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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1895
Page
3
The writer urges careful selection of a grocery store, stressing vigilance to avoid frustration. They promise trustworthy service, inviting confidence and patronage with assurances of the best market prices and dependable quality.
Market table from Westville lists weekly corrected quotes for wheat oats corn and various farm products. Prices include Clover seed hogs hides butter eggs potatoes bacon lard chicken and turkeys with per unit rates and live weights where applicable.
Clinton Township resident announces weekly Tuesday presence to transact township business. He lists books for sale at residence. FP. R. Iseminger. Westville Chapter No. 138, O.E.S. reports meetings on the second and fourth Fridays each month at Mason Hall.
Local brief notes include Scott's flower pots and oysters lat night, Hood's Sarsaparilla promotion, Valparaiso Fifteenth Indiana regiment at Paraiso, and various repairs and visits. Court docket advance, church suppers, and farm moves are also reported with multiple local names and places.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use strengthens constitution and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollar reward for any cure failure and urge sending testimonials to F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
At Pine Station west of Cheaterton on the Lake Shore line Officer McCarthy shot and probably fatally wounded John Sheridan a tramp who tried to steal a ride and stabbed at the officer when ordered from the train Sheridan's mother lived at 364 Wabash Avenue Toledo.
Emma Cook, a 15 year old cousin living five miles north of Laporte, accuses Charles 21 and Henry 19 of forcing her and threats that led to her ruin and secrecy. The alleged crime centers on the youths and the orphan girl’s account of coercion.
Arthur Brayton of Rolling Prairie a nephew of Elder Brayton died Saturday night by shooting himself in the right temple. He ran a restaurant and left a wife and one child. A forged note purporting payment to Obberich & Arnold of Laporte was traced to him, and he also forged others to avoid stigma. The funeral was held at Rolling Prairie and he was buried in the Baptist cemetery there.
The Ladies' Home Journal has purchased a prized Philadelphia property at Sixth and Walnut streets fronting Independence and Washington Squares. The five-property acquisition will see houses demolished on May 1 to build a $250,000 headquarters, owned and occupied by the Journal, with a two year construction timeline.
A well to do young man tries to bribe the ticket manager after forgetting change. He pretends to hold civic titles to gain admission. Patrons of his dairy and oil business are urged to steer clear of similar schemes, though the editor is not included.
Mrs Flowers of Shelbyville spoke at the Methodist church under the W C T U banner. She argued the licensed saloon sustains the liquor trade and claimed liquor taxes rise by sixty eight million dollars despite population. Her closing poem impressed the audience and the meeting urged civic action.
Notices indicate the INDICATOR office keeps various justice of the peace forms in stock including warrants subpoenas writs of attachment and summons for ready use by local officials.
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