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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
Community items note visits by relatives, military correspondences from France, hospital stays, and regional transport work. Local residents greet guests, report marriages, deaths, and church changes while shipping along the canal, river bridges, and farm activity provide a snapshot of wartime rural life.
A Red Cross benefit dance is set for June 15 at Cattron hall to aid the local auxiliary. The Artist Bros. jazz band from South Bend will perform, and organizers expect another record breaking event to help supply cloth and materials for the auxiliary’s work.
In Judge Gallaher s court the jury awarded Mrs Louise Jesse Watts $500 against Michigan City township constable Michael Amber who was alleged to have mistreated her. The lengthy case filled most of the prior week s proceedings.
Henry Wolf a 61 year old justice of the peace at Wanatah was sentenced to two years in federal prison in Atlanta by Judge Anderson in Indianapolis after pleading guilty to irregularities in making out questionnaires for men subject to the draft. He remarked he was doing more good for the Kaiser than any man in his neighborhood and criticized Germans as not square with the United States. Final notice to dog owners requires tags by July 1 or face arrest and fines. Westville June 7 1918. Store ad for sport apparel at The Boston Store Laporte invites readers to view new lines.
D. E. Stephens a third class fireman in the U S navy home in Frankfort Illinois drowned Thursday afternoon while swimming near the steam er Roosevelt at Sixth street during a boat drill. He was a recent arrival with the Roosevelt crew from the second contingent of jackies.
Mrs. Esther Clark died Thursday afternoon at Holy Family hospital in Laporte after more than a year as a patient. She had suffered rheumatism for three years and was 75.
Esther Van Dueserl born December 17 1842 in Michigan City passed away. Her husband William Clark a longtime Waterford miller died about 15 years ago. Surviving children include Warren Clark Arizona and F A Clark Lafayette two daughters Mrs O A Meadors Gary and Mrs Blanche Hildebrand Chicago plus Miss Ora Clark who died last winter in Chicago. Brothers Joseph Van Dusen Michigan City and Joel Van Dusen Westville. Funeral held Sunday at 3 in Weir Ebbert Laporte with Rev W H Alber Evangelical Church officiating.
Rev. O. A. Sauer announces Sunday evening services at 7:30 with an English sermon on the topic Sins of the Tongue.
Two horses for sale aged five years. Also a young Holstein milch cow listed under Mrs Norris near Route 8 in Laporte.
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