Despar Acquitted in Assault Case at Liberty Township
Rev M W Despar Liberty township minister was acquitted last Thursday after a trial before the township justice of the peace. The feud stemmed from earlier trespass and a fight with Charles Jackson, son of a party in the prior case, who was fined for assault and battery. Despar testified Jackson knocked him ten feet and that he acted in self defense.
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M. W. Despar
Liberty Township
Despar
Stroud
Charles Jackson
Jackson
Garnishee bill eyed in next assembly by merchants
Merchants plan a garnishee bill to allow 25 percent of a man's wages to be garnished for debts for necessaries, signaling a potential clash with union labor unseen since two and four years ago. Vernie McKinney, son of Charles, near town, fell from a gravel load Thursday and broke a forearm bone.
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Vernie
Charles McKinney
Buggy Smash Disaster in South Road Incident
Sam Ketler’s rig was smashed and a horse bruised when two teams faced a narrow road north of Petroleum. A driverless wagon blocked the path, prompting a spill and possible charges for a teamster. A second rig was sent to assist while authorities seek the driver Irey.
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Sam Ketler
Sam
O. EB. Scott
Rrs
Irey
Verdict awards Green 574 against railroad in land condemnation
The jury awarded Newton H. Green 574 after the Cincinnati Bluffton Chicago railroad condemned his forty acre Greene township farm. An appeal followed the 225 appraisal at 100 per acre. Trial lasted two days before a jury verdict in under half an hour.
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Newton HH. Green
Cincinnati, Bluffton& Chicago Railroad
Green
Greene Township
Delamere
Advertised Letters List for Bluffton Post Office
Week ending December 5 1904 unclaimed letters in Bluffton Indiana include Dohz Marion Bennett Dan Caldwell Bart Cole Henry Cheneworth R John Digham Dan Davis Mrs Jacob Evans Mrs Moline Gregg Rachael Harkinson Kate Heartherton Cinda Matt Yawyer Peter Vertar Rupp John Reed Frank Taylor Alice Williams Blanche Womner Wm Waugh Eli.
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Bluffton
Ind
Dohz
Marion
Bennett
Dan
Caldwell
Bart
Cole
Henry
Cheneworth
R. John
Digham
Davis
Jacob
Evans
Moline
Gregg
Rachael
Harkinson
Kate
Heartherton
Cinda
Matt
Yawyer
Peter
Vertar
Rupp
John
Reed
Frank
Taylor
Alice
Williams
Blanche
Womner
Waugh
Eli
Letter on county supply letting and local incidents
Notices of county bid letting for the ensuing year and poor farm needs reflect a planned December 19 bidding day. Reports cover epileptic hospital investigations in Indiana, a corn shredder accident injuring Dora Kirkwood, a Monroeville riot over a dinner bill and ensuing arrests, and Indiana building auction at St Louis. Also noted are management changes at Clover Leaf, Lake County disease concerns linked to Chicago milk supply, and a long narrative excerpt of a letter from The Letter Robert Wrote.
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Clem Brineman
Blackford
Dora Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Monroeville
Adams County
Decatur
Adams
Indiana
Indiana Building
Robert Williams
Clover Leaf
Clover Leaf Company
Williams
Clover Treaf
Rock Island
Repret
Willams
Mir. Williams
Frankfurt Crescent
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Indiana State Board of Health
Lake County
Wurty
State Board of Health
Hurty
Indians State Board of Health
Promised Wife Revealed In Warm Social Visit
A social visit at Mrs. Fairlie’s home unfolds with elegant preparations and a striking entrance by a young woman described as an angel, prompting Robert Leith to realize the promised marriage. Ray teases him about love, while Mr Wolverton praises the mysterious beauty and confirms the couple’s engagement.
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Ray
Robert
Wilfrid Wolverton
Canada
States
Levlay
Capbulkimee
Lins
Mra. Falkie
Wilfrid
Trobert
Sheas Pecfordan
Woolverton
Sala
Abke
Raymond
Whit
Tito
Herdlat
The Quirky Client and the Silent Lawyer
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a Pennsylvania city case where Jnat Laakie Wine recounts how a sharp contractor, blocked by councils, paid a $100 retainer to a famous lawyer and brought him to a council meeting. The lawyer’s presence and careful talk led to the contractor finally receiving payment.
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Jnat. Laakie Wine
Pennsylvania
Wwe
Ely
Philadelphia. Press
The Secret of Her Enjoyment
A fragment notes a theater audience member questioning a performance last night. The terse dialogue suggests a debate over the show’s quality and a sharp opinion about the enjoyment or lack thereof.
I Make a Farm Party to Help a Love Match
Rose narrates a chaotic social spectacle as she schemes to unite Bertha Gilbert Jost with Raymond Booth. A farm party backfires amid misread signals, jealousies, and awkward confessions, leaving Bertha engaged to Vose and Rose facing social fallout and a need to explain her missteps.
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Matehmak
Raymond Booth
Bertha Gilbert Jost
Raymond
Anand
Bertha
Init
Vose
Glen
Raymon Booth
Mr. Booth
Vase
Artié
Rose
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Snyder Shoes
Lambertville
Mishawaka
Lycomings
STORE
Studabaker’s Bank
D. W. Tucker
M. D
Fort Wayne Ind
Hotel Buss
Pam
Algoasea
A.L. Sharpe, P. M
Durbin
Nate M. Cleary
Art Institute
Kay
Ano
Pesen
St Jestin
London Telegraph
Beeskin
Jong de
Watehuin
Breslau
Watcha
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