Public Service Commission Hearing on Telephone Rates
The Public Service Commission announces a hearing at the Rooms of the Commission State House Indianapolis Indiana at 10 A M Friday September 12 1919 to determine rates for installation and moving of telephones. Rates include service connection 3 50 extension station 3 50 private branch exchange 350 trunk line connection 350 per telephone 350 moving a telephone 3 00 change of name 1 50. The commission seeks wide publicity and invites all interested parties to appear and be heard.
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The
Public Service Commission
Commission State House
Indianapolis
Indiana
Burleson
Paul P. Haynes
Rubbing It In Parades The Mail Order Hype
A Missouri editor suggests circuses drain town funds while mail order houses ignore parades and produce no civic spectacle. The Kansas City Star notes the contrast in local commerce and entertainment.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Local social notes hint at visits and plans for Beechwood Park
Z James Byers of Whiting spent part of last week in Montezuma. Miss Clara Broderick visited Terre Haute with Miss Helen Johnson and plans to enroll at Wabash Commercial School on Sept 15. John G L Scott of Scotland Indiana and Nelson Scott of Dana stopped by the Enterprise on Tuesday while enroute to the gravel bank. Homecoming is set for Saturday Oct 11. About $1000 in free attractions are booked for entertainment by chairman T F Gaebler with C H Lambert and others. the Beechwood Park event promises free afternoon and evening programs.
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Clara Broderick
Terre Haute
Helen Johnson
Broderick
Wabash Commercial School
John GL. Scott
Scotland
Iil
Nelson Scott
Dana
Enterprise
T. F. Gaebler
C. KH. Lambert
Beechwood Park
Montezuma seeks higher taxes for sinking fund
The town of Montezuma petitions the State Board of Tax Commissioners to raise taxes above the prior year for a sinking fund. A public hearing will be held in Room 33 at the State House in Indianapolis on September 18, 1919. Taxpayers and interested persons are urged to attend.
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Montezuma
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State House
Indianapolis
Fire destroys Pitman garage and two autos in Ashes
A late night blaze gutted Pitman Garage destroying a Cole 380 and an Oldsmobile plus tools and equipment valued in the hundreds of dollars. The building and nearby Outbuildings were damaged with no insurance on the Pitman property while the Oldsmobile owner Joe Buggs had coverage. Dr. Charles Back discovered the fire and alerted neighbors as water was drawn from a nearby pool to fight the flames. The cause remains unknown.
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Pitman
Joe Buggs
Charles Back
Dr. Back
Charles Overman
Clinton resident praises Shapley Medicine for ulcer relief
A local Clinton speaker reports severe stomach and intestinal ulcers and a near despair, but after one bottle of Shapley's Stomach Medicine experiences renewed life. He recommends the remedy to others with stomach or bowel troubles. Available at Powell's Black A Stars or by prepaid order for $1.09 from Shapley Medicine Co. Decatur, Illinois.
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Clinton
Shapley
Ss H. . Reed
Powell’s Blac
Shapely Medicine Co
Decatur, Hil
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First National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Kemp’s Gash Grocery
Montezuma Garage
L. Wheeler & Son
Prop
Qakland
Ford
Montezuma Mill & Elevator CO
R. W. Johnston Automobile and
J. C. Reeder
Johnston Block
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Montezuma Ind
L. Sproules
R.L. Dooley
Odd Fellows
Montezuma, Ind
Davey
M. C. Phillips
Ifzd
J. S. Presslor Battery & Electric
EF. M. McLaughlin
Public Service Commission OF Indian
Z. James Byers
Whiting, Ind
State OF
County
Parke
Lubos
Roy Baker
John
Hiouchin
Justice OF the Peace
R. W. Ingram
National Bank
Rockville
Ind
Bes
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
L. J. Murdock
Druggist
Pitman Garage
Itman Garage
Gome IN
Schlosser Bros
the Old Reliable Co
Homer Shumaker
A-2
South LaSalle St
Chicago
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