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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
3
The Ohio Farmer piece by Leo C. Reynolds urges sturdy farm gates at field and yard entrances. It details a four by four and a half foot gate built to endure snow and hogs, using basswood and pine, with wagon tire hangers and solid screws. The tale cites a cow lost to a weak gate and promotes durable, well hung gates as a core farm convenience.
London inventor Mr. D. Albone presents a motorized farm vehicle to replace horses for plowing mowing and reaping. His eight horsepower electric driven automobile uses special wheels for rough ground and can be driven backward as well as forward. He claims it lowers costs and any reasonably intelligent farmer can learn to operate it.
A Kansas reader from Topeka offers rural wisdom highlighting hog farming as a profitable, self-regulating system. He argues a hog fattened on corn acts as a freight condenser, with corn to fat ratio and England freight savings noted as key points.
A bee man argues that every farm can profit from a few hives as honey production rises with local flora. He describes mutual farm partnerships for tending bees, safety considerations, and how steady effort turns beekeeping into a rewarding pursuit.
Instructions describe obtaining heavy empty butter tubs from a grocer, selecting oak tubs with galvanized hoops. A five inch mark from the bottom is drawn and the edge is divided into 24 spaces with compasses to guide shaping.
An American Agriculturist correspondent describes a practical poultry feed tub built from a tub with a half or two inch bit to bore twelve holes at intervals. Removing the top hoop and sawing a dotted line yields a ready to use feeder, praised for cleanliness and portability across hens.
Farmers note skimmilk as best for pig weaning while oats bran and shorts aid muscle. Many avoid two litters due to slow growth in cold weather, but dairymen show that with proper winter care pigs can grow from November to April.
Washington reports the death of Rev. William Henry Milburn the Senate chaplain. Born in Philadelphia in 1823 he served as chaplain of the House and later the Senate and was famed as a blind preacher and lecturer. He left Washington for the Pacific coast about a year ago with two nieces.
Newport Arkansas April 11 during the tornado of last Tuesday night a family of three pearl fishers named Tapp who lived in a shanty boat on White river were drowned. Pearson Cleburne County was nearly wiped out and five villages in Van Buren county are known to be destroyed with many more feared. J M Clayton his wife and daughter Ida are seriously injured or fatally hurt.
A mob of about 50 armed Black men attacked Cleves Ohio town hall in the morning injuring several white youths. White residents chased the mob with revolvers, a running town fight ensued, one Black man was wounded and escaped. A patrol protects a nearby Black settlement at Coal City from potential white attacks.
The United States circuit court of appeals enjoined the Northern Securities Company from voting the stock of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways. The decision was unanimous and written by Judge Thayer, returning stock already delivered to the holding company.
After a year in prison and a two month commutation for good behavior on Blackwell's Island, anarchist John Most is released. He was convicted for Schuld Freiheit article titled Murder and Murder published the day McKinley was shot. Upon release he went to Union Hill New Jersey.
The body of 33 year old Harry Lewis was found in a boat between Milford and Clermontville with a fractured skull. Police say he had been missing since Tuesday and Coroner Gatch is investigating a suspected murder.
Manila reports Bacolod on Mindanao captured after three days of brutal fighting. Pershing's forces stormed forts, seven cannons seized, 11 Americans wounded but expected to recover. Moros suffered heavy losses. sultan believed escaped. Maj. Gen. Davis moved to Pandar with supplies to Pershing's column.
Bristol April 13 Captain Nat Herreshoff launched the cup defender Reliance. The waterborne launch occurred at 5 26 with the new flat floored fin keeled hull entering Nar ragansett Bay. The vessel reflects an American type with a long keel and a graceful curve from bilges to garboards.
Five Missouri packing companies led by Armour, Cudahy, Hammond, Swift & Co, and Schwarzchild and Sulzberger mailed a draft for 27136 to the state supreme court to cover fines of 5000 dollars each plus costs. Payment was made before the 30 day deadline.
A Royal Blue train running between New York and Washington sped 20 miles without an engineer after J Frank Farley, the engineer, was killed by an obstruction near Wilmington Delaware. The body was found by the fireman who brought the train to Baltimore.
Congressman D F Wilber of Oneonta New York writes that after a few bottles Peruna nearly fully restored him from catarrhal trouble and he cheerfully recommends the remedy. C F Given vice president of The Pastime Boating Club says cold weather now breaks within five days and a further five days makes him well. Julian Weisslitz Sangerlust secretary and singer reports voice restoration after Peruna treatment and praises its efficacy for catarrh and bronchial issues. He notes he now uses Peruna regularly and seeks Hartman’s free advice when needed.
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