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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
5
A Indianapolis orphans home may take the two older Lehman children now living with their parents. Mrs Lehman says Fred earns nine dollars weekly and that removing the children could give the rest more to eat. She compares her husband to his father and hints the son may follow that path.
Doctors report an unusual rise in sickness this August linked to changeable weather and overindulgence in greens. Typhoid and malaria fevers along with stomach ailments are common. Boil drinking water and keep premises clean as sanitary science gains emphasis.
J Leslie Redding and Miss Anna Roberts wed at the bride’s home near Rockford and traveled to Petoskey for a honeymoon. At the depot peers bought ten pounds of rice and showered the couple as the train arrived while a conductor's tool chest was used for a public address about the newlyweds.
Yesterday in Indianapolis the contract for erecting the Indiana building at the St Louis Exposition was let. A Columbus firm won at 31000 with W H Kreep bidding 36000. The structure will house Indiana visitors and rest areas near a main entrance, using brick stone and white columns. It will showcase pianos from four Indiana factories and convey a dignified resting place for Indiana people.
The United Telephone company reports the toll station once at Cudahy has been torn out and relocated to Phenix, linking Bluffton by telephone and ending the Cudahy station’s status on the map.
The Wells County Medical Society met yesterday with a large attendance and adopted a new constitution aligning with current laws. No changes were made to officers or committees, and the session included remarks on Woman's Missionary Society.
The Ossian scene draws visitors to the nitro glycerine site and chasing stories of offers to players from the Indians. A. Elmore heads to Remington for real estate moves with plans to sell or expand holdings. Chas White sells a farm near Tocsin for 75 dollars per acre and buys the Gilliland homestead for 80 dollars an acre, likely ending teaching careers for agriculture. Henry Engeler and Eugene Morrow tour eastern cities with Major Harry Deam guiding them. A stolen buggy from A S Ilzey is recovered near New Haven and Leo, Ind, with arrests pending. The Elhanan drill near Ossian begins as Buffalo oil leases surge across ten thousand acres.
Yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs John Roberts of Rockcreek, Miss Anna Roberts and Mr John Leslie Redding exchanged vows in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev H A Welker. The bride, daughter of the Roberts, wore dotted silk Brussels net over white taffeta. the groom appeared in black. A wedding supper followed and the couple planned a trip to Petoskey before settling in Indianapolis.
The supreme tribunal sustained the Indiana Grand lodge appeal ruling the lodge had no right to give $25,000 to Rathbone Sisters for an orphan home. A stormy October session approved the appropriation, leading to a November injunction, and a subsequent appeal to the supreme tribunal.
Rumor that B E Wallace would abandon his busts is false. Despite accidents this season the Wallace business will press on and exhibit in Bay City Michigan yesterday. Estimates place total damages including loss of life at 275000.
Ten linemen quit at noon, halting all construction. Reports point to a Marion strike affecting about fifty men, with Butterfield workers on the cable stringing contract for United. Wage demands include 25 cents more per hour, half holidays, and double time for extra work, causing widespread hardship if prolonged.
Marshall Crosbie and Mort McAfee returned from Fairmount chasing Bartram who left town with clothes not his and an unpaid Bliss hotel bill. They followed rumors of a show in Fairmount and Newcastle but failed to locate it. Officers are alerted to arrest Bartram on return with strong evidence he would face a sentence if convicted.
Harvey Ham secretary of the Marion Pathfinders lodge visits Marion to promote a six day carnival starting Monday. The lodge with 500 members plans a large event with a queen crowning and ongoing voting for favorites, amid town festivities led by Mayor Wiley’s cooperation.
Joan Preneh reports locals on the docksor township gravel road election feel more agitation than a presidential race. Deputies had missed tasks, and the afternoon work focused on small assessments amid rising public interest.
Davidson completes a new grain elevator at Lake Erie tracks featuring a 36 by 42 foot iron-sided building, nine bins with 15,000 bushel capacity, a 20 horsepower gasoline engine, cleaner and carm Shelley, three stories high with basement and attached corn cribs, and has already received its first grain shipment.
Reports from Liberty General describe Senator Teaeiy’s improving condition but note lingering weakness. Dr. Fulton is away at the G A E encampment in San Francisco and Dr. Polton will assist Dr. Gennets in tending the patient.
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