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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
2
The issue notes St Louis debates whether a business man can be Christian and reports Missouri killer Daestron to be executed after the state high court rejects his appeal, ordering re-sentencing to the gallows for murdering wife and child years ago.
The auditor of state presents to the general assembly an expenditure forecast for the next two years. He notes that with current property values and tax levy of 45, a balance of $326,000 remains if estimated expenditures below $2,000,000 are not raised.
The piece rails against highway mendicants and fake charities while summarizing a report by Architect James B. Alexander on Michigan City prison conditions and a Kansas bill on eminent domain and real estate speculation, noting crowded cells, lack of a hospital, and debates over public interest and constitutional limits.
An item notes pamphlet form publications from the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway comprising letters from residents of South and North Dakota recounting their personal experiences. The correspondence is described as extremely interesting and presented in pamphlet form.
Inventor William J. Cronin unveils a cyclodial chariot resembling a Ferris wheel but moving on an inclined railway with a rotary motion. Ten cars seat forty each and passengers travel two and a half miles around the grounds in a slow, continuous circuit at Nashville's centennial celebration. At the top riders reach about 200 feet, fifty feet higher than Ferris wheel peaks.
Mr Gilman Brown of 34 Mill Street South Gardner Massachusetts spent 375 on doctors after typhoid malaria left his son with lung trouble. Doctors gave him up saying the boy would not live a month. After using Dr King’s New Discovery the boy recovered and became healthy enough to return to work. Free trial bottles at E T Scotts drug store.
A letter describes snow covering distant mountains and redwoods visible in the landscape. It notes Redlands shipping ten carloads of oranges daily eastward, and a man can pick seventy five boxes a day. The writer, CHAS. HENTON, closes with regards and promises further word if events allow.
Free sample box of Dr King’s New Life Pills offered by H E Bucklen & Co Chicago. Claims ease of action for constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles with no deleterious substances and gentle toning of stomach and bowels. Regular 25 cents per box sold by Scott druggist.
Mrs B A Davis provides La Porte Argus with a detailed yearly precipitation report for Galena township. Rain and snow totaled 352 inches with 71 inches in September. 84 rainfall events occurred along with one sleet storm one dirt storm and fifteen thunderstorms. The first thunderstorm was March 28 the first frost September 23 and the first snow October 17 and 18. The year started eight degrees above zero with six inches of snow on rough roads and ended in mist fog and rain.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as the sole positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. The notice promises $100 to any case it cannot cure and urges sending for testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists at 10 cents.
Dispatch from Decatur Michigan reports 271 Pottawatomie Indians who received 8115,000 from the government for land claims are rapidly spending the funds. Some buy small tracts mortgaged to their full value while others purchase costly wares. In Athens the group planned a church but bought liquor and trinkets instead. In Hamilton Alleghany County, thirty five shanties crowd a small oak grub tract with expensive furniture and unused musical instruments as top buggies dot the area. Many families received 1,700 to 2,500 each and have nothing useful left. Residents fear trouble once money is gone.
Foreclosure proceedings filed by Farmers Loan and Trust lead to potential sale of the Louisville New Albany Chicago railroad. Plans show a merger creating the Chicago Indianapolis Louisville line. Receiver William H. McDoel to remain in charge as sale date is set.
Carroll county coroner and Dr. Reen conducted a post mortem on Grace Crowell at Hickory Grove church. The verdict cites death by sepcaemae due to retained placenta with an assertion that a criminal operation was performed by unknown persons. The case recalls Grace Houk's Chicago death and mentions ex-Sheriff Stoddard of this city.
Rolling Prairie resident L. A. Walton reports taking Hood's Sarsaparilla improved his blood and cured hand sores that used to swell on bruising. The testimonial highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as preferred remedies.
Central and northern Wisconsin lands attract actual settlers with timber and meadow tracts priced from 6.00 to 12.00 per acre. Demand will rise, offering a rare westward home or investment chance. Schools and churches nearby, markets accessible. Contact W. E. Powell, General Immigration agent, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
A vivid account describes an evening audience at St Peter's with Leo XIII in full papal regalia. It notes the crowd, the guards in medieval uniforms, the pope's frail yet magnetic presence, and his austere Lent attire. Also mentioned are plans for interior home views in Ladies Home Journal and Harrison's upcoming White House articles.
An advertisement extols the St Louis Globe- Democrat weekly twelve page issues as the biggest best and cheapest national news journal in the United States. It stresses Republican alignment yet claims full news coverage three days earlier than any weekly paper and recommends it to farmers merchants and professionals seeking prompt thorough reading for a dollar a year with free sample copies.
Advertisement requests ideas for a patent related to a design and business in Washington D C. It lists John Weddersuan and Co and a price of 1.83 dollars. The fragment suggests a request to secure or license a concept.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets to Washington D C on March 1 2 and 3 at one fare for the round trip for the inauguration of President Elect McKinley. Return valid until March 8 1897. Contact nearest B A O ticket agent or L S Allen assistant general passenger agent Chicago Ill.
Advice to treat a cold with Caldwell's Syrup Poesin a mild stomach and bowel cleanser. Claims quick relief and cleansing of the system. Trial size 10c and larger bottles 50c and 1. At E. T. Scotts.
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