Townnotes and Neighbors Illnesses and Happenings
Hizon out again after influenza. Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Hartman family ill. Mildred Selkirk visiting from Mill Creek. Kalies recovering from grip. McKellips confined to house. Forbes may rent farm and move to city. Roads crew open Pinhook road with snow plow. Purdue road school attendance. Court grants Emmeline Howe Wallace Thomas possession of daughter. Linden Hill funeral after pneumonia. Local residents ill recovering. church services nightly. Lincoln Dodd and wife move to Valparaiso. Miss Lara Reynolds ill with flu. David Good funeral. Operators replaced at telephone office. cattle and hog shipments noted. Harry Burner visits. Curtis Kirkham and John Gibson moved between homes.
Westville Farmers Organize Co operative Elevator Co
The Farmers Co operative Elevator Company of Westville formed at a town hall session, naming directors from a slate of fourteen. Article of incorporation approved, capitalization set at 40000 dollars with a 250 dollar stock limit per person, meeting scheduled for late May and fiscal year ending April 30. Talks with the Schirr interests to take over the Wabash yard elevator proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company of
Westville
Schirr
Wabash Yards
E.G. McCollum
Wolcott
Ind
State Grain Dealers Association
National Association
McCollum
Buechner
Westville Co-operative Elevator Co
Ross Beach
Charles Rudolph
Fred Warnke
Edward Jardine
Justin Loomis
Charles Barnard
George Hartman
Sunday School Officers Elect for M. E. Church
The M. E. Sunday school elected officers for the year led by Supt. Mrs. O. L. Chillington with A. Steel as assistant and J. C. Bluhm as second assistant. Ralph Bluhm is secretary, Ruth Kelly assistant secretary, Lois Brown treasurer, Ruth Cathcart librarian, Ethel Bluhm pianist, and Clifton Davidson chorister. Teachers to be chosen by this body. If you are not a worker in town Sunday schools, join in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Sunday School
O. L. Chillington
A. Steel
J.C. Bluhm
Ralph Bluhm
Ruth Kelly
Lois Brown
Ruth Cathcart
Ethel Bluhm
Clifford Davidson
Death of Mrs. Edw. Beckman in Chesterton
Mrs. Edw. Beckman died in Chesterton at 3 a m from pneumonia. She leaves three young children and was with by her sister Eva Gloff in her final hours. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Gloff, she lived with family in Westville during childhood. Funeral Saturday at 2 p m at the Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. O. A. Sauer. body to be taken to her parents’ home in Westville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bailey
Flint
Mich
Florence Buroer
Hineline
S. Magnuson
Edw. Beckman
Chesterton
Eva Gloff
Martha
August Gloff
Westville
O. A. Sauer
Young Folks of Merit Wed in Modest Michigan Ceremony
Joseph Reed son of Mr and Mrs Frank Reed wed Miss Mable Gust daughter of Mr and Mrs William Gust in St. Joe Michigan on January 14. The marriage remained private within a small circle until recently and both families are prominent in the locality. The couple resides on the D L Crumpacker farm occupying the former home of Rollo Link. The community follows their good fortune with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Reed
Frank Reed
Mable Gust
Wm. Gust
St. Joe, Mich
D. L. Crumpacker
Rollo Link
Joe
Former Indiana Justice of the Peace Dies on Return Home
Henry Wolf, 61, a former justice of the peace convicted of draft tampering, died suddenly last week after returning from federal prison in Atlanta. He greeted his wife at South Wanatah but collapsed before greeting could occur. Wolf had been serving time and faced a summons related to his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Burner
Ayeka
Cal
Laporte
Hiram Burner
Harry
Henry Wolf
Atlanta
South Wanatah
Wolfe
Wanted Woman for Housekeeper in Laporte Family
Help wanted for a housekeeper in a two person household. Middle aged woman preferred. Good wages offered. Apply at V. address care Argus in Laporte Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care Argus
Laporte, Ind
Public sale announced near Wanatah with directions
Notice states a public sale will be held at the seller's residence located one mile north of Wanatah and one mile west of Haskells, about 54 miles south of Westville, on Morday March 1st. HB. H. Delin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanatah
Haskells
Westville
H. Delin
Farm and ore Chard for sale by BE Smith
BE Smith offers his farm and ore Chard for sale urging inquiries soon for a good bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. S. Smith
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Specht-Finney Company
Gaberdine
Serge
Poplin
Specht
Finney Company
Valparaiso
Main and
Franklin
Indiana
Oberreich & Arnold
China, Crockery & Glassware Dept
LaPorte County
Ance
Kellangs’ Shoe Store
LE Exchange
Lacrosse
Hanna
Union Mills
Rolling Prairie
Telephone Exchange
THE
Laporte Telephone Company
W. H. Reynolds
Mildred Selkirk
Mill Creek
County
C. T. Kalies
RB. H. McKellips
A. J. Forbes
A. J
J. F. Cathcart
E. I. Reynolds
Purdue University
Robert Brooks
Roy Jessup
John Larson
Thos. Carson
Pinhook
Emmeline Howe Wallace Thomas
M. W. Lewis
Linden Hill
Frank Hill
M. E
Linden
Charles
Clarence Hill
Ed Brown
M. BE
J.G. Plant
E. M. Augustine
Indianapolis
Lincoln Dodd
Lara Reynolds
New Carlisle
St. Joseph County
David Good
Door Village
J. C. Bluhm
Emily Warnock
Georgia Wilson
Lida Aker
Medaryville
Frank Burner
Doodle
Ed Jardine
Co-Operative Business
Curtis Kirkham
Earl Culver
Culver
John Gibson
Clifford Young
Chicago
Boston
LaPorte’s Greatest Store
Lot
Ine Soft Hats
Woen
Davidson & Porter
Moritz & Son
Neyla
Franklin Street
Michigan City
BE. T. Scott
Ann E. Conrad
Logansport
J. J. Club
Elvin Augustine
Guy Johnston
Pinola
Laporte Hospital
Carlos
W. E. Kalies
Howard Herrold
Hammond
Alf. Steele
North Liberty
Mrs. Steele
Ed Greening
Noble Grand Circle
A. Olds
Biola Norris
Earl White
Elliott
Desilver Norris
New Durham Township
Garland White
Waterford
Westville Cooperative Company
Agmec
Robert H. Mqcze
Michigan
CIFY
Hopkins
Filth & Frankfin
H. B. Hayward
Associated Physicians
Valparaiso Ind
Frank E. Osborn
Fh. Osborn, Kenneth D. Osgors
Osborn & Osborn Lawyers
Rooma
First National Bank
Masonic Temple
Uig
J. Vene Dorland
Insurance Agen
First National
W. J. Kib
Veterinary Su’urgeon Office
Jefferson Ave
Paxton Laporte
H. W. Sallwassi
Lincolnway
Elouse Laporte
Ilica
Curtis
Eastman and Alnes
Kodaks
Ethelred Curtis
Optometrist
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