The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-26


Ter was arrested on a charge of pro-
vocation, having called officer Joe
vacha vile names when told to desist |
in trying to raise a rough house. His |
trial will be held this evening
Charles ]. Wember of Robertsdale, |
who was burned in an explosion at the |
Western Glucose factory last week. died
at St. Margarets hospital on Saturday
morning. His funeral was held at the
Sacred Heart church. Whiting, at a.
M this morning.
Undertaken c. A. Hellwig will tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock conduct the
funeral of Mrs Justina Naentaa Of
Reece avenue, Robertsdale who died
yesterday morning after long and Sc
rious Illness.
Miss Elizabeth Putnam of this city
has been engaged to teach art anoth-
er year in the Kansas State Agricultur-
al college with an excellent increase of
salary Miss Putnam's many friends
will be glad to hear of her success.
The Misses Mary Thiele and Amanda
Soltwedel were Chicago visitors last
evening
The 1O0-yard foot race of Mike Hub
bard and Andy Barry, the latter being
colored which took place on yesterday
afternoon, was the center of attraction
in Whiting. The race took place on
Front street, and long before the sched-
uIed time crowds We're on hand to wit
ness the feat Both men are heavy
weights, but Hubbard is the heavier
of the two. and on this account was
given a ten-yards' handicap. This help
ed him out wonderfully, and he sue
ceeded in defeating Barry by about ten
feet The time was 11A seconds. The
money put up on each side was $50.
Hubbard was backed by Warren Renne,
: and Barry was backed by George NJ
Collins After this race Ed. DIS bet
he could make 100 yards In less time
than liz seconds, but it took him just
11h seconds to cover the same ground
Ruth Collins. daughter of Sergeant
Collins, has suffered a severe wound on
her chin The young lady was skip
ping the rope in front of the postof-
fee, when a boy coming along, threw
her down, injuring her chin.
The news of the death of Clarence
Exton which occurred at o'clock on
Saturday afternoon at Wood River, H.,
reached here yesterday morning, and
: caused much regret among the friends
of the family. The facts of the case
have not yet been learned. other than
that the boys sudden death was caused
: by drowning The boy was IA years
' old, being the Oldest of five children
of Worthy Exton, who formerly lived
Y here and also in Robertsdale, moving
e to Illinois about one years ago. Clar-
e ence was a bright little fellow, and his
death will be especially mourned by
his father, whose wife died here about
: one year ago. and in him he placed
so much confidence in looking after the
younger children. The news was es-
pecially a blow to his many Robertsdale
school mates, with many Of whom he
: had kept up correspondence since
his departure, and who held him in such
high esteem. The funeral will take
; place at Wood River tomorrow after
noon.
n Miss Ruth G. Dale, former high
school instructor here. but now Of Chi
g cago. attended the oratorical contest
on Friday night
, Herbert Johnson of Crown Point re
= turned home yesterday after visiting
} his aunt and uncle MI. ana MIs' Oeo
Gtrard, of Sheridan avenue.
Walter O'Connen of Crown Point wa:
the guest of Edward sehaaf of Indi
ana boulevard
Fred Abbott Of Hammond was
Whiting visitor last evening.
Miss Susie Thompson has returned
from a visit to Cleveland. and will
snend several weeks here before re
!, turning to her home in Wood River Ill
80 Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley of New
: ork avenue are entertaining relative
~ from Pennsylvania.
as NJ 11a,,ao ~, ana sor Richard
N visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. I
n ". Eaton, of Fred street on Saturda,
I'd evening
Sc Mrs. parker Of the Nelin aats. i
J. sheridan avenue entertained severa
s. chicago relatives Yesterday
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