The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-27

Stewart Gregg of Chicago spent Sat
urday and sunday with Charles Peder-
sen.
The Whiting high school basketball
team went to East Chicago on Friday
night where they played the East
Chicago high school team. The Whit
ings team We're again victors de-
feating the East Chicagoans by score
of 30 to IL. The Whiting team has
now played nine games and have won
eight. Next Friday night the biggest
game of the season will be played at
/ Whiting, when they will play the
| Hammond high school. the only team
who has defeated Whiting this season
| If Hammond beats Whiting again the
I county. championship goes to them. but
| If Whiting, defeats Hammond these
two teams will be compelled to play
another game to decide the winner of
| the county championship.
/ The funeral of Louis Koch was held
yesterday afternoon al 80 p. M, when
/ services were preached by Rev. F. M.
Webster at the Congregational church.
| Interment was at Hammond. The K.
| Q. T. NJ. of Whiting. of which the de-
| ceased was a member. turned out in
large numbers to the funeral and mem
| pctS diSO dSteu DIS Inc
| deceased is survived by his wife and
five children. two daughters. Mrs Ell
| sic Carrette of Indiana Harbor and
| Miss Lucy Koch of Whiting and three
| sons. Hugo, Arthur and Herbert Koch.
A special meeting of the city coun-
ell was held at which the county COM
| missioners were given the permission
to improve Indiana boulevard not al
ready improved, and also that part of
| Atehison avenue lying within the city
limits of Whiting. An ordinance pro-
yiding for the raising of water rates
in Whiting was read and referred to
the council whole. The new
rates being proposed are office basins
So; bakeries. $40; barber shops, Sc
blacksmith shops. each faucet, So;
butcher shops, ss; dentists So depot
faucets. each Sc, hotel or restaurant
s12; hand laundry. s12; steam laundry
SIS, residence fiat or apartment occu-
pied by one family, Sc; saloon with
used of water for bar, etc. $12; livery
stable. s12; private stable. with one
faucet. Sc: stores with one wash basin
or sink, with faucet. Sc Meter rates
! Will be payable monthly the rates &c
be &c per 1000 gallons. Factories will
boiler for power will be charged 25,
per rated horsepower of boiler. The
, council will meet again this evening
to further discuss this ordinance. and
I to take up several other matters which
have been hanging fire for some time.
Mrs. Augusta Klose entertained TIE
/ Ladies' Aid of the German Lutheran
) church and few friends at her hon.
on 18th street Thursday afternoon
An enjoyable time was reported by al
and a neat sum of money was collect
ed and will be used for the benefit q,
: the church.
! Mrs Ed. Opperman of the East Sid,
visited at the home of Mrs. Klose OF
, Thursday.
/ Mrs. Henry Brnning of Central ave
nue. transacted business in Indian:
Harbor Friday.
:, Dorothy Trowe of Central avenue Il
| on the sick list.
Mrs. Louis Fischer OF Cleveland av
enue visited friends in South Chicago
3 Mrs. Krieger was Chicago shopper
today.
, The twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Water OF Central avenue will be bap
= tzed Sunday.
4 Mildred Water entertained few
friends Yesterday afternoon in honoi
of her birthday.
Mrs. William Reid was an East Chi
cago visitor Thursday evening.
, Mrs. l. Lewis transacted business il
East Chicago yesterday