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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
2
A brief notice from The Indicator describes Westville Indiana post office handling as second class matter and notes a 1.50 annual subscription after ongoing readership and Republican-leaning editorials. It hints at strong county focus with occasional broader topics and a donor-like stance.
Outbreaks of hog cholera in Laporte County prompt warnings from County Agent Buechner. The article notes high losses from hog cholera and mixed infection, urges strict sanitation, disinfection, and vaccination per Purdue veterinary findings to prevent spread.
The 1919 Indiana legislature enacted broad motor vehicle and motor bicycle reforms. Vehicle registration funds go to the state highway fund, with revised registration and license fees for electrics and commercial trucks, plus updated trailer charges. Trucks have scale-based fees from six to fifty dollars and prohibitions on vehicles over ten tons. Vehicles must have adequate brakes and warning signals to operate on public highways.
Dudley L. Wadsworth visited his mother Mrs. Sarah E. Wadsworth in Laporte after five weeks back in the United States. He spent three and a half years in Europe and served in Paris with the Allied Machinery Corporation since the war began. He plans to relearn details about his experiences and conditions in France and may return to Paris when affairs settle.
The Willys Knight six abandoned near Coburg was identified by Overland agent Mark Palmer as a car stolen in Chicago recently from the Overland company. The letter from the company with the description matched the dealer's number on the vehicle.
Two 17 year old Chicago youths F Nagel and Steve Maurer were arrested after the odor of whiskey led to their conviction for breaking into Walter Langman’s farm home four miles east of Westville on Joliet road. They were sentenced to three months on the penal farm and to pay $25 plus costs. The pair, employed at the nearby Van EK Wilkinson farm, stole cash and two quarts of whiskey during the break in while the Langman family was away.
A Purdue bee culture letter warns Indiana beekeepers that many colonies are starving or dead as stores run out. It urges immediate feeding using honey or sugar syrup, advising one to two parts sugar to one part water and night feeding to prevent robbing, stressing urgency ahead of the clover flow.
The Boston Store of Laporte prepares for the heat wave by presenting a selection of summer dresses and wash skirts. The display aims to entice customers seeking lightweight, seasonal outfits for warm weather.
The American Thresherman and Farm Power indicates Finley P. Mount of Laporte as a Republican presidential candidate for 1920. Mount has led the Advance-Rumery Co. since 1915 and is described as a level headed businessman and capable lawyer. Laporte residents show strong enthusiasm.
Mrs. Etta Ullom Aker of Wanatah dies at 54 years and 10 months after a cancer illness. Born in Westville she taught primary Sunday school in Toledo for twenty years and married Rudolph Aker in 1913, with a double wedding alongside sister Ida Ullom. Funeral at home today at one, burial in Union Mills cemetery.
A telephone note to W. L. Dodd says the body of Mrs. Stafford Holmes will arrive today not 12 noon and the funeral is planned for the Christian church this afternoon. The Holmes family lived in South Haven Michigan after Alida brief residence and earlier years in Kansas.
Fred Bluhm longtime Washington township trustee died at home Friday after a short illness. Born in Germany he immigrated at about 18 and lived in Charles City Indiana before settling in Kingsbury. Survived by wife Christiana Tonagle four children John Westville Frank Union Mills Edward Area HL and Mrs Thomas Milo Laporte. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from Kingsbury Baptist Church with burial in Baptist Cemetery.
Mrs Augusta Wilke aged 80 of five miles east of the city died at St Anthony s hospital after a cow while she fed it raised its head to swat flies and horns struck her abdomen causing fatal injuries She was born in Germany on November 9 1845 and had lived in the U S 28 years Survived by children Mrs Robert Freyer Mrs Chris Hofman Andrew August Fred William Wilke and Herman Wilke Henry Domino a brother also lives here
Reports from Purdue University detail Rat Day observed May 27 across ten counties. Rat casualties include Putnam 7000 Brown 5000 Vermillion 2000 Randolph 1500 and Marion 5000 with other counties reporting large totals. A Gibson County farmer claimed 235 rats killed saving 235 bushels of corn for next year.
A soldier’s kit bag containing clothing and personal items is recoverable by its owner upon proof of ownership. The advert notes contact for Guy Wolfe in Westville and R J. Wanted: Experienced retail shoe salesman in leading store of city. Box 2%3 care Herald Laporte Ind.
Stop throwing away your worn tires and bring them to Lagemann and Kienitz tire repairs in Michigan City for retreading with a dry cure method. Save 60 to 70 percent on tire bills, with prices under half the cost of new tires. Prompt service guaranteed. Call for pickup or visit Coulter Brothers Garage in Westville Indiana for price lists and samples.
Special savings on furniture rugs and draperies run from June 21 to July 5 offered by Flynn-Lundberg Co. eg. The notice highlights discounted items and a limited sale window.
A man was rushed to Holy Family Hospital in Laporte after a serious incident Monday. Authorities report the patient is in serious condition as police investigate the circumstances.
Plaintiff seeks to quiet title to the northeast quarter of section twelve in township thirty four north range four west in Laporte County Indiana and to cancel certain liens. The defendants include numerous heirs and unknown parties, all non residents or with unknown names. A complaint filed seeks relief against all defendants and unknown heirs, with trial set for September 22 1919 in Laporte Circuit Court.
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