The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
WHITING NEWS


her former home
Mrs. P. H. Rapp has been here visit
ing with her husband over Sunday and
Monday
Miss Helen Mattern entertained sew
eral Of the school teachers at her home
in oliver street on Sunday afternoon
]. r. Morrison of Crown Point spent
Sunday with his parents on New York
avenue.
DR.. G. H Hoskins and family spent
Sunday at Grant Park. Ill, making the
trip in their Carter car.
Mrs, NJ Prentice of Valparaiso. Ind.
was the guest of Miss Bessie M Tan
ner OF John street.
Mrs. William Bollinger of Ohio ave-
nue. was able to return home on Satur-
day night from St Anthony's hospital.
Chicago, where she had an operation
performed her throat.
Mrs. John Nyhon and children of
Gary. Ind. were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Giumurray of Sheridan av-
enue yesterday.
Mrs. Harrison Burns of Ohio avenue,
I. ;
cago. is able to sit up. but it will still
be several weeks before she can return
home.
| The many friends of Floyd Knapp.
/ formerly of this city. will be surprised
to learn of his marriage, which took
place at his present home in Coffee
Vile, Kan. on May ~.
Miss Dolue Turner Of Chicago was
the guest of her parents here over
Sunday and Monday.
George Lock. who is employed in
Water Bros store. left Saturday night
for Fort Wayne. Ind. where he will
visit with his uncle
Saturday was our warmest day of
this season. This fact was demon
strated by the large turnout Of fish
ermen at the lake. Fish were biting
fairly we'll and a number were caught.
Ask James Champlain, he's the ex-
pert fisherman. This may sound like
a fish story, nevertheless, its a fact.
dredge from South Chicago IS do
ing some work at the Standard pier
Chester Eckert of East Chicago was
seen on our streets shaking hands with
many of his old friends Mr.. Eckert
is now employed in the steel mills at
Indiana Harbor
c. o. Record sundayed with friends
in Indiana Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Johnson, Mrs. Wes-
ley Thorpe and children and Milton
and Ruth Collins were in Hammond
yesterday.
Joe James has returned from a short
visit with friends in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mrs. Frank Allison and son, willard,
have gone TO Union Mills. Ind, TO re-
main for about ten days with rela-
tives.
Messrs. Frank Mills and Floyd X
Mong, two of Writings young fans
attended the ball game at the south
side ball park in Chicago yesterday
David Spencer spent yesterday with
his daughter, Mrs. James Davidson, at
her home in Englewood
1t is our aim in this correspondence
to give the public the latest and best
news, thereby making this an inter
: esting paper for our home people. as
well as letting the rest of the people
know that Whiting is alive and pro
5 gressIve.
The tickets for the junior class play
The Flying Wedge" which is to be
given on next Friday evening. are find
Ing ready sale. In addition to the
play an interesting musical program
; Will be given. and the admission fol
both will be only 5 cents
The question often arises as to where
man win have the most patience i
has lately been demonstrated that i
p IS while under the influence of ar
I Cupid, for, when a Whiting young
man will, all Sunday afternoon, stanc
l at ticket gate with not even a plac,
TO lean on or to swing on in order L
= talk to a grit proves the fact be
yond all chance of doubt 1t aIsc
proves that he has a solid foundation
on which he stands
Herman Trowe and H OGram hat
quite an experience on Saturday night
which will not soon be forgotten b,
them. The two young men started on
on saturday to attend the track NEE
at Crown Point in the formers automo
pile. Going was all Q. X, as was ais,
everything while in Crown Point. TIL
return home was made at about D. n
They started on what they thought t
De the correct route, and finally, aft
er going and going, a city could b
seen in the distance. They thought the,
were nearing Hammond, and that the
the greater part Of their trip was over
When the point was reached, instea
of its being Hammond. it was Chicag
Heights, Ill. The young men were hor
rlhed to find themselves sixteen mile
out of their way. and the next tim
they go to Crown Point an extra effor
Will be made to return home befor
dark, at least. until the correct rout
is learned.
Special services were held at Fathe
Benedict Rajcany's Slavish church +
Robertsdale. on Sunday night. in homo
of the closing Of the May devotions.
John Moore, Jr., who is at the Sout
Chicago hospital, recovering from a
operation for an abscess. was not a
well Saturday as he has been his con
dition being such as to cause his pa
rents much alarm.
Mr.. Reed of the Peterson flats ha
returned from visit with his parent
in Shelby. Mich
Mrs. f. c. Williams Of the Pederso
flats is contemplating a trip to Me-