Rural telephone rate talks hold line at $1.50 monthly
In La porte farmers endorsed a $1.50 monthly rural rate for Laporte Telephone Co with 25 cent cash discounts yielding $1.75 in some areas. Toll abolition and trunk-line needs discussed. 19 new trunks would be required if tolls vanish. A follow up meeting is planned Saturday at the People's Bank. Night school in Laporte opens at 7 pm Thursday with 109 registrants and courses offered include shorthand, typing, drawing, English, bookkeeping, algebra, spelling and electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Laporte Telephone Company
Michigan City
Michigan
Coolspring
Springfield
Michigan City Exchange
Laporte Exchange
People’s Bank
The
Argus
Trester
Board of Education
Germany warns Allies on unpaid reparations plan
Berlin reports unofficially that Germany cannot pay the 500,000,000,000 gold marks due January 15, 1922. Officials say Berlin faces possible revision of Versailles terms and may face a Ruhr invasion if penalties follow. Economists expect a post armament conference world economic move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
International
Allied Commission
Ruhr
Washington
Sears Ad Bureau Monitors Local Papers
Sears advertising chief Herman Rosenfield says a bureau reads country weeklies and floods towns with literature when merchants do not advertise locally. The plan boosts results compared to using only the local paper for ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whey
Herman Rosenfield
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Bobwhite Quail Population Surges After Mild Winters
The bobwhite is plentiful this year with coveys multiplied by the thousand after two mild winters. Reports to the biological survey of the United States Department of Agriculture note the population boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Seven Months Old Shorthorn Bull Calf Impresses at Fair
Chas Rotzein reports a seven month old Shorthorn bull calf weighing 700 pounds from registered stock. He says it is the finest he has seen among county fair exhibits and plans to keep it for breeding purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Rotzein
Lawrence Fulton Buried Amid Chicago Remembrance
Lawrence D. Fulton killed September 29 1918 at the Argonne is laid to rest in Chicago. His life and service are honored while mourners gather with Valparaiso connections noted among the mourners and local veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence D. Fulton
Argonne
Chicago
Val
Valparaiso
Rumors on Hawkins Mortgage Stock Loosened by Official Note
John Bear of La Porte County denies town rumors that Hawkins Mortgage Co faces financial trouble. He cites a Dun and Company communique stating the suit in Fort Wayne is against Hawkins Mortgage Co alone, not Welfare Loan Society, and that the company is in good condition. Two of four suits have been dismissed. petitions to dismiss remaining suits are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkins Mortgage Company
Laporte County
John Bear
Welfare Loan Society
Hawkins Mortgage Co
Morton S. Hawkins
Pear
Mrs Ida M Herrold Rites Held After IlIness Death
Mrs Ida M Geists daughter of Ezra Geist pioneer in New Durham township died at La Porte hospital after a week long illness. She was 67, widow of Hiram B Herrold and survived by her father Ezra Geist of La Porte and brothers Clarence Geist Philadelphia Carlton Geist Atlantic City N J Walter preceded in death. Funeral at Pinhook church with Westville Rebekah lodge service and quartet. burial in adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Herrold
Laporte Hospital
Ezra Geist
New Durham Township
Walter
Philadelphia
Carlton
Atlantic City
N. J
Herrold
Westville
Laporte
A. T. Briggs
Laporte M. E
Pinhook
H. B. Herrold
Carlton Geist
Roy Thompson
Anderson
Ind
Clarence H. Geist
Jolly Eighteens Meet At Mrs Matotte Home
The Jolly Eighteens held a bi weekly meeting yesterday at Mrs J C Matotte home with full attendance. The luncheon was praised and a guest, Mrs R M Martin, celebrated her recent admission to the bar with a miniature doctor of law as a token.
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Jolly Eighteens
J. C. Matotte
R. M. Martin
Health and sun rays influence on Europe’s health arts
Report notes sun exposure affects health practices across Europe. French doctors favor Brittany and Normandy regions over southern coasts for health benefits, especially for children. English observations vary by region, with attention to eye health and sun exposure risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Brittany
Normandy
England
East
Beers Seized From Truck After Guilty Plea
Twenty barrels of real beer were dumped into a Laporte sewer after a liquor truck was stopped near Lincoln Way East of Westville. Driver Joseph Steininger pleaded guilty in Justice Kerr's court, paying 555 in fines and costs and receiving suspended three month sentences. The truck owner was listed as Kirkendor, and the vehicle was restored to Wirkendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Lincoln Way
Westville
Laporte County
Joseph Steininger
Gary
Edward Berwanger
Steininger
W. C. Brown
Hyde Park
Chicago
J. Kirkendor
Kirkendor
Government cleanup squad to visit Michigan City for rating
A thirteen member U S Government cleanup squad will be in Michigan City Friday and Saturday November 18 and 19. They will meet at the K of P building on Fifth street to rate disabled soldiers and tuberculosis cases since the war. Ex soldiers should appear before the board. The Michigan City Legion post helped secure the visit and others may expedite by appearing. Laporte county cases will be considered, a concession arranged through the Legion post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Michigan City
K. of P
Fifth Street
Legion Post
Laporte
Westville Sunday School Hopes to Reach 150
Attendance rises with three Sundays at 99 117 and 130 as officers and teachers work toward a target of 150 next Sunday. Sermon Sunday night titled Church and the Spirit of God promises engaging topics and a cordial home like atmosphere. Quarterly conference Saturday at 7 30 pm will gather New Durham Door Village officers with around thirty attendees including stewards trustees and society presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
New Durham
Door Village
Ifrom
Ladies’ Aid and
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Societies
Local residents visit and health news from Burdick area
Wm F Wiseman entertained coin shredders this week. Uncle Henry Kilmer, once a resident and now in Chicago, is reported in helpless condition from a stroke. Frank Linderman of Laporte visited the farm during a slower period. John Replogle family from Elkhart visited his parents. John Brown of Laporte visited his brother in law Clarence Linderman and family. Mrs C B E Hollar was in Chesterton. Dorothy Hopkins Norris Hopkins visited Chicago with their mother. Sam Pawelczak of Otis was in Burdick. Mrs C H Miller was in Gary. Mr and Mrs A A Cotton visited Chesterton. Mrs Shabas and daughter from Chesterton visited Burdick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm F. Wiseman
Henry Kilmer
Chicago
Frank Linderman
Laporte
John Replogle
Elkhart
Solomon Replogle
John Brown
Clarence Linderman
C. BE. Hollar
Chesterton
Dorothy Hopkins
Norris Hopkins
Sam Pawelczak
Otis
Burdick
C. H
Tire case price offered by Homer Ansley
Homer Ansley of Westville representing Odell Tire Co of South Bend offers 30 by 34% casings with the same guarantee as other cord tires for 12.35 dollars. See him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Ansley
Westville
Odell Tire Co
South Bend
Temptations Across the Idle and Industrious
A short inspirational line reflects on temptations striking the idle while the industrious may resist. The quote attributes the warning to C. H. Spurgeon and frames temptation as a universal challenge with different impacts on work and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Spurgeon
Anonymous Bird Writes Sharp Unsigned Notes for Paper
A figure dubbed Anonymous crafts sneering unsigned letters about locals for the newspaper, though editors never publish them. The piece hints at a reputation for sharp, critical writing that remains unseen by readers.
English Inventor Develops Sea Water Electrolysis Apparatus
An English inventor claims a shipboard device that electrolyzes sea water to produce a disinfectant. The apparatus aims to provide on board sanitation by generating sanitizing solution from seawater.
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Dove OF Peace
Hawkins Co
Methodist Church Notes
E. Osborn
Kenneth D. Osborn
Lee L. Osborn
Albert J. Link
Osborn - Osborn & Link
Roome
First National Bank Bld G Laporte
Ind Phone
Lemuel Darrow
Darrow & Rowley
Earl Rowley
Indiana
Masonic Temple
J. Venedorland
First National Bank
Reherselgete
Indiana County of
Joseph C. Cieslukowski
Koleta Cieslukowski
Dargoen & Rowley
Frank A. Rogers
Sallwasser & Sallwasser
Attys
Gaylord Jessup
James D. Jessup
H. B. Hayward
Associated Physicians
Sallwasser
Attorneys-at-Law
Lincolnway
Court House
Laporte Ind
Herman W. Sallwasser
Norman H. Sallwasser
P Femer
Jackson Porte
Chiropractor
Jackson ST
LA Porte
Stewart Batterias
Ford
Johnson, Gale & Couden
Michigan City, Ind
Westville Lumber & Coal Company
Peoples’ Trust & Savings Bank
Ladies
Oxford
Paradise Confectionary
Paradise
Laporte, Indiana
Lion Drug Store
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