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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
2
State trustees from across the region will gather in Indianapolis for a two day meeting to discuss securing an improved wage for their role. Trustees currently earn 2 dollars per day for time in office, with salaries financing office costs and no expenses. The piece notes broad support for higher pay, noting election pressure and the ability of candidates to spend money to obtain the office.
The Indiana Reformatory reports 11 115 inmates with only 960 cells, leaving 100 to 150 two inmate cells. Dining room and chapel capacity will soon be insufficient, and even a new Michgan City cell house with 720 cells for 970 inmates fails to fully relieve the congestion.
Bluffton Banner reports Warren plans beautification and expansion as the town, now served by steam and electric lines, considers paving 2500 feet of Main Street with bituminous macadam. The M B A R company would pay a third of the cost. curb benefit and franchise terms affect the rest and shared use is expected.
Scot Mills Wilngatting notes a potential oil field expansion north of the town of Westae along the river. He suggests drifting to extend the field, with a view to a new town area if a well is found, given vacant property in the town plot. Oil City Derrick.
The Bluffton News reports a new manufacturing plant beginning with a modest staff to train workers and expand to about two hundred employees as machinery is installed. The plant’s opening marks Bluffton as home to one of four such facilities in the United States.
A garbled Texas page fragment mentions a person named Geras Wo Ta and references powers, a terriate coupe, and four owes. It also lists words like Corser pier Powers recdieed and references a New Tipeeuse for Consen tian with unclear dates and places.
Mr and Mrs Morris Sawyer and son Wilbur of Bluffton were guests of Professor T E Williams and his family Sunday.
A local report describes Sam Kirkwe and two others injured in a vehicle crash. One injured person sprained an ankle and will use crutches while others are treated for stomach issues. The article mentions digestive aid Kodoi as a recommended remedy.
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