The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-10
WHITING NEWS

II. at o'clock. The concert win be a
first-class musical affair. which can be
seen by persuing the program, which
Is herewith appended:
Part L.
March: Down the Line"-Orchestra
Overture: "Faust"-Orchestra
Violin Solo: First Air Varies''-Ed-
ward Klima.
Overture: Wedding of the Winds"
Orchestra.
Bells Solo: twentieth Century Ga
lop"-Cleveland Dickinson.
Part /.
March: Lights Out"-Orchestra.
Piano Solo: "Pomp and Circum-
stance"-Miss A. NJ. Dineen.
Humorous Reading: selected-Benja-
min Gordon.
March: "Tannhauser'-Orch
Violin Solo: Concert No. 1" =
Claude Humphreys,
Selection: Bohemian Girl"-Orches-
ira.
Professor H N Nichols is directing
| the orchestra, and the members are
putting out some fine work.
The prices to be charged for this rare
treat will be IS. Is and IS cents. Re-
served seats at Mattern's drug store.
| Mrs. Henry and daughter, Florence.
of South Chicago were Whiting visitors
last evening
The public schools were closed yes
terday for the first time in their his
tory, owing to its being Good Friday.
The funeral of Allen Biggs was held
yesterday afternoon from the Gardner
home One Hundred and Twenty first
street and John street. The services
were preached by Rev. Sharp of the
Christian church at Hammond. The
| interment was at Oak Hill cemetery,
Hammond. Mr.. Biggs died in the Ham
mond hospital on Wednesday after an
Illness of two weeks with pymia. His
death caused much sorrow to his many
friends, and also to his young wife, who
was Miss Edna Gardner, and a little
son, who are left to mour his loss.
Several days ago John Debel and
Martin Pokraka were arrested by Con-
stable Kuffner on the charge of as
| sault and battery. Both were fined
$14.60 by Judge Jones. Pokraka paid
his fine, but Debel. who was unable
to raise the amount, was held in the
ltAAS jail awaiting HIS ASuAONe1A " CAOFF II
Point This is where the trouble start
ed Because he was arrested by the
constable the aldermen took the mat
ter under their consideration and re-
fused to either feed the prisoner or pay
for his removal to Crown Point. Kuff-
ner just as strenuously refused to
stand this expense, with the result
that Debel received only what food
| ii LII
during his two and a half days con-
hnement in Jail. The constable threat
ened to sue the city If they dared to
turn the prisoner loose. Yesterday aft
ernoon Chief LAWYER who said he got
his orders from the city attorney, turn
ed Debel loose. and the result of the
case is anxiously awaited. it not be-
ing known what steps Kuffner intends
to take IN his effort to right the wrong
which he says has been done in letting
Debel out without paying his fine.
Mr.. Collins of Gary spent last even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Doc
Bumhour of One Hundred and Nine
teenth street.
The Misses Bass and Jones and Mrs
| Funkhouser of East Chicago were
Whiting visitors on Thursday evening
The Misses Lottie and Belle Donovan
] and Mabel Palmer of East Chicago at
tended the Whiting skating rink or
:, Thursday night.
Roy Hamer of the Chicago Telephone
company at Hammond transacted bust
ness for the company in Whiting OF
: Thursday.
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= the Masonic skating party in WHITING
> on Thursday evening.
r Mrs. Sarah Nef of South Chicago
i attended the meeting of the Daugh
e tiers of Liberty in Whiting.
E Miss Emma schwalm visited he
S niece, Miss Mary Louise Lee. at tn
' Evanston hospital. Miss Lee Is tn
$ Northwestern university coed who wa
v run down by an automobile. Mis-
: Schwalm found Miss Lee to be in
very critical condition. with her spin
being injured and having a bad gasl
on her head. The young lady's moth
er from Marseilles. Ill. Mrs. John Lee
is at the hospital staying with he
daughter.
< Rev. Frank NJ Webster of the Plym
/
9 next Sunday morning from the sub
ject; AN Unrisen Christ" In tn
evening the stereopticon VIII be used t
illustrate the Easter message by usinl
copies OF Hoffmans famous paintings
: The choir win render Easter anthems
both morning and evening. Mrs. A. I
n Garfield will sing The Holy city" TIL
solo will be illustrated by stereoptico
!, views.
: The funeral of Mrs. Mary O'rJen O
y One Hundred and Twenty-first street
s who died of dropsy, was held at tn
Sacred Heart church. the services be
q ing preached by Rev. John B. Beers
Interment was at Greenwood cemetery
Hammond
The skating party. given by the Ma
sonic band on Thursday night wa
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