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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
4
Political announcements for county offices in local conventions
A set of screening notices from readers announcing candidacies for county clerk clerk of the circuit court commissioner and trustee positions. Names include Robert Guse man Clyde Strait Sach erf Willis B Redding Albert Hart Henry Pittenger and Amon Markin all asserting candidacy subject to respective Democratic or Republican nominating conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Guseman
Licking Township
Clyde Strait
Herald
Harrison Township
Sach&erf
Willis B. Redding
Henry Pittenger
The
Amon Markin
Turtle pet kept by Indianapolis woman returns to Lake Manitou
An Indianapolis woman who has summers near Lake Manitou has kept a small turtle as a house pet for three years. She reports the creature, carried in a pasteboard box, thrives on clover flies and worms and responds to her voice. The turtle has not grown during captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Lake Manitou
Rochester Republican
Campaign plans outline in Hartford City Times Gazette
The Republican state central committee maps a campaign plan for every county with Hartford City expected to host a major public speaking event. L C Johnson of Montpelier weighs leading the Blackford county effort and James Watson may be invited to speak in Hartford City and elsewhere. C L Thompson travels to Ft Recovery for stomach treatment. his stepson Wm Rowe arrives to help manage the Thompson Green Street business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City Times-Gazette
Republican State Central Committee
L. C.johnson
Montpelier
Blackford
Hartford City
James Watson
C. L. Thompson
Ft. Recovery
Wm. Rowe
Portersville, IM
Finger Jerked Off By Weight Of Body In Accident
Samuel Studabaker, son of Phillip Studabaker, lost the little finger of his left hand in a barn accident at the Lewis Abshire farm in Nottingham township. He jumped from a hay loft, a ring on the finger caught on a nail, and as he fell the weight tore the finger from the hand. The ring pulled away bone and flesh, requiring amputation between the two joints. A ligament strand from wrist to finger was pulled out eleven metres long. Dr. Markley of Petroleum treated the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Studabaker
Phillip Studabake
Lewis Abshire
Nottingham Township
Markley
Petroleum
Tribute to Father of Lee Levering Freeson
The St Marys Ohio Evening Leader remembers father of Lee Levering Freeson Howard Levering born March 10 1842 in Piqua Ohio died July 12 age 66. The obituary covers his marriages children including Lee and Forest and notes his work as butcher carpenter and farmer. Funeral services are planned Tuesday at 2 p.m. at his residence on West South Street with burial at Elmgrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys, C
Lee Levering
Freeson Howard Levering
Piqua
Ohio
St. Marys
St.,Marys
Leveing
First Baptist Church of
West South Street
W. T. Carpenter
M. E. Todd
Elmgrove
Indiana appoints county agents for corn exhibit
Preparatory steps for a large Indiana exhibit to travel to the National Corn Exposition in Omaha next December. Governor Han fy names agents in every county to aid the Indiana Corn Commission in arranging county shows, with winners advancing to the national event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Omaha
Hanfy
Indiana Corn Commission
Escaped convict returns to serve sentence after Salvation Army conversion
William McCarty, 40, once stole surgical instruments from Dr. Brothers in Montpelier and was jailed for 14 years. After parole, drunken relapse and multiple jail terms, he found religion with the Salvation Army in North Yakima and vowed to surrender to Michigan City authorities, hoping to serve his remaining time and rebuild his life. He traveled via Chicago after contacting Gov. Hanly and Col. French, expressing remorse and readiness to work in any needed workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McCarty
Montpelier
Huggins
Dr. Brothers
Geo. Friend
Vaughn
State Penitentiary
Yakima
Wash
Salvation Army
McCarty
Hanly
Michigan’City
Chicago
Col. French
Territorial
Michigan City
The Way He Did It
Zeke and Keturah have dated for a year and, after a circus visit, discuss their future. She imagines becoming the octopus in a glass tank to have many arms to protect and please her partner for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebbe
Price of Patriotism: Fourth of July Casualties Rise
Grim Fourth of July statistics show 71 killed and 2,024 injured in the United States. The death toll exceeds all prior years since 1699, with 13 more deaths than last year. Injuries drop from 1907 but remain high, marking the smallest total since 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indiana Elk Elects Grand Officers at Dallas Convention
At the national convention in Dallas Texas Warren G Sayer of Wabesh was chosen Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight Los Angeles will be the next convention city The annual report by John K Tener shows 46545 members affiliated or initiated 264 suspended or expelled 8208 stricken for nonpayment 5368 demitted de
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Dallas
Texas
Warren G. Sayer
Wabesh
Los Angeles
John K. Tener
Charleroi
Grand Lodge
Philadelpha
Edward Leach
Grand Trustees
Elks National Home
Favorites Defeated in 2:25 Pace at Lima Races
At Lima University Billy K belonging to I C Neal of Montpelier and Richard Sinclair of Lima beat all favorites in the 2 25 pace. He won in three straight heats with times 2 19 2 193 23173. Billy B driven by Harry Snyder in his first pacing race shows promise after a successful career under trainer Volney French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Billy K
I. C. Neal
Montpelier
Richard Sinclair
Billy B
Trotters
Volney French
G. W. Mullikan
Harry Snyder
Snyder
Kern’s Young Son Boosts Dad in Campaign Visit
John Kern Jr., eight, son of Democratic vice presidential candidate John W. Kern, visits aunt in Irvineport. He wins cousins and clashes in a schoolyard debate with Greensfelder and Herz children. He plans to return next week for Indianapolis ratification rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kern, Jr
John W. Kern
J. B. Shultz
Vcangport
Journal
Edward Shultz
Young Kern
Greensfelder Boys
Jacob Herz
Rural carriers gain year round vacation option
Rural mail carriers are pleased by a new order from the post office department. A prior order restricted the two week paid vacation to June through October, but the new directive allows taking the vacation at any time during the year, increasing flexibility for carriers.
County Auditors Prep New Road Tax Books
County Auditor Daugherty is preparing new road tax books that will list each landowner’s obligation to either work out or pay for road upkeep. In Licking Washington and Harrison townships the tax is 10 cents per $100 valuation, and in Jackson township the rate is 20 cents per $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty
Licking
Washington
Harrison Townships
Jackson Township
Questioning Greek life in ancient times teased in humor
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Leader ponders ancient Greek customs. The Boston Teacher-Waldo asks if one would live in Greece, the Boston Pupil resists, and B. T. jokes that Greek mothers wore wooden sandals while Greek boys wore none.
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Boston
Waldo
B. P
Cleveland
Bleak Exchange in Illustrated Bits Cartoon
The snippet shows Tinele Jehosophag telling a companion of plans to drown a kitten, prompting a cautious reply about it being “nice” of you and a mention that the mother says the act must be done. The fragment preserves a dark note within a humor page.
Indiana official gathers data on 1908 industrial conditions
Charles L. Stubbs of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics visited the city to collect focal data and statistics for an accurate 1908 industrial conditions report. He urged thorough, exact responses, especially on municipal affairs, to show local factory openings and inducements and suitable products for state sections. He then proceeded to Bluffton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Stubbs
Indiana Bureau of Satistics
Indiana
Bluifton
Ehrsam to reopen Herald block hotel and boarding house
Paul Ehrsam will reopen the hotel portion of the Herald block for public use this Saturday as a first class hotel and boarding house. Mrs Ehrsam will assist in management bringing restaurant experience to meals. The venture abandons The Rose name and seeks a novel municipal enterprise approach. Bids invited for a city bakery with 55000 pounds daily capacity using continuous baking. machinery latest designs to be installed under Robert supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ehrsam
Herald
Ehrsam
Eo- Bert
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