Corridor court house wired for electric lights delays
Court house work to install electric light wiring will take at least two weeks delaying opening of the term. The big room will be ready for business when court opens Monday. Clerkstedt Baker reports 25 new cases since last adjournment and 40 state cases on the docket. Grand jury starts next Monday and may add more indictments. In Blackford county land and gambling probes have yielded many indictments. Montpelier reports no gambling devices and a stricter local tone of court enforcement.
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Studabaker
Blackford
Vaughn
Montpelier
Mont- Petier
Phady
Death of Miss Irene Bell in Denver at seventeen
A. R. Bell of Smith and Bell reports Miss Irene Bell died in Denver Colorado after being there since January nineteenth for health reasons. The 17 year old Decatur Bluffton resident was well known locally and will be returned to Decatur for burial.
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Decatur
Irene Bell
A. R. Bell
Smith & Bell
Denver
Colo
Miss Bell
Colorado
Bluffton
Flood of Eggs Overwhelms City Stores Saturday
Eggs poured into the city in vast numbers on Saturday with estimates of about 50 000 eggs landed in town. Wells county hens supply the supply as merchants ship the goods to the packing house for eastern markets, leaving few for home use.
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Wells County
Bluffton Boys Rediscover Stamp Collecting
After years of quiet, Bluffton youngsters revive stamp collecting. Kids empty old letters, steam them, and place valuable finds in albums. Several boys report real value in their collections.
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Bluffton
Vacation and municipal plans noted in local items
Dr J R Spivey of the C C Deam force is off duty for a month for health reasons. Doe takes a health vacation spending most time outdoors. Warren plans to switch to coal fuel at the water works plant and discard the old gas engine. Town trustees awarded a contract to Soulen for building an engine room at 782.60.
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J. R. Spivey
C. C. Deam Force
Doe
Warren
Uel
Soulen
District convention selects W. W. Angel as National delegate
Captain W. W. Angel chosen as National delegate by the district convention of the abolitionists. Angel has long been active in party work in this region and is deemed well merited for the honor.
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W. W. Angel
Fire destroys Hullinger & Bearhart store in Keystone
A devastating Monday night fire in Keystone leveled the Hullinger & Bearhart general store opposite the schoolhouse. The $14,000 loss, with $2,500 insurance, left surrounding buildings scorched but saved by a village bucket brigade and rapid turnout. No arson suspected, fire origin thought to be in front of the building possibly from a cigar stub.
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Keystons
Hullinger & Bearhart
Rev W W Tinker Dead in Los Angeles Cal
The Bluffton community mourns Rev W W Tinker who died Monday in Los Angeles after an electric car accident. He had led Bluffton’s Baptist church from 1884 to 1887 and later preached in California. His wife and daughter receive heartfelt sympathy from former parishioners.
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Geo. F. McFarren
Bell Tinker
Los Angeles
Cal
Bluffton
Tinker
Smallpox Case Reported in Nottingham Township
Health Officer Severin traveled to Nottingham Tuesday to investigate a mild smallpox case. John Uptegraft tested positive and was quarantined along with other local victims after exposure through Wilson. Doctors who once doubted an epidemic now urge prompt isolation and strict precautions to halt new cases.
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Severin
Nottingham
Louis Severing
Nottingham Township
John Uptegraft
Uptegraft
Wilson
Obituary of Franklin Willis of Poneto Indiana Civil War veteran
Franklin Willis born September 9, 1839 in Ross county Ohio died April 10 1904 at Poneto Wells Indiana aged 64 years 7 months 1 day a Civil War veteran who received a pension for service disabilities Married January 1 1862 to Rebecca Holloway they had eight children two sons and six daughters One son and three daughters preceded him Funeral services held at Poneto M B H church April 12 led by Rev J C F Scherich interment Stahl cemetery Community extends sympathy to the family.
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Franklin Willis
Ross County
Ohio
Ponato
Wells County
Indiana
Poneto
Rebecca Holloway
M. BH
J. C. F. Scherich
The
Baptist
Stahl
J. C. F. Schdrich
Filed a Ditch Petition Reported in New Jersey Proceedings
Mary A Gaskill and others including Charles W Stinson C M Mossburg Winfield B France N J Evalina Kober R O Erwin Duckey John Mosa filed a ditch petition in the local court proceedings. The document lists several residents and addresses as involved parties in the drainage matter.
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Mary A. Gaskill
Charles W. Stinson
C. M. Mossburg
Winfield
France
N. J
Evalina Kober
Erwin
Duckey
John Mosa
Pugney Notes on Local Illnesses and Visits
Measles affect several residents as Mrs Will Wasson and others recover. Mrs Silas Wisner and Mrs Mentzer family members are mentioned with health concerns. Mrs Jeff Prough travels to Michigan for treatment, accompanied by her husband. Visitors include Mrs Wilkerson and Mrs Bowman, with Bowman ill earlier. Various residents travel, relocate, or attend services as Doctor Yonker treats Marion Garton who is expected to walk soon. John Beckner returns from Los Angeles for health reasons. Os sian relocation cited. Several communal activities and small events noted amid ongoing illnesses.
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Will Wasson
Silas Wisner
Wisner
Jeff Prough
Michigan
Wilkerson
Bluffton
Bowman
Nell Wilkins
Poneto
Marion Garton
John Sowards
Ossian
Mr. Sowards
Rev. Elzey
Joe Richey
Tocsin
Anna Nash
T. J. Sowards
Peoples' Store Carpet Dept Deluged With New Patterns
Unusual stir in the carpet department draws attention to Peoples' Store as they push a large stock of new up to date patterns. Shoppers flock to browse and compare textures and colors amid a lively sale atmosphere.
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Peoples
Local notes on farming and family visits in the county
Weather delays spring work while farmers build fences and barns. Funk and Miller near completion of a machine shed with Charles Dubach doing carpentry. Residents welcome new workers and visitors from Bernes, Poneto, Decatur, and Portland. A Young People meeting at Salem next Sunday features talks on transforming lives.
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Kreps
Funk & Miller
Charles Dubach
Bernes
Noah Beeler
C. B. Funk
Alien Speheger
Mr. Garboden
Roy Brown
Suffrenus Kreps
Poneto
Harvey Garbonden
Decatur
Eric Watson
Portland
G. W. Watson
Salem
Christ
Joseph Bears
Wesley Miller
Della Gottschalk
Bessie Grandlenard
Old Resident Henry A Mann Dies at 75 Plus Years of Service
Henry A Mann a long time Poneto area resident died aged over 75. He farmed one mile south of Poneto on 180 acres and held a four person stake in the local Po neto grain elevator. A Civil War veteran of Co K Fifty third Indiana he served as Poneto Baptist church clerk for 32 years and deacon 14 years. He was born July 8 1828 in West Virginia to a German-born father. He married Martha Allen on January 8 1856 and left two children Emma who died at age two and James of Nottingham township. Ben Noli and family from Fort Wayne are visiting today.
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Henry A Mann
Wells County
Poneto
Poneto Baptist Church
Co. K. Fifty-third
Indiana
Mann
West Virginia
Germany
Martha Allen
Emma
James
Nottingham Township
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