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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
8
Howard L. Hancock announces his candidacy for judge of the Parke Circuit Court in Indiana's 68th Judicial Circuit. The campaign references the Republican county primaries and targets Tuesday March 1 as the election date.
A list of Republican candidates for Parke County offices ahead of the March 7 1926 primary. Nominees mentioned include for judge Parke Circuit Court Henry Datiels, for sheriff D B Britton and Isaac V Pickard, for clerk Parke Circuit Court George W Bell and Guadiana noted, for commissioner second district Virgil Marshall, with various statements of candidacy and primary subject to party decision.
Promotes free farm help placement with travel paid by employers. Includes motor vehicle ads, agency contact in Chicago and Toronto, and requests to list and trade farm animals and equipment. Also mentions land for sale in New Mexico and Texas and a house trade offer.
Instructions on preserving butter for home storage advise pressing into a stone jar or crock or a clean wooden container with cheese cloth, leaving space, sealing with a wet cloth and salt, then covering airtight and storing in a cool place. Optimal results require a steady cool temperature and moist air, around 88 to 45 degrees, as varying temps harm quality.
Real estate transfers list: Guy Alden to Thadius Fellows on a Bloomingdale lot for 1 dollar. Bert EB Lindley to the Board of Directors of Christian Society in Rockville for 865 dollars. Edgar C Johnson to John F Judy for 80 acres in Liberty for 500 dollars. John A Kennedy to Cal Bartlow for a jot in Montezuma for 500 dollars.
Students missed Monday classes due to the superintendent’s father’s death. Local residents and visitors travel between Greencastle Indianapolis Bloomingdale and Danville Illinois with several short trips reported. A farmer’s institute dismissal and multiple family weekend visits are noted along with a funeral attendance and hair remark tease.
Local notes tell of visits by Mr and Mrs M C Phillips to Judson relatives and Bertha Brockway with the Brockways, plus Terre Haute weekend guests Kudmaker. Blacksmith candidate H J Britton spoke to boys. School closed for a day due to Supt Hirsbrunner's father’s death. Reports of log hauling delays and recovery hopes from cold. Multiple social calls, dances, and church meetings listed.
An old newspaper style notice urges readers to place legal notices in the Enterprise for publication. It also advertises Trade-Choice Home in Montezuma for live stock. The mid article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward offer and endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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