Letter from Trenary shows hunting trips and Hoosier visitors
George W Lechner writes from Trenary Michigan describing deer hunting, snow, and meals with Indiana settlers. He notes nonresident hunting licenses, travels from Fort Wayne to Chicago Esconaba and Rapid River, meeting friends Bill McMullen and Gill Hoover, and visits Winters and post office figures. He mentions Bluffton Banner reader Bill and ends with plans to write more.
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Hon
Levi
F. Snyder
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Escanaba
Lake Michi-gan
Wisconsin
Soo Line
Rapid River
Trenary
Dick. Trenary
Indiana
Charley Swaim
Plannere
Bill McMullen
Here
Gill Hoover
Bill
Muligan
Wm. McMeden
Hoover
Shady
Wells County
Clark
A. W. Clark
Bluffton
Lant
Don’t Blame Them Move To Arkansas Petitioned
Dunklin county farmers in southeast Missouri signed a petition urging the state legislature to permit transferring the county to Arkansas after Missouri voted Republican Roosevelt. Leaders James Crabtree Gob Turner and S P Williams near Hornersville drew the petition and similar moves began in Pemiscot county, with plans for a joint transfer effort.
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Missouri
Dunklin County
Arkansas
Roosevelt
James Crabtree
Gob Turner
S. P. Williams
Hornersville
Commonwealth of Arkansas
Pemisenst
Pugney News Bulls With Visits And Local Happenings
Sadie Perry is recovering from typhoid fever. Mrs. Alexander is poorly with lung and heart troubles. Sunday visits span Cambria to Fort Wayne as family illness looms over a baby. The Aid Society meets December first. Sunday school and 3 p.m. preaching detail changes due to Rev Borkert’s revival at Craigville. Local moves include Brineman and wife to Decatur, Mettler family back to Bufhton, and Vawlers moving with Jones. Wisner shines in corn yields of 380 bushels from a six-acre harvest. Banner ads noted.
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Sadie Perry
Stella Gorton
Frank Ferris
Pennville
Harmon Lindeman
Fort Wayne
Mr. Lindeman
Allen Arnold
Silas Wisner
Alfred
George Souders
Sowards
Murray
Wilkerson
Markle
Charles Wilkerson
Clint Sowards
Brude
Aid Society
Borkert
Craigville
Alexander
Frank Kleinknight
Warren
Dan Biddle
Poneto
Kleinknight
Warsaw
Myers & Plummer
Aaron Wisner
T. J. Jones
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Vawlers
Jones
Marion Garton
Hazel
Fay
Bluffton
Hog market slides as prices fall amid prosperity myth
Local hog prices retreat from 5 to 4 cents per pound with dealers signaling further cuts ahead as new corn hits markets and fattening hogs could push prices lower. comments note market weakness despite broader prosperity expectations. The report also covers legal notes on juries and several court actions including liquor and partition cases.
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Buffalo
Court Opens Busy Wells Circuit Term Under Judge Vaughn
At nine o’clock Monday morning the Wells circuit court under Judge Vaughn began the November term with a heavy docket ahead. Guardianship and probate matters were urged to be cleared this week and preliminary docket work completed. The week will focus on preparing issues and setting trial dates as the term promises to be one of the busiest of the year. The grand jury was summoned to assemble at the courthouse to begin formal proceedings.
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Min
Susannah Holloway
Mary J. Odell
Heller
Wells Circuit Court
Vaughn
C. Vaughn
Court House
Mining and hunting trip from Bluffton men to Washington state
Jacob Lantis, Jacob McAfee and Asa Brown left Bluffton on the Commercial Traveler for a combined business and pleasure expedition to northern Washington. They aim to inspect a gold mine, with plans for potential long-term relocation. Brown may return in spring, Lantis could settle there, and McAfee travels for the experience. Hunting opportunities, including deer and bear, are highlighted for their trip.
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Jacob Lantis
Jacob McAfee
Asa Brown
Bluffton
Wells County
Washington
Brown
Mr. Lantis
Lantis
Gold mining trip inspired letters promised by local figure
A well known county resident on East Perry Street plans to write several letters for the Banner recounting his travels through the gold mining districts. The promise underscores his ongoing connection with local readers and the region’s mining history.
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East Perry Street
Real Old Timers Help Run County Grand Jury
The grand jury session is aided by two elderly locals Uncle Johnny Poffenberger and Uncle Bill Lipkey. Poffenberger, past 80, has long supervised juries and remains spry. Lipkey, 83, arrived from Union Township to serve, driving in though he often makes the thirteen mile ride on horseback.
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Johnny Poffenberger
Poffenberger
Bill Lipkey
Union Township
Lipkey
Left county for $1000 in drunken escapade case
Len Howard, a farmer, avoids a fine by agreeing to leave the country after a troubled spree. Mrs. Howard offers $1000 for all goods and farming implements as the family fears his drinking. Neighbors say he is industrious when sober, but liquor worsens his behavior and he plans to depart.
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Len Howard
Wiecking
Len
Family splits over Len's unsteady behavior and threats
The family describes Len as volatile and controlling, noting frequent driving of them from home and destruction of furniture. They state they will dissolve the partnership until he proves he can act responsibly and consistently.
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Len
Supreme Court Rules on Wife Borrowing for Husband
The court held a married woman cannot be held on a debt borrowed for her husband's benefit unless the lender failed to probe her purpose and she misled him. In the decision the lender could have learned the funds were to cover the husband’s debts, despite her denial. The case involved the husband, his uncle, and embezzlement concerns of Washington county. The ruling hinges on lender diligence and misrepresented intent.
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Supreme Court
Matilda EB. Field
John A. Campbell
Washington County
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