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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
7
An advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as essential for light sweet cakes and wholesome fare. It emphasizes purity of eggs and flawless leavening for cakes biscuits doughnuts and crusts. The copy asserts reliability and flavor in top-quality foods.
Otto Cook, brother of William Cook, testified for hours about May York field events and earlier conflicts with Pres Sanderson. He described alibi details, family ties, and his lack of involvement in any killing while denying a motive to harm Sanderson.
A sheriff sale is announced in Wells County Indiana to satisfy a judgment. The sale on March 21 exposes the undivided one sixth interest in sixty acres and the undivided one sixth interest in the east half of the northwest quarter of section 20 for seven years rents and profits, at the Wells County Courthouse. Property listed as the estate of George W Drum Sen, with the fee simple to be exposed as well. The sale is conducted by Sheriff JOPEINS TIN and undersigned attorneys.
By decree from Wells Circuit Court in the Williamson v Christman case the sheriff will sell March 25 1905 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Bluffton courthouse door the rents and profits for up to seven years. The property is seventeen and one half feet of the east side of lot 35 in Bluffton Wells County Indiana.
If rents and profits fail to bring a sufficient sum to satisfy the decree, interest, and costs the real estate will be offered at public sale to discharge the decree. Sale proceeds may be used for any balance, and no relief from valuation or private laws will be provided. Marek 1st Ald. and Cox Meek & Sons, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
J R Johnston sheriff will sell at public auction the fee simple interest in Lot 145 in Wells County Indiana at the court house door in Bluffton on March 25 1806 between 10 am and 4 pm. The sale includes rents and profits for up to seven years and costs per decree. Mack & Sons represent the plaintiff.
At the home of Mr and Mrs John Merritt of Slocum a gathering of neighbors and friends marked Mr Merritts forty six birthday with games and an elaborate supper Those present included Mr and Mrs Wilbur Lusher and daughter Mr William Merritt and family Mrs John Evans and family Mr John Murray and family Mr Calvin Penrod and family Dave Fetters Jacob Fred and May McFarren Attendees wished him many more such birthdays.
Notice to contractors from Wells County Indiana to construct the Shepherd free gravel road. The meeting and bid opening is set for Tuesday March 21 1908 at 1 o’clock p.m. at the county auditors office.
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