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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
2
The Indicator is a Republican weekly at Westville Indiana a3 second class matter. It prints Thursdays when not delayed and claims broad county reach with 50 000 readers. It favors home and county news pokes into wider issues and charges 1 50 yearly subscription.
Indianapolis July 29 bond buyers will test the county unit road law as Madison County seeks an injunction to block road bond sales. Breed Elliott Harrison will file in Anderson circuit court to secure court rulings on the act’s validity before bonds are issued. Road work under the county unit plan will pause until the Supreme Court decides. The suit argues the plan shifts heavy taxation unequally and could affect townships with little prior road building.
Rural and city schools in Laporte county will open September 8 with the County Teachers Institute set for September 1 to 5. Superintendent C. T. Rhoade says vacancies remain but will be filled before classes begin. The institute features principal speaker William Prentice Dearing of Oakland City College and other speakers to be announced. Rural schools mostly run eight and a half months. some eight months. Congressman Andrew J. Hickey notes care for discharged soldiers and urges eligible veterans to write for assistance on equipment, clothing, mileage, and bonus checks. Windly address me Room 864 House Office Building Washington DC.
Citizens near Plymouth push legal action as state corrections and charities board avoids full inquiry into the Work institution. Ill treatment claims cite inadequate food and ward transfers. Amos Butler connected to Anna Barr faces scrutiny as Laporte guardians seek oversight through the circuit court and Salvation Army investigation.
Property values in Laporte County climb by 19,769,420 under full valuation law, raising total assessed value to 48,149,480 from 28,374,060. City values in Laporte and Michigan City nearly double, with Laporte up from 6,701,940 to 11,264,180 as the trend continues.
A Sunday night auto tragedy near Merrville Indiana along the B and O crossing left five dead: Mr Gust Tisad Mrs Tisad and two Ebbert children plus Arnold Tisad five. one Mrs Emil Ebbert and Ruth Ebbert seriously injured. A double header train struck the wrecked touring car as a moose party from East Chicago returned home.
Firefighters battled a blaze spreading over 15 acres from the lake into the hills on the prison farm west of the city for four hours last night. Most of the fire was subdued though marshes remain burning. Two additional grass fires in the Lake areas were extinguished with no damage reported.
Charles P. Zorn of Michigan City died suddenly Tuesday morning at 8:30 at 517 Pine Street after a brief illness. He was a son of Philip Zorn who founded the Zorn Brewing company and later the Zorn estate. Survived by brother Robert P. Zorn and three sisters Mrs. Julius Kuhn, Mrs. John Kuhn, and Mrs. Sophie Johnson of Chicago.
Charles F Way died at 4 PM Monday in Chicago at Michael Reese hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks following an operation.
Cancer caused death of born Elmira New York June 26 1849 veteran of the Civil War He lived in Michigan City for decades with his wife Florentine Fultz whom he wed at New Buffalo sixty years ago They resided on a farm south west of town then in the city at 215 Washington street Mrs Way died four years ago He leaves two sons William H Way of Michigan City and F Way of Harrisburg Arkansas and three daughters Mrs Horace Payne Furnessville Mrs Henry McDonald Farm and Mrs Ray Ebert La Porte Also two brothers Edwin Furnessville and John Pattonsburg Missouri He belonged to the G A R at Chesterton.
Thomas Bartlett Killingbeck aged 60 5 months 14 days died at his Karl road home after flu complications. Survived by wife Euretta Powell six sons eight grandchildren and two brothers four sisters. Born in Toronto he lived most of life in Michigan City near the Killingbeck farm and was a longtime local figure.
Henry Phillips a farmer living with his brother on a southern Laporte county farm was removed to Longcliffe today by Sheriff Anstiss. He suffers delusions and wanders aimlessly after being adjudged insane by a commission several days ago.
Mrs Rebecca Barnes trips to Toledo for a family reunion then Michigan to see nieces before returning home. Floyd Kreisel Roy Leets and Willie Gill have returned home from overseas service. Rachel Wolford learns her son John who enlisted May 6 has arrived safely in France. Mr and Mrs John Luft of Elkhart visited relatives Lester Bellows. Families of Frame Reprogle Reynolds Hackett Witte Dorsey Reprogie share a Waverly beach outing. Bellows visit Chesterton at Kline home. Mrs Levenduski returns from Gary. Anna Andreshock of Chicago visits her parents. Mrs Pratt and Margaret go to Laporte. Rotzein of La Porte guests here Sunday.
List of backers risked $1.50 on a new year for the Indicator includes Mrs. A Armitage Frank Mann S C Knoll I N Plant Elvin Augustine A Johnson Emil Rotzein.
Threshing is underway in quarantined areas affected by take all disease. Three machines work vigorously with expected large output. Farmers load at Haskells and Dulsing siding on the Pennsy lines, while Montdale elevator tendered to the state by Goodrich Company, found engine unsound and not used. Wheat yields 20 to 25 bushels per acre with straw around forty bushels.
Mrs Nina Foster of Woodward Oklahoma visits her parents Mr and Mrs FE S Smith for several weeks. Willis Vandenberg of Battle Creek Michigan has opened the Budlong salt ing station in the Wabash yards.
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