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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
10
Township trustees from across the state will travel to Indianapolis for a two day meeting to push for legislation raising trustee pay. Presently trustees receive two dollars per day with no expenses or office costs allowed from salaries, covering 250 to 300 days annually.
Indiana Reformator y managers grapple with 11115 inmates and only 960 cells, forcing double occupancy and worsening discipline. Dining room and chapel will be strained as numbers rise, with Hoffmann kitchen space limited to eleven hundred meals. New Michgan City cell house adds 2200 cells but leaves a shortfall.
The Bluffton Banner notes Warren council plans paving 2800 feet of main street using bituminous macadam. The M B FE company may cover about a third of the street outside railroad rails per its franchise, with interurban lines typically bearing the rest. The project aims to modernize the town as rail and electric lines arrive.
Scott Mills conducts test drilling on the N R Bennett tract just north of Wesfield Illinois near the old Monitor mill. He believes the field may extend north along a hogs back and west of town if successful. A productive well could trigger a small town lot boom with vacant lots in Wesfield and nearby Pilot.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions individuals in a local context with unclear roles. The readable bits reference names and positions but lack concrete events or dates, leaving the exact story obscured while suggesting a community relevance.
The Merchants and Manufacturers Association funds a new Bluffton plant for United States Mica and Mining and Aluminum Co. The company will employ about 200 workers by year end, uses its own mines at Micanite Colorado, and ships raw ore here for processing due to cheaper freight. The plant will expand gradually and adds Bluffton’s distinction as one of four such facilities in the United States.
In Howie Texas a boy named W. L. Hill reportedly grew from 90 to over 180 pounds after using Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He says doctors gave him up but he was cured after 12 doses and attributes his weight gain to the remedy. The ad lists prices 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle offered free.
Sam Kirkwood employed by Hoy Hardware fell seven feet from a ladder while repairing the Rosser farm east of Mortpelier. He suffered a cracked rib but is not considered seriously hurt and is confined to bed. A man with a sprained ankle should rest and use a crutch. A person with a tired stomach needs rest and lighter work.
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