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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
7
Will Meeks and wife of Uniondale welcome a baby girl. Several residents travel, illness affects Gus Cummins at Bee Hive, and Mexican horse traders camp east of town. Sheriff and officials report on a mental case, measles in Kingsley Martin’s family, and a new Bowling Green job for W I Allison.
Ezra Harbaugh the drayman lies incapacitated after Burt Wells of Lake Erie Railroad struck him with a stove poker in the freight office following a dispute. Harbaugh suffered a deep forehead gash and remains unconscious or dazed, with blood reported from his ears. Relatives fear serious injuries though recovery is uncertain without medical care.
Lemuel McLeod, born March 30, 1879, died Saturday night at eight after a pneumonia illness. He was a steady oil field worker and long-time resident with family losses in recent weeks. Funeral was Monday at 3:30 at his West Market Street home, Rev. G. S. Lester officiating, burial at Fairview Cemetery.
Three of War ren and vicinity's oldest citizens died in recent days Elisha Christman 87 of two miles west Warren Jacob McPherson 85 Warren burial Sunday and William Roberts about 90 also died. Nearby, Jennie Julton returns home from Bash, and John Gilbert, long time Chester township resident, recalls 1837 Blut ton origins and Warren's growth.
Wells county gains its second independent line the Uniondale rural telephone company grows from Uniondale to Zanesville Markle Ossian Sheldon and Roanoke. About one hundred phones now serve patrons with three more lines planned. Revenue comes from ten cent long distance calls split between the user and farmer owner. Charles Wilhelm off duty from Grimes shops due to illness.
A fire company posts resolutions mourning David Morgan a longtime city firefighter of nineteen years The group expresses heartfelt sympathy to his family notes his valiant service and directs copies of the resolution obituary notice and press publication to be filed and shared by committee members William Kerfoot John Ratliff and J B Plessinger
The Nickel Plate Road announces Sunday outings starting April 19 1903 and continuing on all Sundays until further notice. Fare is one dollar per person in parties of five or more traveling to either destination and returning the same day. Tickets valid between any two stations within one hundred miles. For details contact the nearest ticket agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fb Wayne Ind. Smith and Smith are preparing mortgage exemption papers to be completed in April.
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