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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1903
Page
3
The notice sets subscription rates at $1.00 per year in advance and outlines arrearage handling, second class mailing at Bluffton Indiana, and conditions for discontinuing service. It instructs readers to notify the publisher by card and to provide both old and new addresses when changing address requests.
The Huffman family will gather August 6 at Fredrick Huffman grove southeast of Mt. Zion. Rev. Lewis Huffman presides with Levi Huffman and several Huffman relatives serving as officers, committees named, and attendees urged to bring well filled baskets for a daylong event.
Andrew Miller, a farmer near Sheldon, traveled to town Wednesday to help an old neighbor who asks him to locate Wils Glass in Fort Wayne. A decades old misdeed concerns a hog drive proceeds, and the neighbor seeks restitution before death.
Daniel Sovine of Honduras reported his horse and buggy stolen from the rear of Bowers hardware store in Decatur after hitching it for a patriotic display. Sheriff Butler was notified and a $25 reward was offered for the return of the gray mare with clipped foretop, red running gear, and weight about 1200 pounds.
Milholland vs Smith et al and Taylor et al vs Conger et al cited as captioned cases filed in circuit court on Monday. Both cases are units to file.
Mrs Lot French, eighty four, living two miles east of Vera Cruz, fractured her right hip in a fall from steps on Saturday afternoon. Doctor L A Spaulding attended and says recovery is uncertain but she is progressing as well as can be expected given her age.
Affidavits on an abandoned Marion gas well show 1070 feet depth with sand fills and two wooden plugs at 140 and 180 feet, an iron ball seated 380 feet down, and 50 feet of sand above. The act 115 penalties cover noncompliance, including a 200 dollar fine and 200 dollars per ten days of violation.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church in Uniondale invites all to a Saturday social on July 11 with ice cream and cake. A needleworked autograph quilt of about 390 names will be sold at public auction as a souvenir.
The South Bend Elks announce a cordial state meet to be held in South Bend from July 29 to August 11. It is the fifth annual affair and will follow the National Convention in Baltimore, drawing many Elks from western states returning home. No Bluffton lodge delegate has been chosen yet.
James Waugh sues Lew Irey in Montpelier on a trespass claim arising from alterations to buildings on property held by Waugh life estate. John Mack and Joe Burns are referenced in relation to the suit.
County Superintendent Huyette announces two selected texts for this year's teachers Institute. Scott's Ivanhoe will sell for 60 cents and Nicolau's Life of Lincoln for $1.15. Superintendent will retail during institute week.
Alfred Onweller transfers forty acres in township 25 north range 12 east and forty acres in the south quarter to Charley F Beach for 5000 dollars. Charley F Beach sells eighty acres in township 25 north range 12 east to Alfred Onweller for 85000 dollars.
A forthcoming ceremony will unite a Clay Pot Works employee and a mitten factory worker in a private wedding within weeks. Names are withheld for now.
Inmates in county infirmaries fear a new law that assigns the state ownership of bodies when no relative pays burial expenses. If no claimant exists, bodies go to the state anatomical board and then to medical colleges for dissection, with undertakers seeking only actual prep and shipping costs.
The Great Wallace Show plans two performances in Bluffton under waterproof tents on Friday July 31. The circus promotes top equipment, premium stock, and extensive displays and expects strong local patronage due to its reputed merit and size.
Chick Huffman, oil well driller, described a near completion well accident in the city. A heavy iron bucket thirty feet long broke loose from the baler during lifting, fell to the bottom, and was retrieved with effort. The incident left the well seven feet deeper. Huffman may switch to different drilling methods.
A new band will give a concert on the courthouse square tomorrow evening and plans to make the event a regular weekly feature. They expect to raise funds through subscriptions to cover ongoing weekly concerts and anticipate strong public support.
An advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It states druggists refund the money if it fails and features E W Grove’s signature on each box.
An old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The copy emphasizes stopping the cough and working off the cold and lists the price as 25 canta.
George Arnold reports a ten week western and southwest tour visiting Los Angeles San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City and other sites. He notes Indiana heat felt more in Bluffton than on the trip and recalls meeting friends in Los Angeles and San Francisco while praising Bluffton and Wells County.
Jesse Ellsworth and Miss Daisy Hull obtained a license to wed and were married by M. W. Walbert at the clerk’s office Monday morning. The ceremony adds to a growing streak of weddings performed there.
Posters announce the Sunday School excursion to Walbridge Park in Toledo on July 16. The committee expects the largest attendance in years for this trip and urges families to participate.
Col. J. B. Plessinger installed the newly elected officers at the Odd Fellows lodge Monday night. An impromptu banquet followed at the Bareus ice cream parlors with short toasts and a cream treat from the Noble Grand and Vice Grand elect. Officers serving six months included J. C. Fackler Noble Grand J. E. McClain Vice Grand J.S. Galyean Chaplain Geo. Hatfield Inside Guardian Frank Heckathorn Outside Guardian Chas Hawker Right Supporter to Noble Grand A. W. Hamilton Left Supporter to Noble Grand Homer Clayton Right Scene Supporter W. H. Gregg Left Scene Supporter.
Notice to passengers detailing very low rates for parties of five or more traveling on the same Nickel Plate Road train within a hundred mile radius and returning the same day. Tickets must be bought before departure. agents may not sell within five minutes of the train's advertised departure.
Fish Commissioner Z T Sweeney pursues violators of fish laws statewide. The Shelbyville area sees part of the crackdown as large seines are seized and fifty violators arrested along the Flatrock river. William Moore, owner of Cave Flowering mill, is among those nabbed.
Myers Chapel W I M M meeting set for Thursday evening July 9 at 8 p m with instrumental music devotions recitations papers by Ella Bower Della Showalter and Lydia Dyson discussions by Ida Higgins Velma Dyson Adela Cobbum and Pearl Ditzler plus solos and closing exercises. Ida Higgins president invites all members and guests to attend.
Daniel McCarty known as Skinny, a plumber and electrician, was badly injured on Decatur Street Saturday when a partner threw a burning cannon cracker in front of him. He suffered facial burns and a cut mouth, with fears of lasting disfigurement.
Week ending July 6 1903 uncalled letters Richard Britt Walt Oil Miss Gen D Miss Ethel Gumer Harry Grant Mrs Sarah Highlan Miss Hdna Mosher Oliver Power Susan A. Smith Charley M Shepphard E F Walsh Miss Estella Garger A I Sharps Pp My
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