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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
1
Weather improves this week as residents return home and visit relatives in Lafayette. Notable items include trips to the oil station, quilting social at Burgess school, weddings in Chicago, and local travel by J W Gross, Geo Kosmothka family, and others.
The Saturday school social in Laporte STRINGTOWN drew a very large crowd, with a good supper and an elegant time. Proceeds were 826. Pearl Iseminger and sister Alma visited Mr Sullivan, while Johnnie Conboy and Will Sullivan spent time with local friends. William Haley visited the neighborhood Tuesday evening.
Clare Barker of Hanna husks corn for James Wilson. Mrs. Reddingbaugh builds eight new barns. Many youths attend a Stringtown social Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Baugh host Edith and Agnes Wilson, Will Cannon, and Lou Facklamm at dinner Sunday. Robt. Marks does business at Laporte Monday. W P Yarger’s remains from Wanatah are brought here for burial Monday. A social at the South Morgan school house is planned Friday evening with good expectations.
Dick Mannering attended the Chicago peace jubilee last week. Nettie Zink hosted guests from Whiting on Sunday. O. J. Sackman and H. Kilmer joined the jubilee crowd. William Greening of Chicago visited, returning Tuesday. J. D. Miller of Michigan City was in Burdick Monday on business. Mrs. Curt Reynolds of Chicago spent a week with relatives, returning Monday. Walter Hollar was here Saturday. Lester Hollar moved from Rolling Prairie to night operator job at Otis. C. Pratt replaced him. Mrs. Loomis of New Carlisle visited her mother and brother. Guests enjoyed the L. L. Benny dance Saturday night. Clara Rapp of New Burdick visited Maude Nestor. Lottie Reynolds spent Sunday with her parents. John Goodwin fell from a moving freight car, injuring his knee but recovering. Truant officer Davis was in town. Dolata trial at Valparaiso drew locals Friday. Joe Koemothka and Louisa Weisman wed in Chicago Tuesday. Geo. Fabler spent Tuesday at La Porte.
A public incendiary blast condemns Indiana Democrats for seeking to disfranchise 2300 veterans at the Indiana Soldiers Home in Marion. Marion attorney John Kersey filed a mandamus suit to block veteran ballots as the campaign heats in Laporte County with calls to defeat Democrats in November.
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