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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
5
Readable notes show a flood of small-town activity. People travel for business in Hartford City and Bluffton, attend fairs and social events, visit relatives, and report local purchases and school supply buys.
The community records numerous visits and calls. Names include Mrs Bazzla Mrs Ripard Isaac Spaulding Sylvanus Garrett Jacot Rinker Golda Wright Alma Beek Olive Wright and many others visiting relatives in Montpelier Muncie and nearby towns. Family dinners and weekend calls are listed with dates Friday Sunday and Saturday mentioned.
Schneider Bros of Montpelier sues W H Jones and J A Leonerd for 76 60 in Wells circuit court. Papers arrived there this morning. Hiuffton banner notes D A Bryson remains off duty at First National Bank due to illness but showing improvement and expected back soon.
The Warren fair showcases purses totaling about $500 and $350.96 with strong attendance from Huntington, Wells, and Grant counties. Exhibitors come from surrounding counties as agricultural and domestic departments highlight. Races run Wednesday through Saturday include Green Road Race, Mule Race, 2:25 Pace, 2:30 Trot, and various 2 minute classes with purses ranging from $50 to $500 plus multiple awards across events.
The pipeline lines through Montpelier to Bluffton Pray, Lima move Ishmois oil in large daily volumes. About 45,0900 barrels pass the line daily with Lima station handling up to 29 030 barrels as repairs proceed. Bluffton station recently opened about three weeks ago and now processes about 600 barrels per hour.
W S Kime and Harry Payne took Mrs Kime along for a river trip to Hab where they set up a shady camp for supper and prepared tins lunch and bait bottles in an ice cream freezer. They fished the stream hoping for a large catch, while the bait went missing.
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