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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
3
The Johns Bus company incorporates for 50000 dollars. Pease studio in Laporte damaged by fire. Varied local happenings include illnesses with chickenpox and whooping cough, mail and film turnaround notes, and a May 30 Decoration Day luncheon. Resignations at First Congregational Church and social gatherings feature in Lake County life.
A field day for public school students is scheduled Friday June 3 at Central school grounds. High Central and grade school divisions will compete in sprint and field events led by Coach Everetts who says the coming meet will showcase material for Michigan City High School’s future track and field teams.
A ladies black glaze handbag with pocketbook containing change four dollar bills a New York County National Yankee book three Flyin and Aurora interurban tickets and other items. Believed lost on Lincolnway between Westville and Dr Gillet's residence Coburg. Call 7702 Mrs S J Kitson.
Mrs. Theodore Armitage aged 89 died Friday evening May 20. Funeral at her Westville home Sunday at 3 led by Rev. Parker of Laporte Baptist Church. Burial beside her husband in Westville cemetery. Born March 22 1832 in New Durham township she witnessed settlement to modern times. Survived by half sister Mrs. Virginia Wight and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral held Monday under Odd Fellows auspices for William Bundy who died Friday at 3 PM at his home. Born March 18 1833 in Elkhart County he moved to Porter County as a boy and later to the current town. Survived by Mrs Louise Cliss Hill and others. noted farmer and carpenter with lasting local legacy in Porter and Laporte counties.
Allen J. Barnard died at his home one mile west of the race yesterday afternoon after five years bedfast from paralysis. Born August 27, 1847 in Jackson township Porter county he lived nearly all his life there except five years in Kansas. He married Sarah E. Tatman April 12 1871. she died recently. Survived by Cassius H Barnard Ira J Barnard and eleven grandchildren. Funeral Friday conducted by E T Scott.
A public sale of the personal property of the late Mrs Theodore Armitage will be held tomorrow afternoon in Westville.
Jesse Eschbach of Indianapolis chief examiner for the state board of accounts arrived in Laporte to probe actions by local officials. He appeared before the grand jury as the board met behind closed doors with no grand jury report expected today.
A small cyclone struck La Porte county Monday night with high winds and light rain. Windows broke, trees torn up, and vegetable gardens uprooted. Telephone service interrupted for hours. 200 lines down, 150 restored by noon, rural lines damaged but not serious. Power house at Lydick struck by lightning. interurban service intermittent but resuming. Kouts in Porter county saw similar damage with many windows and trees down, no injuries reported.
Miss Margaret Wolf, injured in Sunday's auto accident at the Trail Creek bridge, left St. Anthony's hospital Wednesday night to return home. Her sister Miss Ida Wolf is improving in hospital and driver Steve Waite is somewhat better.
Three injured survivors remain in serious condition but on the road to recovery Dr Russell Gilmore reports. Steve Waite woke with memory loss and mental aphasia remembering nothing of the crash or prior events. Ida Wolfe suffers internal injuries knee and chin lacerations and a broken collar bone while Margaret Wolfe Mrs Waite sister has facial injuries and chest muscle strains.
Deputy Coroner Gilmore will hold the inquest this afternoon. Officers Grant Pitrowske and Zepka who helped remove the dead and injured will testify, along with Wilke family members and J W Jackson about danger signs at Liberty trail end. The coroner will determine who is to blame.
Miss Susie Wolford daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Wolford north of town married Carl Pliska of Michigan City Monday. Rev Ayling of the M E church officiated at Crown Point. Attendants were Mary Alice Wolford and Warren Wolford. They will reside in Gary after a wedding trip.
Twenty inmates from the Indiana State prison were taken by a Monon train at 9 10 this morning to Putnamville for construction and farm labor under guard of Joseph Stipp.
Dr. F. V. Martin, 1 Narother of Dr. H. H. Martin, has left the hospital and will not resume practice soon. He recently escaped electrocution in a near fatal incident.
County official Dunn offers to appeal in circuit court after resigning from the board of commissioners. He claims $12 per diem for himself and $8 for his deputy plus $5 per diem for automobile when used, with $1,800 in pending bills since February. State accountants questioned the contract terms before approving payments.
Jesse Eschbach head of the state board of accounts will travel to Laporte to supervise the commissioners probe. He is joined by A L Donaldson, a board engineer, who has spent two weeks reviewing bridge work. The report may go before the grand jury meeting tomorrow morning.
The Laporte Trust Co. is named as trustees to administer the provisions of the will. The house and lot are willed to Mr. Armitage's people and the farm goes to the daughters and sons of her deceased brothers, Joseph and William. Listed heirs include Mrs Haffine of Long Beach California, Mrs Sturgis of Berkeley California, Miss Pearl Clybourn of Riverside California, Mrs Allison of Los Angeles California, Mrs Emma Lowe of Chickasha Oklahoma, Mrs Jennie Denton of Garland Kansas, Wm Clybourn of Los Angeles California, Frank Clybourn of Deerfield Missouri, and Ernest Clybourn of Cache Oklahoma.
A house and farm known as the Chas. Cartwood home are available in Westville. For information call 1466X or visit 202 J Street in Laporte.
The Westville chautauqua will begin Sunday June 19 and run three days finishing Tuesday June 21 with a play. Save these dates for an entertaining program you won’t want to miss.
The Barnard family thanks friends and neighbors for their generosity and sympathy during the long illness and death of father C. H. Barnard. J. J. Barnard and Family.
A note from the family thanks neighbors and friends for support and help during the illness and death of Louise Byi, expressing gratitude for the assistance and sympathy received.
The next regular missionary meeting will be at the Crawford home on Tuesday evenings hosted by Mrs Brown and Mrs C Kralis. A local ad notes a butter and potatoes deal with fair prices and a store run by Wynant Fads at Beaver Dam. C E Carson advertises a horse stand at Misatreet with a service fee of 16 dollars.
For sale a nearly new balance frame spring trip riding corn cultivator by G. M. Gil fet Coburg Indiana telephone 7702.
The author argues that as optometry gains public recognition more people will wear glasses. This would reduce eye strain and boost overall efficiency. Optometrists should inform the public about the benefits of glasses and the field’s value, hence this series of lessons.
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