The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-05
WHITING NEWS


Rev. F. NJ Webster of the Congrega-
tional church will preach next Sunday
morning from the theme. The Way to
Pardon" In the evening the stereopti-
con machine will be used and the theme
will be Duties and Dreams" D. d.
Lash will conduct the large chorus
choir and sing at each of the services.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Tom Thumb" wedding will be
celebrated at the NJ E. church on Tues
day eve. Feb %. George and Martha
Washington" will also be there. and a
big time is expected.
Chief of Police Patrick j. Lawler is
the proud father Of q little daughter.
which was born on Thursday.
Hastings Express car was derailed
at One Hundred and Nineteenth street
and Schrage avenue on Thursday and
delayed traffic for several hours.
Mike Buzkivitch and Yaatz Pitzmund
engaged in a lively encounter in the al
ley in the rear of the Whiting butter
store, In One Hundred and Nineteenth
street The men were arrested by Of
ncers Pinkerton and Vacha- When ar
raigned before Mayor Parks Buzkivitch
was fined $12.10. which he paid, and
Pitzmund was released.
The arrest of Alex Shaeorn, aged rs.
ana John Wtnski, aged 81, were made
Officers Mullaney and Hughes yester-
day morning about 1880 a. m- These
men were found in the One Hundred
and Nineteenth street alley, near the
German Lutheran church, with sacks
on their backs. Upon being stopped it
was found that the bags contained
screw drivers. axe, rubber boots, hat
and several other articles which it was
later learned they had secured by rob
bling the shed of James Burton of Clark
street Some OF the other articles were
also identified by officer Mullaney as
his own. he having learned that they
had been in his shed too. The men
were tried before Mayor Parks on the
charge of petit larceny and each were
fined SLIPS and sentenced to thirty
days in Crown Point. Not being able
to pay the fines, they will be COM
PEELED to serve out the entire time at
the county jail About IL o'clock Mar
tin Drazek. the Indiana boulevard gro
Ger. called up the police station and
said that two men were tying to get
into his store. Owing to these men
being found in this vicinity. it is
thought they are the guilty ones.
Don't forget the mask skating at
at the East Chicago rink tonight 1t
Mrs. H Marsh of New York avenue
Will undergo an operation Monday at
the Hahemann hospital. Chicago
The funeral of Amos johnson was
held yesterday afternoon at 1880 .. m.
at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Wes-
ley Tharp. on Laporte avenue The
Carpterenter of the Christian church.
lnterment was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Hammond. Mr.. Johnson came to Whit
ing from Cleveland, o.. about twenty
years ago, having been sent here by
the Standard Oil company. by whom
he was employed for the past thirty
five years On Wednesday morning he
left for his duties at the pumping sta
ton, as usual, but it was while chang
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he was taken with heart failure.
which caused his immediate death. life
being extinct when found. The de-
ceased was 54 years old, and is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret
Johnson; one daughter, Mrs Maude
Tharp. and five grandchildren, Helen.
Evelyn and David Tharp and Ruth and
Milton Collins.
Mask Carnival at East Chicago Rink
saturday, FEB T. 2-5t
William Emmel has been acting as
desk sergeant during the absence of
Sergeant Clay C. Collins, who was off
duty by the death OF his father-in-law.
Amos Johnson.
Miss Lydia Muller of Center street,
who is i'll with typhoid fever is i'm
proving.
James Smith. an employee of the
Knickerbocker Ice company, was in
jured about the head yesterday when
he went to sleep on the railroad track
and forgot to wake up when the train
was backing into the ice houses AS it
happened he was only slightly injured
He was removed to Whiting in He'll
wigs ambulance, where the physician
bandaged up the wounds. and Smith,
who had not yet recovered from his
state of intoxication. was taken to
the police station to straighten up
The 1. F. F. dancing party, given in
Mettier's hall on Thursday night, was
a great success. A large number of
ance- Music was furnished by Havilrs
orchestra of East Chicago.
catherine, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Parrish, who is i'll with
typhoid fever. is still in a serious con-
dition, although there is a good chance
for the child's recovery.
Miss Bessie McAnley of Indiana Har-
Dor was the guest of Miss Irene Car
ringer of New York avenue
The Whiting Roller Skating Rink
VIII open Thursday, Feb. 3. Skating ev-
cry evening. Saturday and Sunday aft
elhoohs. 2-4t