Wells County Bank Bluffton Indiana June 9 1903 Resources
At close of business on June 9 1903 Wells County Bank Bluffton Indiana filed a state auditor report listing resources including loans and discounts overdrafts banking house furniture and fixtures expenses paid taxes paid and city county and other bonds.
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Auditor of State
State OF
Indiana
Wells
J. W. Goodyear
Wells County Bank
Bluffton
Levi Moor
Indianapolis
Bliss House
Do They Read the Handbill or Trash It at Home
A reader cites family reactions to handbills with humor and skepticism. The piece notes that while families may scatter ads on the porch, the first crumpled ad is often tossed aside, highlighting the stubborn appeal of door to door appeals and ending with a brief plug for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for poor appetite and dull feelings after dating.
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Mother
Father
Willie
Susan
Horatio
Jake Kaufman in Minnesota narrator describes frontier life
Jake Kaufman writes from Minnesota about arriving from Canada in 1902 and living 50 miles south of Fort Francis. He details winter trapping, freight hauling, moose and deer, lakes and swamps, loamy soil, abundant game, and extreme cold. He notes few settlers, shares local wildlife anecdotes, and signs respectfully.
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Bridgie Minn
Banner
Ft. Francis
Canada
Blackduck
Mina
Koochingching
Opisite
Fort Francis
Moose
Jake Kaufman
Excursion to Lebanon Pennsylvan ia planned by local organizers
G. D. Snyder and A. R. Grove seek to run a special from here on August 1 to Lebanon Pa with tickets valid until September 1 for about one fare round trip. The trip would route via Niagara Falls and Buffalo to attract families with relatives in Pennsylvania, as organizers coordinate with railroad firms to finalize arrangements.
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G. D. Snyder
A. R. Grove
Lebannon
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Man Found Drunk Near Railroad Coal Docks
George Twible of Montpelier was found intoxicated beside a railroad rail at five pm Saturday. He lay with his head on the rail but was not attempting self harm. he was arrested by the marshal, brought before the mayor, fined one dollar plus costs, paid the fine, and left rejoicing.
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George Twible
Montpelier
Evening Star Runaway Ends With Damaged Rig
Chris Seabold drove a party to Ferdinand Heche’s home using the Evening Star wagon. He tied four horses to a post while inside for twenty minutes, and the team ran four miles east of Vera Cruz before being stopped. The wagon top was smashed but no one was injured and everyone returned home safely.
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Chris Seabold
Ferdinand Heche
Heche
Chris
Vera Cruz
Seabold
NO WHITE RACERS
A speaker questions why pure white race horses are rarely seen and notes that bay, sorrel, and black horses are common. He recalls a flea-bitten gray named Boaz owned by a woman and suggests there may be a deep reason for the rarity of white thoroughbreds.
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Boaz
Little Truths About Men and Conversation
A collection of wry reflections on gender talk and social mores. Witty lines note bald headed men enjoy tales and a spinster seeks the decisive word. It teases how some people overthink and how a well known man fears trouble without security.
Mrs Blake Quarrels Over Photo With Shotgun Threat
Ben Asher, a picture enlarging agent, visited Mrs Blake four miles southwest of town. She could not provide change for payment and demanded the small portrait used for the larger one. After arguing, she returned with a double barreled shotgun and forced the agent to surrender the picture before fleeing. Bennie is known in the Lipinski store and was in town this spring in the same business.
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Ben Asher
Blake
Hartford City Times
Bennie
Lipinski
F A S Field Meet Details At Robison Park
A copy of the first annual F A S field meet program lists events and prizes from 100 yard dash to hammer throw. Notable entrants include Russel Johnson John Shoemaker Walter Hamilton W C Bishop and Omar Stout with a July first meet at Robison Park and a ball game planned as a feature. Fort Wayne agrees to organize a Bluffton representation and expects several entries and prizes to stay local.
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Spaulding
Bristol Steel Rod
Councils Banner
Stein
Oxfords
Morris
Robison Park
Bluffton
Russel Johnson
John Shoemaker
Walter Hamilton
W. C. Bishop
Omar Stout
Park dances and nickel plate round trip tourist rates announced
The advertisement promotes afternoon dances at the park with an evening free dance in the pavilion described as a premier dancing floor. It advertises special round trip tourist rates via the Nickel Plate road to Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota New Mexico Texas Colorado and Utah with tickets on sale daily from June 1 through June 30 1908. It also notes a National State Bank of Metropolis Illinois note with charter numbers and flaws in the reproduction.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado
Utah
National State Bank of
Metropolis
Ill
Treasury
Ate
Also Mentioned on This Page
MTT
Aylst Cane Bluffton
INO
Bluffton, Indiana
Total
Chamberlain
Far West
George
Evening Star
DR. Mendenhall
CHAS
Mendenhall
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