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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1894
Page
2
A Baltimore minister extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a reliable vegetable remedy for indigestion fullness constipation and bilious headaches caused by liver inaction. The testimonial claims decades of use and universal commendation for this liver regulator.
Health in the area is good. Zina French, three, burned by clothing catching fire near a stove. J Wiest reports a wood-cheaping event in Nottingham township with many present. Eli French helped bury a fifty-cent goat. another goat with an iron back on its way. Hog buyers and candidates crowded the week. J Narr died last week and was buried at West Salem. Jake Beeler sold his farm to Sam Risley. An oyster supper is expected by Saturday night. Jethro Totter awoke to dogs frightening them during sheep confusion.
West Jackson notes a New Year greeting from Hiram Jackson and his wife. Mr Thornburg and family visit Isaac Sowerwine. Oil boom quiet after Silas Iulse farm well failed. Farmers optimistic though seeking favorable lease terms. A Union Chapel concert drew crowds with ten cent admission. Mrs Wilson’s house narrowly saved from fire though upstairs burned. cause was defective fuel. insurance listed at 700 dollars. Farmers enjoy mild weather and plow as if spring.
A reader contributions piece from the BANNER recounts town happenings. Samuel Evans buys a pony from Mr Walser and plans to chase the boys. The school led by Henry Markley is progressing, while youth travel east more than before. Continuous light community updates reflect 1890s town life.
In our town Nate Neff showcases top grade hage and cattle stock. A local warning urges Ea Hamilton to keep away from the eastern part of town to avoid harm. Effie Nate is named champion amid local spelling event. FRIZZILY WAYSTACK.
Health is moderately good in this vicinity. Farmers are plowing and ditching. C M Shoemaker left for Pennsylvania for work with Sidney Furniture Co. H 3 Williams complained of slow fire department response. Candidates busy the last days. J W Shoemaker reports strong trade. Gentzel building a new house. Jen Booker rents Bird Abshire’s farm. Wood sawing will occur before spring. Henry Huffman says he has made the wood fly. Joseph Valentine pursues oil. Chas Valentine travels south on Saturdays in all weather.
Local items recount grip cases and a protracted religious meeting failing to spark interest. Funeral for Daniel Roberts noted, with interment at Mossburg cemetery. Oil leasing expands south of town as a Pennsylvania company plans test wells in the oil belt. Community events include birthdays, electioneering talk, road improvements, and neighborhood social gatherings.
Health in Batson Bridge is described as tolerably good. Local social notes mention William Colbert visiting Lew Mimich near Mt. Zion, H. J. Roby visiting James Hudson west of town, Ade Smith visiting his mother at Warren, and Mrs. Wm. Ewing visiting her ill mother near Huntington over Sunday.
Hudson well No.1 was drilled last Saturday but shows little promise while arrangements to rework it proceed. A new well may start on the Ankerman farm south of town. Oil men lease land daily and the outlook for a strong field remains hopeful. Farmers till fields in fine weather as Levi Cline visited Wabash. School resumed with renewed vigor after a brief vacation. Eliott Rutherford, who married Jany Gephard, moved to Bluffton. About twenty eight people surprised Samuel Huffman at his home with a bountiful meal and old time chat.
Craigville residents report many colds and a protracted Oakland church meeting led by Rev. Spray. Local visitors include Mrs. Emma Robenold and Mrs. Townbaugh. Springlike plowing begins and concerns rise over minors smoking cigars. Railroad workers' hours cut to nine per day amid wage changes. December weather features 4 below zero coldest day and 7 inches of snow with varied winds.
Jacob Stair suffers lung trouble while I J Wilson visits Bluffton. Mary Taylor farm oil well yielded about 100 barrels. No 7 on Thomas Williams farm was a dry hole. James Green visited Cluffton. Charley Cashner plans to move to Montpelier to drill for Nox and Mullin. Hiram Wall is confined to bed with the grip.
Farmers across the region prepare for spring planting by plowing sod and tending wheat fields. The season brings expectations of a bountiful crop as equipment moves through fields and soil is readied for new plantings.
Sherman Wagoner killed his wife at Lynnville after she refused to return to him. He forced entry at her father’s home, fired a shotgun wound to the head, and threatened to die rather than be arrested. Officers pursue him as crowds react with intense excitement.
SUELBYVILLE, Jan 4. David Louden 67 a well known county figure was found dead with ten throat wounds in his office. The death is ruled suicide after he cut his throat with a pocketknife. He had previously cut his throat years ago and spent time in an asylum after an earlier suicide attempt. He was despondent over failing to be appointed storekeeper by Collector Bracken.
In Brazil a powder can exploded during a celebration north of the city. Frank Hadley and Fred Phelps, both 14, suffer eye injuries and severe burns. Hawkins Hawkins' sons aged 12 and 14 were present. Separate dispatch from Indianapolis notes rising unemployment and mayoral friction. A Muncie death follows a party superstition claiming nine or more is ominous, leading to the death of Mrs. McPherson, age 13’s mother.
Wasaiaton Indiana January 9 an unknown man fired a shot at J M Blue near Montgomery nine miles east of town. Blue owner of a large lumber mill at Montgomery and mills at Sidney and Anna Ohio. The ball passed through his cap as he examined timber and the assailant fled. Blue saw him but could not catch him and offered no motive.
The indictment against James Woods for the killing of Lawyer Blount at the Eastern insane asylum has been noticed. Woods was convicted on first trial and sentenced to three years, released on bond when the supreme court reversed. he had served two years and five months. He will marry today to Miss Bessie Kauffman.
In the Louisville bridge disaster inquest Jerry Williams, a company employee, testified that rotten timber was rolled to the bridge last July and found in the salse work in December. He claimed two rotten pieces were used as lock braces under the span that fell. Superintendent Millikan said the track was out of line minutes before the accident, indicating false work settling, but no danger was anticipated. The inquest ended with a verdict by the jury blaming the company for neglect.
In San Francisco a dramatic murder occurred when Mrs. Shattuck shot and killed Harry G. Poole after his refusal to marry Estralia Shattuck. Mrs. Shattuck, age 60, is jailed as a murder suspect, while Estralia and the girl’s mother are described as hysterical and detained as the city police investigate the case.
New York reports another wife of W H Grimm the Brooklyn bigamist arrested in Fort Haddon has declared herself. The claimant Miss May Batley Bluffs Illinois says Grimm wed her soon after marrying and deserting Miss Whitaker of Quincy Illinois. Batley is the fourth woman to come forward. Turnbull Plymouth church widow Grimm wed Oct 18 found a letter urging divorce from a Quincy friend. Grimm appeared before Judge Moore seeking more time before sentencing.
The Indianapolis Daily and Weekly Sentinel boasts immense circulation due to thorough service of the latest news from across Indiana and dispatches from foreign countries. Every reader in Indiana should take a state paper, and that The Sentinel.
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