The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-09-24
she expects to take the entire two year.

She expects to take the entire two yeara
course in one year.
Mr.. d. d. Dixon left for Fairfield
Iowa. Monday evening where he has a
big job on hand to install the furnaces
in new plant under process of con-
struction there.
Miss Blodwen Roberts who was very
sick night before last with infiamma-
tory rheumatism. was much improved
last night. Miss Roberts has been sub
ject to rheumatism for the past few
months but the ailment eliminated
Monday night in a much more severe
attack than she has yet experienced.
Five East Chicago police officers.
armed with shot-guns. for two hous
last night law in wait for a taxi-cab
in which there were Ave negroes, who
according to reports received by the
East Chicago police from Gary, had
been holding up and robbing people
right and left in Gary and vicinity,
and who were at the time the mes
ed for East Chicago.
Twenty minutes after the message
had been received from Gary, second
report reached the East Chicago sta
ton, this one, however. from Hammond.
The Hammond Officers reported that
the quintet had Just committed a hold
up at the Calumet avenue bridge, that
city, and asked that East Chicago keep
at watch for them and try to inter-
cept them.
The East Chicago officers and their
shot-guns We're stationed at 14sth st.
Forsythe avenue. 15lst ST.. and Kennedy
avenue, but the taxicab with its load of
outlaws evidently traversed another
course. and were not intercepted.
At about 1:30 there was a call from
South Chicago notifying the East Chi
cago police that the negroes had been
arrested in that territory and were
safely locked up in the precinct police
station.
A Gas Range combines convenience
and economy.--No Ind Gas g. Elec. Co
The Moose boys gathered in large
numbers at the Odd Fellows hall early
last Saturday evening and on enter
ing the lodge room found IT artistical-
~ decorated with banners. bunting,
flowers. etc. The boys knew that no
one could accomplish such a feat but
Charlie Roll and he was highly COM
plimented on his taste. A number of
, ladies were busy preparing the re-
! freshments an hour before the meeting
4 opened. As soon as the CLOCKS han0s
! reached 1880 the vice dictator. William
Herbert, called the meeting to order
and proceeded with the opening cere-
mony of the order, when the dictator,
Charles Johns entered and proceeded
with the work. The doors were later
opened and admitted the director gen.
! eral. James j. Davis, and National Dr.
f, rector Rikogal Mahoney and Maholm,
who saluted the past dictators sta
| ton and then were received with high
official honors and prolonged applause.
| The chair then called the following to
address the meeting: NJ III. Silverman.
National Director Maholm Evans, Sec
rotary j. Roberts. X. G. Howell, Will
liam Herbert, d. J. Roberts. George
| Carney, j. S. Johnston, Charlie Roll.
James Mccoy, all of whom spoke at
| length upon the good of the order.
/ Most of the speakers paid high trib-
ute to the secretary for the excellent
work he had done for the good of the
lodge. Mayor A. G. Schlfeker at this
| point entered the lodge room amid APP
| plause and was escorted by the SER
| geant-at-arms to the right hand side
| of the dictator. The mayor then ad-