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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1904
Page
3
An elderly traveler with lingering health benefits from cod liver oil is described as regaining strength. The narrative mentions consumption fears and the product as a nourishing tonic for all ages, praising its energizing effects and medical uses.
A 1899 law lets voters in Indiana townships decide on a library tax. Petition by fifty voters triggers a ballot with yes or no options for a one fifth mill levy to fund township libraries free to residents. If approved, the tax is collected like other township taxes and supports reading material for families at a small annual cost.
One way colonist tickets will be sold from St. Louis Thebes Cairo and Memphis via Cotton Belt route on Oct 4 and 18 to Texas points at $10.50. Special round trip homeseekers from same points on Sept 27 Oct 4 and 18 at $15. Regular round trip sets on sale 1st and 3d Tuesdays monthly at one fare plus $2. Territory includes Dallas Fort Worth Waco Amarillo Houston Galveston San Antonio Corpus Christi and inter state points. Round trip tickets stopovers either way 21 days full particulars maps and timetables write to LO SCHAEFER TPA Cotton Belt Cincinnati.
Elm poles are being purchased at the hub factory on the Clover Leaf railroad in western Blastton. Buyers seek second growth timber and offer cut details by inquiry.
The newspaper recounts deadly trolley wire accidents and a rescue attempt where two Interurban workers climbed onto a car to repair wires. Spectators warn of the danger and explain the risk is only present when a wire is broken and grounded, while workers remain fearless during routine maintenance.
Mrs Rachael Grove Hendricks born January 31 1825 in Licking County Ohio died October 27 1904 at Lib erty Center Indiana aged 79. She married John Hayward 1847, then Rev Frederick Hendricks in 1865 and supported his United Brethren ministry. Funeral at Liberty Center Baptist Church October 28 with interment near Poneto.
Professor Baldwin demonstrated an airship at the St. Louis fair with a ten mile spin in an air boat. The city paused business as spectators watched the flight, which traversed the city's streets and drew wide attention.
Special excursion rates offered for the Clover Leaf Route season 1804 to the St. Louis World’s Fair from April 50 to November 2 1904. Tickets include one and one third fare for return, fifteen day tickets at one fare plus $2, and daily coach excursions except Fridays and Saturdays at about one cent per mile. Homeseekers trips on first and third Tuesdays monthly with ten day stopovers. Contact agents W L Ross Toledo or M A Chambers Frankfort for details.
The Banner receives frequent notices to change paper delivery addresses. Submit both old and new addresses and specify whether the daily or the weekly edition is affected. The change will be processed promptly upon receipt of complete details.
An old advertisement promotes a Homeseekers' excursion to Northern Michigan via the Clover Leaf Route on Oct 18 and Nov 1 18 29 1904. It invites readers to contact Clover Leaf Route agents or M A Chambers in Frankfort Indiana or W L Rosa in Toledo for full information and tickets. It also advertises a Nickel Plate line stopover to St Louis with daily coach tickets except Fridays and Saturdays and urges asking a local agent or C A Asterlin in Wayne Indiana.
A petition to construct a ditch in Jefferson township Wells County Indiana has been filed with the county auditor. Reviewers have reported on the petition and a hearing before the Wells County Board of Commissioners is set for Wednesday November 9 1904. Property owners named include GW Tudor Margaret Tudor Niblick Henry Doehrman John D Tude Charles Stoppenhagen and Edward T Broaders.
Wells County Indiana public sale to satisfy decree against defendants Daniel E Spafford The Sac Oil and Gas Company National Supply Company The Empire American Glycerine Company The sale on November 19 between 10 am and 4 pm at the court house door in Rofton. It includes the Francis Y Fisher farm oil lease and a pumping outfit with oil well equipment. If proceeds do not cover the decree the fee simple of the chattel rent will be offered to discharge the debt and costs.
Details on Clover Leaf Railroad travel to St. Louis World’s Fair and various excursion rates. Includes return validity, half year and nine month tickets, 15 day passes, coach excursions, and special event offers like the Chicago Live Stock Show and harvest fairs. Names W. L. Robb Toledo and M. A. Chambers Frankfort listed for rate information.
The plaintiff James P. Hale files a complaint to quiet title in the Wells Circuit Court at Bluffton Indiana against defendants Curtis Shady Cornelius Jones Thomas Jones Edward Jones Hannah Shady Mary Ketler William Jones Benjamin Jones non residents Mary Keller and Benjamin Jones. Defendants are given notice to appear or demur by December 16 1904 under cause No 8196.
The Bessemer Gas Engine Co plaintiffs sue S Arthur Scott Samuel E Elwood Daniel E Spafford Frank Walters M W Frick and others in Wells County Indiana for foreclosure of a mechanic's lien. The nonresident defendants are named as necessary parties with a November 14 1904 hearing date noted.
The Brunswick Bankers Collender Company files a non resident notice against S Lewis Ashton in Wells County Indiana. The suit seeks notes and forecloses a mortgage. Ashton must appear or the case will proceed in Bluffton on the records date. The filing date is October 26 1904 with Eichhorn Matlack attorneys.
The notice states the company reserves the right to alter the schedule at any time without notice. Superintendent John Curtis signs the notice.
Notices detail rail fare offers via Lake Erie & Western and Nickel Plate routes for hunters and homeseekers to Michigan Wisconsin and Ohio, with sale dates November 1904 and specific return limits. Also lists meetings of the Grand Lodge I C O Scottish Rite Masons and the A A Scottish Rite Masons, plus a live stock show in Chicago and a local illness update for Mrs. D T Smith.
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