Wells County Commissioners Order Tax Duplicate for C B C Subsidy
The Wells County board adjourned after ordering the C B C subsidy tax of one percent of Harrison township valuation to be placed on duplicates. One half percent to fall installment and half to spring. new duplicates to be purchased. The C B C completed road from Bluffton to Pennville by year end with two daily trains since Christmas.
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Wells County Board of Commissioners
Harrison Township
Bluffton
Pennville
Imported Delicacies Spur Growing Demand Across World
The push for imported foods expands globally with demand for limburger Swiss Dutch Roquefort Edam pineapple and royal luncheon. Consumers are urged to try cramee de muthe and maraschino cherries as part of a growing assortment at Great Lichtenberger & Co.
Osborne Case New Trial Hopes After Decatur Visit
Attorney WW M Amsden returned from Decatur where he consulted with D H Smith and Judge Heiler on filing for a new trial in the Adams county case of Joseph Osborne. Winesses Wilson and Carter support Osborne’s unsound mind claim and juror bias is cited as a key point in the appeal. Osborne remains in Decatur jail hopeful for release.
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WW. M. Amsden
Decatur
D. H. Smith
Heiler
Joseph Osborne
Adams County Court
Amsden
Osborne
Marlon
Wheeler & Wilson Domesic and White Sewing Ad
G D Shigley urges buyers to try Wheeler and Wilson domestic and White sewing machines before purchase. Ad highlights he leads others in quality at the old place.
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Wheeler & Wilson
G. D. Shigley
They Can't Do It De Pour Out By Some One That
An unclear line from an OCR fragment suggests a fragmentary note about a failed attempt or complaint. The readable portion indicates frustration or protest but lacks concrete details, names, dates, or places to identify a full event.
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Ayer
Democrats Consider August Primary For Wells County Sheriff
Wells County Democrats may hold an August primary to nominate a sheriff candidate for the upcoming county election. The move follows Addison C. Harris’s constitutional challenge to the law changing terms for county offices, risking a Supreme Court test on the election cycle. County Chairman Eichhorn says Democrats will be ready and nominate a qualified candidate if the law is challenged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wella County
Addison C. Harris
Harris
Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
Supreme Court
Eichhorn
Wells County
Voices of Women Excluded From Fort Wayne Church Choirs
A Fort Wayne dispatch reports a papal order requiring Roman Catholic church choirs in the diocese to remove women singers. Women must be replaced by boys capable of singing soprano and alto parts. The mandate is to be applied to all churches in the country.
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Fort Wayne
Rome
Administrator Appointed for Stockton Estate
Wm Higgins was Thursday named administrator of the estate of Edwin W Stockton deceased. The estate includes an eighty acre farm and about $450 in personal property. The farm lies near Kingsland.
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Wm. Higgins
Edwin W. Stockton
Kingsland
Osborne Seeks New Trial After Manslaughter Conviction
A new trial motion is filed for Joseph Osborne after a manslaughter conviction in Decatur. Attorneys allege errors in key rulings and juror bias, with Feb. 9 hearing set by Judge Erwin. If denied, appeal to Indiana Supreme Court follows as Osborne remains jailed.
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Joseph Osborne
Decatur
Daniel Kitson
John Busenbark
Osborne
Indiana Supreme Court
Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Praised
Dr P B Spears of Piichard Alt endorses Chamberlain's Colfe Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He uses it in his practice and with his family, noting it outperforms any other bowel complaint remedy and would not recommend alternatives. Davenport & Ehle sell the remedy.
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P. B. Spears
Piichard
Alt
Chamberlain
Davenport & Ehle
Notorious Beggar Visits Bluffton on Friday
Old Mother Schimmerhorn, long known across the region for her begging, was seen in Bluffton Friday morning. Some merchants refuse to give her money, citing her sharp tongue and persistent presence. Despite claims of wealth, she continues her habitual rounds between Bluffton and Fort Wayne, arousing many with her manner.
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Schimmerhorn
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
Resolutions on Death of Alexander R Snedden
The Retail Merchants and Manufacturers Association notes the death of Alexander R Snedden. The memorial expresses sorrow for the loss to the association and city business, commends his integrity and fair dealing, and resolves to honor his memory with a dedicated memorial page endorsed by Edwin Walmer Philo Rogers and Geo Snyder.
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Retail Merchants and Manufacturers Association
Alexander R. Snedden
Alex R. Snedden
Edwin
Walmer
Philo Rogers
Geo. D. Snyder
Harrison Township Institute To Hold Monthly Teachers Meeting
The Harrison Township Institute announces its regular monthly meeting of teachers scheduled for Saturday, November 3. The gathering aims to coordinate lessons and discuss school plans.
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Harrison Township
Fashionable tailored garments at wholesale bargain prices
A lively ad touts new patterns in the latest styles with well tailored and well fitting menswear. It highlights wholesale bargains with prices five to ten dollars and notes extra quality overcoats made to fashionable lengths.
Mittens factory photos prepared for World’s Fair exhibit
Boss Mfg Co exhibits interior views of its mitten factory taken by Ben Ashbaucher for Singer Sewing Machine. The display at St. Louis will feature the Singer machine in operation with all machines running, capturing Bluffton's industry for visitors.
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Boss Mfg. Co
Ben Ashbaucher
Singer
St. Louis
Bluffton
Public Auction Near Bluffton in 1904
Public sale at the bidder's residence three miles east of Bluffton on February 16 1904 features six horses including a brood mare and foal a nine year old coach horse two work horses a colt and three milch cows with two due in March along with forty five shoats various farm machinery wagons a buggy beds chairs stove incubator carpet and more Sale starts at 10 am terms cash for sums five dollars and under credit nine months with note and six percent discount for cash on credit amounts Auctioneers Reppert Covnault June
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Bluffton
Eash
W A. R
Counthrman, Reppert & Covnault
Cromer Noted for Farming Then Politics at Portland Meeting
The text shows a political scene at a Portland gathering where speaker urges Mr. Dunlap to exit the race and save funds. It emphasizes Cromer as a farmer and congressman, presenting him as steady and unshaken by opposition while noting signs were against Dunlap.
Men's Suits and Overcoats Offer at Eight Dollars
Handsome sturdy men s attire promoted at eight dollars with single and double breasted suits in all wool materials. Overcoats in meltons cassimeres and rough effects advertised as regularly twelve dollar value now eight dollars.
Dunlap Attacks Snap Methods In Local Primary Fight
The Dunkirk News reports that Mr. Dunlap and Parson Small denounce snap methods and other corrupt tactics within the district party. With primary elections less than four weeks away, Jay County and the Eighth District are urged to see through bluffing and distractions by Dunlap and his ally.
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Dunlap
Parson Small
Jay County
Friday
Dunkirk
Public Auction At Bluffton Offer Of Personal Property
Elizabeth Keller offers for sale at public auction on February 12 1904 at her residence four miles north and one mile east of Bluffton a selection of livestock and farm tools. Items include a three year old colt a seven year old work horse a two year old colt bred for driver two milch cows four yearling calves a two year old heifer McCormick mower hay rake farm wagon Kraus cultivator spring tooth harrow four Chester White shoats three sow pigs a male hog about 90 pounds and other items. Sale begins at 10 o clock a m. Auctioneers Jim and Jere.
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Bluffton
McCormick
McCormick Steel
Kraus
Elizabeth Keller
Jim & Jere
Cromer Hard at It in Heated Eighth District Battle
Geo Cromer travels across the Eighth district to campaign for the Republican primary. He meets party leaders and fends off anti groups as Dunlap tours the district with public levees. The contest is described as one of the hottest in the region with campaigns intensifying.
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Geo. Cromer
Dunlap
Cromer
A Bold Winter Stock Clearance Offer
We cut prices on suits and overcoats to ten dollars to clear winter stock. The goods include silk mixed worsteds vicunas and tweeds with all sizes available. Originally priced at fifteen to sixteen fifty, the sale promises a decisive price drop for fast turnover.
Heiress and suitors in a wry verse gag
A playful verse features a bird chatting about wireless telegraphy and air travel on the aft. An heiress named Rooker fends off a lawyer named Luke who courts her with a sharp question about appearances or wealth.
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Rooker
Luke
Lucre
Miers Prepares Service Pension Bill in Congress
Congressman Miers a potential vice presidential candidate drafts a service pension bill detailing monthly payments by length of service. Three years yields 24 dollars, two years 20, eighteen months 18, twelve months 12, and ninety days 10, replacing a six dollar current rate.
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Miers
House
Congress
Public Sale Notice Near Uniondale on Feb 16 1904
Notice is given that the undersigned will offer for sale at a high residence one mile south and one-half mile west of Uniondale on the Blutton and Markle pike on Tuesday Feb 16 1904. Property includes three horses with two four-year-olds and one two-year-old, fourteen to fifteen cattle with cows and calves, several steers two-year-olds, twenty-eight sheep including twenty-seven Oxford ewes and one ram, and thirty-nine hogs with seven sows one male hog and thirty-one shoats.
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Hig
Uniondale
Blutton and
Markle Pike
Oxford
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