The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-09
LOWELL.

A large number of people attended
the funeral of William C. Nichols. al
though but comparatively few could
get into the house. Rev. Services, pas
tor of the Methodist church, conducted
the services. He was assisted by Rev.
Simpson, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church. and the aged Elder John
Bruce Messrs. Paul Hathaway and
William Sheets and the Mesdames
Maud Belshaw and Ida Hayhurst sang
Rock of Ages and Nearer My God to
Thee" The funeral service was in
charge of Funeral Director John Cas-
tie George and Harry Foster. Ray
mond and George Gragg. Carl Gragg
and Ernest Dickinson. nephews of the
deceased, acted as pallbearers. William
Kobelin, John Hack and DR.. Hill, Ma
sons, and Tine Pattee. Perry Nichols
and Nathan Worley. G. A. r.. acted
as honorary pallbearers. The four
rural mail carriers headed the funeral
procession TO the cemetery, where the
G. A. r. ritualistic service was per-
| formed.
| Lewis McSay and wife returned from
| South Bend, Saturday. where they went
| on account of the sickness of his sister,
who he reported as being much improv-
ed.
Alvah Lynch OF Chicago, spent Sun
| day at the home of his mother.
| Fred Buse and Prosecuting Attorney
Patterson of Indiana Harbor. were in
| Lowell, Saturday.
| Roy Bailey, Charles Daugherty and
Otto Hildebrandt of Crown Point; Ray
seeley of Hammond; Emil Ruge of
Cook; and County Commissioners Mat
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funeral of william Nichols. Saturday.
| Bert Wood of Davenport, Iowa, ar
rived here SATURDAY. night to visit his
! parents for a few days.
| Clifford Wiley, architect of East Chi
cago, spent sunday with his mother and
sister. He brought with him the COM
plete set Of drawings for the new
| Christian church to be erected here In
the spring. 1t will be one Of the hand
soonest and most convenient churches
| In Southern Lake county. IL erected ac-
cording to the present plans.
walter Sanger and family went to Chi
ago. Saturday, to visit relatives over
Sunday
| It was really amazing to see on De-
cember 3 in Lowell, doors standing
open. people in their shirt sleeves,
green grass, dandelines blooming.
nlants springing up, birds twittering In
the trees, trees almost ready to bud.
and a general air of balmy spring.
! Even one man was seen in the streets
bareheaded, coatless, vestless, and In
his hare feet, but he had a sufficient
quantity of booze in him to keep him
amply warm.
| Henry Granger of Thayer, was in
town Saturday.
Ed Yates and Wife. and Bart Moxell
and wife. took in the sights at the
stock show Saturday.
Miss Mae Bee Carsten visited friends
in Englewood, Saturday.
III. Gershman's new building Is COM
pleted, and he and his daughter now
occupy the beautiful fat over the store
It is one OF the finest, incest arranged
and elaborate flats ever built In Lowel,
and is provided with all modern con-
veniences.
Charles Buckley and Nick Minningef
attended the stock show. Saturday.
4 Thomas Arnott, who recently moved
his stock of furniture into the new
Berg building on Commercial avenue
has his new room nicely fxed up, ano
his stock is displayed to good advant-
age He has the basement first fooI
and part of the second story stocked
up. An up-to-date fat on the second
floor provides himself and wife with