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Newspaper
Hobart News
Location
Hobart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
4
Telephone No 43 subscription price listed at 1.50 per year with postal routing under second class matter status dated April 7 1910 Hobart Indiana post office under act of March 3 1879 entered for publication.
Judge Walker declared the state law fixing a scale of maximum prices for public school textbooks unconstitutional in the Polzin v Chicago board of education suit. The decision halted a Rand, McNally & Co. contract and prompted political chatter on Indiana races and education policy.
Commissioners M. J. Brown and Richard Schaaf with county surveyor W. F. Bridge toured Hobart township to inspect Kreft stone road and the Smith roads. One Smith road accepted, two others by Hatch and Son judged satisfactory except for sunken bridges. fault to be decided in court. Trustees were ordered to fill road sides to prevent gravel washout on roads Nos. 1 and 3.
Tudor Haas former employee of Chas. Boyd near Merrillville disappeared after renting a Frailey's rig and leaving Hobart on Sunday. A wide search traced the vehicle to Crown Point livery, raising questions whether he fled or altered plans. State Pure Food Inspector Tucker obtained warrants in Gary for three drugstore owners over mislabeling patent medicines.
Miss Lilly Burge spent Saturday in Crown Point with friends. Many residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCarty in Chicago, Rev. and Mrs. Clements from Chicago, and Mrs. G. Brown’s relatives in town, kept up a busy round of calls and visits. Several locals journeyed to Hammond, Gary, Hobart, or Michigan for family visits, business, or decoration day gatherings, with numerous callers from Crown Point and nearby towns.
Memorial Day was observed in Hobart with business suspended as residents paid tribute to fallen defenders. Hobart Post 411 G A R led a morning procession to the cemetery and returned for exercises featuring the Methodist Glee Club and a brief talk by Attorney F T Fetterer. Local construction advances cited include Alexander and Gerber laying cement walks in Gary and planning more curbing work. An informal Masons meeting in Gary discussed forming a new lodge, with hopeful plans for a Chapter and Commandery.
East Gary residents share visits and arrivals from Michigan City Ellwood and Chicago. Wreck mishap near Wm Carey’s place leaves Will Husline badly cut after crashing into barbed wire. twelve dozen eggs ruined. John Kegebine’s runaway team damages wagon and telegraph pole. eggs spoilage noted.
Court Hobart No 3 I O F A held a Sunday demonstration with a 175 member parade from Odd Fellows hall to the cemetery where flowers were laid on graves. Judge Joseph Ibach of Hammond gave a patriotic address at the hall to conclude the event.
At Crown Point on Saturday Hammond led with 314 points and Hobart followed with 203 as East Chicago, Crown Point, Gary, Whiting, Lowell earned smaller totals. A Saturday meeting approved disbanding the current association to merge with Lake County oratorical and debating leagues under a proposed Lake County high school board of control.
W. E. Peck of Remington was elected president of the Indiana Postmasters’ Association meeting in Gary. Offiers named include First Vice-President Charles Sihler Evansville Second Vice-President A G Lundquist Indiana Harbor third vice president J W Baker Columbia City Secretary-Treasurer J E Shideler Indianapolis. West Baden chosen as next convention site.
Methodist church announces 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. preaching 2 30 p.m. Junior League 6 45 p.m. Epworth League 7 30 p.m. preaching mid week prayer Thursday at 7 30 p.m. VY B Servies is pastor.
At 7 45 a m Low Mass 10 a m High Mass 2 30 p m Sunday School 3 p m Vespers and Benediction Father Wm Hoff pastor invites all to attend.
The notice lists 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Preaching Service and 7:30 p.m. Preaching Service led by Pastor A. A. Brown.
Sunday School 9 30 a m Preaching 10 30 a m Epworth League 7 p m Preaching 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 o'clock Otto A Johnson
The seventh week of Madame Sherry at the Colonial showcases strong merit and popular appeal with high attendance. Miss Abarbanell adds new German song. Herz adds verses to Don't Argue. Murray introduces a new coon song and bright bits enrich the production. The Fortune Hunter runs seven months at the Olympic with Shelley Hull as the broker and Lento Fulwell as the heiress, supported by Alma Belwin Kathryn Marshall Francis X. Conlin and J E Niltern.
Mr and Mrs Allen Mummery pleasantly entertained about sixty friends at their home three miles west of Hobart on Sunday evening. Supper was served dancing enjoyed and the hours passed quickly. Many guests came from Hobart.
Fowler Indiana May 27 M Duffy de clares a democratic candidate for congress from the tenth district His bid rests on farming wealth and leadership in Benton Newton and Tippecanoe counties He vows full time service to constituents and a strong fight to repeal the Payne Aldrich tariff law.
Unitarian 10 30 a m Sunday School followed by preaching at 11 a m. Portage Christian Ind 9 45 a m Sunday School and 7 30 p m preaching service. Everyone welcome.
In a New Zealand cemetery a grave bears the inscription “She was so pleasant,” provoking readers to reflect on the deceased girl’s life and the writer’s praise as a defining epitaph. The remark prompts discussion about personality and memory in obituary style.
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