The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-22

slain TIE jitneurs arranged 10 have a
merry Christmas
CHARLES sCHoNERT. Of. the city
engineers office is IN Pennsylvania VS.
iring his mother-in-law.
BOY SCOUTS deluge ofice OF Miss
Nary Moran. city welfare worker. with
worthwhile gifts for needy. Many toys
among the lot.
BILL BRIDGE. city engineer. leaves
today for Waterloo. Iowa He viii
spend the holidays with his daughter.
Mrs. Grace Hughes.
HAMMOND schools close today and
reopen Tuesday. January 3. giving The
youngsters ten days IN which to
stretch their limbs.
BARRIERS report no sudden increase
in shearing high school girls since the
bobbing question was disposed Of in
formal debate Tuesday.
SALE Of Christmas tuberculosis seals
in Hammond is rapidly nearing the 81
900 mark this year. nearly doubling the
total for any previous year.
SHOPPERS report that merchandise
Is far cheaper on Holman and state
streets than in the loop. to say nothing
Of the difference ia car fare and
ANNOUNCEMENT win be made
within few days about the wonderful
Christmas present Hammond is to re-
ce.ve from its foremost citizen.
c. & BONHAAf can remember way
back when you could buy a box Of
q present and your wife gave you a box.
B. S. PARSONS who used TO repre-
sent tho 1 c. 9. IN Hammond Is now
connected with the LaSalle Extension
University with offices in tho Ruff
building
THEY might have known when they
started to put saw dust on the floor
and get ready for circus that jim
Wang ATichelstetter would be johnny
on the spot.
JAKE wIKER Is walking these days.
Icy pavements mean soft time for
Jake's nag. Doesn't DO any good TO
shoe the horse. says Jake. because he
slips on purpose.
WHEN Kenneth, the bell hop at the
Majestic, gets hfs new red uniform with
the Tommy Adkins hat and chin strap.
the folks VIII think he's on the bill
az the Parthenon.
INTERESTING fact Of tho day: Or
e. NJ shankIn always carries a Mason
ic penny and French coin in his poe
ket so as TO convince his friends that
ne IS tlngiing real coin.
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ADJT. GEN HARRY B. SMITH. or
Indianapolis. remembered Hammond
friends this year by sending a clever
sreeting card with a small sluminan,
replica os the key to his cellar.
NOT long ago a local man stayed
at house where another house was
being built next door. In the morning
ne heard the clock strike g. or thought
he did: but 1t was only the carpenter
lathing.
z W MEYN has challenged I. L.
Bombergcr to a swimming race Just
as soon as the new pools are completed
at the high school building and friends
can hardly wait for the contractors to
finish the fob
WHY do you call It a bungalow e'
asked Walter Jordan. Of the man who
was asking him 70 sell his house for
him Wen. the Job was bunEle BY
the carpenters and I still owe for it,
replied the owner.
JACOB NATKIN caused the arrest or
James Elnseie in Justice Prest's court
on T. charge Of provoke Natkin, driv-
ing horse and Einsele fin a Ford met
IN narrow alley. each refusing 20
back up. it IS said. Result. Long and
sensational argument
CONSTABLE JOSEPH N1Tz and
Judge Kowalish Of West Hammond
VIII attend the annual banquet of the
Cook County Association Of Constables
and Police Ma agis-rates which will be
held Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Morrison in Chicago.
THRoUGu a Typographical error the
namo Of IS. s. Schultz was spelled
"Schutz" the other day in story re
gardng the opening OF the new Calu-
met avenue flower store. The result
IS that Art shutz. the florist Is re-
ceiying many unnecessary inquiries
HAMMOND woman IN letter TO The
Times agrees with the statement that
business is poor az tho Hammond r.