The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-05

Guess when fellers err 'fraid tibet
sumthin' will be lone Z 'em in Lake
county courts. they take a change O.
venue { Porter county courts, where
they think peepul don't know nothin'
Wait an see
Don't look gift horse in tn mouth,
an ster clear NV his heels
1t is reported that the Baker garage
on the west side of the public square.
now occupied by William Upright, mas
been purchased by w A Scheddell. the
druggist. The deal involves a consid-
Grafton of nearly $4,000 and is said to
have been purchased by Mr.. Scheddell
as an investment. Il is not known at
this time what changes. II any, Will
he made IN the disposition of the ru-
mored business transaction.
Erhardt Bxenman has recently pur-
chased the thirty acre farm belonging
TO owen j. Taylor. living near Cres-
ton. for the sum of $500. or about
s110 an acre. The land is situated
near Mr. Bixenmans farm on the Low
ell road and is valuable addition to
Mr. Rixenman's holdings in that sec
ton of the county.
Crown Point is on the eve OF having
its fifteenth saloon, II reports are true.
1t being rumored that Louis Berg.
formerly of Lowell, will start in that
business in the Oser building on Main
street soon as the place can be fit
ted into a drink shop. The place will
soon be vacated by the Bartholomew
bakery and the Plat family who re-
side in the fiat overhead, and the neces-
sary alterations will be made toward
the establishment OF an up to date buff
fet.
A prominent Chicago automobile con-
Germ have made repeated offers for the
new garage building to be occupied by
John Foss as soon as 1t is compile ted,
and it is said that if successful they
will make the building the local agen-
cy for their machines besides install
ing one of the most modern and up to
date garages with it's accompanying
machine shop and repair works in this
part of the state Advances have been
made Mr. Foss for the transaction,
but ii is known that the local business
man sees big future in the PROPOSE
ton himself and will not likely con
slider the Chicago company's offer.
Alterations and improvements being
made on the Elder building. on the east
side of the square. preparatory to the
occupancy of the Bartholomae bakery
and restaurant which will be located
there as soon as the required changes
are made. Mr.. Bartholomae will spare
neither time nor money to make the
new business place one of the most
modern in Lake county. which. owing
TO the excellent location. should COM
mand big patronage.
The Crown Point high school basket
ball team will play the Whiting high
school team at Central Music hall to-
morrow evening. and the local basket
ball fans are requested to attend and
lend their support TO the home five
1t is anybody's game. according 70 the
dopesters, neither line nor figure car
be gotten on the record or ability OF
the oil city players.
The business men around the square
recently organized a bowling team ano
challenged the courthouse squad to g
contest. which they accepted The re-
suits show that the business men knew
whereof they were boasting as they
house to the tune of nearly 800 pin:
at the end of the contest They are
now looking for mone worlds to con
quer.
Henry Fink. in trying to get the bet
ter of the cranky" end of an auto.
found that the critter could register
kick of its own, and came out of the
deal with badly lacerated optic tn,