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Newspaper
Attica Ledger Press
Location
Attica, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
3
A vintage catalogue listing men’s wear and accessories including neckwear 4 inch assorted shapes and colors priced 25c 50c 75c and 1.00. Also string ties traveling bags trunks shirts collars cuffs underwear hosiery suspenders handkerchiefs gloves belts and varied tie and hose sets with cuff buttons priced up to 5.00.
In cotton, wool or silk. Plain or fancy in handsome Christmas boxes 10c to 1.00 the pair.
L G Riggin announces office hours at Weber’s tailor shop 117 North Perry Street Attica from 8 a m to 11 a m and from 1 p m to 4 p m on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday for township business. A hog rescue report recounts a dog led discovery after a November storm near Valpariso finding a hog starved yet alive and recovering on milk and water.
George A. Jamison of Lafayette dies suddenly at home from congestion of the lungs at age 60. He was cashier of Farmers' and Traders' Bank a Purdue University trustee and a Jamison Brothers hardware dealer. He served two terms as county auditor and was a longtime Republican leader. Survived by widow and four children.
Tom Mitten, former Attican and head of Chicago street railways, won first in the saddle-horse class at the International Live Stock show riding Major M a seven year old black gelding. He defeated seasoned exhibitors Thomas E Wilson Edward Morris and Samuel Cozzens. Mrs Mary Colvin returned home to Veederaburg after visiting daughter Mrs Henry Borat. Miss Delilah Hunt also returned home after a visit.
The Poole murder trial in Lafayette has run four weeks and may cost Benton county about $3,500. Costs include state witnesses, expert doctors, and the special prosecutor paid by Benton, with other court expenses taxed to the county. The prisoner’s boarding, coroner inquest, grand jury, reporters, and transcripts add to the bill, with a $500 initial appropriation and further funding after closure.
The Wabash Railroad may undergo reorganization without a receivership, or with one if needed, following the election of four independent directors signaling a shift in internal affairs and ownership. Mrs Mary Matthews of near Odell traveled to Oxford to visit her sister Mrs Anna Gowos over the weekend.
James D. Wilson reports a full itemized Wingate township expense for the recent schoolhouse fight, totaling 36127.72. Major costs include contract price 27000, court costs 89.81, appellate costs 30.20, attorney fees 1954.19, printing and fees 250, and various law firm charges. The same issue notes funeral details for Mrs. Drusilla Kochel, with list of her children and burial in Hillside cemetery. The state board of accounts reports a first year expenditure reduction of over 525000 in township offices under the public accounting law.
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