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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
2
The Indicator publishes in Westville Indiana as a Republican weekly on Thursdays. It claims broad county readership and focuses on home and county affairs with occasional broader commentary. Subscriptions cost 200 dollars per year until further notice.
A narrator describes the camel as a symbol of desert life and contrasts its endurance with the American circus camel. The article details a long journey by car with heavy loads, noting gas use and camp gear. It praises the Mississippi Electric Power Company dam at Keokuk and its massive concrete structure, locks, and a dry dock, highlighting its turbines and engineering feats.
The article argues Mississippi river hydroelectric capacity could revolutionize power, heat and light for St Louis, Burlington, Keokuk and surrounding cities. It urges government support to harness water power, reduce fuel dependence, and secure a stable, clean energy future for unborn generations.
Judge Mott of South Bend and Attorney Fred Liddell of Laporte spoke to about 75 Republicans at the town hall on the sixth. Mott assailed the League of Nations while Liddell outlined the county ticket. Edith McKellips led the Republican club and J C Loomis gathered new names for the roster.
Local meeting at the Christian church formed district No. 5 for Westville Door Village and Pinhook Sunday Schools. Officers named include E. T. Scott president and J. C. Miller youth superintendent, with a $3.75 offering recorded. Attendees included Hobart Sill and Mrs. A. M. Oswald among others.
Rev. O. L. Chivington returns to Westville Door Village. A. B. Buckner moves to Union Mills. A. T. Briggs takes Laporte. W. E. Warriner heads Michigan City. J. A. Flying to Crown Point. M. C. Bishop to La Crosse. H. A. McCurdy to Hanna. D. W. Riddle advances Rolling Prairie. H. I. M. Davis, former district superintendent, to Greencastle. W. E. McKenzie named new superintendent.
Herbert McGrannahan, 24, a Jeffersonville reformatory convict serving 10 to 15 years for burglary in Putnam county, was shot dead Tuesday night by F. C. Ziel, an assistant state agent acting as guard aboard a transfer train. Twenty-two prisoners were shackled in pairs in a special car from Jeffersonville to Michigan City when, near Medaryville, a breakout was attempted and two guards were overpowered.
A happy reunion occurred October 10 at Audy home of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Iseminger when Amanda Link Iseminger greeted five sisters, daughters of Christian Link who moved from Ohio to Porter county in 1864. The gathering included relatives from Chicago, Brooklyn, Vanport, and Oregon, with a festive feast and social hours. The party later visited Pear Iseminger in Chicago before Mrs. Paris returned to Brooklyn.
John W. Cole, eldest son of Mrs. Abbie Cole, died last Wednesday from heart trouble after arriving by car at his home in Chicago Heights where he ran a painting and paper hanging business. He is survived by his widow and five children. Earlier he lived in Westville. Charles Spaeth, longtime clerk of the La Porte circuit court in the 1870s and 80s, died at his Chicago home after years of helplessness. He was a member of Masonic and Odd Fellows and Laporte Commandery K T.
Fragmentary item lists Chas. Dah Geo. Wolfe Chas Tryon C. L. White Clyde Beam as readable names on a brief civic or legal notice fragment. No dates or actions are provided.
The Westville Lutheran church held a large confirmation service for a Junior and Senior class taught by the pastor over six months. A long list of confirmands includes Roy Keel Linder Schlundt Karl Hage now Edward Hagenow Adelbert Schmidt Vernon Koester Clarence Lange Alois Hagenow Grace Schlundt Vera Powell Edna Powell. The church was festively decorated with flowers and crowds filled the space, with many cars lining the surrounding area. The article praises the church as alive and on the map and invites the public to attend and learn Lutheran doctrine.
A Chicago woman is announced to speak at the Clinton school house tonight as the republican club here is drumming up a crowd to attend.
The late Fletcher White farm comprising 185 acres with good buildings sits five miles east of Valparaiso. Listed at 200 dollars per acre. C.H. Marine agent, Valparaiso, Indiana.
The complaint in the Laporte Circuit Court alleges Elias H. Bare is not a resident of Indiana. The action is for divorce and trial is set for December 7, 1920, in Laporte Indiana. Clerk Chris. J. Bielefeldt signs, Deputy Arthur C. Bielefeldt.
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