Ransburg Scholars Celebrate Recall Day Reunion
Westville high school alumni recall thirty years since the Ransburg era with a reunion at the old school. S. D. Flynn presided as president, E. O. Beahm as secretary, and Mrs. Cornelia Howell among the organizers. The event featured a roll call, a history paper by Mrs. Jennie Poston Blessing, readings, and a reflection on Prof. Ransburg’s teaching philosophy and long influence on students now living across Indiana and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville High School
W. C. Ransburg
S. D. Flynn
E. O. Beahm
Cornelia Howell
Mina Beahm
Calla Daggy
la Porte
Ind
Ransburg
Mr. Ransburg
M. E. Aid Society
America
Eld. C. C. Jordan
Jennie Poston- Blessing
Boyd
Orrin Irvin
Orrin
E. T. Scott
Westville
Tip
Rensselaer
Deaths of Local Residents Listed in Obituary Column
The obituary column lists Dora Miles May Martin Lamb Anderson Reynolds Edith Stephenson John Thornburg Angie Webber Hattie Loomis Leming Winnie Stephenson Dunham Della Topper Maggie Herrold Robertson among overdue passings. Names appear in a rural area notice, reflecting community loss and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Miles May Martin Lamb Anderson Reynolds
Edith Stephenson
John Thornburg
Angie Webber Hattie Loomis
Leming
Winnie Stephenson
Dunham
Della Topper
Maggie Herrold-Robertson
Westville High School opens with growth and new facilities
In fall 1879 Westville High School started with 195 pupils, rising to 85 in a few months. Prof Ransburg and the staff led a growing program with new maps, a globe, a skeleton, a geological cabinet, and an electrical machine. The library and chapel organ enhanced instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville High School
Ransburg
Warren C. Ransburg
Kate M. Ransburg
Maria Graydon
Victoria J. Wright
William Smith
T. Weed
Thomas Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Jones
Old School Days Reunion Echoes Through August
Pages recall a school reunion in August with memories of youth and long paths. Names of attendees from Indiana towns and other states appear in the roll call as the group honors a former leader and reflects on growth, time, and lasting friendships.
PUPILS PRESENT AT REUNION
A list of graduates and attendees from Westville and surrounding towns attends a reunion. Names include Emerson L. Reynolds Onekama Michigan June Dille McPherson Chesterton Indiana and many Westville residents, guests from Michigan City Indiana and other states. The item records attendance by numerous individuals and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Armitage
Graden
Ruskin
Mohawk
Ind
Olive Lewis-Thomas
Westville
Emma Reynolds-Herrold
Belle Henderson-Wirt
Elkhart
Andy C. Young
Winamac
Lissa V. Shaw
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ida Dill-Shreve
Boone Grove
C. E. Herrold
Leonard R. Young
Monterey
Kingsbury
Cash Reynolds
Rhoda Lucas-Herrold
Orella Beahm-Ransburg
Laporte
E. H. Imes
Indiana Brevities and Local Deaths From Across Indiana
A roundup of brief notes from Indiana towns: a burglar robbed and set fire to James Wrightsman drug store for three dollars. Isaiah Christopher, a wealthy farmer near Wakarusa, killed by lightning. a slate fall at Brazil Clay Co mine kills George Betzell and injures James Skene. Wagon crash near Shelbyville scraps two men. a fatal farm accident in Worthington. wife shoots husband in West Lafayette. Polish Women’s National Alliance officers named in South Bend. a Rushville mining stock dealer drops dead in government office. Governor Marshall proclaims Labor Day a state holiday. a South Bend streetcar accident kills Mrs Lyle Kelly and injures another. In Crawfordsville Wilbur Houk is fined one cent for obstructing a sidewalk. in Laporte a sister petitions for pardon for Samuel Hull. and in Kokomo wives of sheriffs are assaulted during a jail disturbance.
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U. S
Prof
Muses
June Dillie McPherson
Chesterton
Carrie Evans-Mow
West Lebanon
Orrin Ervin
Leesburg
Decia Eaton-Franz
Wanatah
Stephen Flynn
Judith Flood-Schmidt
Oscar Flood
Clarence Geist
Atlantic City
N. J
Nettie Hosmer
Lulu Hosmer
Effie Herrold-Thompson
Belle Henton
Sac City
Alta Henton-Schull
Minneapolis
Minn
Lina Henton-Cummings
Union Mills
Mattie Henton-Allison
Gaius Howell
Samuel Howell
Olive Hall
Rambo
Missoula
Mont
Emma Hall-Taylor
LaCrosse
Bertha Hall-Kimble
Door Village
Morton Loomis
Lornita
Cali
Samantha Lucas
Colorado Springs
Colo
Granville Lucas
Terre Haute
Carmelia Lucas-Howell
Amanda Rogers-Hibbard
Turpie Rogers
Emerson Reynolds
Onekama
Cassius Reynolds
Payne Reynolds
Melva
Kittie Shafer
Memphis
Tenn
Eva Thomas-Robbins
George Thompson
Bert Topper
Ollie Lewis-Thomas
William Topper
Ida Dills-Shreeves
Ida Ullom
Toledo
Etta Ullom
Wes Weed
Frank Wright
Nettie Wright-Pulley
Los Angeles
Alta Webster-Reynolds
Flora Williams-Daggy
Michigan City
Chicago
Ill
Earnest Sachleben
Len Young
Andy Young
Minamac
Melissa Shaw
Fannie McLaughlin-Stafford
Ella Wood-Havens
Chicago Heights
Charley Earheart
Link Crumpacker
Frank Crumpacker
Mary Barr-Toffer
Park City
Ella Evans-Scott
Schuyler Keith
Syracuse
N. Y
Jeff Howell-Kalies
Edward Imes
John Pinkerton
Valparaiso
Jacob Bunton
Belle Barnard
Jordan Anna Brant
Johnson Eliza Bogue
Ella Charlesworth-Flynn
Walter Cole
Mary Cooper
Pitcher Emma Evans
Wilkinson Francis Flood
Emma McKellips
Poston
Roll Call
Neb
Enola Armitage-Freer
Savory
Kas
Jennie Allison
Lillie Allen
Orella Beahm
Jennie Poston-Blessing
Emory Beahm
Frank Brandt
Quincy
Cal
Etta Bloomhuff
Hammond
Clara Benedict-Barnett
Indianapolis
Reunion
G. EB. Houser
Eva
Jessie
Leslie Wirt
Mable Busch
Dora
Ala
Reva Dodd
Vivien Graden
Py Canvine
Ooucho
Indiana
Newcastle
James Wrightsman
Goshen
Isaiah Christopher
Wakarusa
Brazil
Brazil Clay Company
George Betzell
James Skene
Shelbyville
John Riley
Cineinnati
Oliver Chapman
Pennsylvania
Worthington
William Rhods
Smith Township
Lafayette
Hante Sewell
West Lafayette
South Bend
Polish Women’s National Alliance
M. Deranski
Pullman, Jr
A. Andrzewski
M. Latus
Milwaukee
J. Benikowski
Cleveland, C
P. Nagel
M. Stroma
Plymouth
Rushville
Charles Burch
Frank J. Hill
Burch
Marshall
Lyle Kelly
Crawfordsville
Wilbur G. Houk
Houk
Ike Walderlip
Crawford House
Samuel R. Hull
Gibson County
William Hull
M. I. Neeper
Kimmund@y
State Board
Hull
Kokomo
Daniel F. Brown
William Alexander
Alexander
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