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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
9
Cororal James Tanner reports that about 164 veterans die daily, leaving fewer than 200,000 survivors. In the year ending June 15, 1905, 43,855 veterans receiving pensions died. Congress may raise pensions from 12 to 24 dollars monthly for those with at least three months service, including widows.
Mrs J Webb Dasher wife of J W Dasher proprietor of the City Carriage Shop died Saturday morning at 6:00 oclock the cause being tuberculosis She was thirty five in January and had lived in Montpelier several years Her mother Mrs Susan Gilbert of Knox Pa and siblings Mrs A G Volker Mrs A Edwards and R G Gilbert attended the death Her remains will be shipped to Knox for burial Mrs Dasher was active in the sect and aided the Lady Muc cabers at Knox Local obit notes are interwoven with an advertisement for Electric Bitters with a testimonial from Gen W Botis of Harper Washington.
A serious affray east of town left Ben Swoveland badly wounded with his throat cut from ear to ear. His cousin George Johnson is under arrest on an assault and battery with attempt to kill charge. Swoveland remains alive but critical. Johnson was arrested after returning to the city.
Geo Johnson, accused of assault after a quarrel with cousin Ben Swoveland, was brought before Mayor Bryson on an affidavit from Swoveland's son. Johnson, aided by counsel, awaits a preliminary hearing scheduled for February 28. Doctor Paylor reports the injured man improving and likely ready for trial, with proceedings possibly moved to circuit court.
An oil can explosion at the John Weinland farm near Poneto kills Mrs Finel Wallace and Miss Cora Weinland. The pair saved a three year old boy and a ten month old girl, perishing from burns as others escaped. Funeral set for Pleasant Grove church with burial at Six Mass Cemetery.
Two hundred sixty eight lots in the Dunkirk area were sold by Sheriff Elbridge Hudson to the Dickison Trust Company of Richmond Indiana for 33000 dollars. The mortgage holder was the only bidder and the lots will be converted into farms.
The advertisement promotes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for rough skin and cracked areas with occasional use to keep skin soft. It claims immediate relief for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and Protruding Piles and lists druggists as sellers.
The Herald acknowledges receiving a 359 page historical novel Oj Wells in the Woods by John Christopher O Day M D formerly of this city The book is neatly printed and cloth bound and its fictitious characters stay true to life The work should find broad sales in the oil industry themed tale
At a Saturday meeting of the Johnson Post G A R the officers were elected: William Adams Commander J H Wood Senior Vice Commander George Brotherton Junior Vice Commander John W Thornburg Quartermaster Samuel Ellsworth Chaplain George Maddox Officer of the Day William Simons Officer of the Guard.
Harry Colson of Masonville Illinois says Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best cure for piles and is effective for cuts burns and injuries. 250 at McDonell and Jordan Drugists.
A petition signed by about fifty to sixty farmers near Montpelier calls for an agricultural society and a first meeting set for 1906. Miss Daise Emshwiller, partner in Emshwiller Drug Co, receives a Purdue offer to serve as assistant instructor in the Pharmacy department. She has two years at Purdue with honors as the sole woman in her class. She has not decided whether to accept.
George Boxell, who vanished from his Van Buren home on October 16, returned at midnight last night. He says he traveled to Clark County to inspect land for a potential purchase. He is greatly changed, having shaved his mustache, and offered no explanation for his absence.
Fifty or more Montpelier residents attended the Hartford City commission meeting to hear evidence in the third ward remonstrance filed a week earlier. The case focused on legality and methods of securing and presenting signatures as opposing lawyers pressed technical points, with a decision expected Saturday, December 23.
Public notice proclaims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can cure leucorrhea, female weakness, prolapse, or falling of the womb and offers $500 to any case it cannot cure after a fair trial. Testimonies from Mrs. Loretta Webster praise the remedy's health benefits and urge women to seek its cure over doctor prescriptions.
Notice of public auction at Geo. W. Franklin residence two miles NW of Montpelier on the Joe Schneider farm. On Monday December 18 1905 nine oclock a m sale includes brood mares one draft mare two sow sows two cows and calves farm implements and harnesses terms cash up to five dollars and credit nine months on larger sums with note and security.
Harry Fidler, who broke his right leg in a Keystone football game, drove to the city Friday to spend the day. He is progressing well and able to be out though still hobbling on crutches. Mrs. Ida Rinard and Mrs. Weston visit Mrs. Peterson near Five Points for a day.
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