Bluffton Saloon Keeper Faces Grand Jury Over Liquor Sale
Hieeta, a Bluffton saloon keeper, is to be charged with selling liquor to Ad Craig. Mrs. Craig reported the incident, claiming she offered a $20 bribe to drop prosecution while insisting the saloon man be fined to teach him a lesson. Mayor Mack refused to issue a warrant, citing inability to bind the saloon man to court, and said the case would go before the November grand jury.
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Hieeta
Bluffton
Ad Craig
Craig
Candidate's Expense List From Liberty Candidate
Robert Campbell of Liberty town ship publishes a candidate expense ledger detailing losses and costs from a four month campaign. He lists sleep lost, livestock and household items given away, drinks, lies told, handshakes, and printed volumes, plus money spent on bills, loans, and damages in a satirical accounting of his race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Campbell
Liberty Township
Patent Office
Great Oats Yield Reported Across Wells County
Wells County reports unprecedented oats production with threshings reaching thousands of bushels as favorable weather spurs a historic harvest. Farmers shifted from wheat to oats amid heavy rains and rising acreage, while markets anticipate a potential drop in prices before all crop is brought to city.
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Wells County
C B C seeks permission to borrow 22000 for extensions and debt
The receivership petition of Flemming for the C B C asks court to allow borrowing 22000 via receiver’s certificates. Creditors and lienholders plan a strong fight, citing the certificates as a prior lien replacing first mortgage bonds. Funds would pay time checks, equipment rentals, and extend lines including a cross Lake Erie connection and exchanges with the G B R I at Portland.
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Flemming
Flemming King
Lake Irie
Portland
Marriage versus divorce in Indiana counties
Indiana statistics show one divorce for every seven marriages statewide with Owen County worst at two marriages per divorce and Franklin County most stable at thirty one marriages per divorce. Abandonment and cruelty caused over two thousand of the three thousand seven hundred sixty two separations with drunkenness behind at three hundred forty four cases and crime at twenty nine. Clark County no longer leads in marriages as Lake County now does.
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Indiana
B. F. Johnson
Owen County
Franklin County
Clark County
Lake County
Seats Replaced as Opera House Opens Season Delay
Seats arrived from Lafayette after a stop in the city and were installed by the crew. Cement-work on sidewalks progresses toward completion this week. Manager DeLacour warned the Saturday opening may slip due to seat delays and earlier announced Stetson's Uncle Tom's Cabin show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
DeLacour
Old Settlers Picnic Planned at Keystone Twibail Grove
A large old settlers picnic is scheduled for Saturday August 20 at Twibail's grove in Keystone. Bills were distributed in the city advertising the event with music refreshments and a large basket dinner expected as a major feature inviting everyone to attend.
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Twibail’s Grove
Keystone
Petoskey Excursions Offer Five Dollar Round Trip
The notice promotes round trips for five dollars to Petoskey Traverse City and Northport on G R I with annual August 30 excursions. Ad Hall plans to enter fish worm business next year, digging worms in spring and feeding them through summer for fishing parties. The Iroquois Theatre facade sculpture head has been swapped for a laughing woman bust, and the venue is renamed Vaudevilla Theatre with restoration efforts continuing.
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Petoskey
Traverse City
Northport
Ad Hall
Iroquois Theatre
Thea
Alga “Iroquois Theatre
Vaudevilla Theatre
Oil pump cases draw Jackson township crowd in Monday session
Residents gathered at the city building to hear cases against Freely Wohlfarth and Joe Harrington of the Ohio Oil company for Sunday pumping. The crowd heard that pumpers pleaded guilty, while bosses fight on with Dailey Simmons Dailey for defense and George Matlack for the State. Justice Walbert planned to render a decision Wednesday at 1. The Harrington case remains unresolved.
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Jackson Township
Freely Woiliarth
Joe Harrington
Ohio Oil Company
Wohlfarth
Walbert
Harrington
Hope grows for Jefferson town ship boy survivor
Harry Snider, a Jefferson township youth who tried to end his life with caustic potash earlier this week, is recovering. He has endured severe throat burns but showed renewed interest in life after receiving a letter from his former sweetheart, suggesting possible reconciliation. Doctors faced extreme difficulty treating the burns, even prying his jaws apart to administer aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Snider
Jefferson Township
Baner
Snider
Christian Conference Opens Sixty First Annual Session
The Eel River Christian conference begins its 61st annual session at the Warren church with ministerial and lay members. C. W. Whitelock presides. Rev G R Hammond will give an illustrated lecture to open the meetings as Rev KB Etter and the Warren congregation host.
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Christian Church
Warren
Eel River Christian Conference
Manchester
C. W. Whitelock
G. R. Hammond
Holy Land
KB. Etter
Fishing prep and oil well tale mix of old notes
A century old recipe outlines gutting drying salting and slow baking a carp then discarding bones and eating nails and board as the prize. A Daner Qi company report claims a medium guided a deep oil well near York town reaching 500 feet with oil expected at 1,000 barrels daily. A judge fines George Rogers for street corner insults to women with 18.50 costs and 14 days in jail.
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Daner Qi
Yorktown
Justice Fargo
George Rogers
Rogers
Hartford
Olty Gannotte
Narrow Escape In Bridge Incident Involving Keller Guests
Mrs Keller and two visiting ladies with children escaped serious injury when a horse backed a carriage over a grade into a ditch near a bridge after failing to stop for an oncoming auto. The rig was demolished and both women were bruised, one with a head wound needing stitches. The auto driver stopped, aided the injured, and agreed to pay damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Keller
I. N. Hatfield
Man Pleads Guilty to Profanity Charge in Bluffton
Dora Pace appeared before M W Walbert Monday on a profanity charge after being arrested by William Crouse. He pleaded guilty, fined one dollar and costs, and stayed the docket. Pace owed Mrs Dunaway two dollars for a board bill and allegedly used profane language regarding payment.
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Dora Pace
M.W. Walbert
William Crouse
Pace
Starr
Dunaway
West Side
Montpelier Labor Day advertisement and regional events
The town announces a Labor Day celebration while Bluffton residents attend a Reformed Sunday school picnic. A Huffman reunion is planned for Warren on the 18th with visiting relatives from Ohio. The driving association expects a strong race meet August 17 to 19, with horses at the park and improved track conditions. The State reports a new witness in the Krauss murder case at Hartford City and notes defense strategy. An elderly paper dated February 1776 was found by Ed Walmer, bearing a revolutionary slogan and a warning to mind one’s business. A four mile east of Bluffton, the Duncan family mourns the illness and death of their one-year-old child, with burial arrangements to be made in Bluffton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Bluffton
Arnold Grove
Big Reformed
van Buren News-Eagle
Krauss
Hartford City
J. A. Showalter
Summerville
Ed Walmer
Lebanon
Hall and Sellers
Hagland
Walmer
Texas
George Duncan
Monroe Pike
Duncan
Baie Duns
Rainy days and parish notes in Craigville village
Craigville residents hope for rain as several names appear on the sick list. Weekend guests include Noah Hower and wife of Pugney Ezra Kreigh and wife of Echo, Mrs. John Foust of Elida visiting relatives, Miss Minnie and Ruth Croasdale of Liberty Center, Amos Christ and wife of Bluffton, Miss May Sells of Monroeville, and Dillon Steiner of Buffalo after a Western Union assignment. Rev G W Whitney preached at GC U church. an ice cream and box social fundraiser is planned for August 20 to aid the church. Farewell sermon for Rev E B Yost to be given at the C A church on August 21.
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Oth
Noah Hower
Pugney
Ezra Kreigh
Echo
Grandma Clowser
John Foust
Elida
Siemen
Grandma John
Minnie
Ruth Croasdale
Liberty Center
B. P. John
Amos Christ
Pluffton
John Ritchey
May Sells
Monroeyville
Sadie Miller
D. C. Huffman
Springfield
B. F. Hower
Dayton
Dillon Steiner
Western Union Telegraph Company
Buffalo
New York
W. A. Slemen
New York City
Telegraph Company
Robert Croasdale
Sons
G. W. Whitney
Findlay
Ice cream social joy and new arrival at Hall home
The happy Tocsin resident T M Hall welcomes a fine baby boy. Mrs Mary Smith dies after a week illness. funeral at Lancaster Chapel led by Rev J W Borkert. Church foundation complete, carpenters at work. Clift Perry and wife visit Martin Perry family. various local visits and a Sunday school officers election planned.
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Aid Society
Tocsin
T. M. Hall
Clift Perry
Fort Wayne
Martin Perry
Mary Smith
Ivan Eiginknight
Lancaster Chapel
J. W. Borkert
Smith
Albert Sowards
Bert Adams
N. J. Kleinknight
Will Wasson
John Rayer
Murray
Grand Jury to Hear Interfering with Officer Case
Last night at 7 o'clock Henry Campbell and Buck Clark faced charges of interfering with an officer. Mayor Mack delayed action, noting guilty parties would only be bound over to court, and urged presenting the case to the September grand jury for possible action.
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Henry Campbell
Buck Clark
Mack
Democrats to nominate township ticket on Saturday
The Democrats of Jefferson township will nominate their township ticket on Saturday September 8. Rev Peter Winebrenner prominent Hel River conference member died yesterday and his remains were taken to Mormon Indiana for interment today. He was formerly pastor of the Warren charge. The Hel River conference of the Christian church is in session at Warren this week. Bro O W Walte-
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Jefferson Township
Peter Winebrenner
Hel River Conference
Ind
Warren
Hel River Conference of the Christian Church
Notice to Let Gravel Road Contract Wells County Indiana
The designer superintendent of construction for a Starr free gravel road in Wells County Indiana will hold bids Thursday September 1904 at the Wells County Auditor's Office. Proposals for sixteen thousand feet of road between sections 3 10 2 11 and 1 12 are due at 1 pm with bonds. Work must finish by December 20 1904 under Indiana act of March 9 1903. John E Marklbey superintendent.
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Cons Lion
Board of Commission
Wells County
Indiana
Coty
Ind
Twty
Said
Board of Commissions
John E. Marklbey
Nonresident Notice in Wells County Suit 1904
In Wells Circuit Court a 1904 suit by Empire and American Glycert against S Arthur Scott Samu Elwood Daniel Spafford Frank ers M W Frick and others warns defendants of pending complaint to foreclose lien. They must answer by October 10, 1904 otherwise the case proceeds in their absence. Hugh D Studebaker Clerk.
Non-Resident Notice in Wells County Circuit Court
Indiana Wells Circuit Court September Term 1904 Empire and American Glycering Company vs Sac Oil and Gas Co. Nonresident defendant Sac Oil and Gas Co. must appear by October 10 on a complaint for a cause of action. Court to be held at Bluffton courthouse on the first Monday in September. The complaint will be taken as true and the case heard in defendant’s absence. Signed by Dailey Dailey attorneys on the 18th day of cul.
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Wells Circuit Court
Empire and American Glycert Company
S. Arthur Scott
Samu M. Elwood
Daniel E. Spafford
Pre Walters
M. W. Frick
W. E. Gray
Dailey, Simmons ,& Dailey
Fendants
Samu Elwood
Daniel B. Spafford
Frankers
W. W. Gray
W W. Christian
Indiana
Bluffton
Indi Tunis
Hugh D. Studebaker
Wells Circuit Cow Dailey, Simmons & , Dailey
Attys
Wells
Empire and American Glycering Company
Sac Oil and Gas Com
Dailey
Simme Dailey
Sac Oil and Gas
State
Ind
Uny Company
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