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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1904
Page
3
A quoted poem from the Atlanta Constitution features lines of devotion and faith. The speaker vows to look up to God through life’s trials, seeking comfort in divine presence and pondering mortality, reward, and spiritual ascent.
A quiet bayou setting frames a tale of John Henderson the lumberman who built a mill at the forest’s heart. His wife Gretchen brightened the cottage as logs fell and the wheel turned until years of abandonment left the place decaying in silent woods and mossy rocks.
James Smith the charcoal burner arrives at the mill gate where Gretchen lures a predator shrouded in mystery. His presence awakens longing and a plan to rejoin the wider world, unsettling John Henderson’s tranquil prosperity and Gretchen’s hopeful heart.
In a forest tale set by the bayou, Paul Comte de sees Gretchen farewell with John Henderson. Henderson travels to join a regiment and dies wounded near Richmond. The old mill fades into memory as a quiet, melancholy end to a rural era.
The note jokes that Hill MacShorte sold a poem to Scribblers titled Ode to a Fair Lady while teasing he might write Ode to a Landlady. The aside appears in a stray morsel of humorous wordplay.
A London brain specialist warns of a new disease described as mental jaundice caused by fretting over trifles and negative traits. The remedy is personal change through optimism, cheerful outlook, and a smile, as explained in Housekeeper by Robert Webster Jones.
A Cassells Journal tale recounts a host using colored lights to reveal cruelty. A male guest observes a chandelier casting pale blue light on two despised women making them appear aged and hideous. The host asserts the blue light “kills everything” and changes mood at the table.
A recipe describes lining a vegetable dish with mashed potato and egg wash, browning in the oven, then combining two dozen oysters with milk butter pepper salt and flour to create a thickened mixture. The result fills the space left in the potato crust.
A recipe from the People’s Home Journal for pickled plums uses one pint of vinegar four pounds of sugar two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon and a teaspoonful of cloves to make a hot spiced syrup. Eight pounds of plums are wiped and dropped into the boiling syrup cooked slowly and then placed in a stone jar. The syrup is cooked a little longer and poured over the plums before sealing when cold.
A brief exchange captured from the Chicago Record-Herald where a man compliments a woman by comparing her to a rose. She hesitates doubting the sincerity while he insists the sentiment is genuine, noting the rose goes to pieces easily.
The quirky item notes Percy Has Miss Uppton maintaining dignity as fortune from her uncle stirs curiosity. Harold comments say no head turn but a lifted nose by about 32 degrees, a playful jab in Cincinnati Enquirer reportage.
Mayor Greene received a letter from Anette Minnows of Erie asking for the name and address of an Elkhart insurance man she met on a train. She describes him in detail and offers $10,000, saying he should protect her from two footed animals. The letter closes with Dear Est Unknown and is signed Box 123.
In Anderson Indiana on September 23 a family showdown with arsenic poisoning. Mr Eli Connor, Mrs Connor and their granddaughter Mrs William Parsonett and her 4 year old child are in serious condition. Salt suspected to be contaminated after eating watermelon. Authorities seize salt for analysis. Earlier two weeks ago Charles Connor was poisoned by fruit. A flock of 60 Connor chickens died from poisoning.
Four Laporte women Hester Worden Elsie Worden Boland and Conners stormed a Rolling Prairie room where local lads were gambling. They damaged property to deter vice and vow ongoing crusade. The men face social ostracism if gambling and drinking persist.
Petersburg Indiana September 24 The Vincennes Washington & Eastern Electric Co filed articles to build an interurban from Petersburg to Vincennes and Washington via Wheatland Monroe City and Logobooty capitalized at 1 000 000 in 106 shares with 2500 preferred and 7500 common. Preferred stock pays 5 percent. William H Schott of Chicago is chief promoter.
Systematic search across Central Indiana has begun for 16 year old J R Wilson of Linwood Indiana who disappeared at Newcastle on September 14 after boarding a train presumed to head home from a visit with relatives.
Charles Wright a 40 year old Bellefontaine Ohio man and fireman on Big Four freight train No 94 was standing on the plate between the engine and tender when the coupling broke and he was thrown under the wheels He died a few hours later in Muncie city hospital
Mrs. Emily Corpre won a verdict of 1466 dollars against the Southern Indiana Railway for her husband’s death at a street crossing in Bedford Indiana. She had sought 5000 dollars.
The Jasper county grand jury returned 20 joint indictments against Alfred McCoy and Thomas J. McCoy of Rensselaer for embezzlement from the defunct McCoy bank. Two indictments targeted Thomas J. McCoy alone and two more charged all three defendants with Walter White, the bank cashier. Bonds were set at 300 each, and a continuance was granted until next Wednesday for trial.
A Warsaw Indiana man identified by a typewritten paper found on his body is thought to be Anthony P. Stookey age about 26 who apparently was admitted to practice law in Kosciusko County Indiana on January 24 1900. He was found dead in the railroad yards at Barstow California and buried there.
Local Republican leaders panicked after George Enos a Black community leader announced an independent run for Congress. A county ticket and organized Negro speakers bureau are anticipated, with about 7 000 Black voters expected to support the Republican slate.
Jas O Donnell, northern Wabash groceries proprietor, fought off two robbers as he left his shop. One struck him while the other tried to grab the day’s receipts. Despite injuries he shouted for help, and the assailants fled without the money.
The Vincennes Washington Eastern Railway Co of Washington filed articles of incorporation with capital of 1,000,000. It plans an electric line from Washington to Vincennes via Wheatland Montgomery Cannelsburg and Logootee.
The fourth Southern Indiana gun tournament in Evansville Indiana saw J Boa of Cincinnati win by breaking 183 of 200 clay pigeons. C Lecompte of Toledo Ohio placed second with 176 of 200. J Winston of Sturgis Kentucky scored 32 of 60.
Felix T. McWhirter of Indianapolis prohibition nominee for governor and state chairman C E Newlin addressed sizable crowds in Evansville Thursday as the prohibition campaign opened with afternoon and evening meetings.
Four business houses and the post offices at Burrows and Rockford were robbed in Logansport area thefts. Robbers took 250 pennies as their booty as posses hunted across the countryside during Wednesday and Thursday.
Terre Haute Indiana September 22 The sheriff's officers took Anthony Seifert toward the Jeffersonville reformatory his bride vowed to kill herself if not allowed to accompany him.
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