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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
3
Local notices of public works and school openings, fires, obits, and community events. Dysentery reports rise among doctors as Westville mill activity, school plans, and subscriptions shape the week's local rhythm.
Mrs. Lowe and Ruth visited Chicago Friday and Saturday. Andrew Tobuleky and family stayed in Coldwater Michigan. Mrs. Geo Frame spent Tuesday here with her parents. Mr and Mrs Seberger split housekeeping and live with John Herrold in Dewey. Frank Seberger, paralyzed, moved to live with his sister in Chicago. Ed Schirr family left Tuesday for Dakota. A R Witte family returned from Silver Lake Kansas. Mrs. Wm Hackett hosts Chicago niece. Miss Leona Kresel to Archbold Ohio. Dr C E Johnson and E H Snyder in Michigan City. Frack Drayere with Kendallville relatives. Mrs B F Vogler and daughter from New Carlisle visited. Forreaters plan picnic in Selkirk grove north of Beatty’s Corners on Labor Day. Mr and Mrs G A Swann visited Chesterton.
Four attractive Japanese fans issued by the Chicago and North Western Railway offered to any address with secure packing on payment of postage. Address to A. Waggener Trav. Agt 215 Jackson River Chicago Il.
Jacob Thaddeus Forbes born December 14 1817 in Madison County New York died August 25 1906 at his Coburg home aged 88 years 4 months 11 days eldest son of David and Martina Sheridan Forbes married Martha Pettit April 2 1841 seven children four living Hamilton W Forbes Thaddeus H Forbes Mrs Huldah A McLellan of Valparaiso and Andrew J Forbes of Westville he owned land and a saw mill turned slave factory earlier family moved to the area in 1854 funeral at home conducted by Rev T E Ballard interred Westville cemetery beside his wife Martha Pettit Forbes died November 6 1896. Dr Daniel S Crumpacker died August 21 at Union Mills aged 83 born in Union Mills 183? married Louise Wells 1886 she died 1902 Civil War veteran captain of the 48th Indiana Vol.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hagenow express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of their eldest son William F The note notes sympathy helps bear the burden and return to life’s duties.
Colonists tickets good in tourist sleeping cars sold from Chicago to Seattle Portland Tacoma Los Angeles San Francisco and many Pacifi c Coast points for 233 from Sept 15 to Oct 31 inclusive. Reduced rates to hundreds of other points west and northwest. Descriptive pamphlet on request. E. G. Rayden, Passenger Agent, 426 Superior Ave. N. W. Cleveland, Ohio.
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