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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
4
Chicago visit figures in tales of relatives and Hallowe en revels. Residents attend parties at the Glaney home and Odd Fellowship hall while others travel to Mishawaka and Chicago. Local rail and depot activity, fires, and farm news fill the week with community updates and upcoming plans.
The Republican auto tour drew large crowds in Westville on Saturday afternoon with bands from La Porte and Westville, amid street congestion. Capt. Harry S. New spoke for U.S. Senate and Charles Remey spoke for James P. Goodrich in a marshaled, campaign mood. a classified: Radiant Home coal burner and a sewing machine set offered for sale by Mrs. Chas. Garwood.
The Williams-Chambers Co opened at Cattron Hall for a week of drama and vaudeville numbers. The opening show The End of the Trail drew a full house with notable musicians Jack Pierce Rollo B Williams and Will Gardner in a strong orchestra. The troupe featured Mr and Mrs Williams Mr and Mrs Chambers Messrs Pierce and Burgess supported by the cast.
Lloyd Schroeder, a rejected soldier of Company L, left a farewell note and then shot himself on a College Hill street near the Frank R Lunbeck home. Coroner reports say disappointment over military rejection and other discouragements led to the act. Schroeder, 23, had worked for Consumers Company with his brother in law Charles Griffin. his parents are Mr and Mrs Chris Schroeder of Jackson Center. He had passed the medical exam at Fort Benjamin Harrison but was dismissed for minor defects.
The piece profiles Robert Hanson a dedicated Laporte County resident and Springfield Township trustee candidate from the second district. It highlights his 36 years of local service, school and road improvements, and frugal, diligent character shaping a strong bid for the board of commissioners.
A call for smaller government and tax relief urges immediate cuts in officials and appointees and a campaign of economy in state and local affairs.
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