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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1897
Page
2
The Indictor weekly from Westville Indiana reports on the Winamac fair association race meeting, Elkhart County officials probing Treasurer Holdeman for a $17000 shortage, Michigan City Eastern Star chrysanthemum show with 3000 flowers, pension claims for Crumpacker, and various local incidents including deaths, fires, accidents, and municipal actions. Also notes Starke cabbage sauerkraut plans and New Carlisle lightning damage.
The circuit court judge Van Winkle has served twenty years as a judge and as a trustee of the First Methodist church. The recent arrest has stirred Lake county citizens and additional sensational arrests are expected soon.
Secretary Van De Walker of the Hammond board of health says the city has the state’s lowest death rate, 5 percent below Chicago. The rate for the quarter ending Sept. 30 is 2 deaths per 1,000 population.
A woman produced a remarkable assortment from a barrel of flour including 150 pies of all kinds, 5 chicken pies, 90 apple dumplings, 86 loaves of bread, 1 000 biscuits, 100 dozen doughnuts, 11 jelly rolls, a couple gross of ginger snaps, 500 cookies, 500 pan cakes and 6 dozen gems.
Miss Mollie L. Lorig of LaPorte associates with Wier & Son for legal practice. At about twenty, she is noted as the youngest woman lawyer in the country and the daughter of Theodore Lorig, a wealthy miller.
A lady and her young son enter a photo gallery and ask for a portrait. The photographer quotes fifty cents for a single picture but offers a cheaper dozen. She leaves after stating she has only a little more money and will wait.
Two farmers drove into Albion Indiana with melons to sell. Authorities demanded a license fee they refused to pay and were arrested. They were acquitted pending a late supreme court ruling that peddlers selling food could not be charged a license.
S ranz Maurer one of LaPorte's oldest German residents was found dead last week in his sleeping room over his place of business. He lived alone and had not been seen since Saturday night. His features were distorted and authorities suspect death from a fit.
About sixteen years ago Patrick S Paine married Della Topper at a Catholic church here. After a wandering life the couple moved to Monroe Louisiana where Paine killed his wife in a brutal act. Paine was executed last Friday after a careful trial and the community verdict.
An unnamed literary figure organized a Monday evening gathering. Details are limited due to the fragmentary OCR text.
The report notes a rain hopeful line and a bright mood as Monday brings smiles. W H Closser of Munising Mich visits relatives over Siskse day. Rev J C Rhodes will attend the Baptist State Convention in Greensburg.
Rain revived parched farms boosting hope for a wheat crop and quieting southern township marsh fires. Notable items include G W Applegate’s health, a successful Pie Social at Gerridge school raising 18.18, Rev. McKim’s sermon, Gottlieb Marks' death, Jimmy Keil’s Chicago move, Mrs Bunnell’s Muskegon trip, Baker’s return to schooling, road improvements by the township trustee, Hanna’s 26 to 0 win over LaPorte, a new weekly photographer, Dennison’s dental studies in Indianapolis, Zigler's school visit, rising school enrollment, and light truancy workload.
Epworth League held a literary gathering Tuesday evening focusing on John Greenleaf Whittier. Homer Ansley presented a paper on Whittier, Miss Miles read a story about Mable Martin, Eva Culbertson recited The Two Rabbis, and Miss Winters reviewed Snow Bound.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for pimples boils blotches and skin blemishes by claiming to cleanse the blood and liver. It urges starting today and offers pricing at 10 25 and 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
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