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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
8
H W Henderson and Albert J Sims lead a Mormon conference to be held Saturday and Sunday on principal city streets with services at 3 40 pm and 7 30 pm. They explain church doctrine including abandonment of polygamy and discuss the Book of Mormon spanning 600 BC to 420 AD.
William B. Chaney, a stockholder and creditor, files in Hartford City circuit court for a receiver to reorganize the Montpelier Fair and Driving Park Association. The group is about 10,000 in debt after two race meetings that paid, with past directors liable on notes. John Bonham of Hartford City is named to be appointed receiver.
The high school library closes indefinitely after today and patrons are urged to donate books and magazines to the new public library. Donors are asked to search shelves and racks and contribute as many items as possible for shelving.
The Republicans of the 28th Judicial Circuit Indiana Wells and Blackford counties meet in Montpelier on August 27 1908 at 11 am to nominate a prosecuting attorney candidate. Blackford delegates from townships are chosen August 20 with Harrison 3 delegates 3 alternates, Jackson 1 delegate 1 alternate, Licking 4 delegates 4 alternates, Washington 1 delegate 1 alternate. J W Cook chairman Wells Co L C Johnson chairman Blackford Co E L Roush secretary Wells Co Finley Geiger secretary Blackford Co.
Wells and Blackford counties hold joint Republican convention in Montpelier to nominating a prosecuting attorney for the 28th Audie circuit. Wells delegates arrive at 9 33 to back Thomas E Saylor as the sole announced candidate with local retail chatter about apparel prices and weather.
William J. Bryan denounces the Republican stance on trusts at Indianapolis, arguing the party’s platform and Taft's speech fail to curb monopolies. He advocates stronger federal supervision, a license system for interstate firms, and remedies to end private monopolies while stressing Democratic commitment to restoring competition and opportunity.
The Democratic Party urges ending special interests control of government, ensuring fair elections, and electing the Senate. It seeks tax reform, a shift to revenue-focused laws, and policies to break trusts, restore competition, and open opportunity for business and labor alike. The message ties industrial independence to political liberty.
The piece traces dogs as luxury items from ancient to medieval times. It cites Roman and Greek women carrying lap dogs, notes Persa’s death悲 and mentions Europe’s greyhounds as early female favorites in the middle ages, with a Boston Post reference.
Philanthropist George Marshall takes a week of camping with ragged street urchins. He serves breakfast hash from leftovers and considers reheating for lunch, prompting hungry youths to assert their own menu preference despite his intentions.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a suburban quarrel where neighbors hear shouting over marriages between the Elfoks Stubbs Hicks families. The husband laments a wife who married into the Stubbs and the wife's family retorts, detailing ongoing recriminations. Their son’s fishing moment triggers a jab about the feuding clans.
A Yonkers Statesman note recounts Congressman John B. Andrus offering thrift guidance to a young man he helped secure a Washington appointment. In the Capitol meeting he advises never carrying more than 30 cents for lunch and car fare to avoid overspending.
A Mercure de France reflection argues that mortal man shows little difference across races and climates. It notes that the Egyptian and the broader human race share a singular identity of aspiration and belief from the Nile to the Ganges and from the Eurotas to the Arno.
A brief quip from a Washington Star item notes Mrs. Torkins weighing luck at the race track. Her husband has avoided both illness and theft, reflecting the era’s lighthearted betting mood.
A humorous Lesip Ville Courier-Journal item asks what a patriot is with a boy’s wry answer about preferring to miss a game than watch the visiting team over the fence. The piece captures a playful, period-voice flavor in small-town reportage.
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