The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-20

Carey, Highway of Fate; Van Praag.
Weaving of Webs: Major Forest
Hearth; Howells. Questionable Shapes:
Hamilton. Jones in a Red Box; Ather-
ton. Rezanov; Pratt. the Play Lady;
Hewitt. Richard Yea and Nayi Mere
dith, Ordeal, of Richard Feverel: Miller.
Saul of Tarsus: Phillips. Second Gen.
GRAFTON; ellison, Katrina
The news of the important real es-
tate deal contaminated yesterday in
which the Faber tract of land. COM
prising about eighty acres on the east
and west side of South Court street
and north of the fair grounds. became
the property of ]. Frank Meeker and
Charles Daugherty, was read with in
terest in TIE TIMES last night Coming
as it did, fresh from the turning of
the earth.- THE TIMES was given a
great deal of credit for its service" in
furnishing the people the news before
the ink binding the transaction was
more than dry. 1t is said that Murray
Turner and Peter w. Meyn of Ham
mond are also interested in the deal
and that Crown Points new subdivi-
sion will be one of the largest specu-
lative ventures undertaken by the real
estate men. An unlimited amount of
money will be spent in improving the
property. grading. building sidewalks,
Installing water and sewer system and
planning the subdivision into ideal
residence lots. Other important deals.
now in embryo are being figured upon
by the real estate men which will make
interesting reading as soon as they
are made public.
The Rambler Automobile Co. are
moving in their machines>from Chicago
to their newly rented garage on Main
street, and expect to be running full
blast by another week. All the ma
chimes that the building can accommo-
date will be housed in the structure for
sale. repair and hire.
Every citizen in Crown Point should
appoint themselves a committee of one
at the present time to boost for the
town. Not alone for the particular To-
caiity in which he resides. but the
whole town in general Grown Point
ought to make some rapid strides in
the way of Improvement and advance
ment in the near future. and only by
the united efforts of every citizen en-
ga god in a boosting campaign can this
be accomplished Crown Point has lost
too much of its young blood in the past
and ways and means should be dis
covered to keep its young men at
home.
William Parry transacted business in
! Chicago YESTERDAY
The marriage license business at the
clerks office has been especially bris k
since Easter.
The roller skating rink at Central
Music hall last evening was postponed
on account of the Indictment weather
Harry Minas. formerly of this place
! but now Hammond's FIVE and ten-cent
store merchant prince, transacted bust
ness and visited his parents here yes
terday.
| The grading for the south ward
| school yard will take hundreds of loads
of sand to raise the ground to the
proper height. and dirt is now being
/, hauled on the site for that purpose
| Fred Rosenthal is making consider
able repairs his Goldsborough
t street cottage.
The @. A. NJ. club members were de-
lightfullly entertained at the home OF
Miss Pauline Sauerman on Clark stree
| last evening.
/ Several Crown Pointers are consid
ering the purchase of automobiles il
the near future. to add TO the long lis