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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
10
A discussion explains how borrowing $100 at bank interest in advance reduces net cash to $83 after deductions, while buying Thrift stamps avoids coupon handling. Stamps mature to face value with the option to surrender or sell earlier, yielding proportional returns.
West Union residents report widespread visiting due to the illness of Mrs. J. M. Manwaring. Several local families including Armstrongs and Sherrils spent time in Terre Haute and nearby towns this week while wheat crops face a disease risk.
Miss Carrie Manns party of young girls spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lut Manwaring. Mr and Mrs Gerrard visited their son C Elmer Garrard. Ada McLaugh visited sister Montezuma. The text records local family visits and arrivals over the weekend.
A large crowd attended memorial services at Friends Church on Sunday. Various locals and visitors, including Bernard Fisher returning from overseas, Parke Brown from Y M G A work, and families such as the Browns, Spates, Ray, Havans, Spiveys, and Grissims were listed with visits and gatherings. Decoration Day plans and Liberty Loan event noted alongside several regional names and towns.
Miss Dottie Odell of Judson visited Rockville on Friday. Mrs. Allen White of Detroit toured with Mrs. W. Anderson and family. Mrs. Frank Newkirk improving after illness. Judson daughter brought 144 dozen fresh eggs. Numerous residents from Union Township Green Township Coloma and Marshall shopped or called on friends in Rockville Friday.
Entertained for Sunday dinner were Miss Matilda Heirs, Miss Mary Heirs Brunner, Liza Britten, Mrs Winterheimer of Danville, formerly Miss Mary Strickles, and Mr. and Mrs S P Pike. Also present were Mr and Mrs Denny, Bernice Denny, Telford Herman Denny of Westfield, and Mr and Mrs Carl Davison, Mr and Mrs Herman Airland and baby Paul Pike.
In Sizzersburg a livery stable owner Slim Plug tried to treat a mule Pluto with gasoline by mistake. A spark from a pipe ignited the fuel causing the mule to explode into fire and dash away. Pluto fled the stable and was later reported missing. Bill Mutton's cow Suzie died in the incident. The Sloepoke Railroad will remove the cow.
The narrator recalls visiting Siani Township before Victory Lane, noting how some households offered warmth while others refused, touching on poverty and fear. He contrasts dour days with smiles, mentions a $150 bond and a farmer’s debt, and ends with a field of daisies seen in woods and fields.
Walter Rierden spent Sunday in Greencastle. Miss Marie Brockway traveled to Terre Haute with friends Saturday to see Mary Pickford in Daddy Long Legs. Miss Bessie Dooley of Terre Haute was weekend guest of Dr. and Mrs. R L Dooley. The son of Sam Jackson broke a finger after a wagon mishap Tuesday afternoon. Dr R Ja Dooley treated him with expected full recovery. Mrs A Daugherty and baby from Indianapolis visit Rev Sc J Williams and wife.
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