Safe Blowers Loot Post Office and Store Then Steal Horse
A gang of burglars hit Rell in Weebington township six miles west of Montpelier on a Friday night. They dynamited the post office safe taking 155 in cash and 76 in stamps and stole a horse and buggy from Tampleton Brothers barn. No arrests yet. the robbers escaped toward Marion after abandoning the rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rell
Weebington Township
Montpelier
Spost
J. A. Palmer
Tampleton Bros
Marion
Uncle Sam
United
Mrs Gilliland’s Death Attempt Reported By Bluffton Friend
A Bluffton resident writes to the Banner defending Mrs Ed Gilliland after a recent death by her own action note. He argues the home life with three families under one roof drove her mind to unbalance and that the Banner misrepresented her circumstances. The letter urges understanding of mental strain and challenges harsh judgments about her dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gilliland
Bluffton
Ed Gililand
Youssy
Buleide
Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure Promoted For All Ages
An advertising brief touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure as safe for young children and all ages. It credits a green monotolious shrub with lung healing properties and claims the remedy calms coughs without opium or chloroform. The product is described as a resinous plant extract called The Sacred Herb and widely sold by dealers.
New York Dismisses Lid Fitters With Bold Action
The article notes New York demolished public restraint by uproariously tearing up its lid, undermining efforts by those attempting to construct a compliant lid. The vivid dispatch underscores a provocative display affecting policy makers and builders alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fear seeks restraining order over Montpelier mill sale
H F Fear claimed to have an agreement with C J Wolf owner of the Montpelier flour mill to exchange his house for the mill and its wagons horses and equipment. Wolf later refused to close the deal. Fear obtained a restraining order from Judge Sturgis to prevent Wolf from selling the mill while the dispute proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Fear
C. J. Wolf
Montpelier
Fear
Wolf
Sturgis
Emshwiller Named Democratic District Chairman
A. G. Emshwiller was chosen chairman of the Democratic district committee at a Penn Thursday convention on the eighth ballot over Peter J. Coyle and others. Voters across Blackford Cass Grant and surrounding counties supported Emshwiller, with a unanimous Cass County nomination following his selection. Emshwiller, a Nottpelier native now in Hartford City, is praised for capable leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
A .G. Bushwiller
Democratic District Committee
Penn
Peter J. Coyle
Peru
Albert Jenkins
Cass County
Wa. Wilson
Wabash
Coyle
Emshwiller
Jenkins
Wilson
Emshhwiller
Blackford
Cass
Grant
Emsbwiiller
Huntrotgon
Fesbwiller
Mismi
Femsbwiller
County Teachers Set January Meeting Dates
At a recent Hisckford County teachers' association executive meeting the annual gathering is scheduled for Friday and Saturday January 17 and 18 at Hartford City. Speakers include De W L Bryan and State Superintendent Cotton on Friday and Dr E H Bughes and Walter Ratliff on Saturday with elections for officers to be held.
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Hisckford County
de. W. L. Bryan
State University
Cotton
Indiana
E.H. Bughes
DePauw
Blackford County
Walter Ratliff
Roll
Myers
Hartford City High School
Sunny South trip diary from Indiana to Florida
L. L. Howard describes a Christmas season journey from Montpelier to Cincinnati Atlanta Macon Jacksonville and Orlando. He notes crowds in trains, state capitol visits Grant Park Cyclorama ostrich farm and orange groves plus salty remarks on saloons bourbon whiskey and local commerce. He plans to write again and asks friends to reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
Atlanta
State Capitol
Grant Park
Macon
George
Indiana
Indianapolis
Montpelier
L. L. Howard
State Corn Show At Purdue January 13 16 1908
Premium awards and a traveling cup will honor the corn winner for one year at the State Corn Show. The Purdue exhibit and Farmer's Short Course provide education on corn stock dairying poultry horticulture and household economies. Samples should arrive by January 13. send for rules and premium lists to G I Christie Lafayette Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Pffor
Corp
G. I. Christie
Lafayette
Indiana
Indiana Reports Bumper 1907 Crop Totals Across Staples
The state agriculture bulletin cites Indiana 1907 crops with corn at 164,840,000 bushels from 4,690,000 acres valued at 75,978,000. wheat at 34,013,000 bushels on 2,362,000 acres valued at 29,931,000. oats at 36,633,000 bushels valued at 1,407,000. Irish potatoes yield 87 bushels per acre on 4,000 acres valued at 4,750,000. The document notes bumper crops overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Standard Old Company
Kencsase Mountain Laodis
Tadien
Express firm to gain control of baggage on trolley line
The Hurt ington Herald reports United States Express and Tadiana Union Traction have formed a deal giving exclusive baggage shipment rights over the trolley line. An agent says no official announcement has been made and details remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Certein
United States Express Company
Tadiana Union Traction Company
Sach
Badger
Hurtington Herald
Modern Woodmen Camps Set Silver Anniversary Events
Hartford City Modern Woodmen of America will celebrate the order’s silver anniversary by inducting a new class January 14. Montpelier and Eston camps will confer the degree work, followed by a banquet, with the royal camp invited to attend the joint installation in Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Modern Woodmen of America
Montpelier
Eston
Royal
Modern Woodmen
Jar
Hartford City Times-Gazette
Electric Bitters touted as cure for malaria misery
A. Jamag of Louellen SC claims Electric Bitters cures misery malaria and cholera, breaking up chills and attacks, clearing yellow jaundice, and aiding stomach liver and kidney problems. Sold under guarantee at Bonge Maddox drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voleon
R. M. Jamag
Louellen
Bonge & Maddox Drug Store
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted
The ad touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery using pure glycerine as a base, claiming it treats indigestion, dyspepsia, weak stomach, and chronic coughs. It warns against substitutes, praises known composition, and cites forty years of cures behind Pierce’s medicines.
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Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Pierce
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Orlando
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Purdue University
Arly Risers
Fesoms
Bitie
Pat
Keen-Kutter
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