Larkins Oil Company Incorporated at Bluffton
Bluffton based Larkins Oil company formed by W. W. Weisell Jr. R. F. Cumming W. A. Marsh and H. Cook with 2000 dollars in capital. Board includes Marsh Weisell and Cook. Holds Jackson Township leases and is drilling on the land. Cook owns a tool string and the firm handles its own operations. Territory deemed good and development planned.
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Bluffton
Larkins Oil Company
W. W. Weisell, Jr
R. F. Cumming
W. A. Marsh
H. &. Cook
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Decision Rendered In Warren Gas Dispute
Judge Branyan ruled for Warren Natural Gas Co in the Warren va case, holding the company need not furnish gas for power unless a satisfactory agreement exists. The plant could have gas cut off but no action taken yet, and no appeal filed. Settlement negotiations may keep fuel flowing this week.
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Branyan
Warren Va
Warren Natural Gas Company
Circuit Court
Warren Tribune
Dillon Myers Returns Home From War Ren
Dillon Myers came home from War ren at noon and spent Sunday with relatives.
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Dillon Myers
Warren
Death rate high fuels push to boost Grand Army posts
Officers push to recruit both former Grand Army of the Republic members and new recruits as disbanded posts multiply in effort before the department encampment at Winona. The Henry Chipman post in Warsaw grew from 35 to 116 members recently, signaling broader gains. The Adjutant General Neely report will note many disbanded posts and an abnormally high death rate.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Winona
Henry Chipman
Warsaw
Neely
Money to loan at 5 percent and 6 percent notes
John W. Tribolet offers loans at 5 percent for three or five years with installments of 100 dollars or more before maturity. He provides home money to loan on farm and city property in Wells county through the Studabaker Bank.
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Wells County
John W. Tribolet
Studabaker Bank
Tucker
Bright
Indiana Corn School and Stockmen's Convention Set in Lafayette
Indiana's second Corn School and Stockmen's convention will meet in Lafayette from January 23 to 30. The program is practical with lectures by noted authorities, including Prof. P. G. Holden of Ames, Iowa, who will speak on corn culture each morning. Attendees may obtain reduced rail rates by contacting W. C. Latta in Lafayette for certificates.
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Indiana
Corn School & Stockmen’s
Lafayette
P. G. Holden
Ames
W. C. Latta
Citizens push interurban line from Bluffton to Fort Wayne
Rock Creek township Uniondale Zanesville and surrounding residents form petitions urging Muncie Hartford & Fort Wayne Traction to build an interurban railroad between Bluffton and Fort Wayne via Uniondale and Zanesville. They plan petitions, park site plans, and pledges to support the project despite Ossian’s subsidy rejection.
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Rock
Creek
Uniondale
Zanesville
Vicinity
Rock Creek Township
Wells County
Indiana
Muncie, Hartford & Fort Wayne Traction Company
Bluffton
Ind
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Ossian
Rock Creek
Jefferson Township
Is It Claude Sanders Captured in Counterfeiting Case
Indianapolis News reports Capt Thomas Halls and Deputy Marshal Rankin returned from Spencer with Claude Sanders a 19 year old held on counterfeiting charges Police found lead quarters and nickels in his possession He allegedly sourced material from beer bottle corks and did not pass coins but used them in slot machines The case links Sanders to a Bluffton departure with money and property of Orville and Ira Eichhorn Prosecutor Matlack notified the U S marshal and molds seized by Eichhorn may be used to bring Sanders to trial if needed
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Indianapolis
Thomas Halls
Secret Service
United States
Rankin
Spencer
Claude Sanders
Sanders
Bluffton
Orville
Ira Eichhorn
Matlack
Strain Found Not Guilty in Indiana Petit Larceny Case
The State of Indiana v Henry Strain ended Saturday with a not guilty verdict before Mayor Mack. The case, based on an affidavit by Hi Williams who claimed Strain took wood, was argued by Dailey Simmons & Dailey. Witnesses filled a crowded office as the mayor swiftly delivered the verdict.
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State of Indiana
Henry Strain
Mack
Strain
Hi Willams
Williams
Dailey, Simmons & Dailey
Wedding at Uniondale Records Uniondale Lutheran Parsonage
Marriage reported at Uniondale details the ceremony at the Lutheran parsonage with Mrs Jennig Oliva McAfee uniting with Mr High. The fragment notes Friday timing and location, marking a formal wedding notice in the local record.
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Uniondale
Hoodoo haunts St. Mary's Torpedo shooter
Mack Payne of St. Marys Torpedo company escaped death after a near-miss at Van Buren field and a later wagon accident near the magazine south of town. His frightened team ran off breaking the wagon front and harness, yet Payne survived.
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Fairmount
Mack Payne
St. Mary’s Torpedo Company
van Buren
Payne
Street fair leadership shift urged by Bluffton and Wells county
Bluffton residents and Wells county farmers push for a new street fair board after three fairs. The old committee says the work is profitless and time consuming, proposing donations and new features with help from past members while new leadership gains a chance to lead. Doctors Springsted and Fowler advertise their new X-ray and allied devices at 213 West Washington Street, offering advanced treatments for rheumatism and related ailments.
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Bluffton
Wells County
Springsted and
Fowler
West
Washington Street
Infant dies after lung trouble attack
The four month old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bayha died Friday after a two week illness described as catarrhal fever. Despite care the child weakened and passed away. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev J H String of the Reformed church. Interment followed at Fairview cemetery.
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Frank Bayha
J. H. String
The
Reformed Church
Fairview Cemetery
Real estate sale of Levi Schwartz farm in Rock Creek Township
Smith and Smith oversaw the sale of a 35 acre Levi Schwartz farm in Rock Creek Township. The property sold for 9600 dollars to Abe Miller of Andrews, who will move to take possession in the spring.
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Smith & Smith
Levi Schwartz
Rock Creek Township
Abe Miller
Andrews
Hartford barber wins dollar by shaving pausing act
A Hartford City barber reportedly won a dollar by shaving a man without uttering a word, demonstrating a peculiar act that drew attention in a local scene. The brief item highlights the barber's quiet skill and the unusual wager or contest involved.
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Hartford City
Incomplete Indiana County Tax Delinquent Notice Fragment
Fragmentary record from Indiana county noting delinquent parcels. Mentions auditor Brineman and certification of true copy, with references to tract ownership and taxes for the current year. Details are garbled but indicate a public tax collection notice.
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Indiana
Ells County
Clement
Brineman
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