Local notes mix industry hopes and political chatter
A broad survey of Indiana and Lake County news covers sheep farming shifts, soda fountain taxes, railroad and harbor plans, school book debates, and talks of new automotives for lawyers. It notes bids on macadam roads, federal building sites, canal work, and political ambitions of Bell and Crumpacker, with satirical takes on local figures and prophetic claims about Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Hammond
State Street
Oakley and
Plummer Avenues
Bell
Indianapolis
Lake Co
Croton
Hebron News Recalls Local History And Holiday Happenings
The Hebron Journal readers receive a Christmas greeting and weekly updates. A former Hebron resident, William Gipps, recounts moving from Ohio to Indiana in 1844 and settling near Salt Creek, sharing work history in farming, undertakings, and insurance. The column notes community events, illness, fires, visitors, and holiday shopping, with several local names and businesses mentioned.
Local Notes from Valpo and Area
Mrs. George Wood of Deepriver visits Valpo for a few days. N Wood of Deepriver mills finished hauling another car of buckwheat. Mr. Wagner visits his Michigan parents this week. Dance in City Hall on Monday December 29 invites all. Lewis Maxwell sold cattle to William and Grant Hardesty last week. Ross township bad road with mired horses had signs at both ends.
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N. Wood
Deepriver Mills
Mr. Wagner
Michigan
City
Lewis Maxwell
William
Grant Hardesty
Ross Township
Local Notes Roundup From Woodville and Nearby
Clyde Johnson is at home again. Abner Sanders returns from South Chicago where he worked months. Hunters from Whiting shot N Ashton’s yellow dog by mistake. Mrs Chase and family visited relatives here this week. Ruth Quarterman and Miss Longshore rode to McCool. Miss Blanche Ashton visited her brother here. Mr Jones travels to Chicago to visit daughter Mrs Shultz for the holidays.
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E- Crumpacker
Washington
Hoshaw
J. J. Baldwin
le Roy
P. E. Hoshaw
J.E Bryant
Roscoe Blood
Chicago
Bertha Rice
Lagrange
Nettie Bryant
Greentown
Ruth Buchanan
Jeanette Gordon
Oxford
Journal
Hebron
Alford
Ruth Quarterman
Longshore
McQool
Mrs. Wells
Valparaiso
Blanche Ashton
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Shultz
Will Create A Funeral Fund Proposed County Bill Faces January Legislature
The proposed bill on behalf of county officers would merge all county office fees into a single general fund. From that fund, salaries for all county officers would be paid, ensuring their compensation. The measure is to be presented to the legislature in January.
Court Adjourns Earlier. Docket Set for Monday
Judge McMahan ordered the court adjournment moved to Monday and set the term docket for that day. He will hear arguments in the water case later this term. The petit jury has been called for next Monday.
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Judge McMahan
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Warren County
Internal Revenue Bureau
East Chicago Globe
Mfg. Co
Indiana Harbor
Newton County Enterprise
Indiana
W. H. Philley
Center Township
Bret Bowser
The
Tribune
Philley
Monon
Michigan City
Culbert
National Capital
George Beth
Wesley Reynolds
Beth
Jessie James
City of
Water Works Co
McMahan
Crown Point
Frank Gavit
Whiting
Frank
Gavit
Rockefeller
Mereford
New York
H. EB. Buckfen Electric
Elkhart
South Bend
Laporte
Bucklen
Amica
Jones
Gentileman
Crown Point Star
J. B. Peterson
Andrew Stipple
Jerusalem
Earth
Agnes Maria Huffington
Tom Taggart
America
Ohio
Noble County
Goshen
Ilebron
Moses Collins
Pvt
Robins
Salt Creek
Gossette
John Gossette
Hickory Point
Wm. Gipps
Will Irvin
Arkansas
E. L. Rice
Gés
Reget
Sam Hogan
van Duyn
J. K. Blackstone
Sulter
Wm. Gibbs
Wm. Walkee
E. E. Stoner
Home Insurance Co
Sherman Alyeas
Ora Keupling
Grubeon Alyea
John Campbell
Far West
Jie
Nashaw’s
Henry McGill
sFeekies
Jon
Eberon
Foeir
Deepriver
Mrs
George Wood
Valpo
Woodville
Clyde Johnson
Abner Sanders
South
N. Ashton
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