The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-22

HARRY BROERTJES. city control
Ter, is in Colorado Springs. He is
there attending national convention
Of city controllers Back next Sun
day
MAYOR BROWN has called spec
ial session OF the city council for
thi sevening to pass an ordinance
authorizing the $4,000 park bond
issue.
Wv Emayors must stick together"
Mayor Johnson, Gary. is entertained
by Mayor Brown, Hammond. at in
formal tete a tete in office of latter
this morning.
THE gasoline tank in a garage at
5o2. 155th street. West Hammond,
exploded, causing a spectacular fire
which was extinguished by the w.
H. fire department.
C. b TINKHAM. acting for the
Standard Oil Co. superintended the
details of the presentation of the
plot of ground to the city for the
new Community Home there
A BIG delegation of Hammond
knights of Py.hias will attend the
county convention at Lowell on Sat
urday evening. The auto caravan
leaves the Pythian home at $50.
SPEND the Fourth of July in
Hammond That's motto of every
one interested in promoting Ham
mond's big Independence Day cele-
bration It's to be Homecoming"
fete.
MRS. J. KNOX. 162 Indiana ave,
besieges police station for aid in re-
covering four rings. diamond. sap
phire, ruby and pearl Platinum
sets. She left her pocketbook on
Gary street car.
CoNKEY AVENUE. under the
pounding of c5aseless traffic is rap
idly getting in shape for another
scarification The dust is terrible
with no all rain or sprinkling pres
sure in sight as relief
and Holman street is the first en-
trant in the city beautiful contest of
the Kiwanis club. These premises
have attracted the attention of the
committee Who else?
GEORGE KNOERzER finds his
work no the grand jury to be rather
hard on his business. Orders began
to come in when he began his work
in Crown Point. and he likes to be
on the job to superintend the work
JOHN KLEKOT. of West Hammond
arrested for being drunk. faced his
wife and sister as complaining wit
nesses this morning. Soak him three
months" suggested the wife. But
the judge decided 81 and costs would
be enough.
WHITING citizens announce the
greatest new story the region has
produced for ages; nothing less than
the marriage of Judge Fetterhoff.
There is confirmation from the Judge
however. and no one knows the name
of the girl.
EDISON FORD passed through
Hammond the other morning stop
ping for breakfast at the Ham
mond Cafe. why don't they elevate
these blamed railroads." inquired
the multi millionaire. of the proprie-
tor of the cafe.
SCORES of West Hammond young
sters and some older ones have al
ready supplied themselves with bath
ing suits in preparation for the open
ing Of the new swimming pool at
Memorial Park which Will be about
the first week in July.
FRIDAY evening, June 23rd. at 8
o'clock in the evening. Rabbi Julius
Rappaport will speak at the sibley
Street Synagog on Progress AS The
Fountain of Life" This being the
closing services for the season
large attendance is expected.
WHAT was It? George Hannauer
and few railroad men from Cleve-
land put on some kind of a match
at the Country Club the other night.
out no one Will tell WndI was at
stake. Some say George bet $50 he
could make the first hole in three.
FROM acceptances already receiv-
ed by officials of the Lake County
Fish and Game Protective Associa-
ton. 1t looks as though every person
in the county who ever packed a
gun or hshpole in search of game
will be at the Douglas Park picnic
Sunday
FARMERS IN LaPorte county to-
day made frantic appeal to farm
bureaus for men to assist IN the
wheat fields. 1t is feared thousands
of acres of grain Will go to waste
unless help is secured very quickly.
The yield promises to be one of the
! largest in the history of the state.
EARL JOHNSON. aged IS. mach
mist, 612 Oakley avenue is held on
charge of worthless checks. He's
aIIeged 10 have beaten several Ham
mond and out-of-town banks OF
funds aggregating several hundreds
of dollars Singer and E:nslie nab
him on description as he sits at