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29 Dec 1898
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Westville Indicator in Westville, Indiana
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
1
Wanatah Notes Include Testimony and Local Happenings
Drs. Fisher and Leeson traveled to La Porte to testify before the grand jury in the Aigner murder case. Mrs. David Carpenter dies from neuralgia of the heart and is buried. Lucid Christmas items include a Rush Medical College doctor visiting, Edith Wilson and Wm Cannon wedding invitations, and local residents moving, buying a slot machine, or sharing gifts at a church event.
Stringtown Farm Notes And Local Happenings
Stringtown residents discuss fox and wolf hunts last Friday. Logan guest of daughter Mrs D W Condon at Christmas. Kate Sullivan of Chicago visited David Condon. Emil Herriet visiting Chicago with Miss Burks sisters. Elmer Eaton plans westward move. John Conboy back from Chicago. Farmers paused husking due to cold. Presley Norman may move to Alida. Herman Conitz to start for Dakota in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly. Logan
D. W. ‘Condon
Kate Sullivan
Chicago
David Condon
Emil Herriet
South Stringtown
Presley Norman
Alida
Herman Conitz
Dakota
Local St. Lawrence Social Notes Abroad
Miss Inda Long leaves Saturday for Cincinnati to spend winter with grandmother. C O Witter vacationing in South Bend. Claud Daumann visiting Dalton Illinois. Mr and Mrs W C Cole Christmas in Westville. Mrs Wm Lanfadt visiting mother. B E Stowell return from Michigan trip. Ralph Weeks takes job in Hartford City. Marguerite Dauman in North Judson. Clara Hyatt and Nellie Hassen vacationing at Clara's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Witter
South Bend
Claud Daumann
Dalton, Ill
W. C. Cole
Westville
Wm. Lanfadt
B. E. Stowell
Michigan
Ralph Weeks
Pall Handle Depot
Hartford City
Ind
Marguerite Dauman
North Judson
Clara Hyatt
Nellie Hassen
Local social notes from Pin Hook holiday period
Miss Carrie Terry spends holidays at home. Protracted meeting at M E church with four ministers. Ben Wells vacations with parents. Ora and Harry Barber visit Walkerton. Lee Bunnell home from Valpo for a few days. Ola Anderson returns from visiting parents. Inman of Walkerton Christmas visit to Wm Emerick. Frank Lenix proud father of three sons. A Richardson and Lel a Mussleman wed last Sunday. Reception by Miss Tallie and her brother Benn ing. Wells reports a good time Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Terry
M. E. Church
Ben Wells
Ora
Harry Barber
Walkerton
Ola Anderson
Inman
Wm. Emerick
Frank Lenix
A. Richardson
Lela’ Mussleman
Christmas Tree Event and Local Visits Mentioned
Mr and Mrs Thomas returned to South Chicago. Mrs Stockmen had a Christmas tree for her scholars last Friday afternoon. Ed Beach bought a new engine for his feed mill. Robert Stoner was in the vicinity last week. A Christmas tree was held at the Luther school house Friday night. Thomas Watts drove fat cattle to Valpo last week. Julia Eaton visited Valpo one day last week. A girl's conversation is naturally flowery when she talks through her hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther School
Thomas Watts
Valpo
Julia Eaton
Door Village Christmas Notices and Local Visits
Merry New Year greetings and light snow greet Door Village as residents report Santa's gifts and holiday cheer. Local families gather for dinners and visits from Laporte toChicago with friends in Wanatah Stillwell Michigan City and Valparaiso. Comrades Shoemaker and McLellan attend Patton Post Hall memorials while many relatives are seen on streets and at homes during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoemaker
McLellan
Patton Post Hall
Bound for Manchester Area Man Duped by Alias Claims
A fragmented OCR item references a man from Manchester, years suffering a disease, and allegations of deception involving aliases and personal items like blankets. The text is incomplete but suggests a local crime or fraud note surrounding a person named George D. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D
Williams
Manchester
W.such
Feast of kindness as Westville Ladies Relief Corps visits
A crowd gathered at Dave McKellips' home Tuesday evening as the Westville Ladies Relief Corps and families arrived to share a grand Christmas feast. Frank Flood's family spent Christmas with parents. Snow lingered but sleighing was poor. Harry Goodrich and Roy McKellips battled influenza over the holiday. Johnny Cathcart hosted relatives from Pinhook. Lem Milk visited Morgan Prairie on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Soliday
Mack Dowd
Walter McLellan
Abe
Wanatah
Ada Cain
Chicago
I. N. Evans
Keith
D. T. Keith
Dave McKellips
Frank Flood
Johnny Cathcart
Lem Milk
Morgan Prairie
Mrs Curtin Uses New Discovery For Consumption
Plainfield Indiana woman says a two month treatment by her family physician failed to help her lung condition. After using six bottles of Dr King s New Discovery she recovered and can do housework again. Free trial bottles offered at E T Scorr s Drug Store with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Curtin
Plainfield
Inl
E. T. Scorr
Horrible death of two year old Willie Schmidt near Otis
Last Saturday afternoon near Otis Julius Schmidt s two year old son Willie climbed onto a chair to reach the Christmas table. He fell into a boiler of boiling water scalding him severely and dying at 4 o clock despite medical help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Julius Schmidt
Otis
Wabash B y Holiday Fare Sale and Youth's Companion Preview
The Wabash B y offers roundtrip tickets at one and one third fare on December 23 24 25 30 31 1898 and January 1 1899 with return through January 3 1899. Every Thursday year round. Youth's Companion promises a 1899 volume with diverse fiction poetry travel sketches articles and anecdotes from notable contributors and prepaid calendar. free paper through subscription then a year to 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash B’y
John D. Long
the Navy
Edward Everett Hale
Henry M. Stanley
Sarah Orne
Jewett
W. D. Howells
Poultney Bigelow
Herbert E. Hamblen
Carl Shurz
James Brice
John Burroughs
Robert Barr
Alfred Austin
Andrew Lang
Thomas Nelson Pave
Bret Harte
William Black
William A. Hammond
Companion
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root Promoted For Kidney Disease
A vintage health ad warns of a deceptive kidney disease with three stages kidney trouble bladder trouble and Brights disease. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy and offers free sample bottle and information by mail from Binghamton New York with a note to mention Westville IpicaTOR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Kilmer
Westville
Ipica- Tor
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Julius C. Travis
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Jewelers
Matn Sr
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J. B. Norton
Laporte, Ind
H. E. Harrison
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West End
Zeltner's Bakery
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Frank E. Osborn
Herman W. Sallwasser
Osborn
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Andrews’ Bank
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Hood’s
Standard Hotel
Laporta
Joan R
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J. R. Pacin
East Main St
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Lederer’s Music Depot
Alice
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Crumpacker Bros
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J. F. Knight
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Michigan City Directory
J. E. Shultz
Franklin Street
Michigan City
M.a.schuttl
Corner Fourth and
Franklin
William A. Bray
Mott Block
OR. I
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Corps OF the
Jay Bolderman
Bremen
Henry Mann
Hank
Herman Wagner
Lawrence Farm
Carpenter
Wagner
Frank Sholtz
Germany
Wm. Hamersly
Knox, Ind
Christian Church
Bohland
Wilson
Phillipine
Frank Gross
James Higgins
Stringtown
John Conboy
Lacrosse
Miss Inda Long
Cincinnatti
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Lee Bunnell
Kid
MN Wee & Co
New, Nw York
Otion
Westnville Lodge
Westeles Indiana
Fort 6
Washington Township
Mrs. Thomas
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Door Village
Santa Claus
Libby Reynolds
Arba Kimball
Geo. Kimbal
Oscar Peterson
Frank Cooley
Ralph Watson
Lizzie Fitzpatrick
Brother
H. J. Fitzpatrick
Cynthia Palmer
Grandma Palmer
Addie Taylor
Carl Paterson
Della Carroll
Deer Baxter
Stillwell
Vis- Berger
John
Evenburg
Elias Enea Aaa Nc
Beaver Dam
Harry Goodrich
Roy McKellips
Éhiem
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