13 Dec 1893
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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1893
Page
1
An advertisement extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a healthful housekeeper for the liver. It claims the remedy aids digestion, reduces headaches, restores energy and mood, and does not constipate or interfere with daily activities. A testimonial from H. H. Jones of Macon Georgia credits it with relief and cure after trying many remedies.
A historical notice discusses House bills 4406 and 4407 shaping pension rights. It defends due process before suspension and sets inspection rights, appeals timelines, and Supreme Court review. It also criminalizes false statements to obstruct pension actions and outlines penalties and fraud liability.
The recap lists completed wells by month and region with dry wells and abandoned wells totals. It includes averages for monthly well counts and oil production in barrels from December through November, noting decreases in completed wells and dry holes and changes in actions.
Snow will depart soon though sleds and sleighs were recently put to use. Notables include Rev Dempsey at Prairie church a new clerk Will Schock and his sleigh Lew Shoemaker losing a pony and other residents busy with building hauling and teaching duties Upcoming Air Line M E church completion and pugilism club reports RaMBLER notes conclude with boxing instructor H B Williams losing an eye in a sparring match.
The village notes widespread illness with two doctors sick but recovering. John Berger is in critical typhoid condition while Mrs Ed Bresdoef and others suffer grippe. John Biberstine injured cutting timber likely fracturing a leg. E L Heche returns from Michigan with sleighing reports. G Rolle faces opposition from Ed Shoemaker who opens a saloon in John Meyer’s former stand. ETC ETERAs De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertisement closes the item.
District records show enrollment 41 in first month with 87 percent attendance and 31 average daily attendees. Second month enrollment 44 with 87 percent attendance and 29 average daily attendees. Third month enrollment 48 with 87 percent attendance and 36 average daily attendees. Teacher LEMUEL BACHELOR.
Local dispatch reports oil wells progressing in Jackson and Chester townships, with Nusbaumer and Huffman wells producing near 300 barrels daily. Other items note health, weather, schooling incidents, land and livestock activity, and community notices including advertisements for clothing and furnishings.
At a December 7 1893 meeting the First Baptist church of Bluffton Indiana voted unanimously to thank Bluffton Light and Fuel Company for providing free gas to the church and to all city churches. The resolution notes the companys hospitable treatment and expresses gratitude for fuel and lighting support.
Ches ter township couple Mr and Mrs Frank Merrett mourn their six weeks old child found dead in its bed last Saturday morning. The parents are at a loss to know the cause of death. Also noted is the death of Esquire Mitchell Morris, husband of Mrs Jacob J Smith, at his Fairfield County Ohio home.
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