Westville Elects Town Officers for Another Year
Westville voters chose town officers in a calm election. The Citizens ticket topped the polls with safe majorities, and incumbents like Trustee 1st Ward D Flynn and Clerk W E Davidson retained posts. Marshal Herman Warnka defeated T W Hoard, with Davidson’s reelection noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lst
D. Flynn
B. E. Menton
T. Scott
Haithy
Jared Gardner
Appian
Warnka
S. D. Flyon
B.F. Heaton
Brewer Wigr Ki
Baie Eae
W. E. Davidson
Ecc
Enee
E. T. Scott Marshal
Herman Warnka
Flyon
Martin
Messrs
B. F. Henton
S. G. Haas
Marshal
A. M. Brewer
J.C. Mutette
E. T. Scott
Mr. Gardner
T. W. Hoard
Hoard
Davidson
E. S. Smith
Westville
Train No d on Spring Schedule to Buffalo and New York
Train No d on the Nickel Plate leaves Fort Wayne east at 9 30 P M daily with through drawing room sleeping cars to Buffalo and New York Dining Car Fort Wayne to Bellevue and onward to Buffalo and New York An observation car from Buffalo offers a scenic trip through valleys and mountains reaching New York City at 7 25 P M the next day Sleeper space may be reserved in advance Contact any Ticket Agent.
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N.c
Fort Wayne
Buffalo
New York
Ft. Wayne
Bellvue
Susquehanna
Delaware
New York City
Beaver Dam County News Notes
County letters report Mrs. Andrew Johnson very ill and visitors for Mrs. Talbot of Valparaiso staying at Hi Martins. Mrs. Goodrich to return to Fennville Michigan next Monday. Dan Hibbard and kin inherit from a New York cousin. Storms cooled air as farmers prepare corn ground. Mrs. Dave McKellips visits Chicago relatives and friends including Phoebe Windle and Charley Hosmer’s family, now in Chicago business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erve Talbot
Valparaiso
Hi. Martin’s
Dave McKellips
Chicago
Phoebe Windle
Charley Hosmer
West
Electric Bitters Cures Stomach Ailment in Lime Ridge Woman
Mrs. I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach trouble and yellow jaundice as gall stones worsened. After doctors failed to cure her she used Electric Bitters and was wholly cured. The remedy claims to aid stomach liver and kidney function and is sold by E T Scott for 50 cents with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
E. T. Scott
Rolling Prairie Personal Roundup and Local Notes
Supt. Kline is sick. Bill George seeks a woman. Walter Freeze visits the countryside for a vacation. The Christian preacher and family moved into the parsonage last week. Our new hotel is now in running order. In town, inquire for the Jones hotel. Calvin Connor broke his right leg below the knee. He has long suffered creeping paralysis but could be out until Saturday afternoon. The Boers are insulted by Vanity Row’s warriors windstorm. Ed Austin remains sick. Mrs. Wm Rogers is very ill and Wesley McCarty cannot yet be about town.
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Supt
Kline
Bill George
Walter Freeze
Jones Hotel
Calvin Connor
Mr. Connor
South Africa
Vanity Row
Ed Austin
Wm. Rogers
Wesley McCarty
Wanatah Society Notes and Local Happenings
Dr. Fisher visits Chicago. Miss Olga Kalis works at Valparaiso. Mrs. Ed Higgins goes to Valparaiso. Elie Eckert is seriously ill. Miss Agnes Sullivan visits Crown Point. Herman Mahler and Bertha Rosenbaum wed. Lew Barnes adds another daughter. Chas Tehnske and Lilly Ruse marry. One twin of Julius Sterki dies. J. M. Sullivan and wife visit from Chicago. Mrs. Bassie Thompson visits her mother. Mrs. Eaton to undergo operation. others visiting. A visiting organizer fosters Modern Woodmen in Wanatah. Mrs. Lewis Atwater visits from Tennessee seeking a newspaper venture. Campaign chatter at Valparaiso about Bryan. Misses Cowboy have buggy accident. Wanatah families hope to profit big from bonds plan to build St Joseph to Toledo railroad.
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Elie Eckert
Agnes Sullivan
Crown Point
Herman Mahler
Bertha Rosenbaum
Lew Barnes
Chas. Tehnske
Lilly Ruse
Julius Sterki
Blanche Schlosser
Chicago
Harry Gruse
Medaryville
Eaton
Winemac
Lewis Atwater
Tenn
Indiana
Valparaiso
Bryan
Drivi
Dade
Maud Cowboy
Roman Gruse
Jul
Conitz
St. Joseph
Toledo
Ohio
GLEASON STATION COMMUNITY NOTES AND ROAD VOTE REACTIONS
Bert Gordon of Michigan City visits the village while residents host gatherings across Beatty’s Corners and Dewey. The gravel roads vote in Coolspring Springfield and Michigan townships mostly opposed outside Michigan City. growing tax concerns surface, yet advocates praise road funding. New Durham shows strong road work with gravel top dressing and improved conditions.
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Bert Gordon
Michigan City
Our Village
Coolspring
Springfield
Michigan
New Durham Township
New Durham
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Proves Successful Cure Claim
An ad explains that cough is a symptom and consumption or bronchitis begin with a persistent cough. It promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly successful in curing the disease causing coughing with no cost to try. Sold by B. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Scott
Open door policy ends local advertising favoritism
Mr. Lowenstine and son Abe visited Valparaiso en route to Michigan City and contracted for a year's space in the Indicator. The paper recalls past support from local merchants and explains a shift from exclusive home advertising to an open policy to cover essential business expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowenstine
Abe
Valparaiso
Michigan City
House of Lowenstine
Bank Surprise Ends Snowballing Sympathy for Goshen Couple
A Goshen couple, long judged poor by a sympathetic assessor, are stunned when the old lady reveals she has $30,000 in the bank. The remark comes as the assessor jokes about their finances as they prepare to leave the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Governor Urges Indiana Historic Incidents Collection
Governor James A Mount proclaims July 4 1900 a day to promote collecting early Indiana history. Officials urged county addresses and gatherings to gather memories and records of pione ers, courts, schools, churches, roads, mills, canals, railroads, and Indian removals for a statewide preserved history. Public presses support and local officials invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
I. James A. Mount
Commonwealth
Capitol
Indianapolis
United States
James A. Mount
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad In Toledo
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney & Co in Toledo as trustworthy and lists wholesale druggists Wanpisec Kisnax and Magvin. Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price of cure 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cuaxxy & Co
Props
Toledo O
F. J. Cheney
West & Tsuax
Toledo
O. Wanpisec
Kisnax & Magvin
Toledo O. Hall
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad
A vintage drug advertisement claims Grove's product as a cure and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. It notes a signature on every box and lists a price of 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Grove’s
Great Green Tag Sale Opens Friday May 11
The sale starts Friday May 11 offering savings on every item. Shoppers are invited to visit the store to see decorations and enjoy low prices as a large crowd gathers. Davidson Porter.
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Davidson
X .Porter
Portraits Promised at A M Green Studio
For photographs and portraits visit A M Green's studio on Railroad Street in Westville to arrange sessions and view sample works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Green
Railroad Street
Seed Potatoes and Second-Hand Bicycle for Sale
Local notice advertises Rural New Yorker No 2 seed potatoes for sale suitable for table use or seed, and a second-hand bicycle offered cheaply. A separate report recalls a recent gum slot machine investigation at area depots, led by Detective Jones of the Wabash, exposing counterfeit coin use and youth tampering with vending machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
J. Gardner
Powers That Be
Jones
The
Wabash
Westville
New York
Republic
Doctor Rubin and Son Depart Chicago for Northwest Coast
Dr B Rubin and his son Isaac along with A H Rose plan a yearlong trip from Chicago to Seattle then sail May 20 on the Centennial to Cape Nome. The doctor may practice medicine or seek gold while Mr Rose will join any suitable venture. Rose visited Chicago before departure.
State health board report quarterly deaths and births
The board records 8 807 deaths in the state with 2 089 under five and 2 316 over 65. Consumption caused 1 213 deaths and typhoid 179. There were 10 681 births including 5 464 white males and 5 046 white females, 170 colored births, 224 twins, and 240 illegitimates. Five thousand five hundred twenty five marriages.
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State Board of Health
Fickle memory cited by Wakarusa editor on subscriptions
Editor Rheabottom of the Wakarusa Tribune laments memory's fickleness. He notes neighbors recall stock, births, and debts yet forget when their subscriptions expire, exposing a humorous clash between personal detail memory and civic obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheabottom
Wakarusa Tribune
Fire marshal law urged to probe all Indiana fires
State Auditor Hart seeks a fire marshal law to require investigation of every fire in the state and to prosecute criminals. The plan calls for removing combustibles and keeping a complete indexed record of each incident including causes and prior occupancy information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hart
Dr. King's New Life Pills Promise Sharp Mind Boost
An advertising claim states that perfect stomach and liver action boosts strength and ambition. A 25 cent box is said to make you feel like a new being, sold by E. T. Scott.
Sunday Excursion Offer on Peerless Trio Trains
Five or more travelers can ride round trip for $1 on Sundays between any two points within 100 miles on the Peerless Trio daily express trains. No need for special trains. organize five or more for a Sunday outing on the Nickel Plate road. An agent can explain it. A Austerlia, wire or phone C.
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Nickel Plate Road
Austerlia
American Poultry Mixture touted as cure for cholera in poultry
An advertisement claims the American Poultry Mixture cures cholera and gapes in fowls, prevents spread, and offers a fifty dollar guarantee if it fails. It urges prompt use, endorses breeders worldwide, and directs sending one dollar for a sample box from American Mfg. Co. in Terre Haute Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
AG Taylor clarifies age rule for marriage licenses
In an official opinion Attorney General Taylor states the statute requires the county clerk to verify that the male is eighteen and the female sixteen before issuing a license and for a minister to confirm ages before solemnizing. He notes ministers often believed they could wed without age checks, but under the law they are responsible for minors. The opinion answers Marshall County clerk's inquiry.
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Taylor
Marshall County
Nickle Plate Offers Low Rate Excursion Tickets
The Nickle Plate Road announces low rate excursion tickets to North Manchester Indiana for the annual German Baptist Dunkards meeting. Round trip fare with specific May 29 to June 4 travel outside 100 miles and May 31 to June 8 inside 100 miles. Return by June 10 or deposit to July 5. Contact R J Hamilton or C A Asterlin Ft Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ind
A Fast Bicycle Rider Seeks Buckien Arica Salve
An advertisement touts Buckien's Arica Salve as a cyclist’s pain remedy and skin healer. It claims to cure chafing chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles with a guarantee and a 25 cent price. Sold by E T Scott druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckien
E. T. Scott Druggist
Train Schedule Note and Dining Car Services Update
A minor schedule adjustment at station No 4 has No 4 leaving Chicago at 3 30 pm with intermediate stops delayed about thirty minutes. Dining car options include a club luncheon and supper from Chicago to Bellevue, and a Bellevue to Chicago breakfast and lunch on No 1. No 2 and 3 offer dining car service both directions between Chicago and Buffalo, with improved through sleeping car service east and west. Contact C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana 723 8 by wire mail or phone.
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Chicago
Bellevue
Buffalo
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fast Runs The St Louis Union Station in Education
The chapter subjects Fast Runs and The St. Louis Union Station appear in the book Railroad in Education which the Wabash Railroad distributes free upon request. Send 6 cents for postage to C S Crane General Passenger and Ticket Agent Wabash R R St Louis Missouri.
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St. Louis Union Station
Railroad
Wabash
C. S. Crane
Gen’t
Pass
Ticket Ag't Wabash R. R
St. Louis
Home Seeker's Excursion Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for the Home Seeker's Excursion are offered at the Wabash depot on May 1 and 19 and June 5 and 19 in 1900 to nearly the same destinations as in prior months.
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Wabash Depot
Estate settlement urged for Dr. Fravel heirs
Parties with accounts against the estate of the late Dr. Fravel are urged to call and discuss their claims to expedite settlement. Signed by Janie S. Boyeson and Mary R. Barry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fravel
Janie S. Boyeson
Mary R. Barry
Pekin eggs and millet seed for sale by CHAS McKELLIPS
Jerome makes a cast for bass with fly bait from the shore. Mrs. Culbertson returns home after three weeks with daughters in Hammond. Lowenstine travels to Valparaiso each Thursday. C M Williams offers a free ride at Cedar Lake. Frank LaVary’s larceny trial opens in superior court. Town council awards cistern contracts on Main Street for flood protection. Sawmill logs flow to Michigan City as four teams haul timber daily. Monon offers May travel rates to Indianapolis for lodge events. Epworth League officers elected. Porter Republicans nominate. presidential candidate pending. Parson J W Noble undergoes appendicitis surgery with recovery anticipated. Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly meet in Indianapolis. Prohibition ticket announced with multiple state offices. Chamberlains Pain Balm praised by Miss Florence Newman for muscular rheumatism. Slain Lake Shore detective James Mullaney mentioned in Salt Bay case.
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Jerome
A.S. Culbertson
Hammond
Lowenstine
Valparaiso
C. M. Williams
Cedar Lake
Austin
Frank LaVary
Superior Court
J. H. Allison
Main
Leslie
Michigan City
Monon
Indianapolis
Grand Lodge F
A. M
Carrie Miley
Abseastts
Arrilla Herrold
T. U. Wickersham
A. E. “Smith
Hisdhood
Wis
E. S. Smith
Madison
Porter County
Laporte County
J. W. Noble
Drs
Rebekah
J. M. Hill
G. W. Hartman
Silver Star Lodge 188
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Peoples
Beaver Dam
Andrew Johnson
Wanatah
Dr. Fisher
Olga Kalis
Mrs
Ed Higgins
J. M. Sullivan
Bassie Thompson
Kapelski
Chas. Eaton
Gleason Station
George Blessing
Lena Nowaizke
City
Minnie Bedencup
Beatty’a Corners
Pearl Posten
Dewey
G. Blessing
Fanny Sackett
Effie Stalanaker
Albert Sebart
Qur Great
Nickle Plate Road
Jay Gould
Westville Markey
Alba
Alee Vila
Chas. McKellips
Grerles M. Eektars
Auburn
J H. Clark
Oakland City
Sehevene
E. Pretlow
Thorntown
M. B. McKinsey
Clinton County
Edward Riley
Henry County
M. A. Krauss
Pera
Sup
I.S. Wade
Lafayette
Hs. Sponsib
Vincennes
W. Ayres
Upland
B. Kessinger
J. E. Graham
Florence Newman
Chamberlain
Newteen
Gray
N. Y
E.T. Scott
James Mullaney
Lake Shore
Christensen
South Bend
Laporte
Dennis
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