The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-07


IN Cuba.
ARTHUR c. ARMSTRONG. of Ham
mond. has been granted a patent on Il
process OF dissilling oil and the appa-
ratus for distiliation.
ELMER sUMMERHAUs. 2S3 High
land street. tells police his house was
entered and S14.5l in cash was taken
from a bureau drawer.
AGAIN spring is here. Proof this
time comes from the Knickcr booker
farm on. the Saxony road where a blue
bird was seen Sunday.
HARRY DIAMOND is in mourning
this week. His trick dog. Boston bull
terrier. was killed by an auto on Hoh-
man St Harry valued the dog at $50.
SOMEONE who seems to be trying
to Kid Abbie Gilboe and Charles T.
triel. reports that they took in the
De Luxe Sunday evening and then dined
at the Union restaurant.
HUGH TRoTTER. to74 Ray avenue.
says his suit case containing $40 worth
Of clothing fell off jitney near High
land ard Columbia streets. Somebody
found it. But not Trotter.
THIEVES entering the Peoples Cash
Grocery at ga Columbia avenue tap
the till for So and get a supply Of
cigars and cigarettes. This IS the
second time robbers have entered the
grocery
LEO LEE MORAN. fresh checked. IS
year old farmer boy from Crown Point
was picked up yesterday by Hammond
volice. Leo Lee had struck out to PAD
die his own canoe. He was returned
TO his father.
LADIES OF the oriental-shriue and
their friends will be entertained at q
Girls at the home of s,rs. ]. NJ. Will
cockson. 10 Plummer ave, wednesday
afternoon and evening.
DAVE LovEGREN gives the ad-
vance tip for lovers of music who are
longing for entertainment TO just wait
until May. when swifts male chorus
Of 65 voices comes TO Hammond under
BILL WHITAKER says. that tho fell
low who FELL dead when he drew a royal
flush pat hand ought to hive seen some
# the hands they deal themselves at
the Crown Point comercial club. "a
royal flush is a risky bet UP there
says Bill.
IRVING CHAYKE,N, ambitious young
promoter. is selling space TO merchants
who are eager to advertise in the hand
some program he is preparing for the
Northern Indiana basketball cham pion-
ship tournament to be held here March
18th and 18th.
STEVE vARGo. SIS Morton avenue.
on his fourth conviction in city court
for violating liquor laws, was fined $3.50
and was given jail sentence of 80
days by Special Judge John w. Morth-
land. I. L Modjeska, defending varGo.
said he'd appeal.
LONG distance operator speaking
ON your call for Otto FifieId at Crown
Point they said that he had gone to
Lowell. We called Lowell and they
said he just left for Hobart Shall I
try to get him at Hobart?" Telephone
Operator: You might catch him at
Whiting"
JOHN T. FITZGERALD. III az his
homo since Saturday with pneumonia,
is in a critical condition. the attend
ing nurse announced today. She would
neither affirm nor deny reports thar
Mr.. Fitzgerald was near death. Two
physicians are working desperately to
save his life.
CONFUSED when caught between the
network of gates at the Holman street
railroad crossing, r. u. Jarvis, 5s5
oakley ave. Yesterday attempted to
back away from one gate and smashed
into another The top OF his car was
torn away and he narroT'v escaped
serious injury.
a. F. ROHRER. successful Hammonc
business man and manufacturer is
numbered among the few but enthusi-
astic classtcists, who stll maintain the
value of Greek and Latin in collegiate
curricula. Mr.. Rohrer, before entering
the business world. was a teacher OF
GfC6k anu LfallA III AltiHOlS NOAASbo
THAT there will be q Joint meeting
~f Edward H Larsen Post No. s02, ".
r. w and the Ladies' Auxiliary at
odd Fellows Hall, 1T State street
tonight at o'clock. Every member IS
expected to be present and report O.,
the sale of tickets for "a Buck on
Leave" which is being given for the
heneHt of ex-serH-ice men
HAMMOND store owners are anxious
TO cooperate with the city sealer IN
his pure food campaign. Holman and
state street stores yesterday were
notified 10 cover candies. fruits and
other perishoble foods exposed TO hand
ing. One store proprietor SAID since
Following tnfs order of the city sealer