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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
1
M C Phillips married Lola Mikles at Terre Haute on August 17 with Rev J J Davis officiating. The couple now reside in the former Wm McKintosh home and Phillips runs a dental parlor at the King Hotel building a growing practice.
The Newport town winds from a long sleep as it launches its first annual street carnival in week after next. Red lemonade and a balloon ascension highlight the new event, tipped to be the town’s greatest since the old male show era. Owl activity may shift as residents expect lively crowds and curious visitors.
The Clinton Times marks its first year of publication next Thursday amid a lively growth phase. Sports notes from Montezuma report a Terre Haute boxing bout between Kid Skelly and Brown, cited as brief and contentious.
Mrs D W Machin hosted a Sunday basket dinner on September 1 to mark D W Machin s 34th birthday. Guests included Sam Skeeters Joe Cheesewright John Bowman Cliff Farner Emery Mathas and many local families. The weigh‑in crowned the Skeeters as the heaviest couple at 362 pounds total.
Claude Vestal of the Purdue University Extension department resigns after a year to take an Agricultural position at the University of Kansas in Manhattan. He will depart Monday for new duties. Best wishes to Vestal for a beneficial stay in the grasshopper state.
Word spread for weeks that Amy Didier of Clint and Thomas Wilson of Montezuma were married. Both deny the rumor while confirming their July 7 ceremony at St Benedict's parsonage in Terre Haute. The couple will reside in Montezuma where Wilson works as a telegraph operator for C and E L.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Foster hosted by Hancock family return to Lawrence Kansas after visiting relatives in Amhurst.
On Monday Marshall Wheeler was called to the Johnston addition to deal with a dangerous dog. He shot the canine after locating it, killing it to relieve the community. This marks the sixth dog killed by gun rout since the heat began, with about sixty more roaming at night.
The Registration board meets today at three locations Precinct 1 Case building with Inspector Julian Woodard and clerks Grant Short Precinct 2 Town Hall with Inspector G Butcher and clerks John G Lowry and Wr Cheetwright Precinct 3 Blacksmith shop with Inspector J W Valandingham and clerks C G Thomas and Joe Mankin. A final reminder urges immediate registration.
A poem titled Home Sweet Home portrays a family split over 1912 politics. A father favors Woodrow Wilson, a grandfather fights for Taft, and a brother backs Theodore Roosevelt. The verses describe daily quarrels at breakfast and late into the day, with children exposed to heated political rhetoric.
New subscribers were added this week to the Subavelsion J list, marking another expansion in the roster. Details remain limited in the available text.
Local column lists visits and travel among residents. Mrs. James Mathas improves slowly. John White resigns from blacksmith shop. Families, guests, funeral attendance, job changes, travel to fairs and state capitol, and upcoming events populate the social page with numerous named individuals and towns.
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