Beeler v Landfair Icon of Bluffton Court Controversy Emerges
Frances Beeler sues Dr. Charles L. Landfair for 5000 dollars alleging a criminal operation performed without consent caused illness and a dying child. The complaint accuses deceit and neglect and cites grand jury attention and public scrutiny, with Beeler seeking damages and Landfair denying knowledge of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Hamilton
A A. Brown
Hamilton & Brown
Frances Beeter
Charles L. Landfair
Miss Beeler
Bluffton
Miss Bee Jer
L. S. Kapp
Adams County
Landfair
Decatur
Iis
County commissioners adjourn after weeklong session
The county commissioners ended a weeklong meeting after approving the Dick Dason free gravel road report. Four remonstrances against roads ordered previously were reviewed, with the group inspecting roads and bridges during sessions. A new bridge is expected next year and the Presdorf road was settled with stipulations for cost coverage. the road will be built by popular subscription next summer with broad public support.
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Dickason Free
Presdorf
Contempt Cited in Huntington County Council Dispute
Six county council members face contempt citations for failing to replenish the exhausted jury fund as Judge Branyan weighs possible actions. Sheriff McCarty and Deputy Dillon Davis serve papers while one council member, W. T. Purvitinee, avoided citation. Court action could range from fines to jail, with outcome uncertain. Also reports stray sheep at Moser barn and a Bluffton marriage license for Sylvester Reynay and Elva Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Branyan
Huntington
McCarty
Theo Citations
Dillon Davis
County Councell
W. T. Purvitinee
Jal
Nfintington Merald
Officers Appointed at Baptist Church Annual Meeting
The Baptist church elected officers and committees for 1905 at its regular annual meeting on Friday evening. Key roles include Clerk W. R. Barr and Treasurer J. F. McFarren, with extensive committee assignments across advisory, pulpit, finance, auditing, relief, look out, ushers, collectors, and mission-related groups.
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The
Baptist Church
W. R. Barr
J. F. McFarren
C. A. Martin
J. H. C. Smith
Frank Slaver
P. L. Robison
G. F. F. McFarren
G. D. Snyder
Philo Rogers
J. E. Reynolds
James Fencannon
H. D. Cook
James W. Spake
H. W. Reynolds
Jennie McDowell
Frank Staver
A. W. Merriman
Alice Wisner
Laura Reynolds
J. &. Reynolds
G. F. McFarren
Louis Severin
G. E. Wulfing
J. B. Poffenberger
Clara Quick
Martha Rinehart
N.T. Miller
Thos. Bulger
Jennie Davis
Marla Masure
Elizabeth Arnold
J. BE. Reynolds
Kate Sterkamper
Ella Spaulding
Frank Thorpe
W. S. Smith
Marion Fouts
DeEtta McFarren
Lon Kalh
M. W. Walbert
L. W. Dailey
H. E. Robison
H. B. Moore
Walter Rinehart
Earl McFarren
Ray Snyder
Harry Stayer
M. F. Burroughs
J. E B. McClain
Harry McFarren
George Simmison
Farmers Institute two day program announced
At the request of many, the two day farmers institute session will be in the city next Wednesday and Thursday. The program includes morning music, talks on corn and farming tools, education of farm youth, country school economics, and soil fertility, with Mrs. J A Walker and J D Burris among speakers. The event closes with adjournment and a general discussion session.
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Farmers’ Institute
J. C. Burris
Coverdale
Putnam County
Ind
A. Waugh
Matthew Park
J. A. Walker
Rego Eo Alva Agee
Cheshire
Jd. 2D
Burris Organization
M. Buckner
F. P. Markley
Edna McPherson Angel to Wed William T Angel
The marriage of Edna McPherson to William T Angel is announced by Mr and Mrs N B McPherson of 429 South Morganside. The ceremony will be at the bride’s parents home and the couple are described as estimable with a broad circle of friends in the city.
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N. B. McPherson
Edna
William T. Angel
South Morgan
Sheriff Captures Sills After Jail Break Near Montpelier
Hite Sills, one of the men who broke jail October 21, is captured by Sheriff Johnston and Montpelier Marshal Friend as he planned to flee the state. He faces a 2 to 14 year sentence for attempted rape at Dillman and was recaptured after a night-time escape attempt with Oscar Millington. Millington remains at large.
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Hite Sills
Jai
Johnston
Friend
Montpelier
Sills
Dillman
Vaughn
Jeffersonville
Oscar Millington
Hite
Reformatory
Marshal Friend
McCullick
Ford
Bob
Millington
Liberty
Mr. Johnston
Arkansas
Krauss Leaves Hartford City in Questionable Trip
The Hartford City Times questions W. R. Krauss actions as he travels apparently to Martinsville to enter a sanitarium while possibly visiting his wife Rae in Indianapolis at the Woman's Reformatory. Guards will accompany the visit and no private time is allowed.
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Hartford City Times
W. R. Krauss
Rae Krauss
Times
Hartford City
Martinsville
the Times
Rae Anderman Kass
Indianapolis
Krauss
Blackford County
The
Lipkey & Lipkey Grocery Sale To New Owners
Frank Stogdill and Sam Dettinger acquire Lipkey and Lipkey grocery in Bluffton. They will take possession after year start, closing for inventory then reopening once stock invoicing is complete. They will not include the meat market and plan wound down sale of that unit. The junior partner may enter the livestock business later and await sheriff duties.
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Frank Stogdill
Sam Dettinger
Lipkey & Lipkey
Mr. Stogdill
Bluffton
C. F. Rinehart
Hea
Christy Stogdill
Messrs, Likkey & Lipkey
Frm
Grace Davis Dies at 37. Funeral Held in Poneto
Grace Davis widow of Sherman Davis died Saturday aged 37 years six months and eleven days. Funeral service was conducted Monday at 1 p m by Rev Haines of Warren with interment in Grove cemetery. Local merchants anticipate the largest Christmas trade in their history as sales projections look strong this season.
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Grace Davis
Sherman Davis
Poneto
Rev. Haines
Warren
the Grove Cemetery
Jude
Los
Nine-Year-Old Boy Loses Toes In Train Accident
The North Bluffton child, age nine, had toes crushed after boarding a fast freight near rail yards. Surgeons amputated crushed toes to save the foot, with the boy expected to be a cripple for life if the great toe cannot be saved. The incident underscores dangers of hopping trains despite warnings and local ordinances.
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Will Smith
North Bluffton
McKinney
Bay
Telephone sermons reach patients in Philadelphia hospital wards
The latest device for minister outreach uses telephones connected to hospital wards with megaphones around pulpits so patients hear sermons. Billy Bell of Adams County and George Barber, six feet nine and a half inches, visit. an ordinary man would need a tall ladder to compare. A young man’s fire alarm joke at a theatre and a taffy gathering at Miss Dessie Masure’s Vera Cruz home are noted. Delaware County oil field sales from Senior and Scotland Oil to Stand involve 340 acres and 38 wells. sale rumored around one million dollars. Marshal Green reports a tip about a socialist or anarchist father near Decatur via a letter from a Urbine resident. police watch requested for potential serious offense.
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Philadelphia
Billy Bell
Adams County
George Barber
Mr. Barber
Billy
Dessie Masure
Vera Cruz
Harold Henneford
Orilla Treche
Ruth Rolli
Messie Mosure
Blanche Roll
Francis Rolli
Frank Mosure
Scotland
Shell
Delaware County
Marshal Green
Irving
Urbana
Decatur
Indiana Legislature to Consider Temperance and Ban on Foul Ball
A forthcoming session in Indiana will debate a strong temperance measure and a foul ball ban. The anti-treating law targets drinkers and encouragers, while the foul ball bill, proposed by Jan Francis Rowley of Chicago, addresses dangerous play. The Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis supports family protection laws to punish desertion and failure to provide, with attorney Samuel Ashby leading discussions.
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General Assembly
Jan Francis Rowley
Kimbe Avenue
Chicago
Indiana
Orgazation Society
Indianapolis
Suchregislatios
Samuel Ashby
Grout
Chartrganization Society
Soe
Bea
Steam roads struggle as trolley lines bite into traffic
Steam railroads confront a growing threat from electric trolley lines paralleling their routes. Officials warn passenger and freight revenues may fall as trolleys capture local travel, while steam roads push for rate cuts and new long distance arrangements to defend business. Capital interest and route expansion hang in the balance.
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P Leling
Nan Beng
Indiana
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Frances Beeler
Dr. C. L. Landfair
Murray Hotel
Michigan
Moser
Studabaker
Sylvester Reynnay
Elva Justice
Alva Agee
Gilla, Co
Ohio
Bieieimereee
J. W. Metts
Ossian
John Strond
Burris
John Alexander
Walbert
Alexander
Hig
Arlly
Bille
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