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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1903
Page
5
Mayor Joan Mock issues a 1903 proclamation designating Thursday November 26 as Thanksgiving Day in Bluffton Buffton urging residents to worship assemble and give thanks for providence prosperity and peace over the past year The document notes favorable conditions in industry labor relations and civic sentiment.
At 3 12 this afternoon the first electric interurban car was seen approaching the city from Market street. Crews expect the wiring to be completed by four this evening and anticipate starting Saturday and Sunday service within the week.
A Wells County boy, Frank Houtz, held at the Plainfield reformatory for incorrigibility, is expected to be paroled at the board’s first meeting of the month. Prosecutor Matlack and George Louis reported to Superintendent York that authorities will seek release if reform is evident, aiming to prove the school’s mission successful.
Herman Wiecking son of Ernest Wiecking fell while scrambling from a log in Winiters woods yesterday afternoon. He caught a tree limb and was thrown to the ground breaking his arm. he walked home before the injury was found and Dr. Cook dressed it. He is reported to be improving.
A group of fifteen men boarded a train without paying fare and departed the city on a box car. The brakeman confronted them but could not deter the group. No word has been received yet on their fate or whereabouts after the journey.
Ward Sunier, once seriously ill for some time, shows improvement today after a fall occurred over a year ago. His condition Monday was listed as very critical but has since eased to a better state.
George W. Louis born November 23 1848 in Bluffton Indiana son of Nicholas and Rebecca DeMoss Louis. He died November 11 1903 at his Bluffton home aged 54 years 11 months 18 days and is survived by wife Leave 4 and their children Minnie and Helen. He served in the Civil War and was active in Wells County charities and the juvenile court. Funeral at First M E Church Friday at 1 PM with burial Stahl Cemetery near Reiffsburg.
J.8 Postal, defendant in a suit by State Life Insurance in Hartford City, won a judgment. He faced a claim for about three thousand dollars in premiums alleged to be kept, but the court dismissed that direct complaint. A cross complaint for unpaid salary was upheld, yielding Postal a judgment of one thousand dollars.
Liveryman P G Seabold hails his latest arrival a beauty. The new three-seated hack reached town today, the second of its kind to settle in Chi Barara.
I V L Garrett urges Wells county farmers and producers to contribute threshed grain seeds and garden produce for the 1904 St Louis world’s fair. Exhibit must be collected and shipped to state headquarters by February 1 1904 with labels bearing seed and producer names. Bluffton farmers institute to host an exhibit inspection and date.
The Wabash athletic association offered a Thanksgiving game at Wabash with guaranteed visiting expenses and 25 percent of gate receipts. They drew about 175 fans and required a $25 forfeit to guarantee arrival. Local players are considering accepting to prove “Hillville” can play the game.
Reliable reports claim Clover Leaf will shift its time card around year's start with the Commercial Traveler becoming a day run and a new faster night train. The line intends to capture a large portion of St. Louis world’s fair passenger traffic, though local officials have not confirmed the plan.
Fred Sharpe and George Glass of Ossian return from a Maine pine hunt with three small deer. Sharpe killed one, Glass two. A Fort Wayne party joined the voyage, and Ossian plans another winter southern hunt led by Lewis Bunn and Jacob Sluuk aiming for fine records in Louisiana.
The Munele Hartford and Mt Wayne electric line workers began stringing wires from Poneto to the city yesterday. By evening Walter Fetters reported they were two miles out and expected to finish today. A construction car powered by the live line handles the work safely. Next Saturday should see green cars running to Blalion on the westward schedule.
Dinah Washington of Sterling on Bay Lidgve Road had two boys and two girls Tuesday night. Attending physician Dr. Cooley notes the boys appear white while the girls appear full blooded negroes. The combined weight is nineteen pounds seven ounces in what is described as a remarkable medical jurisprudence case.
The Rathbone Sisters lodge in Decatur is preparing a humorous home talent play for their exchequer. Date undecided, invitations to nearby lodges will be sent and local members urged to attend.
The piece argues that authorities should disclose facts promptly after accidents in mills or railroads. It contends that delaying or hiding information invites sensational and distorted reports, and asserts newspapers seek truth but must rely on unofficial sources when official briefings are withheld.
In Hartford City a charitable ball triggers church dissent. A father, not opposing charity, will buy a ticket and supports the event while urging ministers to focus on charity, not policing dances. He cites biblical David dancing and argues the ball serves philanthropy, not church interests.
Mike Clear, a genial photographer and wood storyteller, recalls a client who wanted a store portrait painted in oil while his Gluutten studio remained open. The price was argued as high yet he insists a good job can’t be done for less, leaving Uncle Ben to hesitate before asking for a price with paint supplied.
New corn has already come on the market and dealers are making a few purchases in this city. Over the county the bulk of the corn crop has not yet been husked and it will be some time before it is all attended to. None of the new corn will be shipped for a time as it is too wet and would not stand shipment.
Miss Anna Lawrence daughter of Henry J. Lawrence of Chicago formerly Marion Indiana founder of the Christian Zionist Mission with headquarters in Chicago was in the city yesterday and last evening to oversee the sects work in this city.
Mrs Eugene Hickman and her daughter traveled to Fort Wayne to attend the funeral of Herbert Kroodup, her sister's nephew, to be held there that afternoon.
The Banner reports the Linotype machine is on strike and the paper has returned to hand setting. An expert from Indianapolis will arrive this evening and the plant hopes to be back to normal by tomorrow.
Superintendent W A Wirt travels to Indianapolis for the yearly meeting of state superintendents and trustees. The convention runs through Friday at the state house with headquarters at Claypool Hotel. Wirt serves on the executive committee and will discuss steam heating and ventilating, aided by local school patent heating work.
Yesterday's article discusses the doctor receiving punishment and criticizes Pollenberger for attacking his victim with a bug whip and a revolver. The piece condemns anarchistic actions and urges accountability, noting the Banner should not defend improper conduct or deny legal consequences.
This afternoon in front of M. W. Walbert the trial began in the case of the state versus Rima Pearl Shreve and Edward Shreve on charges of fraudulent marriage. Dailey Simmons and Dailey defend while W. H. Eichhorn and G. A. Matlack prosecute for the state. The prosecution says Shreve coerced the girl to escape a paternity charge and later deserted her. He has since sought to annul the marriage by filing a complaint in court.
John Hatfield of Ossian sold his farm to Marion parties through Reynolds real estate. After closing an abstract was issued, notably brief, showing a government grant to Hatfield dating from 1848.
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