The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-28

give the [. 5. all the gasoline it wants
If they want my machine they can
have that too" says Bill
AS for ]. T. Hutton he has an electric
and is preparing to put on trailer after
next Sunday. IN have some place 70
put my boat" said ]. T.. when those
gas cars are kept of the street"
NEW street cars-a couple OF them
delight the eye Of supt. Lawrence or
the H. ". & E. c. line-otherwise
yclept Green Line. All we want is a
chance" says Mr.. Lawrence.
THE amazing increase in Western
Union Telegraph business since the war
broke out certainly makes Mgr. Yuille
hump some. The Hammond office has
become an institution employing ten
souls now.
ATTY. TINKHAM had an encounter
with & yellow taxi on Chicago boule-
ward while driving his machine lately
and the taxi driver was yellow from the
ground up.
GEORGE MALLETT. the lvest wire
OF Orak and the real burden bearer. IS
now busy getting ready for another
ceremonial in September and Il Will be
a classy affair.
I GET a good deal of pleasure out of
these soldier boy letters you run" said
Frank Ducomb. and l wish some Of
week"
FRANK YOUNG. for 20 years one
OF the city's bonifaces. has gone into
the express business and is already
making things hum in drawing circles.
Wait till I get my big truck" says he.
LEO WOLF. chairman OF the Red
Cross civilian relief work in Hammond.
is preparing to start operations. Misses
Patterson and Turner will have charge
OF the offices.
REV FATHER sERoCzYNSKI is one
of the most enthusiastic Boy Scout fans
in the city only you mustn't tangle
the Scouts UP with the 7. NJ. c. A."
said he They are not connected at all
SHOE sinners and porters are at
premium in Hammond. SO many Of the
young Greeks have gone 70 war and
training camps that II is extremely
hard to fill their places.
WOMEN are doing mems work in fine
shape The Hammond Bldg. has a wom-
an janitor and a woman elevator man
and they put it all over the rough sex.
DR. W. F. HowAT has the most
varied war garden in town. Cabbage.
potatoes. corn. beans. beets, peas. cigar
butts. daily papers. tin cans. bottles,
dogs and cats. the last sowed by other
hands
SECRET service men from washing
ton have been in the city on a mission
lately. What about? Oh that would
be telling, Leave it 10 you TO find out.
PAUL WAGNER. who runs the busy
little novelty store on South Holman
street. watches naval operations pretty !
closely Paul has a boy who IS one Of
Uncle Sans best men In the feet
THE new air service that McElroy
and Friedley have installed is proving
its popularity and goes we'll with the !
gasoline patrons OF these hustlers.
THE new X P. and Christian Science !
landscaping on South Holman street IS
one OF the prettiest corners on the
street and a good thing for others TO
pattern after her.
WITH three sons in Uncle Sans
service Former Mayor Fred Mott is
the front. He is only sorry they won't
take him. himself
JACK FOX. the haberdasher is happy
because Roland is happy Roland is do
ing thing over there and his seven ef
fort. 70 get into U. s service Will long
be remembered here.
WITH his coterie of workers DR.. H. /
f. Sharrer. the fertile-ninded Liberty |
Loan driver left for South Bend this |
morning to attend an important meeting !
with state leaders.
AGENT BILL STATESMEN OF the I
United Express service gets plenty OF I
kicks these days about delayed express |
but is learning to take them they |
come. That's why he holds his Job.
AL WATKINS. seventeen years ago |
a Hammond hotel man. now in the |
secret service in Scanton. Pa. was in !
Hammond today hunting UP his old
friend Doc Clark.
CHARLES WRIGHT. remembered so
well as manager or the Majestic. later |
the Carleton and then the Nee Hotels. Is |
reported TO be dead in Aurora, Ill
WEST HAMMOND has patent niedi-
cine show o nights now. Tent, gas |
light, another Bottle doctor" stuff. Any |
old time West Hammond can't stir UP a |
bunch Of excitement.
E y BUNNELL. Hammonds Henry !
Ford the second. is busy as a one
armed dishwasher fixing UP for new
business f. n. ts ! constant optimist-
the sun always shines for him
A. x,a,f Wa Saver?