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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
3
The event spans from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico with Home Craft Week to be recognized nationwide this week. It highlights widespread participation in crafts across states and communities, celebrating local makers and DIY traditions.
A compilation of short items from Michigan City and nearby towns includes residents visiting Chicago, auto and farm news, weather impacts on the lakefront, a lake wind incident, a fatal body recovery, medical updates, and local meetings. Notables include Mrs. A J Shunk, Miss Marie Herrold, and Allan Harris undergoing surgery, with community figures like Rev M Shepherd and J D Harper referenced.
Easter services at the M B church drew a full house for Sunday night services and featured a student program with songs recitations and duets. Local events include Mrs Mary Ricksicker traveling to Chicago after her granddaughter Zelka’s death and Mrs C E Herrold hosting the Jody Eighteen club with a chicken dinner.
The Westville high school drama The Spy debuts tomorrow at Cattron hall with Friday evening performances. Reports praise the drill and credit the cast with one of the school’s best efforts.
A dance will be held in Grange hall at Otis on Saturday night April 14. Music by Péterson and Weaver from Michigan City.
The town board met Friday evening. Treasurer Recktenwall presented a bond fund report amid revenue concerns after saloon license money waned. The cistern at the old town hall site was ordered repaired. A new 0 foot wide domain running to the alley was nicknamed Kelly park after a local member. The board approved a few bills and discussed a flag for the town hall.
Mrs J C Phillips was taken to Holy Family hospital at Laportd Saturday for treatment. Mrs Ella Daggy arrived for a visit to her mother Mrs Marvel. Mrs E B Corbin of Bass Ark guest of Mrs Martin Tuesday. Corbin was called to Michigan City by illness of granddaughters Eunice and Elizabeth Hulbert who had scarlet fever. Fire alarm Sunday noon near William Tolston's home as a field of dried grass burned. Tolton and others halted the blaze. Miss Martha Hagenow of Alida to wed Roy Lubs of Joliet April 18 at parents’ home. Roy is a Michigan Central fireman. Theodore Hagenow of Alida to wed Hester Blanksheim of Michigan City April 15 at St Luke’s Lutheran. couple to honeymoon then home on Hagenow farm by May 1. Theodore wiring home furnishings after Chicago trip. X ray on E B Nichols shows neck and shoulder vertebra damage. paralysis largely overcome by electrical treatment and massage. Dr Kelly hopeful. Nichols fell from a load of wood last October, unconscious until reaching David Poston’s home. Chesterton Tribune notes O W Herrick of Valparaiso died of pneumonia. funeral Tuesday. Herrick born in Lorain Ohio, grew up in Hebron, moved to Valparaiso 32 years ago, worked livery and later grocery. survived by widow. cousin of Myron T Herrick, former ambassador to France. four years a Valparaiso city employee. All King of garden seating group at Augus
Clinton Township hosts a village supper at Central School organized by the Parents Teachers club. Attendance exceeded expectations with chicken dishes and farm fare at 1.50, adults 25 cents, and children 15 cents, netting about 78. The event drew visitors from Westville Wanatah Union Mills and Clinton, ends with a community concert led by Miss Coe. Proceeds fund playground equipment and bolster the school’s social role.
Theodore Hagenow paid a year’s subscription and says he wouldn’t set up housekeeping without it. Dr L N Peter son of Westville, W E K Wilkinson of New Durham, and Timothy Weed, a longtime locality father, all renewed faith with us.
Early spawn potatoes offered by J C Loomis of Wanatah. Contact phone 6711 for availability and pricing.
J P Taylor dies at Lacrosse after a three day illness from cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral at Lacrosse Friday 10 a m with burial in Westville cemetery. Survived by wife Emma Hall and children Dorothy Paul Howell, plus two brothers and sister. He was born August 24 1866 in Hardin county Ohio and lived in Westville and Lacrosse working in hardware before moving to Lacrosse five years ago.
J N McCurdy died Sunday night at Holy Family hospital Laporte after seven weeks of illness attributed to stomach cancer. He was born April 7 1843 in New Durham township and served in Co B 63rd Ind Inf and Troop M 12th Ind Cav in the Civil War. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Laporte M E church with burial in Pine Lake cemetery.
A veteran who served in war lived in Wanatah before moving to Laporte after his election as county recorder seventeen years ago. He married Blanche Co. Farmington on July 2, 1878. Surviving sons are Frank and Louis of Chicago Allen Earl and Robert of Laporte and George of South Bend. Earl and Robert belong to Company B of Laporte.
Miss Emma Baird delivered a box from her mother containing Easter eggs. The note read Straight Talk but offered a warm greeting from Mrs Baird. A dozen and a half fresh eggs, tan flecked with tawny, accompanied a card with martins and best wishes.
William Trost suffers a painful heel attack believed to mix gout and rheumatism. An active man, he laments the misfortune and limits not specified in the readable text.
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