The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
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From the Diary of ST. Lenco

HEX Spence seq tn restraints closed
ez fur ez him gtttin ennythin' often tn
pie counter.
Livin' by yer wits amt much O. a
joke at tn best.
HEX Spence seq he wonders why it is
nowadays that pan o ashes allus
weighs more'n a had o. coal.
Jeb lite seq there's plenty o. hard
coal in town a present-hard t. burn.
TIL 1913 woman amt t hev emmy
curves to be in style. Curves'u be one
thing tn price on'n be slashed emmy
way.
The remains of Section Foreman Ed
win Boring, who died on Wednesday
from injuries received in falling from
a hand near Palmer on the Erie
road. We're shipped to Greenfield yes
terday for burial Boring had a wife
and two children living on Summer
street in Hammond and said to be un-
der quarantine. the children having
measles. Boring belonged to the Mod
ern Woodmen lodge and his widow and
children will receive a 50 900 insurance
policy. He also belonged TO the Order
of Moose. but had not been member
long enough to receive any benefits.
The accident to Boring happened on
Tuesday, but did not prove fatal until
Wednesday afternoon.
Glen Cord. a popular young man
from Schneider. Ind. and a former res
ident of this place, and Miss Maybelle
DeCamp. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mi
nor DeCamp. stole a march on their
friends this week by being quietly mar
ried in Chicago. Mr.. Cord Is in the
barber business at Schneider The
couple were pupils of the Crown Point
high school. Mrs Cord being in the
senior class this year.
The report that Charles F. Dawson.
proprietor of the Register. had sold
his business interests here is evident
~ without foundation. Mr.. Dawson de-
nying the rumor. Crown Point people
will be glad to hear the news as Mr..
and Mrs. Dawson have made host of
friends while here who will be anxious
for them TO establish their permanent
residence at the county seat
Foster Fisher has returned from a
weeks visit with the Hurd family al
Rockford. Ill.
Miss Fay Weaver returned yesterday
from visit with Chicago and South
Bend friends and relatives.
Advertised mail-Mrs. Lulu Connors
Mrs. Katie Ellsworth. Mrs D. A. Shook
Mrs. D. J. Sullivan. Mrs. Isabel Max.
we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wagner of Ham
mond visited yesterday with Mrs. Wag
ner's parents. Mr. and Mrs Steve Rus
sett, on Grant street.
The paving gang on the Main stree
paving have finished the main job, Blu
were put to work by the contracto
yesterday to repair some of the low
and imperfect places along the new
street improvement
Measles are said to be quite preva
lent and epidemic In Crown Point a
present among the children. The Roo
and Daugherty brood are quarantine,
with the disease at present.
The boy scouts will stage their HON
talent play, The ColoneIs Maid" a
Central Music hall this evening and
big crowd is expected to witness thei
efforts In the histrionic field during tn
presentation of the play.
William Moss. living in the mort
part of town. has made affidavit
against Lyman Moyles charging h.r
with purlotning a ten dollar bill fror
an old trunk The case will be hear
before Judge Harry B. Nicholson o
Saturday.
Attorneys Wildermuth and Hodge
of Gary transacted business at tn
county seat yesterday.
Hans Anderson. a Swede, who ca
hardly sneak word of English wa
arrested on Thursday evening for try
ing to wreck the Gary & Souther
traction car which leaves here at ]
o'clock p. m Anderson. who was PIT
off the between here and Gary fc
refusing to pay his fare, got unified
at his treatment and, according to him
self being intoxicated laid stones an
rails across the track with the evfder
purpose of wrecking the car. Anderso
spoke through an interpreter and lal
his downfall to the fact that he Wa
intoxicated. He was found guilty
malicious trespass and fined, cos
amounting to about SIG in all. In d.
fault of payment he was taken to Il
county jail to serve out his time
The boy scouts of Crown Point co