Bluffton Banner sparks intra party dispute in Wells County
In Bluffton a local quarrel over anti Cromer Republicans heats up as the Bluffton Banner attacks the Cromer faction. The exchange notes harmony efforts to keep factions apart while pondering postmaster appointments and local political tensions. Obscure newspaper misprints are also mentioned amid the dispute.
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Bluffton
Republican Party
Wells County
N. K. Todd
Stevens
Sale
Swaim
Gordon
Oman
Wst
Mr. Dunlap
Walls Township Sunday School Association Meeting Notice
Township officers of the State lay School association of Walls county to meet at the auditor's office for business of special impact. Let every county Sunday school be present. Feb 11 at 10 a.m. (as called by state officer).
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Walls Ty
26 Cent Dinners Promised at Wade's Main Street Eatery
An advertisement urges hungry readers to try 26¢ dinners claiming they do much good. It notes short hours and mentions Wade's on Main Street with a casual sales pitch.
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Oyater
Wade
Blanche Chapel Church to Dedicate New Building
Blanche Chapel will dedicate its rebuilt church on February 14 with dedicatory services led by Rev. W W Lineberry. The congregation of about fifty invites all to attend and welcomes free will offerings to Pastor J L Barclay of Liberty Center. The $1100 restoration yields a neat, model church many are proud of.
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Blanche Chapel
W. W. Lineberry
J. JL. Barclay
Liberty Center
Health Board Secretary Ruling Vacates Post
The 1899 act requiring a health board secretary to be a state-recognized medical graduate is unconstitutional. Perry county’s secretary Claude Hendershot notes the vacancy, James Bennett elected, but Bennett failed to graduate. The court rules the title omission in the 1891 amendment fatal, delaying no legal impact on Bennett’s immediate possession.
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Board of Health
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
Supreme Court
Perry County
Claude T. Hendershot
James B. Bennett
Bennett
Hendershot
Circuit Court
Obituary of Mrs Minerva C Shepherd of Relffsburg
Mrs Minerva C Shepherd born June 7 1851 in Pickaway County Ohio died January 25 1904 age 52 years seven months eighteen days. She married Sylvanus C Shepherd October 26 1871 and had three daughters with one predeceasing her. Funeral at Bethel church Relffsburg conducted by Rev R C Jones with H C Galbraith as writer.
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Minerva C. Shepherd
Sylvanus C. Shepherd
Adam and
Hilizabeth King
Picaway County
Ohio
Sister Shepherd
Reiffsburg
Henry King
M. E. Church
Jacob McLin
Relffsburge
Markley
Bethel Church
R. C. Jones
Poneto
H. C. Galbraith
Relffsburg
Ind
Bluffton Steam Laundry Promises Prompt Delivery
We deliver the goods and boast growing out of town business with a complete laundry. Our facility offers family laundry by the pound rough dried or ironed at low prices. If you phone, the wagon will come.
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Bluffton
Montpelier Water and Light Fund Deemed Busted
The Montpelier water and light fund is described as busted. City treasurer receipts show orders stamped not paid for lack of funds and returned to owners, reflecting a cash shortage in the municipal treasury.
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Montpelier
Hoosier Judge Sees President Roosevelt Unannounced
Judge Dick Erwin of Adams County circuit court travelled to Washington to see President Roosevelt. Lacking a local representative, he approached the White House directly and was greeted warmly by the President amid Roosevelt’s noted unconventionality.
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Dick Erwin
Washington
Cramer
Teddy
White House
Ben
Franklin
Real estate and loan office opens in Bluffton
Hale and Marklbey announce a new office on the first floor near H. C. Arnold's grain office offering real estate sales, merchandise, and farm or country bargains. They advertise loans at low rates with favorable terms and claim strong abstracts in Bluffton Indiana.
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H. C. Arnold
West
Bluffton
Hale & Marklbey
Ind
Public Sale Near Uniondale On Bluffton Markle Pike
Notice of sale by Fred J. Shively and Ed Robinson auctioneers at the vendor's residence one mile south and half a mile west of Uniondale on the Bluffton and Markle pike. Items include horses cattle sheep hogs corn in crib and field shocks. Sale starts 10 o'clock a m on Tuesday February 16 1904.
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Uniondale
Blufffton
Markle Pike
Oxford
Fred J. Shively
ED Robinson
Public Auction at Bluffton Farm Sale Feb 10 1904
I Mary A Kaufman and auctioneers Jim and Jere offer at my residence five miles north of Bluffton a sale of work horses two colts cows heifer calves brood sows wagon harness mowers cultivator plows sleds hay and miscellaneous farming gear. Sale begins at 10 o'clock a.m.
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Bluffton
Mary A
Kaufman
JIM & Jere
Public auction sale at Bluffton residence
Auction notice for February 12, 1904 near Bluffton lists personal property including horses calves cattle mower rake wagon cultivator and other items with sale to start at 10 o clock. Auctioneers are Elizabeth Keller Jim and Jerh. A drugstore ad for Deams Nerve and Bone liniment is also included.
Miller-Wedding License Recorded for Frances Bar
Ernest Miller and Frances Bar appear to have secured a marriage license as listed in the local registry. The action marks the couple's formal intent to wed, with officials noting the filing surrounding future nuptials.
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Ernest Miller
Frances Bar
Evils of the Dance Sermon Sparks Bluffton Churchrowd
The Methodist church in Bluffton was packed to hear Rev. GC Fenwick Reed’s sermon Plain Facts About the Dance. He denounced dancing as injurious to health and morality, contrasting it with sobriety, and warned it leads to vice, broken homes, and saloon influence. He cited authorities on dancers’ moral risk and urged listeners to oppose dance in all forms.
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Methodist
Fenwick Reed
Mr. Reed
Hartford City
Reed
Falkner
la Fiorris
San Francisco
Message Against Dance Hall Immorality by a Preacher
A preacher denounces dancing as a corrupting influence on women and society. He urges Christian readers to avoid dance halls, warns that many "daughters" of the city slip toward sin after dancing, and appeals for public judgment to curb the vice. Mothers and youths are urged to beware and shun dancing.
Prayerful Farewell Message to a Dying Moment
A speaker bids farewell with a sermon from a shared text. He urges faith, peace, and divine guidance, noting time remaining is short and the message must be conveyed tomorrow. The tone is solemn, reflective, and insistently spiritual.
Butter Sale Ad Promises Quality at Same Price
A grocery ad from C F Rinehart offers country butter from a top maker with consistent rich flavor and invites customers to try apple butter or peanut butter. It promotes value and urges phone contact at 184 for orders.
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C. F. Rinehart
Administrator's Sale Notice in Wells County Indiana
Estate of Callie C. Demming attorney Meek & Sons announces a public auction of two parcels totaling 29.81 acres in Wells County Indiana on March 6 1904 at 1 PM. Sale terms: one third cash balance in 6 and 12 months with 6 percent notes, mortgage security, waiving valuation laws. Albert H. Demming administrator.
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Callie JC. Demming
Wells Circuit Court
State of Indiana
Callie C. Demming
County of
Wells
Ft. Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Company
Albert H. Demming
Meek & Sons, Attys
Admr
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Oat
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Ward
Cromer
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Health Board Secretary
McCormick
Kraus
Elizabeth Keller
Jim & Jerh
Deam
Odds and
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