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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1894
Page
5
A February 21 1894 Bluffton Banner column compiles ads and notes from Newville and nearby towns. Items include postmaster appointment news, clothing bargains, farm and oil activity, church revivals, local visits by editors and pastors, lectures planned, and a Cal Armstrong escape report from Kokomo jail. The piece blends commerce, community notices, and sensational crime lore.
D. of R Entertainment will host a supper and show at Sixbey's opera house tomorrow evening in honor of Washington's birthday. Supper from five to seven, menu includes substantial items and delicacies. Program features top city readers and singers, plus a drill by the M. O. M. club. Admission to all events 25 cents. supper 15 cents. All invited.
The Wells County Canning Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the Engine House in Bluffton on Saturday February 24 1894 at 10 a m. All stockholders should report the acres of produce they plan to plant for the coming season. Jonan Shoemaker president T S Crosby secretary.
The county clerk records marriages granted since the last report including John Burns to Zina Hirt James P Pearce to Mary Davis William T Johnson to Rosa Roberts Edward J Hamilton to Martha Boyer James E Matson to Clara Wikel Albert Reynolds to Alta Emmons Joseph F Hogan to Della Cruse Rolla E Johnson to Mary Redding Imhoff Zoll to Lydia Miller Albert H Demming to Callie Wells John A Woods to Eva Peck
In Baxcor Maine, February 19 Charles D French peddler and hermit of Orono died by self inflicted gunshot. He left a farewell letter dated February 18 stating he would be dead in two hours and describing his destitution and desire to dispose of his remains. He cites dis ease poverty and misfortune as causes and signs the note Duantzes D French.
Horstox Texas Feb 20 Last night at 10 oclock Jim Mitchell of Richmond Fort Bend county a desper ate character shot to death three men one little child and wounded a woman in the Grand Central depot He was drunk and arrested after the incident authorities report the motive was boisterous conduct by the victims
The will of Annie Pix ley was probated yesterday in Puiapetoma. It provides for the care of a nurse and for guardianship of a child with trustees of the Actors Fund named to oversee the provisions.
James E. Stone was hanged at 12 08 this morning in the Prison South, after a late wavering bravado. The killings near Washington, Davies County killed six, including Mrs Wratten and four children, as investigators pursued leads and Stone’s confession led to arrests and a jury verdict of guilty. The story notes his final bravado and the brutal motive of securing money from the elder Mrs Wratten.
In Homer Louisiana yesterday afternoon the draining machine boiler on the Laural farm plantation exploded killing three boys and wounding four others, all colored. The cause remains unknown. Also a report from McConnellesville Ohio notes Dr M B Davis died after leaving a forged note history to escape prison.
Prevailing prices for wheat corn and oats listed for Feb 19 in Indianapolis. Cattle and sheep quotes show ranges for steers heifers cows and lambs with receipts around 500 head and shipments of 308 head. Grain and pork futures close with wheat at 38 to 50 cents, pork around 12.12 to 12.35, lard and ribs values noted.
Local market notes describe a steady trend with a slight chill in the air and weak demand. Vendors report minimal activity and cautious buying as the season shifts, with no major disruptions noted in Bluffton's commerce.
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