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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
3
When court reconvenes in September the civil and criminal dockets will be crowded with 132 civil and 71 criminal cases. A notable share are divorce actions, about 31, filed mainly by women, signaling a brisk period ahead for county clerk offices as lawyers return from vacations.
Mike Abbado a Syrian, who forfeited bonds for a court appearance on a charge of attempted rape, is rumored to be in Toronto, Canada. Frog Stout reported from Fort Wayne that no effort will likely be made to retrieve him. Bluffton officials remain confident he will stay away, as he saved money to repay friends and left town abruptly.
A neighborhood exchange tale shows a boy lamenting lack of new clothes while his sister Grace enjoys fashionable outfits and frequent beaux. He notes that his father’s trousers and old coats suit him only until they wear out, and that his sister’s hand me downs become items for the family.
The Bluffton post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending August 17 1903. Names include Dr W W Bluffton Mrs Dollie Brinneman Jessie E Buchman Della Booher Ernest Clark Nora Cor Mrs Albert Cristman Aina Marcy Owen Masure Ed Runnels Elmer Shinler Clarence Strain Ward Smith Jessie Sower Mrs Malissa Strain Miss Tem pel Louis Tinsley W L Wall Oliver Young.
Read about the old fashioned county fair at Huntington on September 15 with free entries. Stalls in Ab are expected to draw crowds and offer busy activity overall.
Miss Martha Biegler, a socialist, spoke to a large crowd at the court house corner Saturday night. She attacked trusts and drew applause, signaling an undercurrent of socialist feeling. The piece describes how socialist speakers operate, with local groups funding travels and wages from a central body, plus small honoraria.
Bluffton residents share experiences of kidney and back pain relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. T Heckathorn describes two years of constant lumbar pain before finding relief at Chas C Deans drug store. The ad notes the product is sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and costs fifty cents.
Charles Earhart Mina Earhart Shorty Smith George McBride Chas Roberts and Jesse Funderburg face affidavits for riot and intoxication filed in Squire Newhard's court Union township. They allegedly attended an ice cream party at M P Eastes residence two Saturdays ago and caused disturbance with beer, curses, and rapid movements. A trial date is expected but not yet set.
A Decatur young man who wrote to a Minneapolis girl for three years learns she has married for two years and has a baby. She states he should stop writing as she cares for the child and her husband. The tale contrasts with a Kentucky woman praising Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets to ward off cholera morbus and bilious attacks. Davenport & Ehle sell the tablets.
J A Walker rents his Markle area farm three miles north and will sell horses cattle sheep hogs all farming tools and some household and kitchen furniture on Thursday August 27th.
Fort Wayne Gazette reports Fred Egley was arrested by Officer Murphy on a fighting charge after saying he struck a man amid domestic trouble. The injured party, Alfred Cartwright, was later found drunk and asleep, with a cut mouth, and Er led to a separate fighting charge. Wyley faces a morning hearing.
Notice of public sale at residence half a mile southeast of Reiffsburg on Wednesday September 2 including draft mare 23 head cattle 12 hogs 2 horses wagons farm implements tools stoves sewing machine and other articles. Sale begins 10 oclock am. W C T U ladies will serve dinner on the premises. Simon Bower
A sale at 10 o'clock a m Tuesday August 25 1903 will offer five year old driving mare two year old steer 37 head sheep 35 hogs and more including farming implements and stock. Buyers may inspect items at the residence five miles NW of Bluffton and a half mile west of Murray. Auctioneers Jim and Jere Wa Keusuner manage the event.
Advertisement notes a round trip from S’ert Wayne to Chicago on August 31 1903 with a two day stay for amusement. Fare is two dollars, contact agent C A Asterlin Mort Wayne Ind. Also mentions mild stomach tablets and local marriages and divorces with names Calista Gesler Lewis Gesler and Mack Sons as attorneys.
A prisoner trapped by debt plots an escape via a message to his wife. The jailer conveys the request, the wife’s swoon misleads, and a surgeon’s bloodletting seals a mistaken death. The prisoner survives, earns pardon, and is welcomed to a noble household with his wife and children advancing into courtly life.
Rail authorities advertise reduced round trip fares for multiple events and destinations including Pittsburg Terre Haute Atlantic City and California. Dates of sale August 1903 with return limits in late August September and October. Special excursions to Universalist Assembly Rome City and Grand Canyon trip offered via L E W lines with enquirers urged to contact agents.
A 1903 notice lists discounted rail fares for various associations and events. Dates span September and August in multiple cities including Baltimore Peoria Rome City San Francisco Saratoga Syracuse and places in Illinois Indiana and California. Fare details mention round trips and certificate plan options for groups such as I C O I Knights Templar Universalists and bankers associations.
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