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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1904
Page
7
In Lippincott's Magazine Alfred J. Waterhouse describes how Johnnie's banjo summons a circle of friends. The lively tunes mix ragtime hymns and timeless songs, creating merriment and carefree dancing as worries fade and pleasure rules the scene.
A Gloucester built 90 ton schooner with 18 crew members sails in November to Sable Island banks for halibut. A nor’easter, iced decks, and a broken dory strand survivor and injure crew member. aboard, the captain plans a Thanksgiving return for the injured mariner as the ship seeks Canso Nova Scotia.
In a brutal gale the ship Lucille strikes rocks and sinks. Captain steadies Peter as the crew abandons ship and succeeds in getting him onto deck and then into the rigging before a massive sea drags the vessel onto the rocks. Peter fights for survival.
A mariner describes a brutal sea attack on a wrecked vessel near Little Dover Nova Scotia. He clung to the rigging and rocks as towering waves battered the ship, then crawled ashore using kelp and rock ledges until he reached a cannery light where locals found him.
A country hotel proprietor chains access and fines loiterers, linking his strict policy to a family history of thrift. The narrator notes the clock on the wall bears a sign declaring it for hotel guests only, reflecting a rigid, exclusionary stance.
In a humorous exchange at the minstrel show, Mr. Bingwhazzle poses a riddle about a man preparing poultry at midnight and a lion after dinner at noon, with Mr. Dingleberry offering playful but comic misdirections. The segment ends as Raphael Minningham Woodle prepares to perform a classical piece.
A former peddler turned wealthy insurance man notes umbrellas break in the joints during a big storm and advocates oiling joints with coal oil or kerosene then a lubricating oil to prevent rust and extend an umbrella's life. He recalls this trick from his days selling. The advice comes from the Wilkesbarre Leader.
A Boston Globe recipe describes peach dumplings made by mixing pastry flour baking powder and salt with milk, shaping with butter and canned peaches, steaming for thirty minutes, and serving with a hot peach sauce. The sauce combines sugar flour salt peach syrup water and optional butter for richness.
A man squeals "Gee whiz" as a bull pursues him in a dramatic scene described by the Philadelphia Ledger. The man questions whether he can reach the fence before being caught while the bull closes in with a heavy, determined gait.
A note on serving milk toast with a little grated cheese to enhance taste. It also suggests grated cheese as a pleasant addition to mashed potatoes.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on March 12 the funeral of Private Furste of the 28th Indiana Battery met a clash at the Immaculate Conception. Undertaker James C Peltier removed flowers and ordered pallbearers to proceed as the casket wore the flag. Father Roche ordered the flag removed citing church rules. The scene caused a stir among veteran mourners and soldiers present.
Laporte Indiana March 12 Mrs Rose Martin former state treasurer of the Rebekahs organization sues for legal separation of ten years in Laporte circuit court. Her petition asks that after ten years she may remarry if desired and her husband Charles E Martin editor of the Westville Indicator be required to pay her 20 per week for support. The petition alleges brutality.
Judge Anderson in Indianapolis on Friday appointed Lemuel Darrow of Laporte and Fred R. Fitch of Chicago as receivers for the Chicago & South Shore Railroad Co on grounds of insolvency. The Royal Trust Co and bondholders petitioned the appointment. Bonds totaling 362000 dollars are involved.
The Ohio River at Evansville Indiana rose past the 85 foot danger mark and is still climbing with a 44 foot stage expected. Fears grow for farmers in lowland cribs holding thousands of bushels of corn as heavy rains forecast to trigger further river rises on the Wabash and White rivers.
In South Bend Indiana March 11 President Morrissey of Notre Dame says it is not wholly improbable the interstate oratorical contest will be held there. Faculty objected to Luther Feeger of Earlham College for his oration on Gustavus Adolphus as an unwarranted attack on the Roman Catholic Church.
At Indiana University a mock Democratic National Convention on March 10 nominated Judge Parker for president and Congressman Miers of Indiana for vice president. The speeches were heated and well received by the audience.
Mishawaka Indiana March 11 The past winter has been the most destructive to the bee industry in the state with many colonies frozen. Bee keepers did not expect such severity and made no extra protections beyond previous seasons.
Richmond Indiana March 11 The Lackey horse sale closed at Cambridge City Thursday afternoon with good bidding on several notable horses. Top offerings included Red Patchen a 2 10 1/4 pacer bought by T C Duncan in Chicago for 2000 Governor a trotter 2 11 9 4 purchased by Clem Bodkins Lima Ohio for 405 Florence Stanton a trotter 2 19 1 4 sold to W E Stafford Urbana Ohio for 900 Corona Moore a trotter 2 24 4 to W E Stafford New Carlisle Ohio for 800 Robert M pacer 2 14 1 4 to F H Turner Columbus Ohio for 445 Rose Cleveland a trotter 2 24 1 4 bought by W O Wood Brownsville Indiana for 420 Major McKinley pacer to John Brown Chicago for 530.
Terre Haute Ind March 11 The belief is strong that Indiana miners will vote against a strike Secretary Penna of the Operators association has called the annual meeting for April 1 to meet with miners and adjust unsettled contract matters. He says miners will support President Mitchell and mining can proceed after April 1 without disrupting operator miner relations.
Gov. Durbin notified by his New Orleans attorney that the federal court of appeals in New Orleans upheld a Jacksonville Florida ruling denying damages to Caron the man who ran a Jacksonville army canteen during the Spanish American War. Caron alleged Col. Durbin of the 161st Indiana volunteered a verbal objection to the canteen operation. The case has been pending five years.
William Kreinke of South Bend Indiana was arraigned on a first degree murder charge in the death of William Bunyan, following his confession as an accomplice to James Costello. He was held without bail to await grand jury action as Isaac Runyan, the victim’s father, filed the complaint.
Fruitgrowers near New Albany Indiana report healthy orchards after field inspections. They expect a large crop this season unless an unusually cold spell arrives after.
Indiana agricultural exhibits for the St. Louis world’s fair were completed at Franklin Indiana on March 11. The display features farm scenes including a notable reproduction of Riley’s poem When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin.
Fort Wayne Indiana March 11 referee Judge Harris ordered Willis Rhoades Auburn trustee of the McClellan banks in Dekalb County to accept Charles McClellan's bid to settle the debt for 50 cents on the dollar totaling about sixteen thousand five hundred dollars.
Phillip Barman tried to halt a runaway team in Hammond as the horse plunged through a plate glass window of a furniture store. Barman was injured by flying glass after being dragged by the bit.
In Marion Indiana on Friday morning a man’s index finger was found at Fifth and Washington by Maurice J. Archer. Police report the finger likely belonged to a burglar shot by a patrolman Saturday night.
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