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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
6
The state Tax Board refused to approve bonds for the Renew road improvement in Union Township and Monticello City. Residents will vote on the proposal in an upcoming election to decide if the Runk road project proceeds.
F E Vinson declares candidacy for re nomination for County Auditor of White County subject to Republican primary election. May 4 is the date from the notice.
I hereby announce I will be a candidate for re nomination for the office of County Sheriff at the Republican primary election May 4 1420.
A notice announces that To will seek renomination for the White County Coroner post, contingent on the Republican primary decision. The filing cites M. M. Hnehes as a named party in the matter.
Announcement of candidacy for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for the Thirty ninth Judicial Circuit of Tahama subject to Republican primary decision. Dated May 1, 190.
To declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner from the Third District in the White County primary. May 4, 71920, supporters urged.
EL V Lucas tells of an innkeeper who left the interest on 300 pounds for an annual supper to town newsboys and another man who left the interest on 1000 pounds to fund a school children’s treat as a surprise. Lucas would also leave the interest on 1000 pounds to a chest maker whose drawers offered least resistance.
Fragmentary market listing from Monticello shows itemized weights and prices for hogs and beef, with occasional totals such as 814.50 and 15.00 noted among scattered figures. The unreadable OCR yields sparse names or dates but preserves an agricultural goods snapshot.
Miss Marjorie Belle Dodson became the bride of Karl Ernest Pierson at a five o clock ceremony last Saturday at the Pierson home 506 South Main street with Rev F Hovis officiating at the Methodist Church. The bride a City Hospital Indianapolis graduate and trained nurse, is the daughter of Mrs Arthur Brown. The groom Karl Pierson a traveling representative for National Biscuit Company will reside in Madison Wisconsin after a brief visit to Richmond.
The local Re Men lodge in Rensselaer initiated twenty candidates into the tribe last Friday night with Dr A L B Cray of the city delivering an address on Redmenship. A banquet followed for about 150 members hosted by Pocahontas ladies. Another class is planned in two weeks. The Red Men accepted a government offer to place ambulances in cantonments and now admit ex-service men at a small fee. Use Herald columns to reach White County readers.
The funeral for Lester Samuel Heath 72 who died March 19 1920 was held Sunday at 2 pm from the family home on West Broadway with Rev F L Hovis officiating. Masonic lodge provided ritual at the cemetery. Heath was born February 14 1848 in Lockport Illinois and lived in Melvin White County and Monticello before retiring in 1916. He leaves four sons three daughters twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs Juial Prebble wife of Benjamin Prebble of Williston North Dakota died at home Monday morning from pneumonia after a week of illness. Born September 21 1884 in Monticello Indiana she married Berkey Prebble in 1902 and moved to North Dakota. She leaves two children Theodore and Nevivirin and three sisters and three brothers and was active in the Rebekah Loyalty Lodge No 38 and Methodist church. Funeral Saturday at two o clock at the Methodist church postponed by blizzard and travel delays.
Costa Rica, the southernmost Central American republic, lies between Nicaragua and Panama. It spans Pacific and Atlantic coasts, with Cocos Island as its sole possession. High central plateaus offer temperate climate while coastal areas are low and tropical.
Irene Glass remains in critical condition at home north of the city with parents nearby. Lee Minor, stricken with paralysis weeks ago, can sit up but has limited use of his right arm and leg. Mrs. H. Horwitz of Chicago visits the city at sister Mrs. Bo Goodman’s home on South Illinois Street. Jacob Sehilt and family, recently moved here to live with daughter Mrs. Gene Roth, remain in poor health with paralysis for some time. Miss Lillie Bailey of the Big Star district has been ill at her parents’ home north of the city while aiding her mother, whose death occurred early Monday. her condition has since improved.
The regular meeting of the executive committee will be held at the library Friday afternoon near two oclock. The nursing committees and the general public are invited to attend. The report of the Home Service Conference will be given and several matters of importance will be settled.
The article lists animals in Palestine such as fallow bears, European types, gazelles, and other antelopes. It notes wild boar and a Behemoth linked hippopotamus as extinct, and mentions the rock-dwelling pigimy or hyrax as African in origin, identifying the biblical coney and denying rabbits in Palestine.
Stephen Girard of Philadelphia born 1750 died 1841 started as a sailor then merchant shipowner and banker. He left about 6 million to found Girard College and other benefactions. John Jacob Astor born 1762 died 1848 made about 30 million from fur trading and land speculation.
The youth Saint Agnes, a Roman virgin and martyr, was 18 when she suffered persecution and was beheaded under Diocletian about 304. In Rome an annual procession honors her, with a richly decorated tomb carried through the city. The name’s link to the Latin for lamb may tie the animal to her memory.
A reflective piece urges bravery and cheer in facing life s setbacks. It argues happiness comes from personal effort and adjusting to fate rather than blaming circumstances, noting joy remains within reach for each person.
The passage traces how daily clothing words reveal fashion history. It notes modern terms from France while five centuries ago Italian roots predominated, citing velvet from velluto and cameos from the Italian diminutive of chemise, illustrating dressing word origins.
An old steamboat operator named Shreve built wooden sleeping cabins and labeled them Kentucky Illinois and Pennsylvania. His practice inspired the home intercom spread worldwide, based on a remark about a traveler’s location aboard.
A mentally ill man attempted suicide by leaping from an asylum window several times. Guarded in a low apartment he jumped again, landed on a net and was seriously injured but reportedly cured. He sued the asylum staff for negligence and the plaintiff was nonsuited.
In White County on March 1820 the complaint for divorce was filed by the plaintiff through her attorney. An affidavit states the defendant Jet vs. Denton is not a resident of Indiana. The defendant is notified to answer by May 14 1820 at the Circuit Court in Menticele. Clerk seal and attorney is Clarence J. Downer.
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