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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
2
The Indicator Westville Indiana announces weekly publication each Thursday with a 1.50 yearly rate in advance. Advertising copy should reach by Wednesday noon for same week issue. The paper serves about 5000 readers in Laporte and Porter counties and invites reputable business notices.
A Purdue conference of Indiana corn growers county agents and extension workers outlined a plan to survey every county to measure old and new seed corn on hand and needs. A state wide testing campaign will test all corn used for seed and extend to precincts. Government price support was set at 2.50 for old corn and 5.00 for tested seed.
Contrary to public belief Indiana enlistments for the navy did not close after December 15. Any applicant with a certificate from his local board stating no current quota is needed can enlist through a postmaster or navy recruiting station. Immediate need exists for seamen, skilled mechanics, carpenters and musicians.
A. C. Miller, 65, president of the Goshen, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway and promoter of the Chicago New York Airline, collapsed shoveling coal in his Aurora home. He invented an automatic signal device used by many railroads and leaves a widow and three sons including Lt. Roy Miller in France. In 1913 he failed to merge the Northern Indiana and Gary & Interurban.
County records show 606 marriage licenses issued in 1917, two fewer than 1916. Fern Bahringer issued 283 licenses in the city’s superior court, 323 in Laporte. The peak three-month period was April to July, just after war was declared, suggesting wartime effect on business.
County officials report a near empty jail with no prisoners fit to snow clear around the courthouse. Three inmates remain including Eugene Prail of Detroit with erysipelas, and Louis Warner a federal prisoner accused of spying, prompting reliance on outside workers.
Arthur Ulrich a 30 year old resident of 1303 Buffalo street is jailed on charges of attempting to evade the draft by perjury in his questionnaire He claimed monthly support of 33 dollars for his wife and two children but the conscription board found he and his wife were separated Esther Ulrich testified that his statement was false She and the children have lived with her mother for five months and she has worked at a box factory for four weeks She stated in an affidavit that she signed the support section of the questionnaire knowing it was false.
A young man explains railroad locomotive operation to his girlfriend. She asks if the Koilex relates to the engine tender, a harmless curiosity that echoes a familiar question about what makes wheels go round.
A farm oriented message invites planning for a big year with high quality implements. It underscores a ready supply of tools tailored to boost teamwork and productivity, promising service before during and after purchase to maximize results in the coming year.
William Tolton offers prompt repairs for customers who leave their work at the W. L. Augustine store.
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