The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-23

Qiu Qdle 10 rose 4ic4
MOST az the baseball fans arc
yearning for the days when Paul Par
duhn dished out the national sport at
the Old X. A AL grounds
SINCE Fred Beckman became the
proud driver of a beautiful tan and
brown open job, several other people
have fallen for the combination
SOME facetitious cuss writes to
know what has become Of the old
fashioned baby girl who used TO have
her picture taken without any clothes
on in a big bowl?
TOTALS made on hasty summing
uD of the school enumeration SHOW
Hammond has 7S9 more children OF
school age this year than in 1920 The
total is 1o.355,
THE TIMES story that it was dang
orous 10 roll the stockings down dur
ing a cold snap has been resented. II
you're healthy you can stand il"
writes Nilnicent.
THEY are telling funny tales about
a young Homewood couple who sat up
"a see the eclipse % the moon the
other night and they are wondering
nos the story got out.
WORD comes from Gary that FranS
Gavit was moved out 81 his Ford coupe
By persons unknown yesterday Frank
parked the car On Fifth avenue and
can only imagine what happened after
that.
MORSE DELL PLAIN. vice president
OF the Northern Indiana Gas Elec-
tric Co. addresses the Michigan City
Rotary Club on Thursday on a PUB
Tic Utility and the Community It
Serves"
THE city council has autn-rlzed
Park Comnissioner Holtz to consult
with local baseball experts and use
their advice is putting the baseball
grounds IN the different parks in ex-
cellsnt condition.
THE crooks always pick on me
said Carl Nelson this morning. First
they 60 through my pockets and then
they steal my store money" Mr., Nell
son has been vlctimized twice in the
last six months.
UsEHOLDER explains that by
straining the water through an old
sock tied around the faucet a surpris-
ing amount of the debris may be sort
ad from the city water. thus eliminat-
Ing the necessity of chewing it
RIDING BaiuN Albert Morris has
his old springy step once more. having
recovered entirely from the operation
which he underwent for the removal
of 2us sacs which had formed under
callous places on both feet
OWNER OF touring car with license
number 1882 is hereby notified that
the technique displayed in whizzing
through the business district entities
him TO place in the pleasure car al-
vision OF the Holman street road racc
WALTER BIELEFELD points With
considerable pride to the fact that as
city treasurer he was able in the 6rst
year alone TO put over S75O.0OO worth
of omitted taxable property on the
duplicates much 10 the disgust Of the
owners.
II Al ELsNER has been appointed
manager of the Hammond Auto sales
Co by President J. F. Grantham sue
oeeding J. RI Heist Mr. Elsner owns 1
the building occupied by the agenc,
and II veteran at the auto sales
game
MIKE KELLY the dentist supplv
man. received wrenched knee when
lhe street car jumped the track on
SheHiel6 avenue this morning He
continues 70 do business. however, ana
Notwithstanding the injury. is hopping
around as lively as ever
DR. sHARRER. c. 9 Bonbam E. al
OF the Northern States Life Insurance
CO had their annual party at the
White Sox park this week This IS the
first year that Or, Sbarrer wasn't pat
out of the park for endeavoring TO in
cite the crowd to kill the umpire
ATTORNEY ERIE sPRoAT was
some worried this morning when the
Chicago car went into the ditch. III
don't know how it happened said Mr.
Sproat. II hailed a passing Junk
wagon and made tracks for a doctor
Fortunately sproats little daughter
was not seriously injured.
,FTER two attempts asd aoen
made at stealing his chandler cav otte
Knoerzer bought Fora hinkIng 5ae
thieves would let Him alone. The nest
day after the purchase hts nepnew
drove AZ to Chicago and the crooks got
II. Otto NOW has new spare wheel
and tire which he has no use for.