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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
3
The piece discusses Taft possibly spending winter in Georgia to avoid attention, remarks on his Nov 8 runner record, and notes Panama Canal progress with Colonel Veothals saying completion by 1915. It mentions land slides in Culebra Cut and planned terracing to reduce them, plus dimensions of locks and ships that could pass.
The Montpelier Fair and Driving Park grounds will be sold by receivers in C W Kinnan's office on December 23 at two o'clock. The sale, ordered by the court to settle the failed fair venture, is appraised at 8000 dollars though buyers expect a higher value. The Herald notes potential for the track to become profitable if purchased by a dedicated firm or rented to merchants for racing events.
Catharine Chrismer of West Green Street Montpelier Indiana details a five year kidney illness and back pain. She credits Doan’s Kidney Pills from Pioneer drug store with rapid improvement and eventual cure. Sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents.
Joshua Strange of Marion, president, calls the sixth annual State Farmers Congress to convene in room 12 of the state house at 10 a.m. on Tuesday December 15. The session will focus on legislative measures affecting farmers including highways drainage schools game and fisheries railroad and corporate commissions and state aid for waterways. Delegates to the National Farmers Congress are to attend, and the event remains open to all interested farmers.
County commissioners postpone business due to the illness of District 4 Commissioner Albert Hart. December 2 is set for stationary contracts and secretary of the county board of health. candidates W N Cronin and W A Holly of Hartford City are reported. Election expense costs total about $1 000. Road contracts for Hugh Capper and Johnson extended to August 1 1909. Grant county files venue change costs in several cases. Armour predicts lower hog prices and corn stock buildup in fall clearing.
The federal probe into Standard Oil reveals that the Indiana unit earned about 55 million dollars on a 1 million capitalization since 1899. It also shows the trust controls outside New Jersey are capitalized at around 230 million dollars, including Indiana Pipe Line, Ohio Oil, Prairie Oil and Gas, and over a hundred others.
Lizzie Waltz spent last week with the Fred Schneider family while Mr and Mrs Schneider attended to stock. Henry Wenta's sow house is up plastered and ready for window and door casings. They plan moving in by week’s end. The Pleasant Dale church had no service Sunday night due to a protracted meeting at Bethel. The quarterly meeting is set for the 19th and 20th at Pleasant Dale church. Elder and stewards urged preparation. Many families are moving and not yet settled.
John M. Bonham as receiver will sell at public sale on Wednesday December 23 1908 at 2 p m the Montpelier Fair and Driving Park grounds buildings race track and appurtenances located in Montpelier Indiana. The 45.45 acre tract is described in Blackford County as part of the northeast quarter section 9 township 24 north range 71 east with a specific line description. Terms allow cash or one third cash one third in six months and one third in one year secured by mortgage.
Millikan Bros the clothiers have leased the large corner room of the Mayer Block formerly occupied by the Jarecki Supply store they plan to move into by the first of the year. They will remodel the windows and interior with new cases and marble fixtures to create a bright efficient shop in a premier city location for a term of years.
Prosperity returns as the steel mill installs an electric welding machine to repair castings locally. Workers are busy on a new basic furnace expected to heat by year’s start, capable of four tons, with scrap metal to be recycled into steel at the plant.
Readers may obtain a 96 page diary for 2 cents postage to D Swift & Co Washington DC. Diary includes 1908 state crop data, business forms, city and state populations, and 75 pages of memo randum. Also notes duties of township finance boards under the new law.
Simon Heninger moved corn from the site last week. Edward Lambert reportedly prevented the crop from drowning out. A M Garrett attended the funeral of his sister in law Mrs L J Garrett last Wednesday. Vinel Baker sold hogs last Wednesday. Mrs Noah Deardaoif phoned Mrs Elsworth Lambert Thursday. Kelley bought hogs here last Tuesday. Hal Norton was ill last week. Lee Mead finished husking Hal Norton’s corn last Monday and Tuesday. Jesse Carter sold a cow to John Bain last Wednesday.
Swift's premium calendar for 1909 reproduces four master paintings: Gaylord S. Truesdell's scene Going to Pasture, Winslow Homer's All's Well, Breton's Song of the Lark, and Bongereau's The Sisters. The calendar can be secured with stamps or a coin from Swift & Company Chicago Union Stock Yards.
The board accepted I L Hughes resignation as Capper road superintendent and named W Kelley as Jones road head. Contractors on Jackson Moon and Day roads got time extensions. Reports on Beath Wilson ditches and Townsend road were approved. Viewers Ely Armstrong on Jones Macadam road and Storms Williams on Townsend road filed reports. J H Williams road accepted. Clamme Bros contractors. Joseph W Fordney tax refund request rejected. Clyde Strait bonded for 12000 dollars with 18 signatures. takes office Jan 1 1909. Jails and infirmary inspected. heating upgrades planned for circuit court room before January term.
S. & Cook, a noted oil man, traveled to Coffeyville Kansas on Wednesday night to oversee the Cudahy Refining company’s pipeline construction gang. The 50 mile line will run from Coffeyville to Oklahoma using three four and six inch pipe. Construction will take several weeks as Oklahoma field output currently exceeds line capacity. Mrs Cook will visit relatives in Chicago for a few days.
In a suburban 8 school a teacher tested her class during a visit by the inspector. Johnny Smith, the star pupil, answered arithmetically that coal at 31 a ton with a $4 payment yields three tons. The teacher corrected him, and Johnny insisted others do it the same way.
J. C. Hill a deputy sheriff from Robinson Illinois arrived in Huntington to arrest Aim Hay McClelland a Warren resident accused of criminal assault on a fifteen year old girl. The affidavit was signed by William Rousch father of Vera M Rousch. The girl is under sixteen and McClelland is alleged to be the father of the unborn child. Including social note Epworth League event at Methodist church and local holiday trade assistant.
Advertised names include Clarence Carpenter Richard Pet Cook George Elliott John Heck man Edward N Johnson C H Smith Osa M Butcher Edith Griffith Miss Minnie Gay Mrs Nannie Jackson Miss Lola Manuels along with The Musical Wests T C Palmer P M.
The Moonlight Rights Fool Ben tells how Ben Johnson, a well known store clerk, woke at one o clock when the moonlit night continued. He rose, built the kitchen fire, and prepared breakfast while his wife slept, prompting a humorous explanation of the odd hour.
The Montpelier Cup and Metal Works was given judgment against R Romade of Oil City Pennsylvania yesterday. Witnesses in the case included W M Page A P Smaith J P Nelson P W Allman J I Cromack and A W Withrow who traveled to Marion for the proceedings.
Mr and Mrs H F Fear visit their father H N Fear living southeast of Montoclier near Manton Michigan after several weeks away. The elder Fear hosts the guests at the family farm and the couples plan to return home soon.
The article traces saxhorns from Sax family origins to their role in modern bands. It explains seamless tubes for brass instruments and the safe bending method using internal molten lead prior to solder removal, noting the euphonium’s prominence and a tall eight foot saxhorn.
An authority on philology notes how the monosyllabic Annamitic syllable ba changes meaning with tone. Grave, sharp, semi grave, grave circumflex, no accent, and rising tones yield lady, ancestor, prince’s favorite, discarded object, fruit pulp remainder, three, and a box on the ears respectively.
A Richround woman’s confidential servant Miff plans to attend a funeral next Sunday by carriage to her uncle’s ceremony. He delays, claiming the funeral isn’t yet dead, leaving his mistress awaiting a full report that never comes. The tale ends with his continued ailment, humorously denying the event.
The article explains that decay in building stones stems from the stone’s physical structure and composition, plus the surrounding atmosphere. Rain, mist, wind, frost, and smoke are the primary destructive forces, with urban acids in city rain accelerating dissolution and decay. Preventive measures focus on limiting water intrusion to arrest decay.
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