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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1903
Page
7
Alonzo Showalter, farmer south of town, was badly injured when a wagon wheel ran over both ankles after he fell from the wagon on a rural road. He was taken to a doctor, likely sidelined for most of winter, with corn harvest unfinished and winter work ahead. Nate Chalfant assisted him to town.
Jefferson township reports a new smallpox case, John Herron, living at the W. H. Somers residence. The family remains quarantined after a late development, following a prior case in a Somers daughter. Officials expect containment and no wider spread.
Harry Swisher Tuesday sold his 120 acre Adams farm to George Marshall of Grant county. Marshall will move onto the property and cultivate it, paying $8,000 through the Tribolet agency. The timber has been removed and the land is ready for plow. The farm once belonged to Edward Elle of this city.
A fragment from Stonut’s drug store advertises cabinet pictures at $2.00 at McLain. The notice touts Christmas photos and urges customers not to delay. It also mentions a minor city incident where a man was arrested for swearing in Unitington and fined $16 by the marshal and mayor.
The court’s second week opens with Viola Conklin winning a divorce from Corba Conklin and child custody. New board appointments grant Frank C. Dailey and two others seats. several defendants face charges, some plead guilty, others deny. The term sees multiple changes of judge and a lengthy lineup of witnesses in cases including liquor violations and assault with intent to rape.
The Senator Princess Woolake and latest card mounts are available at McLain's. Visit to see them or gift a friend a picture produced promptly. No long waits, work done neatly and swiftly at McLain's studio.
Ike Gehring and wife Miss Emma Gehring with Cora Gehring George Michaels Ed Shoemaker Frank Curry and John French left for Louisiana after a big game win. They will spend months hunting near Waverly staying with southern hosts. Deer are abundant in cane brakes along their route.
December nears and about half the Wells county corn crop has been harvested. Huskers work steadily but much of the crop remains in fields. Farmers expect rapid collection with current weather, preferring corn stored in cribs. Machinery across the country runs steadily.
Work on the C B C proceeds rapidly though delayed by the missing engine. Bridges near Balbec are finished and crews encamped beyond Balbec. The grade is said to exceed typical first grading. Edmondson Cory and Parks handle right of way, securing almost all parcels except six. A new construction engine expected by week’s end should allow laying about 1.5 miles of track daily. Mey aims to finish by January first.
A Pennville report notes the dry town era ended by remonstrance law and argues a new social club, Buffalo Social Club of Pennville, plans unlimited membership and open operation with minimal licensing. The piece contrasts the club with saloons, urging that the club would be harder to regulate while saloons are viewed as worse for public welfare. Also mentions Miss Mary Weinlind leaving for Poneto for Thanksgiving and a local Stout's Poultry Food ad urging healthy flocks at 26 cents per unit.
Word from New York states the transport bearing the regiment including Charles Tribolet James Higgins and Ed Beers arrived Saturday morning The boys write to their parents that they are safe again in the last country ever discovered and will soon be home again.
A retailer advertises semi porcelain and porcelain granite ware from Johnson's Meakin's and Grindley's. Three factory lines are guaranteed not to craze with a 100 piece Johnson's 1903 shape set priced from eight dollars per set.
Sheriff Reynolds of Butler County arrested William Sheets Jacob Hunzicker and Abe Boegli after an assault on Editor Fred Rohrer the previous week. They face a riot indictment dated November 16 1908 with possible prison terms up to ten years and fines up to $2000. Each posted $1000 bond and were released. A separate report details a boy's severe injuries from an accident involving a wagon wheel and casted leg, with doctors treating multiple injuries.
Ernest Crouse, son of WILT Kim Crouse, was severely injured Monday evening as he and companions were chasing a lime wagon driven by Mr. Abbott of Craftville. While jumping to catch the wagon bed he grabbed lime and sustained injuries. The incident occurred near the W. I. Evans home.
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