Laporte Area News Circulates Local Happenings
A survey of items from Laporte and Westville reports residents in transition. Notable entries include bailiff changes, a divorce granted to Elizabeth King, a move by Louis Connelly to the Brewer house, and Judge Johnston recovering from a diabetic gangrene operation. The piece notes community events, club activities, and regional business prospects for a salting station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Connelly
Laporte Telephone Co
Westville
Laporte
Brewer
H. B. Herrold
Crumpacker
Elizabeth King
Loren O. King
Clinton
Maxine
Cecil
William Johnston
W. E. Schroeder
Chicago
Chas. Johnston
Chestertop
High School Reopens After Absences and Schedule Changes
Mary Tolton and Lucy Herrold returned or were absent due to illness as the first semester closed January 8. Kathleen Cornelius resigned as Indicator reporter. a replacement was assigned. Changes in second semester include math and civics courses, with juniors, sophomores, and seniors adjusting subjects. Phoebe Lang and Thomas and Roy Keel left for Purdue University to attend a free course and contests in agriculture and domestic science in Laporte County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Cornelius
Phoebe Lang
Thomas
Roy Keel
Purdue University
Laporte County
Otis car repairer dies in main track accident
Edward Hibbs aged 42 a car repairer for the Lake Shore railway at Otis was killed Tuesday about 8 50 a m when a jack under a car was jarred by a passing train and his chest was crushed. He left a widow and two children. Mrs Hibbs runs the Otis hotel. A coroner in Porter county opened an inquest and Hibbs was buried at Union Mills yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hibbs
Lake Shore Railway
Otis
Burdick
Hibbs
Flimmer Strikes Town in Bogus Check Case
A man passing as Herman C. Kline at Augustine store and E. Metz at Kalies & McKellips attempted fake transactions Friday totaling 27 dollars, using Citizens Bank checks drawn on Michigan City. Clerks John Becktenwall and Ross Herrold noted the scheme. Police describe the suspect as about 35, 190 pounds, 5'10" with light hair, claiming to cut wood in Geisen woods near Otis. The incident mirrors reports from nearby towns. Also news: Wabash leases the Consumers Co cheesehouse at Clearlake, storing 90 000 tons with 80 000 tons to be shipped elsewhere. a workers' crew is on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine
Kalies & McKellips
Herman C. Kline
E. Metz
John Becktenwall
Ross Herrold
Geisen Woods
Otis
Wabash
Consumers Co.cehouse
Clearlake
Consumers’ Co
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Dre. Ethelred ‘Curtis
Jefferson Avenue
Indiana
Pickering
the Wabash
Harry Keyser
Jolly Eighteen
Roy Coulter
Mina Hilton
Ansley’s
Lawton
Okla
Thomas Donly
Edward Plambaeck
Plambaeck
Otto Wolheim
Charles Garwood
Oklahoma City
H. H. Martin
Chicago Heights
H. Rozein
Jonah Hansford
Mac Dowd
Union Mills
Mundell
Wearville
Victor Martin
Sant Culbertson
Chesterton
Sant
Sam Lambert
County Board of Commissioners
Frank Travis
Fred Arndt
Cosen
Margaret Crumpacker
G. F. Seymour
Winnipeg
Russell McCloud
Western Packing Company
Laporte Argus
Michigan City
Budlong Co
Michigan
Maikowski
Ine
Valparaiso, Indiana
Mary Tolton
Lucy Herrold
Flimmer
R. Cass
Teeter
John A. Vanbaugh
Nice-Pres
Nichols
Assii Cash
Interlaken Bank
Rolling Prairie
Capital Stock
State of Indiana
Meyer-Lindorf Company
Michigan Street
Oberreich & Arnold
Absolute Security
Stans
Banior Valparaiso
Valpagiso, Indiana
H. M. Fetters
Main St. Laporte
Laporte Savings Bank
Marshall
St. Joseph
Starke
United States
Porter
Laporte and
Fort Wayne
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