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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
3
Local notes report visits across Michigan City Grand Rapids and Chicago Heights. Missing grocery merchant Charles Yattim vanishes while cash and motives are suspected. infantile paralysis cases appear in Wanatah, health officers quarantine families. Greenfield and Jessup family obituaries close the week.
Henry Gloff son of August and Mrs Gloff of this place was released from custody after discrepancies in his age delayed draft registration. Officials had treated him as a draft evader when the assessor recorded him as 29. elders testified he is 32 and he was released on his own recognizance.
The fourth quarterly conference led by Dr. Appleby of South Bend is set for Friday Aug 24 at 7 30 PM with full official attendance urged. Next Sunday Aug 19 the pastor will speak on The Bible its use and abuse in the morning and What Methodism expects of its members in the evening. all members urged to attend. The pastor notes some members have not yet attended during his Westville stay. A welcome awaits you.
Special for Dollar Day Friday August 17. Three Stark A grain bags for one dollar at The Boston Store in La Porte Indiana.
The Lowenstine store at Valparaiso will give five percent of Saturday receipts to Co L of that city. The donation, likely all or most of the owners’ profits for the day, coincides with Saturday being the heaviest trading day. The prospect of aid to Co L is expected to draw larger daily custom to the popular store.
A nostalgic diary like note recalls potato bug battles on a farm plot with 6 480 plants and lime dust. Mrs. Dill curbs improvements while carpenter W W Davidson finishes a porch. a town board someday should preserve these plans as local history.
Judge Harry B. Tuthill was appointed by Governor Goodrich to act as the government’s legal representative in district No 1 covering Michigan City and nearby townships. He orders appeals in all cases where local board exemptions are not in the nation’s best interests. All appeals go to the district board.
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