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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1904
Page
7
The item concerns health and safety issues linked to Royal Baking Powder Company of New York. Product origins and quality controls are discussed, highlighting potential health considerations and regulatory oversight.
Residents of Uniondale and Zanesville press for the Muncie Hartford and Fort Wayne interurban. A meeting will organize petitions and committees to approach company officials and push a route from Bluffton through Uniondale to Zanesville and into Fort Wayne.
A telegram from Denver, Colorado, announced the death of Dr. Samuel Hupp on February 19. Born in Liberty township, he graduated from the Ohio Medical College and practiced in Warren, Indiana before moving to Wichita, Kansas and later Denver for health reasons. He leaves a wife and daughter, was about 56, and was brother in law to H. M. Rinear of Liberty Center. His sister Mrs. Thomas of Liberty Center is in Denver.
Sheriff Johnston reported Monday that John W. Terrell's condition remained unchanged and he was growing weaker. Terrell is under continuous care with family attending to his needs as speculation grows that he may not survive to see the jury verdict carried out.
County sponsor John French issued a call to all townships to assemble in his office next Tuesday morning. The notice urges prompt attendance and outlines a brief agenda.
Bluffton business men wonder what becomes of the Zero mitten factory as daily departures rise. A Tiffin firm offers jobs and $2 a day plus expenses, while some workers blame the new wage scale for reduced earnings. Foreman conduct cited as causing resignations. eight girls headed to Tiffin on Friday.
The Uniondale telephone company plans three new lines from Uniondale extending to nearly every nearby farmhouse. After completion the lines will be integrated into Uniondale’s system which will add a switchboard at Uniondale. The firm reports it is prospering and operation is self supporting with no further complaints expected.
Mrs Will Fitzpatrick returned from Coffeyville Kansas after a telegram announced the serious illness of her mother Mrs Harlan Richey. Richey has been in a critical condition for some time and the family has been with her during the illness.
The Banner recalls a western county incident where Ora Baker aged 23 and Jennie Blair aged 17 claimed to be married. They obtained a license with parental consent for the girl and were wed by Mayor John Mack after parents’ suspicions about a license. The couple presented the ceremony as valid and hoped to avoid further trouble.
Citizens are reminded of a 1908 law requiring boards of commissioners township trustees and road supervisors to keep all postal routes passable. The law mandates 5 percent of road funds as an emergency reserve and fines of 1 to 25 dollars per day for noncompliance after notice.
Mrs. W. B. Nimmons arrived home Monday morning after a six month trip through many continental places with a party of tourists. The group included no local residents but all were experienced globe trotters. Miss Gretchen McCormick remains abroad and is not expected home this fall.
Six affidavits were filed in circuit court Monday alleging assault and battery and assault and battery with intent to kill. The sheriff is now:
E. V. Livers of Bluffton returned after two months touring the West and Canada. A Northern Pacific wreck in Canada left him with a head wound needing five stitches and a three hour wait in freezing cold before rescue.
J. M. Buck and wife and James B. Eaton and wife arrived home Sunday morning from Nashville. They had been visiting in the south for several weeks. Buck said the southern weather was no better than Indiana’s, with raw chilly air making outdoor time unpleasant.
A farm sale on Saturday transferred the Bert Tinkle farm in Liberty township, eighty acres, to Zell Fisher of Miami county for $6,000. Fisher plans to move here around April first and assume possession of the property.
A sanity inquest convened Monday before Squire Christy Stordill found Charles Krohn violently insane and in need of confinement at Richmond. Doctors J W McKinney and J C Fulton testified, with Ed Stout tasked to care for him. Krohn had attacked his wife and raved for months.
Frank Libby, living east of town, says the Sutbine farm oil well shows indications of producing oil after gas was encountered Sunday and fires cleared for safety. He notes the Hall farm well near Curryville yielded only a duster with no greasy liquid found.
Decatur residents celebrate an official post office notice that free mail delivery will begin on April first. The move marks a milestone as the city grows toward a fuller urban identity.
Unclaimed letters for the week ending February 22 1904 in Bluffton Indiana include Mrs Brown Carter Robert James L D Hughes Harold Art Robbinson 5th Taylor W F. The list notes remaining names and post office location.
Dr J C Fulton was injured in a Sunday fall on slippery Oak Street. He struck his shoulders and back, suffered a head gash and bruises, and remained in pain Monday with intense head shooting pains while staying at his brother G E Fulton's home.
Mont Koons a teamster living with John Ardner in the Rife addition attempted suicide by morphine at the Ardners’ home after marital strain. Neighbors and the Ardners prevented his death and he remains alive. The report notes Koons spent last summer in Hartford City riding a balloon with Harry Cutting.
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