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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
7
Undersigned trustee of New Durham Township Laporte County Indiana invites bids to repair the school building at Otis per plans on file in his office. Bids due by 12 m on the 20th day of July 1900. Trustee reserves right to reject any or all bids. H. B. Herrold Trustee Westville Indiana July 5 1900.
A Valley town paper notes a local license issued this afternoon to two residents of Jackson township, age 2 for the groom and 60 for the bride, a pairing described with humor amid the sultry weather.
Local notices glimpse a flurry of ads and updates from Valparaiso to Laporte and Michigan City. Highlights include Deering twine promotions, millinery sales, a July 25 Democratic nomination meeting, road tax policies, and railroad service notes.
Miss Bernice King of Michigan City visits Miss Millie Smith. Births report a daughter to Mr and Mrs Wm Tollerton and to Mr and Mrs Otis Price of Porter county. Advertisements urge Birdsell wagon sales at H F Draves and Deering binder sales. A. J Welsh of Hanna visits friends. The Single Blessedness Debating Society plans an event at Cattron Hall on July 21. Various local movements include a whetstone street orator, a J W Catron sale planning, and a supplementary mortgage filed by Central Union Telephone Company. Local governance adds liquor licenses for Laporte and Michigan City, plus a county fence contract. Chautauqua Lake excursion details and a Summers event are noted. Court actions include a suit by John H Busse over a fatal freight incident, and a divorce suit by Charles Baxstrom. A near-drowning incident at Pine Lake involved Albert Spaeth, who recovered. Census work by E N Norris is highlighted with rapid reporting. The Laporte Argus references local youths and a small-pox convalescence note. Mrs Cateron and daughter arrive from Grand Rapids. plans shift household goods for relocation.
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