Maude Towne adultery trial grinds through jurors
The State versus Maude Towne occupied three and a half days of trial in Keystone with the jury deliberating at 3 PM after extensive testimony. Mrs Towns, accused of adultery with Frank Bright, sat unmoved as damaging evidence was presented, defended by Jay Hindman and W H Eichhorn. Judicial staff kept attorneys and witnesses in session overnight to complete the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Towne
Kohn
Keystone
Towns
Frank Bright
Bright
Jay Hindman
W. H. Eichhorn
John Burns
His First Chance
A female lecturer challenges the audience to name a man who lightens his wife’s burdens. A timid man in spectacles rises, revealed to be the speaker’s husband. It marks his first chance to assert himself.
Pruning Knife Severed Artery In Farm Accident
Otis Markley suffered a deep gash from a pruning knife on a farm north east of the city. The artery in his left hand was severed and he bled heavily. Drs Severin and Fulton attended, ligated the artery, and stitched the wound. He regained strength after blood loss and was reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Markley
Oil slips again as price drops three cents per barrel
On Friday, Uncle John Rockefeller influenced the oil market causing a three cent fall in oil prices. Indiana reads a new average at $1.08 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rockefeller
Indiana
Birth Announcement for Hugh Rowe's Baby Girl
Hugh Rowe and his wife living east of the city welcomed a baby girl Friday morning. Mother and child are reported doing well and the family shares their happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Rowe
May forecast by Rev Hicks warns of frequent storms
Reverend Hicks predicts a busy May with three major storm periods from the 4th to the middle of the month and again from the 8th to 14th and 20th to 23rd, with tornadoes heavy rain and hail, followed by warm spells and periods of calm. Despite the volatile pattern, expect above average warmth and pleasant intervals between storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srl R. Hicks
I. R. Hicks
Pays Taxes for a Town by Colfax Banker
Banker J. M. Waugh of Colfax paid the county taxes for every resident, a unique arrangement he arranged by visiting the county treasurer and securing receipts. He then collected sums at his bank, sparing residents from city trips, leaving a near one thousand dollar check as payment. He is brother of A. A. Waugh of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Waugh
Colfax
Waugh
Clover Leaf Section Men Get Ten Cent Raise
Clover Leaf section men receive a raise of ten cents per day beginning April 25. Formerly paid $1.20 daily, they will now earn $1.40. The workers toil daily from 6 AM to 6 PM, performing hard, demanding tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Leaf Section
Farmer forgets wife after town trip story spins rumor
A tale circulates of a farmer famed for absent mindedness. En route home he checks a notebook of purchases, yet a lingering worry remains. Reaching his house he is greeted by a daughter who asks where his wife is, highlighting the tale’s uneasy premise.
State v Holderbaum in sheep theft case at circuit court
Friday in circuit court the State charges Holderbaum with stealing eight sheep from William Byrd and Frank Curry. He admits selling sheep to McKinney but claims they were his, contends a conspiracy, and says his wife’s illness kept him home. Many witnesses, no jury yet, Judge Vaughn presiding. A separate petition to sell real estate by D A Walmer versus Barbara Tribolet et al was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holderbaum
William Byrd
Frank Curry
Curry
Byrd
Hamar McKinney
McKinney
Halderbaum
Dailey, Simmons & Dailey
Vaughn
D. A. Walmer
Barbara Tribolet
Funny Bits From A Dishful Of Oasons And Quips
A collection of light humorous snippets includes a quarrel between Johnny and Stapleford with a moral about soft words. An Oklahoma woman leaves her doctor all twenty years of medicines. A man parodies the origin of engines being called she by describing their clothes and stubborn behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Advertised Letter List From Bluffton Post Office
Unclaimed letters remaining in Bluffton Indiana for the week ending May 2 1904 include Mrs Lizzie Adams J O Berry J J Brickley Frank Milder Mrs Matth Neuenschwander Sam Snyder Charles Shepherd Mrs George Valentine Mrs Julia Yeoman Miss Ida Quick A L Sharpe P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Adams
Lizzie
Berry
J. 0. Brickley
J. J. Green
Frank Milder
Matth. Neuenschwander
Sam. Snyder
Charles, Shepherd
C. M. Valentine
George
Yeoman
Julia. Quick
Ida
A. L. Sharpe
P. M
Montpelier School Enumeration Rises With Growth
Montpelier's pupil count climbs from 863 in 1901 to 984 in 1904 in a showing of steady city school growth. The 50 pupil increase over last year reflects ongoing population and educational expansion noted by the Montpelier Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Montpelier
Erie Railroad orders ban passengers on platforms during switching
A new company ruling instructs passenger conductors and train men not to permit passengers to stay on car platforms while switching is underway. The orders follow several recent claims against the railroad for employee negligence in this matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Old resident visits city at age 85
Mrs. Mary Misner of Uniondale visited the city Friday and called at this office. Age eighty five, she remains spry and has lived in the county since 1850 at the same residence throughout her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Misner
Uniondale
New Erie Time Card Set to Take Effect May Fifteenth
The Markle Journal notes a new Erie time card will go into effect May 15. The impact on Markle remains unclear until it becomes operative, with some fearing the change could be worse than the current schedule. Marion Garton of Pugney visited the city Saturday, his inflammatory rheumatism illness improving after a six week ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Markle
Markle Journal
Marion Garton
Pugney
Marion
Mighty sale scheduled at Bellman Bros Bluffton Ind
Beitman Brothers stock of $30,000 in clothing hats and furnishings to be sold at 27 cents on the dollar beginning May 11 for ten days. Chicago Salvage Co. buys out Beltsman stock and ships to Bluffton with promises of refunds for unsatisfactory items. Highlights include overcoats suits dress shirts neckties hats and more with rail fare offered on purchases of $26+. Local opening parade style and family friendly event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beltman Bros
W. Market St
Bluffton, Ind
Bellman Bros
Chicago Salvage Co
West Market Street
Bluffton
Ind
Tecenesa
Manhattan
Geo. W. M’gill
N. B—Railroad
James Ferris to Serve as Missionary in Africa
P A Allen reports James E Ferris and his wife have been appointed missionaries to Umtali Rhodesia in South Africa after a Munice conference. Ferris studied and taught in Bluffton public schools, graduating in 1886, with wife Mable Sanders a former Washington schools teacher. They recently returned from California to Arcadia Indiana and await departure details for the new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Allen
James E. Ferris
Bluffton
Africa
Muncie
Mr. Ferris
Mable Sanders
Washington
James
California
Indiana
Arcadia
Ind
Umtali
Rhodesia
South Africa
Enumeration Shows Gain in Township School Enumeration
Township trustees reported counts of school age children to the county superintendent. Most townships showed gains over last year, with Nottingham leading by a wide margin thanks to two families with nine eligible children. Jefferson reports six pairs of twins qualifying for school privileges, a record unmatched in other townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham Township
Ernie Egley
B. Beaver
Jefferson Township
Nick Shorts
Gog
Dehcyson
Bluffton
Supreme Court pins saloon fronting on alley liability
The court ruled that Nicholson law requires frontage on a street or highway, not an alley even if labeled a street by city. A licensee selling liquor from a room facing an alley may be convicted, impacting many Indianapolis saloons not on main roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Infant of Gertie Hannen Buried After Measles Illness
The infant son of Gertie Hannen, living southwest of Petroleum, died Thursday after a measles illness and was buried Friday afternoon. Mr. Ashbaucher photographed the remains with W. D. Blackman accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Hannen
Petroleum
Mr. Ashbaucher
W. D. Blackman
Horse Drops Dead Near City During Transport
Mrs. Jonathan Staver of seven miles northwest of town owned a valuable horse that died Wednesday morning while being driven by Fred Miller toward Bluffton. The animal collapsed about a quarter mile from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Staver
Fred Miller
Bluffton
Marriage Licenses Listed in Local Notice
Marriage license notices show John Sarg to Nellie Alberson and C A Smith to Della Jacobs issued in Cedarine area. The fragmentary text includes garbled phrases likely from a larger civic notice, with illegible notes following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sarg
Nellie Alberson
C. A. Smith
Della Jacobs
Divorce Laws Are Too Lax Featured by Buffalo Bill Case
Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill seeks a divorce from his wife of nearly forty years. A Indianapolis man petitions for divorce from a wife married in 1863 who bore him nine children. Both suits allege cruelty by the wife. The piece questions the justice of such divorces and suggests separation may be a cure for irreconcilable temperaments, with reconciliation likely after a trial separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Wm. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Indianapolis
West Side Youth Involved In Saturday Night Scuffle
A young man on the west side sustained a black eye after a nighttime disturbance. He and a companion walked with two women carrying beer and lunch supplies when a married woman’s husband confronted the group. He struck the man, causing a visible injury and ending the confrontation with the beer mishap and disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swain
Meanest Man in the World Branded in Court Complaint
Mrs Emma Gage files for divorce in Adams county alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She states her husband whipped their rig toward a railroad crossing at night, leaped out, leaving her and their infant to face an oncoming train. They escaped with the engine passing by, a near miss described as a two marrow danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Emma Gage
Gage
Lake Excursions And Convention Travel Notices
A dense list of rail and fare notices for May 1904 travel to various cities. Includes National manufacturers convention rates for Lake Erie excursions at $8.95 round trip with sale dates May 16 17 18 and return by May 21 1904, and other group tours to Dallas Indianapolis Buffalo and Cincinnati with varying round trip fares and sale windows. Also mentions a 15 day limit and special passes for Winona Lake season travel and fishing rates to Celine Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers of the United States of America
Pittsburg
General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Texas
German Baptist Church
Old Order
Hanmer
Ohio
Dayton
Lafayette
Grand Lodge
Rebekah
Indianapolis
National Baptist
Cleve— ‘Land
Grand Commandery
State of Indiana
Young Men’s Christian Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Cincinnati
Winona Lake
Celine
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Puebock
Adam Wagner
C. Pusheck
Cava
Pusheck
Snyder’s Cas Shoe Store
Ecircuit Court
Johnny
Stapleford
Pelier
Mighty Sale
Notich—Beitman Brothers
James Ferris
Hayette
Horse
Cedarine
Atte
West Sider
Lake Erie
Chamberlain
Davenport
Ehle
Ticketa
Gale
Nickel Plate Road
Mayne
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