Wells County Precinct Dem Meeting Dec 30 1893 Bluffton
Precinct Democratic committees in Wells County are notified to meet at the Engine House Bluffton on Saturday December 30 1893 to fix primary timing and handle business. Short addresses will be given by Senator J. H. C. Smith Prosecutor J. A. Hindman W. H. Eichhorn C. E. Sturgis and others with W A Kunkel as chair and W A Gutelius as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells County
Bluffton
J. H. C. Smith
J. A. Hindman
W. H. Eichhorn
C. E. Sturgis
For Sale Valuable Saw Mill In Tocsin Indiana
For Sale. Valuable saw mill in Tocsin Indiana ready to run with heavy double saw rig long carriage three head blocks Knights dogs under dog rip and cut off saws large engine and boiler good building loading docks and private railroad switch. Will sell on time or trade for good farm. Address Jere North 5214 call or write.
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Tocsin
Ind
Jere North
Christmas Gifts for Needy Highlight Church Drive
The Methodist church Christmas program featured a large charity drive with clothing food and money gifts collected from the Sunday School. Twenty boys delivered sacks of flour and a wide array of items filled a platform, later valued at about 130 dollars by the Ladies Home Missionary Society.
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Methodist Church
Ladies ' Home Missionary Society
Birth and death notice for Sarah A Straw in Bluffton obituary
Sarah A Straw wife of Samuel Straw Jr and daughter of Moses and Mary Arnold was born January 3 1855 and died December 18 1893 aged 38 years 11 months and 18 days She married Samuel Straw November 18 1874 and they had four children Mary Charles Henry Earl and a ten month old baby She joined the Christian church at Murray and later the Bluffton charge where she remained a faithful member until death Her farewell words to her family were The way is clear meet me in Heaven She leaves an aged father mother brothers sisters and many friends mourning but praising her ready life and ascent to higher life
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Sarah A
Samuel Straw
Moses
Mary A. Arnold
Mary
Charles
Henry Earl
Christain Church
Murray
Straw
Bluffton
Christmas program shines at Salem church in Desalle
The Salem church was finely decorated for the Christmas entertainment Monday night with a splendid program. Henry Leist and his family visited from Reiffsburg, and Miss Mollie Speheger spent Sunday with Bluffton friends as the local community enjoys a calmer week with fewer illnesses and a hopeful wheat outlook.
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Myers Chapel
H. S. King
John Pierce
Craigville
Mollie Speheger
Bluffton
John Hornada
Linn Grove
Henry Leist
Reiffsburg
William Higgins
Charles Gentis
Illinois
Salem
Desalle
Telegraph Span Over River Ristuah Sets Indian Record
A telegraph wire in India spans the River Ristuah and measures over 6,000 feet, marking a remarkable record for the region. The height and length signify a major engineering feat and push regional communications infrastructure into new territory.
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Ristuah
India
Grand jury closes lively session with fifty four indictments
The grand jury's two week session ended with fifty four indictments, many subpoenas, and broad county representation. The City Hotel was raided last Wednesday night, a woman jailed for living in a house of prostitution, fined ten dollars plus costs of twenty one ninety. Two men faced similar charges and the proprietor will answer later. The jury praised the jail and infirmary as in excellent condition.
Ossian Christmas Festivites Draw Former Residents Home
Ossian celebrates with former residents returning for Christmas. Lant Clark of Fort Wayne visits with his parents while Jake Biddle, now in Linton, Indiana, visits his brother John who is ill. C B Henry spends five years away and reunites with Harry Bunn. Clara Johnston returns from Lima after nursing Mrs Williams. Epworth League hosts a gathering.
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Lant Clark
Ft. Wayne
Jake Biddle
Linton
Ind
John
C. B. Henry
Harry Bunn
Buzz
Clara Johnston
Lima
Williams
Epworth League
Woman’s honest choice for independence in service
A writer argues against stigma of domestic work and urges women to value honest service as cooks, chambermaids, or nurses. The piece says many educated women could find better paths, but every capable woman can be independent through steady service to family or employers, holding her head high.
Disastrous Tornadoes Through American History
The article recounts historic US tornados from May 17 in an early year to 1890 Louisville damage. Natchez events in 1840 and 182, Marshfield 1880 cyclone, and Louisville 1890 disaster are cited with casualties and destruction, highlighting repeated, deadly patterns over decades.
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America
South Carolina
Natchez
Miss
Marshfield
Ozark Township
Webster County
Marshfeld
United States
Louisville
Court Upheld Fine on Paris Bookseller in Libel Case
A Paris Correctional Court fined Brentano's 100 francs and awarded 500 francs damages plus costs for selling a New York libelous article via an American publisher. The ruling held the bookseller liable as intermediary, despite content not tied to Brentano's own reporting.
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New York
France
Haiti
Brentano
Avenue de l'Opera
Paris
United States
Mt Zion Lodge election set at I O O F hall
Mt Zion Lodge No 684 I O O F in Wells county Indiana will hold an election on December 30 1893 at 7 PM to elect three trustees for one year terms. Also offered for sale is property near Bluffton including 110 acres on gravel road two miles north with two large barns and other outbuildings wind pump nearly all cultivated. Price 1500 cash with balance due 1 to 10 years with early payoff option. Mock Simmons Bluffton or Holstein Barrett Indianapolis handle sale.
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Mt Zion
Mt. Zion
Wells County
Ind
Edward Terhune
Bluffton
Mock & Simmons
Holstein & Barrett
Indianapolis
Piano and Organ Sale Discount Offer Ends January 11 1894
A dealer advertises 15 percent discounts on pianos organs and sewing machines for thirty days. An alternative payment plan offers 10 percent off with one half cash and the balance in six months and one year. The offer ends January 11 1894 and is signed by W I Fiten of Bluffton Indiana 5013.
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W. I. Fiten
Bluffton
Ind
Civil War troop totals: Union withdrawals and Confederate enlistments
The union wartime manpower draw included 2 772 308 men withdrawn from industry to serve. The confederates enlisted over 600 000 men.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and throat relief remedy
An advertisement touts a cough and throat relief remedy claimed to soothe inflamed membranes loosen phlegm stop coughing and aid sleep. It lists price as 25 cents and notes sale by J. E. Sturgis with the address 4914. It also promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a reliable digestive pill with claims for dypepsia biliousness and constipation.
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J. E. Sturgis
DeWitt
C. Cc. Deam
Appointment of William Kershner as estate administrator
Notice names William Kershner as administrator of the estate of Samuel Crum late of Wells County deceased. The estate is alleged solvent. Oppenarim Clerk Wells Circuit Court. J H C Smith attorney.
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William Kershner
Samuel Crum
Wells County
Oppenarim
Wells
J. H. C. Smith
Cherokee population and land holdings in North Carolina
About 1,200 Cherokee Indians reside in North Carolina. They own 74,000 acres of land and operate four government schools.
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North Carolina
Morris English Stable Liniment Praised By West Lafayette Resident
West Lafayette Indiana resident James Kerns reports using Morris English Stable Liniment on sore shoulders and cuts with satisfactory results. He cites a horse gash healed in ten days after applying the liniment and endorses it as the finest flesh wound remedy. Sold by J. E. Sturgis. The note adds a wartime manpower and daily expense estimate for European armies.
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James Kerns
West LaFayette
Ind
J. E. Sturgis
Horse remedy touts cures and prevention claims
An advertisement promotes a feed additive for horses claiming disease prevention and better condition. It promises a slick, glossy coat and improved spirits for daily work. Full pound packages priced at 25 cents, sold by J. E. Sturgis at 4914. The page also notes the 216 BCE Battle of Cannae where Rome faced a massive defeat with 146,000 troops and 52,000 killed.
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J. E. Sturgis
Cannae
Distemper and Cough Cure Receives High Praise from LaFayette Stock Farm
Crouch & Travis endorse Craft's Distemper and Cough Cure as the quickest and most effective treatment for distemper and coughs. They recommend it to friends and note it is sold by J. E. Sturgis in LaFayette.
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Crouch & Travis
LaFayette Stock Farm
J. E. Sturgis
British Artillery Fire After Waterloo Report
Reports after Waterloo state British artillery fired 9 467 rounds, about one round for each French soldier killed on the field.
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Tuer
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Jimmy
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the Herald
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D. D
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M. D
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Fort Wayne
E. H. Roe
Continental
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the Grand Jury
Ossian
Seaforce
G. F. Mfarren
Staver & Wessell, Clothiers
Sixbey’s Opera House
W.A. Gutelius
Dr. Well
Morris
Indiana
L. Staples
C. C. Deam
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Owen
Exchange Bank
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