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Newspaper

Bluffton Banner

Location

Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1894

Page

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Opening Largest Line of Holiday Goods in City

Announcement of a new store opening featuring a complete line of watches clocks jewelry diamonds and gold and silver novelties for the holiday season in the city.

Holiday Toys and Silverware on Display at Waring Store

Our line of Holiday TOYS DOLLS DRUMS GUNS ALBUMS FANCY BISQUE and CHINA NOVELTIES is large and handsome. Our Motto is Honest Goods at Honest Prices. F. T. WARING cordially invites customers to see for themselves.

F. T. Waring

Local notes mix holidays, fox chase and town events

The item summarizes regional happenings including holiday planning, a new pike, oil dispute, typhoid in nearby towns, a funeral, a fox chase with high excitement, past scandals resurging in Vera Cruz, a railroad accident injuring Mr. Rockwell, and church activities with Rev. Baumgartner.

Newville Sly Reynard Vera Cruz Rockwell

Family welcomes twins as the new baby arrives

The home celebrates a double birth with a young man guided to his room and coat hangers labeled. By morning the twins are identified, and Frank receives many congratulations as the family reports all babies and relatives are doing well.

Frank

Boelmer's Room Notes and Local Happenings

A collection of small town items from Endicott noting Merriman raising a barn, Denning moving into Mattock property, Eunice Clark’s Markle visit, and Melvin Jones de-horning cattle. Mentions preaching at Bethel chapel, local mischief, sidewalk needs from depot to church, and talk of a railroad loading switch if a warehouse is built.

Aaron Payne Bethel Chapel

Craigville News Roundup and Local Toasts

Very little sickness is reported as doctors stay pleasantly optimistic. A Zion church quarterly meeting is planned for next Saturday and Sunday. The T L and C railroad cuts expenses by removing one man on the local section. One of C B Niblicks children is ill with typhoid fever and Dr John attends. Mrs Rachel Steman of Elida is visiting. Arthur Abbott and brothers from Geneva visited over Sunday. A singing school will begin next Saturday night. Sunday Schools report about eighty scholars each with officers and teachers. Aaron Mosure considers building cribs.

Denning Mattock Eunice Clark Markle W. Ratcliffe Melvin Jones Buckeye Galagher Boehmer Denning Brothers Charley Carr Elmer McElthany John McKee East Zion Osro Bisbee W. Church Street John Zion Church Craigville Miss van Mr. Essick C. B. Niblick Geneva Abie McLaughlin D Pleasant Mills Aaron Mosure

Mt Zion News Highlights From Town and Trade

Winter worsens travel conditions as Batson family moves in. Rogers sells blacksmith shop to Gaiser who plans a livery barn. Rinear wins stir in politics. town debates voting, whiskey, and leadership. Irick will move to Huntington. Huffman farm change noted. Local merchants tout razors, brushes, soaps, and medicines with sugar curing meat receipt.

Batson E. M. Rogers George Gaiser Rinear John McKee Joseph Riffidh Son G. H Irick Fred Huffman Huntington County Fred Jackson Township

Deam’s Drugstore Ad Buys Clothes at Low Bluffton Prices

A Bluffton advertisement urges readers to visit Kuhn, clothier, just north of the post office for lower clothing prices than ever offered in Bluffton or Wells county, targeting husbands with appeal to happiness and savings.

Kuhn Bluffton Wells County

Prodigal Polls And Oil Drilling Progress Noted

The report notes polls causing anger and withdrawal, a prodigal refrain. It lists No.2 on Foust heirs lease shot last Saturday with a strong showing, No.3 on E Morrison's farm shot last week with a splendid showing, and rigs rising on several farms near his place ready for drilling.

Foust Heirs E. Morrisons Samuel Huffman Fredrick Huffman Fredrick Huffman’s, No. 4 G. WV. Huffman Lewis Huffman Samuel Morrison B. F. Wiliamson

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BY the Boss Weist Ros Brooks Oil Co Godfred Deigrist Evangelical Shurch Mlatz Ing Cook Evangelical Church Baumgartner Ft. Wayne Freda Kersy Ashbaucher Brothers Boelmer’s Endicott A. T. Merriman Foxy Mt. Zion Deam’s Drug'store Justus, Rogers
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