The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-27
WHITING NEWS

Messrs. Emil, Andrew and Eberhart
Keilman returned yesterday morning
from Chicago, where they attended the
wedding of their cousin, Miss Adelaide
Keilman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pfeifer spent
Thanksgiving in St. John. visiting rel
ativss.
Misses Barbara. Celia and Rose
schaefer were South Chicago visitors
on Thanksgiving evening.
George H. Fifeld OF oliver street
will leave this evening for business
trip to Philadelphia. Mr. Fiheld will
also stop at Chambersburg, Pa. to visit
his daughter. Miss Marguerite Fiheld.
at Wilson college.
Mrs. Colby, who has been visiting
with her sister, Mrs. P. j. Curtain of
in Michigan City.
William Meyers of Pullman, ILL., was
a Whiting visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs F. n. Daegling enter
tanned Miss Minnie Blackmore of Oma-
ha, Neb.; Miss Inez Baker of New shar-
on. Ia, and Miss Lucille Hart of the
Chicago university at q Thanksgiving
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Beaubien and
family of Laporte avenue spent Thurs
day with relatives in Englewood.
DR.. and Mrs. A. ]. Lauer and daugh-
ter Gertrude took dinner on Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Dem
ham.
The Misses Mathews and Rheinhardt
and DR.. Vaughn of Frances Willard
hospital, in Chicago. all spent Thanks
giving with the formers aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. o. E. Meek.
The Davidson family held very
| pleasant family reunion at the home of
their mother. Mrs. Ada D. Davidson OF
Laporte avenue. on Thanksg giving.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davidson and son
Gilbert of Englewood
Attorney and Mrs. John D. Wsstfall
spent Thanksgiving in Chicago, visit
| ing relatives. and in the evening saw
Ben Hur'' at the Auditorium.
Mrs. Jack O'Keefe was Chicago Wis
| itor yesterday
The death of Frank Ldbert of Indiana
| boulevard, who for the past eighteen
years has been a prominent resident
of our city, occurred yesterday morn
ing at $50 a. m. For the past four
years Mr.. Libert has been III with can
Ger. For several months past he has
not been able to leave his bed and
his death was expected at almost any
time. Even knowing that there was
| absolutely nothing which could be
done to relieve him, and his death al
most hourly expected 1t proved a great
shock to his wife and family. Mr.
| Libert, who was 4S years old, is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Libert
and six children. Misses Mary, TITLE
and Elizabeth Libert, and three sons
Charles Frank and Herman Libert. De
ceased was a member OF the order Of
King John II Sobieski. The funera
will be held on Monday morning at
a. m. Services viii be preached at the
Polish church by Rev. Felix Seroczyn
ski. Interment will be at Hammond.
Since the election of Beaumont F
Parks as mayor of Whiting, to succeed
Mayor Fred ]. Smith the question O.
Who will be the next chief of police,
has been a matter of much conjecture
Many thought that the present chief
p. j. Lawler, would be retained. IT nov
looks a little different, for It is being
noised around that Law1er will be sue
ceeded by Walter s. Parker OF Sheridan
avenue. Parker is at present employed
as q machinist at the Standard Oil com
pany. Although being quite young ii
years. he is a big husky fellow, and /
, is thought would make a fine officer
Mr.. Parker is well known here, wher
) he has resided since small boy an
) his many friends are rejoicing to thinl
of him as a prospective chief of 20
Ice
l The laying of the cornerstone OF tn
First Church of Christ of Whiting vii
$ be laid tomorrow with appropriate an
e impressive services. The services wi
be held in the NJ. E. church at 2:30 !
= m. and will be participated in by Rev
l c.. J. Sharp Of Hammond. the loca
pastor, Rev. w. H. Carpenter. and Al
torney j. r. Westfall will also be &C