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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
2
Obituary notices and advertising terms published for Westville Indiana weekly edition. Rates: $1.00 yearly in advance. Obituary notices priced per line. All notices and ads must reach the office by Wednesday noon for publication.
Ham mond residents Mr and Mrs Ed Garwood visited relatives. James Morgan, paroled convict, passed three checks for 27.50 each at Cun ningham drug store. Peter Evans 63 found dead near Warsaw after long intoxication history. Donald Gregory the Michigan City aviator now performing aerial nights. A county jail case for Lee Brown involving abuse of a four year old son. Michigan City to have a postal savings bank with several western depots. Carded life and accident benefit details offered by American Registry Co. Also notes on facial hair changes and an inquest into Annie Zeborrowski. Funeral and local obituaries for Rhoda and others. Truck and track accident report of Alonzo Pex finding Al Holmberg badly injured near Like Shore tracks. Dr Ten Broeck offered care. prognosis uncertain.
In Ixouts Indiana May 19 Ranchmen fear a rabies outbreak among thousands of cattle in the Kichokakee river region. A steer belonging to John Fedde on South Island bitten by a mad dog last week went rabid and charged. Fedde and neighbors fled as the animal charged through a swamp where many cattle are fed. A posse killed the steer. exact number of bitten cows remains unknown.
The Gollmar Brothers Circus hires Buster Brown Little Nemo Happy Coligan and Foxy Grandpa as a five clown quintet. They will perform on the ten acre grounds with thirty five other jesters. Expect a humorous Ostrich hunt led by a clown impersonating Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
The Ladies' Aid society will serve dinner at the Grand Army Hall. Suman Bana has been engaged to furnish music for the occasion.
Coulter brothers add a fire passenger Buick to their livery. Decoration Day events include two ball games and a Catron hall dance. Memorial Sunday at the Christian church features Elder Spade sermon and planned music. An unidentified man killed near Alida is buried at Dodd and Coulter morgue before being moved to Valparaiso. identity remains unrevealed. LaPorte and Center township voters reject Leroy Smith road by clear majority. only two Center precincts favored the proposal. All city wards oppose the road, with the Fifth ward showing the largest tally against.
The article describes how transfusing blood during surgery can restore a patient’s color and alertness. It notes adults require careful limits to avoid heart strain, while severely bleeding children may recover fully with no convalescence after the operation.
A Wide World Magazine writer notes creeks four feet wide and four feet deep near cliff edges in the Nocky mountains. Blizzard conditions flood these cracks, causing cattle and horses unfamiliar with the terrain to fall in and become preserved as dry mummies.
A mistress scolds Jane to test eggs before pudding and the servant recalls swinging an egg to test freshness. She drops it and accidentally hits a policeman through the window, while claiming she heard a loud murmuring from the egg, implying it was good.
Notice to electric consumers to pay monthly bills by the 20th following issue. Pay at Bank of Westville or Laporte office to ensure proper credits and avoid rendering to arrears.
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