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Newspaper
Hobart News
Location
Hobart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
5
Hobart and surrounding towns see a flurry of activity with visiting guests from Chicago Crown Point and Gary. Frosts linger into May 26 27 while local business and civic notes cover library gifts by Andrew Carnegie real estate sales and new street work as August Elliott and others pass along town events and newspaper ads.
The body of a middle aged woman with auburn hair was found floating in Lake Michigan two miles from Miller by a fisherman named Nelson. Authorities identified her as Clara E. Slatrey of Bloomington Illinois, visiting Chicago, and it is believed the drowning was accidental. The body was interred then moved to Bloomington for burial. The piece also notes local social news and community notices from Hobart Indiana including council actions, court activity, and social events.
Mrs. Mary E. Halfman died Friday afternoon May 27 at her son William Halfman’s home in Turkey Creek six miles west of Hobart. Aged 73 years, 1 month and 27 days, she was among the region’s oldest settlers, born near Buffalo New York. Survived by sons William and Frank and daughter Clara Hafner of Chicago, she leaves eighteen grandchildren. Funeral Monday at St Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, Turkey Creek, with Rev. Father Koenig officiating.
The government fixes the maximum postal penalty at 100 dollars for placing writing in packages sent by mail, up from ten dollars. Offenders are now brought before a court. a guilty verdict may incur a fine ranging from ten to one hundred dollars, with packages included in all third and fourth class mail.
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