Annual Indiana Teachers' Association Meeting Set in Indianapolis
The Indiana State Teachers Association will hold its annual session in Indianapolis December 27 28 29 with speakers from Indiana University DePauw University Franklin College and Purdue University plus James Whitcomb Riley and state leaders. Members urged to join get fare rate and dues. Laporte County seeks greater participation and better hotel planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
W.L Began
Indiana University
Edwin Holt Hughes
DePauw University
E B. Bryar
Franklin College
W. E Stone
Purdue University
James Whitcomb Riley
Sach
Laporte County
Prize Offer to Subscribers by The Indicator
The Indicator announces a January 1 gift plan offering subscribers a choice of three prizes. For every dollar paid on new or old subscriptions, a number is earned and a committee will select a winner who chooses a watch or cloth from a merchant. The prize is valued at twenty dollars in good store value, with the process designed to avoid overstatement and to ensure full value.
Kidney Cure Help Story From Shelton Woman
Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shelton Washington says she suffered kidney trouble for years before Foley's Kidney Cure gave immediate relief and cured her. She credits the product with cleansing poisons from the blood and restoring health, noting doctors were unable to help prior to use.
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Raymond Conner
Shelton, Wash
Foley
Forgers Active in Hammond Across Several Weeks
A Hammond special reports a remarkable spree of forgeries in the city over recent weeks. The ringleader confessed he began crime after reading newspaper accounts of the case. John Williams forged twenty checks on Hamford merchants, netting nearly $300, and was captured in Chicago and brought back to Hammond.
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Hammond
Hnd
John Williams
Hamford
Chicago
Personally Conducted Tour to California
Exclusive first class tour under the Tourist Department from Chicago via Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. Jeaves Chicago on Wednesday February 7 to enjoy California sunshine and flowers through February and March. Cost $33000 covers all expenses including rail fare dining car meals and hotel stays. Service first class. Itineraries on application with A Hutchison manager at 212 Clark St and 120 Jackson Blvd Chicago.
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Tourist Department
Chicago
Union Pacific & North Western Line
A. Hutchison
Clark St
Jackson Blvd
First Requisite of Beauty With Orino Laxative Syrup
An 1900s style drug advert promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for sallow blotched complexions. It claims to clear the liver and bowels and brighten the eyes, urging readers to refuse substitutes. E. T. Scott, druggist, endorses the product.
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E. T. Scott
Torture of a Preacher Story of Pastor O D Moore
Rev O D Moore of Harpersville New York describes his suffering from a persistent cough after a grip bed rest requirement. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for curing his cough and preventing consumption. The remedy is sold by E T Scott with a 50 cent to one dollar price and a free trial bottle.
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O. D. Moore
the Baptist Church
Harpersville
N. Y
Dr. King
E.T Scott
M. E. Church Christmas Services
The M E Church holds Christmas themed services Sunday with morning sermon on The Great Christmas Gift and its Lesson and evening sermon on What Our Brotherhood Means. Sunday school at 10 a m Epworth League at 6 p m and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. All invited.
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Ati
Epworth League
The Southern California New Train Best Route
The Los Angeles Limited, electric lighted, new from the Pullman shops, offers travel comfort with updated features. Departs Chicago 10:05 p m daily and reaches Los Angeles 4:55 p m third day via Union Pacific North Western Line and Salt Lake Route. Pullman drawing room and tourist sleeping cars, composite, observation car, dining cars, a la carte service. For rates and reservations contact agent or Trav Agt A H Waggener 215 Jackson Blvd Chicago IL.
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Los Angeles Limited
Pullman
Chicago
Los Angeles
Union Pacific & North-Western
Salt Lake
A. H. Waggener
Trav
Agt
Jackson Blvd
Supreme Court Opinion Broadens Runyan Road Case
The supreme court opinion in the Runyan road case is sweeping. The court reversed the earlier ruling, awarded judgment for the defendants, and instructed the lower court to do the same. Bunyan will complete the roads and collect from the county. taxpayers may seek a reduction when the contract ends if advisable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Runyan Road
Bunyan
Voice From the Past Letters Glow From 15th Indiana Survivor
John H. Murphy, a surviving member of Company A of the 15th Indiana Infantry now at Lafayette Soldiers Home, writes from December 12 1995 seeking news of chaplain J M Whitehead. He recalls comrades from Westville LaPorte County and notes few veterans remain, many buried far from home.
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Chas. Cole
John H. Murphy
Co. A. 15Th Ind
Lafayettee
J. M. Whitehead
Topeka
Kas
Baptist Church
LeFayette
Charles Cule
Co. “A
Saod. Inf
Laporte County
Westville
Samuel Barns
Rauben Weaver
Wm. Webber
Joel W. Foater
Io K. Parks
Thos. W. Gratham
Wm. L. Cole
John H. Smith
Foster
Stone River
Parks
Graham
Cole
Smith
Logansport
Cass County
West Virginia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Old 15Th Reet
Job
Joan H. Murphy
Toyland Bacter Display Heads to Scotve
A note indicates a bacter display from Toyland and other venues will be shown at Scotve soon. organizers promise an early view and urge attendance.
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Toyland
Scotve
Forfeits Franchise Signal on Electric Line Route
The La Porte clipping notes the Northern Traction Company forfeited $1,000 deposit after failing to meet council conditions for its planned line from South Bend through Laporte Westville Valparaiso to Chicago. The move may suggest withdrawal or changed terms but does not end prospects for an electric traction line in the area.
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la Porte Republican
Northern Traction
Northern Traction Company
Laporte
Crouncil
South Bend
Westville
Valparaiso
Chicago
Traveling Mar Dies From Carbolic Acid In Valparaiso
A Chicago traveling man employed by Borg Wardt Bront registered at Hotel Lafayette in Valparaiso. He died by his own hand with carbolic acid during the night. The night clerk found the body after entry. a note requested an undertaker be notified.
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A. Dosister
Chicago
Borg, Wardt & Bront
Lafayette
Valparaiso
Denilson
Dr David Kennedy's Remedy Endorsed by Mrs Mizner
Mrs KE Mizner of Burg Hill Ohio claims Dr David Kennedy's Remedy cured her Brighi's disease and Gravel after four physicians failed. She recommends it to others and notes price details: $1 per bottle or six for $5.00.
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David Kennedy
Rondout
N. Y
Brighi
KE. P. Mizner
Burg Hill
O. Price
Northern Indiana Railway Company Formed by Consolidation
Articles filed in the county recorder's office show the Indiana Railway company and the South Bend La Porte and Michigan City Railway company consolidating into the Northern Indiana Railway company with capital of 4 million dollars. Stock exchanges value Indiana Railway stock at 3.09 million for 3.2 million in the new firm and South Bend La Porte and Michigan City stock at 1.0006 million for 800 thousand in the new company. Directors named include Arthur Kennedy and J MecSmith among South Bend leaders and W L Stonex of Goshen.
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County Recorder
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Indiana Railway Company
South Bend, Laporte and Michigan City Railway Company
Arthur Kennedy
Pittsburg
J. MecSmith
J. B. McCance
Reward for Catarrh Cure Declared by Hall's Co
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars to cure catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from F J Cheney and company officials, notes internal cure actions, and lists Toledo O druggists selling the product.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
S. Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truuax
Toledo O
Walpine, Kinnan & Maryryx
Toledo
O. Hall
Hall
Adulterants Found In Indiana Food And Drugs
Indiana chemist H. E. Barnard reports widespread adulteration in drugs foods and lime water samples from state drug stores. He cites chalky lime water misrepresented products like alum bone dust plaster of Paris and coal tar dye in tea and warns of dangerous false security. Local authorities will receive impurity reports.
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Paris
Indiana
H. E. Barnard
Barnnard
Todiana
Barnard
Road Supervisors Elected Across County in Light Vote
The county elected road supervisors in numerous townships including New Durham Johnson Coolspring Michigan Clinton Galena Springfield Hanna Pleasant Hudson Center. Votes were light in most districts with many contests decided by drawing lots. several ties occurred.
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New Durham
George Livingston
David Ripp
Wm. Warnock
Herbart Cathcart
Davey
Hi Vergin
Henry Aynoskey
Johnson
James Amer
D. W. Difert
Wills
Ed Graves
Clinton
J.C. Williams
John Bremer
Frank Howell
Michael Sullivan
Galena
W. W. Smith
J.P. Birchim
Charles Martin
Joel Brockett
Springfield
Alex Dietz
Michael Brown
Charles Wood
Herman Schultz
Hanna
Wm. Earick
Pleasant
George Barhars
Fred Freeze
W. UH. Haferkamp
John B. Mott
Hudson
Elwood Sheeley
C. W. Miller
Clinton Hicks
Center
Matthias Kramer
P. G. Hollenback
Charles Blank
Charles Schaffner
Oata
Porter County Man Elias Cain Dies at 89
Elias Cain aged 89 of Porter County died Monday at his daughter Mrs. Charles Stoner’s home on South Franklin Street in Valparaiso. He leave three sons Lemuel Alfred and Leonard Cain and a daughter Mrs. Stoner.
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Elias Cain
Porter County
Charles Stoner
Franklin Street
Valparaiso
Lemuel
Alfred
Leonard Cain
Stoner
Obituary of Jeremiah C Peirce Vaparaiso Pioneer
Jeremiah C Peirce longtime Valparaiso resident died at his North Washington home after five years of declining health. Born January 4 1820 in Carlisle Pennsylvania he joined the 1840 California migration and returned via the Isthmus in 1851 He settled in Valparaiso in 1852 and married Virginia Hass who died in 1854 He married Martha Emory in 1856 survived by a sister Mrs J H Letherman He served three years as clerk in the Civil War in the quartermaster department at Paducah Kentucky and Vicksburg Mississippi and later as deputy auditor in the Brown administration.
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Jeremiah C. Peirce
Vaparaiso
Washington Street
Carlisle
California
Valparaiso
Virginia Hass
Martha Emory
J. H. Letherman
Paducah
Vicksburg
Hea
William Emery Brown
Michigan City Residents Die in Weekend Deaths
Obituaries report deaths of Charles Riebe at 701 West Eighth Street from typhoid fever and heart disease aged 40, immigrant from Germany with widow and three children and a sister in Michigan City. Also John Schwager 83, stroke survivor, with children in Michigan City and Chicago. Margaret Miller 51 dies of cancer. Anna Holstein 95 dies at home on Park Street. Maria Johnson 73 dies after paralysis. all residents or former residents of Michigan City with surviving family members named.
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Charles Riebe
Michigan City
West Eighth Street
Mr. Riebe
Germany
Eighth
Ida
Linda
Fred
Fred Schrader
McClellan Avenue
John Schwager
John Schwager, Jr
Jackson Street
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Charles
William
John
Christian Schwager
Henry Schwager
Julius Schultz
Chicago
Minnie Popp
Ernest Griekey
Margaret A. Miller
William Miller
Sauktown
Wills Township
Presbyterian Hospital
Miller
Anna Holstein
Charles Kai
Park Street
Louis M
Holstein
Wheaton
Jil
August Fredericks
Evanston
Ill
Chas, Kal
Willliam Meyer
Maria Johnson
Erland Johnson
Decatur Street
Sweden
Gustave Rambeck
Anna Johnson
James Ludington Remembered in Porter Township Obituary
James Ludington a prominent farmer south of Valparaiso died Thursday afternoon at 1 o clock after a week's illness from pneumonia. He leaves a wife five children his mother three brothers Joseph and Frank of Porter township Alice of Woodstock Ontario and two sisters Mrs Hezza Sheffield of Valparaiso and Mrs Fred Willits of Ottawa Hl.
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James Ludington
Vaparaiso
Joseph
Frank
Porter Township
Alice
Woodstock
Ontario
Hezza Sheffield
Valparaiso
Fred Willits
Ottawa
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M. E. Church Services
Southern California
Runyan
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