Wells County Adds Three Rural Routes in February
Wells County will launch three new rural mail routes starting February 2 with two from Bluffton and one from Keystone. Routes No. 7 and No. 8 will cover 23.75 and 23.375 miles respectively, serving 1,050 and surrounding areas, carriers named Lewis Donaldson, Peter Marts, and Wellington Young. Postmaster Sharpe awaits official route changes.
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Wells County
Blaifton
Keystone
Travisville
Dickerson Corner
Air Line
Cobburn
Sturgeon Corner
Bluffton
County
Bly
Liberty Center
Liberty Union
Salamonie
Lewis Donaldson
Peter Marts
Ponetopike
Wellington Young
Sharpe
Blackmail Claim in Breach of Promise Suit Against Saloon Owner
Henry Lewin, South Main saloon keeper, faces questions in a breach of promise suit. He brands the case a blackmail scheme and says the plaintiff pressured him for marriage after initial meetings in December and January. He alleges a Decatur emissary offered a settlement before the suit. The plaintiff seeks five thousand dollars as damages for remaining unmarried.
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Henry Lewin
South Main Street
Henry
Samuel W Smith Driven to Raving Maniac in Ossian
Samuel M Smith of Ossian, in poor health, suffered a paralysis stroke a week earlier and then became a raving madman Friday. He threatened to kill his family and others, crying for a knife as a watcher was provided. The sixty year old man is described as powerful.
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Samuel M Smith
Ossian
Shorts
Smith
Wells County Heavy Weight Tale and a Smallpox Scare
A diary style note describes a move from Montrose to Portland then Crooked Bay near Picket Sawmill with deer and turkey hunted and basic shelter built. A separate incident reports Wits County Heavy Verana employees fearing smallpox after a stranger called Marion, prompting office fumigation and a health officer assessment with no real exposure risk.
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Barron
Ward Bayou
C. Farman
Indiana
Montrose
Portland
Crooked Bay
Picket Sawmill
Wits County
United Telephone Company
Montpelier
Marion
Bluffton Fighters Roar as Saturday Fights Draw Police Warning
A Bluffton account describes Saturday clashes at No 10 and McKendry saloons. Ben Derr clashes with Pete Gritta and Charley Robison end with Derr beaten and a call for police intervention to stop recurring brawls harming the town’s reputation.
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Decatur
McKendry
Ben Derr
Waterloo
Pete Gritta
Charles Robison
Charley
Griffin
Pete
Ben
John Bowman
Bowman
Derr
Murtder
Bluffton
Local Woman Describes Losses After Suspected Theft
Mrs. Icie Penrod says highwaymen robbed her at Poneto dance weekend leaving blankets a lap robe a whip a gold watch and silver cup missing. She suspects a known admirer who once asked to wear the watch and fears legal trouble if not returned.
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Icie Penrod
Sue Leist
Nellie Yates
Nellie
Deam's Drug Store Sells Pure Powdered Black Paper and Medicine
An OCR fragment markets Deam's drug store with 25c per pound powdered black paper and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets praised by Melard F. Craig of Middlegrove N Y for digestive relief. It also mentions Ed Wisehaupt traveling to Fort Wayne and Elmer McClelland mounting a wild cat skin via a taxidermist on a hunting trip.
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Deam
Chamberlain
Melard F. Craig
Middlegrove
Aebarth
Ed Wisehaupt
Fort Wayns
Isd
Elmer McClelland W
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Samuel W. Smith Raving Maniac
Washington
Onele Sam
Missouri
Alexander Latamore
Milan
Hatfield Spake
Spake
J. J. Crowley
Owen W. East
Geo. H. Amram
Bluffton, Indiana
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