The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-05
LOWELL.

home of II. Gershman for several days
last week.
Mrs. Lewis BeIshaw was a Chicago
visitor yesterday.
Tax payers Of Lowell want to know
why the park seats are scattered all
over town instead Of being in the pub
lie park square for the benefit of the
general public as intended they should.
Their asence therefrom has worked a
hardship to many people who have
sought the park for rest. shade. fresh
air and comfort They should be re-
turned, so say the tax payers.
The third annual Union Sunday
school picnic will be held at Oakland
Park all day Thursday from o'clock
a. m. to o'clock p. m. An interesting
program has been arranged. The Sun
day schools met at the public square
and march to the park. The forenoon
viii be taken UP by addresses by the
Revs. Simpson. weddell and Bright. At
noon there will be a basket dinner
Some of the attractions for the after
noon will be a ball game between boy
teams, boys 100 yard dash, girls 80
yard dash. married womens nail driv-
ing contest. potato race. ball game be-
tween married and single men. spiking
ilt ring OI HpI StBdths PIE tdtIIs COLI
test by boys, tug of war by boys, hitch
ing and unhiching contest by young
ladies. three legged race wheelbarrow
race, the goose hangs high. balloon as
cension. DISARMAMENT at o'clock, af-
ter which there will be a band con-
cert on Commercial avenue People from
all over Lake county. regardless of
church affiliations are cordially invit-
ed ito attend this big celebration. No
entrance fee charged.
Saturday the extra work train and
freight train No. ~ came together at
Paisley near Cedar Lake on the main
track Three freight cars in front of
one the engines was all that prevent
ed the two engines rom smashing into
each other. Section Foreman Lucas of
this place jumped from the work train
TO save himself. He landed the rails
of the track and bruised himself con-
siderably. Andrew Fancher. a section
man, also of this place was knocked
off the car and considerably hurt. His
wrist was badly sprained and his back
injured. The jar of the fall also af-
fected him. Three cars were demolished
but the engines escaped with but lit
tie injury.
Ed Walker made a business trip to
Monon Monday.
Mrs. Tom Ready and daughter Eliz-
abeth and Miss May walsch of Chicago
spent Sunday at the home of Ed Yates.
Miss Madge Lynch who has been Wis
iiting her grandparents and other rela-
tives and friends here returned to her
home in the city Monday.
/ Mrs. c. L. Winchester (nee Cordie
Meel and two children of Chicago who
visited at the home of Mrs. Rant Pratt
for several days returned home Mon
day
Tom Hayden and wife were Chicago
visitors Monday.
Mrs. Lew Chapman was Chicago Wis
itor Monday.
Sam Petrie and family who spent two
or three weeks camping on the Kanka-
Ike river near Albert Chapman's place
have returned home. They had a de-
1ightful trip.
DIR. Sam Bell and family of Hammond
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Car
oline Sanger.
II. II. Ragon and wife We're guests
at the home of Frank Tilton Sunday.
William Buckley, Jr., was taken to
ST. Margarets hospital Saturday where
he was operated on for appendicitis His
case is pretty serious.
guest of Miss Carrie Bruce Saturday
and Sunday.
| Henry Clements, wife and two daugh-
tiers returned Sunday from visit at
st. John
Grant Bellamy who has been work
| ing on the section here has gone to
Hammond to work the block system
for the Monon railway company.
Mrs Judson Hayden and daughter
Madeline of Indianapolis arrived in Lo-
well Saturday evening to visit rela-
tives.
| John Spindler and family of valpar-
I also spent Sunday in Lowell They came
] in their automobile.
| Miss Frances Pickerel of Argus is
guest at the home of Rev Bright.
| Clifford Wiley of East Chicago spent
Saturday and Sunday in Lowell.
| Eden Hayhurst returned home Sat
urday from Sandusky Ohio. where he
attended the One Thousand Dollar Club
of the American Central Life 1nsur-
ance Company. He says 1t was a great
treat
j. A. Hobert of Chicago Heights is
visiting friends in this place.
Charles Ebert returned yesterday
from trip to Valparaiso.
| Albert Fehlman of Chicago passed
through Lowell yesterday on the Mo-
non for Shelby.
| Hale Lee, who has been visiting rela-
tives and friends here for some time re-
| turned to Coyle, Okla, toay to make