Chester's Convention Concludes After September Session
The Chester township Sunday School convention session on September 27, 1903, was omitted for Lewis Crosbie's funeral at Chester Center. Evening program included devotional by Rev. Galbraith, discussions on Sunday School diseases and remedies, music notes, recitations, and essays. Collection reached $1.50. next convention planned for Keystone Friends Church on Dec 37, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Township
Galbraith
Mary Baker
Gretchen Ladlum
New Hone School
W. E Showalter
Briar Rose
Edna King
David
Dean's Kidney Pills Promises and Bluffton Testimony
Bluffton residents share high praise for Dean's Kidney Pills claiming relief from chronic backache and kidney issues after other remedies failed. Mrs. M D Brown of 208 Oak Street endorses the treatment bought at Charles Dean's drug store, priced 40 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
M.D. Brown
Oak Street
Bluffton
Charles
Foster-Milburn ,O
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Dean's
Divorce Day in the Court Details Domestic Cases and Trials
Saturday in the circuit court heard three divorce actions. Baer vs Baer awarded a divorce and two year non marriage prohibition with custody of Viola. Curren v Curren awarded divorce with two year non marriage prohibition. Wade v Wade granted divorce and custody of two children amid claims of abandonment and cruelty. Several other civil cases heard, including Studabaker vs Markley for $45 claim and Forrest v Lynch resulting in $125 verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baer
Lucy Curren
Bert E. Curren
Bert
Kansas
Martha E. Wade
Jacob L. Wade
Matlack
Studabaker
Forrest
Nelson K. Todd
Milo Nelson
State
Anna Stout
George Duncan
Wise
Kerlin Bros
Blackford County
Peter Faylor
Catherine Faylor
Nickel Plate Excursions With Several Short Term Fares
Greatly reduced fares offered October 7 to 16 for San Ivaneisco to Los Angeles and northern Michigan to Wisconsin hunters special rates from September 15 to November 15 with liberal return limits. Travel via Nickel Plate road with tickets good to return by specified dates and details from C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Ivaneisco
Los Angeles
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Michigan
Wisconsin
C. A. Asterth
Lod
Denver
Colorado Springs Pueblo Col
A. Asterlin
Fort. Wayne
Ohio and Indiana oil wells show steady production in Wells county
Over the past week 210 wells completed with 20 dry holes and an initial yield of 6100 barrels. In Wells county several fields produced notable results including Commonwealth-Jewell No. 3 on Jemima Johnston farm thirty to sixty barrels in initial gauges. The Ohio oil company drilled three wells on L A Pulse lease with Nos. 53 54 and 58 yielding forty five twenty five and forty barrels. Notable 50 barrel and 10 50 barrel early producers were reported in Liberty Nottingham townships and at J E Wilmore and S Warner farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Keystone
Wells County
Batson Station
Jackson Township
Commonwealth- Jewell Oil Company
Jemima Johnston
Mt. Zion
Campbell & Wherry
Levi Huffman
Jackson
Springs Oil Company
William Chopson
Clark & Clark
Ohio Oil Company
L. A
McNatt
The
P. Minnich
Warren
Liberty Township
Cawley & Co
Nottingham Township
Nottingham Oil Company
Hunter's Autumn Season Rates and Travel Dates 1903
The L. E. & W. announces sale territory dates with one and one third fare for round trips to C. P. A. Gateway and connected lines. Routes include Northern Wisconsin Upper Michigan Canada Maine and lower Michigan with sale dates September 14 to November 16 and October 1 to November 24 respectively. Return limits range 30 days or by December 5 1903 and other southwest points sale through December 31 1903. Also cites a quotation about John Wesley and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy available from Davenport & Ehle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. A. Gateway
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Canada
Maine
Lower Michigan
John Wesley
Wesley
Chamberlain
Davenport & Ehle
Chicago Excursion Offers Low-Rate Rail Trip
Erie railroad runs final Decatur Indiana to Chicago excursion Sunday Oct 11 at 1.25 round trip. Special departs 6 a.m. returns 11:30 a.m. Last season opportunity to visit Chicago at a low rate. Inquiries to Erie agents or O L Enos Marion Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Decatur
Ind
Erie
O. L. Enos
Marion
Ohio
Annual Excursion to Lancaster Ohio by Erie Railroad
Erie railroad offers excursion tickets from Decatur Indiana to Lancaster Ohio and return at 6.00. Tickets valid on train leaving Decatur at 2 55 a m Tuesday Oct 13 for 30 days return. For details contact agents or O L Enos T P A Marton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County
Erie Railroad
Decatur
Ind
Lancaster
Ohio
O. L. Enos
Marton
Free sample of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets
An advertisement offers a free sample of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach disorders biliousness or constipation. Davenport and Ehle endorse the new remedy and invite interested readers to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Davenport
Breeder Offers Poland China Swine in Bluffton Indiana
Joun A Nasa of Bluffton Indiana announces a herd of registered Poland China swine led by Chief Darkness No 24023. He will have young stock for sale at all times and invites buyers to call or visit four miles north and two miles east of Bluffton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Public Sale of Farm Property at Liberty Center Indiana
On Wednesday October 15 1903 Walter O Garrett and Frank C Garrett will sell at the latter's farm south of Liberty Center Ind at 10 a m. One French Coach mare 3 years old 19 head of cattle including milch cows calves and young stock 12 hogs brood sows shoats and Poland Chinas 10 acres of corn farming implements including a Rock Island hay loader a Deering mower a disc harrow a grain drill and a corn planter plus other articles not mentioned The sale order lists farming tools hogs sheep corn cattle and other items Describe participants Waren O Garrett Frank C Garrett Reppert and H J Johnson Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter O
Frank OC. Garrett
Liberty Center
Ind
S. Leist & Son
Poland
Rock Island
Waren O
Frank C. Garrett
Red Reppert
H. J. Johnson
Uniondale
Murray
Oxford
John HarriLion
Harry Bunn
Auct
Public sale at residence near Uniondale includes farm stock and equipment
Notice of sale on Wednesday October 21 at ten o'clock features two brood mares and several foals, milk cows, sheep, pigs, and farm implements. Buyers may inspect and bid on a range of horses, cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and gear such as cultivators, drills, wagons, carriages, harnesses, and a feed grinder. Auction by Harry Bunn with John Hamilton as proprietor.
Public sale at Bluffton residence on Bush gravel road
Auction announces sale on October 14 starting at ten o clock sharp. Listing includes five horses three mares and a coach colt roadster and spring colt, six cattle four milking and two spring calves, four dozen sheep mainly ewes plus Chester White boar and brood sows, plus farm equipment like Osborn binder Deering mower harrow cultivator plows wagon harnesses and more. Auctioneers Jim and Jere Grames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Chester
Grames
Combination Chester White Sale Announcement Bluttton
Bluttton hosts Chester White sale on Thursday October 22 featuring 50 head of registered hogs from top herds. Sale includes aged sows boars fall gifts and 1902 spring boars with Happy Medium Little Cuba and Protection lineages. Auctioneers Col Fred Reppert Geo I Davis. consignors include B P Smith Son and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Garton
Bluffton
Ind
J. N. Neff
B. P. Smith & Son
Poneto
Col
I'red Reppert
Geo. I. . Davis
Auctioneers
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G. A. McVay
Alexandria
Ayers
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Me
P. Lodge
Poena Junketing
Rip
Hodge
Hibele
Dodge
Jim
Jere
Chester White
W. J. Drennen
Maruel. Chalfant
Otheir
Fromenheimer&g
America
Chicago- Newyork
Boston
B.kuj
Pel
Vitals Brand
Kuppenheimer
Corona Colt
Ashbaucher Bros
Fort Wayne Fair
King and
Rosaire
Slack Wire Demon
Rossis
Samayoa
Rouens
A. Johnson
Alexander Johnson
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