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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1903
Page
8
Nighttime Halloween antics drew costumed crowds, prop beans, and property mischief in uptown and rural areas. Police and fire crews patrolled while windows marked with tallow candles proved hard to clean. Country pranks included blocked roads and damaged fences, though overall damage remained limited.
A W Hamilton continues burning clay specimens from his Tennessee farm. The showing has drawn experts nationwide who call them first class in every respect. Green and burned samples are with the interior department for analysis, with Walter awaiting the report to decide future actions with Mr Rhodes.
Miss Ethel Christman and Florence Dean hosted an informal party October 27 1903 at the Alva P Christman house near Mt Zion. Music and conversation prevailed with cider fruit and hickory nuts served. Guests included Mary Eversole Gail Byrd Sadie Park Sylvia Johnson and others along with Clarence Pearson James Park George Lord Charles Eversole Karl Daniels and Vernon Spahr. The gathering closed with hopes for more evenings before Miss Deans school term ends. One Way Was THERE George Thatcher and Ossida visit noted.
Indianapolis Nov 2 The Purdue University football special wrecked near Indianapolis killed several students coaches and trainers and left many others injured as the state reels from the disaster that struck just before a pivotal Purdue Indiana game. The crash involved a locomotive coal cars and three coaches with 959 aboard including 600 Purdue affiliation. The disaster sent shock through Lafayette and surrounding towns as officials launched a formal investigation into causes and responsibility.
S Stevens and capitalists organize The Standard Peat Fuel Company with 200000 capitalization and over six hundred acres of peat beds leased in Lenawee county Michigan. The firm touts peat as a clean high heat fuel used in Europe and promises local samples before spring operation. Public sale at Rock Creek Center on November 17 1903 lists livestock farm equipment and other items with auctioneers G and D Less Ed Robinson.
Auction at the seller’s residence 46 miles north of Bluffton and miles south of Ossian on Tuesday Nov 10 offers six horses cattle brood sows shunts farm wagon equipment and 200 bushels of oats plus many other articles. Sale starts at ten o’clock with A Carrysot Harry Bunn and Fred Reppert as auctioneers.
Notice of public sale at the old Klein Knight farm one half mile north of Yoesin on Thursday November 12 lists property including two broad mares five head of cattle many hogs chickens bees farming implements and tools plus hay bee stands and farming equipment.
An advertisement urges readers to obtain a 25 cent package of the Dr Lyon Home Treatment for catarrh stomach and bowel troubles. It promotes internal and local remedies, claims cures for headaches biliousness liver and kidney issues, and invites all sufferers to visit the store for a free sample. Special agent W A Gutelius presents the offer.
Two heating stoves and two cook stoves with about ten bushels of potatoes, horseheld goods, kitchen furniture and other articles to begin at ten o clock sharp. Ambety Kleinknight, Tred Reppert, auctioneer.
Auction notice for November 9 1903 at the sellers residence half a mile south and three miles east of Bluffton or two miles west of Vera Cruz. Items include Broadmare eleven years old with foal, a fine driving horse four years old, cattle, calves, brood sows and shoats, Duroc hog, ewes, corn in the shock, farm implements. Sale starts at ten o’clock. Joan BE Carrain & Son Fred Reppert auctioneer.
The Bluffton post office reports uncalled letters for the week ending November 2 1903 including B C Bell Albert Berg Icy Clark Thomas Forsythe J W Farris Geo Gibson Oren Kline Daisie Kline Mrs Kurson Mary Lesh T F Mere row Sells Rosehart Louie Smith Al Suaure and P M.
Miss Daisy Robenold, in the city for three weeks, returned to her home in Craigville on Saturday.
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