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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
4
Local briefs showcase Mammoth Racket promotions with garden seeds cleaning out tinware and floor oil cloth. Notables include Pearl Garrett off duty, Miss Cora Courtney visiting, and grocery deals from Pioneer Drug Store and Hughes Cash Store amid community notes on bids, sales, and social events.
John R. Wolcott 81 died this morning at 1 30 at the home of his stepson Geo R Davids in Montpelier after a period of illness including grippe. He came from Michigan with his wife to live with Davids and family and his wife died last May. Funeral Friday at 10 from the Davids home with Rev H C Johnson of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment in the I O O F cemetery. He leaves a daughter Olive Truax of Coruna Michigan and a son missing for some time and a grandson Russell Blair of Elkhart Indiana. He was a long time Methodist and Odd Fellows member. Viewing hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.
Mrs. A M Gonder presented resolutions of regret at Rev C H Browns farewell sermon noting five years of earnest labor with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Montpelier Indiana. They are praised for purity of life kindness of spirit grace of conduct patience fidelity and the love and confidence of their people who will follow them with prayers to their new field of labor.
About twenty Montpelier Elks attended the Hartford City lodge meeting where Clyde Strait was elected Exalted Ruler. Dr. A J Wilt was chosen Inner Guard. Members from Montpelier included R F Schneider H Payne Clyde Strait Roy Heap Walter Spaulding Geo Ely Fred Schneider Luther Hauber Harry Waldorf Bert McCullick Dr W E Coover L D Millikan R A Kilander and Wm Kilander.
Mrs Jane McGeath hosted a Sunday dinner for her son Harry McGeath and his wife. Immediate members of the McVeath and West families attended and enjoyed the day. Bruce Barr, home from Summnrville, plans to depart soon for Pennsylvania to work with the Ohio Qi Co. Chris Seabold secured a Standard Oil contract to haul a wagon load of posts from this city to St Louis to guide pipeline construction. About ninety days anticipated to finish. Either Emory Robinson or Fred participates in the narrative.
A Buffton News item warns of a married man leading a double life with a young woman of ill repute. The piece emphasizes potential public disgrace if his conduct continues and urges prudence and discretion to avoid “white caps” intervention.
Mayor Lucas and Prosecutor Emshwiller convene a court of inquiry to chase rumors about Squire Fargo's court. They call Hartford City reporters as witnesses, a move seen as ineffectual and reminiscent of past probing where reporters faced pressure from prosecutors and grand juries.
To the Republicans of Grant and Blackford Counties Indiana you are requested to send delegates and alternates to meet in joint convention at 11 a m Tuesday April 7 in Hartford City Indiana to name a candidate for joint representatives from the above named counties The apportionment of delegates is as follows Blackford County 9 delegates Grant County 4 delegates being the excess representation after naming two representatives in said Grant County L C Johnson Chairman Blackford County F M Beard Chairman Grant County
A. E. Kean of Keystone, who lost both feet in a Terre Haute railroad accident months ago, has entered the Ossian Commercial College for telegraphy training. He previously studied telegraphy but failed to gain employment after finishing a prior course. Rev and Mrs C H Brown depart for Anderson to attend the North Indiana Methodist Lay Conference.
Delegates from across Indiana gather in Indianapolis for the state Republican convention to nominate a governor candidate with Watson in the field. James P. Goodrich presides at Tomlinson Hall as Jesse Overstreet acts as temporary chair and John C. Chaney as permanent chair. Nomination opens tomorrow at 9. Platforms focus on tariff revision amid internal splits and battles between Taylor Miller and Watson. Blackford County sends nine delegates including Campbell Wieler Laine Lupton Page Wikes Weston Bugh Zimmerren.
After a Knights of Pythias work night at R. of P. hall R. D. George was made a full knight and a banquet and smoker honored L. B. Gilbert who leaves soon for the west. Thirty two sat for a lunch, J. P. Nelson spoke of Gilbert's value to the lodge, and Gilbert replied with thanks as the group dispersed near midnight.
The ad lists Baldwin apples in large and medium sizes per peck with good quality. It promotes Java Blend coffee with peaberry and Rio varieties, priced 12 cents per ounce or 0.55 per pound. Also advertised are Japan Tea, Young Hyson, and Imperial Tea with stated regular prices and lower sale prices.
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