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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
2
The Westville Indiana Indicator announces weekly publication with yearly advance price of 1000 dollars. Obituaries over ten lines cost a dollar, obituary poetry ten cents per line, and professional cards five dollars per year. Local wool trade and tariff-era comparisons echo political opinions on prices and Coxeyism.
In a Decoration Day address Rev Stockbarger notes newspapers do not know all. He adds a newspaper man's role, with access to public funds, suits the task of discerning true worth.
The text laments Democracy losing favor as Republican gains tighten prices and tax granaries. It mocks opponents with grim humor, mentions Maria, the kid, Silver Billy, and a rabbit foot, and foresees a voodoo doctor offering a new prescription for political luck.
The report lists crops and livestock as of 1898 including wheat 4627 acres corn 4504 acres oats 1427 acres barley 40 acres rye 283 acres buckwheat 6 acres Irish potatoes 176 acres sweet potatoes 15 acres sorghum 2 acres Timothy 757 acres clover 1391 acres millet 56 acres tobacco 12 acres strawberries 3 acres raspberries 3 acres tomatoes 1 acre market gardens 2 acres Timothy hay 750 tons clover hay 476 tons clover seed 706 bushels Timothy seed 10 bushels flax seed 39 bushels honey and beeswax 825 pounds maple syrup 285 gallons. Livestock include horses 732, deaths 36, mules 9, milk 117100 gallons, butter 84195 pounds, poultry 829 dozen, eggs 18107 dozen, milch cows 638, cattle 689, cattle deaths 36, hogs 1174 on hand, hogs deaths 249, pigs 749, sheep 395, lambs 104, wool clip 2182 pounds, sheep losses 6, 14, value of animals slaughtered 95309, fruit trees bearing apples 5553, peaches 788, pears 749, plums 159, cherries 639, quince 7, grapes 919, fruit sold apples 315 bushels peaches 5, pears 5, wine 20 barrels cider 1000 barrels, vinegar 1000 barrels, drain tile 2840 rods, land ready for cultivation 15000 acres, land in timber 1099 acres, land in pasture 5000 acres, able bodied males 15-18 years 223.
A freckled faced girl asks the Murphy family names at the post office claiming offers for the Murphys are none. The exchange ends with a request for Clarence Murphy and a note that the U S cavalry urgently seeks 10000 horses paying premiums of 15 to 25 dollars above auction prices.
Thousands gathered as veterans, Relief Corps, Daughters of Rebekah, and Odd Fellows joined a parade from Main Street to the M E church for a Memorial Day program. Rev C A Stockbarger gave a succinct address. ceremonies at the cemetery honored fallen comrades and a community dinner followed at the Cattron building.
Sunday observances included Martin Post and Relief Corps and a patriotic choir program. Rev Orahood delivered a concise address on The Hand of God praising national strength in peace and war with favorable reception from attendees.
Stockholders met at FE Nichols store to approve secretary and treasurer reports. Emerson Payne James Augustine Otis King E T Scott and John Herrold chosen as directors for next year. Herrold reports 310 000 pounds of butter and products handled with no losses, with no salary for the secretary.
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure failure. F J Coenerx & Co Toledo Ohio claim efficacy of Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. Signatories West & Truax and Wauseon & a Rob wholesale druggists Toledo endorse the product and price. Local druggists to hold the remedy.
Amil Erickson of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents. Frank Johnson, west of town, is ill and cared for by Dr. Sherrell. Henry Atchison visited C. L. Jones family. D. E. Bailey was in town this week. Key Bearers society of the Congregational church held an entertaining evening. Morgan Brody and Frank Stephens of Chicago were in town. C. L. Jones entertained his cousin Mr. Bolman of Pearl City over Sunday. George Ekland of Chicago visited his parents. Michael Harrigan Arthur Halberg Frank Mitchell John Fuss and Virgil Babcock joined the state troops mustered at Michigan City by Col. Wright. Busset & Jackson will dissolve their partnership in July by mutual consent.
D. Goethius suffers from rheumatism while George Wells and wife visit Perry Barnes in South Bend. Rev H M Campbell returns from Maxinkuckee lake ministerial convention. Mrs Perry Burns shows improvement but remains in danger. Ladies meet at Mrs I N Evans home for sewing. George W McLellan recovering from sprained ankle. Mrs Jack Rogers and Mrs E E Weir attend church in Door Village. Memorial service held in Laporte with Postal line crew moving to Laporte. Fishing party from here to Fishlake enjoys success. Decoration Day honors thirteen soldiers graves at cemetery. Etta Livingston and Jennie Baxter attend school picnic in Stillwell.
Beaver Dam reports a weekend visit by Mr. and Mrs. P. Williams to Michigan City with their daughter Mrs. Thomas Cole. Attendees marked the twentieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. L. Davison of Squatham. Numerous locals hosted and visited, with many names and towns cited, plus a note on strawberry picking and a recent marriage of Miss Nerva Landon.
Morgan residents hosted visitors from W. Boniface and family at Indian Point. Dot Cowboy visited Chicago. Libbie Cannon summers in Hersh miles away. Tilden and Forrester share woes in a marsh shanty. Knox's Smiths visited Gillham's. Seigsmonds entertained Zable Hanna and Conitz Stringtown families. Will Cannon and Edith Wilson enjoyed a Laporte buggy ride. Frank Tilden and Agnes Wilson visited English Lake. Bonworth barn and hay burned by fire caused by a child with matches. Sadie Thompson and Ness Wilson of Wanatah visited James Wilson. A Laporte recruiting officer urged local youths to aid in the war.
Orpha Nelson of Hammond and Mrs M E Hilton visit Mishawanka as visitors. Dr Short repainting his house. Commencement exercises well attended despite threatening weather with twelve graduates and two absent. Rev E D Daniels of Laporte spoke on Banans Steins Walk Through Life to great appreciation. Supt Zeigler present and presented Noble Township a flag.
Community events include church services with memorial sermon and graveside decorations for departed comrades. Local residents and visitors attend gatherings in Winona and nearby towns, with visits from Miss Orla Summerville of Chicago and Miss Freda Mayne of Laporte.
Wellsboro notes include visits by Miss Mary Young of Valparaiso, Mr. Arthur Frame and Miss Della Glass wedding, county convention in Valparaiso, and Decoration Day plans. Civic events feature a patriotic entertainment in Burdick, community prayers, and a new telegraph line project linking Wellsboro with Valparaiso via Chesterton Otis and Durham.
Pearl Posten notes a surprise twentieth wedding anniversary for Lewis Davidson and his wife. guests from Chicago Fennville Kingsbury east of Laporte Westville and Pin Hook attended despite rain. A lounge was given as a token of friendship and well wishes for many more years of joy.
The ad recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring medicine to purify the blood after winter. It claims diminished perspiration, rich foods, and indoor confinement as causes and touts Hood's Pills as a gentle reliable tonic.
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