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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
3
Valparaiso Chautauqua program tickets promoted with prices for adults and children. Local families attend reunions and visits, with notable mentions of Wabash agent visits and Dr. Loomis gathering. Michigan City and LaPorte scenes include church district meetings, police matters, and a train wreck near Chesterton with minor injuries.
Wm. Chin recovers and visits son Herbert in Michigan City for a few days while unable to work. Mrs. W. C. Norton and son Joy from Chesterton spend a few days here. Agent Parker was in Chicago last week. Anderson, now station agent at Walte, visited Wednesday. Mrs. Little Dove from Chesterton visited her mother Thursday. Mrs. Geo. Davis returned Monday after relatives in Chicago. Parker and children visited Chesterton Monday. W. C. Norton of Chesterton joined us Monday. Liveryman Williams and family from Westville were here Monday. George McCord spent a day or so in Chicago last week.
Local notices detail visits and social calls among families including Blanche Dodd at Stafford Iseminger’s and Frank Burner’s group at Ira Wallace’s. Other items mention travel, a horse illness, and a drug ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
A Concord Georgia resident writes a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a severe measles bout worsened by rain. He credits the remedy with saving his life and notes it is sold by E T Scott, druggist.
Rev and Mrs Munneke and Mendota depart for a two week vacation at Winona Lake. Mrs Anna Wakeman visits her brother in North Judean. Advent church hosts an ice cream social Friday evening Aug 17. Darstein called home due to his mother's illness. Ella Wren traveled to Michigan City for a day. Charles Spitz hopes for a Michigan City trip but lacks a partner and laments the situation.
The article extols advanced medical knowledge and asserts longevity hinges on proper care between ages 50 and 60. It promotes Electric Bitters as nature’s helper and a scientific tonic that revitalizes every organ, guaranteed by E. T. Scott.
Wheeler Rich was born October 17 1830 in Rush county Indiana and died August 8 1907 at his Porter county home aged 76 9 21. He married Rebecca Petro of Rush county at age 20 and moved to Porter county where he lived on the same farm until death. A longtime Christian church member for 47 years he was known as a kind neighbor with sound judgment. Funeral was held Sunday at 2 PM at his home with Eld Aldrich and the church choir present. Burial followed at Chesterton.
The Arm as of New Dathim proposes for ex $3 saves and tax levies as the Advisory. and its annual meeting at the Trustees Office on the 3rd day of September, 19%, starting 9 a.m. Readout lists estimated expenditures for local school tax, road tax, general expends and total taxes for Westville.
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