The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-30

them. The Turnes company has sig
nifed their desire to meet all their OBJ
legations but have been hampered In
a great measure by the disagreement
and the attitude assured by the COM
missioners in regard to the bill for ex-
tras, submitted some time ago by the
contractors. However. an agreement
was reached recently by the board and
the contractor and a final settlement
is probable on next Monday.
A good story is told on a certain
Crown Point youngster, his father and
mather and two or three men, who
were badly taken in. The story goes
that the little chap was in the habit
of hanging around the men. and they.
on account of his tender years and the
respect for his father and mother, re-
Trained from using the habitual cuss
words commonly used when the child
was abent. Quite recently the little
fellow approached one of the men in
question and to his establishment ask
ed what his favorite swear word was.
The man taken aback asked the child
what he wanted know for. "Oh to see
If its the same as pa and mas" an
swered the child. Pa he says h
and ma. she says d"
A wreck on the Pennsylvania. near
the P. G. tower yesterday morning ne
cessitated a rush call for the wreck
ing train and crew from Chicago. The
east bound local crashed into a slow
moving east bound train near the
tower and telescoped the caboose and
one freight car, and derailed one or
two more Luckily no one was In
jured. The case of the accident is
laid to the foggy condition of the at
mosphere at the time, the engineer of
the local being unable to Sc the train
ahead until too late to avoid col
lision. The engine on the local was
badly damaged.
Owing to the severe storm OF last
evening Amateur Night" at Central
Music hall did not materialize as well
as was anticipated and one "actorino'
was all that braved the weather and
performed his stunt. The moving pic
lures. however, satisfied the audience
and the occasion will be postponed
until some future date
The state case against Richard Kill
born, the livery man, was dismissed
yesterday in Judge Nicholsons court
The defendant agreeing to discontinue
the piling of manure from the stable:
into the street. The outcome was sat
isfactory to all the parties concerned
and what might have proven law
suit in which many dollars might have
been squandered, was settled, which
showed good sense.
Pool and billiards are the rage il
Crown Point at present, and the loca
pool-rooms are the scenes of some eX
citing contests. Crown Point has sew
eral crack billiard players and 1T Il
said some good games are being ar
ranged for it in the near future, il
which the best players will contest TO
supremacy.
THE TIMES is adding new subscrib
ers to its list every day and is push
ing the Chicago evening papers 70
first place among Crown Point read
ers
Early morning trains We're somewha
delayed this morning owing to the Sc
we're storm prevalent throughout tn
central states.
Miss Beulah Johnson is visiting rela
ttves at Goodland, Ind.
Mrs. j. Lincoln and Miss Mary Lin
coin of Muncie, Ind. left for St. Peters
burg, Fla. after visiting with Mr.
Cora Lincoln on Court street for sew
eral days.
The volunteer firemen held their reg
ular monthly meeting last evening an
arrangements were made for the bi
annual iremens ball TO be given E
Central Music hall on Feb %.
Crown Point cisterns were helped me
-
recent rains.
Gilbert Ross is taking charge of tt
Adams Express agency during the IL
ness of Agent Hoereth
Crown Pointers awoke to see tt
snow in a badly drifted condition tn
morning, and the snow shovel was vel
much in evidence for the first time tn
year
Town board meeting on next Monde
night
Miss Edna Maynard of Chicago wi
visit with Crown Point friends ov
Sunday.
Miss Belle Peterson has return,
from a several days visit with frien
in Chicago.
The farmers are beginning to reali
the excellency of THE TIMES as ne1
medium and subscriptions are beil
turned in by the tellers of the 81
who want to keep posted on the Gu
rent events in Lake county and its il
mediate vicinity.
Ten colored Ministries will be I
attraction at Central Music hall +
two nights next week.
Egg fruit will probably go up a
other notch again on account of I
weather cutting of the supply.
The condition of Mrs. D. A. Ro
who has been threatened with lu