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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
4
The Mooresville Times notes subscription rate at one dollar per year with postal free distribution nationwide. It lists the publisher W T Sage and office in Mooresville Indiana. The paper is entered as second class matter January 16 1907 at the Mooresville post office under the act of Congress of March 3 1879.
The piece argues that current policies push toward government control of railroads. It cites the Interstate Commerce Commission's expanded role and the weakening of rail securities confidence. It warns of a future where the government owns railroads, pays bond interest, and funds deficits through annual acts.
A mid summer camp for boys opens July 26 at Winona Lake for three weeks. Boys organize their own city government with a mayor and officers. The Indiana division of the United Boys Brigade sends 550 members. 1,400+ boys expected from Sunday schools. Delegations from Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Toledo travel. Maine and Ohio groups join. Judge Willis Brown oversees, H B Dickey manages, site covers 400 acres.
Brief items list visits illness and social events across Indiana. J P Clenley in Indianapolis. Bliss Viva Bailey vacationing at home. Typhoid illness and rheumatism noted. Travelers and visitors include McMorris Zionsville Mooresville Ritter in Chicago. Family deaths and funerals in Startinsville Martinsville. Organ sale and social gatherings mentioned. A mix of casual society news and health updates with multiple named towns and individuals.
For sale eggs from M B Turkey and B P Rock owned by R D Sellars. Egg lot available through local trader. Limited quantities. Contact R D Sellars for pricing and pickup details.
First National Bank reports capital of 25000.00 and surplus of 2200.00. It solicits business from individuals firms and corporations and offers four drafts issued free to customers and safety deposit boxes for rent. Officers listed include Geo R Scruggs president John C Webb vice president John Leathers cashier and C H W Woodward assistant cashier.
Agricultural notes advise using ground suitable for potatoes to grow tomatoes. Plow harrow and pulverize, sow in rows four feet apart, plant stems covered to leaves. Vines spread on ground yield more fruit and are easier to mulch, with staking reducing size but lowering total fruit. Pest control cautions avoid Paris green after fruit sets. cannery crops pay best from early harvests.
The town approves a sidewalk and street improvement on the east side of Clay Street and Main to Washington, with cement sidewalks five feet wide, assessed costs, and bonds issued to fund the project. Assessments deferred at ten equal installments with interest, per state act, with enforcement by town authorities and contract obligations.
The document records a town council action to authorize street and sidewalk improvements on Main Street and adjacent avenues in Mooreseville Indiana. It outlines assessment methods, financing via bonds, and requires property owners to pay or be assessed for benefit, with procedures per state corporate statutes and local ordinances.
Contractors are invited to submit bids for the proposed east side of Chay street improvements in Mooresville. Bids due at the Power Clerk’s office before the deadline, with a certified check for up to two percent of the bid to guarantee performance. Plans and specifications available from the Town Clerk’s office.
The text details that the contract check shall be returned to all unsuccessful bidders and to the successful bidder only after signing the contract and furnishing bond. If the successful bidder fails to do so after acceptance, the check and the money may be forfeited as damages. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any bids. CHERRIES A. MANE President. Attest: EF. comer. Clerk
Notice is given by the Board of Trustees of Mooresville Indiana that sealed proposals will be received through the Town Clerk before 7:59 PM June 1 for sidewalk and street paving and crossings on the south side of High Street and others as described. Proposals must include a bid security and be accompanied by specified plans and profiles. bids will be opened and judged under terms of the improvement resolutions.
Administrator of the estate of Spencer Hiatt deceased announces a private sale by order of court. The sale covers described real estate in Indianapolis Indiana with terms including one third cash and rest in installments over eight months, subject to court approval and appraised value.
Garden guidance on improving onion yields through high quality seed, thorough soil preparation, regular cultivation, and weed control. Emphasizes loose, mellow earth, frequent hoeing, and even seed sowing using wheel hoe attachments for best stands and profits.
Brown County shows a promised couch crop of peaches despite unpromising conditions. Waltman orchard is claimed largest in the world, but the writer notes larger peach orchards exist in California and Georgia. High hills delay blooming and deter frost, making Brown County orchards favorable for fruit. Indiana Warmer.
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