The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-26


around town with new spring suit
on.
HARRY wANNER is driving a new
Cadillac limousine one Of about tbs
classiest cars in the neighborhood.
THE Tutnm divorce suit from
Crown Point Is on trial in the Porter
county circuit court at Valparaiso.
THE bids FOR Gary's new 100000
country club house were $1,000 over
the allotted amount and the club may
not be built this year result.
REMEMBER, children, that school
starts Monday morning on daylight
saving schedule and you must not be
an hour late.
THE Indiana Electric Service CO.
Will open an electric shop the fore
part Of next week in the room adjoin-
ing Mel Monrette's Smoke Shop.
LOUIS GOODMAN. a Hammond man,
who escaped from the state penal farm
this week in company with another
Lake county prisoner, has not been
captured as yet.
THE Hammond hremen's pension
fund received $50 donation from Paul
Moorhead IN recognition or their good
work in fighting the blaze which de-
stroyed his plant early this week
HOLLIS HUNTER has already rad
his last years hat reblocked and keeps
it within reach. He hopes to be the
hrst to blossom forth in panama when
the season officially arrives.
Calumet avenue booster spirit Will
stage a big parade this evening. Il is
expected that the Sunday school at
tendance VIII De pushed past the 1000
mark tomorrow,
REPR REsENTATrvE oscar Ahlgren
is back from the state capital and has
appeared in Hammond several times IN
the last few days. Ahlgren IS looking
fine and says that the legislature and
he were Just made for each other.
THE basketball game at the Irving
gym ended In a row last night after
the first ten minutes Of play. Both
Hammond and Bowen high alumni
showed up well as soccer material IN
the near riot which marked the close.
THE Parthenon announcement ex-
plains why the new pipe organ isn't
being used and the public now awaits
to learn what has become OF the cages
OF warbling oanaries which were to
add cheer to the foyers.
WHOEVER owns the touring car
with license number 94344 has an on
try blank waiting for him at the
headquarters of the promoters OF the
Holman street road race. The deliv-
cry truck OF the Economy Grocery is
also honored.
THE young bandits who attempted
to rob Lesser's Loan bank early this
week were arraIgned before Judge
Martin Smith in Crown Point the other
day They we're granted a continu
ance and evidently intend to fight the
case.
JOHN J. MEHAN, everybody calls
him Jack, has announced himself as
candidate for the nomination for alder
man from the Third Ward, a Ia demo
cratic. He runs a grocery at Thornton
and Walter streets and always chefs
the big *. q. DloW outs.
3 S. PARSONS. representing the In
ternational Correspondence Schools
With offices in the First National
bank building. calls attention TO the
result OF the questionnaire sent out by
his people saying that business Is on
the upward trend and that times are
going to be better.
SEVERAL candidates for the office
Of aldermen have fled their applica-
tions in the city clerks office in Ham
mond. They arc: republicans, George
II. Provancha, eth ward; john p. Kline.
2nd ward: II. Bert Anderson, 9Th ward.
Democrats, Joseph z. Haney 9th ward
John Mehan, 3rd ward,
A PETITION is being circulated to
md whether property owners are in
favor Of going before Judge Anderson
to show him that the old c. & o. rail-
road tracks on Kenwood avenue are
nuisance and ought to be abandoned
TO the city so that the street can be
made into a beautiful boulevard
REFERRING to old cars again.
Harry Margenau says the only reason
he doesn't buy a new one is that he
can't get another with any good stuff
in It, and he Is willing TO back his old
bus in tho Holman street marathon
against the bird responsible for the
squib IN Thursdays Times.
BICYCLE thieves have been busy IN
Hammond the last thirty-six hours.
Howard Ward reports his machine 70
have been stolen from in front Of the
Western Union telegraph office on
slbley street. william Todd lost his
bike al the Central school and NJ. II.
Prevo lost his at the Columbia school
The police arc looking for the cul-
prits.
WILLIAM HERKNER. formerly Of
Hamond. now Of Chicago. wroted from
Hot Springs. Ark. stating that he and
Mrs. Herkner and his brother. Otto
and wife, are visitiIS. Robert Run at
Stuttgart, Ark. and expect TO nit St.
Louis. Little Rock and Memphis on
the way back Everything is bloom
ing there and the mercury hangs
around S4.