Local Notes from Portage County and Nearby Towns
E Ansley, E T Scott and Eld Hufford visited Chicago Tuesday while others travel for lectures and employment. Garwood ships cattle to Horn Shutter Valparaiso. Miss Lou Webber attends a funeral at Cedar Lake. A new house contract for Squatham and a Grand Trunk Ry leadership change are noted. Deaths, marriages, school funding issues, and local ads punctuate the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Williams
Whiting
E. T. Scott
Eld. Hufford
Chicago
Garwood
Horn & Shutter
Valparaiso
Lou Webber
Cedar Lake
Fred Mann
Squatham
Charles
Bride
Cora Rush
Grand Trunk Ry
Spicer
Corporation
McMathias
Pine Township
Porter County
Wolfe
Door Village
Charles Garwood
Myrtie Martin
Thos. Garwood
Westville News Briefs and Local Updates
A crowd of items from Westville and nearby areas notes events and notices. A snowstorm threatens sleighing. Charley Williams mourns his horse aged about thirty. McKellips returns from Rensselaer with family. Dentists visit Feb 18, and a new Methodist church dedication nears. Local health ads praise De Witt’s Witch Hazel and Hood’s Sarsaparilla. A B&O brakeman dies in a line accident. a masquerade planned for Feb 22. Multiple town residents recover from illness, and court cases face delays amid winter travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Charley Williams
Mr. Williams
Chas. MecKellips
Rensselaer
Wanatah
de Witt
H. N. Nichols
Aug. Bergholtz
Hanna
Westville
Hanna Lodge
Messrs
F. P. Herrold
J. W. Cattron
Bundy
Shafering
State Street
Chicago
Billy
Marriage in Jasper and notes from Porter county
A Jasper county wedding unites Leroy S. Gillispid and Mrs. Sarah Booth at La Porte with Justice Klocksien officiating. Local items include fish stocking plans, lectures, post office letters, crimes, politics, unusual animal births, and a Daughters of Liberty concert set for February 14 in Cattron Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy S. Gillispid
Jasper County
Sarah Booth
Davis
Justice Klocksien
la Porte
Kirsch
Indiana
A. W. Gould
Western Unitarian Conference
Cattron Hall
Future of Religion
Jona Hansford
Porter County
Clarence Ouderkirk
Valparaiso
Talbert
South Carolina
Congress
Sah
Mr. Talbert
Gottlieb Glott
Coolspring
Gottlieb
Indianapolis
Uncle Sam
Patriotic Order Daughters of Liberty
Resdin
J. V
Why Wear Wool To Stay Warm In Cold Weather
An ad extols wool and cod liver oil emulsion as warmth aids. It claims fresh air and proper food provide heat, while Scott's Emulsion builds blood, appetite, and body warmth, preventing cold related issues. It touts Norwegian oil content and a one dollar size option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Lew
S. Clay Todd
Jeferson Street
McGee
J. W. McColl
McColl
B. W. Hollenbeck
Peru
Scott
Rey Etl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Price
L. Thompson
T He Tracer
Pillsbury’s Best
Washburn’s
Lorig & Weber
Westville Meat Market
Shafering & Rehm
IND
York State
Japan
J.C. Mato
BR. TT
Neab DE Fchas
Herrold LE
New Durham Township
L. J. Wolfe
Otis
the InpicaTor
Clinton Township
R. Iseminger
T. T
Michigan City
LaPorte
Weatville
O. E
Masonical
Rose CarTron
E. Ansley
Dr. Miles
Trustee’s
Miles
Geo. Winters
H. C. Shafering
Iisten
Frank Snyder
Elkhart
Wm. Morris
Etta Fuller
Iowa
Mrs. Morris
Merritt
Ritter
Morgan Prairie
Smith
W. Jerome
U. S. Gov’t
Eee Este
C. E. Morris
Medaryville
T He Burgess School
Mary Cole
Samuel Howell
Bigelow
Nelson Barnard
Logansport
J. B. Green
H. N. Nichol
Alida
Coburg
Washington
Dewitt
Hood
W. W. Pepple
Gray Vs. Baird
McKinley
Allison
H.N. Nichols
Phillip Romele
New Carlisle
Boston
Wearville
M. C. News
G. H
W. H. Drew
Tipton Street
Jefferson Street
Simon S. Hartman
Tunnelton
West Va
Chamberlain
John J. Kauffman
Sewall
van Buren County
Michigan
Tommy
May Deshler
Valpo
Warsaw
A. C. Bergholtz
Aarndt
Samuel Stewart
John Sweverland
Marshall County
Plymouth
Stewart
Sweverland
Wm. H. English
Hancock
Valpo Vidette
S. D. Purdy
A. E. Woodhull
Don Lytle
E. B. Stoddard
Alaska
The
Peru Chronicle
Wabash
Willie Wood
D. M. Wood
M. E. Church
Pearl Bryan
Lcott Jackson
Cincinnati Dental College
Ft. Thomas
Jackson
Wood
Pearl
Will Wood
A. A. Gee
South Bend
Greencastle
L. Bagger & Co
Ally’s
Weating Ir
D.C
Dominion 2
Omaha Ridg
May ‘Talmage
Edith Daggy
Freddie Punsky
Asa Dteged
Matie Harris
W.B. Jerome
Voc
Mies Mand Terwilliger
Della Posten
Mica Rhoda Welh
Florence and
Bessie Benson
Eva Culbertson
V. Scott
Tindian Onartette
Ella Plynn
St. Jacobs Oil
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