Bluffton Politicking Echoes Yaller Laig Move in Local Race
In Bluffton on April 6 1904 Democrats eye the new party shift while Evans Walmer and others steer the ticket. Davenport Stevens Kapp and Marsh back the plan as Bill Evans resists, and John Crosbie is proposed for marshal amid factional sarcasm and voter doubt about change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Cook
Waller Laig
Evans
Walmer
Bill Marsh
Bluffton
Davenport
Stevens
Kapp
Remains of Miss Anna Fulton Buried in Fairview
The body of Miss Anna Fulton was interred Tuesday in Fairview cemetery following funeral services at the Presbyterian Church. The burial was postponed due to high flood waters blocking cemetery access. Attending were Charles Fulton and wife, Mrs. Parks and daughter Crystal of Hartford City, Mrs. Howard Lesh of Marion, Mr. O'Brien of Lafayette, and Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. McCague of Fort Wayne. The house service occurred at 10 o'clock and was private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Fulton
Fairview
Presbyterian
Charles Fulton
Parks
Crystal
Hartford City
Howard Lesh
Marion
O’brien
Lafayette
Lawrence and
McCague
Fort Wayne
Obituary for Alvah Helene Caster of Poneto
Alvah Helene daughter of Sidney and Annie Caster Poneto was born January 5 1904 and died April 2 at age 60 months and twenty eight days after a heavy cold in infancy. Funeral service held in the Baptist church conducted by J C F Schenich, with interment at Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah Helene
Sidneys
Annie Caster
Poneto
J. C. F. Schenich
the Grove
Postponed Relifaburg W C Meeting Apr 14
The Relifaburg W C meeting planned for April 14 has been postponed due to several members unable to attend. Further details to be announced by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relifaburg W. C
Ste Fo
List of Delegates for State and Judicial Races
A long republished roster lists state delegates and alternates by township including Jackson, Chester, Liberty, Rock Creek, Union, Nottingham, Harrison, Lancaster, Jefferson, and more. It also includes judicial delegates and alternates with names such as Lewis Unrue Walter Bock Abe Hesher Joel Frye Hugh Dougherty Ernst Wiecking D. N. Decker R. L. McFadden and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
Lewis Unrue
Walter Bock
James Griffith
A. P. Christman
Rock Creek Township
J. H. Lucabaugh
S. H. Haifley
Union Township
Jas. Lipkey
Martin Wickliffe
Nottingham Township
Samuel Warner
L. A. Nutter
John S. Anderson
Wm. Lee
Harrison Township
Hugh Dougherty
Ernst Wiecking
Wm. H. Hickhorn
J. S. Dailey
W. A. Kunkle
W. H. Davis
M. A. Stout
I. Langle
Eph Bowers
C. E. Sturgis
Lancaster Township
Abe Hesher
Joel Frye
Eph Lutz
Rudolph, Shimer
Liberty Township
Ndelegates
John Roberts
Geo
M. Gavin
Geo. Noble
Joseph Stahl
David Matlack
S. D. Vickery
Aaron Moore
Lewis Beerhower
Geo. Silger
Jacob Campbell
D. N. Decker
Ed Harshman
Oliver Ormegby
J. Orr
F. R. Gottschalk
Wm Kirkwood
W. A. Gottschalk
Samuel Gehrett
L. P. Walser
Geo, Jennings
Abram Haines
G. M. King
Frank Biberstine
J. N. Neff
Abe Simmons
R. W. Stine
B. F. Kain
Levi Mack
John Eaton
Thos, Watson
Harl Sturgis
Henry Thoma
Frank Masure
Lewla Cobburn
Jack Monahan
L. C. Heller
J. B. Poffenberger
A. W. Hamilton
John Wilhelm
P. Bender
Frank Christman
Dal Wandel
Wm, Dishl
Isaac Clouser
Amos King
Alex Brickley
Walter
R. L. McFadden
Elijah Huffman
Chester Township
Joseph Burns
J. D. Goodin
H. M. Rinear
John van Camp
H. J. Johnston
John Rowe
Hearst Leaflets Sent To Democrats Prompt Indiana Delegation Talk
Circulars circulated to Democrats claim Hearst opposed free silver and Philippine policy and favored railroad government ownership in a November 1900 Chicago American editorial. The mailings fuel speculation on Hearst’s stance and a Parker challenge, as Hearst literature continues to reach Chicago Democrats daily. The piece notes a looming fight in Indiana for the St. Louis delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hearst
Hearst
Chicago American
Bryan
Parker
Kansas City
Chicago
Indiana
St. Louis
New Shoe Clerk Arrives in Bluffton
George D. Snyder engages Charles Daling of Fort Wayne to replace T. Wilson Grove at the Bluffton shoe store. Darling is an experienced shoe man from Prass & Reed's Fort Wayne store, well recommended and expected to adapt quickly to Bluffton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Snyder
Charles Daling
Fort Wayne
T. Wilson Grove
Mr. Darling
Prass & Reed
Bluffton
Unclaimed Letters List for Bluffton Post Office
The advertised letter list for the Bluffton Indiana post office for the week ending April 4 1904 includes unclaimed names Drew C Larmer Fred More Molly Pearce Tom Pancake HM Stutteman Chas B A Sharpe P M indicating letters awaiting pickup from the city office.
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Bluffton
Ind
Drew
Larmer
Fred
More
Molly
Pearce
Tom
Pancake
H. M
Stutteman
Chas
Sharpe
P. M
County Commissioners Address Gravel Roads and Licenses
The Lancaster County board met in regular session to tackle heavy gravel road business and liquor license approvals. Sheriff Johnston’s fee issue was discussed with a plan to pay part of the last term’s salary once collection efforts are shown. Walter Reed was named gravel road superintendent for Lancaster Center. Elm Grove cemetery directors won permission to build a cement sidewalk to their grounds, with plans to connect to Fairview and finish foundations this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stahl
Morris Lipinsky
Market Street
Johnston
Walter Reed
Lancaster Center
Elm Grove Cemetery
Fairview
Way It Works The Average Man Faces Editorial Tone
A fragment notes the public reader role, describing that an average man resents criticism and reacts when editors praise him. The passage hints at reader-editor dynamics and judging fairness in reporting.
Indiana charit able institutions report quarter totals rise in inmates
Reports to the Indiana Bulletin of Charities show 9 210 inmates across 13 state institutions on the quarter’s last day, 344 more than a year earlier, with a daily average of 9 130.26. Employment rose to 1 470, led by hospitals for the insane, Soldiers Home, and School for Feeble Minded Youth as prisons and other facilities vary.
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Board of State Charities
Indiana Bulletin of Charities and Correction
Jeffersonville
Michigan City
Woman’s Prison
Indianapolis
Central Hospital For
Northern Hospital For
Soldiers’ Home
Soldiers’ and Sailors' Orphans
Institution
School
State Prison
Reformatory
Industrial School For
Womiee
Indiana Boys’ School
Kansas oil men hampered by supply shortages and demand
Kansas oil dealers faced early shortages of caging drilling outfits and water for operations. Standard Oil struggled to complete pipelines and tanks but eventual supplies improved. A new challenge emerges as the vast and productive field exceeds tanking capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas
Independence
Kansas Oil Field
Kansas Paper
Kansas Oil
Standard Oil’ Company
Notice to Contractors Wells County Indiana May 3 1904
The Wells County board invites sealed proposals by 10:00 a.m. May 3 1904 for furnishing materials and constructing fifteen gravel roads in Jackson township Wells county Indiana. Bids may cover all roads jointly or each road separately. The election approving the project was held August 12 1903 with returns August 13 1903. County Commissioners Joseph Stahl George Mounsay George W. Lechner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners of
Wells County
Jackson Township
Indiana
Said Township
Joseph Stahl
George Mounsay
George W. Lhchner
Artificial Hand Restores Lost Hand For Studebaker
John A Studebaker returned Saturday night from Chicago where he had been for weeks. He was fitted with an artificial hand that conceals the loss of his left hand. His hand and arm were caught in a mechanism earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Studebaker
Chicago
Studabaker
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HE Bluffton Banner
Geo. L. Saunders
Ofice
Percales
Styles
Evans, Winters & Co
Bee Five
Garth Bixler
Bil Evans
Mr. Martz
Uncle Doc
LeVrine Stevens
John Crosbie
Yaller Laig
Bill Evans
al Walmer
JL. L. Martz
Wm. M. Baker
John Bell
John W. Rinear
John VanCamp
Nate Roberts
Hugh Rowe
Jefferson Township
L. M. Springer
W. A. Woodward
WY. K. Grim
S. M. Kreigh
Congressional Delegates
Geo. W. Lee
S. Lounsbury
Levi Huffman
Wm. McMullen
H. J. Roby
Samuel Griffith
Phanue
McIntire
S. M. Dilman
H.S. Batson
Lot McCullick
Isaac N. Neft
Ezra Cochran
John Gilbert
Nold
Joel Webber
N. W. Shorts
G. M. Way
G. W. Todd
D. Carr
Dover
J. H. Hoffacker
Leonard Myers
Jonathan Seaman
Frank C. Dailey
Will Smith
H. S. Robinson
Clem Brineman
R. F. Cummins
C. M. Miller
A. R. Huylett
M. J. Sawyer
Dan Rinehart
Daniel Harsh
Thos, Wasson
Walter Snyder
N. J
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Oners Court
Ares Ae
Cash Shoe Store
J. A. Studebaker
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