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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
6
Two new cases were filed in the circuit court Tuesday morning. One suit, Ira C. Huff versus The Gopher Oil Company, is to foreclose a mechanic's lien. The other, W. D. Burgan v Wesley Woodruff et al, is an interpleader action.
The Liberty township Sunday school convention will meet at the M. P. church in Liberty Center on Sunday April 17 at 2 pm. The program includes devotional by David Morris, songs by the choir, and talks by Kasler Vorster Thomp son Jackson Merriman Day Garrett Johnson Smith Minnear Michaels. Delegates are asked to attend and participate in discussions aimed at improving Sunday school work.
Public sale at the seller's residence four miles south of Nottingham on Wednesday April 20 1904 describes items including two horses a cow sows wagons surrey buggy implements hay and grain equipment and various farming gear. Sale to begin at 10 o'clock a m. Disjointed trailing words mention ducks and urban scenes but convey the core auction listing.
The Charles C. Deam news stand, long housed at the drug store, has been sold to Milton and Morris Edris I who assume immediate possession. The stand, a busy, profitable venture, hampers the drug department and will move once a new location is chosen, with several sites under consideration including the A. J. Kindle music room.
L. L. Martz, new probation officer, reports enthusiastic support from boys at Julia Work school for boys. A letter from Orlando Rich says he likes his new home, asks about his mother, and requests the street and number so he can write.
Ada Edith May Harnish born Fort Wayne Indiana November 12 1891 died March 24 1904 at age twelve after a long illness leaving her mother three brothers and two sisters her father preceded her nine years ago. Her short life drew love from Sabbath school teachers and classmates who recall her sweet presence and cheerful ways. The note ends with a devotional image of a rose transplanted to bloom in heaven and a final blessing for the mourning family. Tom Mack returned Tuesday from Wayne where he had an appendectomy.
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company filed a $7,500,000 mortgage with North America Trust Company of Philadelphia to back a first consolidated 5 percent gold bond issue due 1934. The filing spans Grant and several Indiana counties, and the traction system serves Fort Wayne, Peru, Logansport, Lafayette, and lines between Wabash and Logansport, with incorporation extending to many counties and towns. This marks a step in ongoing interurban merger efforts in northern Indiana.
The Indianapolis superior court dissolved the injunction against the state board of education allowing a new contract for arithmetic books with D. C. Heath & Company. Silver, Burdette & Co. had sought to block the move citing flaws in Indiana arithmetics editions. Educators expect the Heath edition to offer a superior, cheaper text for pupils statewide.
At Lew Dailey post G A R meeting the council voted to muster Gus Tierstiger and 151 Craig as sons of the post, grant uniforms like the Forty Seventh Regiment, and maintain the old organization. A regular meeting is set for April 15 1904 at 1 pm with roll call urged and dues paid.
The Walmer and Eng eler building will proceed with greater rapidity as front pillars are replaced with modern iron ones and the east side big window has been cut through. Work on the neo portion progressed slowly.
Local debate rages over railroad franchises with three factions opposing, supporting limited subsidies, or backing any price. C and B C. ready to take 80000, Fort Wayne and Northwestern seeks 65000 for Union township route. Community papers publish views as residents discuss dates and terms. Oscar Way prospects for a baseball staff spot noted along with college connections.
Ossian sees a large exodus of students heading to colleges as spring term begins. A sizable share enrolled at state university, with Miss Fern among those taking the next step after high school.
The C. B. C. company sends workers Monday to spread ballast. This first real opportunity to lay gravel on the roadbed uses gravel from the right of way cut, letting good weather drive progress. The move doubles as two benefits for the line and efficiency.
Ed Walmer returned to Hartford City Tuesday to help finalize the stock invoice for the shoe store bought by David Etchhorn. Etchhorn plans to open by Thursday with Wilson Grove in charge of the store.
The Murray and Bluffton United Presbyterian congregations report year totals for March 31 1904 with allocations to church board salaries congregational expenses and pastor salaries. The Junior Missionary Society sent six dollars to Laixon Egypt and ladies society gave twenty dollars to mission boards and sixteen fifty to the bank offer fund. Six Mile W C T U meets at Mrs Oliver Markleys Monday at 130 PM and Miss Henrietta Arnold resigns from Pursman Johnston Co. and takes a bookkeeper job at Studabaker Bank Bluffton.
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