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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
7
Lula Cashed escapes on the swift Thunderbolt, guiding a horse through rain and darkness to warn townsfolk of Don Simon’s band. A pursuit ends with lawmen capturing the robbers. Don Simon is executed after surrendering the famous horse to Lula, who later sells it and uses the proceeds for justice.
A young Yankee schoolteacher named Lula Robinson defends herself in a prairie man’s inn as three mounted criminals plot a night raid. She overhears their plan in Spanish while sheltering from a looming storm and awaits a chance to seek help after the intruders settle for supper.
Paris street cleaners number 3 980 organized into brigades under 44 superintendents and 159 foremen. Five hundred sweeping machines work with water carts and 1 600 horses are employed in the operations.
Joe Mason, a city boy, visits the Spellmans on a western ranch and pursues Dora, a cultured cottage girl. His city ideals clash with rural life but he grows through books, work, and growing respect for Dora, ultimately seeking a life together on the ranch.
Leopold Mambourg former secretary of the Federation Window Glass Co with bases in Columbus Ohio is named as promoter of a new independent and cooperative window glass network in Indiana A conference is set for next Monday night to form an organization intended to challenge the American Window Glass Co and Federation Window Glass Co and direct output from Muncie production would be sold from this city.
Fort Wayne Indiana December 4 1900 St Pauls German Lutheran church a major city house of worship was gutted by fire leaving only walls The loss runs to about 75000 with 12000 insured The blaze began in the furnace and got out of control as neighbors watched The church built fifteen years ago and the congregation had just completed payment It will be rebuilt at once Rev Jacob A Miller serves as pastor of one of the Missouri synod German Lutheran churches
In Kokomo Indiana on December 5 a blast at the Kokomo Marion and Western Traction Co quarrying yard released two hundred fifty pounds of dynamite. The explosion shattered windows in every building in town, destroyed a school building, left forty workers unharmed at lunch and caused injuries to about a dozen people from flying glass.
Evansville Indiana December 3 the Evansville Horse Show association elected officers for the coming year with Senator Jas Gray as president and mayor Charles G Covert among vice presidents. Dr J R Mitchell was chosen secretary and W L Swoermsteadt as treasurer. The group plans its second annual horse show at Central League baseball park in August.
Clairvoyant calling herself Princess Riviera arrested in Indianapolis on larceny charges for $2,100 stolen from Henry Weyenberg of Hastings Nebraska. William Hayes, another clairvoyant, also under arrest for complicity in the theft.
Indianapolis December 3 British officials again seek the Irish fugitive James Lynchehaun after an extradition case freed him from arrest on charges of murderous assault on his landlady in Ireland.
Evansville Ind Dec 8 The government boat Emerald with a United States surveying corps that had worked on the Wabash river for months has relocated to Bowling Green Kentucky. The survey of the Wabash has been completed from Vincennes Indiana to its mouth.
Kokomo Indiana December 5 The Alhambra polo rink costing forty thousand dollars will debut Saturday night with Kokomo facing Danville Indiana in the season opener. An advance sale of three thousand tickets has been completed.
In Moore's Hill Indiana on December 5 the freshmen beat the juniors 32 to 7 in the season's first college game. The match was fast and furious with Riley at center for the freshmen delivering sensational work.
Paul St. Peter of Local 300 Knights of Labor reports to preceptors that American Window Glass Co. will restart many plants this week and pay Philadelphia wage scales. Loyalty to the union is urged as 35 pots in Marion plus 40 in Anderson and other Indiana plants are affected, with 160 Marion and Grant County pots agreeing to sell to a new selling agency.
Richmond Indiana officials and the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville railroad clash over raising a West Main street bridge. The railroad refuses to permit changes costing 30 000, while city and interurban firms say work can be done for under 5 000, delaying through service to Indianapolis.
Twenty women gathered in a Gibson county corn field near Ow ensville to shuck all day to raise funds for the local Methodist church debt. Volunteer payment by men at $1 admission helped fund the effort, following an offer from Sunday school superintendent W P Teel to claim all corn shucked for debt relief.
The Indianapolis and Northwestern line launched with its first interurban car from Indianapolis to Lafayette arriving Wednesday. The car carried road officers and was cheered by locals. Officials dined with Charles Murnock, and regular service starts next Monday between Indianapolis and Lafayette.
May revive Indiana State Baseball league. A meeting is called in Muncie for Sunday December 18 to form the league, following an initial call issued Wednesday night.
Frank J. Walling filed suit in the circuit court of Anderson Indiana seeking $40 for balls furnished to the Anderson Baseball Association while it was in the Central Baseball league at the start of last season. He also seeks recovery for the association.
Wilhelm F. Miller of Michigan City has been identified as the heir to a large German fortune. An appeal to the governors of Indiana and Michigan by German officials aided the locate effort.
In Marengo Indiana on December 3 a dynamite cartridge exploded fatally injuring Mrs. Levi Roach after she picked at a suspected empty end with a darning needle. The cartridge was believed empty before the fatal blast.
Indianapolis December 3. Vice President Thomas Lewis of the United Mine Workers says he has heard nothing about a Chicago report claiming a wholesale reduction of miners wages was contemplated in Illinois Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
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