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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1904
Page
7
A compact historical notice centers on the Royal Baking Powder Company of New York. The fragment mentions production or branding related to home use and product origins. No concrete event or date is provided in the readable text.
Daniel C. DeWitt a prominent Blackford County oil farmer from Washington township near Dundee has vanished since Thanksgiving day. He left home after saying he would return soon and was found missing with $90 on him. Neighbors fear foul play as search parties probe fields and woods. DeWitt 50 and notably deformed, his relatives suspect murder and body concealment amid community unease.
Center school students staged a Thanksgiving themed program on Wednesday afternoon. The lineup featured recitations and musical pieces by Lovie McAfee, Miss Jessie Hoffacker, Miss Maggie Lesh, Mary Duff, Ethel Hoffacker, Irene Lesh, Hazel Duff, Maud Miller, and others.
A tall visitor named G W Barber from Decatur arrived Tuesday for a short visit. Barber stands six feet nine and a half inches, taller than town resident Leyl Mack who is six feet seven. They were raised nearby and have been friends for years. Barber is related to Abe Simmons and has worked in lumber and other trades but is now retired.
Prices on photographs fancy pictures and frames available at Progress store on Mo vi gn South Johnson street in new district. Holiday sale offers 10c 25c 2$ price points for assorted pictures and frames.
William and Otto Cook, accused of aiding the killing of E. P. Sanderson of Blackford County, are housed in Wells County jail after Blackford’s overcrowding forced transfer. Prosecutor Burns notes safety concerns and possible violence. judges ordered the move. The Cooks, both held separately, appear content with the change and will face trial likely in spring. One Cook is described as a morphine addict.
The Ohio Oil company completed a pipe line from Ruth station to Preble on Monday with the Ine connected Sunday morning and oil flowing before trench work was finished. Crews met from Preble and trenching advanced, pushing the pipe into the trench with scraper aid. The firm plans to send the gang to the Muncie field for a fourteen mile line, with most members intending to accompany their boss.
Clarence Cupp, long a timber cutter, was injured Saturday when his axe slipped while lopping limbs twelve miles east of town. A four inch gash on his foot bled heavily. he drove to Vera Cruz for first aid, then completed the trip to town. He stayed brave, but the wound will halt his work for some time.
F Gordon went to Ossian Tuesday afternoon to appear for Noah Johnson in a case tried there about an alley unlawfully closed to the public. The case proceeded in the afternoon with the usual motions and hearings.
Brent Fox describes life and ruins on the Isthmus of Panama, recounting the grave toll of the canal project, the Western Hemisphere’s fever marshes, and the ongoing effort to build a monument to success. He contrasts ancient peril with modern labor, detailing Panama City, rail links, and the Chagres river as the canal route nears Colon.
Fashion note describes Blak Brown or Castor coats in Itzed styles with twenty seven inch lengths and a focus on stylish tailoring for the season. The item highlights material quality and length as key features.
The article surveys the Isthmus towns from Colon to Panama, noting ruins of the old French canal works, rusting machinery, and tropical decay. It contrasts the new American company efforts with lingering colonial scars, and describes Colon as a busy yet degraded hub run by the Panama railroad monopoly with a diverse laboring population.
The Cook brothers held in jail are kept apart to avoid any collusion or escape plan. They are barred from communicating except in loud tones so all inmates can hear. They face trial in Blackford county as the state seeks to prevent a defense from forming before arraignment.
The Clover Leaf railroad began service with its first of ten new six driver locomotives from Brooke Locomotive of Trenton. The engine hauled a heavy freight on its debut and two more enter service today, with seven more to be ready soon. Built for speed and strength, they will support freight and possibly fast passenger runs without displacing existing engines.
Holiday prices cut seven piece salad sets to 75c to 4 dollars as Moe Lain opens a new studio. Hynsicker and Bender urge farmers to bring wheat for grinding. John Weinland and family host an unfair dinner Sunday for the marriage of their son John A Weinlang with guests including Otte Starr Will Weinland Hugh Rowe Tom Wallace and others from Baltimore.
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