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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
2
The Indicator, Westville Indiana, is a Republican weekly published Thursdays. It targets home and county affairs and teases readers with humor while poking into other concerns. Subscriptions are accepted at $1.50 per year.
Michigan City plans a massive Soldiers Home Coming for July third to fifth. The event will feature H. W. Campbell United Shows, a major circus and side shows, plus trained animals and a new necriplane carrouselle. Marie Philippine Artois, famed Belgian spy, will ride in the military parade amid extensive decorations and floats.
Senator New of Indiana proposes a bill ensuring government insurance to soldiers who died of influenza in In terlaken last year without applying. The measure would treat such absence of action as automatic application, benefiting eligible relatives. The test case centers on Alfred H. Sechalleros of Carmnelton and eighteen similar deaths at Winona Lake.
Gov. James P. Goodrich announced an extra session of the Indiana legislature for late August or early September to focus on ratifying the federal suffrage amendment. He said three or four other emergency matters would be addressed, with the session lasting one week.
Edmund M. Wolf resigns as advertising manager to join Northern Indiana Gas and Electric in Lafayette. R. K. MacDougal becomes advertising desk head and R. G. Lynch steps in as city editor, coming from Racine.
Stop throwing away worn tires and have them retreaded with a new dry cure method at Coulter Brothers Garage Westville Indiana or Ingemann and Kienitz Michigan City Indiana. Save up to 70 percent on tire costs by repairing and retreading for less than half the price of new tires with prompt service and guaranteed work. Call for tire pickup or visit for price list and samples.
Flynn-Lundberg Co. promotes a furniture rugs and draperies sale running June 21 through July 5 at Chesterton location.
Army worms continue to devastate farmland across the county, destroying eleven fields in three days. Caterpillars swarm at times numbering fifty per square foot, with mint fields near the Kankakee river in St. Joseph county among the latest victims. Thirty acres of timothy and sixteen acres of top wheat were destroyed, yielding an estimated forty bushels per acre on the wheat. Other infestations include Wolff and Huff farms near Mill Creek with rye, oats, and barley affected.
The Boston Store in Laporte advertises coats capes and dolmant blues and light colors on sale at two prices moving quickly. Customers can choose from racks at 14.65 and 19 dollars.
John Sallender, who fled county jail five years ago, and Sophie Hickman were captured in Laporte after allegedly stealing diamonds and settings worth 6500 from Morris Friedburg of Detroit. Pinkerton agents aided by Chief Norris and Sheriff Anstiss located them at Sallender’s father’s home on Ohio Street. Sallender has a long police record while Hickman, 18, had allegedly assisted him after taking jewelry from Friedburg.
Chief Norris, Sheriff Anstiss and officers surrounded a residence about 11 30 p m. They entered to confront Robert Sallender who was hiding in a bedroom corner while the girl lay in bed. Sallender had earlier concealed himself after an inquiry about a man living nearby.
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