Mrs Mounsey Seized by Sudden Mental Collapse in Lan dersville
Matthew Mounsey and wife traveled by buggy to Landersville when at 1 30 am Mrs Mounsey erupted in violent insanity heard by residents who feared murder. After calming, they returned to Marion where she was jailed for evaluation. A commission will determine her sanity. she has a history of nervous issues and morphine use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Mounsey
Landersville
Mounsey
Marion
Ethel Stewart
Wells County
Liberty Center
Keystone
Defendants Cleared in State Case Against Chris Starr
The State versus Elzy Starr and five others was tried before M. W. Walbert after weeks of continuances. The six defendants were charged with malicious trespass by Chris Starr, but the state failed to prove a case, resulting in acquittal. Many witnesses testified amid a hard fought battle. Chris Starr, a veteran local court participant, is noted as a relentless fighter in trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzy Starr
M. W. Walbert
Chris Starr
Chris
Parachute Drop Delights City With Safe Ascent
Professor Nemo the aeronaut lifted off from Market Street Saturday in a balloon advertised by east side merchants. A north wind carried him over the city. his parachute opened smoothly and he landed near the Green Grist mill without incident, earning praise for nerve and performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nemo
Market Street
Deepest Well in Nottingham Township Yields Salt Water
The Indiana and Illinois company drilled the deepest well on the George King farm in Nottingham township Tuesday morning. The bore reached 1,479 feet with 471 feet in sand, but produced only a strong flow of salt water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham Township
County
Indiana and Ilinola Company
George King
Liberty Center Hop Ale Case Proceeds Amid Acquittals
Citizens crowd the Liberty Center building as John Stone faces trial for selling hop ale without a license. Defense argues. state case weak after court of inquiry. In Keystone Billy Wilson also acquitted. Many vendors escape on technicalities. debate rages over unlicensed saloons and illicit beer substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Center
John Stone
Stone
F. C. Dailey
T. B. Dicken
Matlack
Mack
Keystone
Billy Wilson
Wilson
Special sale offers on granite and tinware items
Granite and tinware featured at special sale prices. Readily available discounts mark this event as a limited time shopping opportunity.
Settled Up Account Between Adams and Wells Counties
Auditor Clem Brineman returned from Recatur where he met Adams county auditor to divide the congressional school funds between Adams and Wells counties. Notting ham receives 294.39, Harrison 521.94, Lancaster 562.91, Jefferson 524.30, with an increase of 159.47 over two years ago, and Brineman brought a check for the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Brineman
Recatur
Adams County
Adams
Wells
Wells County
Congressional
Nottingham
Harrison
Lancaster
Jefferson
Brineman
Will Try It Again County Clerk Issues Marriage License
County Clerk Studabaker issued a marriage license Monday to George Brown and Hertha Brown, both of Rock Creek township. Each had prior marriages and a Huntington county divorce in spring. The couple cited parental interference as a factor and hope for a stable life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studabaker
George Brown
Hertha Brown
Rock Creek Township
Huntington County
Iffe
Professor Nemos Plans Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop
Professor Nemos solicits Bluffton merchants for a subscription drive to fund an upcoming balloon ascent and parachute drop scheduled for next Thursday. The event aims to showcase a successful ascent and meet promised demonstrations in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nemos
Bluffton
Smith Reunion At Neff Home Draws Large Dinner Crowd
The Smith reunion at Jacob Neff’s Bluffton home drew forty one for a grand dinner. Judge L. F. Smith and family from Santa Cruz led a long list of attendees including multiple Smith relatives and friends. Uncle Jacob V Geary, at eighty two, remains active as a train bound for Portland is noted and Smith brothers plan westward return. Progress sale ads conclude the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jacob Neff
Neff
John
L. F. Smith
Santa Cruz
Cal
W. H. Smith
St. Helena
J. H. C. Smith
Artie L. Smith
Will S. Smith
Frank S. Smith
Merle W. Smith
George J. C. Smith
Wendell S. Smith
Herbert Ff. Smith
Jennie Smith
Mier
Ralph Miller
Mae Miller
Rowland
Adam Feartlemay
Catharine Jacob Morgan
Catharine Gutelius
Bluffton
Jacob V. Geary
Elmira Hopkins
George Huggins
Bess Huggins
Agnes Huggins
Clara McDermott
Elizabeth DeDermit
Capitola Hunt
Helen F. Hunt
Montpelier
Ann Neff
George Higman
Millie Higman
Jennie Higman
Ed Hisman
Louisa Sellers
William Gilbert
Clara Lane
Oscar Lane
May Lane
Louise Lane
Smiths
Portland
Smith Brothers
West
Hast Star members enjoy Hartford City trip and lodge work
Thirty seven members traveled to Hartford City on the 6 20 car for a Masonic lodge work at the hall with five new candidates. Mrs Banes and Mrs Legrand Tuttle attended from Montpelier as grand matrons. A luncheon followed for about one hundred fifty attendees, and speakers included J P Hale of the home city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Hartford
Masonic Hall
Bluffian Lodge
Banes
Legrand Tuttle
Montpelier
Fred Ashbaucher
Elizabeth Beader
K. O. Bly
Amos Cole
Cochuian
L. C. Davenport
John DeLong
S. B. Birehcack
L. M. Kiger
J. P. Hale
Progress clearance sale and local notices
Bargains in fancy china and queensware at the Progress clearance sale. Fred Hesher, living east of the city, is critically ill with what may be an appendicitis attack. A large family gathering occurred at Mrs. Jacob Detliner’s home near Vera Cruz with many guests listed. Protestant pastors conducted a Sunday service vote condemning Sunday baseball and saloon openings, signaling potential future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hesher
Jacob Detliner
Vera Cruz
Cora Studabaker
Rosa Lobslger
Carrie Hostetter
Vergla Watson
Catheron Moshberger
Ottila Heche
Arthur Vancamp
Simo Neuenechwander
Carl Kline
Morris Studabaker
Bond
Death of Wells County Native John Mowry at 85
John Mowry, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mowry, died Sunday in Peoria Illinois after a failed appendicitis operation. Born on a Wells County farm, he lived in the west for fifteen years and returned only once. Funeral held Tuesday at Six Mile church with cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mowry
George Mowry
Wells County
Indianapolis
Peoria
West
Charles Henninger
John French
Six Mile
Funeral for J E Wolverton Stirs Hartford City Lions
Large Sunday service in Hartford City honors J E Wolverton who left about 20 000 to the local Masonic lodge for a new hall. The eccentric bachelor, never married, also bequeathed 500 to his brother and 1 500 to his housekeeper as 130 Masons from Blackford county marched in the procession. Masons traveled from the city to attend and were greeted by Hartford City lodge members at the train and then hosted to dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
J. E. Wolverton
Masonic Lodge
Blackford County
Masonic Order
Wolverton
S. E. Hitchcock
C. E. Sturgis
William Beers
Dan Irvin
Henry Thoma
J. R. Bennett
Jesse Miller
F E. B. Edmonds
Hartford City Lodge
Continual strain cured by Green's August Flower
An advertisement notes that ongoing financial and family stress harms health and can be eased by Green's August Flower. It claims the remedy tones the liver and kidneys, improves vitality, and dispels distress, offering a trial bottle for 25 cents and a regular bottle for 76 cents from Deam's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deam
Runaway Injures Mrs Steiner near city outskirts
Mrs Henry Steiner living northeast of town was badly hurt in a Sunday evening runaway. Her horse bolted four miles from the city, buggy dashboard broke, and she suffered leg bruises. Miss Ethel Hawk escaped uninjured as neighbors moved her home. The horse was recaptured by Frank Hartman near Wasson school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Steiner
Local social notes and proposed railway plan in county
Leroy Jacobs and wife hosted friends at their southeast of the city with Misses Dora Grandlinard Dollie Gottschalk Myrtle French Tena and Cora Miller J E Miller and wife Reuben Miller Ervin Miller and John Speheger attending. Sam Caley and wife entertained at dinner with Jasper Brickley F A Brickley and wife Sam Brickley and wife Mrs Caley now recovering and Caley begins building a fine new residence. The Muncie Northwestern Railway proposal is described as a paper plan running from Muncie to Toledo with promoters unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Jacobs
Dora
Bessie Grandlinard
Dollie Gottschalk
Myrtle French
Tena
Cora Miller
J. E. Miller
Reuben Miller
Ervin Miller
John Speheger
Sam Caley
Union Township
Jasper Brickley
Wabash County
F. A. Brickley
Markle
Sam Brickley
Caley
Muncie & Northwestern Railway
Muncie
Toledo
Young Ochsenrider Accused of Forging 25 Dollar Check
A Bellman clothing store customer presented a forged 25 dollar check drawn on J S Shepherd. Frank Ullmer paid the change to the clerk while Shepherd did not sign the check and had no knowledge of it. The signature was forged and the matter prompted an effort to recover the funds. The forgery occurred at Seabold livery barn with the boy later delivering back five dollars and thirteen cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Ochsenrider
Jacob Ochsenrider
Bellman Clothing
J. S. Shepherd
Frank Ullmer
Beitman
Ullmer
Seabold
Fort Wayne Gas strikes first deep sand well in Blackford county
A major discovery near Millgrove in Jackson township Blackford county marks the first deep sand oil well in the county and the only such field in Blackford Wells and Grant. The well on the E M Shroyer farm section 32 flows over the top of the casing at 400 to 500 feet, spurring renewed hopes and heavy leasing by Fort Wayne Gas Southern Oil and Pittsburgh Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
Blackford County
Fort Wayne Gas Company
E. M. Shroyer
Blackford
Wells
Grant
Millgrove
Eaton
Inman Tlle
Southern Oil Company
Pittsburg- Columbia Company
Hartford City Gazette
Mrs. George Barnes Dies After Long Illness
Funeral held Monday at Epworth chapel for Mrs. George Barnes who died Sunday morning in the western suburb after a yearlong struggle with consumption. She leaves a large family. husband George Barnes survives. Service led by Rev. Holderman. burial in the old cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barnes
Holderman
Old Cemetery
Millers Seek Wheat Pool as Indiana Shortage Looms
Indiana millers meet in Anderson led by Secretary Pickering to form a wheat buying pool. They plan to source 15 percent locally and import rest, aiming to avoid premiums and cut shipping costs. Reports say 100,000 bushels may be bought in Kansas to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Anderson
Pickering
State Association
Millers of
Middletown
Kansas
Frankfort Crescent
Impertinent Toll Reply at Montpelier Station
A Montpelier man faced a sharp response from a local hello girl who, after a toll line exchange, quipped Twenty-five cents please. The patron reacted with shock and protested the amount, sparking a brief exchange in the Old City scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montplier
Old City
Montpelier i
Large Barn Burned on Oakland Graft Farm
A fire between two and three am destroyed a barn and outbuildings on the Oakland Graft Sr. farm. Estimated loss runs three to four thousand dollars. Cause unknown with speculation of spontaneous heating of curing hay. Contents included farm machinery and tools. livestock were turned out. Insurance was insufficient. Chris Graft Jr. once faced arson charges and was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Tlan Graft, Sr
Christi Graft, Sr
Hig Sons
Ernest
Carl
Mr. Graft
Graft
Chris Graft, Jr
Hay Fever Season Warns of Northward Turn
The article notes hay fever will rise this season affecting people differently from constant annoyance to intermittent symptoms. Doctors admit no effective prevention or cure exists and advise sufferers to seek northern climes or endure symptoms while physicians search for relief.
New Oil Company Formed In Bluffton With 8 Acre Delaware County Lease
A brand new oil company organized in Bluffton with capital of 50000 plans to file articles of incorporation after electing officers. It owns an eight acre lease in Delaware county near the Muncie line and has a roster of Bluffton investors including W L Kiger Clem Brman W D Mason J P Willing J Goodyear C C Sixbey W H Bilhorn G L Saunders A G King B Beitman F J Tangemann Frank Bh and J Walter plus M B Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cers
Cen
Eigh
Delaware County
Muncie Corporation
Fin Walter Baird
M. B. Baird
Bluffton
W. L. Kiger
Clem Brman
W. D. Mason
J. P. Willing
J. 7
Goodyear
C. C. Six
Bluffton Couples In Court Mystery Over Night Visit
Augusta Biller of Fort Wayne was granted a divorce from Frederick Miller after alleging a Bluffton couple spent the evening at her home and an arrangement with multiple partners was discussed. Miller disputed the claims, prompting curiosity among Bluffton residents and a puzzling legal exchange. The suit centers on the night’s events and consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Augusta Biller
Fort Wa Indy
Frederick Millers
Miller
Bluffton
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the Smith Reunion
The
Progress
Geo. Barnes
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