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Bluffton Banner

Location

Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1894

Page

2

Vera Cruz Y P A Visits Salem Y P A

Vera Cruz Y P A returned their visit to Salem Y P A Sunday night. Salem leads. Ed Gates came from Roanoke and was hired by Bill Garden. Frank Myer works for J. French. Some farmers plowing in nice weather. Mrs Will Higgins and Mrs Jake McCurdy of Bluffton visited Abe Speiger last week. George Pace remodeled John Co' vums old house. George lost everything by fire. Singing wax well represented. Oliver Si attended Y P A at Vera Cruz and the Magic Lantern show at Kreps sho house drew a crowd. Miss Emma Stattler received a plush album for being the best looking. Charley Gentis received a pocket knife for laziness.

Vera Cruz Y. P. A Salem Y. T P. A Salem Ed Gates Roanoke Bill Garden Frank Myer J. French Will Higgins Jake McCurdy Bluffton Abe Speiger George Pace John Co George Oliver Si Vera Cruz Kreps Sho House Emma Stattler Charley Gentis

Spring Weather Amid Local Happenings Report

John Narr works for Mat Long as our spoke mill runs full time. Mrs Mossman was buried at Linn Grove last Friday. Frank caught the runaway team at the sawmill. John Drille of Red Key waved on Will Higgins farm. Clark saw the Vera Cruz show. Boset and Grimes from Club swapped an engine. Henry French has Illinois horses to feed this winter. Election peanut bets paid last Wednesday night. Mrs Stattler of HL visits sister Mra centis. John Schlangenhauf and wife visited Marion relatives. Gardiners entertained Schlangenhauf last Friday. Doset says he looked in a keyhole the other night. Nisley brothers and ottchalk and Fank busy cutting corn fodder. Jess Wert and Mrs Voset guests at Vera Cruz.

John Narr Mat Long Mossman Linn Grove Frank John Drille Red Key Will Higgins Clark Vera Cruz Fred Boset Mr Grimes Club Henry French Illinois Voset

Mt Zion News and Local Happenings

Prayer meetings continue Thursdays at this place. Lewis Huffman builds an addition to his house. Rev Oliver preached at A B church last Sunday. W A Huffman reports a boy born. I W Rogers and H S Batson work for Ohio Oil Co. Wm Holmes and Samuel Canfield visited Pulaski County last week. School is advancing under C S Brineman. Timber hauled for a power house on Elijah Morrison’s farm. Fredrick Huffman family returned to farm life. Harrison Kinger and father visit in Hancock County. J D Cloud moves onto Dr Morris farm west Jackson township. Well No 2 at Samuel Huffiman’s farm shows well. Also Well No 2 at Lewis Huffian’s.

Lewis Huffman Rev. Oliver W. A. Huffman I. W. Rogers H. S. Batson Ohio Oil Co Wm. Holmes Samuel Canfield Pulaski County C. 3. Brineman Fredrick Huffman Harrison Kinger Hancok County J.D. Cloud Dr. Morris Jackson Township Don Samuel Huffiman Lewis Huffian

Ruth Proverbs and Community Notes From Ruth Township

Local snippets report Ruth Proverbs and events around Ruth Township. Mentions of S N Rose visiting Montpelier, John Keeps Sundayed with J S Shepard, and preaching at the Air Line church by Rev Foster. Petroleum-related drill work at Dr Geo W Cassell place and Harrison Marsh No 4 site. teachers’ institute in Nottingham held in rain.

Air Line S.N. Rose Montpelier John J. S. Shepard Wells Henry Bower Schooley Place Harrison Marsh Place Nottingham Township Gib Morgan Ruth Post Offee

Oil wells and timber rigs noted in local listings

Oil well no 4 on G W Huffman farm came in last week and shows potential. Timber is set for rigs no 3 and 4 on Foust heirs, no 3 on Samuel Huffman, no 2 on Samuel Morrison, no 7 on Henry Huffman. I N Neff and I N Perry bought E M Rogers blacksmith shop moved Perry’s shop forward and plan a paint shop addition if weather allows. They offer blacksmith work, buggy repairs, and restoration.

G. W. Huffman Foust Heirs Samuel Huffman Samuel Morrison Henry Huffman I. N.neff I. N. Perry E. M. Rogers Perry

Community Notes and Local Happenings in Town

W S VanHorn ran a writing class at Stahl schoolhouse with first regular lesson on Tuesday and another next Tuesday. Local scenes include shouts about mud, prize fights, church visits, wildcat hunt near Murray, and a Dailey schoolhouse benefit on Friday night. Social visits, moves, birthdays, and entertainments fill the week.

W. S. VanHorn Stahl School

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Kreps Gander Poor Mt. Zion Elijah Morrison Ruth Proverbs the Twins Edgar N Poneto Ed Lower Hartford City Ama Waring Pugney Archie Shady Lile Wisner Belle Hoover Rosa Ivan Kleinknight Marion Murray William Wilkins Nell Wilkins Marion Garton Will Dowty John Sowards Bull Sowards Tocsin Dailey School W.J. Gilliland T. J. Sewards Comences
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