The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-01

The Chicago Title and Trust com
pany who for some time past have
| been working to compile a new set of
abstract books Of Lake county. report
that their labor of copying the records
in the various offices of the court house
is almost completed. When the work
in the court house is done the company
Will open an Office over ScheddelFs
drug store where they will have the
slips and data sorted and put in order
and then they will be ready to com
pile their new records
The special term of the Lake circuit
court will begin on July and con-
tine for the next five weeks During
this time the famous quiet title suit
of Guenzenhauser VS.. St Claire, No.
715s, will come to trial This case has
been on the docket for several years
and involves over a million dollars in
real estate. as the property in con-
troversy includes all of the north half
Of section ten. township thirty-stx.
There will be special judge appointed
to try this cause, and 1t promises plen-
ty of interest and work for all con-
cerned
The lovers of baseball in and around
Corwn Point are promised a treat dur
ing this coming week at their home
grounds near the Erie depot. On July
4 the uqua Giants of Chicago will
play here. This is a team of colored
men ard all fans are urged to come
out ard see Wild Bill" on the coach
ing Line. On July 5 the Hobart team
Will try and defeat Crown Point on
her own diamond and this will make a
game OF unusual interest.
The warn evenings of the past week
have drawn out crowds of boys of to-
day and the boys of yesterday. to the
old swimming hole at Fancher's lake
The boys who are 80 or 40 years young
seem to enjoy the sport the most. and
it is nothing to see every kind of
conveyance being made of use to trans
port the boys" and loud rings of cry
of come in, the water is fine"
The Library guild helds its regular
meeting in the Library Assembly room
yesterday afternoon with a fair attend
ance of members. At present the cues
ton Of holding the meetings during
the next two or three months. or as
long as the hot weather continues on
the p0rches and the yards of different
members. is being agitated. But be-
fore the date of another being, which
will be two weeks from yesterday, no
tice of the place OF meeting will be
duly given to the members.
The funeral of Jacob Wagenblast
was held yesterday afternoon at the
NJ. E. church with Rev. Dessmeier of
Hammond officiating. Many sorrowing
hearts followed this beloved old soldier
on his journey TO his quiet resting
place
Miss Mayme Mallet has recovered
from an attack of rheumatism and is
able to attend school in Hammond.
The whooping cough is still raging
in Crown Point and many of the chill
dern have it in its worst form.
Mrs. DR.. Tinkham and daughter.
Dorothy are visiting in Madison, wis.
The doctors mother is reported much
improved in health and is now consid-
cred out of danger from her recent at
tack of paralysis.
Ed. Ridley is confined to his home
on North Court street, being a suffer
er from rheumatism
Attorney Frank B. Pattee transacted
business in Hammond yesterday.
viii J. Davis of Chicago is SPEND
home here.
Fred Camp a brother of Mrs. Dr.
Tinkham underwent a serious but sue
cessful operation in a Chicago hospi-
tai yesterday.