May Turn School Over Westville High to Township
A Saturday fire house meeting in New Durham Township discussed turning Westville High School into the township. County Superintendent Bunnell urged the move, citing similar successful township high schools and noting tax benefits, while some board members opposed. The gathering ended without action but signaled likely action to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville High School
Bunnell
Sbank
Charles Baird
E. S. Smith
B. W. Hollenbeck
Jon N. Kelly
C. E. Herrold
G. S. Smith
Weatville
New Durham Township
Westville
New Durham
Vic
Mesers, Hollenbeck
Kelly
Mr. Smith
Baird
Notice To Patrons From The Indicator
Notice to patrons states the newspaper is behind one day due to end of period work. The office asks those indebted to call and settle accounts or remit payments to ease the workload.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promised Healed Lip Sore
Concord man B F Leek recounts a 20 year lip sore suffering that vanished after using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad claims it also heals burns cuts and wounds and notes availability at E T Scott’s drug store for 25 cents.
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B. F. Leek
Concord
Kyesys
Bucklen
E. T. Scott
Two Congregations Unite In Joint Christian Services
Last Sunday the Christian church held morning and evening services as Rev Houston preached on Salt with the text Ye are the salt of the earth and Rev Ballard spoke on The Making of Nations. The day featured patriotic observance in line with the upcoming holiday.
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Christian Church
Houston
Ballard
Our Chick Feed Is the Best, E. T. Scott
The note praises local chick feed quality attributed to E. T. Scott with a brief claim of superiority. No additional context or dates provided.
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E. T. Scott
Meyer Wins Damages Against Rumely Co in Landmark Court
In Judge Richter’s court twelve jurors awarded George Meyer of Laporte $1,800 for injuries from January 31 when a large iron wheel fell. Meyer's right leg and ankle were crushed, leaving him unable to work for weeks. Attorneys Sutherland Smith represented Meyer. Rumely Co. awaits possible appeal. A separate $25,000 claim against Pere Marquette Railroad proceeds with Miller Osborn & McVey vs Weir Doran & Irwin.
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Richter
George Meyer
Rumley Co
Laporte
Sutherland & Smith
Osborn & McVey
Rumely Co
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Miller and Osborn & McVey
Weir, Doran & Irwin
Strange
Michigan City
Lightning Strikes Wabash Handcar Injuring Two Carpenters
Lightning struck the Wabash handcar near Morrie station injuring Frank Gephart and Vernie Beach. Gephart suffered facial scorching and possible serious injuries. Beach regained consciousness after about fifteen minutes. The two section men and Dr. Hollenbeck attended them. they were en route to Morrie when struck. Also included are memorial resolutions from Hall of Weatville Lodge No 136 for Jacob Ling.
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Wabash
Frank Gephart
Vernie Beach
Gephart
Beach
Morrie
Crocker
de. Hollenbeck
Hall of Weatville
Jacob Ling
Jacob Link
Bent Her Double From Typhoid Rescue by Electric Bitters
Mrs. Annie Hunter of Pittsburg credits Electric Bitters with curing her typhoid and kidney trouble after a four week illness. She says the tonic restored her health, allowing normal walking. Sold at E. T. Scott's drug store for 50 cents, guaranteed to aid stomach liver and kidney disorders.
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Annie Hunter
Pittsburg
E. T. Scott's
Deafness Cure Claim by Hall's Catarrh Cure Promotion
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore function. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh related deafness not cured and promotes Hall's Family Pills and Druggists selling the cure at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall of Westville Lodge Notices Thompson's Passing
Hall of Westville Lodge No. 134 I O O F reports the death of Brother George L Thompson. The committee offers sympathy to his widow and children and relatives, and notes the lodge’s support and remembrance. Signed E T Scott John Herrold Committee.
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Scott
John Herrold
Hall of
Westville Lodge
George L. Thompson
E T. Scott
Two Bottles Foley Kidney Cure Cured Him
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Indiana says kidney trouble lasted about two years before two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure effected a permanent cure as reported by E. T. Scott, druggist.
Tax levies rise in Laporte and Michigan City counts
The Laporte County Board of Review added 272 871 to the tax duplicate with increases on corporate properties in Laporte and Michigan City. Personal property assessments show a gain this year after a prior loss, and improvements on lots and lands surged. Addison Ballard, early Laporte builder and longtime Chicago leader, died in Chicago at 80.
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Board of Review
Laporte
Michigan City
LaPorte Gas Co
Michigan City Gas Co
Michigan Electric Co
Sassaesors
Addison Ballard
Fifty-Third Street
Chicago
Ballard
J P. Cobb
W. M. Derby, Jr
Kimbark Avenue
Lake Street
Salem Township
Warren County
Little Miami Valley
Old Court House
Cook County
First Presbyterian Church In
Berea College
Berea, Ky
California Pioneers’ Association of
Old Settlers’ Association of
Women Add Wealth to Indiana Through Farm Products
Statistics from 1905 township assessors show Indiana women contributed about 22 million dollars to wealth via butter cheese poultry and eggs. Butter output reached 36 903 793 pounds, cheese 1 066 876 pounds, poultry 1 534 860 dozen, eggs 61 572 937 dozen. At 85 cents per dozen for chickens and 12 cents per dozen for eggs the income totals about 15 371 917 dollars.
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Indiana
Joseph H. Stubbs
Bureau of Statistics
Poultry Thieves Target McCool Area Reported
James Len burg and Charles Hamilton report the theft of 12 and 13 young geese respectively on Tuesday night in McCool Indiana. Authorities suspect an organized band operates in McCool and Crisman and sells stolen poultry in Chicago. A determined effort is underway to stamp out the crime and bring thieves to justice.
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McCool
Ind
James Lenburg
Charles Hamilton
Crisman
Chicago
Westville Industry Meeting Seeks Local Support
Public notice invites residents to a meeting at the fire house on Wednesday evening July 12 to hear a proposal for an industry in Westville. If approved, the project could hire 50 to 60 workers and generate more than 37 thousand dollars in local wages within three years.
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Westville
Struck by Engine Near Chesterton Indiana
William Isbey twenty four was struck in the back by a passing eastbound Pere Marquette train while walking along the track near Furnessville. He lay injured for hours before being found by his brother with a broken spine bruised hips and internal injuries. Doctors doubt his recovery.
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Chesterton
Ind
William Isbey
Pere Marquette
Here
Furnessville
Arthur
Mrs. Minerva Smith Reports Foley's Honey and Tar Cure
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois says she suffered bronchitis for twenty years before finding relief with Foley's Honey and Tar, which she calls a pure cure.
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Minerva Smith
Danville, Ill
Foley
Methodist Church Services Schedule Change
The Sunday school class meeting and Epworth League will be held as usual and all are invited. There will be no preaching service until the fourth Sunday. On the third Sunday both congregations are invited to worship at the Christian Church.
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Epworth League
Christian Church
Live in the Present insists on daily happiness
Ada M. Krecker argues that eternity is found in today not in a distant future. She warns against dwelling on a dim future and urges embracing present joys to uncover daily eternal happiness and value in each moment.
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Ada M. Krecker
Pittsburg
Coroner Reports Inquests On Three Sudden Deaths
Coroner Gray filed reports on three recent inquests. Rose Wick died by her own action after taking rough on rats. Caroline Schulkey was accidentally burned to death. Caroline Born was found dead in bed and died of heart disease.
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Gray
Rose Wick
Caroline Schulkey
Caroline Born
Congressman's Sons Admitted to Bar in Porter Circuit Court
Owen and Fred Crumpacker, sons of Hon. E D Crumpacker, were admitted to practice in the Porter circuit court on Wednesday. Both recently graduated from the University of Michigan law department and plan to locate in Hammond this fall.
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Owen
Fred Crumpacker
E D. Crumpacker
Porter Circuit Court
Law Department
University of Michigan
Hammond
Chesterton Board Bans Sunday Business Openings
At a special meeting Chesterton town board orders all business houses closed Sundays starting July 2 and instructs the marshal to arrest violators. Some merchants approve while others vow to stay open and test the law, with prospects of difficulty enforcing the lid.
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Town Board of
Chesterton
Ditch Digging Near Stillwell In Laporte County
Chris Ploss assists Geo Burkey of Elkhart to set up a dredge near Stillwell. The ditch will be six and a half miles long and eighteen to twenty feet wide, with completion delayed until after the holidays. It will cross the Wabash railroad near Dillon and drain into the Kankakee main channel.
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Laporte
Chris Ploss
Geo. Burkey
Elkhart
Stillwell
Laporte County
Wabash Railroad
Dillon
Kankakee
Coolspring School House Under Way
Contractor J W Bevington has begun work on the Coolspring township schoolhouse in Eldyville. J E Southard & Co lay a cement foundation and furnish cement blocks for the building which will be a handsome new structure when finished.
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J. W. Bevington
Coolspring Township
Eldyville
J. E Southard & Co
Southard & Co
Try My Chicken Cholera Remedy Cure Guaranteed
A historical message from H. B. Herrold advocating a claimed chicken cholera cure. The note offers a straightforward remedy promise without supporting evidence.
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H. B. Herrold
Freshly Painted Houses Adorn Town Squares
Observers note many homes brightened with a new white lead paint, marketed as Pitkins Quaker Wane Lead and sold by White and Herroid. Prompted by local interest, residents discuss paint durability and color uniformity across neighborhoods.
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White and
Herroid
Dr King's New Life Pills Offer Relief for Stomach Ailments
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by taking Dr King's New Life Pills. They relieve pain and discomfort, including headache dizziness and constipation. Available for 250 at E. T. Scotts drug store.
Obituary notes for Cooney Wuenn Hupp and Pinkerton deaths
Edward J. Cooney of Michigan City dies in Chicago after seven months with stomach trouble. Gustave Wuenn dies in Michigan City after a lingering illness. Theodore Hupp dies in LaPorte after months of illness. Robert Pinkerton dies in Porter County after long residence.
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Edward J. Cooney
Michigan City
Chicago
Frank Sewell
P. S. Cooney
Greenwood
Patrick Cooney
Michigan Central
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Gustave Wuenn
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bright
Theodore Hupp
Laporte
Robert Pinkerton
Porter County
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Bolt
Methodist Church Services
Hollister
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