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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
2
fragmentary OCR notes describe a theft incident with references to a militia report and a person named Davisium. details are unclear but mention a house visit and some dates and times. the text is garbled and names are partially legible, limiting precise reconstruction.
Fragmentary OCR passage presents scattered phrases about names places dates and events. Readable items mention Blak e and Lopate in unclear context with lines of dates numbers and terms. The piece lacks full sentences or a clear news item or outcome to summarize.
Fragmented report notes sickness deaths funerals and holiday preparations. Mentions undertaker Lundberg handling two funerals, a birth, and Christmas exercises across churches with vague local events and names.
Mrs Amanda Williams has been feeling poorly. Azarish Williams visited friends nearby last Tuesday. Wf H Williams moved out of the Central House this week and C Shanks will occupy it again.
Fragmented notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Walter McGiellan Mr and Mrs Adam Soliday and Vieve Forrester with John Conboy. The text mentions sleighing cold weather a four horse road to Westville and reference to Christmas and spring plans.
Elder Beck will conduct quarterly services in the M J church next Saturday evening and Sunday. Riv Wal ler will preach Saturday afternoon. Avantata will be held in the M E church Christmas Eve for the Sunday school. Christmas exercises also in the Christian church Sunday evening. Wm Tasenbaum is ill of typhoid fever but progressing. Johnnie A Adams convalescent and well. Mrs McCurdy improving health resuming duties. Her mother visiting. father spent Sunday with her. Mr M Sullivan with daughter Nora and grandson Eddie from Chicago visited Elizabeth in South Bend last week. RL Carpenter at Schtossers old grocery selling Wakis at holiday prices. Nine-year-old son of Rev Etek honk dislocated elbow on school ground. Anattues tonsillus prevented Mrs Waltog from teaching Friday. Miss CS Danni did duty. Mrs Ds Crawford in town Tuesday. Mrs Wiss sr very ill. Mr Collins sr indisposed. Mr Jake Eaton's mother quite ill. Mrs Yarger's mother Mrs Osborne in ill health. Mrs Eth Meaton lies very low. John Rudolph about town again. Miss West improving slowly. Misses Wate and Efla Sullivan expect to be in town for Christmas. Sibare wolegine to the Christmas exercises in M E church and at the Christian. Elder Deak conducted quarterly services Saturday afternoon and Sunday. business session held Monday afternoon. M M Rosenbaum improving after fever. All stores have holiday dives and offer goods for the festive season.
Readable notices list marriages and births in Valparaiso LaPorte Hammond and Michigan City including Reinhard Wiesjohn and Minnie Borch John Ritter and Anna Eggert Minnie French Edith Siddles Elnora Lay Elliot Oliver Dalrymple Sarah Bendstein Meyer Slavitt Mary Ehmke and Norman Kline and others. Births report several newborns to local families in Michigan City Chesterton and beyond along with multiple deaths and funeral notices in the area.
Community gossip is light in Hanna as residents anticipate Christmas and a holiday surge in activity. Updates include J W Osborne moving from Charles O Briens Willvale to home and commuting to River school, a surprise party for OG Kiel, sermon by Mrs Mikiso, snow and sleighing, preparations for Christmas exercises at the M I church, and a New Year concert by band members. News mentions Mr Wisham moving to Hanna, the death and funeral of Woyball, and local visits by Teeple and Miss Addie Mill.
December jurors list includes Grand Charles Middledorf Wak, J W Ludlow, Henry Blodgett, and others. Civil dockets note breach of promise claims by Bernese MetCormick against Harry Travis with alleged damages around five thousand dollars, plus numerous notes and ejectment actions with various plaintiffs and defendants awaiting judgments and possession orders.
Mrs. Martha Lloyd of Rosedale Indiana reports backache and headache cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Her brother also benefited. Hood’s Pills claim to cure nausea sick headache digestion and biliousness. Available at all druggists 25c.
An 19th century style notice touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a cure for a lingering cough described as consumption. The testimonial claims a previous severe cough improved and allegedly never returned after using the syrup, credited by Simon Smasal.
The Port er County court actions include a notice of appeal in Torpey v Henchey and various docket items. Bondsmen of Justice Severs withdrew from his bond. Damages awarded were one cent to Henry R. McDonald in a personal injury case. a $5 000 suit by John Goodwin against Rosa Gilson was dismissed. A divorce petition was filed by Gera Knodel against Will Knodel, citing cruelty desertion and failure to provide. they married in 1899 and have one child.
The LaPorte county commissioners name several poor physicians F B Warren A W Scobey H H Long J S Martin W B Bowman E F Crawford W D Brode B G C Bowell Wm Walkinshaw O L Sutherland as well as school fund appraisers for three districts. They appoint Wm Glancey to succeed Kern as superintendent of the poor asylum and name viewers on the William McMean road. The board notes a Weller avenue bridge bill and serves sixty days notice to Kern to vacate the asylum premises amid party dynamics.
A garbled list of real estate transfers, heirs and deeds across Indiana places including Laporte Gary and Michigan City. Names include W E Burlingame Louise Barber Danrenss Henry Hunt Hosea Barnes Susannah Way John Oakes and Jos Hostetler among others. Monetary amounts appear with several parcels described by section township and range.
Ramble recounts meetings with Hi Wineholt of Stillwell Prairie and kin in Kingsbury and Wellsboro. It notes George and Clarence in Klondike, a Seattle drowning, new gold dredge plans, and local shopkeepers in Wellsboro Laporte and Glinton. It promotes the INDICATOR and a free South Dakota pamphlet by the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company for eastern farmers.
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts nine of ten cases come from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Drexer & Co of Toledo Ohio.
An 19th century ad extols good looks as a reflection of health. Electric Bitters is promoted as a stomach liver and kidney tonic purifying blood and improving complexion with a guarantee. E T Scott’s drug store sells bottles at 50 cents. Belle Bloomhu mp invites locals to inspect millinery at her home before buying elsewhere.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces special Christmas and New Year excursion fares to Central Passenger Association territory. Tickets sold December 24 25 31 and January 1 1898 good for return until January 4 1898. Inquiries at any B and O ticket agent or 73 N Austis Chicago Lik 34 30.
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