20 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1904
Page
1
Post office workers on rural routes gain salary increases pegged to the length of their routes. Previously all carriers earned $600 a year. new scales raise rates to $720 or more depending on route distance.
Peter Fry of Woodruff Pa recounts two years of medical care from Waynesburg physicians with no improvement. A friend recommended Foley's Kidney Cure. after three bottles his health improved and he fully recovered.
The first Twibell family reunion will be held Wednesday July 27 in the Luther Twibell grove at Keystone. The event marks descendants of John Twibell who settled lands in the area in 1834. An expected large turnout includes many shells and connections in the region, with a band, speeches, reminiscences, and a big dinner.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as reliable for summer disorders in children and severe cases. It claims prompt relief and life-saving potential, urging purchase from Davenport Ehle.
Peter Hoffman a Linn Grove merchant appeals a Hartford township Sabbath trading case to Adams circuit court. Justice Cowan fined 2 dollars plus costs totaling over 19 dollars. case to be heard in the September term per Decatur Journal.
Frances L Sales of Missouri Valley Iowa describes five years of kidney pain and frequent urination. She tried five doctors with no relief before using Foley's Kidney Cure and reports being completely cured after three one dollar bottles.
State of Indiana Wells County notices against Daniel E Spafford and Sac Oil & Gas Co in the Wells Circuit Court September term 1904. Plaintiffs Taber Clapp file complaint with affidavit naming nonresidents as necessary parties. Defendants must appear by September 5 1904 at Bluffton court to answer or demur.
The Bluffton to Ossian run of a special train impressed the Lake Erie employer. The watch was checked at Bluffton junction and Ossian, revealing thirteen minutes elapsed from start to stop. This places the trip in the mile minute class, a striking feat for a railroad reputed for slowness.
The Wells County Indiana board of commissioners appoints D. O. North as superintendent who will open sealed bids on August 11, 1904 at 1 p.m. for one allotment gravel road from section 5 to 8 in township 25N 11E. Road length 10 787 feet, completion by December 1, 1904. bonds required. act cited.
The document details a gravel road project starting at the southeast corner of section 5 in township 25 north range 11 east. It runs north along the section line to the township line between Chester and Liberty Townships with a length of 6460 feet. Records dated July 14, 1904, reference the act concerning gravel and county supervision.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate the contract for the Williams free gravel project, mentioning procurement terms and construction scope. The wording is incomplete but suggests a municipal or civil works award and related scheduling.
Public road plan describes a road starting at section seventeen and running north to the northeast corner of section seventeen, then east along section lines to intersect a gravel road. Length is 14 182 feet. Includes bond subject to the 1908 macadamized roads act and signed by D O North, superintendent.
Details the location and course of a gravel road project in a specified township. It defines two branches starting at key section corners and follows section lines to terminate, totaling 36 715 feet. Bids must meet statutory construction requirements under Acts 1903 page 255. D O North, Supt.
Detailing the Wells County Indiana plan to construct a gravel road starting at the northeast corner of section 6 in township 25 north range 12 east and running south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 18, total length 15 710 feet, with plans and specifications on file.
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice fragment referencing a sale or bid day at 1 o clock p m and bid acceptance requiring at least one freehold surety. Other readable items include abbreviations and names such as NORTH and Supt.
A fragmented legal notice describes a road boundary starting in section nine and running west along the section line between sections nine and sixteen eight and seventeen seven and eighteen to the southeast corner of section seven in the township. The length is given as fifteen thousand five hundred feet. Also mentions acts from 1903.
Hereby given that the union of the Nutter free gravel commences at a point where the Relffsburg and Camden gravel road crosses the section line between sections 3 and 10 in township 25 north range 12 east. The route extends west along the section line for 2850 feet then various bearings and distances to return to section 9 and reach road 19 300 feet from the southwest corner of section 6. dent of paid county or by surety company the State of Indiana en ce
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