The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20


The hve-aet drama Just Woman's
Way" presented at Central Music hall
last evening to a good-szed audience
was on a par with most of the travel
ing companies that strike town, and in
a larger house The work of the cast
could be improved in many ways. The
audience sat through five long waits
of fifteen or twenty minutes duration,
while specialties were introduced on
piano, which either owing to the op-
orator or the instrument could not be
induced or coaxed to make a noise
like music Otherwise the show was
good
Postmaster Farley has figured out
the actual losses in the robbery of the
postofice ON Tuesday night. Beyond
the harm done to the safe and building.
the marauders escaped with $3.50 in
money and s11o in stamps. AS yet no
trace has been found Of them and all
efforts to locate them or their boot
will be futile now.
Two more automobiles have been
purchased in Crown Point recently.
Judge Mcmahon is said to have pur-
chased a gentiemans REQ roadster,
while Earl Crawford. the rural mail
carrier, has purchased REQ runabout,
to be used in delivering his mail along
his route. Both machines will arrive
soon.
The deal is almost closed whereby
one of Crown Points business men
and a large real estate holder becomes
the owner of the Wood property on
North and Main streets. The name is
withheld until the transaction has
been completed The property is one
of the choice vacant lots in town and
is considered a bargain at the price.
S1.7OO, with slight encumbrances
The question of whether to make
the coming automobile races national
affair or Just confined to western ter
ritory is agitating the minds of tbs
race promoters in Chicago at present
and 1t seems that the latter plans
stands the most show of adoption. The
Chicago crowd wants the credit and
honor of engineering the big stunt to
a successful conclusion. which would
be theirs in the event of it being
classed as western race, but in case
Ii becomes national affair 1T is said
that the American Automobile officials
will step in after the plans are all COM
pleted and can claim all the glory.
honor. and financial gain. should the
Chicago promoters decide to make the
affair a national event.
Hicks, the temperance worker, viii
commence what will probably be long
drawn out and fiercely contested flight
in Lake county, making addresses at
the PRESBYTERIAN and Methodist church
on ali the phases of the liquor ques-
ton. at tomorrows services 1t is
thought by many to be the opening
Of the county option war about to be
waged in Lake county and as usual
Crown Point is the scene Of the initia-
tive steps in any public movement.
Great interest is being evinced and no
doubt Hicks will draw good audiences
during his stay here.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank B. Pattee left
Yesterday for South Bend to attend
the funeral Of a son of Mr.. Pattee's
brother, Prosecuting Attorney Cyrus
Patee Of that city
Merritt Baker hauls a gang of me-
chanics from here to Gary by auto
mobile every day. where they are en-
gagged in working on his new build
ing there.
1t Is said that many a new revolver
has been purchased in Crown Point
since the robbery and there Is some
talk Of adding an additional night
Waterman to guard the town. It's a
case of locking the barn. etc. etc.
The hack, wagon and buggy works
of this place have recently completed