The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-03
SOUTH CHICAGO.

John McEwen, 9125 Ontario avenue.
proprietor of restaurant at 1920 Nine
ty-second street. was struck by B. &
o. railway milk train at Ninety-sec-
ond street crossing yesterday morning
He was removed to the South Chi
cago hospital in the ambulance He
claims the engineer did not ring the
bell or whistle.
John Haroth. "A years old, who was
injured at Burlington cement plant.
died at the South Chicago hospital yes
terday. His body was removed to Ad-
ans morgue. 9136 Houston avenue.
Haroth lives in Indiana Harbor and
| was brought to the South Chicago hos
pital froms Burlington.
Secretary of War Dickinson o. x.
| an application for made land on tho
south side of the Calumet river. The
| application was made to the war de-
partment at Washington by the Iro-
| quois Iron company. Mr.. Dickinson
| said that the new piers and land which
| the company says they will I'LL in
would make a better harbor at that
part of the river. and the appearances
| of the old south pier, as 1t is now, Is
| actually sinful. as the, food has en-
tirely rotted away. and the piers which
uSoQ TO Dc are no more.
w. T. McDermott of the Daily Calu-
met staff underwent an operation for
kidney trouble at the Mercy hospital.
q Miss d. Anderson of windsor Park
was a Chicago visitor yesterday.
Eugene McGaler of Erie avenue is or
the sick list.
A surprise party was given in honor
of Miss Lucy Lewis at her home, 301'
Ninety first street, Monday evening. A
most enjoyable time was had by those
who attended. Those who were pre-
sent are: Misses Mary Carlson, Luc,
, Lewis. Marie Donahue. Myrtle Schwenk
, Nora Stack. Winafred Joseph. Richart
HORT, William Deasey, Alfred Harper
Edward Lindquist, Earl Schwenk,
Kuher, Belmont Lewis and Paul Hen
; dephole.
A conference was held yesterday 70
the extension of the street car line t
Hegewisch, via the Ontario avenu
route, but 1t is not known what dis
position was made of 1t. Engineer A
l. Drum OF the Calumet and Sout
3 Chicago Railway company CAREFUL
: studied the existing condition over
and 1t is thought that the new rout
will probably be started.
Michael Shea. for the past twent
: years resident of South Chicag,
: passed away at his home. 9537 Eek
Q change avenue, at 3 O'Clock yesterda
. morning. He was born in ireland i
f 1916 and came to America when 2
n years old and came to South Chicag
twenty years ago. Interment will b
. at Mount Olivet cemetery Saturda
morning.
N. Lykke is being Endorsed in an
around the Eighth ward as a nomine
for alderman. The executive commi
tee will meet tonight at the Fratern
ty club room 1926 Commercial avenu
to make announcements for the r,
publican primaries. All members
y the Eighth ward executive committt
are urged to attend the meeting.
= A goose neck of boiler No. 8 at II
H. slab mill at the plant of the Illino
&c Steel company blew out and thc 49,.
IL exploded, blowing all the brick ca
- ing through the galvenized iron 70
IA and doing $4,000 damage. Three m,
were injured, but not seriously, al
al their names could not be learned. .
the time of the explosion, which sho,
- the surrounding buildings, the mill w
waiting for steel and no loss Of II
was recorded. The three men w
were hurt were working beneath t
to boiler, which is situated about ten fe
Ill above the ground, and a shower
brick and morton went on the men.