17 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
1
The essay argues winter is more enjoyable in rural areas where snow remains pristine and landscapes reveal conifers and new vistas. It extols outdoor skating and river or lake runs over city routines, praising self reliant chores and vigorous, tonic country living while contrasting with urban warmth seekers.
Sunday guests at the Wint Cummins home included Ber Nice of Terre Haute and J C Boston with C W Boston and family of Louis, Ind. B Wright of near Bloomingdale visits town to advertise a sale set for Tuesday February 22, with the sale notice running in this issue.
Seven area high schools competed at Rockville M E church on February 12. Montezuma entries dominated with Mary E. Higbee winning vocal first and piano second, Helen Asbury taking violin first, and Sylvia King placing third in reading Kipling. Montezuma and Brookston tied for top overall points, signaling district-meet representation in March.
The fourteenth census shows Indiana's population at 2,980,890, up 229,514 since the last count or 8.5 percent. Indianapolis, the state capital, records 314,194 residents, an increase of 80,544. Parke County reports a population of 18,?000.
The fragment notes the United States population center near Spencer Indiana and cites changes over decades including connections to Rockville Bloomingdale and Bloomington with figures and years. It mentions center proximity shifting over time.
An excursion rate of one and a half fare is allowed on all Illinois railroads for farmers and delegates traveling to the Illinois Farmers Institute and Household Science department meetings in Danville on February 28, 24 and 25. Tickets must be bought in the home town between February 19 and 25 with a certificate requested. The return trip certificate raises eligibility to one half fare.
A newspaper note describes J. H. Howel printing sale bills last August at the Enterprise office. One bill hung on a telephone pole by the river bridge remains readable after six months of weather. The passage promotes the Enterprise office for hand-set type and affordable prices for all bill needs.
The program at the opera house last Thursday night under the Pythian Sisters drew a well attended crowd. Performances were well presented and the numbers held audience interest throughout the evening.
Ten guests attended a Saturday birthday gathering with games music and feasting including popcorn. The hostess received several gifts and the party featured friends Paul Ruby Genola Adrian Bord Aikman Irene Keller Grace Thomas Edward Rees and Maxine.
Montezuma 7 and 8 grade teams faced Tangier in a Montezuma gym meet on Feb 17 at 7 15 PM. The event was described as a hard night of basketball with a close contest.
A humorous exchange records a mock wedding and farm auction at a farm one mile east of a roses cluster. The jest lists cattle mules milk cows a bob sled and farm implements while noting Rev Jackson marrying Wm Smith and Miss Lucy Anderson with hay rope and a John Deere plan. The couple plans a delayed homecoming with a baby buggy and kitchen utensils after ten months.
The river has steadily risen to a much higher level while mild weather and a near‑perfect spring across the area spurred Early gardening and spring chores. Pinkie Jackson won first prize with a 247 in bowling at Murphy and Jared's, ahead of Henry McKeown and Marion Smith who tied at 242 and next at 218.
Timetable entries show train times for various routes and divisions, listing morning and afternoon departures and arrivals across lines such as THE TRAINS C I W Hast, West, C BE I South, North, and BRAZIL DIV. S steps include 6:01 P M and 7:18 A M with other times like 8:05 A M and 2:13 P M.
A guide from the United States Department of Agriculture promotes seed testing as a practical, engaging activity for boys. It requires little equipment and connects schoolwork with home by letting pupils test germination rates and seed impurities using magnifying glass and blotting paper.
Wilson Jackson and Edgar Harvey were involved in a Friday morning incident when a bus stopped to change its route. Harvey sustained serious injuries as a result.
A report notes eye injury and bone removal after an accident involving Dr. Johnson of Kingman. The piece lists numerous Sunday visits and family gatherings across Cayuga Tangier Montezuma and nearby towns with names like Mildred Goddard Doris Bugg Geo Hobson Alfous Spivey Lizzie Woody Russell Bowsher and Chas Cripin.
Thomas Paul and Dana of Indiana will pay for dead animals and related telephone charges as ordered.
Real estate transfers filed with C E Lambert Abstracter Rockville Indiana list properties traded, buyers and sellers named, and recorded date and location details. The notices provide parcel descriptions and monetary figures where disclosed.
Property transactions include James QO Moore to Maude MecLaughlin for a Bloomingdale lot at $1,000 and Virgil McIntyre to Elizabeth J Butcher for a Rosedale lot at $150 among many other deeds. Other parcels cover acres in Wabash and Reserve, Adams Rockville, Liberty and Mon tezuma with prices ranging from $1 to $24,000.
The entry notes several transfers including 58 acres in Adams to Leonard Randolph, 82 acres in Adams to William D Brown for 5500 dollars, and lot 20 in Sinclair’s Ada Rosedale sold for 50 dollars. It also lists 41 49 and 30 lots in Lyford to Chicago Title & Trust Co for 30 dollars and a Lot in Sinclair's Addition Rosedale for 1 dollar.
The Enterprise and Daily Star Terre Haute offer a one year package for four dollars and fifty cents total, a savings of one dollar compared with buying separately.
The Rex presents a program featuring Neal Hart in a two reel Western and an Alice Howell comedy. The showcase pairs a frontier tale with lighthearted humor for a varied evening.
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