Local Brevities Highlight Diverse Happenings
A whirlwind of notes from Porter and LaPorte counties includes visits, travel, and social events. Reports cover arrivals, funerals, lectures, oil wells, road work, harvests, political campaigns, and community notices across towns like Wanatah Valparaiso Westville LaPorte Michigan City and Chesterton.
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San Francisco Examiner
F. B. Nutting
Sierra Madre
California
MoeKinley
Rebekahs
Valparaiso
Westville
Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Tax Levy Tabulation for 1896 State County and Town Taxes
A compiled table presents the 1896 tax levy across state, county, township and town levels. The document lists rates and financial amounts due by locality, detailing how the total tax burden is distributed among government units.
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Nebraska
Crown Point
Lake County
Chicago Board of Health
George Emmerling
Chicago
Murry
Murphy
LaPorte
LaPorte County
Republican Board
Augusta
Kas
Leonard
Minnie
Alexander Martin
White Station
Minnie L. Martin
H. C. Leonard
Dover
Kansas
R. P. Stephenson
Salina
Two of a Kind Insurance Payouts Noted in Insurance List
Losses by fire and lightning in sured with J. B. Green in Continental were paid wholly and satisfactorily. Signatories WM. Krueger J. BF Schweder and others.
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J. B. Green
Continental
WM. Krueger
J. BF
Schweder
Improved dining car service on the Wabash Line
Meals will be served a la carte on all dining cars on the Wabash Line. Passengers can choose from the bill of fare and pay only for what they eat, a notable accommodation for travelers.
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John Kronyinski
Michigan City
Wabash
Hall
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Family
New York
Ayer’s Pills
Ayer
May Johnson
Rider Avenue
New York City
Dr. Miles
Dils
Elkhart
Harry Rogers
Chesterton
Ind
Dan Hibbard
J. B. Jerome
New Albany, Ted
Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle
Jos. Dolman
Zella
Cammiah
Indiana
M. E. Church
Nelson
Calumet River
Liverpool
Sheriff Small
The
Christian Church
Scott's
Scott’s
Boyeson
la Porte
Fravel
Donahue
Otis
Miles
Mary Keith
Englewood, Ill
Samuel Beck
Lee Reed
Carrie Lusner
Mikhart
Chester Matotte
Jack Rodgers
Harry Arney
Frank Webber
E. P. Grow
Rolling Prairie
J. R. Brickett
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
John Cole
Nickle Plate
Wisconsin
Michigan
Southwest
Jesse McCord
Cattron
McKinley
Bryan
John Roberts
Jackson Center
LaFayette
John
E. D. Crumpacker
Wanatah
LaPorte Herald
Fred Greiger
S. Crumpacker
Hazel Crum
Crumpacker
Ito
S. J. Gale
Blue Island
Wu. A
R. C. Houser
James Graybeal
William Jones
Supreme Court
DeWitt
Chesterton Tribune
Central House
C. Shanks
H.H. Williams
James Jones
Pleasant Township
Porter County
Panhandle
School House
Board of County Commissioners
Will Wood
Scott Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Medical Colleges
Indianapolis
Young Wood
Dr. Earp
Central College of Physicians and Surgeons
Earp
Wood
Medical College of Indiana
Fred Bryan
South Meridian Street
Kankakee River
Lake
Porter
Wm. A. Punsky
W. R
J M. E. Church
B. A. Daggy
H. B. Herrold
M. E
Jacob Herrold
John L. Griffiths
Armory
John L
Three Oaks
E. K. Warren
Holmesville
Anderson County
England
Europe
Altgeld
United States
the Union
Benjamin Harrison
la Porte Agricultural Association
Dorland
Pine Township
Party of Prosperity and Progress
Old LaPorte County
Alida
Frank Thompson
Goshen
Trwin
Wm. Faton
South Bend
J. W. Cattron
Geula
Ala
Walkerton
Eugene Moore
Gene
Indiana Schoolbook Company
Tell City
Levis Crist
Ranger
Perry County
Arthur Woodman
Emma Palmer
Door Village
Squire Dillie
M. T. Krueger
Martin
Cass
Peter M. Johnson
Porter Station
Ketchum
Merrell-Soule CO
Syracuse
N. Y
J.C. MA
Ute
K. T. Scott
Scott
Renticni Peatiation
Aoe Scott
Rusion
Mar
U.S. Gov't Report
EY Pure
Rissel
Hudson
Springfield
New Durham
Clinton
Mia
Une ‘ Noble
Nik Hat Union
Johnson
Tages Dale
Hanna
Tages
Dewey
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