Bank of Westville Reports Deposits and Loans
Bank of Westville records show deposits received and money loaned for food security. Exchanges bought and sold, collections carefully attended to by staff.
07 Feb 1895
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
1
Bank of Westville records show deposits received and money loaned for food security. Exchanges bought and sold, collections carefully attended to by staff.
A reader note requests a call line of mand made warm harness. The terse appeal emphasizes practical use and immediate availability for seasonal orders.
Frankfort reports General M D Manson died after paralysis on a Monon train. His wife and son arrived shortly before death. remains sent to Crawfordsville. He served in Mexican War and Civil War, was lieutenant governor candidate, and held offices including auditor of state and internal revenue collector. A novel will in Indianapolis leaves estate largely to blood relatives with protections for daughters and future widows.
In Indianapolis on February 6 the senate approved a Lafay ette soldiers home bill with a 100000 dollar appropriation while the house urged passage with 75000 dollars. The house debated labor troubles and backed O Briens arbitration board plan, while rejecting Merritts two commissioner scheme. Militia reorganization was discussed with a 75000 maintenance appropriation and expanded command authority. A winter wagering ban on horse races was introduced, and a caucus pledged no changes to the Australian ballot law or major investigations.
In Hartford on February 6 a failed dynamite attack near Pleasantdale Baptist Church sparked fear among worshipers. Rev. John Seelig had been holding revivals inside the church and had previously criticized scoffers. A janitor found three partly burned dynamite sticks beneath the church, enough to destroy the building.
A motion for a new trial was filed in Indianapolis criminal court for Winfred I Smith convicted of the murder of Weston B Thomas. The motion claims error in twenty-one evidentiary rulings and jury instructions, and alleges two jurors were incompetent. Affidavits accompany the filing.
During the campaign saloonkeepers of Rush County fought Republican George W. Young who won by a large majority. After taking office he targeted liquor law violators and a December grand jury session returned indictments, mostly against saloonkeepers.
In Losantville area five miles south of town a boiler exploded during busking corn near Jacob Clapper's residence. Victims named are Nathan Taylor Harvey Taylor John Walker Jacob Clapper and Wilson Drake Ace. Harvey Williams survived with severe bruises. Preceding items report missing Kokomo attorney John J Holman may have fled with up to 1800 dollars plus other funds all tied to debts and indorsements.
The will of Olaf R. Olson, filed for probate in Indianapolis, is described as having been written by Olson with a lead pencil on torn paper from an account book. It disposes of an estate valued at about 220000. The document’s opening page is noted in the report.
Mrs. E. L. Hays and daughter Lillian of St. Paul accompanied Oscar A. Hideerley of Chicago as he wed Miss Lillian, daughter of Chicago and Great Northern railway’s Assistant General Superintendent Hays. The groom seeks national renown as a spiritualist lecturer.
Memphis dealer Robert Craig & Co faced a partial assignment with assets estimated at 100000 and liabilities 85020 including about 14000 in preferred claims. Obituaries note several individuals from Indiana to Massachusetts. News items cover arrests, a church sermon dispute, a fatal boiler explosion, smallpox in Illinois, and a congressional election contest ruling in Richardson vs Belknap.
New York money on call near 4% with sterling strong and mixed bank note rates. In Chicago Wheat and Corn futures edged with February contract near 49 cents and May at 34 cents. Live cattle, hogs and sheep seen at the Union Stockyards with receipts around 19 thousand hogs and 14 thousand sheep, prices varied across classes.
At Atchison Kansas Jim Nutt and Mrs Payton die or near death after Nutt shoots Mrs Payton in a drunken rage and a hired man Cohen is wounded trying to help. Payton women rallies with an ax killing Nutt before collapsing. Nutt and Payton are reported near death with Coleman recovering.
Minneapolis February reports Claus Blixt testified that Harry Hayward discussed multiple killing schemes for Catherine Ging. Blixt recalled Hayward detailing plans to use a T rail and to crush her head in an elevator, and to shoot her during a buggy outing.
Four robbers halted Santa Fe train No 1 about thirty miles west of Hutchinson Kansas. They entered the express car at gunpoint and forced passengers to hand over valuables. The messenger refused the safe. only about 100 dollars was taken with 40 from the engineer.
The senate approved a bill designating the lowest bidder as the winning bidder for land tax sales and moved judgment deadlines on delinquent taxes from May to June term. A memorial resolution for ex-Senator McDonal was adopted while a joint resolution to buy flags for Decoration Day graves failed. House moved to regulate telephone charges and reform city police.
General James B. Weaver declares the republic faces its greatest crisis as he accuses the president of appealing to the money power of two hemispheres. He claims the president seeks to plunge the people into endless debt and grant further corporate privileges.
Chicago February 6. The board of trade votes 604 to 505 to refuse disciplining traders in privi leges or puts and calls amid heated feeling. Rumor says President W T Baker may resign. Director John Hill Jr has already resigned in writing.
Milwaukee on February 6 testimony in the Kinnickinnie street car disaster in which three people died. Fireman Robert Scott testified Kennedy, the motorman, looked under the car as it plunged. Kennedy was among the dead.
Fire in Leipsic Putnam county destroys Moeaso and Cripe's grocery and two adjoining blocks including the Towns end Opera House. Loss estimated at 25 000 on the opera house and 50 000 on other buildings, with insurance covering about one third.
Edmund Jordan Annie Mahaney and John Jersey were arraigned for the murder of janitor Alfred Barnes. His mutilated body was found in a World's fair packing box last December. All pleaded not guilty as a jury was selected.
In Keokuk Iowa on February 6 reports say 10,000 pounds of fish are taken daily from the Des Moines River at Bonaparte. The river is frozen and fish are driven to the mill race to air and are shoveled out by wagon loads.
Charles L. Murphy of Quincy jailed in Springfield awaiting grand jury action on charges of raising figures on silver certificates and passing them after defaulting on a $1,000 bond.
Detroit Free Press reports a scene where Miss Brown, a self described woman with a past, captivates young Mr Jones in a conservatory alcove. He remains attentive to another girl nearby as Miss Brown extols the so called modern woman and past lives.
The Buffalo Express reports Bal Thasar Guggenheimer, a noted city barber, developed a lathering brush where each bristle acts as a hypodermic syringe. The instrument both applies lather and injects cocaine, promising a painless shave and faster anesthesia than prior methods.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a wary man questions if another should stand at her feet and she passionately answers yes. She battles remorse and pride while considering a note about a chiropodist who once cured her chilblains.
In a Washington Star fragment, Gange notes the Prince of Wales has the grip while Charles calls the situation perplexing and concedes a prince’s death could occur by fate rather than action, remarking that many are sick with colds at the time.
A humorous anecdote from Clothier and Furnisher describes Briggs visiting a laundyman who, when told of a night out, lent him a clean shirt he had just worn himself. The anecdote highlights the laundyman’s generosity and quick thinking.
Druggist asks about stock of a cramp cure titled Sure cure for chilblains. Assistant confirms items are dusted, labeled, and placed in the window for sale.
In Chicago record style dialogue Mrs Nuwed asks Ferdinand if sorrow grows from her absence of two weeks. Mr Nuwed answers with tender honesty, Mathilda reflects on her understanding of married life after his departure.
A New York World snippet recalls Witherby unable to enter his home last night after forgetting his latchkey. He waited about half an hour before the family woke.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript features Mrs Strummer asking Mr Cleff if he enjoys music as their daughter prepares to perform new pieces this evening. The exchange highlights anticipation and cordial exchange about the recital.
The editor of this paper has a corse for sale. fo the horse works well and is afraid of nothing but an empty feed trough and is getting used to that.
Eve asks what troubles Adam as Cain’s unusually bright remark echoes. Adam confides no one to share the moment, leaving him moodily isolated in a domestic vignette from a Chicago Tribune snippet.
A theater audience moment turns humorous as a man explains his sighting of several hats being tipped by the gentler sex and another man clarifies the joke by noting the hats belonged to men.
In Springfield Massachusetts a scene unfolds where a suitor asks for the young woman’s hand. The father, white with passion, proclaims a twenty year vendetta and curses the match, vowing to strike through the son. The suitor falters and the man collapses, overwhelmed by the revelation.
A fragment shows a speaker demanding time before answering to avoid revealing monopoly power and to assess competition. The dialogue labels a participant as involved in political economy.
A physician’s son entertains a playmate and discovers a complete skeleton stored with his father’s medical instruments. The frightened child grows curious, handling and rattling the bones as the other asks where it came from. The reply, amusing in its grim history, hints the skeleton may be the doctor's first patient kept long ago.
Three elderly Ischela wait for a bus on Kensigcon High Street when a patrol van passes by without stopping. A bystander calls the conductor to halt and the officer responds with a quip about the "Full in Je, maim" remark, eliciting amusement from onlookers.
Mrs Sunap questions Hiram's progress at college after a roundabout report suggests he is sowing wild oats. His aunt writes he came home and sat by the piano, seeming dead tired.
A humorous vignette set at Bargain & Co. where a daughter laments losing her beauty as a clerk appears bored. The mother dismisses the concern, while the scene mocks consumer fatigue in a retail encounter. The gag reflects early 20th century social satire.
Mrs. Highili-Oh fusses over a dog named Fido when visitors bring children to the room. She fears the bright pet would snatch the kids’ wigs, prompting a quick retreat.
In quarrel between Murat and Napoleon, Murat asks what to say if the move harms France. Napoleon replies his vindication will rest with American newspapers of 1894 to 1895, as reported by Chicago Tribune.
A light exchange about marriage plans appears in the Cincinnati Tribune. The cartoonish dialogue highlights differing expectations and humor about domestic life and spousal demands.
Cobble says Bilger plans to close his business. Clothier and Furnisher questions how the closure will proceed and stops advertising.
A colloquial exchange uses resort summers to describe an engagement moment. The dialogue notes Lenox as the setting where a marriage proposal occurred, contrasted with the phrase court at last resort.
A Chicago Record note reports Maui Charley proposing to an unnamed partner, declaring an engagement with surprise and public astonishment. Margaret-Goodness quips at the event.
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