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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
3
On a crowded Pacific steamer, Stanton hides misery behind humor. A missionary helps him see happiness comes from helping others, not self. Across Delhi and Bagdad he studies ancient insight, while Esther Thorndyke’s memory haunts him as the journey continues.
Century Magazine recounts the brutal onset of Illinois fever among 1840s settlers. A family travels to Libertyville and endures repeated chills and shakes, with ague and fevers shaping daily life. Boneset tea and frugal living mark their struggle as many homes suffer and hopes fade.
A Yale founder epitaph fromWrexham churchyard is described with historical notes. Ellugh Yate esq born in America died in 1281 and buried July 22. The piece recounts his life in Europe Africa and Asia and notes his roles and trials in England plus a tradition of Yale alumni visiting his tomb.
A humorous note quips on social classes using kitchen tools to symbolize birth luck and family obligations. The saying suggests the wealthy are born with a silver spoon while poorer relations must pay or face social backlash.
A verse urging children to embrace darkness as a gentle curtain protecting them from harm. It compares human fears to animals and birds, praising velvet night and peaceful slumber. The piece, credited to Trained Motherhood, emphasizes restraint, contentment, and gratitude for sheltering darkness.
Dennis Keefe near Newton Kansas owns a bantam rooster that acts as a timekeeper. Every day at 22:30 it returns from the fields and pecks at the kitchen door until admitted, then repeats the routine at six o'clock each evening. The bird, a three year old, never misses its schedule.
A single bantam chick hatched from a setting by an ordinary hen grew up in Mr Keefe’s care and learned to signal for feeding at two exact times daily. The bird’s punctuality, once disrupted when a feeding was missed, established its reputation as a precise timekeeper.
An eye witness describes camel fights in Kairwan Tunisia where two beasts clash with bites and charges. Jealousy triggers the bouts and spectators gather as one camel aims to trip or break the other and then pummel the vanquished with their cushioned feet.
A narrator recalls a ventriloquist act where a dummy concealed a real boy. The boy wore oversized clothes stuffed with straw and a crafted false face. The illusion hinged on a hidden voice source and careful misdirection, leaving spectators astonished at the dummy’s apparent life.
A Chicago News quoted a writer claiming an accident at Sebastopol docks altered history. A group of engineers including survivor Sir Bevans Edwards exploded powder, but a single misstep left Gordon-with-a-lighted candle in gunpowder, preventing disaster and possibly changing China Khartoum history and Lord Kitchener’s Khartoum march.
In Clearcreek Utah a mine fire trapped a coworker deep inside. Foremen and volunteers failed until Franklin spoke up and braved flames to reach the unconscious miner. Together they escaped after a perilous return journey, both badly scorched. Austria faced 255 strikes affecting 885 establishments and 1000 laborers.
Indiana bituminous operators held two meetings in Terre Haute to prepare for a wage conference with miners. President J Smith Talley said the executive committee may seek concord with Illinois operators to regulate coal market price. Closed sessions left details undisclosed while concessions and conciliation are conjectured.
In South Bend Indiana a prominent society woman said to be dead was buried but later found to have been buried alive. The undertaker noted warmth in the body and the coffin lid was disturbed upon opening. The woman’s features were distorted and her hair and nails damaged in a vain attempt to escape. Names withheld pending inquiry.
Butler Indiana March 10 one of the most prominent questions before Indiana farmers institutes is naming all principal highways as streets are named in towns. The plan originates with Trustee Chapman of Butler and will be pursued until success. It will facilitate travel and benefit the public.
Lafayette Ind March 10 Erns mus M Weaver a resident for 62 years died here aged 79 He was a notable citizen contributing to the citys growth and an intimate friend of Thomas A Hendricks He was among the city's earliest merchants and a prominent foe in local development.
Indianapolis youth Charles Davis, age 16, lost control of his bicycle on Virginia Avenue. The bike ran away and struck a saloon window, piercing the pane and causing a dangerous head wound. Police report the rider was severely injured with potential critical condition.
Evansville Ind March 9 The republicans of the First district at Rockport Thursday renominated Jas A Hemenway for congress by acclamation Resolutions gave unequivocal endorsement to President McKinleys administration.
In Batesville Indiana on March 8 a westbound freight derailed after leaving the siding at Newpoint. The impact knocked down the telegrapher's tower, injuring operator Miss Cora Weise and causing the wreckage to ignite from the stove in the tower.
A fire in Ft. Wayne Indiana destroyed the B W Skelton Grocery Co building and the Imperial shirt waist manufactory. The total loss is reported at 50 000 with 35 000 covered by insurance to date.
A frame house owned by the English Electric Light Co. in English Indiana was blown down by strong wind. Furniture inside was wrecked and a heavy rain during the event added to the damage.
Terre Haute Ind March 9 The post office at Soonover has been closed by order of the county board of health because Mrs Jasper Hoffman wife of the postmaster has smallpox The post office and all occupants including the postmaster are quarantined
In Marion Indiana in March work in the oil field at Van Buren has stopped due to a gas shortage. Private consumers were supplied first.
Alonzo Seymore, 26, a former energetic worker who lost a leg in a freight train accident two years ago, committed suicide in South Whitely by taking an unknown drug. He had been despondent over his condition.
In Princeton Indiana on March 10 a pile of cross ties was found on the Louisville Evansville and St Louis line between Francisco and Oakland City. The ties were cleared before an eastbound passenger train arrived after the agent's tricycle wreck at the site. The sheriff investigated with no clues found.
An explosion of dust at the Torrey mines in Clinton Indiana on March 9 left three miners dead and six injured. Named injured are Charles Jaski Antonio Pasco and William Whelley. Pit boss W F Brown directed rescue work after ordering miners to keep faces to the ground.
Logansport Indiana March 10 The Logansport and Burlington Turnpike Co refuses to erect a new bridge at Deer Creek until it is ascertained if the old one was set on fire The company posts a $200 reward for information leading to convictions The county commissioners have been urged to revoke the franchise amid rising opposition to the collection of talk
Congressman Geo W Steele was renominated by acclamation by the Eleventh district Republican convention in Peru Indiana to succeed himself No alternative candidate appeared The resolutions endorsed McKinleys policy support for the Nicaraguan canal and the Porto Rican tariff bill Mr Steele defended the tariff measure and spoke on its merits
Frankfort Ind March 10 The county council will meet on Tuesday March 20 to appropriate 13200 for 25 voting machines for Clinton county The United States voting machine made in Jamestown New York will be purchased Clinton county plans to be among the first in the state to use the voting machine.
Indianapolis March 9 The Fifth district GOP convention will nominate a successor to Congressman Faris who has withdrawn. James S Barcus announces candidacy. Watson of the Sixth district likely to be nominated at Richmond and Hemenway at Rockport.
Wheatland Indiana reacts to a smallpox case. Eph Smith from Pittsburgh is patient zero. He worked as a laborer on the B&O railroad. The Knox County board of health, via Dr. Beckes, orders a strict quarantine to contain the outbreak.
The good roads movement expands in Cass County with Jackson township voting to spend 35000 on road building. Clinton township to vote soon on 40000 for roads. Jefferson township leads agitation as the county lacks any paved roads.
Elkhart Ind March 8 Congressman A L Brick was renominated by the Thirteenth district Republicans. The resolutions endorsed the administration of President Archinley.
Muncie Indiana March 7 Policeman Geo Benadum aged 42 is dead of blood poison. The incident traces to the last fourth of July when he rescued a woman during fireworks on a paved street and was struck on the leg.
Two children of Robert Ingle aged 15 and 9 years were buried in one grave at Pinhook cemetery Indiana. Death supposed to have been caused by overdoses of chill tonic.
In Logansport Indiana on March 7 the court notes the judge has completed twenty years on the bench. The veteran magistrate is described as a civic figure with a long record of public service and a reputation for firm rulings.
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