Hickey Resigns from La Porte Appeal Board to Reopen Practice
Attorney A J Hickey of La Porte resigns from the La Porte County district appeal board after four months of service. President Wilson appoints Attorney Julius C Travis to fill the vacancy. Hickey leaves to resume his law practice and join Uncle Sam's Army for four months.
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Uncle Sam
Andrew J. Hickey
Laporte
Laporte County
District Appeal Board
Wilson
Julius C. Travis
Hickey
Appeal Board
Stewardship of the Fair Officials Proves Satisfactory
The 1917 Laporte county fair reports receipts of 11275.18 and disbursements of 9232.12 with a profit of 2043.06. Board members were all reelected with A. W. Taylor as president S. W. Lower as vice president J Vene Dorland as treasurer and James A Terry as secretary for 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte County
A. W. Taylor
S. W. Lower
J. Vene Dorland
James A.terry
Arithmetic Puzzle At Monticello School
A Monticello editor recalls a father solving a homemade arithmetic riddle for his son. The problem asks how long a woodpecker with rubber bill and a cross-eyed grasshopper would need to make 117 shingles and a bundle of 165 singles valued at 93 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Cyprus
YMCA Proposition Explained to Local School Boys
A Tuesday morning explanation of a YMCA proposal was shared with the schoolboys. The group discussed supporting a significant fundraising effort described as a major task for uncles.
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Becca Fel
W H S Girls Practice Basketball in Line
The girls of the W H S are getting in line for basketball as exercise. A long letter from Capt. S C Montgomery of San Diego, aged 79, recounts his Civil War service and wartime duties, with hints of Roosevelt era recruitment and inspector duties. The note suggests younger locals lack the same spirit.
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W.H. S
S. C. Montgomery
San Dieo
Cal
Montgomery
Roosevelt Corps
Teddy
Clinton School Updates Include Earlier Dismissal and New Features
Clinton Central school shifts dismissal to 3 20 to let students reach home before dark. Westville electricians Flegel and Ashcraft finish wiring while a system of electric bells standardizes class calls. Freshman English studies Oral Description and Raising Hogs topics, and Parent-Teachers Club plans social events this year. County Agent Craig to attend seminars.
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F.R. Barnam
Flegel
Ashcraft
Westville
Lup
Clinton. ‘Central
Jschool
Craig
Will
Siz
Clinton
Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day For November Twenty Ninth
President Woodrow Wilson designates November 29 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer inviting all Americans to pause from work, attend worship, and give thanks to God. The proclamation calls for unity, humility, and mindful service as the nation seeks guidance and enduring peace among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Local Novice Casts Light on Intermittent Visits and Trips
A parade of residents from Laporte to Michigan City and Gary shows a busy week of visits and travel. Mrs. Jay Reed and Miss Mabel Wise make a business trip to Laporte. Mrs. John Dunlap returns to Chicago after a lengthy stay with L. C. Snyder. Lester Bellows and wife travel to Michigan City. families from La Porte Whiting and East Chicago visit kin. John Levenduski seeks Gary employment. a Red Cross unit is organized in Westville. Ed Reling shifts to Chicago. Helen Nolan visits from Smoky Row. and Burdick hosts a trustee call. Overall, community mobility includes business trips, family visits, and organizational activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Reed
Mabel Wiseman
Laporte
John Dunlap
Chicago
L. C Snyder
Lester Bellows
Michigan City
Herman, Reglein
Ned
Emil Rottein
Harlan Kline
White Pigeon
Mich
Julia
Agnes Gill
Millie
Thomas
Gill
Whiting
Frank Salota
Um. Coursel
Victor Urbans
Gary
John Levenduski
Anna Dorsey
Mapes Barnes
Chas. Barnes
Leon Cook
South Bend
Local Family News From Area Residents
Mr and Mrs C E Hollar hosted son in law Jay Hopkins from Chicago last Sunday. James Booker visited Blue Island to see his ill brother Ray. Smiley family mourns wife and mother of three after illness and multiple operations. Funeral held in Kankakee Saturday. Cotton family visited son in law Jay Reed near the county line. Walter Goodwin toured Gary last Sunday. Arthur Ben Reling and parents enjoyed a Ford trip to Crown Point. Mrs Alice Rogers and CG Miller hosted their mother.
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C. E. Hollar
Jay Hopkins
Chicago
James Booker
Blue Island
Ray
James
J. R. Smiley
Kankakee
John
Goiter
Smiley
A. A. Cotton
Jay Reed
Walter Goodwin
Gary
Arthur
Ben Reling
Ford
Crown ‘Point
B.A. Guat
Alice
Rogers
Miller
Framed community notices from Otis and Chesterton area
Michigan City visitors and local social ties populate a Chesterton area update. Names include Frame family, M A Wolford, Louisa Barnes, Nona Hackett, Lucy Frame, and George Blessing. Events note grange election, aid meetings, Red Cross work, and local buying, building, and visiting across Otis, Beatty s Corners, Westville, and Rensselaer.
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James Frame
Michigan City
George
Jim Fr
B. Frame
Otto
Chesterton
David Rapp
Otis
Henry Storms
Frank Wozniak
Ralph Snyder
Grange
Aid
Red Cross
Mr. Clark
Mishawaka
L. B. Frame
Charles Allison
Westville
Sam Sibbrell
Geo. Blessing
Gertrude Selkirk
Beatty's Corners
Mildred
Rensselaer
Lyman
Grace’ Frame
Institute
Clarence Leets
Stundt
McA. Wolford
Louisa Frame Ney
W. B. Cotton
Guy
W.B. S
Burdick
A. A. Cotton
Jay ‘Reed
Roy Leet
Hattie L . Snyder
Chicago
Rai
Aden
Wanantah
Elizabeth
Valparaiso
R. M. Boone
W. C. Hackett
Michigan
Alida Adds Bath to Howell House Expansion
Alida M C Howell adds a bath to his house as part of an expansion project. The alteration enlarges living space and modernizes the dwelling.
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Alida
M. C. ‘Howell
Social Visits Across Michigan City and Nearby Towns
Mrs Eva Seward Wood of Michigan returns home after weeks with her daughter in Ohio. Mr and Mrs Richard Benkie of Michigan City host guests with Mr and Mrs Benkie of Wisconsin. Miss Gertrude Selkirk visits her sister in Rensselaer. Mrs A C Blessing and daughter return to Michigan City after a week with relatives. Alma Schlene goes to Michigan City to visit. Dr and Mrs A C M Oswald and daughter Thelma of Michigan City visit. Mrs W M Bennethy and her little son from Michigan City spend Saturday with her mother Mrs Ernest Rotzem. Ethel Grischow spends the weekend visiting in Michigan City. LeRoy Crownover, Graft Hedger and Harry Price of LaPorte visit here Sunday. Mr and Mrs Chas Timm and family spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs Julius Snyder.
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Michigan City
Ernest Rotzem
Ethel Grischow
LeRoy Crownover
Graft Hedger
Harry Price
Laporte
Chas. Timm
Julius Snyder
Scurry Camp Letter Highlights World War I Draft Mood
Howard A. Davidson writes from Camp Scurry Texas about the draft and conscription era. He mentions German and Italian fronts, volunteer soldiers, clothing shortages, and upcoming military drills. The letter also notes a football game defeat and school events at West High School including Edison machine use and basketball preparations.
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Camp Scurry
Tex
Martin
Vern
Howard A. Davidson, Co. C
5Th
U. S-Engrs
Corpus Christi
Billie Rowley and Amelia Plan a Tea Time Matrimony
Billie and Amelia Rowley stage a prank that spirals into a fake wedding at St James rectory. Mr Hardesty and Mr Rowley, misled by the ruse, decide to proceed with the ceremony to forestall gossip. A dowry prize and $10,000 check are offered as incentives, while Billie’s hidden invitation remains a mystery.
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Billie
Amelia
Ralph Perkins
Ralph
St. James’ ‘Rectory
Mamma
Perkins
Revere
Edding
Gience
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. J. Hickey
United States
District of Columbia
America
Fletcher
Hammond
Edison
Tucker
Chas
Link
R.L. "Thompson
Harper
Klein
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