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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
2
Obituary notices over 10 lines priced at $1. Obituary pastry and classified items listed at $5 per year or $8 for six months. Articles, correspondence, and advertisements must reach the office by Wednesday noon for publication. Published weekly Thursdays in Westville, mailed as second class matter.
Town notes report Otis schoolhouse brickwork completed and cement walks planned along Walnut and Michigan streets. Westville cemetery expansion lines surveyed, water and oiling projects reduce dust, and local officials order crosswalk fill. Also recounts a Chicago Hammond raid to curb illegal prize fights and a fatal Emery Wheel accident and a bank exam plan pending.
Construction on the Goodrum Gary section of the Air Line electric railroad began Saturday at East Gary four miles east of Broadway. Two carloads of ties were dumped at East Gary grading camp as crews start work in both directions toward Gary and Goodrum.
To attend the International Aviation meet in Chicago the Monon Route will sell round trip tickets at one and a half fare. Tickets go on sale August 13 14 and 15 and may be used for return until August 21 Ili. For more details contact the Monon ticket agent.
On Sunday August 6 the Monon operates an Indianapolis to Michigan City excursion arriving Westville at 10 28 a m with a round trip fare of 24 cents. On Sunday August 13 a Michigan City to Lafayette excursion on Battle Ground camp meeting grounds with the same schedule and fare as the June 13 aviation excursion leaving Lafayette at 6 p m.
A lapel pin with the Garrett Biblical Institute seal is missing in Medaryville. The notice offers a generous return reward and outlines benefits and costs for joining the American Registry Co. Applicants aged 16 to 64 can send inquiries to Dept. 4554 Erie Pennsylvania.
Employment notice seeks men for building wooden freight cars with openings for handy men to learn and for coreman laborers at Car Works in Michigan City. Immediate positions available.
LaPorte Indiana ad promotes Zot Weather Specials including 3, 4 and S5 gallon jars with or without covers. Also offers drinking glasses, punch sets and water sets at all prices from Indiana Tea Co located at 707 Matn St.
New Durham Township trustee Gaylord Jessup and advisory board will open bids at 10 a.m. for beating and plumbing work on the Westville school house. Plans and specs available. bidders must use material from the old plant where feasible. Bids due at the trustee's office by noon on the specified date. right to reject any bid reserved.
A page note extols outdoor exercise for complexion and recommends pure olive oil as a skin aid. It warns about fake products and advises buying from Maissner's Pharmacy. Prices listed include 2 cents per pint, 1 dollar per quart, and 3.50 per gallon.
Modern Woodmen of America southern Indiana district convention in Evansville prompts a Monon Route half fare round trip. Tickets on sale August 8 and 9, valid return until August 10, 1911. For information contact the local agent.
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