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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
2
The Indicator published in Westville Indiana prints weekly issues on Thursdays when possible. It boasts strong county readership, targets home and county affairs, and leans Republican. Subscriptions cost 1.50 annually.
A wire from state entomologist Frank N. Wallace to County Agent Buechner reports no statewide wheat quarantine will occur in Indiana. About 28 quarantined fields will be fumigated and then shipped. The pest is Australian take-all. control knowledge is limited and federal and state officials will decide further steps at a Washington meeting.
A viewpoint argues against continued immigration by foreigners, claiming a million and a quarter would sail back to homeland when gates close. The author warns of four billion dollars leaving the country and urges immigrants to stay and become loyal, labeling others as parasites.
The piece argues farm life offers richer happiness for children than urban entertainments. It praises outdoor work and animal care, urging farm families to involve kids early as partners while warning city youth raised on soot and movies risk losing value.
Mrs. and Mrs. Bellows and baby visited Bristol Indiana for relatives and a family reunion. Bazil Rotzein returned home after sixteen months overseas. Mrs. Herman Reglein and son Ned of Michigan City visited her parents. Messages announced Ray Leets Floyd Kreisel and William Gill arrived safely in the United States on July 11. Mrs. Ned Blanchard and Martha visited South Bend then returned. Mrs. Jay Reed of Gary spent time on the farm. Mrs. Sackman returned from Indiana Harbor. Mrs. Waller Bishop and son Eugene traveled to South Bend. Mrs. A. S. Curran spent time in Michigan City. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Reynolds hosted their 24th wedding anniversary with ice cream and cake. Charles Olson visited his best girl in Chicago. Mrs. Raymond Rotzein of Vaporte visited her parents. Myron Rodgers returned from Millersburg and kept busy treating the boys. Mrs. Louise Wursch came back from Michigan City.
The Peoples Bank of Rolling Prairie gains charter in Indianapolis on Wednesday. With officers and directors already elected, promoters prepare location, install fixtures, and plan to open about August first.
At a stockholders meeting in Rolling Prairie officers were chosen for the Peoples bank with Elmer E. Reese as President James R. VanRiper as Vice President P H Teeter as Cashier and a board including Reese VanRiper Teeter Keller and Leliter Keller is cashier of the La Porte Peoples bank and Leliter is a La Porte attorney It is hoped to open for business around August 1.
Laporte county farmers are warned to verify threshermen comply with Indiana Workmen's Compensation Laws before hiring threshing. If the machine owner lacks assets or insurance to cover damages, farmers may be liable for injuries to crew. Threshers must hold state certificates and proper insurance or prove adequate assets. Farmers are exempt generally but may be held liable in threshing cases.
Found a soldier’s kit bag containing clothing and related items. Owner can recover by proving ownership. Reported by Guy Wolfe, Westville, Route 1.
As Billy Manning lay dying his longtime friends visit and share humor and sorrow. Emerson O'Hara and others recall his wit and plan a benefit to ease his last days. Manning jokes that he feels like an old circus horse and notes he bought a cemetery lot. His final line is I’m billed ahead.
Bayard Taylor recalls his 1844 trip abroad praising St Pauls in London as a grand monumental dome rising over soot-darkened roofs. He describes the exterior as colossal and gallery like, the interior a maze of arches surrounding the dome, and the ascent inspiring awe at human ingenuity. The dome appears skyward from a vast lofty platform.
Direct marketing for farm products via parcel post can work for high value per pound items like eggs butter sausage poultry vegetables and nut meats but is impractical for heavy items such as potatoes. The Weekly News Letter notes that distance and delivery costs matter and that larger value per pound favors direct marketing.
A historical reflection on physiognomy notes that every person is influenced by external appearance. It argues that people instinctively judge strangers and objects by their looks, even if they do not know the term physiognomy.
Experiments on cheese digestibility show that the physical character of the food matters. Fat cheeses digest rapidly because casein molecules are separated by fat, allowing gastric juice to attack a large surface. Hard or soft texture does not influence digestion, and water content per cent in the cheese has no clear link to digestibility.
Will Knapp and his wife were guests of Mr. and Mrs. G L Howell last week in a social visit noted by local acquaintances.
A Buchanan Michigan woman visited several shops in Laporte before locating the Boston Store. She was advised to trade there when in town and, on completing her purchases, said it was worth while looking for the store. Westville residents know the Laporte Boston Store is worth seeking.
The Titan is marketed as a genuine kerosene powered tractor offering efficient operation. A written guarantee states it runs efficiently on kerosene, contrasting with gasoline as unnecessary extravagance.
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