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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
4
L. Troutman, MTCR manager, notes post office status as second class. A quip about Haskell writing to the President and campaign finance asks for a million to the campaign committee. The piece mentions Roosevelt and crowd calls to stump or woods as the day ends.
Calvin Troutman son of Mr and Mrs Charles Troutman Miller street suffered a broken collar bone in a Montpelier football game on Sunday. The Montpelier player’s knee struck Troutman’s collar bone causing three fractures. He will probably not play this fall and had the bone set and placed in a plaster cast in Bluffton.
Levering and Heap of Square Deal Clothiers Montpelier announce a week of final stock reductions before closing their doors. They will ship stock and move to St Marys Ohio, with packing beginning Monday and departure the day after election. They plan to buy a new fall stock for the Ohio store.
A farmer from Rural Route 2 Em pire Ga Web Ford reports Arnica Salve cured two venereal ulcers and a leg infection. He claims the product is worth more than its weight in gold and would not trade the farm for more. Available for 26 cents at Maddox Drug Store.
James Waugh and his wife will move this week to Winamac to spend their remaining years with their daughter Mrs. James Brown. He is remembered for the park west of town and for arriving 72 years ago from Vermont at age 17. At nearly 80 and nearly blind he remains sharp, grateful to locals, and plans a quieter life after decades here.
Dr C A Sellers resigns as Republican candidate for coroner on the eve of filing leaving no replacement time. He is in Utah, likely missing the election date, clearing a path for W E Thornton the Democratic nominee, with bets favoring his victory.
With two vacancies for Justices of the Peace in Licking and Harrison townships a coming election is required. Republicans of Harrison nominate Daniel Arnold and Wm Simons while Democrats name Henry Sills and James B Fear.
The public well on the square, funded by merchants and driven by Farmers' Deposit Bank, reached 1463 feet with a strong cold water vein striking near the casing top. It sits close to the W. C. T. U. well, though 44 feet deeper was required for a reliable flow.
Mrs Malinda Dawley 75 died Sunday at five at the home of her son James Dawley near the Wells Jhy county line. She leaves three children John C. Dawley James F. Dawley and Mrs Amanda Jane Smith of Bartlesville Oklahoma. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 from Union Chapel conducted by Rev Addington.
A blaze in Roll, six miles west of Montpelier, washed through the Wm Ely general store, Dr Harrold’s office, and a nearby house. Losses total about 12 000 dollars with roughly one third covered by insurance. Ely store valued at 6 000 with 4 000 insured. Fire reported shortly after midnight amid drought limits and no local fire equipment. Origin undetermined. few goods saved.
On Monday evening a group met at Mrs Heminger's home and formed The Christian Daughters society to foster high spiritual excellence among young women. Officers elected were President Ruth Kiy Secretary Lena Flick and Treasurer Pearl Cook. They planned to meet again at the church Sunday afternoon October 25 at 2:30 for initiation of new members.
W F and E E Sinclar and other Montpelier stockholders completed a cash sale of 850000 barrels of oil and six 5000 barrel steel tanks for 511000. The deal funds debts, leaves daily production, and brings relief to local investors who had stored oil in costly tanks.
Merchants' National Bank of Dunkirk N Y files suit to foreclose on oil lease mortgages tied to farms in Chester township against Alva M Jennings Robert B Dungan John A Dungan Montpelier Lumber Co Simmons Daily Frank M Johnson Adalgo Wandle and Fredonia National Bank. Case notes August 1900 loan of 15000 and notes paid by 1957 except 5000. Local attorney Sharpe Sturgis represents bank.
Advertises Goffee African Java strong coffee praised for strength and purity. Offers highest grade at 12 cents per pound for bulk purchases, arguing the product rivals ordinary package goods sold at 15 to 16 cents. Promises bulk gains from 500 to 1000 pound lots to many customers.
Blackford county circuit court opened its October term with several cases dismissed including Sutton vs Baltes Co for conversion and Wasson vs U T Co for damages. Sarah Miller returns home from Converse after visiting Florence Vance near Montpelier.
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