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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1894
Page
5
Many short items from Bluffton Indiana including new oil activity on G W Huffman farm, local shop promotions at One Price Clothing House, and arrivals such as a baby to Charles Gilliam. Reports include church services, a visit by Rev J H Hawk, a grand jury note on Judge Vaughn, and local travel to Rome City Assembly. A mix of weather, farming, and social notices fill the page with names like Harpwipas, Koenig, and Gilliam.
The Northwest faces a surplus of horses with 2,000,000 half breeds across Eastern Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho. A Portland company proposes slaughtering mongrel herds at an abattoir to turn flesh into fertilizer bones and hoofs into byproducts while hides are salted and hair used for stuffing.
The plan ensures that any portion of the meat is compressed into food or recovered parts such as hide hair flesh or bone for practical use, leaving no waste.
A newspaper ad proposes a two for one subscription deal: the local Banner and the New York Weekly World for one year each at 2.15. Readers are urged to act before the election and mail 60 cents for six months of Weekly World plus Banner until after the election.
Emmaus church announces preaching next Sunday evening. David Hoover spent Sunday with his brother Levi. Miss Etta Sowards visited Esther Hoover. Dessie Sowards was guest of Belle and Eva Hoover. William Sowards considers fixing his house. Edward Noonan appears to have crafted the riffle in the 5th district by what is called the sympathy racket.
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