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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
5
Local notes mention C O Spahr of Portland visiting Montpelier and various ads urging Hughes Cash Store trade. Short items report Mrs Walter Shields, Miss Margaret Brackin illness, horse sale visits, dances, and a mix of medicinal and bleaching products advertised by local stores.
Mrs. Frank Moore learns of the death of her cousin James Davis shot in his Chattanooga area office by E. B. Edwards a former railroad worker seeking revenge. Edwards fled but is said captured. Davis had previously left Newcastle and burial will be in Carolina.
A reader notes that pure food laws push main mail order houses out of the grocery trade. The piece argues standardized standards protect buyers, contrasting mail order goods with home merchants who offer reliable quality and prompt service.
Clem Rook of Montpelier found a turkey crate at the interurban station he believed was his. He filed papers and planned a case before Mayor Schneider, but discovered the bird wasn’t his and dismissed the case. Kimes and son had purchased the turkey last Friday from Geo. Mooney. the thieves should still be pursued.
The Columbia Hotel in Montpelier has been crowded with guests for days, forcing beds in parlors. A proposed Ft. Wayne and Springfield rail extension would run south from Decatur through Berne and other towns. A Decatur boosters meeting endorsed the project while Montpelier plans a strong July race meet with early horse purchases.
Invitations go to all interested in manual training and art to visit the Roll school building next Friday afternoon March 27. The town’s small school will display drawings paintings basketry weaving rag carpet and wood work with the exhibit room open at 1 pm after a forenoon program. The piece urges cultivation of the hand along with the mind as essential to a child’s life.
The April issue features Kellogg Durlana on Russian Revolt women and Jane Adams on working women and sailors. Dr. Hale discusses home meaning. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps continues Through Life As Do Part. Easter cover and pictorials highlighted. local dinner hosted for the Carsons. library plastering nearly done with woodwork pending.
H E Barnard the state food and drug commissioner received reports from health officers nationwide opposing private water supplies in cities. Officers say well water risks contamination and is dangerous for domestic use, with many cities banning or restricting wells.
The saloon keepers of Gas City and Jonesboro along with Marion peers form a group to ensure strict observance of Indiana Sunday closing laws. Every Mill township saloon has joined the association. Last Sunday no licensed dealer sold intoxicating liquor in the township. They claim prior rule breaking was public sentiment, but vow strict future enforcement.
Notice announces a public auction at a Keystone area farm one mile north and two west, on Tuesday March 31, 708, starting 10 o clock. Items include a general purpose mare a smooth Jersey cow chickens runabout buggy harness incubator brooder coal and household goods. Auction conducted by Jos Burns Audt J W Daniels. Gilbert plans a future Oklahoma Texas trip.
Advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming it cures catarrh and digestive ailments by acting on mucous surfaces. It recommends Nasalar cleansing with Catarrh Remedy, and offers a booklet of medical authorities explaining ingredients. Address and mail details included.
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