Judge Vaughn Grants Two Divorces In Circuit Court
In the circuit court Tuesday Judge Vaughn granted divorces to Charles Rybolt from Amanda Rybolt with costs paid and custody of three children awarded, forbidding remarriage for two years. Daisy Brookhart was granted a divorce from Bert Brookhart with custody of their three year old boy. Two other cases, Christian H Reese and Dr Jesse H Saunders, were heard with mixed outcomes and uncertain rulings.
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Circuit Court
Vaughn
Charles Rybolt
Tocsin
Amanda
Matthews
Grant County
Mr. Rybolt
Big Liquor License Case Sits in Huntington Court
Patrick Kelly seeks to overturn a Huntington county board denial for a saloon license in a circuit court suit. The crowd includes half Warren’s population with many witnesses summoned. Judge Paulus, in Marion, handling Joliff v McCormick and H W Frye v Fort Wayne Gas, will return June 6. Emma Koch divorced Daniel Koch after costs. Philip Monroe enters medical practice credentials.
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Patrick Kelly
Elijahe Morrison
Huntington County
Kelly
Board of
Warren
Burg
Palus
Marion
Joliff
McCormick
H. W. Frye
Fort Wayne
Emma Koch
Daniel Koch
Mack & Sons
Philip Monroe
Columbus Medical College
Ormsby
Young man steals overcoat then redeems it for freedom
Sergeant Thompson received word from Bluffton to find Frank Cotton who left town at 9 p.m. He wore gold eyeglasses and carried his brother's overcoat. Cotton was found at Panhandle depot about to catch a Hartford City train and admitted taking the coat. He pawned it for $1 on Adams street, agreed to redeem and turn it over, and was released when relatives asked for no prosecution. Cotton, about twenty, of a good family.
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Thompson
Bluffton
Frank Cotton
Marion
Cotton
Hartford City
Massena
Adams Street
Express
Marlon
Leaves for Minnesota from Buehmer Sunday School
The Buehmer Sunday school gathered at Fulton Moklhany and wife’s home to bid farewell to their son Williard before his Tuesday departure for Minnesota. Hostess Mrs McElhany prepared a generous meal as forty guests enjoyed the afternoon socializing and wishing him a healthful trip to the far west.
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Buehmer
Fulton Moklhany
Williard
Minnesota
Moklhany
Newman Appointed To Reformatory Board Post
L. P. Newly of Knightstown appointed to succeed Chas. B. Shively of Richmond on the Jeffersonville Reformatory board of managers. This marks the second change since the governor's ripper bill was enacted. Retirement of Superintendent Byers may now be anticipated.
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L. P. Newly
Knightstown
Chas. B. Shively
Richmond
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Byers
Bluffton Man Soon to Wed Startford City Teacher
A well grounded rumor says a Bluffton man will marry a Startford City teacher who is currently teaching. The report suggests the Hartford City school board should be alert for a possible vacancy.
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Bluffton
Startford City
Hartford City School Board
Terrill Named as New Town in Railway Dispute
The Nottingham township railroad fight rages as John Terrill promotes a new town on his 200 acre farm between Nottingham and Petroleum. He offers a ten acre town site, half the lots to the railroad, plus $500 and right-of-way costs. Petroleum opposes, Nottingham supports for a depot, while both towns face potential exclusion. Archie Gordon visited from Liberty Center for business.
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Nottingham Township
John Terrill
Nottingham
Petroleum
Terrill
Oil Booms Reach Wells Across Wells County Indiana
In Chester township Wells county the Ohio Oil company completed No T on the Shadle farm with 400 barrels in the first day and 190 in the third twenty four hours totaling 790 barrels in three days. A second well on the Joseph Baker farm Jackson township opened at 250 barrels in twenty four hours. The King Oil company on the Woodard farm near Montpelier reported 200 to 300 barrels at start as they drill more on the same tract. A Central Oil Company test on the Z Allen farm west of Baker's well produced 200 barrels in twenty four hours and held. Other wells include Charles Oil on the T F Brown farm making 65 daily and Teagle farm well at twenty, while P A Little and company landed a 0 barrel second well starting at 30. The district shows strong early production with large wells in the old Indiana field, boosting prospects.
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Chester Township
Wells County
Ohio Oil Company
Shadle
Joseph Baker
Jackson Township
King Oil Company
Chicago
Woodard
Montpelier
Baker Farm
Ol Gempany
Z. Allen
Indiana
Charles Oil Company
T. F. Brown
Teagle
Same
P. A. Little and Company
E. M. Rinear
Hartford City Elks Lodge Thriving With New Members
The Hartford City lodge of Elks reports prosperous times with 109 members and several prospective candidates. Meetings occur on Tuesday evenings and attract visitors from nearby towns to observe the work in progress.
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Hartford City Lodge of Elks
Old Wells County Pioneer Eliza Beth Mounsey Dies at 81
Eliza beth Mounsey aged 81, longtime Liberty township resident and Ohio native, died after a long illness at the home of her daughter Mrs Breck Osborne. Survived by four children Perry George Booth and Mrs Osborne. Funeral at Popejoy church tomorrow at ten, with interment in McFarren cemetery.Relatives from the city will travel to attend.
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Wells County
Elizabeth Mounsey
Breck Osborne
Osborne
Liberty Township
Mounsey
P. L. Robison
A. W
Ezra Merriman
Fraternal Assurance Society High Officers Reception planned
The local council number ten of the Fraternal Assurance Society will host a reception and banquet for the Supreme Council of Fort Wayne at the Odd Yellows hall tomorrow evening. A program including piano and vocal solos, a recitation, and a short musical show will run from seven to nine forty five, with speeches by Mayor Mack and a Fort Wayne delegate.
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Fraternal Assurance Society
Supreme Council of
Fort Wayne
Supreme Council
Mack
Daney Orchestra
Pearl Kindle
Clara Sawyer
Brickley
Charles Burkett
Essie Bartlemay
Josiah Feeser
W.C. Bishop
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
The Mary Anne Plum Trees Grow in the County
W F Park relates that about twelve years ago he bought two Mary Anne plum trees from Samuel Caley. This year the trees are the county’s most promising, with trunks around sixty to sixty six feet in girth, thick canopies, and high production. Park boasts they are two of the finest trees in the county.
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W. FE. Park
Mary Anne
Samuel Caley
My. Park
Ben Derr Assaults Showman Then Is Fined and Jailed
Ben Derr, a young east of the city desperado, struck Albert A. Kennedy, an attache of the Gentry show, at the McFarren corner. Kennedy was knocked insensible with facial injuries while Derr was found at the No. 10 Saloon. Mayor Mack, Prosecutor Matlack, and others witnessed the hearing. Derr received a one dollar fine, costs, and twenty days in jail.
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Ben Derr
Albert A. Kennedy
Gentry
Derr
Kennedy
McFarren
Davenport & Ehle
Crosbie
No. 10
Mack
Matlack
Frank Dailey
Carl Bonham
Marsha Crosbie
Hotel de Johnson
Veterans head to Anderson for G A R encampment
Lew Dailey Post G A R from Bluffton and Wells County leads a large group aboard the 7:15 train to Anderson for the State Encampment of Civil War veterans. The city hosts lavish decorations, multiple bands, and organized headquarters with reception committees and a living flag spectacle.
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Lew Dailey Post
Anderson
Bluffton
Wells County
Jere Shire
Joe Humphrey
William McBride
Jacob Spencer
John Ashbaucher
Peter Weisebrandt
William Warkle
John Sturgis
Ben Plessinger
J. A. Markley
Joe Millholland
Dr. Fulton
W. W. Angel
William McAlfe
Joe Falk
J. W Sprowl
Andrew Ulimer
M. M. Justus
Ed Zol
Harrison Craig
Frank Thorp
Frank Doughery
William Robewold
John Vore
John Kaufman
Henry Williams
Schoepile
Dr. Mason
Riley Stout
Kate Angel
Emma
Edna Studabaker
L. ©. Bender
Mary Thorpe
Mary Williams
Misses Dean
Alice Fulton
Katy Steghamper
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OLD Forty-Seventh Band
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