Civil Service Suspensions and Roosevelts Appointments Noted
The April 28 1904 report notes sixty suspensions under presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. It tallies thirty three unexamined appointees under Roosevelt including James N Tyner indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States. The column mocks politics and praises amusement in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
McKinley
Roosevelt
James N. Tyner
United States
Lew Dailey G A R Post Holds Fine Meeting
The Lew Dailey G A R post held a well attended Friday afternoon meeting with at least forty out of town members present. John Oliver was taken into the post from Murray area after leaving Hartford City post and seeking local affiliation. Plans for Decoration Day were discussed and preparations began to ensure proper observance. Discussion also covered attendance at the state encampment in Warsaw in June with a likely post-wide delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Dailey Post
John Oliver
Murray
Warsaw
Abandoned Royerton Depot Replaced by Gilman Structure
The L. E. & W. railroad moved the Royerton depot to Gilman to replace the burned building there. Officials say Royerton passenger service has ended, and the depot will serve the Gilman site once unloaded. The Royerton line has had little passenger traffic since the Munele Hartford & Ft. Wayne interurban line began operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royerton
Gilman
Munele
Hartford
Ft. Wayne
Rock of Ages Translation Challenge Stumps Missionaries
A missionary returning from India cites slow religious work due to difficulty in rendering spirit and text. He notes a native Bible student’s vernacular hymn translation and a back translation that changes the meaning to a plea for concealment under one of thy fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bula Foust Observed Near Montpelier in Local Dispatch
A fragment notes Bula Foust near Montpelier today as part of a city coverage item. No further details are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bula Foust
Montpelier
Bluffton to Erect Two Story Brick Block on Main Street
A new two story brick block is planned for Main street in Bluffton on property owned by Mary B. Stoddard of Rochester. Contract awarded to William Cooper with work to start by May first. Leichty Meat Market will vacate its current building to allow relocation of Smoke House, while Dor Horton plans to move his property and assist with the new south wall next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Main Street
Mary B. Stoddard
Rochester
William Cooper
Letehty
Leichty
Frank Felts
Asphalt Trust in Disrepute at Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne officials denounce Barber Asphalt Company for alleged forgery and tricks in petitions and remonstrances over city contracts. Captain Saxton and local managers faced harsh condemnation after Hon. J. M. Barrett accused falsifications aimed at swaying the Board of Public Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber Asphalt Company
Board of Public Works
J. M. Barrett
Saxton
Asphalt Company
Barrett
Schmidt
Anna Eckart
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Flies Said to Carry Typhoid at St Louis Exposition
Prof Severance Burrange of Purdue University will demonstrate at the St Louis exposition that flies spread typhoid fever by transferring germs to suitable media. He shows that flies move typhoid organisms from contaminated material, multiplying under proper conditions, and he has photographs of culture plates as evidence to be shown with the state board of health display at the world’s fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severance Burrange
Purdue University
St. Louis Exposition
Burrange
State Board of Health
Change of Venue Sought in Mt Zion Hop Ale Case
Oliver Higgins and attorney D H Childs of Warren appeared to request a change of venue. The trial was not held today and was scheduled to be before Mayor Mack next Tuesday, with Higgins facing the hop ale dispenser matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Higgins
Mt. Zion
Higgins
D. H. Childs
Warren
Mack
How Strawberry Patch Is Being Cared For
The O. J. Montgomery strawberry patch in Bluffton covers eight to ten acres with fifteen thousand young plants set this spring. Old plants are replaced every two years and transplanted by hand from Michigan. Pickers number about sixty during a June harvest of three to four weeks, with berries shipped to Fort Wayne and other cities and talks with a regional interurban line to carry the fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Montgomery
Bluffton
Montgomery
Michigan
Montgomerys
Fort Wayne
Muncie
Hartford
Ft. Wayne
Pension Bureau Rule Clarifies Civil War Veterans' Pensions
The Pension Bureau issues a ruling on Section 2 of the 1890 act as amended, detailing eligibility for veterans serving 90 days or more who are permanently disabled. It sets age-based pension scales up to 12 dollars monthly, requires exact birth date, and states pensions do not exceed 12 dollars or stack with other laws. The ruling takes effect April 13, 1904, with declarations allowed from April 18, 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Bureau
United States
Bureau
Heche Family Trip to Vera Cruz for Visits
Mr and Mrs Heche and their son El nora with Miss Carrie Heche and Miss Lillam Strohm drove to Vera Cruz night to see friends. Dr A Shoemaker arrived from Poneto this morning and spent the day attending to business matters.
Wells Circuit Court Cases and Jury Call in Lancaster
The Wells Circuit Court convened with Tucker vs Kyle focusing on alleged saltwater damage to a farm. Lambert pleaded guilty to assault and battery, paying a $5 fine. Dulinsky vs Kirkwood went by default. Mary Gaskill ex parte petition hearing set for May 2. A special venire added five jurors John Oldfather Lewis Brickley Harry Nill Joel Frye H H Neff as new panel members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Kyle
Wd Lambert
Dulinsky
Kirkwood
Mary Gaskill
John Oldfather
Rock Creek
Lewis A. Brickley
Lancaster
Harry Nill
Jefferson Township
Joel Frye
HH. H. Neff
Inton
Woman Proved Untruthful in Blackford Divorce Case
In Blackford circuit court a woman failed in her divorce suit due to inability to tell the truth. The judge withheld the decree after noting she could not tell the truth, despite possible grounds for divorce. The woman's attorney agreed she cannot tell the truth, depriving her of the chance to marry another man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackford
Hartford City News
Advertsed Letter List Bluffton Ind 1904
Unclaimed letters remaining in Bluffton Indiana post office for week ending April 18 1904 listed alphabetically including Anderson Ada Adama Katy Brickley Jas Casey Mrs Jas Casey Mrs Rena Fink George Henderson Maude Kreps Hiza Moses Burt Osborn Pearly Pullen Wm D Penrod Jane Rosa Smith Sarah Shalley Nathaniel 2 White Fery Smith Wellie A L Sharph P M Complete spring and summer hats promotion note included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Anderson
Adams
Ada
Adama
Katy
Brickley
Jas
Casey
Rena
Fink
George
Henderson
Maude
Kreps
Hiza
Moses
Burt
Osborn
Pearly
Pullen
Wm. D
Penrod
Jane
Rosa
Smith
Sarah
Shalley
Nathaniel
White
Fery
Wellie
A. L. Sharph
P. M
Non-Resident Notice in Wells Circuit Court Divorce Case
In Wells County Indiana 1904, Leosia Runkle sues Lawrence K. Runkle for divorce in Cause No. 7995. The defendant is non-resident. complaint and affidavit filed. failure to appear by Sept 5, 1904 will lead to hearing in his absence at Bluffton Court House. Notice dated April 14 1904. Hugh D. Studabaker clerk. Mock & Sons attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
County of Wells
Wells
Leosia Runkle
Lawrence K. Runkle
Mock & Sons
State of
Indiana
Bluffton
Hugh D. Studabaker
Wells Circuit Court
Mock & Sons, Attys
Notice to Contractors for Union Township School Heating
Notice to contractors bids will be received at architect Cuno Kibele in Huffton Indiana for steam heating the new four room Union Township Wells County school at the present site of Dist No 7. Bids due 1 p m Thursday May 6 1904. Plans on file at architect's office. LG 1 William H Kain Trustee Union Tp Wells Co Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuno Kibele
Huffton
Ind
Dist
Union Township
Wells County
Indiana
William H. Kain
Union Tp
Wells Co
Real estate deal nets two buyers Felzer tract north of town
Justus and North sold the Feltzer property north of town to Fred Shively and Ambrose Schoonover. Seventy three acres, mainly timber, fetched 1771 dollars for forty acres to Shively and 1479 dollars for thirty three acres to Schoonover. Each gains a solid farm addition as timber profits helped Justus and North. Ed Foust wins Indiana Trap Shooters League diamond medal with 89 in heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justus
Feltzer
Fred Shively
Ambrose Schoonover
Shively
Schoonover
North
Ed Foust
Indiana Trap Shooters League
Mr. Yfoust
Warren Tribune
Notice to Creditors in Wells Circuit Court
John Van Camp as administrator of the estate of John T. Kingen deceased filed final settlement. The Wells Circuit Court will examine the account on May 9, 1904, at Bluffton Indiana. Heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Kingen
Wells Circuit Court
John van Camp
Said Wells Circuit Court
Bluffton
Indiana
Hugh D. Studabaker
Notice of Final Settlement in Ebuit Estate
Peter Ebuit as administrator of John Ebnit deceased presents final account for examination by the Circuit Court on the ith day of May 1904. Heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved. Witnessed by the Clerk. 163 W.H. Eichhorn, Atty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ebnit
Wells Circuit Court
Peter Ebuit
Circuit Court
Said Wells Circuit Court
Bluffton
Indiana
Hugh D. Studabaker
Administrator Appointment Notice for Ernest Bauermeister Sr
William Bauermeister appointed administrator of the estate of Ernest Bauermeister Sr of Wells County. Estate presumed solvent. Court: Wells Circuit Court. Attorney: W H Eichhorn. No. 957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bauermeister
Ernest Bauermeister
Wells County
Hugh D. Studabaker
Wells Circuit
W. H. Eichhorn
Administrator’s Appointment Honored in Wells Circuit Court
Jacob W. Goodyear appointed administrator of the estate of Hiram B. Hatfield late of Wells County deceased. Estate deemed solvent. Case No. 956 filed in Wells Circuit Court. Dailey Simmons & Dailey, Attys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob W. Goodyear
Hiram B. Hatfield
Wells County
Grant Pyle Heads to Enid as New Territory Lead
Grant Pyle leaves Monday for Enid Oklahoma to join the firm where he has long worked. He is one of the best salesmen and has the honor of starting all new territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Pyle
Enid
Oklahoma
Grant
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Morrow Block
Oat
Ini
Washington
White House
Welch
W.va
St. Louis
National Treasury
Taft
Philippines
Lew Dailey
Lake Erie
THE
Asphalt Trust
Pollahes
Nic
Estry and Rope Portiers
the People's Dry Goods Store
Tole
IRS
Atty
Dailey, Simmons & Dailey
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