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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1922
Page
1
The Valley Circuit opens with Junior Chautauqua activities and a comedy It Pays to Advertise. The second day features Stewart Barker concert party Ada Allen and Gladys Kottmeier with Dr Homer B Hulbert lectures. Subsequent days include Landis Buckeye Band Tolbert lectures and De Willo Concert Company programs starring Mary Moncur Parker Laurette Taylor and others.
Rev. Davis led services in Clinton on Thursday night. A marriage license was issued to Henry Pe veler and Nellie Hanson of Montezuma. Visitors Dan and Mrs Doty of Champaign stayed with Rev. and Mrs. Davis Sunday. A July 4 Rockville baseball game went ten innings with Rockville winning 1 to 0 over Ladoga. Mable Morris, 14, daughter of Wm Morris, died at Hillsdale. funeral Saturday. Lewis Linebarger died in Dover DE and was to be buried here. Leo Hank, hurt falling from a bridge at Shades, is recovering in Terre Haute Union Hospital. Byron Darling, in Terre Haute Hospital after surgery, had improving then worsened by Wednesday. Dr. James Cone returned from Oklahoma. friends glad to have him back. The pool hosted many children Monday evening for a lively event. W. L. McCord returned from Beardstown reporting crops looking fine.
Real estate transfers listed from Rockville and nearby areas include Kate Van Lien et al selling lots in Lyford City to John Crowder for 500 dollars and multiple exchanges between Simeon Newkirk Chas Gilbert and others in North Rockville and Ferguson's Addition Mecca with prices ranging from 1 to 700 dollars. Notable entries include Frank H Nichols selling part lot 28 Rockville for 1 dollar and David Elder selling a Rockville lot for 10 dollars.
A lively review describes Happiness by Hartley Manners as simple yet uplifting. It follows Jenny a cheerful errand girl with big dreams of becoming a famous dressmaker, whose sincerity uplifts others as the satire of life’s joys unfolds. It played in New York with Laurette Taylor and later Chicago, then toured after securing Chautauqua rights.
A man recounts a spree of car mishaps and small expenses from glass cuts to gear damage and a lamp post collision. He notes mounting bills totaling fractions of a dollar to hundreds, ending with a mortgage on the house to fund one more ride.
Lee Smith and family of Rockville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jerome on Sunday. A. Higbee and daughter Mary Elizabeth with the former's mother spent the Fourth in Crawfordsville with their son Eugene. J. A. Piexel and family visited Indianapolis Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Collins. Mrs. A. G. Kay and son John joined them there and returned home for a short visit.
Mrs Lillie Heitzman of Louisville Kentucky visited her aunt Mrs W B Pawley for most of last week. Tom Henry and sister Lida came from St Louis Missouri to visit cousins Miss Margaret Hill and Miss Mary Hill and other relatives. M Grittan of Indianapolis spent Saturday and Sunday with his family here. Fred Murphy spent the Fourth in Indianapolis and Greencastle. Mr and Mrs Wallace Hamilton and friend Miss Price of Indianapolis were weekend guests of W B Pawley and family. Mr and Mrs Foster Jerome of Detroit Michigan are making a two week visit here with the former's parents Mr and Mrs A Jerome.
The Montezuma Chautauqua runs five days starting Friday July 20 with Junior Town activities and Misner Players. Dr Homer B Hulbert speaks on East meets West and Yank in the Far East, plus concerts by Stuart Parker Landis Buckeye Band and Dr Raymond Tolbert. A union religious service and nightly entertainments follow with varied acts and a season ticket option.
A collection of aphorisms about love marriage and liberty. It jokes that the best man is already married and notes paradoxes in virtue and vice. The piece comments on religion, lawmaking, and liberty with a concise blend of humor and conscience.
Montezuma barbers raise their service prices due to higher supply costs. An announcement lists the new rates effective Saturday July 21. Prices are said to remain in line with charges in most nearby towns.
A brief aphorism from the Toledo Blade notes that the quest for joy can draw individuals away from their permanent homes where happiness should reside. The saying reflects a reflective view on fulfillment and belonging.
In memory of Laura Machledt who died June 24 1923. Death summons a Sister Rebekah and she is welcomed home for ministering to the afflicted and brightening dark souls. Wabash Rebekah Lodge No 498 Montezuma Indiana resolves to tender condolence and aid to the family. Fannie Miles Mollie Smith Clara McKeown.
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