me Library as an Aid in Education" Y
diss Carroll NJ. Keife. who has been a
teacher in the Whiting schools for &
number Of years, gave an able pa D
'er on Segregation in Public Schools p
nd Colleges The next meeting Of S
ne club will be on March Is at the C
ONE OF Mrs. Frank NJ Long of La {
orte avenue, when the Trend in c
will be taken up.
Mrs. George Hazlett. who has been
lsiting her mother Mrs M O,ie1a,, :.