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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
1
A column of local notes references a ground hog sighting, a Brook landlady punishing a delinquent boarder, fines from a police raid on houses of ill fame in Michigan City, coal price shifts after a congress-ordered duty suspension, and urban development chatter. The piece blends humor with civic concerns and regional rumors.
Representative Van Boren of Grand Rapids introduced a bill to require out of state couples desiring to wed in Michigan to obtain a license at least five days before marriage and to prohibit licensing on Sundays. The article also mentions the Panama Canal Treaty as a separate item.
Dan Sims of Lafayette, district and state Y M C A president, contemplates a run for governor as a Democratic candidate. He notes a stagnant Democratic scene and recalls Capt Guthrie’s congressional race last fall, suggesting leadership traits may emerge as the contest develops.
A Michigan City woman reportedly severed her thumb while cutting wood and only discovered the loss when she tried milking a cow. The anecdote is presented as humorous commentary on women's perceived suitability for domestic tasks, noting potential awkwardness from littered tools and shared chores.
The article notes Edwin Wagner, captured at Lafayette, is sentenced to a term in the northern penitentiary. It quotes his boastful claim of targeting the brightest victims, noting his clever escapes after crimes and a warning about overconfidence.
W B Keene circulates a remonstrance for the temperance society urging the legislature to keep Nicholson law intact. The liquor league seeks a bill forcing remonstrators to sign in person before a commissioner court, negating attorney signings. Strong opposition warns against pressuring minorities and cautions that such measures may provoke stricter actions.
A bill to raise Supreme and Appellate judges salaries from $2000 to $3000 per year passed the Senate 27 to 21. The measure, costing Indiana taxpayers about $27,000 annually, is criticized as meritless and unlikely to pass the House.
Alexander Watts, an expert machinist and Buddhism believer, was struck by a Lake Shore train at Whiting and died from his injuries. Earlier that day he was knocked off the Fort Wayne road, losing an eye. Watts was said to be a resident of Valparaiso.
A copy of the annual report of the State Board of Forestry lists Porter county statistics. It shows 732 acres of first grade timber 13 401 acres of second grade timber 22 553 acres of third grade timber 6 322 acres of broken waste land and 1 002 trees planted in 1902. The report highlights a strong need for new planting and forest regeneration.
V. H. Wendt, long serving Nickel Plate agent at Valparaiso, is promoted to western traveling freight agent with headquarters in Omaha Nebraska. He will take the new post in March and the successor at Valparaiso has not been announced.
Kheimer Blesse, 58, a Valparaiso resident for 18 years and German native, died Friday evening in his barn by hanging and shooting himself. He leaves a wife and two sons. Funeral was held Sunday at the home.
State supreme court held that when a railroad employee is garnished in a foreign jurisdiction and the railroad after defending property pays the debt, the company cannot be required to pay the debt directly to the employee. The decision reverses Judge Buskirk in Adams v Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern.
Senate committee on fees and salaries held an open meeting to consider the Gard bill revising salaries of county clerks treasurers auditors sheriffs and recorders to a uniform pay by population. George L B Ueywood of Lafayette spoke for Tippecanoe county officials and Nathan L Agnew spoke for Porter county officers.
Miss Martha Axe is said to have inherited a third of the estate of her uncle Allen F. Axe who died at Basin Montana. The estate includes mining interests and ties to Valparaiso Elkhart and Montana. The other two thirds go to Isoth Axe a brother of the deceased and his lines Alien Axe both of Montana. Lake County State Bank has been incorporated at 50000 to operate at Mast Chicago.
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