Man Fined After Altercation Over Daughters
William Kirkwood filed an affidavit in Walbert's court charging Bert Stookey with assault and battery after a Petroleum dispute. A crowd of local youths allegedly taunted Kirkwood’s daughters. Stookey denied remarks and then allegedly struck Kirkwood, who was hurt. Stookey pleaded guilty, paying a five dollar fine plus costs totaling fourteen fifty.
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William Kirkwood
Petroleum
Bert Stookey
Kirkwood
Stookey
Ittis
Waibert
M. W. Walbert
Kain Reunion At South Johnson Street Home
A Friday reunion dinner at Rev. Shain’s main home on South Johnson Street brought seven siblings together for the first time in years. Attendees included Mrs. Martin Nicholson and two daughters of Markle, Alexander Kain of Angola, Frank Kain and wife, Lew Kain and wife, Will Kain of Union township, Mrs. Benjamin Robison of Markle, Finn Newhouse and wife of Zanesville, and Mrs. J. E. Moore of Niles Michigan. The gathering featured a splendid dinner and a joyful reunion mood.
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South Johnson Street
Rev
Shain
Martin Nicholson
Markle
Alexander Kain
Angola
Frank Kain
Lew Kain
Will Kain
Union Township
California Excursion Round Trip via Clover Leaf Route
Round trip fare 968.65 to California points via Clover Leaf route. Tickets on sale July 1 to July 10, 1903 with return by August 31, 1903. Tickets and agent information available from Clover Leaf route or address C. A. Whitney General Traffic Manager Clover Leaf, Toledo Ohio.
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California
Clover Leaf
C. A. Whitney
Toledo
Ohio
July Weather Prospects by Rev Hicks
Rev Hicks predicts a hot July with scattered storms. Expect warm humid periods, thunderstorms around July 4 and 15, then a heat peak from July 18 to 24, followed by rising barometer and cooler air toward month end with a western storm formation.
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Srl R. Hicks
County Institute Dates Change to Late August
Superintendent A R Huyette announced the annual county teachers institute will run August 31 to September 4, aligning with start dates in county and city schools. Renowned E H Lindley of Bloomington will lead psychology, L J Frettger of Terra Haute will head science, and J F Kinsey of Chicago will direct music.
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A. R. Huyette
Circuit Court
E. H. Lindley
Bloomington
Indianapolis State University
L. J. Frettger
Terra Haute
Frettger
State Normal School
J. F. Kinsey
Chicago
Illinois
Kinsey
Local exile Murray in Bluffton faces boarding house suit
K. V. Murray once a United Telephone general manager now in Marion as a General Electric Supply manager is sued by a Bluffton landlady for a $400 board bill. A Pennsylvania woman also claims to be his first wife, pursuing divorce to unite with his present wife. Murray’s Bluffton stay at Bliss hotel ended in public scrutiny of his conduct.
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K. V. Murray
United Telephone Company
Marion
General Electric Supply Company
Pennsylvania
Murray
Bliss Hotel
Bluffton
A Misnomer in Card Color Theory
The article explains common misstatements about card colors noting that the ace of spades is often seen as blacker than the ace of clubs. It explains trade mark use by QCard makers and notes instances where the ace appears only half black.
Rousing Homecoming For Mr and Mrs Bower
Eli Bower and his wife returned from Fort Wayne last Wednesday after purchasing a marriage license and marrying there with Rev. David Wells. The couple, serenaded on the ride home by the Muncie band, was showered with rice and greeted by friends at a wedding supper hosted by the bride’s parents. Both are respected Wells county teachers and are praised by colleagues.
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Eli Bower
Fort Wayne
David Wells
Muncie
Eagles
Mrs. Bower
Wells County
National Educational Association Meeting Boston Travel Deal
The Erie railroad offers low rate round trip tickets from all coupon stations to Boston for the National Educational Association meeting. Tickets on sale July 2 3 4 and 6 with return by July 12. Extensions to September 1 1903 by deposit and fifty cent payment. Stopovers allowed at Cambridge Springs Lake Chautauqua and Niagara Falls in either direction.
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Boston
Erie Railroad
Cambridge Springs
Lake Chautauqua
Niagara Falls
Locals Witness Kenyon Lease Well Shot East of Poneto
About a dozen residents watched Well No 1 on the Tool farm be shot at 10 05 am east of Poneto The gusher Reeser No 3 earlier produced up to 100 barrels per day as the pool seems to swing north and possibly east Kenyon denies selling leases to Ohio with 540 acres held nearby A second well is planned at Toul farm A hospital misdirection joke ends with the punch line about improved death sake
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Kenyon
Poneto
F. W. Adams
Reeser
Reeser No
Ohio
Toul Farm
Low Rate Chicago to San Diego Tent City Tour
Greatly reduced fares on a Nickle Plate road trip from Chicago to Goronado Beach San Diego with Pullman sleeper service meals en route a Grand Canyon side trip and hotel stays all at remarkably low rates contact O A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
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Nickle Plate Road
Chicago
Tent City
Goronado Beach
San Diego
Grand Canyon
Arizona
O. A. Asterlin
Fort, Wayne
Ind
Baseball as a Grand Moral Game
The Chicago Tribune praises baseball as the cleanest sport and a source of high morality. It argues fans gain fresh air and avoid harms found in gambling, fights, auto wrecks, gun violence, or dangerous stunts, calling baseball a national moral balance and one to be encouraged.
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Chicago Tribune
What She Died Of Recalled At Fort Wayne Medical Meeting
A story about a woman's cause of death drew interest at the Fort Wayne medical society gathering yesterday as a physician recounted details from a past case. The tale sparked discussion on diagnostic interpretation and medical reasoning among attendees.
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Medical Society
Fort Wayne
Burk Buys J S Williams Farm in Clinton County
Hale and Markley sold the J. S. Williams farm of 169 acres located 63 miles south of Bluffton to Geo. S. Burk of Clinton county Ind for eleven thousand dollars.
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Hale & Markley
J. S. Williams
Bluffton
Geo. S. Burk
Clinton County
Ind
Nottingham Township Farm Sold in Proud Purchase
This is one of the nicest and best farms of Nottingham township and Mr Burk can well be proud of his purchase.
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Nottingham Township
Burk
Fourth of July Round Trip Tickets Offered on Clover Leaf
Special round trip tickets available at all Clover Leaf stations on July 3 and 4 1903. Fare to points within two hundred miles of selling station. Return by July 6 1903. Tickets not sold to points west of St Louis or to Detroit via Toledo. See ticket agent for details.
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St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Clover Leaf
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Ayer
Geo. Yellett
Towson, Md
Segrant Express Office
J.C, Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Kain Reunion
Ashbaucher Bros
Corona Colt Oxfords
Rev. Hicks
Teacher’s
National Educational Association Meeting
San Diego, California
Clinton
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