The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-21
WHITING NEWS

to his home in Central avenue the past /
Few days by tonsilitis.
Mrs. Anton Noelter of New York ave-
nue. returned yesterday from the Pres |
byterian hospital. Chicago, where she |
underwent very successful operation. |
Mrs. John Langmeyer of Ohio avenue !,
has gone to Martinsville. III, to spend
a few days as the guest of her hus-
band. who has been working there for.
the past several months.
Mrs William Ballinger, who under
| went an operation on her throat at
St Anthonys hospital, Chicago. Is re-
| covering nicely. and Is able to again
return home
Mrs Charles Klose Of New York av-
enue is laid up with rheumatism
Harry tombstone of Sheridan avenue
saw Polly of the Circus" at Mcvick-
er's theater, Chicago, yesterday.
| Oscar Peterson Is on the sick list
! Misses Mary Hickel and Edith
Langenhan visited yesterday at the
home of the Misses Byrne's at South
Chicago.
Miss Margaret Griffith is spending a
few days as the guest of Crown Point
friends.
L Mr.. and Mrs. Chester A ~Burch of
Hammond spent the week end with
the latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
Walker of New York avenue.
Fred R. Abbott of Harvey. Ill. was
Whiting visitor last evening.
Messrs. Wesley Jenkins and Charles
Hathaway of woodlawn were Whiting
visitors last evening.
Mesdames Charles D. Davidson and
Frank N. Gavit were the guests OF Mrs.
James Davidson Saturday.
~ s. Davidson. of Laporte avenue
lett on Saturday night for Florida.
where they will spend four weeks
l. H Mattern Is able to be out again
after a siege OF the grippe.
Mrs. Lena Reed and daughter of
South Chicago spent few days as the
! guest OF Mrs William Gamer Of Cen
trail avenue.
The members of the Owl club will
entertain at a smoker in their head
quarters, One Hundred and Nineteenth
, street and Pennsylvania avenue. this
| evening.
, / Whiting high school boys expert
enced bad luck in their basketball
games OF Friday and Saturday nights
{ On Friday they went to Laporte and
|. were defeated by score of 31-13. Or
Saturday they went to Crown Point
accompanied by a great bunch of root
ers. but were again defeated to the
tune of 1896. Although this is hard
luck. don't give up boys. for better
days are in store
Among those from Whiting who wer.
present at the Gavit banquet. givel
at the Gary hotel on Saturday night
in honor of the opening of the Gary {
Interurban road were: Attorney F. \
Gavit. the main spring; Mayor Beau
mont Parks and city council. DR.. w. E
Putnam, g. ]. Bader, Charles D. David
son. Charles Banbeck, Henry e. Beau
I bien, August E. Seeboldt, William Z
y Water and Walter Schrage. The ban
Quet was voted great success, i
taking the Whiting men to do thing
up in fine STYLE
- Many Whiting people will be inter
ested to know that Lewis A Townsen
of Chicago was one of the guests a
y the Gavit banquet in Gary on Satur
day night. Mr.. Townsend was former
a ly pastor of the local Congregations
= church from 1se3-1Ss6. After leavin
Whiting. Mr.. Townsend preached /
= Chicago. but was compelled to give u
the ministry owing to very poor health
He is now a travelling bond salesman
Is in fine health and very prosperous
which will be acceptable news to hi
8. many Whiting friends.
ae - The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Wn
re Soracka died yesterday. and the funeI
q. al was held today under the directio
as of Undertaken c. A. Hellwig. intermer
rs being at Greenwood cemetery, Ham
mond.>
n Misses Helen and Theresa OHara er
tertained their cousins, Misses Mar
a. OBrien and Mary Shannon, at the
er home in Cleveland avenue yesterday.
William Schrage is able to be o,
IL again after being laid up sewers
n weeks with sprained ankle
One of the main events of Washing
nd toms birthday In whiting tomorro
re will be the colonial wedding to be gi,
or en- at the Methodist church tomorro
night. There will be a representatie
ay of the wedding of George and Martf
Washington. Junior Duggan will
ut groom and his sister, Helen. will
Ill bride. Mildred Walker will be ma
of honor, Harry F'redenberg, best ma
n Nolan Ferguson, the minister, and
VI Allen, the father of the bride. The
will be about thirty other children tai
go parts and this part of the program W
be followed by program consistiI
Ial of local talent and some from Par
IRA side.
ge John NJ Ault of Sheridan avenue w
appointed city sanitary inspector Sa
his urday, to begin duties today. T
nts office is a new one Whiting never ha
ing had a sanitary inspector befo
INT with the exception of a little wor
ui- which was done In this line, befo
'et. by Chief of Police Lawler. The sala
the is SIS per month The requiremer
en- necessary to obtain the office was
examination consisting Of thfrte
no- questions given by secretary of boa
ma of health, DR.. A. j. Lauer. dealing
an. sanitation There were seven app
ent cants, but only four took the examin
ton Ault's new duties are on an c
ago