The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-08
Conv Local Postofice Robbery.

Carrying out the nodus operandl of
the recent robbery at the postofice
here, to the minutest detail, the safe
blowers that successfully plundered the
safe of F. c. Brown. who runs cigar
store at Thirty-first street, Chicago,
are thought by several Crown Pointers
to be the ones implicated in the local
deal In both cases strong charges of
nitrigycerine were used, wet blankets
to muffle the sound were also used,
and as thought in the local robbery.
three men turned the trick that netted
them in the neighborhood of $500. They
made successful getaway, using an
automobile and left enough evidence
to show that they were skipping
around the country pulling off their
safe cracking stunts
IT is reported that Mrs. Lenora Hart
has recently purchased the Ward prop
erty on the corner of Court and South
streets for a consideration of $4,000,
and will make extensive improvements
on the place and property in the near
future. The lot is ideally located and
is one of the choice residence proper
ties to be transferred during the last
month.
committees arranging for the automo-
bile races over the Crown Point course
next June, held an important meeting
al the court house assembly room last
evening and made substantial plans
and arrangements, along their line for
the successful conclusion of the race.
Everything is progressing in first class
shape all along the line and the sue
cess of the big event is now assured
The town seems to be divided against
itself in regard to the street paving
proposition and the angles that the
question assumes would take mighty
wise Mathematician to solve. Some
want paving if they can get it free,
some want it if they can only get a
chance to pay for it, while the main
kick comes from the people who have
paid for paving once. and are now
paying on the free township roads and
still are asked to dig up on the special
assessment plan of Improvement. Then
others are satisfied to wallow in the
mud.
There is some talk of removing the
old iron fence railing around the court
house square, the question of which
was advocated in these columns some
prive the users of the same. Of a hitch
ing place. it is the opinion of many
that the fence is an eye-sore and an
absolute and antedated contrivance
that the appearance of the square and
the benefit to the pavemen could be ma
terially helped.
DR.. Charles Tinkham, Herman Leh-
man and N Bieker have been appointed
Il
roads and properties along the inter
urban right-of-way in the town OF
Crown Point
1t is reported that little Ruth All
man has been taken to a Chicago hos
pital to submit to an operation. The
friends of the family and little girl
I'm question are hoping for a successful
operation and speedy recovery.
1t is said the Harris on South street
will add another automobile to theil
garage this summer
Mrs. Cora ~ Lincoln is quite sick a
her home on Court street and under
the doctors care.
Frank Daily is visiting relatives il
town.
William Nicholson is confined to hi
home with the grippe.
Eight couples is about the averag,
number to secure marriage license!
here per day.
We prophecy that it won't be Ions
before Crown Point and Gary peopl,
are "gettin' up" trolley parties to visi
each other
New readers are being added to TIL
TIMES in Crown Point each day, with
out doing any "bugle blowing 70
them either.
Some ones stray COW has been oil
mighty depredattons lately to the sor
row of many a well kept lawn il
Crown Point. Count your bossies
please