The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-04
HI E A r ID
BY
r u B E

MARCH is still an unknown country
as yet The first four days of explora-
ton show it to be as wild as February.
DESPITE the Lenten regulations our
social columns manage to hold their
own.
IT looks as If a certain Roosevelt
newspaper in this vicinity has its or
ders from headquarters to proceed with
the show.
CHICAGO is place where the men
take off their hats when ladies ride in
the skyscraper elevators; in the even
ing when the work is done they make
them cling to straps in crowded cars
IT is many a day since an "old sub
scriber" reported a robin. What's the
matter?
NO doubt good folks in Laporte will
think that Gary is an awful place now
that mans house was stolen over
night.
WHY Crown Point is a good resi-
dence city-one of the reasons" with
apologies to thu Register.) No matter
which side doqr OF the court hohse
door you travel'out of another side an
trance is close in sight.
Must Have been the Erie Flyer.
(Schererville correspondence to THE,
TTMES.)
Mr.. Kirchbaum, the candy man of
Crown Point, boarded a train at He
bron thinking it was a passenger train.
When he was on he discovered it was
stock train. and as 1T did not stop
at Crown Point he only received a
few minor scratches"
GREAT Caesar. More burdens on
the back of the poor steel workers. All
incomes of $4,000 and up to be taxed.
WHERE to go tonight: Alderman
Castleman continuous vaudeville, Gary
common council chamber; curtain rises
promptly at s p m.
CONGRESSMAN says that the tooth
| brush is peril. They always did look
objects of suspicion in Gary's patch,
so the congressman's statement won't
upset anything.
OUR CABLE NEWS.
| LONDON-Populace greatly alarmed
| Coal miners strike continues. suf-
fraEettes on a ramage and grave fears
that Germany will invade England
Buckingham palace nailed down.
4 CHOWN fOlNI-At noon GENERA
Tom Grant issued call for volunteers te
| nail down court house. Col. Tim En-
| glehart and Ridge road revolutionist:
| expected hourly. They are blood
| thirsty and will move court house II
they capture it.
PEKING - Mayor of Picking wires
congratulations to mayor of East Chi
cago, as both cities have lost their lids
THE PRIVILEGES OF WEALTH.
THE News published a feature article
the other day in which it was set fortl
/ that Lord and Lady Decies expect I
| visit from the storlk shortly. A CORE
spondent writes to ask if the publica
tion of such an announcement is per
fectly proper. Well. it depends alto
gether on circumstances. For in
stance, if The News published tina
Mrs. So-and-So, of West Wayne street
was expecting an arrival 1t would prob
ably start something but the usages o
many years appear to have sanctioned
such anticipatory declarations in tn
cases of royalty and race horses"
NOW that Mayor Knots has signe'
the ordinance reducing saloon license
from $500 to 5000, the saloonmen shoul'
show proper gratitude by hustlini
along that big benefit celebration.
HY BALL, the weil-known Hessvill
politician, is confined to his bed. At
tending surgeons say his condition
merely plain Roosevelt hysteria an
| that he will recover in a few days.
AFTER a short experience in Gar
politics Bud WISER OF the gas offic
saws that the men change their mind
) more than the women
YOUNG HAYS ITINERARY.
address all matches 40 sporting editor.
Weight at ring-152.
Manageable Cain.
Trainer-Homer Carr
Refcree-Antony Baukus.
March 9-Young Hay vs.. Kid Knott
, | at East Chicago.
March 13-Young Hay VS.. Battle Ak
tCastleman at Hegewisch
March 1S-Young Hay VS.. Sharke
Bretsch at Ridge road.
Fl A GOOD cause for yawning-Attend
ing a fraternal banquet and have on