The Lake County times., 1922-05-23

SHRINERS going to Hilo Island
for the big ceremonial should re-
member that it is known as Land
of Love" Wives are urged to ac-
company their husbands.
THE Historical Department of the
Hammond Woman's Club is rehears-
ing daily for the coming historical
pageant to be given at the Parthe-
non theater Friday evening.
BAKE SALE. It's getting to be
as popular as old time rummage
sales. This one at Straube Music
Store Saturday 1t will be given
by Woman's Auxiliary of American
legion.
ED. BOILING got into a wrest-
ling match with a 1914 Dodge in his
sales garage and has been limping
for three weeks. The Dodge got a
hammer hold on Ed. Some car
says Ed.
DR. JACOB SCHLEsIUGER, Ban
ker s. r. Gilmore and Merchant
Jacob Lurie are the first three mem
bers of the troop committee of
Troop 13, East Hammond newest
Boy Scout organization.
THE Hammond Kiwanis Club will
go in a body, 100 per cent. 10 the
Kiwani& convention at Valparaiso
on Thursday evening. Machines
leave Citizens Bank building at
$50 Thursday afternoon.
CHIEF GEORGE WEEKS. OF the
dry squad, has an automatic wind
shield wiper on his Buick. Says
he's got his hands full trying TO
keep his territory dry without being
pestered by windshield.
LAKE county republicans are on
their way to the republican conven-
tion at Indianapolis Meanwhile,
Otto Fifeld, Hazel Groves and Win
Hunter are hanging AROUND the
court house watching the recount.
JULIE BELL appears as the young
Switzer in the Black Oak holdup on
Sunday night He lost SO and had
his car jimmied by the two bandits
who didn't like Bells answers tc
them?
BILL ROBBINS thought he was
going to be late in getting to work
at the Gibson Subway this morning
He Communicated a taxi and got
there just at O'Clock. his time
The office clock showed just 6:1C
o'clock
MILO BRUCE and A. E. Tinkhan m
have been mentioned for the board
of education and each is said tc
have his supporters in the city
council L. l.. Bomberger will be
put in nomination for reelection
it is declared.
HAMMOND'S little group of in
vestors in the Mexia oil fields had
another spasm of joy yesterday wher
they were informed that their new
well had been chased nine feet
deeper, increasing it's yield to ten OF
fifteen thousand barrels daily
TWICE in same place. Thieves
who stole Two gold chains, a ring. a
bracelet. gold cross. two rings, and
two strings of beads from residence
Of Mrs. Aleene Mccoy. 259 Sibley St
in April. returned again yesterday
and made off with SO in cash. They
spurned other articles.
ALLIE ROTH. Earl Brussel, Har-
ley Locklin. Mr. and Mrs. w. G
Norris, Mr.. and Mrs C. c. Bonham
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Taper. Mr.. anc
| Mrs. V. S. Reiter. Mr. and Mrs
John w Morthland. and Mr. and
Mrs r. Z. Sharrer will leave OF
the Shrine trip June g.
BUM SPORTS. During ball
game Sunday in the West Ham
mond ball park a young mar
squatting in center field reflected
the sunlight from a mirror he
held into the eyes of opposing bat
ers Chief Nitz gave chase Bal
/ players and fans alike in w. H. are
are zen for clean sports.
; GEORGE BLOCkI, city water su
perintendent. returned yesterday
from a convention of water official.
of zoo cities held at Philadelphia H,
returned by way of Buffalo. stopping
off to view the neew Hammond muni
cipal water works pumping equip
ment. 1t will be ready for shipmen
! this eek, wsays Mr.. Blockie.