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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
2
CJ E. Martin publishes The Indicator weekly in Westville Indiana with a Thursday issue deadline. It serves about 5000 readers mainly in Laporte and Porter counties and offers advance yearly rates and advertisement terms.
Citing past wartime shortages and epidemics, a Laporte appeal urges 3000 residents to join the Red Cross. Membership is 1.00 yearly with no compulsory service as volunteers pledge support for base hospitals and epidemic prevention alongside soldiers on patrol and border guards.
An institute scene at Westville School features Mrs. King assigning the narrator’s next lesson, while Mr. Palm reflects on hopes and a former teacher Scott Knoll's achievement of a Scottsburg high school. Veterans and widows mingle with memories of war, and several locals move on to new roles or retirement.
Mr and Mrs C Carlson spent Sunday with Andrew Johnson and family. Mazel Kline left Tuesday for Chicago to visit her aunt Mrs Walter Layman. Alice Hagenow is improving slowly from rheumatism. Mrs Elizabeth Iseminger and daughters Clara and Addis were guests of Stafford Iseminger Sunday. Guy Koontz hosts the mumps this week. Mrs M C Howell returned Tuesday from Kentucky visiting her parents. Bennie Messer spent Sunday with Wm Weichert in Suman Indiana. Scarlet fever at Central school cut attendance and raised concerns about exam promotions. Marion Iseminger is sick with rheumatism.
Tuesday featured an exhibition day with about sixty five parents visiting. The alumni association was formed by Mr Knoll including all ex senior classes from 1908. over forty have joined and will meet Wednesday night at the town hall. University of Michigan accredited Westville High. Charles Link won first prize and Raymond Herrold second in local oratorical. Miss Williams visited the school last week.
Mr and Mrs Max Bennethy and son of Michigan City spent Sunday with Ern est Rotzean and his wife. Miss Florence Blessing visited relatives in Michigan City. The Shaw and Ebert families of Michigan City called on the Schlene family. Alma Snyder returned to South Bend after a weekend with her parents. Frank Schlene and family from near Westville visited the Schlene home. Gus Kriesel of Michigan City spent days with John Segal. Robert Ditto visited local friends Sunday. C R Selkirk will host the Larkin club Thursday. Lulu Williams, domestic science head, visited Beatty s Corners school Monday. Henry Blessing and son Milton went to Laporte with Juanita Blessing. they returned Sunday. Mildred Selkirk, teaching at Rensselaer, returned home Tuesday.
Burdick residents hosted family and friends from Chicago and nearby towns this week. Entertained guests include Mrs Ida Louden and family, Mrs Alice Rogers with Epworth League, and visits from Ed Louden, Mr and Mrs Clark, and Miss Krouldis. Local happenings mention farm work by Nels Olson Jr and I C Hoffman’s company, plus a pneumonia recovery and travel for hay deliveries and transport plans.
Finder is requested to recover a coil of wire from a Ford top belonging to Paul Ashcraft of Westville after an Arm was lost and the rest remain.
Burdick residents host visitors from Westville Michigan City Chesterton and Danville. Local workers repair roads trim trees and repair a buggy crash injuring only minorly. Birthday celebrations and new poultry projects appear as residents plan new construction and farm work.
The M E Church announces regular services next Sunday April 23 in the church with the exception of the evening service. The annual baccalaureate sermon will be delivered to the high school graduating class and the local high school will conduct the service. Pastor J W A Kinison invites all to attend. Barb wire advertises Westville Hardware Co offering Scalecide spray for scale on trees. For sale by E S Smith.
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