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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
3
Wm Mallory declares he has located in Montezuma to conduct auctions for farmers. He claims twenty years of experience and offers satisfaction or no pay.
The office insists all items be in by Tuesday afternoon to ensure publication. Correspondents are reminded to govern themselves accordingly.
Mrs Galie Woods and daughter Hazel returned from Danville Illinois after a short visit. Several locals attended the Springfield fair. Misses Katie and Mary Donavan visited Lorene Warner. The West Union Hotel receives a new coat of paint. Mrs David Dowdell visited Terre Haute. Mr and Mrs Charles Plaster and Sadie visited Clinton, with Sadie staying several days. Nate Mathas and Rachel Mathas traveled to Rockville and Terre Haute respectively. George Linebarger and family were in Montezuma.
Notable visits and travel reports show Nat Wilder from State Line visiting relatives, multiple Bloomingdale and Rockville residents hosting or visiting others, and several individuals in Waveland, Silverwood, and nearby towns. Illness notes mention Jim Wilder remain ing seriously ill, with many short trips and social calls listed.
A pale stranger recalls an autoist past filled with oversized horns and trainlike warnings. He recounts escalating devices from a soft horn to a freight whistle to rattle the sleepwalkers and wake the town, seeking sympathy and a warning to others.
Mr Rolland English and his wife spent Saturday night with their daughter near Tangier, sharing a family visit and time together in a rural area.
A fragment recalls a speaker who boasted an invention to alert a deaf crowd and warned of an electric device. Another man leaped a fence and fled, leaving the scene with implied danger and a dramatic escape.
A reflective op ed highlights the gap between silence and listening. It notes the stubborn deafness of those claiming wisdom and warns that masking understanding harms friendships and communities. The piece urges self awareness and cautions against envy and misdirected effort.
In the Parke Circuit Court of Indiana Aug Term 1913 the estate of David R. Shirk is found insolvent and creditors are notified to file claims for allowance. The order follows a petition alleging insufficiency to pay debts and liabilities. dated September 29 1913 at Rockville Indiana.
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