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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
3
A miscellany of notices from Porter county reports social calls and visits by J. W. Williams of Detroit and Lon McKellips of Hope. It notes laundry of car buyers, a Buick Six purchase, and new platform reuse by H. J. Skerd. It covers candidacies, withdrawals, a choking death, and a Washington birthday event booster dinner.
A white crowd attended Miss Nourse the African missionary at the M E church Tuesday evening. She spoke frankly about jungle life and the challenges facing schools in Africa. Mrs Dolman presided for the W F M S. Elizabeth Stites sang solo Donovar Dolman Lawrence Moorhouse and Esther Davidson contributed a group song.
Mrs. E Nickle of Chicago announces a millinery opening featuring the newest spring and summer designs at Kalies and McKellips store in Westville Indiana on March 1.
About twenty four voters gathered at the town hall Monday evening and chose R. H. McKellips as the New Durham township delegate to the Republican state convention.
A Laporte voter records his filing as a candidate on the Democratic ticket for the Second District county commissioner. He notes no past judgments critique of others, but surveys support from friends and pledges full attention to the office. The statement emphasizes the growing importance of the county commissioner role as institutions prosper and wealth shifts.
Notice lists events and local happenings including Mrs Nickle hosting a millinery opening on March 1 and a discussion by H J Fauber of South Bend representing the National Company about a proposed water works system for the town. Also reports births and sales notes.
A social event was held Friday evening at the M. E. church to entertain the Sunday School members. Details of program and participants are not provided in the readable text.
The well attended gathering featured flags bunting and Lincoln portraits in a short patriotic program. Games and contests highlighted the event followed by light refreshments. The Sunday School elected I. N. Plant as Superintendent and G. L. Howell as Assistant, with hopes of growing attendance under new officers.
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