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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1904
Page
8
In endless variety of snappy stylish ready to wear garments. We are showing the largest stock of dress goods including 54 inch broadcloth in all colors for 1.00 yd. All wool novelty suitings 38 inches for 48c yd. All wool Trico flannel suitings.
A lawsuit cites Fred Adams of Wells County against Dr. F M Dickason seeking 5000 dollars for malpractice after a jaw injury in an oil field incident. Adams alleges misdiagnosis and lasting jaw misalignment following treatment, with prior earnings cited at 60 dollars monthly.
Wells County commissioners opened their regular meeting Monday to address turnpike repair allowances officers salaries and general expenses. Bids from local dry goods firms for supplies to the county infirmary and orphans home are expected to be competitive. The session may extend through much of the week with final work evaluating fifteen new bridges built last summer by the Indiana Bridge company led by N. T. Miller.
J T Kerfoot sues Wesley D Woodruff to foreclose a mechanic s lien. National Supply Co wins judgment against Sac Oil Co for 369. Bond set for Vince Minear at 200. Kemper charged with stabbing with intent to murder. airport court aware of affidavit and information. Banner readers familiar with the facts.
The circuit court overruled a motion to quash the writ of habeas corpus in the Cover baby case. The sheriff will serve the writ and summon the child’s guardians to court for a merits hearing. The Rock Falls Manufacturing Co. vs Harry Deam judgment was $531.40 with a foreclosure of a chattel mortgage ordered. A new case Benefield vs Wolf on note and account was filed, with Todd & Gordon for the plaintiff.
J B Workman the tax ferret seeks bank disclosure of how much depositors had on April first over the years. J W Goodyear said even bank staff could not confirm such figures, explaining that checks outstanding erase apparent balances. Courts may compel showing of credits but banks cannot certify accuracy of such statements.
Ben Sawyer tripped over an obstruction on a torn up Johnson street while walking home Saturday evening. With no electric lights due to a circuit defect he fell and injured his face, but after reaching home and using arsenic he felt improved and incapacitation eased.
On October 5 in Indianapolis a meeting will choose a national president of the Lincoln league. A. A. Brown of this city was earlier chosen as the alternate delegate to represent the colleges of the state and he plans to attend.
Carrie DeLong, a underage girl, left home with Mary Little a teamster. Marshal Crosbie searched the area by telephoning Joseph DeLong and later found Carrie placed at Sacred Heart academy in Fort Wayne.
S Ferguson general manager of Pikes Peak Oil Gas and Refining proposes a new theory that Indiana lies in two oil fields with Brown county in the southern field fed from the Gulf of Mexico. He argues the Brown county oil will match Texas crude but superior in quality as it traveled farther. He explains oil forms from decayed marine matter and tides slowly push it underground over thousands of years.
Mrs Frank Ryan appeared Tuesday before Judge Vaughn in Bluffton seeking to reopen a divorce granted by default to her husband. The judge refused to consider reopening or discussing the case. She claims entitlement to part of Ryan's property and hoped to revive the case. Hartford City News
Roy DeHaven resigns after years at the Wuersten cigar plant to head his own factory in Bluffton. Friends here wish him success in the new venture. Warren, Tribune reports a marriage license issued to Ar thy Glags and Bertha Double of Jeff.
Members of the Hartford City lodge joined Montpelier Masons in a joint event on Thursday. Three candidates received the Master Mason degree, with each lodge contributing one candidate. The session ran 4 50 to 10 30 pm followed by a four course banquet. Hartford City attendees included Dr J W McKinney Charlie Miller Herman Thoma and others. The group caught the last car back.
The Stand ard Oil controlled Prairie Oil line extends from Red Fork to Kansas City across the Osage reservation, with Caney storage tanks. It will require 20 000 barrels to load at the new refinery in Kansas City. Total costs reach 14 000 000 to Kansas City Whiting segment and 60 000 000 from Whiting to Bayonne.
A local report describes gravel road certificates issued under the 1908 act as convenient investments for residents. They bear six percent interest payable semi annually and place a first lien on the benefited real estate, taking precedence over existing mortgages or future loans.
On Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs John W Vernon Elias F Vernon and Mrs Mary A Griffith were united in marriage by Rev J Hy String. A fine turkey supper followed. The groom is a well known farmer resident of Blackford county Tack.
Frank Burns and William Jamison filed a remonstrance with the auditor over licenses for saloons in Liberty township. They had previously sought licenses for Poneto and were ousted by remonstrances a year ago. The case, supported by Todd and Gordon, cites 389 names and heads to the county commissioners next Monday amid expected regional clashes.
The Ohio Synod annual meeting opens Thursday October 6 in Bluffton with many visitors expected from across the synod. Rev J H String reports ministers and lodging requests and Bluffton officials say arrangements will welcome all guests. Also noted is a Chicago excursion incident on the return trip and a week starting October 10 set aside for Judge Mack to hear cases with Judge Branyan present for entries.
The Bippus Oil company formed by LaFayette McWilliams, Thomas G. and Hugh McWilliams of Chicago, Fred J. Bippus of Huntington, and W. A. Kunkel of Bluffton bought 4000 acres of oil producing lands formerly held by Huntington Light and Fuel in Grant county between Van Buren and Marion. The 350 barrel daily production came from 150 wells. The deal, closed Friday, values the land at 250000 dollars and leaves Huntington Light and Fuel with 30000 acres and 500 wells. Headquarters are in Bluffton, Indiana.
This fragment advises temperate living to prevent lung illnesses. It urges open vents in stuffy trolleys, avoid reusing used air, seek fresh air by stepping out, keep home temperature around 70–75 degrees, wear light underwear with a heavy overcoat, avoid chills, and take daily outdoor exercise as primary prevention for pneumonia and consumption.
A dispatch from Indianapolis reports Bluff launches the Bippus oil company with $250,000 capitalization. Directors include Lafayette McWilliams James Bus W A Kunkel and H L McWilliams. The firm organized in the city during the week and plans to start operations on leases in the county with holdings in Clinton county.
Advertises second five white elm poles at Clover Leaf hub in the southwest part of the area. Poles are four inches and over in size with unspecified length, offered for factory use. Contact S Reid for details.
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