The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-17

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SLOWLY the mud-hole in the Central
school yard Is drying UP. \ ditch cut
through the sidewalk took away the
majority eff the water.
MEL 1IoNNETT is back on the JOB
once more with nothing but a stiff elbow
and large scab TO show for his recent
encounter with an automobile
STATE LINE ST. viii have 10 set
along with Just repairs for a least an
other year Property owners have talked
the Board Of Works out Of repaXing IL
THE annual high school fair promises
bigger things than ever this year in the
shape of entertainment and the young
folks SAY they have great program.
]. GUss. the populaf tailor and haber-
dasher down on e. STATE. is really en-
gagged. His fancee iss Miss Rose Mar
shak. 1920 ciairmont BE. Chicago.
THE partition has &een torn out be
tween the south Sho1R5Auto Sales room
and the one fermeri I1occupied by the
T. F. Brehn confectionery. doubling the
uoor space for the display of cars.
WEST HAMMOND cops right now
are contending with an epidemic Of crap
shooting which has hit the school kids.
1T looks like every kid old enough TO
walk totes set of bones. says Chief
Nitz
FRANK J. MACKENZIE. the real es-
tate man. was down to Griffith" on
some very important business yester-
day. 1t looks little like Frank IS go
ing to put up some houses in Griffith
town" in the near future.
HAMMOND's modern CULVER. the
Erie yards il is rumored are 70 be
moved again If SO. this VIII let some
Of Hammond's 5 fine streets through to
the East side
MRS. WILLIAM Mill. wife Of Fire
Chief Nill. who recently returned TO her
home after being confined for several
weeks at St Margarets hospital. is CON
yalcscing rapidly and will soon bc able
to be out
HOUSES are just about as scarce in
Hammond as the proverbial hens teeth
according to Dr. Frederick Book. who
has been looking for suitable house
for a month without finding what he
wants.
BRYCE WHITAKER. aspirant for the
job Of brow beater for Lake county. is
offering for sale a car which he says
will run on Indiana mine run or Hook
ing Valley lump and he says. too. it,
Will run like the deuce on tobacco juice
NJ MANDEI.. l43 state St. says III
,akes a merchant baron to get the kind
OF merchandise YOU actually want now
adays. as production is slower than the
market demand. but he is the boy who
creates surprises lie says it's on the
way now from New York,
WILLIAM FRIEDHOF leading II Of
T.. is carrying his right arm in splints
NO" said Bill. glancing at his arm. y
am not as rabid politician as that, but
it's this way-I was trying to tease
little life into the flivver and she just
naturally got mean and reared back"
NORMAN III. FREEMAN. formerly
connected with the United states reve-
nue department. viii announce within
few days his candidacy fer Sheriff OF
Lake county He viii be the first
Democrat to announce himself for the
onice.
JOS. CONR0Y and Fred Crumpacker
rival attorneys in the HersvilleHam-
mond tangIe have gone to Indianapolis
where the case VIII be reviewed BY
the supreme court Conroy represents
the city OF Hammond and Crumpacker
the town OF Hessville
THE WAVE of designations which
swept the city Hall last week left Miss
Della Dorton OF the city clerks Office
entirely unmoved of course I intend
to remain" said Miss Dorton. as she
glanced at the handsome diamond ring
which sparkled from the third finger Of
her left hand