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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1904
Page
7
The ad touts Hart Schaffner and Marx rain coats and summer dress coats. It praises the double breasted varsity style as a top combination of quality and fashion and invites shoppers to view the firm’s other offerings.
Rev George Hubbard a longtime Christian church minister dies after a life of officiating funerals and weddings in Huntington county He was born January 10 in Franklin county aged 82 married Elizabeth Crawley They had ten children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren The funeral was held Thursday at 10 with Rev J E Etter officiating
Indianapolis March 1 1904 Auditor D Be Sherrick states Fidelity Mutual Life of Philadelphia is an old nine legal reserve company and has complied with Indiana law. The latest filing shows the company in very good financial condition. Also notes William Mock death in Minnesota at 77 after long life. he was formerly in Nottingham Township. A testimonial for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets from El Butler of Frankville Iowa, sold by Davenport & Ehle.
One hundred eighteen flat cars have been delivered and will spread along the route to extend the road and haul gravel this summer. Five railroad cattle cars arrived from Pennville to Chicago via W. C. Horne. C. I. Walker, new livestock agent, accompanies them to Chicago. Eighty four men worked on the right of way Saturday under a steam shovel and ballast crews. Armenian laborers, twenty seven strong, arrived for Monday start. Vr. H. Blodgett, West Virginia contractor, hosted by Superintendent Speyre, discusses a contract for road work. Slodgott brings eighty seven teams and a steam shovel to arrange future work.
Wells county butter makers place their best product on sale at Lipkey Lipkey meat market and grocery. The store guarantees satisfaction and invites customers to try the butter to become regular patrons.
Good Lodge Town Bluffton shows strong lodge growth in winter. New lodges launch while old ones prosper, with several houses boasting nearly 300 members. The town supports fraternal and secret organizations, attracting multiple active lodges and promising futures.
Court business thrived as juries deliberated and several divorce and civil cases moved. Victory for plaintiff in Acme Oil Co. v Perry with $800 damages for conversion. various dockets set for trial. Lambert v Lambert produced a separation decree under two year non-cohabitation terms. Miss Crismore v Zion bastardy case settled. Mendrickson Abner Elney suit awarded $296.10 to plaintiff with other cases awaiting appellate review.
The New Hub store presents a sleek, clean space with new linoleum in the front and fresh paint. The shoe room gleams as it celebrates the famed Florsheim line, highlighting a strong, well presented selection in a tidy setting.
Mr and Mrs John Jones living east of the poor farm welcomed a baby girl into their home Friday evening.
The Indiana Supreme Court declared the 1899 health act unconstitutional due to a clerical error in copying its title. The ruling reverts to the 1891 act setting one year terms and allows county commissioners to set salaries. Health officers plan to push a new bill to restore four year terms and established pay scales.
Principal F G Hocker plans graduation for Petroleum schools with class sermon at Poneto M E Church March 27. W H Eichhorn is invited to deliver the address, Rev Ralph C Jones of Poneto M E will preach, music by the Berne quartet. Three graduates named Sarah Davis, Maggie Coons, and Delbert Leist. Exercises set for April 2 at the church in Putnam. Faceless Dyes advertised by Davenport & Ehle at 10 cents per package.
Jim Hunt, who nearly died after being thrown from a wagon in a speeding turn, is able to be out on the street again. His face is scarred and plastered with bandages, twenty six stitches closed his head and face, and his skull was fractured yet he endured the operation without an anesthetic.
A historical note urges seeking a physician for pneumonia and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective in preventing pneumonia after colds or grip and as a treatment favored by physician Dr. W. J. Smith in Sanders Alabama. Sold by Davesport & Ehie.
The Warren Telephone plant including Mile Dillman Plumb Tree Ratson's Bridge McNatts and rural lines was sold by W. R. Lowe to a local capitalist stock company Saturday evening. Possession is given April 1. The deal leaves 265 phones and the plant regarded as a good investment.
Notice states no Sunday trains will operate on the G B and OC Railway until further notice signed by John C Curtis, indicating a temporary suspension of weekend rail service.
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