Church Directory Listings for Sabbath Services
Methodist Episcopal 9 39 a m Sabbath School Supt J G Hirsbrunner 7 p m Preaching Every Sabbath 6 00 p m Hepworth League 7 30 p m Thursday Prayer Meeting EBOT Minus Pastor United Brethren 9 30 a m Sabbath school Supt Mrs Ed Smith 7 30 p m Christian Endeavor 3 00 p m Preaching Every other Sabbath WE Dye Pastor Catholic Mass 2nd and 4th Sunday Bible School 9 30 a m Preaching 10 45 a m Preaching 7 00 p m Preaching Every second Sunday R R Chaver Pastor Church of Christ Meet in Baptist building
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J. G. Hirsbrunner
Hepworth League
EBOT
Ed Smith
Christian Endeavor
WE. Dye
Price Schedule for City and Office Medical Calls
Notice announces price increases effective January 1 1916 for city calls from 9 pm to 6 am at 2 50 and 6 am to 9 pm at 2 00. Office prescriptions start at .75 and up. Confinements priced at 15.00. Mirage for ordinary cases.
Lecture on Washington and Lincoln at United Brethren Church
A stereoptical lecture at the United Brethren church Thursday night January 27 at 7 30 will use colored slides to depict the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The song America will be illustrated by slides and a generous collection is expected at the close.
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United Brethern Church
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
America
Thie Iecio
Too Good To Live Funereal Verse About A Perfect Man
A humorous obituary poem extols a man who never smoked or drank, never swore, always paid his bills, and supported Sunday school. The verse repeats the refrain Alas he was too good to live and imagines tombstone epitaphs praising his defect-free life.
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Kelly Pool
Auto Wreck Claims Life Of Frank Osborne West Union
Sunday morning crash near Fort Harrison involved eight youths in a two passenger car. Frank Osborne, riding in the back, was killed when the vehicle collided with a Star mail wagon at 7th and Sycamore streets. Seven others injured and one driver seriously hurt. Funeral held at 1:50 Tuesday at the family home with Rev. E T Miles presiding. Burial in Oakland cemetery.
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Frank Osborne
Lem Osborne
West Union
Montezuma
E. T. Miles
M. E. Church
Oakland Cemetery
Fort Harrison
Eddie Beggs
7Th Street
7Th
Sycamore
Frank
Teachers Institute Meets in Tangier with Wide Program
The fifth joint township institute of Penn Liberty and Reserve townships gathered in Tangier last Saturday with all teachers present. A late start featured Vitrola music and performances by the Tangier high school quartet.
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Penn, Liberty
Reserve Townships
Tangier
Daisy Moore
Indiana
Beekman
Fern Osborne
Mae McKeown
Lewman
J. A. Adams
Smith
Roy Baker
C. S. Pickard
Miss Clearwaters
Miss Jenkins
Card of Thanks for Frank Osborne
We thank friends and neighbors for assistance during the death of our son Frank Osborne. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Osborne.
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Frank
Lem Osborne
Burl Family Thanks for Support During Illness and Death
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and to the C I W boys, singers, and Rev Miles for help during the illness and death of their wife and mother, John W. Burl, Mr. and others.
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Miles
McCray to Campaign in Parke County Stops January 20
Warren T. McCray of Kentland Idaho not. planning a Republican bid for Indiana governor visits Parke County on Thursday January 20. He will outline his platform in Montezuma Mecca and Rockville with multiple short talks aimed at meeting Parke voters.
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Bee
Warren T. McCray
Kentland
Indiana
Parke County
McCray
Montezuma
Mecca
Rockville
Taken to Iowa for Burial of Mrs John W Burk
Mrs John W Burk died at her son W W Burk s home last Wednesday morning and was taken to southern Iowa for burial. Funeral services were held at the son's residence Friday at 1 30 conducted by Rev EH Miles of the Methodist church. The casket was placed at Hillsdale depot and left on the 414 train with Mr Burk and his son accompanying the remains.
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John W. Burk
W. W. Burk
Iowa
EH. T. Miles
Methodist Church
Hillsdale
I O O F Banquet Welcomes Members and Rebekah Lodge
The I O O F lodge hosted a banquet for members and their families with lively music and ample food. Several members returning from different localities helped create a warm homecoming, reinforcing fraternal bonds and harmony among the group.
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I. O. O. F. Lodge
Rebeckah Lodge
Oddfellows
Harmwony
Goew
Farmers Institute and boys corn show in Montezuma
Farmers of Wabash and Reserve townships plan a joint institute at the Montezuma opera house on Friday February 4. A boys corn show for under sixteen will accompany the event, encouraging youth involvement in farming and recognition of their efforts.
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Wabash
Reserve Townships
Opera House
Montezuma
Reserve Township
Westbound party of fourteen leaves for Tacoma to start new lives
A party of fourteen headed north by train at one o'clock Tuesday travels to Tacoma Washington to take jobs in a clay plant under manager Dumbleton. The group includes Mr and Mrs Joseph Taylor and six children, Mr and Mrs Ed McFerrin and two children, and Ed Fellows and son Harry. They have long worked in Montezuma clay industries and expect better prospects away from town. The Enterprise extends best wishes for success in their new labor field.
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Tacoma Washington
Joseph Taylor
Ed McFerrin
Ed Fellows
Harry
Tacoma
Dumbleton
Southern
Montezuma
Electric Light Plant Rates and Bill Payment Notice
Supt. J. F. Lee reminds readers of the schedule of rates and rules for the Electric Light Plant and urges timely payment of light bills.
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J. F. Lee
Charles A Thompson for Sheriff of Parke County
Charles A Thompson is a Parke County sheriff candidate and president of Jackson township. He is a miner in winter and farmer in summer, active in the Republican party, former Miner’s Examining Board president, and known for honesty and steadfast duty. He seeks nomination at the March primary and pledges fair county administration.
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Charles A. Thompson
Parke County
Jackson Township
M. Ki. Church
K. P. Lodge
Altho
Charlie
Montezuma
Masonic Degree Team Performs Master Mason Work at Waveland
The Montezuma Lodge 89 degree team, with 22 members from Montezuma, traveled to Waveland Friday night to perform the Master Mason degree on Harry Machiedt. Despite cold weather they wore robes and reported a fine outing, earning calls to work in neighboring lodges.
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Montezuma Lodge 89
Waveland
Harry Machiedt
Harry
Bridge Beams Complete at Wabash Railroad Span
The construction crew finished the new span at the Wabash railroad bridge and moved tools to Chicago. The span and piers are touted as the best on the C I W system, capable of handling the heaviest engines.
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Wabash Railroad
Chicago
George W Bell Announces Candidacy for Parke Clerk
George W. Bell of Rosedale declares his candidacy for Parke Circuit Court clerk. He champions the Republican outlook in the county and predicts a clean sweep at the next election. He praises his opponents as capable and says the party will choose a well qualified winner.
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George W. Bell
Rosedale
Parke
Bell
Indiana centennial urged park system and Turkey Run sale alert
Enos O Mills urged Indiana to create a state park system during a Chamber of Commerce talk in Indianapolis. He named Lake Michigan dunes, Brown County, and Turkey Run as key sites and warned that a March auction could endanger Turkey Run if $15 000 is not secured. The Tippecanoe celebration was set for May 21–26 with May 25 a civic historic day.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Brown County
Turkey Run
Juliet V. Strauss
Tippecanoe
Centenarian Ephraim Lowman Celebrates Centennial
Fulton County marks its centennial with Ephraim Lowman turning 100 this summer. Centennial Chairman D L Barnhart notes Lowman as a key figure in county observances. The Farmers Guide from Huntington highlights Indiana farming changes over a century and how Christmas was celebrated in pioneer homes.
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Fulton County
Ephriam Lowman
D. L. Barnhart
Mr. Lowman
Farmer’s Guide
Huntington
Indiana
Electric Tight Plant chief resigns for Montezuma Works
EK. V. Dodge resigns from the Electric Tight Plant and joins Montezuma Machine Works. Olliver Goodsell takes the vacant light company repairman role.
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EK. V. Dodge
Electric Tight Plant
Montezuma Machine Works
Olliver Goodsell
Light Company
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A. H. Busald
Christian
R. R. Chaver
Church OF Christ
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Istane
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Broz
B. F. Hudson
J.C. Reeder
R. J. Dooley
O. A. Newhouse
Teachers’ Institute
John W. Burl
Ves
Charles Thompson
Masonic
Centennial Parks
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