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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
2
The publication notes its post office filing as second class matter in Westville. It claims broad county readership and Republican stance. Subscriptions cost $2.00 per year until further notice.
The narrator recounts a Westville street drive with Elizabeth and Guy Johnston, notes on Ford cars, and memories of Johnston’s pneumonia death. They tour Missouri and Illinois by car observing roads, ferries, windlass wells, farmers, and Keeley cure town Dwight.
The American Farm Bureau Federation consolidates 700000 farmer members from 28 states with a 200000 budget for the first year. J R Howard is elected president with a 15000 annual salary and 3000 travel stipend. Chicago houses the national headquarters and seven new bureaus will study transportation trade relations distribution statistics legislation cooperation and publicity. A note says farmers will gather facts before acting and oppose radicals. Thirteen of a survival list from the Twelfth Indiana cavalry held a Laporte reunion with attendees from Laporte and Union Mills.
A crash on Waverly Beach road near Laporte left two seriously and two critically injured. Police found liquor labels in the car, linking the four men and two girls to a suspected liquor transport ring from New York. Arvo Vitali faced multiple charges with bail set at 1000 dollars.
Detectives Edward Schiene and Charles Simmons of Michigan Central were arraigned in Valparaiso on second degree murder charges in the slaying of auto tourist John McFarland at Porter. Judge Loring set bail at 10 000 each after arguments about manslaughter vs murder and defense rights.
The A. A. Cotton family moved to Michigan City on Tuesday as Mr. Cotton takes a chair factory position. Their boarders, the school teachers, also relocated. Miss Green of Burdick now boards with Mike Thoesens and Miss Esther Nicholson of Smoky Row boards with the C. H. Miller residence. Charles Kaber of Laporte’s Kaber Floral Co. died Thursday from a blood poisoning infection after a hand injury. Robi Boone died in Pine township on the county line at 76 after a lingering stomach and liver illness. F. A. Edgerton, new station agent, moved his family from Old Porter to the area. John Goodwin and David Gibbons are among locals noted this week as health and activity vary in Burdick and nearby towns.
Coroner H C Seipel of Valparaiso holds inquests into three deaths in the county north part. Each verdict deems accidental death. At Doran's crossing near Furnessville Felix Marawski and John Jarowski died when an approaching train could not be stopped in time. The Pere Marquette engineer and fireman testified the car occupants saw the train too late. At Baisleytown New York Central train struck Sam Pedrio’s automobile injuring Vincent Caricebi, who died the next day at Christian hospital in Valparaiso. Pedrio said he jumped but his companion was killed attempting to escape.
Attorney W H Worden spoke at the town hall Monday evening outlining the campaign issues from a democratic viewpoint. Daniel Pyle of South Bend was listed to speak but did not appear, and Worden filled the gap. Wirt presented the issues with his usual fluency and charm.
Fire gutted Mayor P. L. Sisson's Valparaiso residence on Saturday morning. The blaze started likely from a Johnson OW burner attached to the furnace and spread between partitions to the roof. Most ground floor furniture and much of the second floor furnishings were saved after the fire forced the family to seek temporary shelter with neighbors while Sisson was away in Chicago.
South Bend. Ernest Garriepy known as Frenchy was convicted of complicity in the murder of Carl Cook a Laporte grocer on Christmas Eve. He faces a life term after a 24 hour jury deliberation. Walter Baker awaits death in Michigan City and Steve Bartak is awaiting trial.
The late Fletcher White farm comprising 185 acres with good buildings lies five miles east of Valparaiso in Porter county. Asking price is 200 dollars per acre. C H Marine agt Valparaiso Ind.
Congressman A. J. Hickey spoke at a town hall event for the League of Women Voters in Westville. He defended the Republican stance on the League of Nations, recounted congressional action history, and highlighted his attentive record and hard work in the House. The rainy night reduced attendance, but attendees were reportedly well satisfied.
The plaintiff seeks a decree of divorce from Wardie Bodeb a non resident of Indiana The defendant must appear at the Laporte Superior Court Michigan City on the first day of December term 1920 to answer or demur Failure to appear will allow the court to hear the case in her absence Court clerk CHRIS J BIELEFELDT seal September 22 1920 Deputy Fern Bahringer
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