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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1894
Page
5
Local items report court session looming in Wells County shortages and recoveries. Notables visit Bluffton include J B Reiff paying subscriptions and G A Mason opening a new law office. Trade ads tout One Price Cash Clothing House bargains and Miss Jones millinery.
A meeting at the Biss House set steps for a grand July Fourth celebration in Wells County. A committee led by Sam Roush Fred Tangeman and Ed Dailey will recruit bands and organize activities. The Banner will report progress as plans advance.
News notes a land sale near Jones Cemetery with Oliver P. Jones and James Cloud handling purchases from May 19, 1894, and details a store theft case in Bluffton where dress patterns disappeared, leading to arrests of Mrs. Isaac Gahring and Mrs. Mary C. Christman and bond, pending court action.
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