28 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1904
Page
1
NeLDaughlin of Portland attends a county hearing on the dredging of the loblolly ditch. The petition seeks assessment for lands benefiting from the project which covers Geneva and the northwest Wabash area. Work aims to restore drainage capacity after fifteen years of use.
$100 reward offered by the publishers for proof of a cure Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucus surfaces. The ad asserts the medicine strengthens the system and that the makers back it with a $100 prize for successful cures. It lists F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
JBinfton advertises a balloon display with parachute drop and crowd protection planned. Bluffton races toward the big moment as Decatur Journal notes swift progress and the Commercial may deliver $30,000 to rail interests. Doctors claim Kidney Care helps Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shelton, praising Foley's remedy. Davenport & Ehte offer the treatment.
A fragment featuring rhymed proverbs on appearance, progress, and pride. The lines contrast sweetness with fading beauty, speed with timing, and purchase with consequences, using archaic wording and playful inversions to hint at life lessons and vanity.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as mild and effective liver pills suitable for all ages. It notes their pleasant action and claims strong users also approve their benefits. A visit by religious figures from Greenville, Ohio is mentioned amid local news chatter about Philadelphia proceedings.
Mayor and city officers from towns and cities study a plan to extend terms from two to four years at a meeting in Indianapolis English hotel. Aimed to fund a bill and lobby during the assembly session, the gathering was kept largely secret with J Fred France elected president and about forty attendees. Some officers oppose extending terms though many support longer four year terms.
The old No. 7 Bechtel oil well on the Jacob Bechtel Jease farm in Jackson township, Jay county, has suddenly revived after a nearby shot well on the Anantas Kimbler farm. The Bechtel well now spouts with vigor, producing more oil than other wells in the block, reversing a decade of decline from a daily output once worth a fortune to only a barrel or two.
Mrs S H Newson of Decatur Alabama details years of severe indigestion and digestive distress. After doctors failed electric bitters brought rapid improvement and full recovery. The ad notes liver kidney stomach and bowel relief at 50 cents guaranteed by druggist Charles C Dram. Also mentions Senator Fremont Goodwine on state funds for new institutions for epileptics and consumptives.
By virtue of an execution from Wells Circuit Court I will expose at public sale on January 14 1905 the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of the northwest quarter of section 16 township 27 north range 12 east Wells County Indiana at the courthouse door. If needed the fee simple will be exposed for sale. Sale by Levi Mock et al. attorneys for plaintiff.
The Wells Circuit Court appoints an administrator for Nancy Sanders deceased of Smith County Kansas. Cause No. 968 lists the administrator's duty to settle the estate and notify heirs and creditors. The estate is considered solvent.
A petition by B F Kain seeks construction of a ditch to Hall's creek ditch. Viewers report filed with Wells County auditor. Hearing before Wells County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday January 4 1905. Lands affected include Daniel Glass Arthur Linn Jane Shoemaker Jonathan Bender B F Kain William Sheets Robert Reynolds Harrison Lancaster Warren Shoemaker.
Notice declares a hearing on the D B Davison ditch petition set for Wednesday January 4 1905 in the January term. The proposed ditch runs in section nine township 28 north range 12 east for about 24 rods west and 20 feet south of center with a stake 0 and connects to the Allen and Lot ditch affecting landowners William Bushee Durlan B Davison Peter Confer William Glass Louis Hoopengardner Lake Erie Western Railroad and Jefferson township.
Notice of filing by Wells County auditors on December 14 1904 of the viewers report for Keller Free Gravel Road a 4060 foot route starting southeast corner of section 31 township 25 north range 11 east and ending at the Warren and Montpe Yer gravel road hearing set for January 4 1905 before the board of commissioners.
W H Rupright is named administrator of the estate of Christian Graft, late of Wells County, deceased. The estate is stated to be solvent and administration granted under applicable laws and public notice.
Road surveyed by Wells County commissioners from section 30 across to Crosby free gravel road. The 15 165 foot route, named McCULLICK Free Gravel Road, is set for January 4 1905 at the January term. Auditor C S Brineman signs.
Notice of a road hearing by the Wells County Board of Commissioners on January 4 1905 regarding the Shepherd Free Gravel Road running west between sections 8 and 17 and to the northwest corner of section 18 in township 25 north range 12 east. The road length is listed as 10434 feet. Auditor: Clem Brineman.
By order of the Wells Circuit Court Nancy Sanders as plaintiff vs William Covvault and Elizabeth Covault as defendants the sheriff will sell at Bluffton Indiana on Saturday January 14 1905 between 10 a m and the court house door rents and profits for up to seven years of lot 109 original plat of Bluffton to satisfy a decree with interest and costs if not sold the fee simple may be sold to discharge the decree at the same time and place. Mock & Sons attorney for plaintiff.
CURTIE, Superintendent, indicates the schedule can be adjusted with no advance warning. No specific date or location is provided.
The Texas Train of the Cotton Belt Route provides swift access to Arkansas Louisiana and Texas with one night to Houston Beaumont Lake Charles and the Coast. Twenty four hour service to North East and Central Texas plus through sleeping chair and dining cars. Low homeseeker rates occur on the first and third Tuesdays at one fare plus two dollars round trip with liberal stopovers.
Nickel Plate lines offer special fares to the West Northwest and South with first and third Tuesdays each month and extended return limits. Clover Leaf route information via agents in Fort Wayne Frankfort Toledo and accompanying holiday travel prices for December 24 25 26 and January 1 2 with a one and a third rate for round trip and good return through January 4 1905.
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