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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
2
The Bluffton Banner informs readers it will discontinue the paper by card and urges prepaid charges. It states it only mails notices to those who request them or to a friend and asks for both old and new addresses when changing contact details.
Citizen concern grows over deteriorating roads and timing of repairs. W L Park explains ditching and drainage as key to road quality, citing Brown's mill road and Markle to Uniondale as examples, urging wider community input to solve the problem.
Steven Evilsizer died Saturday after Friday’s shooting by Wartford City Marshal Worley. The shooting sparked community talk but support for the marshal remains strong. The grand jury convened and investigated the case. Evilsizer’s wife Mrs. Evilsizer is distraught, noting years of abuse and threats within fourteen years of marriage.
The wedding of Sadie Robison and Bowman Robison was held on the South Side with sheaves of congratulations. After the ceremony guests enjoyed a wedding supper and the couple will establish housekeeping at the Walmer property on Market Street.
A Portland issued notice reports two railroads planned to connect Union City to Huntington Indiana. The Dayton Union and Huntington line, backed by M L Patrick, seeks surveys this week. The Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago line, funded by Gen A B Nettleton and Chicago investors, aims for the same route, with both projects eyeing a long grade once abandoned.
A Sunday night melee in a West Market poker room left Mort Acton and John Keller involved as liquor flowed. Sherman Stanton and Billy Conklin were jailed on assault and battery charges with continuances sought as Acton was beaten and witnesses described the chaos before Mayor Mack.
A Clover Leaf train killed Amos Craig a fourteen year old in Decatur. The boy had wandered from St Louis and stayed with local families before his death. Wells county man Clinton Ormsby and two hoboes faced intoxication questions. Ormsby admitted drinking. The body was returned to St Louis for burial.
The city reports nearly every horse driven in rain or mud over the last two weeks suffers from scratches. Early fever and leg swelling give way to hair loss and tender skin. Care emphasizes avoiding curry combs, washing with warm water, and keeping animals out of mud. one barn of about twenty horses shows all afflicted.
Reports show a decline in new oil work across Chester and Jackson townships as muddy conditions hinder access. Named operators include Acme Oil Co H McReynolds Ohio Oil Co 24 T F Brown Charles Ok Co 8 H Tewksberry Charles Oil Co and many others in listed districts and firms.
A reader notes an advertising armband and remedy claim involving digestion aids. The witness, named John M. Morrison of Seatire, cites personal relief from a tonic and urges Dean's Drive Store for wallpaper patterns and selections.
Reports of a new hydraulic gold mine near the Indiana State House spark a gold fever. Lands in Morgan Brown and Johnson counties surge in value as prospectors anticipate immense yields per acre. State Geologist Blatchley touts Indiana as a potential major placer mining region with rich, historic deposits.
Pitaik Adams, a hardware merchant, plans to dispose of his holdings in this city and relocate south to start in the timber business. He has strong experience and is eager to return to work, drawn by the appeal of virgin forests. He has not yet sought southern legislation or property deals, but will begin negotiations if he sells here.
In Warren a bell placed in the Methodist church steeple by Silas Flemming was said to toll for his funeral after he fell ill and died soon after. His wife soon passed away and the bell cracked during her funeral toll, rendering it unusable. Locals suspect occult significance behind the tolls and the break.
The twenty first annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Teachers Association will be held in Richmond on April 2 3 with visits planned to Mar itam College and other city points. The program features lectures by notable instructors and exhibits in the Ga rtfight school building and manual training displays. Hugh Dougherty traveled to Indianapolis to assist in examining two new voting machine candidates Abbot and Columbia seek licenses bringing the total licensed machines to four.
County commissioners met in special session to consider calling a railroad election in the township. The Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago railway seeks 386000 in subsidies, with a $250 election-cost check. Election set for April 21 as supporters move to back the old CUN grade line between Chicago and Cincinnati.
The diploma exam will be held March 21 at multiple centers including Union No 7 Center Rock Creek and Center West Hopson Ossuin Lancaster No 6 Center Weestopsn Ossuin Lancaster No 4 Center Harrison Court House Nottingham Petroleum Students may use a copy of the poem Building of the Ship as the reading basis.
The Shiloh Commission in this city has completed arrangements and paid for a monument. It raised fifteen hundred dollars for a monument to the 2nd Indiana Cavalry. Twenty one monuments will be placed on the Shiloh battlefield with twenty one thousand dollars raised for their payment. Dedi cation set for April 6 and 7, the 41st anniversary of the great battle. Bicyclist repairmen complain of weather delaying shop reopening as warm weather and better roads expected.
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