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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
2
Notice from the Weetville Indiana post office listing publication details for The Indicator. Ads rates obituary terms and submission deadline set for Wednesday noon with notices and poetry billed per line and annual rates for professional cards.
The piece questions sheriff fees and county finances, noting prior fee cuts for admitting and releasing prisoners, a 35 percent rise in county valuation, and a $20 000 annual fund gain from a higher county rate. It urges prosecutors and the grand jury to audit both parties' officials and possible misapplied funds.
The Co operative Construction Co plans a Chicago New York Electric Air Line with 100 foot right of way. Eleven surveyors led by H S Fuld report crossing the watershed two miles north of town. Two tracks on a third rail system would run from Chicago to South Bend this summer and extend to New York City in two years. The line would be 250 miles shorter than the Lake Shore route and 160 miles shorter than the Pennsylvania line, with trains expected to run at ten hours between New York and Chicago.
Superintendent Weiler targets a juvenile club linked to alcohol with Frank Miller, a former inmate, facing $20 and costs in city court. The piece discusses home environment, values, and the impact on forming character, then reports Congressman E. D Crumpacker’s renomination by acclamation at Lafayette with quick Republican party proceedings.
News urges nonpartisan inquiry into city treasury irregularities after Comptroller Van Dueen report. Citizens urged to form a committee, expose graft, and let justice run its course. The paper condemns protecting officials and pushes for thorough investigation by the public.
John C. Wingate in Laporte stated private banks will be assessed on the same basis as state and national banks under the new law requiring stated paid-up capital. The state board of tax commissioners holds that the old law granting private bankers credits on indebtedness was unconstitutional and void, as per former AG Ketcham and current AG Miller.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and promises recovery with constitutional treatment. It claims nine of ten cases are caused by catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness from catarrh that cannot be cured, directing readers to purchase Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
S G Haus announces he is prepared to do all kinds of wood work in connection with his blacksmithing. Buggy and wagon repairing will be done in a workmanlike manner.
Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave up on a severe lung infection and throat inflammation He praises its power to cure bad coughs colds bronchitis tonsillitis weak lungs hoarseness and la grippe Trial bottle offered free at E T Scott s drug store with prices of 50 cents and one dollar.
Knox Republican notes landowners along the Tippecanoe oppose diverting Yellow river waters into the Tippecanoe. Banks already flood at times, risking meadow and woodlands and damaging bridges and homes. A legal battle is anticipated when the drainage scheme reaches court, with Starke county likely a spectator.
The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar from Foley & Co Chicago is the trusted cough and cold remedy in a yellow package. Many imitations with similar names mislead buyers. insist on the real product and refuse substitutes. Sold by KE. T. Scott.
City growth pushes establishment of three new voting precincts in Laporte. Election results indicate population surpassed 10 000, with new precincts planned in the First Third and Fourth wards.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is advertised to stimulate the liver cleanse the system and clear pimples and blotches. It is described as mild pleasant non irritating and preferable for women and children and superior to pills waters and ordinary cathartics. Sold by E T Scott.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine recalls three months of kidney inflammation and credits Electric Bitters for a complete cure after three bottles. The tonic claims to cure liver complaint dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria while restoring weakness to vigor. Guaranteed by E T Scott druggist price 50 cents.
Six month old St. Bernard pup for sale. Terms reasonable. Apply to E. J. Foster in Westville. Also Streeter and Boyer offer to sell farm, business, city and village property. Write for particulars and send stamp for reply to Lansing, Michigan.
The Indianapolis Sentinel announces suspension of publication this Saturday afternoon citing operational difficulties and temporary halt in printing. No new issues will be issued until further notice.
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