The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
Did You
Hear That

MILTON MCKAY has gone to FaiI
Oaks to spend a two weeks vacation
with relatives there and in RENSSELAER,
TELLER NELSON Of the Citizens Ma
donal bank will never grow weary OF
detailing the glories Of the Shrine trip
/ SAM PosTLEwAITE would like
about a weeks vacation to use up all
/ the free tickets he got for the Elks con-
vention in Chicago.
JOHN E FITZGERALD says he
doesn't care whether he gets into the
steel magnate class with f. H. Gary
or not. he's going to stick TO the old
PIPE.
FROM the signs which adorn ali Of
the windows il is plain to the man on
the street that the Northern States Life
Insurance company. occupied the third
floor of the Citizens Bank building.
BARNIE YOUNG. Hammond's well
known musician and printer. is pleased
TO hear of Cox's nomination. Barnie
played penochle with Jimmy in Middle
town. Ohio. when Kid Mccoy was Just
starting IN the night game.
A H. TAPER is having a special
Ford truck built In which he and sew
gypsy tour which will include a visit
with old Grant Hunter at his farm IN
the wilds of Wisconsin.
BIG BILL HASTINGS went away
@ent to NOW and throw the hay
thought he'd lose some gathering flesh
but came back looking more prosper
esh. yesh, yesh. He spent his vaca-
tion in and around Milwaukee
LAKE county is the only one in the
country to have four Elk lodges. All of
them-Hammond. East Chicago. Gary
and Whiting-marched together last
night In the big Elk parade and a mob
Of Lake county people were proud of
them.
]. H. CLINE. formerls Of Blooming
ton. Ind. who recently moved here to
manage local Offices OF the Western
Union. says he was forced to buy a
home in order to secure living quarters
for his family. Cline lives at 44S
Drackert avenue
HARRY GARDNER. the taxi man.
saw the Elk pageant al Chicago last
night The crowd was about seven
deep in front of me" says Harry, hut
every now and then 1 would get
glimpse of the tip Of a fa gstaff or
plume on the top Of a float 1t was a
wonderful sight"
ED. KROER found a lot Of old i've
cent tickets for the elevated IN his
army uniform pocket and yesterday
he sprung ore Of them on L con-
ductor in Chicago. The fellow looked
at il curiously but ran git up IF
you sttll have many of them" he re-
marked. you certainly made a good
buy years ago.
MIKE sALEJCzYK and John Renbyl-
kowski Of Burr Oak. Ill. drove their big
limousine into one of the taxi cabs
owned by Mayor kamradt of West Ham
mond Monday night on Burnham ave-
nue. They were arrested but upon set
Ting with the mayor for the damage
done his car were released and no
charges were preferred against them.
JOHN F. BECKMAN. JR.. 25 De-
troit st. had just begun an evening
meal at a Holman street restaurant
when he suddenly jumped up grabbed I
his hat, tipped the waiter and paid
the check. Rushing 70 his car out
side he shouted back: NO. the meal I
was all right. but just remembered /
7 had dinner engagement at tho Lyn- /
dora hotel"
OSCAR WRITTEN. janitor at the city |
hail, may be taken away by some enter
prising firm IN the city. We've got to
keep close watch of him" says Chief /
Austgen, he did such a good jcS Of
on the walls and ceilings of
bur rooms here that I'm afraid some
body else with more money will get
1im." But Oscar denies that and SAYS
above all things he's loyal.
GEORGE NJ. CHAPLIN Highland
St. tells about an occurauce that hap