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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1893
Page
5
The Taft and Company's sale lists deep discounts on wool dress goods and fabrics. Items include 15 pieces 36 and 40 inch wool dress fabrics at 19 cents, 20 pieces plain and plaid wool at 15 to 19 cents, and 20 pieces 36 inch Henrietta wool at 25 cents, with a broad assortment of calico and muslin pieces as well as French novelties and Henriettas priced low.
Our shoe department offers heavy discounts across all sizes. Children shoes at 25 cents per pair, misses school shoes at 50 percent off, and men’s Sixboy stock priced at 49 cents per pair. Wool skirts and factory ladies shoes priced from 1.50 to 4.50. Limited quantities. See them for comfort and flexibility.
The article notes a Methodist church dedication set for next Sunday with Dr. Payne of New York preaching both morning and evening. It also mentions local notices about sales, loans, subscriptions, and various community events including an organ recital and marriages.
About 60 tickets are out for the organ recital. W N Merrit of Mt Zion caller at this office Saturday. Abe Simmons was in Portland on legal business. von Ashbaucher schedules a World's Fair excursion next Monday. L S Walser Kreps called Thursday. Wm Decker near Murray visited yesterday. Jonathan Michael of Zanesville on legal business Monday. G R Johnson of Barber's Mills paid call last Thursday. Rev Hawke of Carrollton will arrive next week to occupy Presbyterian pulpit October 22. Jonas Johnson of Nockcreek township called Wednesday.
Dr. J C Fulton offers a fine lot of young thoroughbred cattle at his farm one mile west of Murray at prices to suit hard times. Some exceptionally fine dark red stock on display. Call to examine stock before pur chasing elsewhere. A personally conducted Chicago excursion departs Monday October 16 via Clover Leaf Route. Tickets on sale at Ben Ashbaucher's gallery and Clover Leaf depot. Get your tickets now.
By order of the Wells circuit court the administrator of James L. Platt deceased will offer for sale at public outcry the west half of the east half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter in section 28 township 28 north range 11 east Wells county Indiana. The sale begins at 6 o clock p m Terms: one third cash remaining balance in equal payments at nine and eighteen months with six percent interest and mortgage on the premises. Administrator Samson M Thomas 4114
The Methodist Sunday School children received twenty five cent tickets to an organ recital as a rally day souvenir. Officers bought the tickets through the recital managers. Few mixers were returned to the gas company after a recent gas war.
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