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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
8
Hunters discovered the well dressed man with a bullet hole in the back of the head near the Kankakee river in Lacrosse Wanatab. He had been dead at least two weeks and was taken to Wilders for a coroner and sheriff investigation. No identification could be found on the victim.
Washington issues a statement to protect old soldiers from false claims about land entry. Soldiers who served 90 days in the Civil War may file and count service time toward five year residence. all others must reside and cultivate. Only pre June 22 1874 entries under 160 acres may patent without residence, to reach 160 acres.
At Haubatadi Indiana the reception after the marriage of Matthew Halbeg and Miss Elizabeth Ziliack featured a large feast with beef calf lambe chicken hams and bread in abundance. Neighborhood residents attended throughout the day though guest count was not recorded.
Reports include a fiftieth wedding anniversary for Del Rev Robt Beer and wife of Valparaiso, cranberry shipments from Blair marshes, a request for Chicago paper distribution, court term opening in Lake County, and school staff changes. Also noted are railroad service adjustments, new Amex offices, county finances, and bridge contracts in La Porte area.
The article discusses the shift in farm labor needs due to improved machinery and cooperative farming, noting higher wages and lower living costs in farm work. It also mentions changes in dance trends including reverse dancing and a London royal sanction, plus a help-wanted notice for a woman to distribute magazines and compile a census.
An advertisement quotes Dr. Abernethy on kidney danger and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy. The text notes availability by E. T. Scott.
Daily excursions from Chicago on the Chicago Union Pacific & North-Western Line to the Pacific Coast at low fares. Rates listed include 3300 San Francisco and 83150 Boise City segments, with a $7 double berth Pullman tour in memory of the era. Apply to A B Waggon Trav Agt 22 Fifth Ave Chicago.
In Wanatah a young man dreamed three nights of a lost fur collar. With his date he searched the granary and found a skunk under the northwest corner. He retrieved the animal after reaching under the foundation, then the skunk escaped during the excitement.
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