The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-03
WHITING NEWS

Miss Helen V. Calhoun of the public
library left today for one weeks visit
| with her mother in Champaign. Ill.
Miss Marguerite Fiheld is substituting
during Miss Calhouns absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur n. Baubien will
leave this evening for Peoria. Ill, to
remain over the Fourth.
Mrs. Emma AtweI of Oakland. Cal.
is here visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wylie, of New York
avenue
Professor w. w. Holiday is enter
tanning his father from Frankfort, Ind.
Mrs. A. ]. Lauer and daughter, Ger
trude left yesterday for Lake Wa
wasee to spend the summer at their
cottage pr Lauer accompanied them
in the auto, but he returned home later.
Miss Ethel GLADDEN.. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur N. GLADDEN. of Sheridan
avenue left yesterday for Cleveland,
O., TO spend the summer with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Halsey.
Mrs. Joseph Allen and daughter Miss
Bernice Allen, have returned from Mem
phis. Tenn. Miss Allen went to Memphis
for the benefit of her health. but the
weather was warmer than she could
stand, SO returned home to enjoy Lake
Michigans cool breezes
Mrs. Hoyt Wright will leave tonight
for New York for a visit of several
weeks with her parents.
Mrs. James Gill and family will leave
next week for their summer home at
Lake Wawasee
Officer and Mrs. P. j. Mullaney are
entertaining ut-of-town relatives.
Mrs. Charles Klima is improving rap
idly from her recent illness.
The new furniture has arrived for
the city hall and will be installed next
week. The furniture, which is of quar-
ter-sawed oak, consists Of a desk and
chair for each alderman and the mayor.
and will make a decided Improvement.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Mato of
Butternut avenue Indiana Harbor. was
held yesterday from the Slavish church
here the services being preached by
Rev Benedict Rajcany. The Slavish
Catholic Woman's Catholic Union. Of
which the deceased was a member,
turned out in a body Interment was
In ST. Johns cemetery. Hammond. The
deceased. who was &c years old. is sur
Misses Helen and Martha Migatz.
Amelia Stieglitz and Eva Cohen Of Nor
ris, Ill, held a picnic YESTERDAY at
the Lake Front park. in company with
a party OF friends from East Chicago
Mrs. Marks and daughter. Ray. and
Anna Marks have returned to their
homes in Dixon, Ill, after visiting the
formers daughter, Mrs. Max Stieglitz.
The regular meeting of the Indiana
Aid society will be held on next Wed
nesday at the home of Mrs. Winsberg
Of the Rechts flats. All members are
requested to be in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gehrke of Sheri-
dan avenue are the proud parents of a
little son, which was born yesterday
morning
Mrs. Rose Connors was the guest of
Mrs. NJ Quigley.
Whiting fire department was among
those who turned out yesterday aft
ernoon to fight the fire in which fifteen
box cars on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad were destroyed.
The Whiting police came in contact
with queer genius yesterday after
noon in the person of Frank Wazintk
of 1913 Baltimore avenue. South Chi
cago. Wazinik was taken in nv the
police after he had jumped out Of the
window in the Frankowski building on
White Oak avenue. The window was
on the first floor. but his hands were
quite severely cut by the glass. The
police are unable to account for the
queer actions of the man, although he
does not seem to be demented. He told
of having wife and six children in
the old country. and he went to Chicago
several years ago He admits that he
and his boarding mistress. Mrs. vero-
MICA Sialkowsky. are pretty eood
friends. Some of the fellow boarders
had become jealous because he received
so much attention. and as. he saws
Ihey vowed revenge" He says they
got him and tried to pour carbolic acid
over MIN. He insisted that on one oc-
casion they did accomplish their act
The mans clothing was examined. but |
showed no signs OF being burned where |
they had come in contact with the acid |
The man has dark hair, fair complex
Ion and is 3S years old. The local police |
'elephoned to the South Chicago police |
and are awaiting word from them to |
find out what steps to take
Special-everybody wanted to attend |
the last two days skating. Saturday /
and Sunday evening. July and 4. at
the Coliseum, when the rink Will close
for the summer.
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