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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
4
The notice outlines advertising rates including obituary notices over ten lines at ten cents per line and professional cards at set yearly percentages. It states submission deadlines by Wednesday noon and invites readers to note these rates for publication in the issue.
In Laporte County Republicans call township and city meetings on February 6 or 7 1914 to choose delegates and alternates for the Thirteenth Congressional district convention in Plymouth on February 10 1914 at 1 30 PM. The apportionment follows 1910 votes for Otis E Gulley with eight towns listed for delegates and alternates. Julius Travis chairs the Republican County Central Committee with Andrew J Hickey as secretary. The note also includes a separate column urging tariff scrutiny and discussing foreign grain competition led by Argentina and Canada impacting American corn and oats markets, warning of price shifts and farm impacts under Free Trade.
Delegates and alternate delegates elected in the Thirteenth Congressional district are ordered to assemble February 10 1914 at the Gem theater Plymouth Indiana at 1 30 p m to elect a district chairman who will join the Republican state committee. Fred Woodward district chairman announces the convention.
The American farmer confronts worldwide competition as the Underwood Tariff broadens the free list. Wheat retains a 10 cent per bushel duty while other countries’ imports may rise, affecting Canada as a key supplier amid reduced protection for farm products.
Frank Kukowski 11 and Frank Pernak 10 were placed in an empty box car in Hammond by an unknown man. The car was moved to Han na and they were found frost bitten by engineer R. P. Ormiston as his train stopped at Han na. They received medical aid and help to return home.
The Phoenix theatre hosts a Laporte Monday afternoon session led by Vice-President Pardington of the highway association and Indianapolis mayor Charles Bookwalter. Pardington projects 25,000 automobiles using the highway in 1915 with most traffic east of the Mississippi. Bookwalter notes planned tributary feeders and Indianapolis discussions of a permanent pad to connect to the highway. Al D. Frankson briefly spoke on construction plans.
The article notes a shift to concrete roads with low maintenance costs and a large highway subscription, over six million of ten million raised. It discusses efforts east from Laporte to the county line, St Joseph county’s 30 foot road plan, Laporte county needs to fill gaps, and Henry Collins offering to donate a site for a factory to aid Lincoln highway progress.
County assessors and auditors from Laporte and neighboring counties will confer with the state board of tax commissioners to review the state tax law and spring assessments for 1915. The meeting, one of ten district sessions, will be held in the afternoon in Laporte, arranged by Daniel P. Grover.
The 1886 deposit of 5.00 by Benajah Stanton into LaPorte Savings Bank, with a 1890 additional 1.00, grew through semiannual compounding to 17.74 by January 1, 1914. Interest compounded each January 1 and July 1.
The article notes the Great War era crisis as Stillwell faces sin and atonement amid a gas discovery. It mentions Grand Trunk Railroad drilling a water well and, yesterday afternoon, reaching over 200 feet to a Bas rock pocket.
Bonds for three gravel roads in Center Hanna and Clinton townships were sold in La Porte. Gotto road $13 600 Berridge road $14 000 Brockman road $18 000 with premiums totaling $624.50. Fletcher American National Bank Indianapolis handled the two smaller bonds and Meyer Kiser Bank secured the Brockman road. Premiums paid were $185.50 on Berridge and $181 on Gotto. the bank also pays accrued interest.
For sale two four year old horses. A G Labners. A daughter born February 4 to Mr and Mrs Ed Jardine. C T Kalles rested at home with a cold. Mrs Asa Strong entertained the Pythian Sisters west of town. J H H Allison plans a farm sale near Coburg February 26. Mrs Isabel Herrold to hold a sale of personal property west of the Mo 20 depot February 28. Beulah and Kenneth Hilton children of Mr and Mrs Boy Hilton ill with mumps south of town. Mrs Ulrich called back to Chicago Friday. Mrs Mina Hilton caring for the editor’s sick. Garwood farm near Pinbook, Thos Garwood Jr, sold to Dayla Hannon last week for about 23000, 150 per acre, one of the county’s finest tracts. Mrs M A Webster learned of Mrs Re Webster’s death January 28 near Fall River Kansas at Ada Kimball’s home. burial in Perry Illinois. husband Weilay Webster buried there. Mrs Webster was over 80, paralyzed the Sunday before death, long Westville resident.
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