New Officers Elected Across Precincts in Vote Record
A complete record of votes by precinct shows new officers selected for various positions. The document lists results and tallies for each office and precinct.
21 Nov 1894
Page 1
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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1894
Page
1
A complete record of votes by precinct shows new officers selected for various positions. The document lists results and tallies for each office and precinct.
An editorial tirade targets populists after the vote, accusing them of incalculable injury to states under their control. It contrasts past silence with current denunciation and notes district No 8 Lancaster township’s November roster, listing students who were neither tardy nor absent.
The Union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morning November 24 at the Baptist church. Nev G H Souder of the Reformed church will preach the sermon.
Levi Mock writes from Harrietta Michigan recounting a Deer hunter trip from Nov 5 to Nov 10. He logs travel days between Toledo and Harrietta, describes tents and camps, snow and rain, deer sightings scarce, and companions from Ohio. He notes benign weather, hunting attempts, and plans for venison. Also posted are notices about local insurance payments school fever and a jail inquest in Bluffton.
Washington dispatch argues the Democratic Party remains potent despite internal rifts. President Cleveland focuses on preparing his congressional message while bond issuance steers national credit. It cites Carlisle on bonds, calls the party’s future strengthening from dissent, and notes Ransom Gorin talks about a plan for North Carolina to fill Vance’s seat.
The BANNER reports a correction to the official vote tally. Joshua Grove’s district one vote should be 2312, altering his plurality to 216, with Schott in East Nottingham corrected to 114. The error arose in the compositor stage and was fixed by the proof reader.
Ohio and Indiana gas and oil finds prove less newsworthy than Kuhn clothier sales. Located one door north of the post office, Kuhn advertises great bargains attracting curious shoppers.
A brief thanks from Catharine Weaver and children to friends and neighbors for help during the illness and death of their husband and father. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder awarded Gold Medal at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco.
A buggy stolen from John Boyer of Rockcreek township was found last Monday in Adam Hesher’s barn on the Sol Staver farm near Murray. Hesher’s son David had moved the vehicle there claiming it came from a young man bound for Ft Wayne. Constable Whitman arrested the young Hesher in Montpelier and brought him to town for preliminary hearing before Justice O’Brien. Judge bound him over to court in 3000 bond, but he was released once bondsmen appeared.
Last Thursday afternoon Wesley Rockwell suffered a severe leg fracture when a wagon load of railroad ties slid off during unloading near Studabaker warehouse in the West End. Dr. Cook set the broken femur and Rockwell, a Vera Cruz resident, was taken home that evening as friends rushed to his aid.
Notice states the Knights of Honor will hold an election at their Bluffton hall on Friday evening December 14 to elect three trustees to serve one year. Reporter 475 QO. P. Koonerz.
Scar Whitman took out a warrant last Friday for Geo Welborn of Nottingham township amid family disturbance complaints at W. B. Johnson’s residence. Welborn’s ally was bound at 290 dollars to keep the peace, and the accused was jailed. Oil field visitors included Standard Oil men from multiple cities and firms. Bertha Cook’s kindergarten program gains traction with weekly mother’s meetings and study of Elizabeth Harrison’s Child Nature.
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