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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
3
A visitor brings Windy an unexpected gift of bananas. The orangutan joyfully accepts one banana, then discovers more in the bag and carries all four away with playful pride. The keeper reminds that Windy should take only one.
Mrs. Lillian Stephenson a 30 year old bookkeeper at the White Furniture company on West Washington street was shot to death. William Johnson surrendered to a detective after the crime. Johnson faces murder charges and gave a California address. A letter to Mrs. Stephenson arrived at the store shortly after her death. Coroner Dr. Paul F. Robinson took possession of the note. The same day Big Four railroad shopmen in Indianapolis were ordered returned to work under the Baltimore plan within 300 days reuniting shop and roundhouse crews to speed repairs.
W S Perrine of Burnei s orchard warns that spraying alone cannot ensure good fruit without proper pruning cultivating and fertilizing. He notes cost factors pest timing and equipment, and urges varied spray needs by variety along with thorough timely applications to combat scale and blotch.
Charles L Surprise United States commissioner of Hammond says warrants bearing his signatures found with attorney Philip Ukinan are forgeries. Ukinan provided information to Bert Morgan Indiana prohibition chief and aides to use against dry law violators. Ukinan’s arrest followed Gary police says he took 400 from Ralph Stegnarch to secure Dan Radateh’s release on a federal warrant.
In Rockville on September 25 the jury in the case of Jamies Brennan failed to reach a verdict on charges of complicity in the January 11 Montezuma National Bank robbery. Brennan was discharged after the jurors stood nine to three for conviction and he was ordered held for failure to provide an $85,000 bond, bond previously set at $1,000. The robbery occurred at noon with three men forcing assistant cashier Carrie Tiann into a back room. $2,000 was taken.
A north bound Interstate traction car left the track at a sharp curve south of Seymour plunging sixty feet into a field and turning over. Injured include William Fitch Crothersville head injuries Frank Easting Seymour bruises G W Spears Greenwood head wound William Miller Seymour scalp cuts Walter Dunlevy Scottsburg scalp cuts and shoulder injuries.
Cut out the old blackberry bearing canes after picking, burn the old wood, and cultivate the berry rows. Do this promptly to create mulch for moisture retention in summer and early fall. Cut the cone about 18 inches above the ground and use a solid sweep for the first cultivation. The second cultivation can be done with a one horse or junior cultivator.
Five year old daughter of Mrs Flora Belle Johnson died when the car she rode in was struck by a train at Muskegon Mick. Mrs Johnson and the three other children were hospitalized in Muskegon
Martinsville September 25 Mrs Charles A Hubbard died at her home. For years she was active in the Martinsville Presbyterian church. Beside her husband she leaves two daughters Margaret and Hannah Hubbard and a son.
Too much water harms strawberries by making fruit soft and unfit for shipment. Too little reduces yield. For blackberries, pinch the tops of new canes at two and a half to three feet to promote stockiness and expand the fruiting wood for next year.
Trim gooseberry and currant vines by removing one or two of the older fruit canes each year and letting many newer sprouts stay to replace them.
A motivational piece urging individuals to pursue nearby opportunities rather than chase crowded paths. It praises personal industry and effort, arguing success comes from head and hand work, self reliance, and paying the price to rise among worthy citizens.
A stray fragment hints at exercise and gardening themes with mentions of eoli and cheaper tools, suggesting a casual note on sports or physical activity in the Boston Transcript. The text is incomplete but points to a casual discussion of exercise and hobby tools.
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