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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
2
The notice announces weekly publication from Weatytl Ind with Thursday issue day and rates for professionals. It mentions advertising rates and deadlines for submissions to reach the office by Wednesday noon.
Alfred J. Lick announces his candidacy for the La Porte County clerk of the circuit court. His bid will be decided by the Republican county convention.
Dr. B Wellenbeck will seek the coroner’s post in Laporte County subject to Republican county convention action. The piece discusses unlikely Taft or Roosevelt nomination at Chicago and predicts a Hughes compromise as a likely outcome with calls for a fresh candidate and new deal.
The Supreme Court holds William EB Phillips cannot challenge the constitutionality of the Kankakee river dredging and straightening law after benefiting from the work. Starke circuit court ruling upholding bond assessments is affirmed, affecting northern Indiana landowners facing thousands in payments. Phillips questioned the act when made but did not seek to stop the project, then resisted payment claiming unconstitutionality.
The Monon road withdraws from the Central passenger association summer excursion rate agreement and will offer usual Sunday and special day excursion fares from Indianapolis to Michigan City. This makes the Monon the second line to pull from the agreement after Nickel Plate, signaling possible further withdrawals including Lake Erie and Western.
A partial OCR fragment notes a conflict over back pay for two officials, with commissioners granting the sum and the state board ruling it not legally due. The readable text shows a dispute over payment amounts and authority.
Evard Shileen a farm hand for Mrs Seehausen living between Otis and Chesterton is missing. He was last seen in Chesterton Tuesday evening after buying tobacco at Flannerys saloon then had his bicycle repaired at Bradley s shop. His wife and Mrs Seehausen fear foul play and search for him.
Mrs Mertie Garwood returns home to Oklahoma on Tuesday. A H Kapelski's offers fine cigars and tobaccos. Lowenstines preinventory sale begins Saturday June 15 with double stamps and a free photograph with each ten dollar purchase. W L Dodd advertised. Potato bugs reported none locally. Wanted: men for building wooden freight cars and general laborers. Wanted: girl or woman for private family work at 529 Franklin St Michigan City Ind.
An attorney, acting for a party, returned to Rockford Indiana after appearing in habeas corpus proceedings concerning Carl Stevens, a thirteen year old son of Mrs. Joseph Garshman of Valparaiso. The lad accompanied the attorney on his return.
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