The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-10

FACT Of the day Hammond main
tsins It's reputation as a business oasis
in Sahara of Industrial depression.
A CERTAIN sport fan suggested Doc
Young hire Tommy O'Connor for his
backfield next year, as Tommy is un-
catchabIe.
HARRY BROERTJEs. city controller
and Charlie Mckay, official of Public
Construction Co. hunting rabbits today.
last OF the season.
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BOTH the vets and the dry- are un-
animous In declaring that the city is
again serving chlorine cocktails con
tanning more than the lawful ne-half
of one per cent.
HAPPY HAL" P1.ANioNDON. Chi
cagoan, arrives IN Hammond 70 help
Leo Knoer1er sell Cadillacs- There $
no Tax" in Cadillacs when Happy
Hal is around.
PEACE DOLLARS bring worry to
hank cashiers, who find the demand
greater than the supply. Novel arc
some or the tales surrounding the new
dollars conception.
LOCAL physicians get suite OF rooms
IN Rimbach building formerly used for
Offices Of city chemist. as quarters for
child health clinic. No program has
yet been announced.
THE TIMES had the wrong score on
the game between the Methodist Hust-
lers and the Presbyterian Midgets. Tho
Midgets won instead OF the Hustlers
as stated Now boys, quit fighting.
THE regular annual business meet
ing of the Hammond Post of the Ameri-
can Legion Will be held this evening at
8 O'Clock at the court house Members
are urged to be present and bring
friends along.
HAMMOND ALL-sTARs out-bowled
by Elk men. Team average S64 for
Au-stars; s73 for Elks. This at Nc
Cool's alleys. Sugar Handy leads with
Individual average Of 1s4. Title not
settled yet.
NOW that a local minister has found
out where Satan comes from ne ought
to tell Oscar Krinbin about It. The
new phone book IS due soon. One never
knows when one would like to get Satan
on the phone.
DURING the illness OF Chief Ben
Strong OF the / II. b, special agents,
confined to his Highland street home.
Lieutenant Jim Mooney. able assistant.
nnds the additional work so engross-
ing ne hates to take time to eat.
OH Those girls. 4 local girls
basketball team played church team
recently. The latter quintet lost. A
luncheon was served after the game.
The captain of the winning team cut
lemon and gave each of the losers a
generous slice.
SANDOR SINGER. detective. was one
of the last pinches made in the Days
O. 40" show at Orak Temples circus.
They soaked him $500 and 10 Gays and
the shocking chair paralyzed him so
ne couldn't let go. lie neatly croaked
before he was released.
CHIEF EMIL A BUNDE. a. secretary
Of the police pension fund. announces a
meeting of the trustees of the fund will
be held at $50 tonight at Central police
station. New police officers viii be
enrolled in the pension fund. The meet.
ing is open TO all policemen.
ATTORNEYS WINERY, Wilson and
Conroy have been notified that Febru-
ary has been set by the Supreme
court as the date for oral argument in
the old case of the Banks OF Hammond
against the % stockholders of the East
side Trust & Savings Bank.
EVER TTHING sold by merchants Of
South Holman street * just little
ht cheaper than elsewhere. say they.
The pop corn king of that district offers
two popular cigarettes at Is cents
package. saving Of four cents on
prices charged by other merchants.
THE old injunction suit Of "Old 80
against the international brotherhood
Of Boilermakers. Iron Ship Builders and
Helpers Of America. is back before Judge
Reiter in Room of the superior court.
The plaintiffs are asking that ruling
Of contempt entered several years ago
be enforced.
NJ. d r writes to ask why Joe Haney
in his Hammond catechism fails TO
mention that Hammond is the head
quarters of the most progressive gas
and electric utility in the country
Answer Because this is conceded by
10000 satisfied Hammond consumers of
gas and electricity.
A HAMMOND woman tells of dining
out and being seated next to the six
year-old daughter Of the house When
her mother left the table for a momen.
the little on leaned toward their guest
and said in q low. admonitory tone.
Now do be careful. cause these arc
our very best table glasses"
II J. SMITH booking representative
Of the Tinsdale Film Co. OF Chicago.
here making the Boost Hammond" pic
ture. said today no pictures viii nc flm-
ed this wae6 Final scenes. including
views Of the Conkey plant. the Boy
Scouts. Ir>ins school and others will
be shot" next week. The film makers
have met with a wonderful response
from local manufacturers, said Smith.