Governor Small to be Arrested in Springfield
Governor Len Small will be arrested in Springfield after a delay. Sheriff Henry Mester and State's Attorney Fred Mortimer agreed he may appear in Sangamon County to post bond rather than be jailed in Chicago, marking a shift in his legal strategy.
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Small
Springfield
Ill
Len Small
Henry M. Mester
Fred Mortimer
Chicago
Albert Fink
Fink
Mester
Sangamon County
The Self Shaver Scares Town with Rusty Safety Hoe
A humorous vignette depicts a local character wielding a rusted hoe to trim whiskers. The piece ends with a playful tease that the “Patient” will join the Luklkell Club once finished, while promising women have missed something.
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Luklkell Club
Raceway tract sold in Porter County to investor group
The Mineral Spring anatiay a 120 acre tract near Porter has been sold on execution to Chas. 3. Pierce of Valparaiso acting for Charles Crumpacker. The project was short lived and Porter county residents lost money in the venture.
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Anatiay
Porter
Chas. 3
Pierce
Valparaiso
Charles Crumpacker
Porter County
Resumption of Horseshoe Pitching Attracts Local Attention
Sam Rogers is credited with reviving the pastime here as he winters in Florida fishing and pitching horseshoes and returns each spring looking younger. He has gained precision in placing shoes around the stake and plays a steady game most evenings and some afternoons.
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Sam Rogers
Sam
Florida
Attorneys prepare appeal over invalid Crass Road decision
Attorney Dilworth moves to file an appeal after county records the order that the board will not proceed under the contract. He says his clients will fight to the finish. The case likely peaks at the September term when Farm Bureau attorneys seek to enjoin bonds for the road cost.
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Dilworth
Crass
Spore
Farm Bureau
Play at Pinhook church features large cast and humor
A two act play is to be staged at Pinhook church on Wednesday evening August 3. Cast includes Mr Middleton Mrs Middleton Tom Middleton Jessie Middleton Helen Reed Sue Middleton Winnie Reed Ruth Reed Maud Alice Brooks Helen Cummings Paul Holtz Olive Smith Uncle Eptimus Alden Herrold and Health Officer Lloyd Miller. Admission 35 cents. Also included is a note about Porter County road improvement contract won by Small and Flynn after opposition to a substitute asphalt material. The three mile project from the county line west of Westville to Jackson Center will take a year to complete with bond funding and potential delays if buyers hesitate.
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Pinhook
Mr. Middleton
J. C. Milter
Middleton
Tom Middleton
Helen Reed
Sue Middleton
Ai Sag
Aney
Winnie Reed
Lucy Fair
Sone Ead
Sean Ruth Reed
Maud
Alice Brooks
Nosie
Helen Cummings
Alexander Wilson
Jessie
Cde Ganei Ee
Paul Holtz
Mary
Olive Smith
Ce Vine Gee Bis Ead
Howard Reed
Eptimus
Alden Herrold
Lloyd Miller
Porter County
Westville
Jackson Center
Small & Flynn
Board of Commissioners
Mrs Wilbur Benson Returns Home From Chicago Visit
Mrs Benedict arrives home with her granddaughter Carol Fend after visiting her daughter and son in law Roland and Carol Fend. Roland Fend has been in poor health for some time.
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Wilbur Benson
Chicago
Carol Fend
Local Notes and Community News From Westville
Various town items report feeble health of A. Lawrence and visits by Noble Grands and missionary society. Local families welcome new births, injuries, and travels, plus a July 27 incident at Porter and a missing-suspected case at Itasca State Park. Two Dr. Cooke sons found safe after 24 hours lost in woods. trial for Porter wreck engineers set for September.
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Douglas Lodge
Itasca State Park
Minn
L. J. Cooke
University of Minnesota
Porter
William Lone
George Block
Question Trustee's Accounts In Center Township
State examiners audit Balfar T. Clare of Center township Laporte finds failure to keep accounts as required by law. He must repay 65 dollars 75 cents and is fined 23100 with dismissal from office. Mr Crane has not publicly defended himself.
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Balfar T. Clare
Center Township
Laporte
Crane
Hello Al monthly voices Americanism and Legion support
The Michigan City Hello Al issue serves the Legion post and its home town with sprightly WWI era content. It champions Americanism and calls out local abuses, praising veterans who carried Old Glory abroad and urging continued effort.
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Hello al
Michigan City
Legion Post
Order
Hello-Al
Legion
Indicator Renewals and New Subscribers List
Renewals and new subscribers appear for Chas. E. Barnes Quoxbury Kas Chas Wolf Chicago A C Johnson Laporte C G Talmage Chicago A Olds Westville Flossie Hall Westville New subscribers Harold A Barnard Chicago Frank A Rogers Laporte Mrs H M Green Westville
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Chas. E. Barnes
Quoxbury
Kas
Chas
Wolf
Chicago
A. C. Johnson
Laporte
C. G. Talmage
A. Olds
Westville
Flossie Hall
Harold A. Barnard
Frank A. Rogers
H. M. Green
Will Do Sewing Serves Local Patrons in Ruth Coulter Ad
Miss Ruth Coulter announces readiness to sew and invites patronage from local customers seeking reliable tailoring services. She presents herself as prepared to fulfill sewing needs with diligence and personal attention.
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Miss Ruth Coulter
Hay Baling Services Offered by D W Thompson
D W Thompson of Laporte Route 7 announces readiness to bale hay or straw for farmers and neighbors.
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D. W. Thompson
Laporte R
Notary and Rotary Services at Indicator Office
Mrs. Martin offers notary work and processing of auto titles tax reports and other rotary tasks at the Indicator office.
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Martin
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Harrow
Fordson
Thresh
Detroit
Coulter Bios
United Press Special
Henry Mester
Charles L. Koehn
Laurence M. Benedict
United Press
Ilinois
Coeat
LaPorte Telephone Company
Raymond Holtz
Jessie Middleton
Bor
Daly
Ele Mor Magkel
A. Lawrence
Noble Grands
Ed. Greening
the Missionary Society
Wm. Garwood
Tony Francis
Gary
Christian Church
Stewart Bacon
Laporte Hospital
Chas. Kuss
Leta Herrold
Kansas City, Mo
Wm. Krahling
C. T. Kalfes
J. G. Beuers
Sheridan Beach
Miss Flossie Hall
Warsaw
Manchester
Ind
F C. Metcalf
South Bend
J. E. Cathcart
Delbert Maxwell
Mann
Railroad St
Harland Barnard
Allen McKellips
James Coulter
David Cass
Chivington
Battle Ground
BE. T. Scott
Jolly Eighteen Club
M. Murdock
Elizabeth
Sioux City
Gust
Wisconsin
Herman Warnke
Chicago Heights
Anna Weiler
R. H. Hilton
Fred Warnke
Warnke
Harlan
D. P. Hannon
Weiler
Frank Schirr
Armitage Corner
Schirr
Cathcart
Watson Wright
Clinton Township
Wat
Darrow
Rowley
Earl Rowley
Indiana
Masonic Temple
Frank E. Osborn
Lee L. Osborn
Kenneth D. Osborn
Osborn & Osborn
First National Bank
J. Venedorland
H. B. Hayward
Associated Physicians
Emoris
West Fourth
Matotte Drug Store
Sallwasser
Attorneys-at-Law
Lincolnway
Court House
Laporte Ind
Herman W. Sallwasser
Norman H. Sallwasser
Ethelred Curtis
Wanatah
Jahn Bus
Piatsilte
John Bus Lines
Hanna
Union Mills
Wheatfield
Keuts
Walkerton
Union Center
Tracy
Kingsbury
Oberreich & Arnold
Haviland
Westville Lumber & Coal Company
Ance
Kellings’ Shoe Store
Athletic Union
Moritz & Son
Franklin Street
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