Bound Over In Alcohol Fueled Assault At Hardware Store
Tom Gordon suffered a severe head wound after Art Porter struck him with an iron weight in a Johnson dye shop dispute. Gordon, intoxicated and bleeding, was attended by Dr. Markley as Porter faced a charge of assault with intent to kill, later reduced to simple assault. Porter was bound over to circuit court. Gordon pleaded not guilty to intoxication.
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Art Porter
Johnson
Porter
Gordon
Tom
Tom Gordon
Mack
Thomas
Jim Porter
Herman Thoma
Bluffton Citizen Elects Hugh Dougherty President
Hon. Hugh Dougherty received a telegram Friday informing him that by a unanimous vote of delegates at the National Telephone Association of the United States he had been selected as president. The association represents independent telephone systems with millions in capital stock and aims to advance independent interests.
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Hugh Dougherty
National Telephone Association of the United States of America
Dougherty
United States
Two Personally Conducted Excursions to Western States
Excur s organized to Colorado Utah and California for the first weeks of July and August depart from Ohio and Indiana with very low round trip rates and no car changes. Write G A A Deane Jr T P A Mo Pao Ry 200 Sentinel Bldg Indianapolis Ind for full information and vacation arrangements.
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Colorado
Utah
California
Ohio
Indiana
G. A. A. Deane, Jr
T. P. A. Mo. Pao
Sentinel Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
Winona Lake Area Family Sets Cleanliness Record
A county near Winona Lake reports a family that has eaten from the same tablecloth since September first, keeping it unwashed for over half a year. The trio’s spotless routine mirrors the linen’s state, while local remarks compare to another man, Henry Swartz, who goes barefoot and avoids sock washing all summer.
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Winona Lake
Logansport
Henry Swartz
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as best pain cure
Advertises Wonderful Nerve and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for accidental cuts wounds bruises burns and sore feet. Claims to kill pain and cure trouble including piles. Mentions Chas C. Deam's druggist selling at 250.
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Bucklen
Chas. C. Deam’s
McCullick Sues For Divorce In Vacation Case
William A. McCullick files for divorce from Elenora McCullick through Mack & Sons alleging adultery and abandonment. It is the first vacation divorce suit and seeks custody of their three children.
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William A. McCullick
Elenora McCullick
Mack & Sons
From Ames Oklahoma Crops News to Wells County Readers
A letter from Ames Oklahoma dated June 24 03 describes good rains and strong wheat yields with headers not yet started, binders at work, and an estimate of two work hours per 30 bushels. It notes corn and fruit, late spring, alfalfa, and new potatoes. The writer, Miss Nelliz J McElhany, is six miles from railroad towns and sends greetings to Wells County readers.
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Ames
Okla
Indiana
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Liberty Township
Wells Co
Ind
Wells County
Nelliz J. McElhany
Committed death by own action from Petoskey man
John Baumgartner a former Adams county man shot himself at his home in Petoskey Michigan and lies near death. It is unclear if the act was suicide or an accident but indications point to suicidal intent. He was found unconscious in a pool of blood after the shot. He was well known in the county and city and had prior injuries losing an arm in a corn shredder incident. His father Peter Baumgartner died two years earlier when struck by lightning near Monroe.
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John Baumgartner
Adams County
Petoskey
Mich
Baumgardner
Peter Baumgartner
Monroe
Baumgartner
Poneto Bib dies? Family separations and town repair
Poneto residents boast of stable morals while reporting three recent family disarrays. C C Starr households split, a local man absconded with cash, and Mr and Mrs Thomas Lyon separated with Mrs Lyon moving to Brown County. A novel patent baby jumper with a spanking attachment and an automatic feeding nursing bottle with gag is advertised alongside incubator specials.
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Poneto
C. C. Starr
Chris
Thomas Lyon
State Sunday school convention inspires at Winona Lake
Last week three day sessions at Winona Lake drew speakers from across the region. Prof Adam Geibel Philadelphia led musical programming while W C Hall Indianapolis guided meetings. Chicago booster W OC Pearce urged Sunday school work with a keynote on The Worlds Greatest Syndicate noting fourteen million stockholders. Various delegates from Wells county attended and left inspired for more effective Sunday school work.
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Winona Lake
Adam Geibel
Philadelphia
W. C. Hall
Indianapolis
W. OC. Pearce
Chicago
Grand
North America
Mary F. Byner
D. W. Thomas
Wells County
Bluffton Expects Major Wild West Show This Year
Hol Spencer says Bluffton will host at least one large show as the James and Younger Bros Wild West troupe head westward. Ed works to lift a ban and secure a favorable billing order after prior disputes over street charges and unfavorable press.
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Hol’ Spencer
Bluffton
James
Younger
Bill Board
Domestic Troubles and New Life Pills Endorsement
An advertisement extols Dr. King’s New Life Pills for stomach and liver problems. The copy claims they relieve and cure ailments and directs readers to purchase at Chas. OC, Deam’s rug store.
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Dr. King
Chas. OC
Deam’s
Clark Brininger Wedding Ties Minnie Breininger to Allen W Clark
At Mrs Mary Breiningers home near Kreps Minnie Breininger wed Allen W Clark son of D W Clark of Bluffton in a small ceremony led by Rev J H String The bride wore white Persian lawn and was escorted by her cousin Miss Minerva French The groom was supported by his brother Irving Breininger The couple will live in Bluffton as Mr Clark works at Cline Zimmer Hardware Co The bride has taught at Beeler and Vera Cruz schools in recent years
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Mary Breininger
Kreps
Minnie
Allen W. Clark
D. W. Clark
Bluffton
J. H. String
Minerva French
Irving Breininger
Clark
Cline &, Zimmer Hardware Co
Beeler School
Vera Cruz
Peculiar divorce suit in Blackford county
Judge Vaughn to hear a unique case as Tim Harland a blacksmith sues his wife Sara for divorce. The suit draws attention as the first color case in Blackford Wells counties, with both parties described as Negro and the same judge presiding across districts.
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Vaughn
Blackford County
Tim Harland
Sara
Blackford
Coun Wells County
Negroes Wells
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S.S.S
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SWIFT
Atisanta
Williamson Hardware Store
Smith & Smith
William Clark
George Shigley
Markley
Nellie’ “McElhany
W. S. Manning
Albany
N. Y
Albany Chemical Co
Chamberlain
Davenport & Eble
William Light
Miller
N. Main St
Bluffton, Ind
State Convention
Ban
Clark—Breininger
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