Local Notices and Social Visit Highlights
Mrs Sackman returns home Friday after a week with daughter Mrs Reynolds. Mrs Stump of Westville visits daughter Mrs Rapp. Ladies' Aid members visit Mrs Cashaum in Valparaiso. Otis school hosts a box social and dance in Grange hall Saturday night October 25.
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Otis
Sackman
Aerveck
C. B. Reynolds
Wm. Stump
Westville
Della Rapp
Ladies’ Aid
Valparaiso
Cashaum
Otis School
Grange Hall
Teachers to attend Indiana state meeting October 30 to November 1
The Indiana State Teachers Association annual meeting will host all local teachers from October 30 to November 1 with Governor Frank C. Lowden of Illinois as principal speaker. Freshmen enrollment reaches twenty one the largest since the Laird era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Frank C. Lowden
Ilinois
Old Laird School
Clinton Jr. S
W. H
Westville
C. H
Earl Sarver
Donovan Dolman
Wayne Palm
Treasur
Bachelor Club stages at Pinhook church draw large crowd
The Bachelor Club presented at Pinhook church Friday evening before a capacity crowd. Directed by Mrs. O S Chivington, the young men delivered a hearty performance and earned commendation for zeal. Westville residents attended in force, while local business ads promote grain sacks and fall apparel at the Boston Store in Laporte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinhook
O. S. Chivington
Westville
Westward trip tales and local notes from Porter area
Community brief listing local visits and events. Garlinghousees and A A Cotton family hosted relatives from Gary. Jay Reed attended with kin from Gary. residents traveled to Chicago and Valparaiso for business and family visits. A death, farming notes, and livestock sales near Porter are included.
Westville Town Election Notice 1919
Notice to voters of Westville that an election will be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday November 4 1919 for one Trustee of Second Ward and one Clerk Treasurer Polls open 7 AM to 5 PM J C Recktenwall Clerk Attest J C Bluhm Marshal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
Second Ward
J. CG. Recktenwall
Attest J. C. Bluhm
Crosswalks slated in town and residents’ moves
The town plans four new cement crosswalks while residents and visitors travel. Local figures discuss autos, farms, and shifts in work and travel, with updates on illnesses and community events amid broader regional concerns.
Mother Causes Tragedy By Locking Children In Burning Home
In Michigan City a mother locking two sleeping children inside their burning home leads to the death of 5 year old David Mobus and serious injuries to 2 1 2 year old Albas. The mother Mrs Hamey Mobas fled to a neighbor for a half hour before discovering the fire. She searched for $500 hidden in the boy's bed as firefighters arrived, leaving the elder child to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
David Mobus
Albas
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Alea
Vreeland Hotel
Hamey Mobas
Lincolnway route changes eyed for town area
State surveyors assessed possible realignments for Lincolnway between Lincoln high and Westville to avoid abrupt turns. Proposals include a new eastern approach near Ed Gust and Ad Hoard properties rejoining north of North Street, and a south side option past the Wabash depot. The plan would require building nearly a mile of new road, mostly on low land, and a grade crossing at the depot is also considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln High
Wabash Viaduct
Ed Gust
Ad Hoard
North Street
Main Street
Wabash
Wabash Depot
Westville
Laporte
Lincolnway
Joliet Road
Hartwig Davidson Dies in Atlantic City
Hartwig Davidson formerly of La Porte died Sunday in Atlantic City New Jersey from stomach cancer. He was visiting his homeland in Germany when war broke out and endured a hard attempt to leave and return to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwig Davidson
Laporte
Atlantic City
N. J
Mr. Davidson
Germany
America
Infidelity case leads to jail. potential marriage tied to fate
Arthur Smutzer was brought to Justice Kerr's court Saturday afternoon on a bastardy charge involving Josephine Pittman. Held on $500 bond to await Judge Gallaher's circuit court action, Smutzer could not post bail and remained jailed. Wedding plans were hinted but Pittman demurred, leaving possible marriage as the case’s final chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Smutzer
Porter County Cows Set August State Milk Record
Porter County cows led the state in August with the top ten herd average of 1483.8 pounds of milk per month. The Porter County Cow Testing Association surpassed the Loosey Gibson counties with 1182.6 pounds. The high producer Frangis Bushore cow yielded 1686 pounds of milk and 676 pounds of butterfat, placing Porter county Holsteins high in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter County
Purdue University
Porter County Cow Testing Association
Loosey-Gibson Counties Association
Frangis Bushore
Indiana
Ed Jackson Visits LaPorte For Governor Candidacy Bid
Ed Jackson former secretary of state now in Laporte to promote his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He is praised as a capable governor candidate and party asset, though the piece also notes Warren McCray as a leading figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Jackson
Laporte
Citzen
Warren
McCray
Obituary of Mrs. David Rapp of Otis
Mrs. David Rapp lifelong Otis resident died Saturday October 18 at 65 years 2 months 13 days after an illness over two years. Funeral at home Monday E T Scott officiating Dodd and Decker undertakers in charge burial at Beatty’s Corners cemetery. Born in Germany October 1851 she married in Laporte they moved to Otis forty two years ago. Ten children were born to them seven brothers survived six serving as pallbearers.
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Mra. Garlinghouse
A. A. Cotton
Jay Reed
Gary
John Kosatka
Valparaiso
Newton
Nels Lund
Chicago
F. A. Gust
Bertha Kaber
Charles Kaber
Laporte Kaber Floral Company
E. Young
Sheriff Forney
C. E. Hollar
Charles Balentine
Pentwater
Mich
Gust
John Novay
Here
Otis
Chan Frame
Jacob Cohn
J. R. Smiley
James Boocher
Porter
Yom Casbon
Hugh
Louis Reling
Chesterton
Ben
Henry Greening
Des Moines
Mary Bergett
Geneva
Junction
Wis
EK. T. Scott
Eva Smith
Westvipe
W. E. Stanton
Tla Junta
Col
W. L. Dodd
Metcalf
Minerva Standiford
Maud Standiford
Edward Jardine
Noel Jardine
Laporte
Geists
Florence Mann
Mertie Shunk
O. A. Shunk
Lucy Logan
Michigan City
Byron Poston
M Irs. C. FE
H. P. Cole
Edna Cal
Arthur McClure
Cole
Bescherery
Westville Lutheran
Sauer
South Bend
Patsey Cornelius
Cattron
J. E. Allison
M. C. Link
Dean Chivington
TV. Fairbanks Co
Chivington
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Greensburg
G. L. Howell
C. D. Herrold
Mishawaka
George Edgar
Granville Lucas
Terre Haute
Edgar
David Rapp
E. T. Scott
Dodd & Decker
Beatty’s Corners
Rapp
Germany
Mrs. Mary Osborn Metcalf laid to rest in Westville cemetery
The Monday funeral for Mrs. Mary Osborn Metcalf, born February 2 1828 in Grant County Indiana, followed a procession from Westville with Frank Metcalf and family. Surviving children include Mrs. May Doty of Dayton Ohio and Mrs. Flora Plinney of Albuquerque New Mexico, plus sons T N Metcalf of Jonesboro and C F Metcalf of South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
Mary Osborn
Frank Metcalf
Osborn
Metcalf
May Doty
Dayton, O
Flora Plinney
Albuquerque
N. M
T. N. Metcalf
Jonesboro
C. F. Metcalf
South Bend
Grant Co
Ind
Stay of Execution Granted for Lake County Bandits
The Supreme Court grants a Stay of execution until January 14, 1920, for four Lake county bandits to allow an appeal. James H. Parker Alber G. Hachelor Thomas M. Batchelor and Dan Tekulja face death by electric chair at Michigan City for the June 14 bank holdup and murder of Herman Uecker. George E. Hershman represents the prisoners. The pardon board report notes the Lake county cases continued to December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Lake County
Michigan City
James H. Parker
Alber G. Hachelor
Thomas M. Batchelor
Dan Tekulja
Herman Uecker
Tolleston State Bank
Martin Smith
George E. Hershman
Crown Point
Franklin McCary
Marion County
State Board of Pardons
Leuts Leeds Returns From Service In Texas
Lieut Arthur Leeds arrives home after 18 months in Duce Sam medical corps. He traveled from Fort Des Moines to Fort Riley then spent most of his service in Texas where he witnessed the Mexican trouble. He will be discharged at Fort Sheridan this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L
Leeds
Arthur
Duce Sam’s
Leels
Fort Des Moines
Fort Riley
Kaw
Texas
Fort Sheridan
Trial resumes in rape case against John J. Johnson
Anna Hill testified this afternoon about years of abuse by John J. Johnson owner of a Wilders area farm. The 18 year old mother said she bore a child in 1918 and the defense sought a change of venue before Judge Gallaher. Special state counsel Ralph N. Smith leads the case amid local hostility.
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Anna Hill
Gallaher
John J. Johnson
Johnson
Wilders
Mishawaka
Ind
Cassopolis
Mich
Thomas
Wilder
H. W. Worden
Ralph N. Smith
Dewey Township
Miss Olga Anderson Opens Chic Millinery Parlors
Miss Olga Anderson opens a new millinery shop at 808 Madison Street after relocating from 5810 Michigan Avenue. She previously worked in the Meyer Lindorf store and now operates with assistants Miss Margaret Grady and Miss Dorothy Armstrong offering exclusive pattern hats and re modeling and trimming services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Anderson
Michigan Avenue
Madison Street
W. W. Ross
Miss Anderson
Meyer- Lindorf
Margaret Grady
Dorothy Armstrong
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Westville High School Notes
Casimer Levendoski
Madge Imes
Mildred Glancecy
Alice Barnard
Vernon Forbes
Ruth Kelly
Helen Reed
Cecelia Rudolph
Roosevelt Memorial
Donovan Wohnau
Boston
Georgette, Crepe Dechine
Jersey
Bank of Westville
Raymond Herrold
C. E. Herrold
Camp Merritt
Raymond
M Raymond
Valparaiss
Charles Freeman
Monon
Abow
F. J. Pinkerton
Army
Hawuaiian Islands
States
Japan
China
Philippines
Prebylinski
Corporation
Ford
Tony Francis
Cathcart Garage
Bames
Roxbury
McPherson County
Kas
Meyer-Lindorf Company
Rumely
George
Peter Koleh
Nick Ribbitt
Freyer
Coolspring
Woodland Avenues
Buechner
Tunfayette
Taylor
Towa State University
Specht-Finney Co
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