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Laporte

a city and county-seat of Laporte co., Ind., on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Pére Marquette and several other railroads; 59 miles E.

S. E. of Chicago, Ill. It is the farming trade center for the county; and is also engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods, agricultural implements, wheels, hubs, etc. It is an attractive summer resort, having several beautiful lakes in its vicinity; contains a handsome court house, city hall, public library; and has an electric -light plant, waterworks supplied from one of the lakes; several ORTE 7ide. The river hort and comparatively d frost. m the capital bitol and other offices of alger outer harbor at En- Plata river; pop. about BIO DE (reo dà), n South America, between but that along the prov- Aires is low and flat. shelter from the temnat come from the S. to the S. E. The square miles, and azy is calculated aly by that of my was discovbank. d county-seat of public library; end has plant, waterworks supof the lakes; several Coffee, es in nd rivera, tarough those - to the Lo to reco ans 17th LAPPS LARAMIE churches, National and State banks, specific name refers to the occipital daily, weekly and monthly periodicals.

Pop. (1910) 10,545; (1920) 15,158.

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