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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
2
Editor and Publisher announce the LauneaTor published every Thursday in Westville Indiana. Advertising rates are advertised on application. Obituary notices over ten lines priced at ten cents per line. All articles and ads must reach the office by Wednesday noon.
An ancient tiny pump described as the oldest and most perfect yet a human heart. It runs continuously without oil or bearings, beating about 106 years without stopping, delivering immense output and self repairing parts, though once halted it requires expert restart.
The Sells Floto Circus returns to Gary on Friday August 28 for a one day engagement with Buffalo Bill. The show doubles in size from previous years featuring a tent seating fourteen thousand, two stages, two steel wild animal arenas and three rings. Acts include Zora with elephants and over a hundred acrobats and aerialists led by trainer Capt tch and Recardo.
The article notes a 10:30 AM parade featuring Buffalo Bill saluting from the saddle, opening the Sells Floto Circus show. Admission remains twenty-five cents despite enlargements to the production.
The Republican Thirteenth District of Indiana orders a delegate convention in South Bend on September 1 1914 to nominate a congress candidate. Counties must choose delegates August 21 and 22 1914 with 284 total delegates allocated by county based on votes for Otis Gulley in 1910. Perry Smitch is chairman and Julius C. Travis secretary.
The trustee Gaylord Jessup of New Durham Township Ta Porte County Indians proposes for 1915 yearly expenditures and levies to be approved at the Advisory Board meeting in Westville. Items include township 1795 dollars tax five cents. local tuition 7500 dollars tax fifteen cents. special school 7600 dollars tax fifty cents. roads 1000 dollars tax five cents. poor 500 dollars tax three cents. library 500 dollars tax five cents. total 18995 dollars and tax eighty three cents per hundred.
An Andsignued resident of New Durham township Laportenity Indiana seeks approval at the September session of the Daporie county commissioners to transfer a liquor license for sale of beer and wines in quantities under one quart. The business operates in a two story frame building in Otis village with front and side entrances and storage room. Ownership transfers from the estate of Stephen Mazur kiewicz deceased to Ery Maz cresewicz.
A male resident of New Durham township seeks renewal of a retail liquor license to sell spirituous and malt liquors in small quantities. He plans to operate from a corner room of a two story frame building at a specified lot in Westville, pending the September commissioners meeting.
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