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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
2
The piece argues that local banks mobilize surplus private savings into community capital, boosting regional growth. It notes how uninsured losses would devastate towns, while banks turn small sums into credit, enabling farmers to market surplus hogs and grain locally and support building and farming expansion.
Charles H Doing died Saturday morning January 18 1919 at his Beltsville Maryland home He was born March 20 1840 in Chautauqua County New York and lived many years in Washington and suburbs He served in Co K 73rd Indiana Infantry during the Civil War and married Rose M Herald at Valparaiso January 17 1860 They had ten children with several grandchildren and great grandchildren present at his funeral January 20 He was deputy marshal and court crier for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and published Songs of Hedgerow and Lane in 1914 including The Hedgerows of May praised by friends
The grammar room pupils formed a patriotic league to save and buy thrift stamps. Four members will present a short program next Friday. The sewing class has advanced in patching over two weeks. The next lecture will be February sixth and last for the year. Juniors signed a contract for four entertainments next year. Ethel Bluhm missed a week with the flu then returned. Miss Smith had her desk repolished and moved. Donavan Dolman injured his foot last week and uses crutches for big movements.
Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs John Hagenow. Scott Iseminger accompanied Guy Johnston of Pinola to Chicago Tuesday. Mayor Howell and family attended a musical entertainment Thursday night given by the Jones family. Stafford Iseminger returned Sunday evening from Chicago where he visited relatives and saw sights. Gordon Prost office made a business trip to our city Monday. John Allen and family visited in Haskells Monday. Little Mildred Iseminger attended a school function with her brothers and sister.
Louis New, one of the first Laporte youths to enlist, died in France on January 8 from pneumonia. He served ten months with the American forces, attached to the searchlight engineers, Company C, 56th Regiment, and fought on the Verdun front. His parents, Henry and Mrs. New, received a telegram from Adjutant General Harris confirming the loss.
The Indiana state board of normal school trustees decided not to extend the normal school system further and will not accept Valparaiso University Winona Institute Central Normal School or Tri State Normal School. They cited capacity of 2 500 for the two existing schools with only about 500 students enrolled as the reason to wait until current facilities are fully used.
Alvin L. Robinson writes to his aunt from West Baden Indiana hospital after being wounded in the Battle of Chateau Thierry on July 18. He says he hopes to return home next spring and details his slow recovery and limited news from the hospital while noting influenza cases rising in Laporte County and smallpox concerns in the area.
Dr. Long city health officer said nine or ten new smallpox cases appeared in the city over the past three days, bringing the total to about 35. The statement came this afternoon.
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