Woman alleges cruel treatment and gun threat in Marion case
Elizabeth Shoemaker once married to Gabriel Shoemaker and living with William Applegate near Marion claimed he threatened her after seeking a divorce. She and her mother fled when Applegate drew a revolver, prompting police investigation but no charges. Her father plans to seek replevin and move her and her child from Applegate’s home to Converse.
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Elizabeth Shoemaker
Gabriel Shoemaker
Marion
William Applegate
Shoemaker
Applegate
Bluffton
Indianapolis Reform Moves Stir Indiana Politics
Our Indianapolis Letter reports Democratic politicians mock Governor Durbin over Byers Whitaker changes and a Jeffersonville board move. Militia en route to Evansville faced hostile jeers at Union Station as workers taunted soldiers. Citizens League backs Frankfort reform, predicting a statewide push, while Republicans and Democrats alike mock the governor’s handling of appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Byers
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Durbin
Will H. Whitaker
Hert
Jeffersonville
Mr. Whittaker
Byer
Evansville
Union Station
Citizens League
Frankfort
Indiana
Community Notes From Ossian Area
Ossian relatives visit as Mrs. John Sowards and Mrs. Jonathan Markley are mentioned. Erysipelas sickens a local woman. a Linderman baby contracts measles causing a stay. Visitors include Harmon Linderman from Fort Wayne and Charles Nash with wife. Miss Cora Hutchinson visits near Em mans. Gossard family in Ohio. Mrs. Allen aids sister in Mercer county Ohio. A quarterly meeting at Zion is announced. Funeral for Mr. Dick, aged about fifteen, at Muncle after blood poison and lockjaw. conflicting causes given. Anna Nash and Tom Nash host a party with neighbors. The day includes games and a noon picnic meal, then hay waking.
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John Sowards
Ossian
Jonathan Markley
Harmon Linderman
Fort Wayne
Zion
Lester Shady
Fay Holdie
Harry Garton
Cora Wilkerson
Inez Smithson
Fairy Lash
Mary Nash
Eddie Smithson
Fary Lash
Hay
Tyson
Abe
Mrs Kleinknight and Mrs Wisner Visit Parsonage in Tocsin
Mrs. Sarah Kleinknight and Mrs. Maud Wisner spent Tuesday at the parsonage in Tocsin for a social call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kleinknight
Maud Wisner
Tocsin
Local visits and travels in Whitley County and beyond
Miss Iley Snyder visits friends in the vicinity while Mrs. Mary Wilmington leaves for an extended visit in Iowa and western states. Miss Ruth Mellett from Fort Wayne and Misses Dora Hoopengardner and Eleanor King from Ossian call on Miss Hattie Lipkey. Ezekiel Dougherty returns home for a short family visit. Mrs. Wm Lepper visits James Sappington near Larwill. Mr and Mrs Frank Humbert of Fort Wayne spend weekend with relatives. Humbert’s niece Bernice Wilmington joins for a few days.
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Iley Snyder
Whitley County
Mary Wilmington
Iowa
Ruth Mellett
Fort Wayne
Dora Hoopengardner
Eleanor King
Ossian
Hattie Lipkey
Ezekiel Dougherty
Wm. Lepper
James Sappington
Larwill
Frank Humbert
Murray social notes and harvest labor news
John Park returned from Ohio after a year working there and visited relatives and friends over the Fourth. Miss Jennie Mossy shows improvement after illness. Fort Wayne’s Miss Flossie Shady and Bertha Powers, with Andrew and Oscar Oliver, had dinner with Mr. Van Amon. Harvest labor is scarce this season, so farmers bought bay loaders. A A Waugh, Alex Brickley, and Rufus Stahl purchased them locally. Mr Davig is sick this week. Rev. Markley will preach next Sunday morning and evening at the usual hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Park
Ohio
Jennie Mossy
Flossie Shady
Fort Wayne
Bertha Powers
Andrew
Oscar Oliver
van Amon
A.A. Waugh
Alex Brickley
Rufus Stahl
Mr. Davig
Markley
First Step Taken in Anti Saloon Campaign
The anti saloon men report Hartman’s Hartman’s saloon was open on July Fourth a legal holiday violating the Nicholson law. G W Cotton filed affidavit before M W Walbert alleging the violation. Authorities toured saloons but found none open in the afternoon. antis claim earlier openings and say proof will be produced at trial. Hartman awaits arrest and a forthcoming trial date.
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Joe Hartman
G. W. Cotton
M. W. Walbert
Hartman
Linn Grove Junior Band Performs in Bluffton Weekend
The Linn Grove Junior band played at Bluffton Saturday while Grandma French fell and broke her hip, placing her in serious condition due to age. Visitors included A T Studabaker E H Huffman and families with L L Baumgardner. Rev Ehrhart preached in Simison's grave and at the Christian church amid a quiet Fourth.
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Linn Grove
Bluffton
Grandma French
A. T. Studabaker
E. H. Huffman
L. L. Baumgardner
Ehrhart
Simison
LG. J
Samuel Simson
Berne
Hecker and Lindsey
Frantz
Christian Church
Simison Grove
Bluffton ladies prepare for summer in Oden
Mrs H Stark hosted a six o clock dinner for Madams H E Robison M A Stout and their husbands and Miss Nina Sturgis before their departure for their annual summer outing. OFF FOR ODEN Madames Homer Robison and P L Robison left on the afternoon train for their summer home in Oden to spend the greater part of the season there with Bluffton residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Robison
P. L. Robison
Oden
Bluffton
Notice to Contractors for School Addition in Bluffton
Notice to contractors bids open until 1 pm Wednesday July 29 1903 at W H Powers office Bluffton Indiana for a two room addition to the Craigville school building Dist No 11 Lancaster township Wells county Indiana plans and specifications on file at Powers office Joel Fry trustee Lancaster school township Wells county Indiana
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W. H. Powers
Bluffton
Indiana
Craigville
Lancaster Township
Wells County
Ind
Joel Fry
Lancaster School
Auto Races at Marion Draw Large Local Crowd
Tomorrow at Marion a major automobile race between two ninety horsepower machines will thrill spectators. The machines complete a mile in about a minute and riders risk their lives on every lap. Many residents from this city are expected to travel to witness the event.
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Marion
Appeal Planned in St. Pauls Church Case
Plaintiffs prepare to appeal a court decision in a dispute over use of St. Pauls church by two congregations. The recent term favored the plaintiffs who claimed the other side used the church more.
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St. Pauls Church
Marion Elkis Seek Date To Break Tie In Bluffton Clash
The Marion Elkis baseball team asked manager Alem Kain to schedule a makeup game one week from Thursday to decide their tie in Bluffton. Bluffton players oppose the date due to a conflicting Sunday school excursion that could keep spectators away.
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Marion Elkis
Alem Kain
Bluffton
Man Wanted Skips Arrest After Murder Charge
Bob Johnson received a late night tip from Nottingham about David Paxson, wanted on a murder charge from Jay county twelve years earlier. Officials delayed, but Judge Smith later authorized the arrest from Portland. Paxson’s brother Mahlon Paxson said he had left early Tuesday morning, leaving Paxson still at large.
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Bob Johnson
Nottingham
David Paxson
Paxson
Jay County
Bob
Portland
Judge Smith
Heat
Mahlon Paxson
Will Morrison Returns From Lakes to Plan Kansas Field Move
Will Morrison arrived in the city this morning after a lakeside visit. He is half owner of a chain of tool operations in Grant county fields and says he plans to move to Kansas in a few months to look for a site in the newly opening fields.
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Will Morrison
Will
Grant County
Kansas
Public Auction of Rents and Real Estate in Wells County
A deeded sale announces in Wells County Indiana a public auction on August 1 2003 at Bluffton courthouse to satisfy a 275 63 dollar decree plus 101 dollars interest and costs. The bid covers rents and profits for up to seven years for an undivided half of tract 39.88 acres in section 27 28 N R12 E with further option to sell fee simple if needed.
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Wells Circuit Court
William H. Eilehborn
Josiah H. Smith
Augusta J. Smith
Bluffton
Weils County
Indiana
Chafna
Chatna
Weaverells County
A. D
Application for Liquor License in Bluffton Ward 3
Notice announces Samuel Stout applies to the Wells County Indiana Board of Commissioners at the August term 1903 for a one year license to sell and give away intoxicating liquors in a room on Lot 8 in Bluffton. The described premises measure 70 by 20 feet with a front on Johnson Street and are not linked to another business.
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Ward No.3
Bluffton
Hartston Township
Ndiana
Board of Commissioners
Wella County
Indiana
City of
Walla County
Johnson Street
Mb Bmuel
The Tiger of the Sea Chronicles of a Giant Shark
A 1870 voyage aboard the Ruby from London to Ceylon features a twenty foot shark seen near Mauritius. Attempts to bait fail, a blunderbuss shot wounds the fin, and the shark lingers for days. Other tales tell of a 24 foot shark off the Rocket and a 14 foot shark aboard a native wreck. Barung, Java, and Sunda Strait sightings follow, with sharks interacting with crews and barrels of pork used to sustain them.
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Ruby
London
Ceylon
Mauritius
Madagascar
Rocket
New York
Santos
Ile
Java
New Bedford
Joshua Leene
Enda
Sandalwood Island
Barung
Alonside
Atralt
Sunda
Australia
Coco Islands
M, Quad
Hidden Love Confession Surfaces in Cozy Home
Raymond Berthold buys a cottage his wife admires. A removed mirror yields a letter from his deceased cousin Jeannette, revealing a past love. Maura’s compassionate reading fosters forgiveness and a renewed bond as Raymond reveals his life's revelations.
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Raymond Berthold
Berthold
Jeannette
Maura Doane
Maura
Raymond
Iaymond
Loy
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Pugney
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Murray
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