The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
WHITING NEWS

Mrs James E. Twitt of Oliver street
returned yesterday morning from a ten
days visit with Mesdames f. NJ.
Clarke and Fred Brett at Alton, Ill.
Mrs. Frank N Gavit and son, Albert,
have returned from a short visit with
relatives in Saginaw, Mich.
Mrs Lon Stevenson of One Hundred
and Nineteenth street has been enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Helser. from
Chicago.
Mrs. Alice J. Burroughs of Joliet, H.,
is visiting with her daughter, Mrs
Henry Fiheld, of oliver street.
Frank n Gavit and daughter. Ruth,
had as their guests to their farm near
Valparaiso on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
GaIlus j. Bader and son. Clarence, and
Mrs. Baders sister. Miss Margaret
Michaelly.
Mrs. Christina Stevitsky of Stieglitz
Park underwent an operation at St.
Margaret's hospital for appendicitis,
and at present is doing fairly well
Rev. P. Willie was a Hammond visit
or yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. Gus Krebs and George Mong
were Chicago visitors yesterday.
NJ. j. Madden of Indiana Harbor tran
sacted business here yesterday.
Editor Edwin H. Farr had only re-
Gently got his soc automobile out of
the repair shop. On Sunday he thought
he would again try his luck at learning
to run the machine. He went down
| Schrage avenue. and all went well un-
| til he wanted to turn around. It was
in front of the old Whiting Sun office
that instead of turning around, he
crashed into the cement walk. The
walk was not injured, but the ma
chine was put out of communion again
and the editor had the pleasure OF
pushing it home Mr.. Farr had better
| engage a chauffeur and thereby save
the expense of having the machine re
paired so often.
Mrs c. A Henwig is visitin grela-
tives in Attica, Ind.
Mrs William Reynolds and children
left yesterday for Mount Pleasant
Mich, to spend the summer with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Herbert Kessler of Wilcox is en-
tertaining her father, Mr.. Drew, O.
Rochester. Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph scherr and chill
dren returned home from St. John las
evening after spending three weeks
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew schaefer o
Sheridan avenue were St. John visitors
yesterday.
Miss Barbara Schaefer of Englewooc
spent Sunday with her parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Mathew Schaefer.
Miss Ruth Gardner, stenographer TO
the contracting Westrumite company
has been confined to her home in Free
street the past several days by i'll
ness.
Miss Mabel O'Hara resumed her du
ties at the Petrolene Paint compan.
office yesterday mornin after a week
vacation, which she spent at Valpa
raise.
Mission services will be started b.
Rev. A. F. Harris of Hammond on mex
Thursday evening in the school hous
at Stieglitz Park. The services will b
held every Thursday and Sunday even
ings throughout the summer at 7:3
o'clock, and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
Mrs. John Helm of White Oak avenu
is again confined to her home with an
, other severe attack of rheumatism.
Owing to a sudden decrease in tn
) amount of work a large number of tn
girls employed in the candle factor
at the Standard Oil company have bee
5 laid Off
Miss Helen V. Calhoun of the Whit
ing public library went to Gary toda
, to attend the Northern Indiana Librar
Institute. which was held at the Gar
public library today.
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