The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

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The famous Indiana and Cobe trophv
races were enacted again last night at
Crown Point. the race course being the
stage at Manager Raiders photoplay
house, the Lyric The races were
highly successful, no fatalities being
recorded, although parking spaces
were at a premium during the mad
rush of films covering three perform
ances picturing the races. No money
was lost in programs, sandwiches
cots. although a few of the latter could
have been rented to advantage along
about IL p. by those waiting in line
TO see the pictured renewal of the
races. 1t is estimated that Mana ger
RAIDER made more money on the stag
ing of the pictured races than the Chi
cago Automobile club. its subsidiary
moneymak king corporations, and the
"Amalgamated Society of Get Poor
Quick spectators during the actual
occurrence, and there were many in
the cong line waiting to get into the
Lyric wearing wistful faces. ponder
programs. burt up. parking space
stakes and signs, and wondered wheth-
err Mr. RAIDER was Napoleon of FL
nance and had struck it rich. or wheth-
or they were complete failures at the
money making game and were in line
for the poorhouse. Nearly five hundred
saw the race Aims during the evening.
This IS the second time they have been
played in Crown Point. the first time
being Immediately after the races.
The saloonkeepers who have always
turned their eyes democraticward for
relief and trusted to a democratic legis-
lature to break the shackles and fet-
ters their business. have at last
found out that it is case of crying
to the moon for green cheese" all the
relief they getting from their demo-
cratic friends being the proverbial kind
of the interim between the passage
from the frying pan to the fire. Only
the saloonkeeper with the paying
corner is the present law. enacted by
Tommy MarshalTs legislature. a boon
To the fellow that merely existed in
the business during low license days
| and his brother who has his eyes on
the supposed snap and money ma king
proposition of the saloon business, the
present law is like red rag to q bull
and 1t is predicted that there will be
| many a saloonkeeper who has hereto
| fore viewed republican policies of liq-
uor regulation with disfavor that will
! jump into the band wagon of the par
| ty that at least knows how to frame q
| law that it doesn't take every disciple
/ of Blackstone in the county to de-
| cipher AS one Crown Point saloon
keeper said yesterday. Its i'll wine
that don't blow somebody good, ano
guess this Proctor hurricanell blow
| all the good into the lawyers peck
| cts
The town board has passed an ordi
nance compelling the building of con
crete walks wherever ordered, and will
advertise for bids on the same before
or during the next regular meeting.
The @. A. NJ. club met at the hom
| of Mrs J. w. OFT for Miss Edith Max
| well last evening and were delight
| fully entertained. The prizes were VOL
by Mrs. John Lehman and Miss Lind
Wells The club will observe Len
this year and no meetings will be he'll
until April. when the club meets wit
Miss Pauline Sauerman.
The woman's Study club met TO
their weekly meeting yesterday after
noon and heard excellent papers o
| conservation subjects by Mrs. j. "
OFT and Mrs Amelia Fisher. The Sc
lection of club papers to be sent to tn
reciprocity bureau will be made at tn
next meeting.
Mrs w. C. Murphey intends to spen
the summer at her home in Crow
Point her health having improve
very much during her sojourn in Cal
fornia.
Our old townsman. W. c. Rockwell
was doing business here this week.
!. / Miss Valeria. Farley is the guest
? her sister. Mrs. w. +. Ellwanger,
: Chicago, for few days this week.
Mrs. G. d. Bartholomae and daugf
ter. Norma. have returned from a fe
: days visit in Chicago.
. Mr. and Mrs. j. 3. Neal of Chicae
are the proud parents of a baby DO
born on Tuesday afternoon at St. Be
nard's hospital. Mrs. Neal is a sist,
, of Mrs. +. b. Pattee and Mrs. w.
: McMahan of this place.
I Mrs. DIR. Harry Laws is the que
of friends in Rensselaer, for a fe
. days.
}. Mrs. John Brown visited yesterds
d with Chicago friends.
Sheriff Thomas Grant is transactir
= business in Hammond today.
David Nancy and family have r