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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1904
Page
2
A compilation of opinion pieces on Standard Oil pressure against Mel Hossler in Chadron Ohio and Shaforth’s Colorado resignation amid fraud allegations, tariff and trust issues in 1904 campaigns, beef price effects from injunctions, and critic notes on Indiana GOP Cromer.
The Indianapolis Journal, a Republican paper, miscredits the Russo Japanese war for dollar wheat values. The text notes Dunlap supporters claim many Democrats will vote in the upcoming primary and pledge to back Dunlap against Cromer. Poultry feed and egg powder jokes pepper the snippet.
The Indianapolis Sentinel denounces Ohio Republican leaders for scrambling to seize power after Senator Hanna dies. It faults them for prioritizing succession over mourning, accusing figures of "gross indecency" and rushing to secure political mantle the moment the word dead is heard.
Local Republicans in Bluffton and Wells county report James W. Sale of Bluffton is nearing a decision to seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Sale, a Fort Wayne Feeble Minded Institute trustee, would join L P Newby and Hugh T Miller in a three cornered race, though Sale says he has not decided and was surprised by the circulating report.
A consumer alert notes about eighty alum based baking powders on the market many claimed to be cream of tar and lists brands such as Roads Chapman’s Crown Common Sense Calumet Climax. It warns alum causes souring and that prices reflect quality with tartar free powders costing more.
A DeKalb county jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff damages in the Fred Eckart packing company explosion case. The jury held the gas company responsible and the packing company should pay no damages. The ruling marks a victory for the packing firm as multiple related suits are expected to be tried.
William Derr was arraigned before Squire Walbert on a bastardy charge from Miss Sarah E. Garton. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the circuit court in 500 dollars, with bond by his father. Derr resides in Lancaster township and comes from a well known family. Frank Tangeman of Williamson Hardware left for Coldwater Ohio to visit his parents. If the war with Japan continues camphor will rise.
A special Wells county meeting set a March election date to approve a subsidy for the C B Co Railroad. Grant Pyle promotes the measure with Auditor Brineman. costs estimated near 125 dollars plus a certified check. Route debates split farmers and Rockford backers with Barbers Mills to Plum Tree and Huntington as likely paths.
The state board of medical registration reports 1903 deaths among 32 registered physicians and 265 new registrations by nonregistered physicians. Most new registrants were recent graduates. some from other states gained registration without Indiana examination if their home state's criteria matched Indiana standards. Total Indiana physicians estimated between 6500 and 7000.
A published list names voting places for the Republican primary next Tuesday in Wells County. Precincts include Jackson at McNatts, Chester Center school house, Liberty Center, Rock Creek Center and Harley school houses, Splinter school house, Arbaugh school house, Domestic, Petroleum, engine house, Reynolds barber shop, Adams house, Reiffsburg, Vera Cruz, Murray, Lancaster Center and Craigville, Ossian school house, and Echo school house No. 8.
A gang of raised bill men operates in Muncie and nearby gas belt towns. They use forged silver certificates with the word one replaced by five and a blotched central one. The bills look ordinary at a glance but reveal the fraud on close inspection. Local businesses report several losses to this expert counterfeiting scheme.
A public meeting is scheduled for February 27 1904 at 2 pm in the J D Hite building Uniondale Ind to discuss the Bluffton Wells Fort Wayne interurban line linking Uniondale and Zanesville. Citizens are urged to attend and elect representative committees to coordinate with the Muncie Hartford and Ft Wayne Traction Co and others to push the project forward.
H. W. Lipkey Andrew Meeks and William Haflich prepare to open a slumber and saw mill at Union Dale citing Meeks experience in the infill business and promising prospects. They expect a clear field and an early, successful start for the venture.
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