The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
WHITING NEWS
Funeral Of John N. Cove.


corts.
The funeral oortege was formed at
the Masonic temple in One Hundred
and Nineteenth street. In the process
sion were the Masonic band. the mem
bers OF the Blue lodge, the Hammond
Commandery and the mourners. who
wended their way to the Congregation
al church. where impressive services
were preached by Rev. F. NJ. Webster,
and where hosts of friends had gath
cred to pay their last respects to the
departed.
After the services at the church the
cortege again formed and marched to
the Lake Shore depot, where the 3:42
train for Chicago, whore the remains
were inferred in their last resting
place in oakwoods cemetery. At the
grave the regular Masonic rites were
said.
With the passing away Of John N.
Cove. Whiting loses one Of her most
respected and esteemed citizens. His
illness. which was of long standing,
was due to cancer. During this time
every means of saving him was re-
sorted to, but all in vain, and on
Thursday afternoon. after seevral days
of intense suffering, he breathed his
last.
Mr.. Cove was born in Utica. N. z,
in 1874. He came to Whiting from
Cleveland, O., twenty years ago. Dur
: ing all this time he has held response
BILE positions with the Standard OH
company for several years, being su-
, perintendent of the blacksmith shop.
During the funeral this department
was closed and as many other as was
possible, with the result that the man
who had worked for Mr.. Cove, whom
he always held in such high respect,
were given the opportunity of attend
ing the funeral.
Mr. Cove is survived only by his
three children, Mrs. Ruth Wayne OF
t Denver. Mrs Sarah McGregord of Point
= Richmond. CAL and Edgar Goge Of
Point Richmond. Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nyhon and chill
dren of Gary spent yesterday as the
guests of the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Gillmurray of Sheridan av-
= enue.
Mrs. c. E. Greenwald and daughter,
Dorothy, and sister, Miss Margaret
: AIichaeny. were in Chicago Saturday.
Miss Bessie Naef, who is teaching
r at Highlands, has decided to take a
: two weeks vacation for the benefit OF
her health and during her absence
Miss GayneIIe Eaton of this city will
!, substitute. Miss Naef will go to I'm
ion Mills, Ind, to visit friends in an
effort to recuperate-
Messrs. Thomas Bartlett and J. Ring
volt have returned from trip to South
Dakota.
: William Skinner of Auburn Park was
the guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs NJ. Holman, on Saturday.
y Clay c. Collins and children. Miltor
n and Ruth left Saturday for Morocco
l. Ind, to remain over Easter Sunday a:
,e the guest of the formers mother, Mrs
to william Collins.
Miss Florence schaub was in Chicago
on Saturday.
Miss Essie Hatch. accompanied b!
the Misses Evelyn Cadman and Nelli'
&c McAnley of Indiana Harbor saw "Th
TX Girl from Rectors" at the Internationa
theater yesterday afternoon.
st Frank vanderhoof of 562 Truman av
il, enue. Hammond visited with friends il
Whiting last evening.
t The Royal Neighbors Of this city vii
s, give a pedro party this evening at tn
home of Miss Margaret McElroy o
1T Fischrup avenue.
The boys of the Owl club are doinI
MT some hard work in practicing for thei
s. minstrel, which they intend to give +
their club rooms on next Thursda
IN night.
tn Miss Mabel O'Hara. president of tn
Whiting High School Alumni associa
IN ton. has called a meeting of the mem
,r bers, to be held in the high school clu
n rooms, on Wednesday evening, at 7:S
D. m. Miss OHara requests that a.
those who finds 1t possible to atten
= this meeting, as the annual election c
officers will take place. There are sew
eral difficult propositions to be solve
go this year before the annual banquet t
the '09 class, and 1t is hoped that a
ed will do their part by attending TIL
meeting, where they viii be discussed
The concert to be given by the Whit
ing high school orchestra viii be hel
in the auditorium at s p. m. Price
10 and 25 cents. and reserved seats a
So cents. The nature OF this concel
If can be learned by consulting the col
is, umns of THE TIMES on Saturday nigh
We in which issue the progra mappeare'
rs The Daughters of Rebecca will cele
ne brate their fifteenth anniversary o
a. Wednesday night, and it promises {
- indeed, be a gala affair.
res Little Veronica Schaefer, who ha
es- the typhoid fever. is improving NIGEL,
om Andrew Keilman of Sheridan ave
he nue. is just recovering from swell
zen affair. It being an attack of II
he mumps.
= Rev. Harris of Hammond attende
nu the funeral OF John N. Cove here c
"a Saturday he being an old friend of tt
- deceased.
sse Several of the whiting Episcopaliar
emit attended the Easter services at II
m Episcopal church in Hammond yeste'
his day morning.
of People visiting the city hall on sa
the urday received a chilly" receptio
to owing 10 a break down in the health
run apparatus.
md Paul A Scholz began taking the al
Dual school anuuera4fon IN last Sa