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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
9
A St Louis birthday party for R 8 Grable featured Cobb Shinn drawing hats for children. A five year old asked for a pig, provoking a quarrel with an older brother who warned of punishment. The incident ended with a boast and a veiled threat of retribution.
A New York Sun humor item notes a wife repeats giving her husband neckties each Christmas. She quips the costly yet practical joke, insisting the shirts never worn are saved as a long running economy.
Willard W. Long was found guilty by a Floyd circuit court jury on bigamy. He received a two to five year sentence in the Michigan City state prison after initial guilty verdicts. Long plans an appeal. Wife No 2 Marjorie Mea Long was released on recognizance to await February hearing. Wife No 1 Mary Thurrett Joong received contempt fines and partial jail time but was released after three hours.
Indianapolis Jan 23 Sixty seven thousand eight hundred fifty births and 35 184 deaths were recorded in Indiana last year The report by H M Wright director of the division of vital statistics notes 4860 deaths of infants under one year He compares 1921 with 1920 showing tuberculosis deaths fell but cancer deaths rose from 2502 to 2681 in all forms.
Elias Kackley aged eighty four died at the home of his son Roy Kackley in Muncie. He was a member of Morgan's Raiders and lived much of his life in Bruceville. He joined the Odd Fellows in Bruceville for ten years. Burial will be at Bruceville. Surviving are his son and four daughters Mrs Clara Barr Mrs Ea Livingstone Mrs Elizabeth Sellers of Muncie and Mrs Mary Clirt of Terre Haute.
Robert W. Peebles aged eighty three died at his home three miles south of Arlington after a stroke. Surviving are his widow two sons Otwell and Herbert Peebles of Arlington a daughter Mrs Robert Weesner of St Croix Wis eight grandchildren four great grandchildren one brother Micajah Peeble of Cherryvale Kansas and a sister Anis Peebles near Arlington. He was a birthright member of the Friends church.
Muncie Jan 23 The directors of the Eastern Indiana Fair Circuit fixed the 1922 fair dates for the circuit. Middle town August 1 3 4 Decatur August 1 2 3 Muncie August 8 9 10 11 Newcastle August 15 16 17 18 Connersville August 22 23 24 25 Portland August 29 30 31 September 1 all in the circuit towns across the state.
Jeffersonville Jan 23 Burdette C Lutz Clark county prosecuting attorney was injured when his automobile was struck by an Indianapolis bound interurban car as he crossed the street. Lutz was cut and bruised and the accident smashed his car. He has only one eye and the headlight glare likely caused a misjudgment of distance.
Indianapolis Jan 23 1923 the 1923 automobile license plates will show white figures on a brown background. H D McClelland superintendent of the automobile division has placed the order. Each group of three numbers on the 1923 plates will be separated by a hyphen. The 1922 plates are white figures on a blue background.
J D Trimble an Fort Wayne Indiana engineer for the Pennsylvania freight train was released after the Van Wert county grand jury reported no indictment on manslaughter charges in the January 10 wreck that killed six children near Van Wert Ohio.
Ahab desires Naboth's vineyard and Jezebel schemes to seize it. Naboth refuses, citing conscience and family inheritance. Elijah proclaims doom on Ahab and Jezebel, warning that sin will find them out, leading to divine judgment and eventual repentance.
A brief note discusses divine standards for measuring life by spiritual inches, prioritizing the Kingdom of God over earthly metrics and urging readers to align their hearts with this eternal yardstick.
At a church social both sexes participated. Men trimmed hats and decorated them with scarce older pieces, choosing items from a collection to keep work original. Women blackened boots worn by two men, with some escaping two shoes, perhaps showing inefficiency in polishing.
Wisconsin item notes Charles Harker busy with bees on his barn roof on Saturday. The Boston Transcript would have liked to see the event.
A fragment notes Oattr’s concern over debt but emphasizes the anxiety of creditors who fear nonpayment. The line hints at financial strain and social pressure surrounding unpaid loans.
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