Local notes recount social visits and community notices
Mrs. Ed Link hosts the Thimble club. Adie Pond illness prompts Chicago trip for Kalies sister. W. Bonham to Chicago Junction. Rollin Prairie school damage. Raymond Edwards welcomed misprint clarified as son. Reports of births, deaths, funerals, and local promotions color a day in Laporte County with many named residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Link
Thimble
Ad. Hoard
D. W. Weed
Chicago
Virginia Wight
Shakespeare Club
Oscar Goldsmith
Tuley
Margaret Roberts
South Bend
I. N. Plant
Hannah Cobb
Hammond
Libbie Barnard
A. E. Standiford & Son
Ward Imes
E. H. Imes
Vincent Firanak
New Burdick
Kelly
Byron Poston
Toledo
John Barr
Michigan
G. L. Howell
C. D. Herrold
Charles Baird
Philander Baird
Rolling Prairie
Job Barnard
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington, D. C
John W. Murphy
Holgate
Ind
J. K. Coenett
Alida
Shoals
Alice Armitage
Attica, O
Anna Alyea
Hebron
John Graybear
G. W. Hartman
Wanatah
C. T. Kalies
Addie Pond
H. E. Bonham
McCool
Chicago Junction
Bonham
Robi. McAppie
Lincoln Hotel
Dean
Victor Hanson
Holy Family Hospital
Laporte
Wolfe
Veola Dachwald
Veda
Springville
Will McCarty
McCarty
Alsike clover seed for sale by Osborn Wanatah Indiana
Farmers urged to buy Alsike clover seed at 10 dollars 50 cents per bushel offered by C B E Osborn of Wanatah Indiana. Phone contact appears in the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Osborn
Wanatah
Ind
Mumps Cases Reported in Local Residents
The list shows several residents recovering from mumps including Mertie Shunk Esther Dreesen Clarence Dreesen Wayne Pittinger Irene Garwood Willis Brown Scott McKellips and Alden Beahm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mertie Shunk
Esther
Clarence Dreesen
Wayne Pittinger
Irene Garwood
Willis Brown
Scott McKellips
Alden Beahm
Local School News Highlights Activities and Honors
Miss Williams visits school on Tuesday as the parent-teachers club meets Friday night in the library. Students enjoy pleasant weather using the campus while Domestic Science learns cake making. Senior class displays their rings as the flag flies with Stars and Stripes. The school buys 24 dozen pencils to show patriotism. Harriet Reed presented a paper on The History of the Panama Canal last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Williams
Harriet Reed
Panama Canal
Hyde
New Carlisle Horror Ends in Double Tragedy
Amos Casteele, 70, killed his wife with a hammer in New Carlisle then set fire to their home and shot himself. The couple had been estranged and quarrels over a daughter from a former marriage. the wife had moved to join her daughter prior to the morning tragedy. Neighbors extinguished the blaze and prevented further carnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Casteele
New Carlisle
Laporte
Casteele
Meyer Lindorf Co elects officers and praises Laporte store
The Meyer Lindorf Co elected C H Otto Meyer of Clinton Iowa as president C R Lindorf of Newark C vice president W C Bryant as treasurer and L C Schenck as secretary The four store chain includes Newark Utica Clinton and Laporte with Mt Vernon Ohio a former fifth location praised for its Laporte growth Managers Bryant and Schenck are credited with building the business foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Meyer-Lindorf Co
C. H. Otto Meyer
Clinton
C. R. Lindorf
Newark
W. C. Bryant
L. C. Schenck
Utica
Iowa
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Mr. Lindorf
Meyer
Lindorf
Ohio City
Sylvia Wolf
Fred Wolf
Newark American
J. H. Meyer
Old Bee Hive
Julius Barnes
Spectacle Man Seeks Glasses That Resist Breakage
A humorous note from Michigan City, Ind., dated March 14 17 describes attempts to obtain durable glasses and a patent. Dr Oswald assists, diagnosing worn piston and sparking issues while joking about a windshield, carburetor, and tire care in a playful, village letter style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Michigan City
Ind
Chas. Martin
Westville
Wall Street
Charles
Dudley
Mrs Husted Visits Grand Rapids After Detroit Trip
Mrs Frank Husted of Jackson Montana visits Verne and Harve Stinchfield in Michigan City and heads to Grand Rapids to visit. Verne Stinchfield returned to the city from Laporte after an operation three weeks ago. The Stinchfield boys attend the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Frank Husted
Jackson, Mont
Dons
Verne
Harve Stinchfield
F.V. Martin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Verne Stinchfield
Laporte
Senator Oscar B. Smith Praised for Key Indiana Legislation
The Starke County Republican summarizes Senator Oscar B. Smith legislature record praising his role as joint author of a dredge ditch cleaning bill now law, a vacancy filling bill for township advisory boards, and a swamp land drainage measure affecting about 7 000 acres in Starke Laporte and Porter counties. It notes his work securing equal court weeks for Starke, influence on savings banks rules, and votes for a new state constitution prohibition licenses women’s suffrage and other items while opposing tax on brewers and judges' pay raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starke County
Oscar B. Smith
Smith
Starke
Laporte
Boards of Commissioners
Indiana
Kankakee Valley
Starke, Laporte
Porter
Pulaski County
Senate
State Board
Supreme
Frantic Search For Missing 17 Year Old Boy Arthur Peterson
Argus reports William Peterson of Westville frantically seeks his 17 year old son Arthur who disappeared March 6 from the family home. He is described as about five eight, dark hair and eyes, Roman nose, limp, last seen in the barnyard with light gray suit and no overcoat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus
William Peterson
Westville
Arthur
Gary
Bible’s influence on public life and culture noted
M. E. Church notes praise the Bible as a source for clear language and moral insight. It argues that Gladstone and Lincoln used biblical style, that newspapers benefit from biblical literacy, and that studying the Bible helps people understand God and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Lincoln
Tragedy At Glass Factory Crossing Claims Life Of Local Gardener
Frank Van Dusen of Stringtown was killed instantly when a eastbound Lake Shore mail train struck his buggy at the glass factory crossing near Chesterton. His horse and dog also died. he spoke with crossing watchman John Brooks minutes before the fatal impact. He had lived in the area about fifteen years, previously in Hobart and Lake Station, and leaves a wife and a 14 year old son from a former marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank van Dusen
Lake Shore
van Dusen
Stringtown
Chesterton
Glass Factory
Lale Shore
John Brooks
Brooks
Valparaiso
Hobart
Lake Station
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Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph
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Portage Home Telephone CO
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F.C. Riddle
GL Howell
Nellie-Idés
W. L. Dodd
Superior Court
Charles Tolton
Irene
L. R. Peters
Wm. Tolton
Ora Frederickson Freyer
E. L. Church
First National Nurseries
Rochester
N. Y
P. O. Small
W. W. Hans
W. B. Flynn
Joseph L. Stanton
Mary Smith
Ruth Townsend
Newton
Gladys Stanton
Geo. W. Morris
Brotherhood of the Church
Stanton
Weir & Ebbert
Lamb’s Chapel
Herald
David Oscar Freed
Wellsboro
Boone Grove
Mary E. Hermance
Alva Stephenson
J. L. Green
Sheldon
N. D
M. E. Church
Senator Smith
M. E. Church Notes
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Kreidler
Bates Street
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