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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
1
County officials were surprised by final spring tax totals showing only 3.6 percent delinquent, down from 2.7 percent last year. Delinquencies are higher in townships outside towns, with theft of delinquent taxes noted in various taxing wards for 1920 and 1927.
Local business effort led by B W Bap reli the Jecalieu painter raised funds for a conspicuous sign at Wolcott and the Corn Belt route crossing Jackson highway. The sign urges motorists to use the Wolcott Monticello to Indianapolis path as superior to Lafayette route. The ladder-like sign, 14 by 6 feet, was erected last Friday and traffic through Monticello since then suggests success.
A Herald letter from Rodger M. Freeman Consulting Engineer for Eastern backers indicates a definite decision on whether to build the Tippecanoe river dams will be announced in the latter part of June. Freeman spent a week along the river and will finalize a report before bankers decide on timing and scope of construction.
Royal Clyde Agne of Cleveland Ohio will speak at Brookston library Monon library and Cullen Creek church on community work. The June 9 schedule includes 2:30 p m at Brookston 7:00 p m at Cullen Creek and 2:30 p m at Monon with free admission and no collections. Attendees are urged to join for recreation education and enjoyment shared in a cordial public meeting.
Mrs Mabel Gardner nee Mae E Wolverton daughter of W L Wolverton now travels with the Al G Barnes circus in the western tour performing with wild animals. She is hailed as mistress of the ponderous pachyderms and to present the challenge elephant of the world in hair raising jungle acts.
Jacob Sehilt died yesterday afternoon at 1 30 at his daughter's home on West Harrison Street after a year long illness. He suffered a stroke of paralysis and was cared for by his daughter’s family. He leaves five children Mrs Roth and three others in this city, plus Miss Schilt of Varayette and Fred Schilt of Logansport. No funeral arrangements have been made.
The Defining Oil Company of Terre Haute Indiana has leased about 5000 acres north and west of Monticello and moved in drilling equipment for a first well. No location announced but the Bennett Taylor farm near Guernsey is the suspected site.
Ice cream social planned at Cullen Creek next Wednesday evening June 8 to accompany the Liberty Township Farmers Association meeting. Township ladies arranged four programs and promise a splendid time for attendees.
Final practice for the Children's Day program at the Christian church will be held Friday evening. The event features songs and recitations by children and proceeds from the offering will support mission work.
An advertisement extols the comfort of a lawn swing for homes, urging readers to order from The Tiger Store for porch relaxation during hot evenings.
An old classified style notice touts Dr J Goedenour a dentist with 25 years in one office at 197 Monticello. It also advertises The Tiger Store offering modern kitchen cabinets to ease daily chores and please the wife after work.
In Idaville and surrounding White County areas readers learn that T. B. Ginn and grandson Clark attended church Sunday. Word received Monday states Ginn suffered a paralytic stroke after reaching home, impairing his speech and right side.
Mrs. A. F. Hanna leaves Wednesday for Ft. Morgan Colorado to attend the Women's General Missionary Convention of the U P church scheduled June 3 to 7. On return she will visit relatives in western Iowa and expect to be away about three weeks.
Special services at Zion Bethel observe Fathers Day with a Sunday morning and evening program. Rev Fross will speak after Sunday school, and all neighborhood fathers are urged to attend. Communion service follows in the evening with member participation requested.
Paul Headdy William Bary and Carl Paluer attended events at the University of Chicago last Friday. The Saturday program included preliminaries in the morning a luncheon at the Reynolds Club and the seventeenth annual interscholastic meet followed by a banquet and the Black Friars college play. Treaddy and Barr returned Sunday evening while Palwer stayed to visit relatives.
Richard North, a respected Chalmers resident and Civil War veteran, died at his home Monday night after months of illness. He previously stayed at the Wabash Valley Sanitarium in Lafayette and was active in the Methodist church. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the local Methodist church, with Dr Switzer of Lafayette officiating, and burial followed in Brookston Cemetery.
Special from Burnettsville reports the death of Mrs. Jennie Moore wife of Charles Moore at their home Monday afternoon after a brief diabetes illness. She had a long illness a trained nurse present recently and cared for the child left motherless by Mr Moore’s brother’s wife. Funeral held Wednesday at home with Rev. G B Heeter. burial in Davis Cemetery. Surviving are the husband two stepsons Jack and Dean Moore two sisters Mrs Ida Hanna and Mrs Charles Sheets and one brother James Manford Million.
Monticello residents paid tribute to fallen soldiers with two services Sunday and Monday. A Union memorial at the Presbyterian church featured Rev H T Wilson and music by the choir and male quartet. The Lawton Circle presented each Boy Scout with a flag. A parade with G A R War Mothers Lawton Circle students Boy Scouts and veterans preceded a cemetery ceremony and a later address at the Methodist church by Dr T J Bassett.
A White Circuit Court judgment in the case India Carr vs Joseph Thompson et al quiets title to a Mars land claim. The ruling bars any Mars inhabitants or others from asserting adverse claims to the described premises, and enjoins defendants from challenging the plaintiff's title. Attorney Bushnell notes aliens from Mars could seek homes in the country, prompting the safeguard.
Fred Sargent of the Monticello Tire Shop, named county registrar under the new automobile registration law, has resigned due to business interests. His successor has not yet been named and until appointment, any notary public can process applications.
The Tiger Store replenishes rug stock with Axminster velvet grass and linoleum offerings. Axminster rugs 9x12 from 35 dollars, velvet 9x12 from 28 dollars, grass rugs from 5 dollars, linoleum $1 per yard. The Sonora talking machine touted as world’s finest tone quality earning Panama-Pacific medals. Delivery available with easy payments.
A notice from T. W. O'Connor dated March 24 1941 announces availability of funds to loan on farmland only at affordable rates.
The White Circuit Court assigned the September term trial docket last Saturday under a new rule to clear old cases and keep the docket full. Listings include Mary Jane Smith versus Andrew Jackson Smith and numerous State of Indiana cases against defendants, with dates through October and the sequence of trials starting Thursday, September 15.
Miss Planche A Cullum and John Anthony Smith wed at five o clock Tuesday afternoon at 501 West Washington in a quiet ceremony. Attendants included close family and Rev T J Bassett, with plans to reside in Monticello after July 1. The bride, a White County teacher, and the groom, a Purdue mechanical instructor and local businessman, embark on a lake trip to Chicago before settling in a new home on Dewey Street.
The Minch family home in Monon hosted the wedding of Gladys Minch to Ray mond Banks of Brookston at noon Saturday. Rev. C R Brown officiated the ring ceremony with close family present. The bride, educated at Western College and Bradley Polytechnic, taught domestic science in several high schools. The groom, Purdue graduate, taught vocational agriculture in Brookston and Chalmers. They will reside in Brookston after a brief wedding trip.
Fred Sargent of Monticello Tire Shop warns auto owners that his season is full and cannot handle ownership certificate registrations. He suggests notaries can fill blanks and promises quick service for other troubles. The ad notes summer weather boosts demand for home refrigerators and references Triangle bread from Elmore's Bread Factory and The Tiger Store.
Richard Short, WWI veteran and Monticello native born October 6, 1894, died of tuberculosis after serving in Battery C, 137th Field Artillery. He led Thornton Williams Post No. 81, American Legion, and is survived by his parents and sister Adair Short. Funeral Thursday at 3 PM from his parents’ home, Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. George G. Breese, longtime Monticello resident, died Tuesday at 322 South Main Street after a lengthy illness. She was born Hattie Ann Piper in 1859 near Newark Illinois and married George Breese in 1882. The Breese family later moved to Indiana before settling in Monticello in 1902. Funeral Thursday at 4:30 PM from the family home on South Main, Riverview Cemetery, with Rev. T. J. Bassett officiating.
The body of Clifford Bennett son of Mr and Mrs P D Bennett of Los Angeles California who died of pneumonia while serving with the American army in France has been returned to Rochester Indiana for burial The funeral will be held Thursday morning at eleven o'clock at the Presbyterian church and interment will follow The Bennett family once lived in this city and are remembered locally He was a cousin of Mrs Q A Rothrock Mrs Claude Ireland and Harry Bennett and a nephew of Mrs Mary J Smith
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