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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1904
Page
6
The writer urges readers to consult a doctor before using advertised remedies. They suggest a concentrated fat food may help enrich the blood and improve the system, noting organic troubles as a possibility.
A sales notice touts Scott's Emulsion as the best nourishment for run down or emaciated people, especially delicate children and pale anaemic girls. It promises sample free and asserts it cannot hurt.
The State versus Emanuel Caves his wife and son Jimmy will not be tried until January ninth. The custodian couple sought a continuance. Jimmy’s illness and epilepsy were cited as reasons. Prosecutors prepared witnesses. defense under Mack & Sons argued over delays. A potential dismissal in exchange for costs was discussed amid neighborhood disputes.
Court reopened Friday morning after a two day halt for a farmers institute. Lee Hardwidge sues over a dead hog claiming price loss. judge will decide later. Studabaker Bank sues John Mossy et al to recover on a note. Koontz vs Postal, builders case, seeks $280 mechanic’s lien with $500 damages counterclaim. trial ongoing. Beauchamp vs Walker on a $125 horse purchase settled Friday morning, case dismissed.
The trunk of D H King brother in law of R O Stites, lost ten days ago, was found in Marion after being checked at New York for Bluffton. King had toured the Philippines China Holy Land and Europe with souvenirs and photos. Misplaced checks at New York led to the mix up and the railroad offered only limited compensation.
Elm poles three to four inches thick and over cut to length offered by C Reid at the Clover Leaf railroad hub factory in Bluffton. For details call the factory. Luther Collins, tried for aiding in a fatal Adams county case, convicted and seeking a new trial. Congressman Landis advocates higher rural carrier salaries and different substitute appointment rules. Funeral held for Jesse Gustin. coroner rules death due to natural heart failure with no marks on the body.
News recalls the 1887 Indiana Senate clash when Col. R. S. Robertson was blocked from the presiding officer seat and D. E. Bulger, the Wells doorkeeper, violently parted him from the chair. Robertson, denied a seat by Democrats, faced a chaotic arrival as Bulger threw him from the steps and a crowd gathered outside. Robertson later expressed no personal resentment toward Bulger.
The Warman-Black Chamberlain Co of Indianapolis will be in Bluffton at Dan Reinhard's barn Friday and Saturday to buy horses fit for the market. Bring your horses. Also notices about low Clover Leaf travel rates to Toledo and coast destinations.
Saturday closed the fourth week of Wells circuit court with Koontz vs Postal as the main trial. Evidence finished, arguments heard, and the court took the case under advisement to a likely early week finding. Les Hardwidge ruling pending from Friday. Counter claim of $500 filed by defendant in Koontz Postal. Many witnesses testified, case bitterly contested. New suit Studabaker et al versus Hoover filed. Sturgis Stine appeared for Beeler vs Landfair. Mack and Song to defend. Three weeks left, calendar heavy, many trials scheduled.
Mrs Ray Krauss serving life for poisoning her step daughter Crystal Krauss has written at least one letter that may indicate derangement but Miss E Rhoades, superintendent, says there is no evidence she is feigning insanity. Krauss was ill with a cold when she wrote to her Hartford City husband during a delirium. the letter was not mailed. She has recovered and returned to work while maintaining a philosophical acceptance of her sentence. visitors have been rare and her activity resembles other prisoners.
Low rates to the West Northwest southwest and south offered on the Nickel Plate road on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Long return limit. For full information contact agent or C. A. Asterlin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana.
Mt Zion Telephone company expands its network by installing a new system at Petroleum to connect with Keystone Mt Zion Dundee and other county independent lines. The move follows earlier coverage in Montpelier Herald of local telecom growth and regional interconnection efforts.
A vintage ad promotes a Christmas gifts appeal featuring a wide range of clothing in stylish patterns and fabrics. It touts superb tailoring, dependable materials, and a variety of prices to fit any person.
An old newspaper style note promotes affordable wearables for men with a range of prices to suit all purses urging readers to come and see them during Christmas shopping. The item reads as a compact promotional list from a local shop with generic hints rather than specific products.
A sale listing offers soft hats in many colors and shapes from $1.00 to $3.00, Stetson hats from $4.00, rain coats and Mackintoshes in many patterns and lengths ranging $2.50 to $18.00, covering driver, flat brim, railroads, and more.
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