The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-18
WHITING AND ENVIRONS

Thomas w. Flower, formerly man
ager of the Whiting telephone ex-
change. who recently went into the no.
tel business, having bought out Jack
OKeefe. has again decided to take up
the telephone work, having accepted a
position in the insulation department
of the Automatic Telephone company,
Chicago. Mrs. Flower will take COM
plets charge of the hotel, and Mr. Flow
er will take up his new duties early
next week.
Special skating matinee at the East
. Chicago Rink Washington's birth
day, Feb. o. 1926
Sam Ingraham of Sheridan avenue is
recovering from his attack of the grip.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will serve a supper
March 18th, in the church parlors.
Rev. Frank NJ. Webster of the Plym-
outh Congregational church will preach
! next Sunday from the following themes
The Incentive for the Christian Race
and "A Wise Real Estate Dealer"
Leo Holman of Chillcothe, Ill, was
the guest of his parents on Thursday
afternoon.
The Daughters of Rebekah degree
team went to Indiana Harbor on Thurs
day night to assist the Harbor lodge
| in the work of initiation.
| Rev. NJ. c. Wright Of tho NJ E. church
will use for his sermon themes tomor-
row Praying for the Preacher and
| The Will To Be Well"
The marriage of Miss Goldie Schultz
OF Robertsdale, who is well known in
Whiting. and Elmer f. Whiting of
Mo in
j Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting will
reside In Hammond. and nave the best
| wishes of their many friends for a
happy and prosperous future.
Mrs. William E. Curtis entertained
the Hurry Up club at her home in
! oliver street on Thursday evening
/ II. N Nichols of the Mattern pha rma-
cy. who has been ill at his home on
! John street for several days. Is improv-
ing.
Mrs. James Burton and son James.
Jr-. and daughter, Mrs. Jennie Hjnk,
will leave tomorrow night for Sugar
Creek, Mo-. to settle up the business
affairs of the family.
! The Gary and Whiting basketball
game will take place at the Whiting
rink this evening
The funeral of James Burton was
held Thursday. Services were
preached at the Congregational church
: ed by Mrs. F. NJ. Webster. Miss Ella
cred an eloquent sermon on the life of
the deceased. Vocal music was furnish
ed by Mrs. F. NJ Webster, MSS Ella
! Klose and Messrs. NJ. W. Holiday and
| B. S. Place. Interment was at Oak Hill
| cemetery, Hammond where a large
| number of friends of the deceased ac-
companied the remains to their last
resting place. The palibearers were E.
! Greenwald James e. Evans, o. c. Eth
eridge, Q. E. Meek, Thomas Eaton and
| Wesley Tharp. they beng representa-
| tives of both the Masons and the l. o.
| o. F.. of which the deceased was a
member. The floral tributes were nu-
merous and very beautiful Mr.. Bur-
ton. who was SIS years of age. had been
resident of Whiting for several ye~rs
| until about five years ago, when he
was sent to Sugar Creek by the Stand
ard Oil company to take charge of the
mason department of their works there
The cause of his death was cancer. he
having passed away at the hospital in
Independence, Mo-, where one of his
last requests were that he be brought
back to Whiting to be buried. He is
| survived by his wife and two daugh-
tiers. Mrs Jennie Hink of Garden, Mich.