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Newspaper

Bluffton Banner

Location

Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1903

Page

8

Shapes in season offered in 5 price grades

A merchant lists popular seasonal shapes available in five price points: 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00 dollars. The statement presents options across various grades for customers to choose from.

Scott Hughes In Jail After drunken rampage in town

Scott Hughes son of a marble cutter, jailed after a drunken Saturday night spree led to multiple assaults. He resisted arrest, insulted bystanders, attacked Pat Addington at Ashbauer clothing store, and fought Charley Pierce before marshal Crosbie intervened. He was fined one dollar and costs and sentenced to five days in jail. Hughes has a history of trouble since moving to the city and remains quarrelsome when intoxicated.

Scott Hughes Marshal Crosbie Hughes Mr. Crosbie Alm Oddie Neff Oddie Ashbaucher Clothing Pat Addington Adington Mr. Addington Addington Charley Pierce Charley Pat

Shoes for Everybody catalog item list

The Regent Shoes for men offer patent leather at 3.50 dollars. A genuine vid kid shoe for men priced at 2.00. Women's high grade patent kid shoes cost 3.00. A fine Mat kid shoe in high or low cut is 1.50 or 2.00. Children's little red stitched shoes are 0.05 dollars, touted as greatest values in America.

Regent America Auy Reliable Clothing

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cited To Cure Severe Grip

Frank W. Perry editor of the Enterprise Shortsville New York testifies that one bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured a severe grip last winter and stopped coughing quickly, with reduced pain on a second attack. Davenport and Ehle offer the remedy for sale.

Chamberlain Frank W. Perry The Enterprise Shortsville N.Y

Marshal Had to Be Called For Corb Conklin

Corb Conklin caused trouble in his neighborhood after drinking Friday night culminating in an assault on his house door. Neighbors summoned the marshal after he slept in a barn. Crosbie found him, pulled him from straw, and took him to town for care.

Corb Conklin Corb Crosbie Conklin

Peculiar Nest Egg Watch Found in Hen Nest

In winter Miss Celestine Beer reported a watch lost and thought stolen. A few days ago Mrs Beer checked a hen nest and found the timepiece intact among straw. The discovery, made during heavy snow, sparks wonder how the watch ended there and recalls the fable of the hen that laid the golden egg.

Banner Celestine Beer

Marion High School Eyes St Louis Trip At $2.40 Fare

Pupils of Marion High School consider a proposed excursion to the St Louis worlds fairgrounds. Clover Leaf Railway offers a $2.40 round trip rate including exposition admission, with a promise of a lower price for a similar trip next year if this season’s plan proceeds. The high school committee is reviewing the proposition.

Marion High School St. Louis Clover Leaf Railway Company Exposition Grounds

Real Estate Transfers In Bluffton and Nearby Areas

John Monahan transfers lot 5 in Arnold's addition to Bluffton to Mary EK for 1500 dollars. Mary M. McGuigan sells 1 acre in section 23 township 27 north range 12 east to Nancy Allen for 400 dollars. George Arnold transfers lot 23 in Arnold's addition to Bluffton to Herbert KE Bartlemay for 200 dollars.

John Monahan Mary EK. Sturgeon Arnold Bluffton Mary M. McGuigan Nancy Allen George Arnold Herbert KE. Bartlemay

Cincinnati Excursion From Bluffton by L. B. E. W. Rail

A cheap excursion from Bluffton to Cincinnati Ohio on Sunday May 1 2003 offers a round trip fare of 1.60. The train departs Bluffton at 6 28 a m and promises baseball and other amusements.

Bluffton Cincinnati Ohio

Electric lines to join rails, says promoter Marott

In an interview with the Indianapolis Sentinel representative Geo J Marott argues for a coming consolidation of Indiana traction lines under steam railroads. He predicts railroads will buy parallel electric lines for passenger travel while retaining steam for long distance freight and passenger service.

Indianapolis Sentinel Geo. J. Marott Indiana

Why legal documents load with extra words explained

An attorney explains that early clerks were paid per word for contracts and documents. To earn more, they adopted paraphrasing, creating the costly language. The custom has persisted as laws and proceedings remain tradition driven.

Work on Perry street suspended pending supplies

Work on Perry street is suspended for the time being. Saturday the steam roller was used on the west end of the proposed pavement and it is now in readiness for the crushed stone and sand. Both materials are lacking and the company cannot secure them in quantities sufficient to warrant resuming work at once.

Perry Street

Notable physicians meet at New Orleans convention

The Bluffton Banner reports from Dr G E Fulton that the National Association of Physicians session includes world renowned experts. Dr Lorenz attracts attention for a nonoperative method to reduce congenital dislocations by loosening the femur, guiding it into place, casting, and early ambulation, forming a new socket.

G. E. Fulton National Association of Physicians New Orleans Lorenz

Why It Isn't Carried On Rural Routes

Rural carriers in the county avoid displaying weather flags. The Weather Bureau forecast arrives at 10 am but carriers depart at 8 am, making a next day forecast useless to farmers. They would adopt the practice if the report could reach at 8 am.

Signal Service Bureau

Letter List for Bluffton Post Office May 11 1903

Uncalled letters remain at the Bluffton post office for the week ending May 11 1903. Names include L D Beck Paul Epart Mrs Efia Genness Frank Highley Mrs George M Heller L C Lucas Miss Jessie Meall Frank Mitchell Miss Kate Marshall Will A Ormsby Wm M Park N F Raymonds Frank Rivers Chas Spritzkey A W Sprackler John Strain.

Bluffton Post Office L. D. Beck Paul Epart Efia Genness Frank Highley George M. Heller L. C. Lucas Jessie Meall Frank Mitchell Kate Marshall Will A. Ormsby Wm. M. Park N. F. Raymonds Frank Rivers Chas. Spritzkey A. W. Sprackler John Strain

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Walmer & Barr Marshal Worlds Fairground M.D Ashbaucher Bros
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