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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
2
The Indicator is a Republican oriented local paper published Thursdays in Westville Indiana. It emphasizes home and county affairs with occasional broader commentary and seeks readers with a $2 annual subscription offer.
Valparaiso University is presented to the city with a 3 500 000 subscription aimed to reach 1 000 000 endowment by year end, plus an additional 2 000 000 in future gifts. H K Brown earns 125 000, his mother 5 000 annually. trustees Chas L Jeffrey M R Lowenstine Geo F Beach remain in charge. the project positions the school as a leading regional and world institution drawing students globally.
The Indiana highway commission claims it repaired 3210 miles in Indiana and 53 miles in La Porte county. The piece rebukes the commission and defends local taxpayers, noting cost per mile and arguing winter suspensions affect work timing. It mocks the commission’s efficiency claims and highlights regional disputes over road repairs.
The Michigan City News criticizes the Laporte Herald for urging county economy, asking what the county is like now or in the future. It notes county funds tied to city improvements, cites the new county courthouse and staffing as costly but not universally condemned, and mentions strained relations with Laporte amid moonshine arrests in Knox Felt 3. The piece ends with an ad for Lober Non-Bursting Ford Radiator from Decker Bros. Howe & Sheet Metal Works in Laporte.
The article notes the danger of timing large road projects, warning that starting too late or too early could create a winter quagmire. It emphasizes careful coordination to avoid wasting labor and resources.
Sarah Elizabeth Tatman Barnard died Tuesday at 9 am at her son C H Barnard’s home west of town from a long illness. She would have turned 72 on Feb 23. Born in Pleasantville Clermont County she married Allen J Barnard in Laporte on April 12 1871. Survived by husband two sons Cassius H Ira J eleven grandchildren two sisters and one brother all present at the last rites. Burial at Westville cemetery with Rev Chivington officiating and W L Dodd as funeral director.
The editorial argues for shared county and city benefits from infrastructure, cites Laporte and Michigan City as examples, and critiques tax burdens amid looming state dissolution. It notes remonstrances from Rumely and U S Sikking firms and warns of county solvency concerns despite higher valuations.
Since October 1920 the county school health inspection examined 1005 pupils by January 1921. Of these 244 had enlarged tonsils, 150 defective vision, 12 defective hearing, 524 needed dental care and 495 were underweight. County superintendent and teachers promote the health work to improve child health.
The family of the late Mrs. A J Barnard expresses gratitude for kindness sympathy and floral offerings in their bereavement. Howe and Sheet Metal Works Laporte offer a sober non bursting cooling section for radiators with guaranteed resilience and prompt service.
Walter Baker’s execution is postponed by the state supreme court to June after he was convicted of fatally shooting Carl Cook, a Laporte grocer, in a crime described as without hesitation.
A church event at the M E church next Friday night features music readings and entertainment. Admission is 30 cents.
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