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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
1
Broad summary notes pass through Indiana politics and society including Zeigler's $25,000 inheritance, new food company plans in Laporte and Valley cities, public safety and reform debates, and local tributes to aging residents, with commentary on state governance, railroads, and notable community figures.
Judge McMahan heard arguments at the February term of the Late circuit court in Crown Point on the suit City of Valparaiso vs. Valparaiso City Water Works Co to determine the operation of the plant. Proceedings covered evidence and several legal points with a decision expected.
Homeseekers and colonists are invited to excursions to the West Northwest and Southwest via Nickel Plate Road on the first and third Tuesdays of February March and April 1903. For low rates and details contact C. A. Asterling P A Ft Wayne Ind at 285.
Sale of tickets at all stations begins February 15 and runs daily through April 30. Get particulars of nearest agent or address. Wayne, Ind. TL. P. A. Fu. C. Asterdin.
The notice presents travel opportunities on the Nickel Mate Road offering comfortable brain service via connections. It mentions berths at reduced rates and references agents Asterlin and Fr Wayne with a cryptic street or address code 2841-20-3-1.
Big Dasage and Flward Birman sue Lake Mi' joan Land company at the Lake client court claiming 220 000 in damages. The complaint alleges unsafe tile plans caused the structure to fail and the jury trial is sought with attorneys Kelley and W. ddel'.
Deepriver notes a team ran frightened last Thursday after a wagon mishap at Aimavorth injuring a foot. Orin Pierce suffered injuries fixing a wagon seat. Local births, visits, and family notices include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Small on the 20th and relatives visiting in Hobart Wyandott and Wisconsin.
Peter Yopthihinson and Joseph Greenovish, arrested in Chicago for stealing Wallace Riggs horse and buggy here last summer, pleaded guilty and received a sentence from Judge McMahan to the Indiana Reformatory for two to fourteen years.
John McDonald presents a dialogue praising a farmer who lives within his income and raises his children well. He is described as one of the best farmers in the country, humble yet exemplary, emphasizing public spirit and moral conduct. The passage questions status symbols and elevates virtuous farming.
Chicago charges allege Nathan Rankins, a Black man, murdered John B. Koonsman in his South Bend grocery on December 13. Rankins confesses to gang ties and implicates Joseph Mallory and a white man named Gritalian as co conspirators with the latter firing the fatal shot.
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