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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
5
The Banner notes that an injunction against the new Union township graded school seems unlikely. It states the project stays under debt limits, with costs from 13 000 to not more than 18 000, funded by two years of high taxes. The building will be a top local facility with modern equipment in a central location. Objections should have come before contracting.
The State of Indiana vs Frank Cotton for obtaining money under false pretenses was quashed Thursday afternoon on the defendant’s motion. Cotton, a Bluffton youth, went to Montpelier weeks ago and, while under a “high lonesome,” cashed checks signed by himself with no funds. the checks proved bad.
A son of John Beatty of Irving near Mt. Zion fell from a hay mow Friday and was seriously injured. A physician treated him and found a badly broken arm and severe internal injuries. He will remain in bed for some time.
The Lake Erie and Ft Wayne Railway Company filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state with a capitalization of 315000. The plan calls for a railroad about twenty five miles long in Allen county starting at the Ft Wayne Iron and Steel plant near Fort Wayne and running partly around the city.
The North Indiana Methodist Conference will be held in Muncie starting April 6 with Bishop McCabe presiding. Seven hundred visitors are expected and the schedule covers April 5 to 11 with evangelistic services, sacrament, conference business, anniversaries, sermons, and lectures by notable clergymen and educators.
A New York telegram reports the death of Mrs Chauncey Morlan known as the fattest woman in the world. She was 25 years old and weighed 454 pounds. Her husband, claiming to be the champion fat man, weighs 748 pounds. The couple resided at 2414 Kenwood Avenue Indianapolis when not traveling. They married eleven years ago in St Louis where most relatives lie. They had recently traveled in Europe. Mrs Morton died of diabetes.
A speech extols women as leaders of the temperance cause arguing the Sabbath must be protected from open saloons. It condemns liquor interests pressing reforms while urging Christians to defend moral law and free institutions upheld by the Sabbath against the threat of legalizing Sunday saloons.
Citizens in Huntington rally for subsidies to the Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago line. A mass meeting discussed two railroad projects, with an $125000 subsidy previously refused and an $80000 subsidy tied to building shops and trains to Huntington Portland by January 3 1906. Petition filed with county auditor, $509 expense fund set. Signed by J G Price and 38 others.
Edgar L. Mains of Zionville presides over Jefferson League efforts in Indiana as district chairmen meet at Bliss hotel to finalize the Jefferson clubs structure. E B McDowell is county president with Levi Mack named district president as the group vows enthusiastic action for Democratic success statewide.
The Bloomer girls baseball team requests a new date to play in the near future. The squad previously appeared here years ago with players dressed as girls though about half were actually boys. They delivered a disappointing game and failed to draw the expected crowds.
Leonard Gerone, a Huntington city employee, barely escaped drowning when floodwaters surged after he opened an 18 foot sewer manhole at Division and Canfield to remove debris. A backed up flow swept his feet from under him, but he clung to a ladder step and crawled out exhausted but safe.
William Daniels once a partner in Steck and Daniels of Montpelier was arraigned for insanity. A commission found him fit for an insane asylum and admission to Richmond is sought. Once reputable, he fell to cocaine after Keeley cure treatment. He kept his own syringe, used drugs publicly, and deteriorated into a wreck.
A weather column predicts cold early April with frosts and shifting air. Storm periods appear around April 4 to 6 with warmer rain later, central storms around the 10th through the 13th, and a warm surge with tornado risk from the 14th to 23rd as high winds, hail and thunder intensify.
Mrs. Fred Lehman was brought before Mayor Mack by Marshal Crosbie on complaints from several residents. Since last winter she has been mentally unbalanced, roaming homes at unseemly hours to pray and preach, visiting various houses with no violence. Mayor warned she risks confinement pending a sanity commission and potential hospital placement.
A teacher criticizes modern spelling education arguing that deleting the traditional building method harms fluency. He claims younger students spell better when taught by constructing words from letter names, citing his own children as proof that the older method yields stronger spelling.
Alex Garboden remains on the sick list with the grip. Xora Beeler moves with family to the old Parrot farm southwest of Linn Grove. Jake McCurdy visited Abra ham Spehegher during the week. Heavy rains slow farm work and hurt wheat, with much ground to oats. Mr Mrs Sawyer welcome a baby girl. Andre Brickley erects a wire fence string. Jethro Potter to start sawing when roads improve. Salem church hosts a young peoples meeting Sunday night. H S King loses a fine cow to breathing illness. Chris Wlocher to work for Noah Beeler this year.
Word arrives that a new oil well on the Temple farm near Ohio City, owned by Indiana operators, was shot Thursday and reported to be good for 200 barrels a day.
Last Saturday in Justice Walbert's court an inquest reviewed Mrs Clara Day's mental condition of Nottingham township. Doctors Horton and Spaulding testified she should be taken to the state hospital for treatment. Her condition grew critical, delaying hospital care. She was returned home as the application for commitment proceeded.
Direct connection with southern trains for Cincinnati travelers, tourists tickets to Florida points issued for travel via one route and return via another on application. Stop offs enroute going and returning with an additional fee of six dollars.
H. F. Hise, a special agent for a new commerce and labor department bureau led by George B. Cortely, surveys prisons to measure foreign birthplaces and naturalization among inmates. He travels to collect data to argue for stricter immigration laws, noting alarming immigrant influx in New York and forecasting records for official use.
Dr Hurry of the state health board warns that houses built flat on the ground foster tuberculosis. He cites physicians and local doctors noting the danger of such cottages and temporary homes as disease germs linger in floors clothing and inhabitants.
The Keystone group promises a lively program with a dancing teacher F S Brown of Montpelier directing members. The club aims to provide a club room, indoor and outdoor sports, and plans a fresh day. Ball and football teams will form, with good material for teams and plans for reading material in the reading rooms.
Erie railway announces first and third Tuesday excursions to the west and northwest with one way and round trip options at reduced fares. Information from Erie agents. write O L Enos Marion for details and reduced rates via J B E W R.
Daily March and April tickets to the west and northwest are advertised at very low rates. A postal card with name and address will receive detailed information via the nearest agent or C. A. Ag an, T. P. A. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple event notices and travel sale data from Indiana and California in 1904. Mentions May 18-30 conventic Missionary Society event in Lebanon Indiana and May 3-8 National Association of Retail Grocers conference in San Francisco. Details are incomplete and partially garbled.
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