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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
5
Market update shows hog prices and receipts with mixed quotes. Estimated hog receipts and remaining stock highlight a higher market trend and steadier hog prices around 4.70 to 4.75. Trading notes include various price figures and margins, with references to May and July contracts and exchange quotes.
The infant of Mr and Mrs David Evers died and was buried in Odd Fellows cemetery. Various townsfolk are noted including Percy Barton visiting from Oleao Ohio, Mrs Jane McGeath repairing and moving from a farm, and many local arrivals and moves. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar advertised for coughs and colds.
An applicant in Montpelier Ward Two will seek a one year license to sell spiritous vinous malt and intoxicating liquors in less than five gallons per order. The business will operate from a single unpartitioned room on Main Street in a two story brick building, 23 feet six inches by 40 feet six inches, with public view through glass windows and doors. Applicant is John Steck, an longtime resident of Blackford County.
The report lists prices for oats, clover seed, corn, and timothy hay with per hundredweight figures and inputs showing minor price variations. Details include oats at 430, corn and Timothy prices, and notes on mixed feeds and cover crops.
An order rounds up Marion establishments to end gambling. Saloon owners must close by eleven and bar backroom or Sunday business. Amoral women get forty eight hours to depart. dice boxes and games banned in cigar stores. drug and figurer retailers face strict penalties.
William A. Jamison applies for a license to sell spirituous, malt, and intoxicating liquor in a two story brick building on High Street Montpelier Indiana. The sale is restricted to one year with consumption on premises and a 19 by 66 feet room fronting High Street. The notice details location, size, and openness to public view as part of the application.
Joy Tewksbury reportedly chased and killed a fierce wolf near his East town farm after a three hour pursuit. Andy Johnston witnessed the event and confirms the tale. The animal's skin will be sent to Three River Tanning Co in Three River, Michigan for rug fabrication.
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