Corn Destruction Alleged as Revenge in Liberty Center Area
Report states unknown assailants cut about one third of a five acre cornfield on widow Heckman’s farm north of Liberty Center, targeting farmer Loudermilk over his anti saloon remonstrance actions. Past yield disruptions include iron bolts and spikes placed in grain fields. no damages reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dastarés
Alphens Loudermilk
Liberty Center
Heckman
Loudermilk
Liberty Township
Local Woman Attempts Suicide With Carbolic Acid
Mrs. Retta Foreman, living near Veneto, drank carbolic acid Sunday afternoon but was saved by her mother. A doctor treated her that night and she rested easily. The quarrel with her husband after an oil drilling encounter at the Keystone fair is noted as the probable motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retta Foreman
Poneto
Veneto
Trouble Follows South Side Man After Night of Drinking
Raymond Barnes angry confrontation near the county courthouse leads Marshal Crosbie to calm a crowd and arrest him for drunkenness. The incident includes Barnes’s estranged wife Fay Robison and companion Frank Thorpe, with accusations of indecency and further warrants for associate parties. The Mayor fines Barnes, and other locals like Clem Studabaker and Roben Kinklesperger face drunkenness charges with short jail terms or community arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Barnes
South Side
John Crosbie
Raymond Garnes
Fay Robison
Frank Thorpe
West Side
Creathe
Court House
Crosbie
Crootee Barnes
Barnes
Tarry Flowers
Excursion to Indianapolis by Lake Erie & Western
Lake Erie & Western will run a cheap excursion from Bluffton to Indianapolis on Sunday September 13 1903. The special train departs at 649 a m with a 125 dollar fare. Call ticket agents for details. John Julian plans a balloon ascension at Pennville on Saturday September 19 with Charley Skiver aiding merchants planning a one day carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bluffton
John Julian
Pennville
Charley Skiver
Institute Adjourns After Week of Lectures and Teaching News
The Wells County Teachers Institute closes after a week of lectures by Rev Beeks Prof Rettger Kinsey Lindley and Minsey. Attendance high with strong nature study talks and a closing Friday train departure. Local officers and teachers named with many assignments across Wor ld s schools and townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeks
Methodist Church
Rettger
Kinsey
Lindley
Lake Erie
Institute
Minsey
Court House
Ben Ashbaucher
Opera House Contract Let to Wiley for Bluffton Project
Chicago firms George O Garnsey and W C Wiley secure the Bluffton opera house contract. The $35 000 building will be completed in 90 days with Garnsey’s interior and exterior design, DeLacour earning credit for the project. Wiley plans immediate start and bids for furnishings run with brick and material deals in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Garnsey
Chicago
Bluffton
Opera House
W. C. Wiley
Charles DeLacour
Garnsey
Wiley
Blunton
Tie
Wintar Opera
Utah
Win
kKuuckers
Wanted stenographers offered with growing demand and low costs
In cities there is a shortage of stenographers though many youth learn shorthand and typewriting. Huntington Business University in Huntington Indiana reports high demand and limited supply, with promotions fair pay and short hours. Tuition, board, room and books for stenography cost less than 00, with work possible to defray expenses. Write to O B Hawkins for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Business University
Huntington
Ind
O. B. Hawkins
The
Business University
Nuntington
His Life Saved by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
B A Byer a town cooper says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his wife last summer after a month of bilious dysentery resisted by doctors. He reports immediate relief after trying the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
B.A. Byer
Cheap Lands for Homeseekers Along Cotton Belt Route
Advertises affordable land in southeastern Missouri Arkansas and nearby with prices from 1 to 20 per acre. Highlights climate water fuel and cheap building material as benefits. Offers 2000 to 8000 acre colony tracts and guidance from E W LaBeaume Cotton Belt Route St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Vexas Alers
Andere
Pramrie Lind
East
Texas
E. W. LaBeaume
G. P
T. A
Cotton Belt Route
St. Louis
L and W Excursions and Odd Fellows Tickets Advertised
L. E. and W. excursions offer homeseekers and colonist rates to western areas with monthly sale dates on the first and third Tuesday. Various groups including Sovereign Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Indiana veterans associations announce sale dates and round trip fares with return limits in late September 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sovereign Grand Lodge Independent Order of
Baltimore
Indiana
Elkhart
Ind
74Th Regiment
Indiana Veterans’ Association
Fort Wayne
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Wilder’s
Chatanooga
Tenn
Montpelier
Races
Dayton
Ohio
Union Veteran League of the
Resorts in Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan Enquire
A fragment notes inquiries about resorts spanning Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan. The text mentions L. E. and W ayent as the contact for details, with no further specifics on dates or offerings provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
L. E. & Wayent
Port land lawyer opening practice and local obituary report
Dr E P Houk has opened a law practice in Port land. Mrs Anna Smith of Rockcreek township died of stomach trouble with funeral at Horeb church Saturday. Old settlers reunion near Warren drew about 500 attendees. forty former participants have died since the last meeting. A note on sprained ankles praises Chambers Pain Balm for quick relief and potential complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williard Waugh
Myijtie Miller
Amon
Lancaster
Bender
Center
Ti Bowers
Dakota
Wyomah Davis
Sue
Jefferson Township
Kama
Mabelle
Warren
Ohio
Lockie
Ossian
Essie Dinius
Huntington
Harrison Township
Chapel School
Smith
S.J. Markley
Mt. Zin
Mt.ton
Theodore Walsh
Murray High School
Marion Normal College
Dailey’s
Lancaster Township
Merle Wilson
Chester
Nottingham Township
Scott
Clarence Reaser
Clarence
Norma
Anna Smith
William Smith
Rockcreek Township
Horeb Church
Old Settlers
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Clem Studabaker
Ife
Joe Hartman
Deardus
Click
Tor Noisy
Claes Miller
Tedlin
Soneane
Roben Kinklesperger
Marshal Crosbie
Bob Johnson
Minneapolia
Minn
Wells County Tegcthers' Association
R. Q. Taviner
Charles Markley
J. Walker
Grace Lee
Frank Waugh
W. A. Redding
Rock Creek Township
Vinaeda
Sonali Thivis
Peneta
Sicrrinss Tomastery
Ling Dea
Insululy
Lewis Nutter
Dave Cline
Petroleum, Prat
Palestine
Tesekheer
Keystone
Ralph
Wells County
Pennsylvania
Stayer
S[amilton
Phillips
Barr
D. A. Walmer
Jacob Shoemaker
Stahl
Herod Smith
No. 2
Liberty
Herb
Or Starr
Starr
Indiana University
Rufus Decker
Union Township
D. N
John
Decatur, Ind
Central States
George Tricker
T. H. Harris
L. E. & W. Excursions
FT. Wayne
Fosfgria
Findlay
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Ickel Plate Road
Lteage
Sin Vnifacn
Seeu Plulonsty
C. A. Asterlin
Trav
E. P. Houk
Portland
Chamberslain
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