Mori Road Improvement A Long Proposed County Stone Road
A plan to build a long stone road from Pinhook to La Porte and extension lines through New Durham Cool spring Scipio and Center townships aims to connect La Porte to Pinhook and reach Waterford Bryon schoolhouse Yankey’s and Otis. The project would be funded by four townships with costs prorated and a vote likely by next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinhook
Laporte
Coolspring
New Durham
Scipio
Center Townships
Waterford
Forrester's
Brynon
Taylor’s
Yankey’s
Stone Road
Lake Shore
Otis
Coolapriejt
Rom Pinhook
Laporte Road
Taylor's
Rallee
Bryson’s School House
Anc
Juake Shore
County Line
Weatville
Center
Farmers' Institute at Waterford School December 1 1905
Farmers Institute at Waterford School includes morning and afternoon sessions with talks by O A Summers and H W Henry on soil conditions corn breeding and farm efficiency. Evening program features singing recitations and discussions led by M S Briscoe and E G Bunnell with invitations to county boys in corn growing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Electric Bitters Healed Leavenworth Woman After Five Doctors Failed
Thomas S Austin manager of the Republican in Leavenworth Indiana refused doctors and tried Electric Bitters for his wife illness. After five physicians failed to relieve her she recovered and can perform household duties. Guaranteed by E T Scott druggist priced 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. S Austin
Mgr
Republican
Leavenworth
Ind
E. T. Scott
Poisoning of Five Pets Triggers Westville Turmoil
Wearville reports a town upheaval after a local act described as extreme by the Indicator. Five dogs and several cats were poisoned last week, with owners named as Harvey Holmes Jared Gardner Stafford Tieminger C E M Herrold and P C Young. Michigan City merchants are urged to supply and profit from the discount trade in poisoned animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Dispatch
Wearville
Harvey Holmes
Jared Gardner
Stafford Tieminger
C E M Herrold
P. C. Young
Westville
Michigan City
Sluggish Liver Hampers Ambition and Energy
You feel dull with heavy eyes and fatigue from an inactive liver. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimulates the liver and bowels, making you feel bright and active. It does not nauseate or gripe, is mild and pleasant to take, and urine is more effective than pills. Refuse substitutes. Sold by K. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T. Scott
Girls Shuck Corn to Aid Galveston Church Fund
Nine Galveston girls traveled to Charles Miller's Carroll county farm and shucked and cribbed 144 bushels of corn. They earned $10 toward the Epworth league’s $200 church fund shortfall, after Miller offered 16 dollars per 100 bushels and was accompanied by Rev. L C Poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Charles Miller
Carroll County
Epworth League
M. E
Miller
Rev. L.C Poor
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ends Local Application Belief
Catarrh is described as a blood or constitutional disease and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to act on the blood and mucous surfaces, not as a quack remedy, and is recommended by physician endorsements. Testimonials and free literature are offered by K. J. Cheney & Co with druggist sales nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
K. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Wanted Representatives in Own Community
Bona fide real estate proposition seeks representatives in Steelton Virginia. No capital specified requires good salary for the right party and space for an address at New Mcrensite Improvement Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bona Fide
New Mcrensite Improvement Co
Steelton , Va
Boys Enter County Corn Growing Contest in Laporte
More than one hundred county boys enter a county corn growing contest promoted by the Laporte County Farmers Institute. Each grows one acre under supervision with a total cash prize pool of 300 dollars. Prizes go 100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 dollars plus specials from merchants. Entries must attend the farmers institute in Laporte on February 2 and 3, 1906, for a corn school. Prizes awarded by yield per acre, score of corn, records of growth, and scoring knowledge of an ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte County Farmers’ Institute
H. W. Henry
Laporte County Farmers’ Institute Association
Farmers’ Institute
Laporte
No Case of Pneumonia On Record Claims
No case of pneumonia on record. The ad asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and warns against unknown preparations. It urges asking for Foley's Honey and Tar and lists E. T. Scott as the local druggist selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
E. T. Scott
Quail as Farm Property Advocated by Agriculture Dept
The Indiana agriculture department urges farmers to protect bob whites or common quail as a boon and personal property on the land. It argues quail reduce weed seeds, boost farm revenue, and support hunting as a gentle recreation, with wide support from sportsmen and businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Whites
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Bullein
Consumption runs in our family prompts tribute to mother
Harmony Maine man E B Reid writes of his mother’s death from lung disease. He recalls five years of using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption at first cough or cold, a remedy he credits for rapid relief and cure. Trial bottle free, price 50c and 100c at E T Scotts drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Reid
Harmony
Dr. King
Mr. Reid
E. T. Scott's
Divorce and property split in Lay case at Superior Court
In a Friday session Judge Tuthill granted Mrs Rickie Lay a divorce from Charles Lay. She sued for $2000 alimony but received none. instead the court awarded each spouse one half of the property as tenants in common. The couple formerly lived on a five acre fruit farm, then moved to Laporte and now Michigan City. The trial addressed alleged abuse and financial failure, with defense accusing Mrs Lay of socializing with other men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickie Lay
Superior Court
Tuthill
Charles Lay
Theresa Hipp
Slater
Wilhelmina Werner
Werner
Carl Behn
Joseph C. Orr
Anna Nelsor
Anna Anderson
Bent Anderson
Marshal County
Uirikea Schaumburg
Henry Schaumburg
Robert Curran
Schaumburg
Commerce
Brown
Martha I. Hillman
Eastport
Frances Rodgers
Elmer Rodgers
Muskeg Ontober
Muskegon
Wabash Plans Industrial Bureau for Towns Along Line
The Wabash railroad will form an industrial bureau starting January 1 with S. B. Knight as industrial commissioner to promote factories and commercial institutions in towns along the Chicago-Detroit division. Knight will train under General Traffic Manager Ives until then and a campaign to attract industries will begin, Westville urged to organize and present claims at a meeting called by E S Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railroad Company
S. B. Knight
General Freight
Esgent
Knight
The
Wabash
Ives
Westville
Chicago
E S.smith
Obituary of John Renkowitz 64 Michigan City native
John Renkowitz 64 died Friday at home in Michigan City from stomach cancer. A native of Posen Germany and Berlin University graduate, he moved to Michigan City in 1867. Survived by widow and five children. He was an architect and civil engineer, 21 years Michigan City civil engineer, and built churches including St Marys and St Pauls, Hermitage, and eleven other churches across several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Renkowitz
Michigan City
Posen
Germany
University of Berlin
F. A
Frank
Helen Renkawitz
Chicago
Martha Tod Clara Renkawitz
John Renkawit
May Increase Pensions For Civil War Veterans
Daniel L. Brown a former Laporte County sheriff leads a new Indianapolis group seeking a nationwide push to raise U S pensions for Civil War veterans. The Soldiers' Union urges Congress to grant an extra one cent per day of service to all honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines to supplement monthly pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel L. Brown
Laporte County
Michigan City Sea and Cold Storage Company
Aldiere
Indianapolis
United States
Congress
Union
Try my chicken cholera remedy cure guaranteed
An advertisement offers a chicken cholera remedy with a bold guarantee from H. B. Herrold. The short claim pressures readers to try the product as a proven cure.
Mrs Theresa Hipp Dies in Michigan City at 55
Mrs Theresa Hipp widow of Captain William Hipp longtime Michigan City resident died at 4 PM Saturday at her sister Mrs Henry Werner’s home 1424 East Michigan Street from stomach cancer. Born in Germany she came to America in 1880 lived in Chicago before settling here. She is survived by her sister and a brother in Germany. no children. Her husband died three years ago.
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Theresa Hipp
William Hipp
Michigan City
Henry Werner
East
Michigan Street
Germany
Theresa Daeneus
Gottfried Daeneus
America
Chicago
Mr. Hipp
Werner
Old Country
Death Notice for Charles Kintzele Jr in Michigan City
Charles Kintzele Jr age about 35 of Mich gan City area died from consumption. He was unmarried and survived by his mother two brothers Andrew and August and three sisters Mrs J Paha Mrs William Paha of Michigan City and Mrs George Massone of Decatur Ind The funeral was held from St Mary church Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kintzele, Jr
Michigan City
Andrew
August Kintzele
J. Paha
William Paha
George Massone
Decatur
Ind
Mrs Geer Dead at Laporte After Long Illness
Mrs Mary Amanda Geer died November 2 at her State street home in Laporte after an extended illness. Daughter of Nathan and Hannah Bartlett, she was born in Tuckertop New Jersey and moved to this county at age fifteen. She married Frederick Geer in 1840 and was the mother of twelve children, eight of whom survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Amanda Geer
State Street
Laporte
Nathan
Hannah Bartlett
Tuckertop
N.J
Frederick Geer
Mrs Virgil Wilson Dies in Indianapolis Hospital
Mrs. Virgil Wilson died at St Vincent's hospital Indianapolis on November 8 and was buried at New Bethel Indiana November 10. She and her husband lived in Michigan City two years and moved to Indianapolis last March. Mr Wilson was a carpenter and Mrs Wilson was a member of the First Baptist church and the Modern Samaritans. Home was 1210 Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Virgil Wilson
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Indianapolis
New Bethel
Ind
Death of George Whorwell in Hooker Oklahoma
George Whorwell formerly of Las Porte died in Hooker Oklahoma Sunday. He was brother to Thomas Whorwell of Laporte and Mrs. Hardy Wilson of Michigan City. The widow and eight children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Whorwell
Lasporte
Hooker, Ok
Thos. Whorwell
Laporte
Hardy Wvilson
Michigan City
A Home for You Northwest Advertises Jobs and Travel
A vintage Northwest recruitment notice invites farmers, artisans, tradesmen and professionals to relocate, promising rapid regional progress. It promotes cheap rail tickets and easy travel with a postal card request to J. Francis Gene, Passa. Agent 3, B&Q Railway, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderful
Northwest
Great Northwest
J. Francis Gene
B&q
R’y
Chicago
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Mori Road Improvement
O. A. Summers
Kokomo
M. B. Lester
Asabel Robinson
O. A
Tracy W. Redding
Coolepring Township
Institute. Association
Bite Amie Aebaege O. A. Summers
Arthur W. Russell
Penn
M.S. Briscoe
E. G. Bunnell, Co
Mra
M. S. Briscoe Music
Abaya
Abit
Waltons Straights
Gems and Duchess
Ber
Rodgers
Michigan and
Pine Streets
Rodgere
Oiks
Mich
Minnie G. Williams
Albert E. Williams
Michigan
Sadie V. Marshall
William W. Marshall
Lulu Gibson
Maurice Gibson
Delia Frank
Geo. Frank
Augusta Stodge
August Stohge
Dan Brown
New Soldier Organization
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