The Sauter Restlessness

George Sauter was a better businessman than his father, but he seems to have been infected with some of the paternal restlessness.

After a week-long bout of measles in mid-March 1918, George returned briefly to his position with Lowenstine's. By the beginning of April, however, he had resigned — after only about three months on the job. The News suggested that his resignation was due to the ill health that continued to plague him, adding that now he would "take a rest."

Within two weeks the restless George accepted a new job, this time with the Specht-Finney store, also in Valparaiso. His first day on that job was April 15. We'll see when his last day will be.


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The Specht, Finney & Skinner Co. store in Valparaiso, 1911. Image from the collection of S. Shook, courtesy of the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society.


Sources:
♦ "Local and Personal." Hobart News 21 Mar. 1918; 4 Apr. 1918; 18 Apr. 1918.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 5 Apr. 1918.