The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-24

train is owned by John E. Fitzgerald.
also a member of this society. Every
day he converts 1000 bushels of corn
/ into an article of commerce intended to
encourage political activity and foster
the literary impulse.
Frank S. Betz, another member en-
ploys five hundred people in making
surgical appliances and hospital sup
plies. Mr. Betz has been elected an
honorary member of the baseball
team.
In all there are % important insti-
tutions in Hammond owned and man
aged by men affiliated with the Indiana
Society. The number is not supposed
to have any special significance.
Formerly the region about Ham
mond was the rendezvous of depraved
characters from Chicago who came
across the line to pull off prize fights.
dog fights and chicken fights. Not be-
ing satisfied with the sanitary arrange
ments and the table board in the Lake
county Jail. they have abandoned these
forms Of Sunday amusement. In fact.
1t is said that the tide of criminal
emigration is now moving in the oppo-
site direction.
THE Monon depot is a relic of the
golden days of railroading in Indiana
and is about the oldest Hoosier in the
, state. The old building is soon to be
torn down to make room for a hand
some modern station
south Hammond.
South Hammond. 232 Miles. A
member of the Society. Mr.. w D. Nesbit
who was specially commissioned to Sc
cure historical data and folklore for
: use in this volume, made visit to
: South ND - '
ciety that II is so called because il
r lies south OF Hammond We do not
: vouch for the accuracy of this report
We merely give his unsupported state
l ment and you may accept it for what
ever it seems to be worth.
: "At MAYNARD. 255 miles we cross
the Panhandle and Grand Trunk tracks
=. A special interest attaches to the little
4 village of Maynard, as it is less thar
{ 300 miles distant from Madison, Indi
= lana. the birth place OF Charles Alline
n a member of the Society
The train pulls away from the fac
tory suburbs and enters the farmins
country.
n DYER, 20 MILES. Very near tn,
t Illinois state line; train crosses tn
J Michigan Central tracks. The towl
= has a population of 400, with cream
# cry and -four mill
The Old Sac Indian trail, also know
< as the old Michigan City-Joliet trai
& runs east and west through the cente
i of the town. Dyer is on the direc
y motor route from Chicago to Indian
: apolis.
n The farming country on either sid
r becomes more attractive as the trail
n draws away from the state line Motto
a the excellent roads. Every highway i
X a boulevard. even in the most lonesom
It and sparsely populated corner of LAX
/ county.
"ST, JOHN. 1915 MILES. Three hun
"a dred Inhabitants; settled by the Ger
&c mans. away back in 1897. The town
% surrounded by a fertile and favore
At region and the Germans still own
speaking and writing their ow
3. language in preference to English
/ We'll known facts are also mention
p ed about Cedar Lake. Lowell an
- Shelby. The editor states very frankl
o. about Lowell, that the Crown Poin
re Lowell race course runs through tt
center of the town, and the spec
n maniacs from the city help to make III
er more interesting and uncertain in IL
os SYLVAN retreat"