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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
5
The snippet shows varied grain and feed prices including oats mixed at 8.00 per bushel, oats mixed at 0.70, corn mixed at 0.88, and Timothy and light mixed lots with prices around 10.00 and 78.50 for listed lots. Specific items include St Gorn yellow, No. 1 Timothy, No. 3 Timothy, and Glover mix.
Pelham notes list residents traveling between Hartford City Muncie Bluffton and Huntington with visits shopping and family events. DeWitt products sold at Pioneer Drug Store appear alongside booster items for local pharmacies and holiday preparations. Interspersed items mention school programs medical ad notices and weather indications for the Christmas season.
City council hears remonstrances from about a hundred citizens over street improvement charges on High Street with multiple property owners claiming over assessment. Spokesmen, including residents and business owners, urge corrections and equalization as debates delay other business.
James Sutton sold an email building to the city for six percent to be used as a pest house. It was placed on the Neal farm west of the city and Sutton says it was never paid for. He now seeks payment, with Frank Dizzle in possession, the sale tied to Neal’s purchase and considered part of it.
A Herald reporter notes public remarks praising Nantpelier merchants for quality and wide goods. Shoppers from Bluffton Hartford City and Muncie are cited as making liberal purchases and commending local offerings. The piece urges detractors to support Montpelier to keep it thriving as Indiana's best city in 9173.
Montpelier plans a 9 PM banquet at the Columbia House for the city football team with a no smoker policy and a novel affair. Players will receive black jerseys with a large gold M, ordered via Levering and Heap.
A marriage license was issued today to Mise Maude May Clice and Theodore Soulvester Kimes. The bride is eighteen with parental consent. the groom is seventeen. The wedding is described as one of the holiday celebrations in Bluffton.
Montpelier merchants announce extended hours to aid holiday shoppers with stores staying open evenings after eight o clock from now until after Christmas. Most shops will close all day on Christmas Day.
John Weathers reports Louis Shuley, the killer of W A Watson of Midland, now works in mines near Moberly after fleeing Sullivan County a year ago. He previously lived at Midland and was believed to have returned to Kentucky. An armed posse searched two weeks for traces but found none.
Frederick Widemann a sixty year old contracting stone and brick mason was found dead in an alley in Fort Wayne Indiana on December 17. A bottle labeled carbolic acid lay beside the body and his mouth showed severe burns. He reportedly despondent from loneliness.
Bloomfield Indiana December 17 court opens with the Beasley murder case. George S Beasley of Linton is accused of walking from his business to his home last June and fatally shooting his wife as she stood on the veranda with her children.
James Ray a 35 year old teamster and husband was kicked on the head by a mule in Evansville Indiana. The skull fracture is fatal and doctors expect his death.
Dr Pierce promotes the Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifying tonic effective against indigestion liver disorders bronchial catarrh and skin eruptions. It is offered with a free booklet and pills for constipation and a mail order promotion encourages sending 50 cents for a sample.
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