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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
2
The Indicator notes Congressman Barnhart visiting La Porte and Michigan City and flings at radicals over preparedness and war policy. It praises the Navy's resurgence, rails at Democratic claims, and reflects on wartime politics while detailing farm news, fires, and local families in Westville and surrounding area.
Mrs. Henry Rehm received word from the war department that her son Wayne, an expert marksman, was seriously injured in July while in France. He enlisted October 5 last year and served at Camp Taylor and Camp Shelby before arriving in France two months ago. Wayne is the first boy from Westville area on the casualty list. his mother and relatives receive local concern as they hope for his swift recovery. Howard Rehm also passed through Indiana this week en route east with a detachment.
Telegrams reported the sudden illness of Joseph Clyburn of Garland Kansas and his death occurred Sunday morning. The piece notes his family ties including Henley Clyburn, Arminta Armitage, Jared Gardner, and 8S A Wight, and that his daughter Mrs Hoffine visited recently. It also covers the Howell Hall reunion at Westville on Aug 14 with fifty attendees, listing speakers and visiting relatives from Lafayette Detroit Hammond Chicago Niles Michigan and Oklahoma, and notes two family members who died in the year Lane Hixon and Ola Mann.
The Westville M E Church plans its fourth quarterly meeting on August 30 with Supt. Appleby of South Bend in attendance. The district event marks the church’s seasonal church business and guest participation.
Miss Bertha Kaber of the Kaber company in Laporte spent last Wednesday in Burdick with the F. A. Gust family. Miss Mollie Whetstone hosted Mrs. Charles Frame and daughter Grace of Chesterton last Thursday. Ben Reling and Mrs. Alice Rogers traveled to Chesterton where the preacher married Mrs. Rogers to Mr. Reling, then the couple continued their journey. Charles Ballentine arrived from Portsmouth, Ohio to join his family Friday evening. Vincent Pawelczak visited Saturday.
Dr. Paul E Bowers physician at the Michigan City prison resigns to serve at a military hospital Warden Fogarty grants him a leave of absence Dr Bowers will report to California on September 1 He came to Michigan City in 1911 after federal service three years earlier he helped establish humane treatment for criminal insane and authored medico psychological works He served at the Mexican border in 1916 and his departure will be a loss to Indiana authorities.
The Great Western Manufacturing Co. Laporte plant won a Washington hearing confirming bicycles as essential. The priorities committee set conditions including suspending juvenile wheel production for the war period and reducing model variety while maintaining plain designs to avoid delays.
Edward S. Wucan a 65 year old Michigan City man left home to visit a cigar shop but went to his son's upholstery shop and shot himself with a 32 caliber revolver. The bullet entered his brain and caused instant death. He had been in poor health and planned a family trip to Chicago.
A LaPorte notice suggests shoppers plan before travel and visit The Boston Store for trunks suits bags and apparel before departure.
County Superintendent F R Farnam released the names of teachers in township schools. Wanatah High School lists R A Black C O Reed Olive Gibbs with one vacancy remaining. Westville High School hires S C Knoll Natalie Smich Mildred A Smith Kate Hannon Emma Baird Lois D Brown Daisy Rotzien. Rolling Prairie names Richard Harmon Cleveland Stalbaum Clara Bristol M J Standiford Francis Gindelberger Mabel Magnuson Alta Miller with one vacancy. Magnuson fills Mary Peterson as musical supervisor. Standiford replaces C D Fuller who retired to commercial work.
State Council of Defense directs Laporte County to exercise extreme caution with matches and lighted tobacco to prevent fires. The notice warns of extensive grain and field losses and urges a united effort to obviate this danger.
Mrs Elizabeth Garwood died at Laporte hospital on Wednesday August 21. She was born in Ireland in 1847 and came to America as a girl, a pioneer of Laporte county. Surviving are five sons William Thomas and Charles of Westville Edward and Robert of Gary and one daughter Mrs George Link of Westville plus grandchildren. Funeral services will be at St Joseph's Catholic church in Laporte tomorrow morning.
Mrs J G plant visits Gary as guest of her daughter. Four more boys report for military service next Monday: Arthur Koontz John Hagenow Noel Jardine Frank Geison. Mrs A Steele Miss Evelyn Steele and Mrs Linda Webster attended a Steele family reunion near North Liberty last Saturday. Local telephone office now led by Mrs Lois Glancy and Miss Eva Gloff starting Monday. Misses Ruth Dreesen and Mildred Glancey retire.
Twenty five Clinton Township ladies attended a Friday afternoon canning demonstration and lecture on drying salting and brining by Miss Gladys L. Snapp county home demonstration agent at Mrs. L Pinney's home. Pinney exhibited her drying outfit and demonstrated its use while many problems were discussed and practical suggestions offered.
The 80 year old John Krueger's body was found in a deep water hole near Waterford after a two day disappearance. Coroner Leeds ruled death by drowning with accidental cause generally accepted. Krueger, a longtime township resident, likely fell and could not help himself due to frail health.
Howell's lists a second hand wagon a second hand buggy a second hand gas engine and a second hand binder for sale.
Supt Farnum reports a deficit of twenty teachers in La Porte County as editorial and family visits highlight community life. Frank C Mann of Clinton Township named agricultural member of the Community Labor Board joining C G Foutz and W E Taylor of Laporte. County Agent Harper and Purdue extension leader L L Jones hosted a poultry demo at Guy Wolfe farm with a small turnout.
Secretary Oakes of the Laporte draft board announced orders to revoke all temporary exemptions for registrants placed in class one before June 1918. This enables assembling the next quota of 79 men for Camp Custer from the 1917 registrants. Exemption revocations will be advised promptly and the list of men to depart August 26 will be prepared quickly.
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