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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1898
Page
1
County correspondence from Washington Township notes threshing season has begun and yields around 30 to 35 bushels per acre. Local residents and visitors are mentioned, including Evelin residents, a trip to Kansas, sermons honoring the navy and army, and several social visits and minor incidents around Burdick and nearby towns.
Fryar and Carpenter move their general store to Mrs. Groth’s new building. Gabe Doyle and Herman Wojahn visited Waipo for the weekly band concert. Westville beat the home team in a Sunday baseball game. The eldest Frear daughter broke her arm helping press hay. Mrs. Geo Price celebrated her 76th birthday with relatives. The hardware dealer family moved from Watertown to Wanatah. Supreme court Downship Trustee decision dampens ambitions. Julius Boehike’s children queue for the sick list. Frank Gruse tends a smashed finger. Miss Paulina Grams of Chicago visiting relatives. Bert Eaton and Will Osborn plan to volunteer next. Ernest Hening, Gail Osborn, Ed Walton, and Dreblow enlisted last Friday. Citizens praise volunteers, denounce traitors. Agnes Sullivan returns from Garden City. Gotlieb Rosenbaum made a visit. Ranke of Chesterton and a deaf mute rode to Otis. mute injured in a train accident on return.
In Wellsboro harvest fields are busy as wheat ripens. The B and O railway adds a milk stand by S White's store. Locals Mr Loverings leaves B and O work for a pumper job at Millers Station. Visitors include Mrs Barny from Pennsylvania, Mrs Olive Northam from Chicago, and Mrs G Carson from Walkerton. Dr Short departs for Toledo and eastern points for a visit.
Local notes recount Mrs. Shults celebrating her birthday at Julius Shultz home and family visits in Chicago. A Wanatah dance at Black's Grove Bowery raised funds for St Paul church, with F W Selman J R Scott and Wm Golden on violin. Heber Stoddard visits Rice County Kansas. Doctor removes sliver from Miss Susan Smith. A G Ebhert catches fine fish.
Beginning Monday June 20 breakfast will be served a la carte on dining cars of the Nickel Plate. The unexcelled dining car service offers passengers a refined dining option aboard trains.
Robert Shreve and his young daughter returned from Chicago while Amy Shreve celebrated her sixth birthday with a surprise party at home. Cross and family have returned to Chicago after visiting Shreve relatives. Jasper Cross from Sidney Ind spoke at Dunkard Brethren church on John 4 20. Farmers report grain nearly stacked as Nettie Shreve and Clarence of Chicago visit. L Fenton to lead Epworth League at Methodist church Sunday. Pepple family returns from Wood Dale Ill after visit.
Acting train master George Storrs and assistant of the LS and MS Ry visited Burdick Tuesday evening. Numerous locals and visitors including Miss Maude Nester, Miss Myrtle Brooks, Mrs. Annie Boland, and John Kosmothks appear in recent social rounds. Road tax case over venue faced Westchester Township. G R Williams and F F Moroney involved. others include Edward Morgan, J D Miller, and Hiram Erfurth visiting from nearby towns.
Frank Bourton and two Indianapolis companions are on a fishing and hunting trip. Ora Dykman visited Kouts on Saturday. Frankie Maybarth of San Pierre stays with grandparents Mr and Mrs Keys. Mollie Crum of San Pierre visits sister Emma. Mrs John Gross called on Mrs Wilcox Sunday. Mrs Breen and Mrs Caur went to Kouts Friday for business. Mrs Caur departs tomorrow for Indianapolis. Miss Hatfeld heads home to North Judson this evening.
Miss Mattie Terry visits friends in Union Mills on Tuesday. D M Barber and J Jordon with families spend Thursday at the river fishing and report an excellent time. Dr George Dennison of Columbus visits his parents this week. A group of local youths spend Sunday at the Kankakee river boat riding and enjoying themselves. Miss Rosa Mitchell hosts her cousin Miss Myrtie Norton of Chicago. An infant of Mr Skinner is brought from Chicago and buried here Tuesday. Mrs Skinner was buried here last spring. Wheat harvests near finish and the crop is very good. Dr Ruge the dentist was here Tuesday. Will Hammond, home from Virginia, visits grandmother and Uncle Applegate and will depart for Virginia again next Thursday.
Frank Bushnell threshed Tuesday afternoon and Frank Conboy spent Sunday at home. Misses Sullivan with Miss Lorden of South Bend visited D. W. and Thomas Condon's on Wednesday. Liddie Richmond vacationing at home. Hagerty of Laporte called on friends Sunday. Local young people enjoyed a gathering at Thomas Garwood's Saturday night. Vieve Forrester with Maume Hannon and Bertha O'Brien of Kouts called at J. L. Conboy's Tuesday.
Door Village residents report guests from Union Mills New Carlisle and Niles Michigan Friends visit for weekends and holidays. Isaac McGuigan and Eli Ashley lead the first threshing of the season as wheat harvest starts. Mrs N A Keith suffers eczema and church probation members to be received into full membership Sunday.
Purported medical discovery Cascareta Candy Cathartic promises gentle cleansing of kidneys liver and bowels to dispel colds cure headache fever and biliousness. Sold in boxes of 10 25 and 50 cents with a guarantee to cure by all druggists.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid for clear skin. It promises cleaner blood and liver cleansing to banish pimples and blotches. The copy targets druggists and lists prices of 10c 25c and 50c.
Fragmentary medical note mentions salt rheum chapped hands and skin eruptions. Likely advertises a remedy for piles and related conditions.
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