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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
2
A Westville Indiana weekly item highlights sales and births and local happenings. Advertisements include car sale details, household goods auction, obituary rates, and notes on road projects and public notices. The piece covers residents traveling, a Carnegie library dedication, and various townwide updates.
The body of 26 year old Russell Cairns was found with his horse and buggy in the Kankakee River near Hebron. Art Schultz and Ben Fogli spotted the wreckage and recovered the horse. Cairns's body was located nearby as searches continued for a second body. Authorities pursue facts amid uncertain theories about the cause. Cairns worked on Cash Cross’s Brown ranch and has relatives in Hobart Indiana. his body was sent to Lowell and then to Ohio.
Joseph Tesmer aged 24 died Friday at his parents’ home near Otis after a three week illness. Born in Chicago he had lived in the county since infancy. He leaves his parents, sisters Mrs Martha Murawska Otis Mrs Annie Orkisnewska Chicago Mrs Agnes Pliska Westville and brothers Paul and Frank Tesmer Otis. Funeral was held at 9:30 Monday morning from St Mary’s Catholic church Otis with Rev John Wroblewski officiating.
Charlie Freeman thanks those who were kind and thoughtful during his mother’s last illness. The In dicator is asked to publish expressions of appreciation and condolences.
Vladyslav Rush, a male resident and qualified voter of New Durham Township LaPorte County Indiana, seeks from the LaPorte County Commissioners in October 1915 a retail liquor license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart with on premises drinking. Location is a 16 by 26 feet room adjoining a two story building near the Holmesville road south of the railroad right of way. Anxious for use of card tables chairs and a dice box. Dated September 7 1915.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of LaPorte County Indiana appoints Elvin M Augustine administrator of the estate of Anna Augustine, deceased. The administration notice states the estate is solvent. dated LaPorte Ind Aug 27 1915.
The undersigned Trustee of New Durham Township LaPorte County Indiana will sell sealed bids for 200000 worth of school house warrants at 10 to 11 A M October 5 1915 at the Trustee office. Warrants numbered 1 to 4 each 500 dated October 5 1915 payable at First National Bank La Porte due January 2 1917 and every six months thereafter. Each bid must include a five percent certified check. Bids must be written and not below par value. The township reserves the right to reject any bids.
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