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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1903
Page
2
The Fftton Banner lists subscription prices at 1.00 per year if prepaid and 1.50 per year for arrearages. It notes second class matter status at Thurston Indiana and instructs subscribers to notify the publisher by card to discontinue or update addresses, requiring both old and new addresses for changes.
The Knights of Fidelity picnic at Kloppenstine Grove draws a large crowd on July 1 1903. Balloon attempts fail twice with a balloon descending safely on the second ride. Two fights erupt with women as principals leading to separations and a facial injury. no arrests reported.
A Monday night deal transfers Bluffton's overall factory to William Wasson who becomes proprietor. Henry Hunsicker retires after years in charge. Wasson currently serves a rural mail route. Purchase price is estimated near three thousand dollars.
Rev. Fair conducted a Sunday baptism at two o clock with a small, reverent gathering. The candidates were the grandson and granddaughter of William Wooster. Local visitors included Mrs. William Krill and daughter from Bluffton. Community events featured Baptist Sunday school ice cream social and a large ice cream purchase for the occasion.
Bluffton prepares for an October Odd Fellows district convention with preliminaries under way. Delegates from Wells County seven lodges and invited nearby groups will attend, with Grand Lodge officials led by Deputy Grand Master Alexander Johnson likely present. Sessions planned in the I O O F hall.
Public notice announces the Huffman family reunion moved from August 6 to Sunday August 9 at Frederick Huffman’s grove near Warren. The program includes forenoon and afternoon sessions with choirs, invocations, addresses by Rev. Hutlman Etter and Spitzer, music, old people talks, committee reports, and benediction. By order of the committee, Dr Hardman and Terran sign.
Miss Retta McGeath twenty nearly dies after drinking tincture of arsenic by mistake from an unlabeled whiskey flask kept by her father Pierce McGeath near Poneto. The poison was used for a sick horse and the girl mistook it for blackberry brandy. Dr Shoemaker treated her for four hours before she stabilized.
Charley McCleery turned 18 on Monday and found a surprise party planned by about forty neighborhood friends. The gathering occurred at his rural home as he returned from town with his father, leading him to the barn and then the house where light refreshments followed.
The Bluffton post office week ending July 13, 1903 lists uncalled letters for Idgar and Alexander Lumber Co. J. H. Brickley Jack Byrd M. D. JH H. Caswell Anton Heche Miss Ethel Lesh William D. Moore R. H. McGicety John McGall Roy Miller Mrs T J Tatliff Mrs Emma Raymond Mary Shady Mrs Mary J Shadle John Watson.
On this day four years since Bluffton started free city mail delivery the carrier service has grown from three to more than four workers. Despite weather and fatigue the mail routes are run daily except Sunday with no complaints of neglect and the workers are praised for faithful service under fixed federal rules.
There will be no band concert tomorrow night. It has been postponed due to a Sunday school excursion to Toledo. Several band boys wished to go, so the concert was moved to Friday evening on the court house square if weather permits.
H. L. Norris sports a plaster on his face after a steel fragment struck him above the left eye at the foundry scrap pile. A. B. Cline injures his left arm from a large splinter while loading lumber at the yard and faints briefly.
Leonard Lynch former Clover Leaf and National Express agent at Liberty Center is a four hundred dollar defaulter and fugitive. He disappeared after handling mail and evading officials as auditors close in. D. E. Wooters to take over Liberty Center office amid indictments and prior board bill dispute.
Ed Shelly has again accepted the janitor position at the Central school building. He previously worked there late in the recent term, quit for butcher work during vacation, and now returns to his old job. Winter duties are indoors, summer work light, with occasional sidewalk cleaning.
John I. Smith of Magley and Nellie T. Kunkle obtained a marriage license this afternoon. Miss Kunkle is a cousin of W. A. Kunkle of this city.
Thomas Crickmore took charge of the Clover Leaf pump station and ran the engine for two hours this morning. Because city supply was cut off this afternoon the plant must operate twice that long daily. John Stuck tore up a square yard of brick street to stop the water.
The north south alley from Washington to Wabash streets west of the courthouse is finished. Hikhart Construction Company, also responsible for the Perry street project, completed the work in satisfactory fashion. Indications show the pavement may endure for a long time.
Charley Kassler, son of Herb Kassler, narrowly escaped death when a horse ran through a barn and leaped out a rear door four feet above ground, throwing him. No bones were broken and he improves. a younger brother recently broke an arm at that door. Dora Wagoner and wife host a second son born last night. Charles Jackson and wife plan to move to Henry King’s farm two miles south.
George Penfold resigned as Warren marshal and the council failed to choose a successor after eleven ballots with Lew Thomas and Ed Braden each securing two votes. The election was deferred and Leander Haines was later elected. Town officials face widespread dissatisfaction over municipal affairs.
Ad Hall and wife hosted a dinner gathering at their home last evening with guests including Q C Lower and wife John Barnett Ellea Roebuck W W Greek Howard Spake Rev D F Kain and wives and Mr Clem Kain. The group enjoyed a fine supper and termed the occasion one of the most enjoyable in their history.
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