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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1903
Page
5
A nine year old girl in Geneva Daisy Chapman spotted a blaze in the Fravel block and ran to the fire bell tower across from the firehouse. She pulled the rope and rang the alarm while volunteers fought the flames keeping the hammer swinging throughout the blaze. Her quick actions likely saved the heart of the business district from heavy losses.
Dan Lanigan, chairman of the committee on fire department, said the old chemicals would not be sold. The council plans to keep them for original use, possibly mounting two tanks on fire trucks to create a high capacity firefighting machine at a small cost. The chemicals have served well at city fires and need little repair. They help in inside fires to save goods, where water damage can exceed fire damage.
The article urges rural route patrons to help their mail carrier during freezing conditions. It notes long drives through mud and cold, mentions stamps missing from boxes, and suggests patrons buy stamps when temperatures near zero to ease the carrier's burden.
In Hartford City CG Fenwick Reed evangelist and Times editor Iraty trade mudslinging as opposition papers seize on the clash. The feud over Tracy’s preacher draws attention but little good, with four columns of attacks in Tracy’s paper and sermons aimed at the Times.
The Penn Oil company formed by local capitalists began another well on the Weller farm yesterday. Located in Washington township Blackford county the field already hosts several fine producers. BR Cummins serves as secretary while T FP Brown left today for Ohlenburg Indiana to spend Thanksgiving with his daughter De ég at St Francia Acad.
Last night the Delphic Circle hosted a New England style dinner at Mrs. Chas Dailey home, featuring roast turkey pumpkin pie and a two-table service. Afterward guests moved to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ulman for games and social activities led by organizers Mesdames Sturgis and Roush, with prizes awarded for partner description and other contests. The Park Club gathering followed at the George Mossman home with luncheon and the game How.
The report notes Robinson has returned from Indianapolis to visit his family for Thanksgiving. Bessie Orr of Red Key arrived in the city this morning to spend Phanke.
A letter from a farmer argues the corn shredder is not solely to blame for injuries. He notes dangers from husking and snapping rolls, urges safer design by manufacturers, and compares risk to wheat threshers and binders. He urges careful operation and acknowledges some blame may lie with workers.
Sheriff Johnson scours the woods seeking witnesses for the Terrell trial. Officials estimate 100 or more potential witnesses split between the two sides, and notification will take considerable time to complete.
J A Reeds Geneva plan stalls as Buzzards postpone meeting to attend Citizens Lecture Course. Sheriff serves warrants on Gabe Markley and Frank Gordon. fines total seven dollars and fifty cents. Geneva considers 20 lights at 54 dollars yearly with a Bluffton installer and a flat rate up to five lights, thirty five cents per light beyond. A hot water heating plant to accompany the project wins support. locals hope it shifts reliance from the gas company.
The third floor joists of the new opera house are in place and by early next week workmen will start attaching the roof. Favored weather could enable completion and opening by year’s start. Contractors report steady progress with no weather-related stoppages. Extra select and standard oysters at Merriman's restaurant.
At noon today the Walmer and Engeler project stood eight feet high with a full crew on site. The proprietors aim to move in promptly and are expediting work to finish soon.
A Bluffton reader urges proper observance of Thanksgiving as a holy, historic day marked by religious services and business suspensions. The piece questions gratitude toward abundant harvests and comforts, urging generosity toward the less fortunate and mindful reflection on the year's work.
A Lake Erie station waiting room tale recalls the fear of new sample cases failing on the road. Knights of the grip share warnings from past trips while one man recounts swapping a brand new grip that never returned, leaving the owner in perpetual bad luck.
A writer notes a compiled list counting seventeen football fatalities this year while baseball deaths were higher. He argues football risks exist but stresses it builds self reliance and strength, claiming disciplined players under good coaching face few injuries, yet the sport continues with the pen in hand.
Thieves entered the W. H. Templeton general store at Treaty and stole goods and stamps valued about 150 dollars. They pried off the front door locks to gain entry and lifted shoes, pocket knives, stamps, gloves, tobacco, cigars, and underwear. Mr. Templeton previously owned the Adams house in the city.
The case of Runkle versus Run is dismissed in the circuit court. The same court now hears an action for divorce as the plaintiff seeks a legal separation from her husband.
Luther Douglass and Maud Lingham secured a marriage license in the city. Luther is described as a young man known locally where he attended school and formerly belonged to a local band.
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