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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
1
Schedule lists Sunday School at 9 39 a m with S J Holmes, preaching at 10 45 a m every other week, Epworth League at 6 00 p m, evening preaching at 7 30 p m and Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Sisteps0n with Sacr?l oversight.
Sabbath School at 9 30 a m with 10 45 a m preaching and 7 00 p m preaching led by Pastor J D Uuay.
The notice lists services for the United Brethren church with Sabbath School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 3 00 p m and Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m led by Pastor W E Dye on the specified schedule every other Sabbath.
Mass will be held on the second and fourth Sundays each month with time to be announced. Father A. H. Busald serves as pastor.
The notice lists Bible School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 7 p m with preaching every second Sunday. Pastor R R Ohaver is named.
The Cook family held its annual reunion at Al and Jennie Sharp’s Montezuma home to honor Mrs Jennie Cook Thomas on her eighty first birthday. About 62 relatives gathered for a noon picnic and stories by John C Wright of Indiana. Officers elected for 1916 include Pres Charles Cook Clinton and Sec Eugene Benton Smith Terre Haute.
Mrs. Hila Graham departs for Chicago followed by Traverse City Michigan where she will spend a couple of months away from home.
A noon freight collision with a washout near Mecca left about fifteen cars piled up and the engine overturned. The engineer suffered severe bruises, while the fireman escaped unharmed. Track damage extended about 100 yards as wrecking crews cleared the area.
Randolph Phillips age 78 died Sunday night at 10 30 from cerebral something and indigestion, funeral at Linebarger chapel Wednesday at 2 officiated by Rev Earhart of Crawfordsville. He left a wife and nine children six sons and three daughters.
The Majestic band from Clinton filled its pool engagement with top season music. A cloudy forenoon gave way to a sunny afternoon drawing many to bathe. The evening crowd was among the season’s largest. Next Sunday Westville band from Ill comes highly recommended.
Dr Swaim the optician will be at the Dunlap hotel in Montezuma Friday August 6 to fit glasses. The pool pictures this week are from Pathe Studio and worth seeing. Mrs James Frakes and daughter Vaughan left Monday for Casey Illinois to visit Mrs Frakes's father and relatives for about a week.
On the eve of his twenty eighth birthday Hall learns of a four million inheritance if he marries before twenty eight. He proposes to four women in two hours but all delay. He falls for Flodie the typist and scrambles to escape the entangling plans.
Poem describes Lifeopolis with a monumental Hall of Fame where the rich and poor mingle. It contrasts humble entrants who strive for recognition with nobles who chase prestige, warning that many fail despite the lofty stairway of Excellence and Worth.
Indiana fire officials urge city and town boards to pass prohibitive fireworks ordinances before July Fourth stock sales and new purchases. Hartford City leads, Advance also studies a model ordinance to empower fire chiefs to inspect and prosecute. Fire losses for six months 1915 total 1 299 838 down from 8 787 859 a year earlier, with April 1915 the high monthly loss at 610 927.
Surprised relatives and friends gathered to honor Mrs. Bowman's seventy third birthday with a dinner on the Bowman lawn under trees. They brought baskets and shared a long table, then wished the couple many more happy events. For sale two horse cane mill lay down rolls in good condition by O H Norman Tangier Ind. Frank Pressler has cleared his auto salesroom of 1915 cars and begins 1916 season with new models after a successful year.
A merchant decries advertising costs yet ignores mail order tactics that dominate sales. The piece argues advertising drives business, allows displaying real products, and fosters immediate ownership, urging a year long local ad campaign as a smart investment.
Monday morning reports claim two Servians fought Sunday night with one firing a shot and fleeing into a cornfield north of Dan Machin's farm. Sheriff Nicholas organized a posse to surround the field and capture the man in the tails. The dispute traces back to Indianapolis with several locals aiding in the arrest.
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