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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
2
Westville Indiana weekly publication The Indicator announces its Thursday issue schedule and advertising terms. Subscriptions cost 1.50 per year in advance and copy for ads must reach by Wednesday for the same week's issue. The paper serves Laporte and Porter counties with 5000 weekly readers.
Charles H. Plattenburg spoke on Your Own Home Town at the Century Lyceum urging residents to invest in harmony and thrift. He argued town value rises with citizen effort, unity, and positive support for churches schools libraries industries stores and professionals.
A Cartharsis call notes Laporte church leaders planned to replace saloons with entertainment. Only Rev Morris of M I church attended though two dates were set a week apart. The piece questions why clergy active against alcohol show delays and cites personal reasons as likely.
A first person voice praises the family physician while noting the shift in medicine toward new practices. The text describes moves away from drugs, the rise of microbes challenging old methods, toxines, and the spread of osteopathy and chiropractic schools seeking discouragement by the legislature.
The piece notes doctors disagree with lawmakers over health policy while urging a public diagnosis of the body. It reports a Parent Teachers supper at the library basement that netted over $60 for the fund, with $40 of indebtedness to be discharged and surplus for school recreation equipment.
Mesdames Hyde Cornelius Barnard and Kathleen Cornelius visited the hot lunch department Friday. The annual PTA supper was well attended and cleared $62. The high school plans a play The Spy with rehearsals begun. Mr. Hyde escorted the Senior manual training class to Valparaiso for a departmental visit. The Senior English class studies Julius Caesar and the Zoology class dissects fish.
Mrs. Wm. Stump of Westville visited with daughter Mrs. Della Rapp. August Barnes traveled to Laporte and LeRoy returned to Chicago after a visit west of town. School teacher Mary Kalies remains on the silk list with Miss Johnson substituting from Chesterton. Funeral attendee list includes Mrs. Alice Booth at Michigan City. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dorsey went to Leesburg due to illness of parents. Mrs. Walter Bishop visited Laporte. Miss Clara Levendusky of Gary and Miss Helen Levendusky with Mrs. Francis Flagel of Michigan City visited parents Sunday. February 19 Mrs. Henry, mother of Mrs. Rebecca Barnes, turned 99. Ross Hackett was at Valparaiso Sunday.
Ed Mason and Ira Barnard took a business trip to Valparaiso last Wednesday. A large crowd attended a Friday night basketball game at Westville. M C Mason and family and O C Draves visited Michigan City Sunday. Miss Lillie Arndt returned Friday from Westville to help her mother. Mrs Isaiah Sarver visits Garyton and Indiana Harbor daughters this week. Noel Jardine is on the sick list. Ira Barnard and Ed Mason visited Coburg Friday and heard funny stories. A young crowd enjoyed the Mason home dance Saturday. Frank Burner hauls hay busy. Mrs Roy Kitchen and kids from Valparaiso visit her mother this week. Ira Barnard and family visit Westville Sunday. Wm Heiden loses a fine young horse Saturday. Wm Schlundt family and Miss Margaret Weatherhead visit ceranen with Mrs S Mason Sunday.
Art Reling of Laporte visited Burdick for a few hours Tuesday afternoon last week. Miss Eliza Whetstone plans from Chicago to Montana. Henry Bedenkop of Elkhart called in Burdick Friday. August Weiseman lost a $90 cow last Saturday to indigestion. Everyone invited to the Burdick M E chicken supper next Friday evening. Mr and Mrs A A Cotton visited Valparaiso last Saturday. Geo Kosmatka is able to work in the woods again. Pat Wieseman nearly died from hiccoughs last week. Dr Pinkerton stayed with him Saturday night. Grandma Shaner returned to Chesterton after a two week stay. John Arnt traveled to Laporte Tuesday. Mrs Corey hosted the minister for dinner Tuesday. Mr Newman of Arbuckle Bros called on F A Gust Tuesday. Mrs C H E Hollar and Miss Mary Whetstone visited Chesterton Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis and daughter returned from Gary. Pete assists A J with farm duties. Mrs Frank Beach visited her son Carl. Lester Bowman resumes school after illness. Charney Murten homebound with grippe. Ray Watts convalescing and will be out soon. Mrs Laura Shinabarger bedfast with poor outlook. Miss Laurie Wallace of Jackson Center called on Wm Springer. Mrs Frank Whitner and daughter visited the Ludingtons. Joe Galbraith returned to South Bend after extended visit with Nellie Ludington. N D Martin helped at A J Forbes Tuesday butchering. Mr and Mrs Roy Glancy and son from Gary spent day with relatives. Mr and Mrs Darryl Stanton and son of Valparaiso were guests of Leon Malone.
Mrs. Gillet called on Mrs. Shinabar ger Friday. Mrs. Trost has cared for Postal linemen at noon for several days. Families from the area attended Fred Bauer's party. Ed Mason visited for spring papering work and is described as a hustler. Ross Herbes spent Sunday with home folks. Farmers attended the Bauer sale in good numbers. Mrs. Malone and daughter and Mrs. Beach visited Mrs. Sheffield Monday. The Shinabarger family from Valparaiso, with the Keel family, visited Wm. Springer's Sunday.
Union Mills and nearby Wellsboro businessmen organize a Union Mills bank capitalized at 15000 dollars with 45 stockholders. The board of directors includes M G Freeman W E Loomis Obie Way R B Short August Nelson D H Wakeman and W A Canfield. Bank to begin business around April 1 pending site and officer selection.
Laporte county board meets Monday to consider claims liquor licenses and highway petitions. Thursday votes on three road projects Balitz road August Shirt road and Albert Rosenbaum road plus Pine Lake cemetery access. Auditor Hausheer to push pest house plan with 5000 dollar appropriation and architect appointment.
Laporte county establishes a pre vocational conference board to cooperate with Purdue University on domestic science agriculture and manual training. The board includes L B Clore county agent Frederick R Farnum Miss Williams with six teachers assisting. Agriculture duties fall to Frank C Craft and F C Barnes, domestic science to Mildred Smith and Mrs Standiford, and manual training to J M Arney and Mr Sharda.
Meetings were held in the office of Superintendent Farnum to discuss home project work with Purdue university in agriculture domestic science and manual training. The board seeks better student results through coordinated activities with the university. Ford car orders require a buyer’s agreement and ten percent payment, with high demand delaying delivery. C. H. Johnston & Son in Pinola Indiana urges early orders.
An indicator invites readers to subscribe, presenting Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the insurer. The local agent named is B. F. Cass.
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