Joyous Christmas Program at M. E. Church
The M. E. Sunday school held a Christmas program Saturday night with two gift laden trees and a large bell. Supt. Campbell spoke inviting all to join the Sunday school as children performed recitations songs and exercises under various teachers and classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Supt. Campbell
Mary Ballard
Ballard
Helen Ray
Ruliffe Morris
Dolman
Ross Herrold
Herbert Brown
Lucy Herrold
Clarence Thomas Cathleen Cornelius
Mildred Warnock
Mary Kalies Reva Dodd
Veda Dachwald
Mr. Taylor
Evaline Ballard
Elsie Smith
Audrey Herrold
Paul Taylor
Eva Gloff
Howard Davidson
Ward Innes
Loyalty To Christ
War Prize Offer from The Indicator to Subscribers
The Indicator offers subscribers a chance to win a choice of three prizes valued at twenty dollars each including a gold watch, a suit, or a dress pattern. For every dollar paid on subscriptions between now and January 1, entrants receive a number. a committee will select the winner who then picks the prize at a participating merchant.
The First Requisite of Beauty Advertised
An ad touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for sallow complexions by cleansing the liver and bowels. It claims the product brightens eyes and is pleasant to take with no nausea or griping. Distributed by HE. T. Scott, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orino
Wrisfuse
HE. T. Scott
Family Gathering at the Michael Home Christmas Day
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Michael on Clear Lake hosted a Christmas reunion with 37 guests. Absentees included a son in law F W Obime and two children due to illness. Attendees from nearby areas included Wm Warnock, Mrs F W Chime, H C Michael, D W Shunk, W P Hollar, B F Shunk, C E Hollar, S E Saroyer, Wm and Miss Louisa Malchow, Caesius Hollar of Elkhart, and Robt Schultz of South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Michael
Clearlake
F. W. Obime
Ascle Chris
Wm. Warnock
F. W. Chime
H.C. Michael
D. W. Shunk
W. P. Hollar
B. F. Shunk
Doctors Could Not Help Her Then Foley’s Kidney Cure Relief
Mrs Raymond Conner of Shelton Washington says years of kidney trouble vanished after a single dose of Foley's Kidney Cure. She praises the remedy for eliminating poisons from the blood and restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Conner
Shelton, Wast
Foley
Torture of a Preacher and a Cure for Coughs
Rev. O. D. Moore of Harpersville New York recounts suffering severe torture from a persistent cough linked to the grip and sleeping upright. He credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and saving him from consumption. The advertisement promotes the remedy through AIFE T Scott s druggist with prices 50 cents and 1 00 and a trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Moore
the Baptist Church
Harpersville
N. Y
Dr. King
AIFE
T. Scott
Will Try to Quash Charge in Sherrick Case
Indianapolis December 22 attorneys for former Auditor David Sherrick said they will seek to have the state make the embezzlement charges more specific when the case is heard tomorrow in criminal court. A strong effort will be made to quash the charge the state seeks to prove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
David Sherrick
Sherrick
Methodist Church Plans Sermons For Sunday Services
The Sunday program includes a morning sermon titled The Worlds Week of Prayer and an evening message Our New Year s Day Resolutions. Additional activities feature Prayer meeting at 7 p m Junior League Lat 2 30 p m Class meeting 9 a m Sunday school 10 a m and Epworth League 6 p m All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Charles Organ in Bank Collapse Ties to Chicago Trust
Charles Organ formerly of Laporte and brother of the late John Organ, a noted Laporte real estate and insurance man, served as secretary and treasurer of the Equitable Trust of Chicago, which failed amid a trio of large bank collapses a few days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Organ
Laporte
John Organ
Equitable Trust Company of Chicago
Victory for Runyan & Co in road case supreme court ruling
Attorneys J. F. Gallaher C. R. and J. B. Collins representing the Taxpayers Association receive the supreme court opinion reversing the lower court. The decision ends the suit with no retrial and allows Bunyan & Co to finish the macadam road and claim 21000 in county funds. Taxpayers may still sue after completion to potentially reduce final payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Gallaher
C. R
J. B. Collins
Taxpayers Association
A. Runyan & Co
Macadam Road
Supreme Court
Marshall County
Bunyan & Co
Want Oven Town Open Sunday by Hammond Saloonkeepers
Hammond Saloonkeepers vote to stay open Sunday as a test, risking arrest and fines. If penalized, they plan a movement to close the town and prosecute news dealers, restaurants, hotels, candy stores, drug stores, and small grocers that operate on Sunday. The move could boost state school funds via fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Hammond Saloonkeepers’ Association
Crowded Out Last Week In Local Gazette
Crowded out last week. C. E Miller of Chicago Heights visited Friday and Saturday. John Stoner is reported quite sick. The Monon depot and C. M. Williams saloon were entered Friday night, two watches taken. Depot had no missing items though express packages appeared opened. Westville Lodge I O O F weighs celebrating its 52d anniversary in January. Ed Hixon Roy McKellips Rollo Gardner Dick Small Grover Herrold John Larson E O Bahm Chester Crumpacker and Bob Loomis visited Chicago yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
C. M. Williams
Westville Lodge I. O. O. F
Ed Hixon
Roy McKellips
Rollo Gardner
Dick Small
Grover Herrold
John Larson
E. O. Baahm
Chester Crumpacker
Bob Loomis
Chicago
Laporte Woman to Witness Crowning of Norwegian King
Mies Constance Westberg of Laporte will attend the crowning ceremony in Norway as a stenographer in the Home Remedy company offices. The event marks a new historical moment for Norway and will be witnessed by a young local woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Norway
Mies Constance Westberg
Southern California new train best route
The Los Angeles Limited, electric lighted, new from the Pullman shops, leaves Chicago 10:05 p.m. daily and arrives Los Angeles 4:45 p.m. third day via Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Salt Lake Route. Draw room and tourist sleeping cars dining cars observation car. For rates reservations and full particulars apply to agent or A H Waggener Trav Agt 215 Jackson Blvd Chicago Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Limited
Pullman
Chicago
Los Angeles
Union Pacific & North-Western
Salt Lake
A. H. Waggener
Trav
Agt
Jackson Blvd
Pretty wedding at Small home in Mishawaka area
Miss Reese and Mr. F Martin Porter wed at noon yesterday at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs O L Small near town. Rev T E Ballard officiated the ceremony with Nellie Bly Small playing Lohengrin. The couple leave for River Park Mishawaka Ind for a new home after a wedding breakfast. Relatives from River Park and Mishawaka attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Small
Miss Reese
F. Martin Porter
Smalls
T. E. Ballard
M. E. Church
Lohengrin
Nellie Bly Small
River Park
Mishawaka
Ind
Studebaker
South Bend
Porter
Wolford
Ravencroft
Call for 10th District Republican Convention
The Tenth Congressional District Republicans meet as a delegate convention in Reneselaer Indiana on January 16 1906 at 11 a m to elect a member of the State Central Committee. Delegates from Benton Jasper Lake LaPorte Newton Porter Tippecanoe Warren and White counties are apportioned by county. Delegates will be chosen by primary meetings on January 12 or 13 1906 as arranged by county committees. A K Sills chairman and L D Carey secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Committee
Tenth Congressional District
Reneselaer
Ind
State Central Committee
Benton
Jasper
Ceee Eee
Lake
Gees
LaPorte
Newton
Porter
Ceee Ee
Tippecanoe
Warren
White
Holiday visitors and gatherings reported in local notes
OTIS Younger Shaner and family visited Michigan City friends. Emma Reglen and daughter Renetta spent a few days with relatives. Sylvester Ward and wife from Geneva are here for holidays with G. W. Winters family. Lubs of Michigan City stayed at Wm. Kresel’s. Cassie Pratt and daughter spent Christmas in Laporte. B. F. Vogler and wife returned from South Bend with Mrs. Vogler’s mother. Mrs. Compton to stay a few days. Josephine Dankhert received two roosters to repay two ducks stolen earlier. Christmas school exercises drew a large crowd and were well received. Fred Miller of Laporte spent Christmas with his girl at Beatty’s Corners. Purdue student Fred Snyder visited from his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Benton and sons from Valparaiso spent time with William Hackett. Otis No. 10 I C F of A plans a Mask Ball New Year’s night. William Ritenour of Chicago spent Christmas here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaner
Michigan City
Seberger
Emma Reglen
Renetta
Sylvester Ward
Geneva
Ind
G. W. Winters
Lubs
Wm. Kresel
Cassie Pratt
Laporte
B. F. Vogler
South Bend
Josephine Dankhert
Fred Miller
Beattys Corners
Fred Snyder
Purdue University
Statewide 1905 school enrollment and funding totals
State Superintendent Fasset A Cotton reports 1905 state enrollment 768,672 with 550,121 students in white and colored males and females. County common school funds total 88,168.74. township funds 2,468,143.63, grand total 310,636,226.37. Consolidation shows 657 schools abandoned, 250 consolidated, 7,796 children transported by wagon at 878585 per day, with 40 of 46 counties voting affirmative and 6 negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Central
A Fortunate Young Lady
Miss Jennie Martin of Rochester New York credits Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy with curing her kidney complaint after two bottles. She says home physicians and their medicines failed but the remedy from Rondout New York brought complete relief and no further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Martin
North Paul St
Rochester
N. Y
David Kennedy
Rondout
Laporte Council approves ten year street light contract
The Laporte common council agreed to a ten year contract with Laporte Light and Power for 125 street lights to burn all night at 73 dollars per light annually. State Grange honored Laporte county and L S Fitch of Oakwood at Seymour meeting, reappointing Fitch as chairman of the executive committee. Chas Wornburff of Liberty township Porter county dies of cancer at 66, survived by wife and five children. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. in Chesterton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte Common Council
The
Laporte Light and Power Company
Laporte County
L S. Fitch
Oakwood
State Grange
Seymour
Mr. Fitch
Fitch
Chas Wornburff
Liberty Township
Porter County
Germany
Here
Herman
Fredricka
Anna
Minnie
Fred
Chesterton
Mrs A E Green Dies of Pneumonia in Chesterton
Mrs A E Green died Thursday of pneumonia at her Chesterton home. Her husband, secretary and treasurer of Western Launch & Engine works in Michigan City, and a ten year old son survive. The family planned to move to Michigan City to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Green
Chesterton
Western Launch & Engine Works
Michigan City
Tragic Diphtheria Death Strikes Michigan City Family
A two year old son of John Bile died Wednesday of last week in Michigan City from diphtheria. No physician had attended the child until death revealed the illness, and another child in the family was found to be suffering from the same disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bile
Michigan City
Michigan City Tragedies Claim Two Local Residents
Edna Glafcke two year old daughter of William and his wife in Michigan City died after a scalding coffee accident last Wednesday. George Schoemacher aged 22 died Tuesday at the family home from consumption leaving a mother sister and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Wm. Glafcke
Michigan City
Geo. Schoemacher
Indiana Infantry Man John Nolan Dies in Elkhart
John Nolan of Elkhart, a member of the Ninth Indiana Infantry, died in Elkhart on Saturday. Mrs. Maria E. Callison died Tuesday morning at her Laporte home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nolan
Elkhart
Ninth Indiana Infantry
Maria E. Callison
Laporte
Death of Mrs. Orrin Burgess at 88 in Iowa
Word reached here of the death in the morning at the home of her son Nelson near Buxhart Iowa of Mrs. Orrin Burgess maiden Reynolds born November 21 1817 in New York State She eight eight years old She married Orrin Burgess in Wayne County Indiana fifty six years ago The family lived on a farm northwest of town until Mr Burgess died six years ago Mrs Burgess mother of ten children Nelson Amos Hannah Sargeant Matilda Allen Ruth Reed Elizabeth Dodd and Rose Greenley Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 30 a m at the Christian Church Eld E T Scott officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Burgess
Nelson
Buxhart
Iowa
Burgess
Reynolds
New York State
Wayne County
Ind
Burgees
Elkhart
Hannah Sargeant
Tacoma
Wash
Amos
Matilda Allen
Ankeney
Ruth Reed
Kettle Falls
Elizabeth =Dodd
Rose Greenley
Wearville
Allen
Des Moines
Christian Church
Eld. E. T. Scott
Death in Michigan City Mrs Elizabeth Kliesinger
Mrs Elizabeth Kliesinger died Christmas day at St. Anthony's hospital in Michigan City aged 81. A German born widow who lived in Wearville forty years with her deceased husband, she left four children, only John surviving and residing with her. She fell weeks earlier breaking her right hip and did not recover. Funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. at the Methodist church led by Rev Ballard with burial in the cemetery near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kliesinger
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Michigan City
Kiiceiager
Wearville
Indiana Ilinois
John
Kifesinger
Germany
Methodist Church
Kliesinger
M. E
Ballard
Two Michigan City Women Die on Christmas Night
Two Michigan City residents died on Christmas night after a day of hosting a party. Mrs. Wm Jhrk died from apoplexy, aged 55, leaving a husband and six adult children. Mrs. Sophia Dunker, aged over 50, died after a long stomach tumor affliction, survived by two sons, her husband, and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Wm. Jhrk
Sage
Sophia Dunker
Death of Miss Sarah Frazer in Laporte Hospital
Miss Sarah Cornelia Frazer died at 5 p m December 20 in Holy Family hospital Laporte after a week of treatment. Born September 10 1847 in Scipio township she lived in Laporte many years. Survived by brother Joseph Frazer of Laporte and sister Mrs B R Bogg of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Cornelia Frazer
Holy Family Hospital
Laporte
Miss Frazer
Scipio Township
Joseph Frazer
B. R. Bogg
Oklahoma
Woodmansee Dies at 74 in Galena Township
John L. Woodmansee aged 74 died December 19 at his Galena township home. He is survived by his wife and four children who preceded him in death. The couple had been honored Galena township citizens since 1852.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Woodmansee
Galena Township
Mr. Woodmansee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will
Methodist Church Services
Charles
Bank
Victory For Runyan & CO
C. E Miller
Chicago Heights
John Stoner
Southern California
A. K. Sills
L D. Carey
Sec
Otis
William Ritenour
Laporte Lighting Contract
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