Ossian Grist notes concerts and community items
The Ossian Weekly Grist reports the Alexander Concert company will entertain at the Presbyterian church under the Young Men's club. A funeral for William Bender near Bethel followed his life of misfortune. Prof I M Cochran of Angola to present at the M B church next Friday under the same club. J S Krewon sprained his knee but improves. Fern Krewson at IU presented the high school with a banner. Prof Walker prepares a manual of Ossian school work.
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Alexander Concert Company
Presbyterian Church
Young Men’s Club
Sheldon
Ossian
William Bender
Bethel
M. EB
Bender
I. M. Cochran
Angola
M. B. Church
M. HB
Krewnon
Misa Fern Krewson
I. U
Prof
Walker
Manuel
Ossian Schools
Local Notes Include Sickness and Sales Updates
Prospect Jesse Daugherty is sick while Mrs. Sarah Cotton is in serious condition. Nellie Zimmerly of Markle visits her parents Wm and Mrs Lepper. Bessie Zion hosts Ossian visitors. John Redding and Wm Lepper get telephones installed. J Orr announces sale for Saturday Feb 27. Oliver Ormsby’s colt dies after ice injury. Ray Cotton loses a cow. Revival services continue with strong interest. Union Township advisory board tours Bluffton. Hattie Lipkey to resume teaching after measles break. Wm High family moves to old Middaugh place.
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Jesse Daugherty
Sarah Cotton
Nellie Zimmerly
Markle
Wm. Lepper
Bessie Zion
Bunday
Ossian
John Redding
J. Orr
Oliver Ormsby
Ray Cotton
Union Township
Bluffton
Hattie Lipkey
Wm. High
Middaugh Place
Measles Strikes Pugney Area as Community Notes Grow
Anna Nash Pugney is the latest measles victim while Ray Prough and others recover. Local residents host visitors, share illness updates, and plan Sunday school and prayer services. A church fundraiser raises about 1500 toward a new church, with ongoing subscriptions and cautious optimism.
Memorial for Oliver Noe at Chester Center Christian Church
Oliver Noe aged 64 years 8 months and 18 days died February 7 1904. He married Cynthia Jane Penrod April 8 1871 and left a wife two children and a family including mother four sisters and a brother. He served as Sunday school superintendent and was active in farming and teaching. Funeral services were held February 9 1904 at Chester Center Church with evangelist J W Robbins. Interment in Miller cemetery. Resolutions express sorrow draped church for 30 days and flowers for the bereaved.
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Cynthia Jane Penrod
Noe
Chester Center Christian Church
Christ
Job
J. W. Robbins
Muncie
Indiana
Miller Cemetery
Oliver Noe
Chester Center
William Thomas
Daniel Perry
E. J. Ludlum
Fire destroys Keystone family home and belongings
John McFan and his wife narrowly escaped a late night blaze at their Joe West farm home near Keystone. The fire, likely from an overheated flue, consumed the dwelling and all household furniture. The McFans, asleep at the time, were left homeless with no insurance to cover the loss.
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John McFan
Joe West
Keystone
McFan
Bloody clothing linked to Jackson township assault
Mort McAfee received a package from Warren containing blood smeared clothing once owned by Ed Houser and 8 D Forneshell, two youths from the city. The items allegedly relate to a quarrel at a recent Jackson township dance where Asa Brown allegedly attacked and wounded them with a knife, leaving fronts of four garments stained and stiff with blood.
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Mort McAfee
Warren
Ed Houser
D. Forneshell
Jackson Township
Asa Brown
Brown
Six Mile Church Plans New Building Exhibition
The Six Mile church building committee plans a meeting next Friday at the church to discuss a proposed $8,000 modern edifice. Architect Cuno Kibele prepared the plans and will exhibit them for full member attendance and consideration.
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Six Mile Church
Cuno Kibele
Letter of thanks to Mr Geo H Amram
A widow expresses gratitude to Mr Geo H Amram and through him to Illinois Life Insurance Co for promptly paying the full $1,000 policy on her late husband Jamon M Fisher.
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The
Illinois Life Insurance Co
Jamon. M. Fisher
Tax Assessments Begin March First Under New Law
Auditors are busy as township assessors begin listing property for taxation on March 1 due to a legal change. Books show owners, acres, land values and personal property as of March 1. mortgage exemptions up to 700 require a sworn statement between March 1 and May 1.
No New County Assessors To Be Elected This Fall
Attorney General Miller ruled that county assessors are elected by the legislature and no law permits an election this fall. The 1902 act set the next assessor election for 1906, leaving no vacancy or early vote under current law. The opinion, binding as a court ruling, ends the debate long urged by both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Miller
Jackson Township Institute Deliberates At District No 8
Teachers from Jackson township gathered at Eversole school for the sixth institute on February 13 1904. The program included recitations by Florence Dean and Clara Farr and discussions of Ivanhoe Lincoln and the Course of Study with duties assigned for the March 6 meeting.
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Jackson Township
Eversole School
Earl French
Florence Dean
Ivanhoe
Clara Farr
A. C. Williams
John Hogg
Clara J. Farr
Lincoln
C. H. Williamson
Emory Swarm
Wm. Jones
Herbert Jones
Sadie Park
James G. Parka
Dillwan
Ind
Ossian Doctor Seeks Red Cross Service Abroad
Dr. Fred Metts of Ossian has filed to enter Red Cross service in the far east between Japan and Russia. His request is with the screening panel and he expects a decision soon. Red Cross aid aided Cuba and Civil War efforts, funded by private contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Metts
Ossian
Red Cross
Japa
Order
Boy breaks nose skating near city
Earl Deam, son of Milton Deam, fell on ice while skating and broke his nose. Dr. Markley treated the injury and expected a quick recovery in a few days. The notice also includes a local ad and a brief bedside scene with Mrs. Maggie Barton at Fort Wayne.
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Earl Deam
Milton Deam
Dr. Markley
Burglar Stole 80 Dollars From Mentzer Home
Burglars gained entry through a pried side window at Drayman Mentzer’s East South street home and took a total of 80 dollars from Mrs. Mentzer’s pocketbook and Mr. Mentzer’s purse. The heist occurred after midnight, left the house in disarray, and was discovered Tuesday morning. Police hunt for clues with no leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drayman Mentzer
East South Street
Mr. Mentzer
Wells County Leads In Oil Inventions And Labor Saving Devices
A Wells County oilman credits the region with introducing most modern laborsaving devices in oil production and marketing. The report notes gas engine pumping first used on the Settles lease and later adopted widely, along with early pumping powers and centralized boiler setups replaced by streamlined pumping systems nationwide.
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Wells County
Big Barn Burns In Adams County Fire Destroys Barn
William Falk of near Hunduras loses barn and farming implements to a Saturday evening fire. One horse and twenty seven tons of hay along with all tools burned in the immense structure. Fire reported by neighbors and local authorities.
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William Falk
Honduras
Death of Lew Ogden is reported from Henderson Kentucky
Mrs. Dr. J W McKinney and Mrs Nancy Ogden announce the death of Lew Ogden who died Sunday in Henderson Kentucky after pneumonia. He was 35 years old and had lived in Bluffton before moving to Fort Wayne Bucyrus Findlay and finally Henderson. He leaves two brothers John Ogden and Frank Ogden two sisters Arch A Waugh and Dr. McKinney and his mother Mrs Nancy Ogden. His wife Emma Kinninger may be with him in Henderson.
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J. W. McKinney
Lew
Bluffton
Ogden
Fort Wayne
Bucyrus
Findlay
Ohio
Emma Kinninger
Henderson
John Ogden
Marion
Frank Ogden
Chicago
Arch A. Waugh
Dr. McKinney
Nancy Ogden
John W. Terrell
Wells County
Mrs. Books
Lucy Wolfe
Sheriff Johnston
Terrell
Smith
Portland
Jere Shire Struck by Serious Illness at Home
Jere Shire, noted auctioneer, is dangerously ill at his home in the city’s south part. He became ill several days ago and has since deteriorated, with a suspected combination of stomach and liver troubles prompting concern among friends.
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Jere Shire
Mr. Shire
Estate Settlement After Funeral in Dauphin County
Elmer Smelzer came home from Dauphin county Pennsylvania after attending his father’s funeral dated January 9. In the east he settled the estate and arranged property sales. His mother died two weeks earlier. the parents are Cal and Harvey Smeltzer and also of Wella county.
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Elmer Smelzer
Dauphin County
Smeltzer
Cal
Harvey Smeltzer
Wella County
Indiana’s Largest Woman Weighs 486 Pounds
Mrs. Susie Fuell, wife of J. P. Fuell, is described as the largest woman in Indiana 4, reported to live near Miami. At 47, she weighs 486 pounds and has grown since childhood, though she manages daily life with ease despite past weights up to 800 pounds.
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Indiana
Miami
Susie Fuell
Daily Markets Reported Over Private Wire
Markets summary notes private wire dispatches from F and Snyder. Details on commodities and financial instruments are limited in available text. The brief indicates a market update or snapshot rather than a full article.
Farm Sale Settles Suit in Union Township Acknowledged
J. J. Bollinger sold the Union township farm to Charles Glass for 3000 dollars. The 40 acre tract, praised as one of the township’s best, settles a possession suit in Squire Newhard’s court. The new owner’s contract pleases both parties.
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J. J. Bollinger
Union Township
Charles Glass
Squire Newhard
Lew Dailey Post Plans Social With Montpelier Units
A Lew Dailey post meeting set a social and visiting event at the post hall on Monday evening February 22 1904 inviting the G A R post and Woman s Relief Corps of Montpelier. A short program talks music and sociability are planned with all members and spouses urged to attend.
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Post Hall
Post
Woman's Relief Corps
G. A. R. Post
Woman's Relief Corps of
Montpelier
Mualo
Lew Dailey Relief Corps
Bluffton’s Rich Men Worth Fifty Thousand and More
City auditors discussed wealth in Bluffton with a list growing from nine or a dozen to thirty four names during a session. The method and accuracy are questioned as officials reexamine the tally to identify individuals meeting the threshold.
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Bluffton
Lst
Main Spring Malady Strikes Jewelers Across the City
A seasonal ailment hits watchmakers as main springs in clocks and watches break amid a citywide craze. Experts say weather, not construction or material, drives the sudden spike in repairs during this period.
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Cel
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GRIST
Prospect
Pugney
Anna Nash
Ray Prough
Jeff Prough
Cartwright
Frank Kile Inknight
Will Myers
Miss Shrock
Burnison
Gallion
Daisy Lash
Jef Prough
Mr. Prough
Henry Garton
Tocsin
Andrew Lash
Mr. Lash
George Sauders
Marion Garton
Fay
Andrew Reed
Villa North
Grandpa Louder
Lanster Chapel
Ladies’ Society
SIX Mile Church Meeting
Jackson Township Institute
Fred Metts May
Deam Boy
W. D. Woodruff
East Court House
Maggie Barton
Adams
Lewis Ogden
Kentucky
Eee We
the Daily Markets
F. &. Snyder
Lew Dailey
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