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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
Joe H. Twibell of this city investigated crude petroleum mixed with lime as a soil amendment. He observed taller corn on a damaged Wells county field and, after testing on his land, filed for a patent for a limestone and crude oil fertilizer mixture expected to enter the market soon.
J. D. Millikan, recently home from Indianapolis, buys a Park avenue lot in the capital city’s residence district and plans a bungalo style home. He may start work soon, while Mrs. Millikan stays in Montpellier. Millikan also contemplates entering Indianapolis clothing business with several openings noted.
Gas shortages and crude oil scarcity force several leases to shut down and be sold as junk. If gas depletes further, many small leases will not run this winter, though producers aim to keep operations going as long as possible.
The supreme court ruling invalidated the Three-mile gravel road law, leaving the assessment law as the remaining method for township road building. A petition by a majority of nearby landowners triggers a county board process, with costs borne by those within one mile of the proposed road.
Last evening the Montpelier basketball team defeated Upland 23 to 16 after a tight first half 10 to 9. Montpelier pulled away in the final minutes while Prof. Clawson watched, and a return game is planned in Montpelier.
Weather has hindered sled shipments to Montpelier merchants but forecasts point to a change. An army of 300 lawyers from Indiana's Eleventh district will descend on Marion on Friday December 10 for the Grant County Bar association's first annual banquet with speaker J. A. Hindman of Hartford City among the lineup.
Tom Dodds with a fractured right arm is improving as rapidly as expected given his advancing age. The injury from being knocked down by a dog is serious and the veteran sufferer remains in care.
Michael A Hoover of Pennville filed with James M Sutton and William H Harley a petition signed by over 150 people requesting a slight dredge course change on Hoover land to save the lagoon boat houses and park. The change would keep Pennville’s sole pleasure resort and allow ice plant and ice cream factory operations at the park to continue.
The girls basketball team lost to Marion last night 20 to 1 due to a grave lack of practice. Players on the floor only once or three times this year faced the setback. They plan to practice at least twice weekly and aim to play well soon. A game may be scheduled here next Friday if possible. The lineup included Fanny Temple Oral Fink centers Marie Rhine Edna Carr guards Mabel Walser Marie Emshwiler forwards Bertha Miller substitute. The winter wheat crop is reported excellent by farmers with expectations of a strong Indiana yield unless a severe cold snap arrives before snowfall.
Contest offers a gold finished Jewel Box prize to each contestant who submits or sends $10 or more for Herald subscriptions to the office by 4 PM Friday December 24. The notice emphasizes the deadline and direct participation to win.
A call to voters to decide in advance they will not rely on others. The contest must run at least 90 days with a closing date announced 30 days ahead. Judges can add ballot boxes two weeks before closing, kept in banks during the day and in vault at night. Printed envelopes and blanks are provided for subscription money, votes issued per dollar paid, and secrecy guaranteed.
Bertha Starr of Montpelier, wife of Elza Starr, filed divorce through a Hartford City attorney alleging repeated beatings, blackened eye, and a broken rib. The couple lived near the shovel works and separate since November 3 1909, with Bertha living with Mrs Woodmansee on West Green Street.
The J I S Club met with Mrs A R Turney for a business session then needlework and a newspaper item contest. Mrs Ethel Clark won with a humorous note about Emma Huggins hunting rabbits in the country. Lunch followed and a Christmas gift exchange planned with Mrs Chase Huggins.
Martin Fensel of the southeast outskirts reported a standout harvest from an seven acre patch yielding six hundred bushels of corn and thirty six bushels of potatoes. The crop averages about 120 bushels of corn per acre, noted as unusually high for the region.
Mrs E Shull of Montpelier Indiana testifies to relief from backache joint stiffness and kidney weakness after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She bought two boxes at Pioneer Drug Store and reports complete disappearance of symptoms for nearly a year with no return. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
L. E. Harding, long time court photographer, completed a series of Wil liam Wine pictures. A portrait donated to the Herald shows Wine in a box car setting with distinctive criminal marks noted by officers. He is described as a habitual liar and a truant intoxicated tramp under Sheriff care in Hartford City.
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