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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
2
The Indicator is an uncompromising Republican weekly based in Westville Indiana. It claims to reach many county readers and offers a yearly subscription rate of 2.00 until further notice.
The Westville Chautauqua concluded on Tuesday with a small surplus after expenses, prompting plans for a larger next summer. Attendees praised the high quality lectures and entertainment from figures like Everingham and Dr. Davidson, with the Broadway troupe’s play drawing large crowds and locals expressing strong support for a longer stay.
Laporte County Farm Bureau led by Harvey Hull and directors John Siddies Charles White and George Bull with secretary A E Watson filed in circuit court to restrain the board of county commissioners from issuing a 125000 bond for the L J Gross road in Clinton and Cass townships. John Line Stephen Flynn and Phineas Small named as contractors. The suit alleges illegality in the old board’s handling of the project begun in 1918 including no engineer appointed no notice to non signers and an unfiled county council estimate by then surveyor Ernest G Dunn Jr.
Mrs. Rachel Coucher of Michigan City notified that the body of her son Private Claude Coucher will soon arrive from France for a military funeral. He was killed in action on October 8, 1918. The family had three sons in the service and lived in Westville earlier in life.
The town notes a mounting display of July Fourth celebration as youngsters participate in patriotic activities. The festive sounds began days ago and are expected to intensify until the grand national day.
The article attacks Boss Murphy of Chigggo for thefts and corruption, accusing him of accessing public grain reserves to fund schemes. It contrasts him with other “rat politicians,” arguing such leaders burden taxpayers and erode government, while praising a treacherous but resourceful few.
Herb Cathcart of Laporte, a garage operator, arrested James Lecky after detecting a fake payment attempt for repairs on an Empire car stolen from Findlay, Ohio. Lecky confessed to forging two checks, including a first payment for the car, and was jailed with Sheriff Anstiss and Findlay Chief Crawford assisting.
Miss Florence Warnke daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Warnke Westville married Paul Hannon at St Peters Catholic church Tuesday at 8 am Father Wakefor officiating Genevieve Hannon and Floyd Foster attended A wedding breakfast for 32 guests followed at the bride’s parents home The couple will reside at the groom’s farm west of Laporte.
Squire William Beahm of Laporte visited by his son E. O. Beahm for a weekend. He recalls a September trip with the Santa Fe Railroad to southern California to aid a court case identifying certain persons. As justice of the peace he was a popular figure in the community, well known to many couples seeking marriage.
The Howell Hall family gathered for their annual reunion on Saturday at Westville school campus with about 60 members attending. The meeting featured speeches music and the secretary’s annual report and Henrietta Winters recited verses. The next reunion was set for June 18 at the lake front park in Michigan City with Eli Pinney elected president and Mary Kalies secretary treasurer.
Three convicts fled the Michigan City penitentiary last Wednesday by hiding in a binder twine car. Sheppard, 50, was captured in a wheat field south of the city, unable to keep pace with two others who were overtaken near Otis the same night. Names given are Liddle, 24, and Johnson, 30. Guards pursued the fleeing inmates as the search continued.
Ure M. Frazer and W. A. Hammond released a final public report on Laporte county finances under Jesse Eschbach. It lists public officials due to repay money including Sheriff William E. Anstiss, the Dunn estates, Kimble estate, Bielefeldt, Lindstrom, and others with total overcharges cited at 52556.30 and 44141 already paid, leaving 8419.30 due. The audit covers clerical pay, vehicle charges, and highway labor across county offices.
In this folksy item a shrewd businessman blocks a raid on his One-Way Pocket book while a Fourth of July celebration is organized. He benefits by letting others advertise and draw crowds, keeping his own costs down. A small ground-cover patch is offered for sale as well.
In Hoylake on May 25 W C Fownes of Pittsburgh defeated Chick Evans of Chicago by one up in the third round. Tolley the British champion beat Jenkins by one hole in the afternoon. Douglas and Hunter also won their third round matches as Ouimet exits early.
A Blade columnist notes that some people insist everyone has a right to his own opinions, reflecting on social tolerance and free expression in public discourse.
Camp Roosevelt near Muskegon Michigan offers a thousand boys a summer program with Army administration and Chicago educators, Red Cross, Boy Scouts, YMCA and Knights of Columbus. It provides outdoor athletics, swimming, and a two week session schedule from July 3 at a cost of 16 dollars per two weeks. Enrollment is urged at 650 South Clark Street in Chicago.
Smolen island near Kristiansund Norway is a flat peat bog rich location for large scale peat production. The area is described as possessing immense peat reserves and possibly the best site for extensive peat extraction.
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