The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-01
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know we will say that the ground hog
has no monopoly on the weather for
the next six weeks.
OUR idea of good cause to swear Is
to be wondering whether you can give
the coal man five or ten on account
and then pick up the newspaper and
find 1t full OF advice on which car to
buy at the automobile show.
A SCOTCH society in Gary observed
| Robert Burns birthday the other night.
After the Robert Burns cigars were
passed the lithos were cut Off the box
and hung up.
| DEAR RUDE: 1 see that Griffith
elected one-haif delegate and Tolleston
| the same amount, who went 10 the dis
trict convention yesterday. Supposing
that the whole delegate got thirsty
and the Griffith half wanted a gin
ricky and the TolIeston half a pint of
| Guinness stout. what would they do
| about It? WE.
| w. Eve have referred this to the
vice chairman.
| DON'T worry. you are not the only
| one having troubles. The railway
presidents are having a hard time of 1t
/ framing suitable excuses and writing
| explanations why dividends aren't as
big as last year.
THE Manchus may as well give up.
| They have no Joan of Arc"-Chicago
Record-Herald. Just as soon as V. b.
gets through in West Hammond she
| ought to go over and help out.
| STEEL trust accuser says that one
| fifth of the steel trusts 175.0e0 en-
| pioyes Ego home only to eat and Sleep"
| This is what caused all of the trouble
between Hennery- Coldbottle and his
i wife Hennery says that he contracted
| the ailment while working in the rail
mill at Gary.
FIVE THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN
BUT WON'T.
| (Continued.o
/ /. Alderman Castleman cutting the
Gordian knot by resigning once again.
2. Mayor Knots taking personal
| charge of Judge Becker's gubernatorial
| boom.
3. Major MacFadden presenting H. p.
Francis with pair of white pair of
| white doves.
/ A. Andy quit giving away libraries
and applying the balance to raise in
II steel wages.
s. Track elevation in Hammond.
TRAVELS OF "DOG-FACE- CHARLEY.
DEAR RUDE: Now in Detroit Went
over to the city hall at Toledo. told who
L was and they took a collection and
paid my freight to Detroit. This is a
fine town, but / learned today that
the mayor of Gary has nothing to do
with it, / though that he was the boss
here too, but I ran into big Irish
cop and soon learned otherwise. Expect
to run over to Canada while here, as
heard that there is to be an election
soon and the duke may need few
. strong armed men. Fine for smuggling
here is one hundred. so I'll cut it out.
MICHAEL YOCONOvITCH.
| SINCE the lake is frozen over for sew
eral square miles it wouldn't be a bad
idea to go out and cut a few hundred
pounds. store it in the coal shed and
then you'll be able to tell the ice man
, to go to when he comes around in
June.
WHO HAS COOLEST JOB IN THE
CITY."-TIMEs' headlines If It is a
night job that is referred to man who
has wife with coolest feet might an
swer the question.
you MEANT GARY, DID'T YOU.
tFrom Times story ON Indiana Harbor.)
[ Their plan is, according to report
to make Alder street 100 feet wide
light 1t after the manner of Broadway
New York. and transform II into a
great white way.
ANOTHER troupe disbanded: The SUI
c perior court has granted divorce te
4 Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Troupe
Il THE DRAMA IN LOWELL.
tFrem The 7fmes.)
The Stock company played Mr.
1 lie 49, n-a.v
: theatre Monday night to fair sizet
| audience. Faust will be their next of
| fering here"
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