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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
2
A fragmented item shows a local publication in Westville pricing ad space and deadlines for news insertions. It includes a 1914 San Diego letter from S. C. Montgomery describing an exposition project, a looming opening on January 1 and a dramatic city landmark with details on a river and bridge.
The sixth annual Great Lakes Poultry association exhibit will be held at Niemer hall Michigan City Indiana July 7 to 12 1915. Purdue university poultry department to show with free lectures daily. Entry fees 25 cents per single entry 50 cents extra for pen. Judge Frank Heck of Berwyn Illinois to award prizes. Send premium lists to secretary A L Peterson 409 Barroad Michigan City Indiana.
Work began on Hillcrest Country club site at Long Lake in Porter county to complete a clubhouse and golf links by next season. The Hillcrest club, with Valparaiso and Chicago members, secured land between Long Flint and Spectacle lakes offering a high rolling site with lake views. A Chicago expert designed the links promising a premier midwest course as the club also plans drives around the lakes to shape a premier summer resort.
Royal Cory McGinnis and Rosema Judd, hei rs of Indiana and Missouri families, were married yesterday at the Superior Court building in Michigan City after meeting Tuesday for the first time through a family connection and long distance correspondence. The couple had seen each other only days before the ceremony.
A series of death notices recounts Halladay’s long illness ending in death, with details of birth near Westville and residency in Michigan City since 1887. Other notices honor Mrs. James DeWolfe, a Belmont County born educator and performer, and brief local society items from Laporte and surrounding areas.
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wright’s home to celebrate Lincoln Dodd’s 54th birthday. The hosts decorated the house, served a noon repast by Mrs. Wright, and welcomed guests including Robert Wallace and Laura, Frank Link and wife, Stafford Iseminger and family, Orf Matotte and family, Walter Dodd and wife, Mrs. Ethel Hannon, and C. E. Fryar among others. Wanatah Mirror.
Mrs. Dora Hatfield of Rolling Prairie has been appointed guardian for her brother Orin W. Allison, formerly of Arizona, a 66 year old paralyzed man who lived with his sister after a stroke. His estate is valued at $5,000 or more, including funds in Savannah banks, real estate in Los Angeles, mineral land interests, and a Elkhart home valued at about $2,000. he requires nursing care and can only be wheeled in a chair, with occasional cloudy mental condition.
A direct effect of the European war reaches Michigan City as the Tecumseh Facing a Mills plant reopens after a lull in orders. The facility will handle a large order of gloves and mittens for the English army, ending a period of closure due to scarce demand.
The Laporte County Board of Commissioners on December 11 1914 approved the report by viewers Becher Huntress and engineer Burtis Thomas on the cost of a New Durham township macadam highway. The estimated total cost is 24600 dollars. Attest: Fred A. Hausheer Auditor.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a universal remedy that penetrates kidneys to dissolve uric acid, cleanse pores, and improve filtration. It promises relief from backache, aches in the sides, and urinary disorders with no age or duration limit and asserts guaranteed results or refunds.
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