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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
2
The Indicator notes the paper is published Thursdays with limited interference and a Republican stance. It remarks on circulation and aims to cover county affairs while occasionally venturing beyond, offering a yearly subscription at two dollars.
The article reflects on the Kankakee River country once famed for its wild fowls fish and camping. Draining altered the landscape reducing value for farming and hunting, with mosquitos ants and declining game replacing former attractions. It notes health benefits and lost revenue to sportsmen, and lists soldier graves in Westville and nearby cemeteries.
Some of the tribe of river dwarfers remain and profit from past conditions. Fish traps and seines yield a meager catch and angling is time all wasted.
Claude Harper of the Purdue extension will judge sheep and hogs at the county fair this year. He is well known in Laporte county and has attended several fairs. Prof. W. E. Lommel of Purdue horticultural department will judge fruit and grain, having done so for the past two to three years. The cattle and horse judge has not yet been chosen by County Agent Charles A. Buechner.
The firm of attorneys in Laporte welcomes H W Sallawasser and Norman H Sallawasser as partners. H W is Laporte's mayor and former county clerk who led a large law practice. Norman earned a war captaincy and has a long record of study and per temperate conduct, making the partnership a highly promising prospect.
Clara McCoy Moore of Laporte sues Carl Pusch of Laporte for $25,000 alleging he fathered her child and refused marriage promises made August 25 1920. Pusch co owns a Laporte grocery and is described as a bachelor.
Attorneys for railroads argue the government should have spent about $1.25 billion more during federal control to maintain property and right of way. They claim wartime labor was less efficient, while railroad administrators defend wartime efficiency. Rail unions back the government as Rail Director Davis estimates a settlement of 40 to 60 percent, risking $500 million to $750 million.
Ephriam Bryson Benjamin Welch Smith Wixon John Neville Franklin Betz John Herrold John Glass Wolf John Poston Clinton Chapel Wheeler Harris Melville Zener Whiteman Henry Tuley Charles Warnock David Leaming Aliie Harris William Durham Orvine Allen are named in a local roster or notice from Pinhook.
Treasury records show the United States spent nearly 4 billion dollars on war and war preparations in the year ended July 1. Tax receipts totaled about 5.12 billion while war disbursements reached 3.84 billion. The Navy and Army consumed 1.60 billion, with interest on the public debt at 859.7 million in the first eleven months.
The Shipping Board spent 131,739,000 for wartime needs and later sold ships below cost, producing a loss that will rise as more ships are disposed of in the current fiscal year.
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