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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1903
Page
2
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a powerful fattener and tonic for invalids, convalescents, weak children, and those needing bone, flesh, blood, and nerve support. It promises a free sample and promotes the product as a natural, restorative food.
Nallie Brickley is recovering from a severe lung trouble and hopes to be out soon. W O Longsworth paid a five dollar fine and costs at Marion. Bnetworth, once located here, is an oil worker and former prize fighter who fought Joe Woods, knocked him into a mud tub and toppled an anvil in a clash with police present.
Hartford City engages in a tariff dispute as the old gas company authorizes a February first rate cut. Crescent and People's firms refuse to honor the cut, alleging a rebate tactic masks competition. The contention centers on Crescent employees allegedly soliciting customers for the Crescent from rivals.
A Pipe Creek township dig finds a surprising den of reptiles. A big nest of snakes including black snakes rattlers blue racers and garter snakes, along with three opossums and three groundhogs, caused ditchers to leap away as the warm bodies kept the snakes lively. The tale comes from Elwood dated January 10.
The notice warns that many children are poisoned by opiate cough syrups and praises Foley's Honey and Tar as an opiate free remedy for coughs croup and lung trouble sold by Davenport and Ehie. It also notes visiting relatives Mrs B Hoch and Miss Slazel Vickery and an update on Mr Hoch’s health from Tryon North Carolina.
Glenn French, eight, son of Mr and Mrs John French of East Cherry Street, ingested carbolic acid by mistake Sunday night. He suffered intense mouth throat and skin burns, spasm like distress, and was treated by Dr Mason with soothing remedies. By noon Saturday he was better but unable to eat or speak. doctors expect no lasting harm.
The cold spell freezes oil lines and halves output in Indiana fields. Drillers suspend new wells while operators hold oil for price rises, storing it as credit balances totaling 9,806,325 barrels. Buyers delay price hikes to coax releases. If weather improves, leases extend and activity may surge, with Hoosier oil men predicting a very busy year.
The resolutions favor moving the assessment date from April 1 to March 1 and the period from April to June to March 1 to May 15. Township assessors will continue their close week one meetings for work comparison and district assessors will keep their meetings. Oil well values were set at 500 dollars for one to ten barrels, 800 dollars for ten to twenty, and 1000 dollars for twenty to fifty barrels and higher. The group thanked the state board of tax commissioners for aiding the meeting. no salary changes were adopted.
Daniel Jones and his wife, living near Poneto, Indiana, spent months visiting the west, including Missouri and California, where Mrs. Jones has relatives. They met Joseph and Samuel Gracy, the latter once known as little Sammy Gracy who moved from Six Mile to Missouri and has now been elected to the Missouri state legislature as the sole Democrat in a Republican St. Clair county ticket. The Joneses returned home Friday and traveled south to their Poneto residence.
An advisory urges not to worry over controllable issues and to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds. Davenport & Eble sell and H R Workman buys property north of the city building from I N Peppard for two thousand dollars, with plans possibly to build a brick structure this spring. Mrs Johanna Soderholm dislocates her shoulder. Chamberlain's Pain Balm provides quick relief and sleep after a surgeon reset.
An advertisement lists boys' overcoats in medium length and reefers. Prices range from $195 to $295, sizes 9 to 15, with regular values claimed from $500 to six grades. The note mentions a $375 to $500 value and emphasizes warmth for young wearers.
A bill by Representative Jackley of Madison county would legalize carrying revolvers with a county auditor license at $2 per year. Dealers must record buyer name, residence, age, revolver make and model and report monthly to county commissioners. The $2 license fee would fund the school fund.
A tale from Huntington Democrat recalls two real estate figures famed for careful calculating who uncover a shared mistake after a five hour joint figuring session. The incident ends with a two cent gain for one man and a confirmed error for the pair. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as a cure for burns and more at Deam’s drug store. A minister’s quip about birthplaces yields a lighthearted family joke in the close.
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