Pugney town notes and local visits brief
The region around Pugney sees visits from Mrs Bowman of Bluffton and Marlon Garton with William Wilkins. Sam Lash shows a new buggy, Sowards and Kleinknight repaired a barn for John Wibel, and Mrs Bessie Hoover spent time with her parents. Sunday school services and a convention at Lancaster Chapel are announced with invites to all township Sunday schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugney
Sam Lash
Bowman
Bluffton
Charles
J. W. Borkert
Dayton
Lancaster Chapel
Local Births Marryings Quarantine and Visits Near Phoenix
A boy born to W H Settle and wife and both mother and child are doing nicely. John Sarg and Nellie Alberson, two locals, married at Bluffton last Saturday. Mr Kinnie and family from Keystone visited here, James Settles from Keystone visited relatives. L A Nusbaum and family visited Bryant. Pearl Irey returned home from Bryant after visiting grandparents. Mrs Robert Shrewsbury of Geneva visiting relatives. Don Alberson and Walter Settle made a Bluffton business trip. Tom Settle and his girl attended Bluffton event. One smallpox case reported, Lash Cashman quarantined at C Shrewsbury’s home. Quarterly meeting and rally at Phoenix May 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Settle
John Sarg
Nellie Alberson
Bluffton
Kinnie
Keystone
James Settles
L. A. Nusbaum
Bryant
Pearl Irey
Robert Shrewsbury
Geneva
Don Alberson
Walter Settle
Tom Settle
Lash Cashman
C. Shrewsbury
Phoenix
Push-kuro Promised to Cure Rheumatism for All
Claiming rapid relief, an advertisement touts Push-kuro as a positive cure for rheumatism. It promises noticeable effects almost from the first day at a price of one dollar.
Bluffton's Hugh Dougherty Admired as Leader and Benefactor
Louis Ludlow profiles Hugh Dougherty of Bluffton, tracing his path from teen education to military service, rise in John Studebaker’s Bluffton bank, and to prominent roles as president of the Federal Union Surety Co and United Telephone Co. He chairs DePauw trustee duties, supports youths through college, and balances a lavish home with community service. Beth Dougherty, 19, daughter and DePauw student, completes the portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninety-fourth
Ohio Infantry
Richmond
Perryville
Stone River
Camp Chase
Greenville
John Staudabaker
Dougherty
Bluffton
John Studebaker
Studebaker
Federal Union Surety Company
Indianapolis
United Telephone Company
Portland
Huntington
Hartford City
Marion
Gas City
Upland
Montpelier
Geneva
Warren
van Buren
Chicago
Life Saving Stations and Push-kuro Remedy Promoted
An advertisement argues that many small life saving stations along the coast save more lives than a single large one. Push-kuro, priced at $1, is advertised as a remedy for stomach troubles rheumatism catarrh female complaints scrofula and blood and nerve diseases. The text includes an endorsement by Fred Harde kopf and directs purchases to a Chicago address or via Grand Island Nebraska transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Pusheck
Diversey Blvd
Chicago
Grand Island
Neb
Senator Humphreys Said To Be Near Death
J B Funk postmaster at Liberty Center returned Sunday from a visit with Ex Senator Andrew Humphreys at Linton Ind. He found the old gentleman in serious condition and not expected to live. Humphreys, who spoke his 83rd birthday on March 31, was a nationally known political figure. He served twelve years in the Indiana House and eight years in the U.S. Senate, with term as a congressman from 1876 to 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Funk
Liberty Center
Andrew Humphreys
Linton
Ind
Funk
Humphreys
United States
Indiana
House
Senate
Hugh Dougherty
W. H Eichhorn
Dailey
Rinear
Mrs F B Haucker and Family Notice
Mrs F B Haucker and family appear in a brief notice from yesterday. The readable text records a familial reference and implies a personal or social notice typical of brief local items. No further details are legible to establish exact action or event.
Crop Conditions Report Wheat Plowed Up Across State
Rain and cold slowed planting in early May in Indiana. By week’s end, plowing up wheat was widespread with only grass seed remaining on some acreages. Oats, corn planting, potatoes, gardens, and watermelons faced delays. fruit outlook fair to good except peaches with many buds dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dedication of Indiana memorial hall at Purdue University
Lafayette May 4 Eliza Fowler hall a $70,000 memorial assembly hall at Purdue University dedicated with 1500 students and visitors present Governor Durbin guest of the university and honored by cadets Addresses by President Stone Beem Ade and Durbin conveyed views on the role of educated citizens in public life Durbin praised the college work and urged active civic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Eliza Fowler
Memorial
Spencer
George Ade
Durbin
Indiana
Coal Miners Meet Operators In Brazil Ind May
Coal miners in Brazil Indiana held a delegate convention May 4 to urge a settlement with mine operators after working without a wage scale since late April. In Fowler Indiana May 4, Samuel Pettinger accidentally discharged a revolver while cleaning it, the bullet striking John B Wallace in the mouth fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Fowler
Samuel Pettinger
John B. Wallace
Last Day for Anderson Dogs in Indiana
The owners of 500 dogs must provide the animals by May 4 in Anderson Indiana. Local authorities urge compliance to avoid penalties and ensure proper care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Dogs
Anderson, Ind
Mt Zion Rural Phone Line Aims to Expand Reach
The Mt Zion Telephone company launched service with eighty phones, a functioning switchboard led by Miss Ola Spaulding. The system plans to extend to Keystone and later Liberty Center, connected via two exchanges. The rural line, run by patrons, is organized on business principles with incorporation filings filed for permanence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion
Ola Spaulding
Keystone
Mt. Zion Exchange
Liberty Center Exchange
Institute Program Announces Women Leader Lecture
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock the Wells county WCTU spring institute opens in the Presbyterian church with Ada Wallace Unruh, a national organizer and noted lecturer, delivering the Thursday evening talk at 7 30. The day features county reports, organizational sessions, devotional exercises, literature talks, and music, concluding with Unruh's lecture and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells County
Presbyterian Church
Ada Wallace Unruh
America
W. W. McBride
D. E. Studabaker
John Studabaker
Unruh
Park site option abandoned by Commercial Club
The Commercial club’s option on the Asa Brown property east of the city for a park site has been abandoned. High spring waters showed the impracticality of locating a park there, and there is no alternative site in sight. No park development is expected this summer.
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Commercial Club
Asa Brown
County Commissioners Adjourn After Two Day Session
The county commissioners adjourned yesterday after a two day session with little business beyond gravel road petitions and routine allowances. Earlier in the term they sat nearly a week handling a large volume of matters before the board.
Class Meeting Noted For Senior High Tonight
There will be a meeting of the Senior class at the high school building tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock. Miss Grace Grove and her brother Burt Grove spent the day in Decatur. A band concert was reported for tonight or tomorrow night, but the report may be in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Grove
Burt Grove
Decatur
Thera
Smooth Vendor At McFarren Corner Auction Sale
An old time grafter held forth at the McFarren corner this afternoon selling pens and pencils. He demonstrated expert penmanship and practiced auctioneering to summon scenes of past street life, portraying a bygone era when such vendors were common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarren
Mr Myers Gets Shaved in City Visit
Johnnie Myers, an 84 year old resident near Berne, visited the city today. He has always worn a beard but Bert Wasson urged him to shave. Passersby would scarcely recognize the once bearded man, noting he now looks about fifteen years younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Myers
Berne
Mr. Myers
Bert Wasson
Interurban track to Montpelier nears completion
The interurban rapid transit line between this city and Montpelier is shaping up as crews finish track work. With a few weeks of favorable weather the route should be on par with other lines, promising a smoother ride and reduced roughness for passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Local Notes on Visits And Rumors of a Montpelier Marriage
Lew Justus travels from Delphos for business. Miss Jennie Trenary and Mrs. Will Hixson visit Ossian over Sunday. Mrs. Wilson Grove visits Hartford City to see her husband in business. Miss Anna C. Martin returns home from Maude after three weeks with Mrs. Lower. Mrs. J. S. Dailey and Mrs. North go to Indianapolis to see Tom Gutelius and Maude Adams. Rumor ties Miss Mabel Nell to Charles DeWeese of Montpelier. A dog owned by John Markley was killed by an interurban car near the city as it stood on the track three miles south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Justus
Delphos
Jennie Trenary
Will Hixson
Ossian
Wilson Grove
Hartford City
Anna C. Martin
Lower
Maude
J. S. Dailey
North
Indianapolis
Tom Gutelius
Maude Adams
Mabel Nell
Charles DeWeese
Montpelier
Misa Nell
John Markley
Markley
Nvnth
Finishing Work Marks End of Council Year
This afternoon at 2 o clock the old council met to close the year and settle the electric light contract with R. 8. Ashe. Tonight the new council will convene to approve bills and swear in Buck and Mc Farren as the two new members. Committees will not be organized until two weeks hence as Mayor Mack delays appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashe
Buck
McFarren
Mack
Finding Oil at Mt. Zion
Wilbur Hadley and Co drill new wells north of Mt. Zion. After years of abandonment several wells show strong returns with the first yielding about a hundred barrels. Ten wells exist, three active, one aiming to 200 feet in the sand to test the deep pay. If successful, prospects look very rosy for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur, Hadley & Co
Mt. Zion
Hadley & Company
Music and Insanity Boosts for the Mentally Disturbed
A Central insane hospital doctor asserts music and pleasing amusements aid recovery. He notes patients enjoy instruments, singing, theatre, and picture machines, with bands at eastern hospitals and regular performances helping minds to forget troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Insane Hospital
Central Hospital
Men Sent to Huntington for Jointing Work
Bud Connor and Frank Maddox were sent to Huntington this morning with a jointing machine by F. P. Adams. Adams has staves there and the boys will process them into market ready material. They may be gone for some time. Ira Dickhorn returns to the Grand as property man and abandons plans to live at Hartford City. Mrs Fred Plesainger left this morning for her Bigdin relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Connor
Frank Maddox
Huntington
F. P. Adams
Adams
Ira Dickhorn
the Grand
Hartford City
Fred Plesainger
Bigdin
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Fort Wayne
Louis Ludlow
Humphrey
Archy
Purdue University
Institute
Chas
Hawker
Adah Wallace Unruh
Finlah
the Daily Markets
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