The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-04
WHITING NEWS

Ldewlyn Griffith, who had his arm
injured several weeks ago by falling
while at work with rhe Standard Oil
company, is improving The splints
were removed from his arm last night.
The NJ A. A. basketball team win go
to Hammond on Saturday night to en-
gage in two games OF basketball. The
first team and the second ceam of the
Hammond Baptists will be their oppon-
ents The NJ. A. AS have not very high
hopes Of winning, owing to their lack
of practice. as the result of no avail
able place in which to practice, but the
boys feel that they might be able to
spring as big a surprise as the Whit
ing girls did when they went to Indi-
ana Harbor.
Fred Smith of Gary. accompanied by
party of friends. attended the Whit
ing rink on Tuesday evening.
David Spencer was in Chicago on
Tuesday and was accorded the priv
ilege of meeting James ]. Jeffries. the
retired heavyweight champion of the
world
Mr. Goodman spent yesterday with
friends in Tolleston. Mr.. Goodman,
who was formerly a salesman in the
Hub department store has been ap-
/ pointed head manager
Mr. and Mrs. D. D Griffith Of Fred
street and Mr.. and Mrs PTitchard Of
Sheridan avenue were Indiana Harbor
visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Max stiglitz was the guest OF
Mrs. Pltzele in South Chicago yester-
day.
Charles R. Klose, PRESIDENT Of the
board of education transacted BUSH
ness in Gary yesterday.
Mrs. willard Van Horne and son
of Indiana Harbor visited with re,a-
tives here yesterday.
Henry T. Fifeld Of oliver street has
gone to New York on business for the
Standard Oil company Before return
ing home Mr.. Fiheid will visit his
daughter Miss Marguerite Fiheld. at
Chambersburg. Pa.
Miss Marguerite Fiheld OF this city
who is attending Wilson college al
Chambersgurg, Pa, is the guest OF
friends in Washington for the inau-
guration of President Taft.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch have moved into
the Misc cottage in One Hundred and
Nineteenth street, next TO the Orienta,
drug store.
Among those from Whiting who at
tended the meeting in Hammond or
Tuesday night, where the amalgamatior
: of Whiting, Hammond and East Chi
oago was discussed, were Mayor FREQ
, J. Smith. Attorney Frank N. Gavit, AL
derman Frank N. Long Superintendent
John c. Hall, Charles r. Klose and Ed
win H. Harr.
Mrs. Guy Fleming of One Hundred
and Nineteenth street is very i'll
Mrs C. Dryden was hostess t,
about twenty ladies at her home Il
One Hundred and Nineteenth street a
one of the most pleasant events of tn
season.
The plans of Writings new technica
high school, which were prepared b
r Perkins & Hamilton. architects, of Chi
cago, are now on exhibition in tn
: main room of the high school. TIL
students are very enthusiastic over tn
: prospects of the new school, and whe
the plans were exhibited by Superin
tendent John C. Hall excitement wa
at its height and 1t was several mo
ments before they could settle down I
n work again. The new building, whic
will be located on Oliver street be
> tween the manual training school an
the public library, on a tract consist
: ing Of six lots, were purchased at
cost of $4,000. The structure will /
three stories, will cost about $50. 90
and will be the most modern hig
school in this region, and safe to say 6
Il good as any in the state. A fifteer
$ foot corridor will go through the er
IS tire building on each floor, Off whic
the rooms Will go. On the first hoC
: will be a sewing room, the size
which will be 23x22; cooking roor
IF 23x22; dining room. 17x17; teacher
wardrobe. 14x1s; rest room. 9x3; enc
= gency room, 14x2e; two class room
each 32x22; mechanical drawing roor
32x28; lecture room, 21x16; pattel
s shop. 24x52; wood turning shop 24x5
forge shop, 5Ox27; machine shop. 24x5
Id foundry. 24x42: coal room, boiler ROOF
fan room. two blast chambers and tv