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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1894
Page
5
Local notices include Harry McFarren heading to Franklin College and Sheriff Huffman visiting Huntington. Reports show patrons visiting from Keystone Keystone George Jennings Petroleum Wm Baker Markle and Chester township. The Huntington County Agricultural Society sets a fair for Sept 25 29 1894.
The Wells County Republicans failed to attract a crowd for a campaign kickoff last night. Theodore Shockney of Union City opened the event and criticized Democrats while boasting about GOP policies, but the audience remained sparse and the tone was combative.
Thursday evening program lists overtures, quartets, solos by Miss Mate Studabaker Mae Miller Nina Sturgis Sadie Markley Louis Eichhorn Jacob Piercy Carrie Miller Roy DeHaven W B Redding with admission 25 cents. An Egyptian stool keeper myth and Columbus era metals fact accompany the lineup.
A tramp in Third Street houses grows annoying after a kind resident stops giving pies. He pleads for another, vows no harm, and jokes about stealing a bicycle frame to move around easier. The tale ends with a sharp warning and a quip about ungrateful behavior.
A cartoonish exchange shows a caller asking for a boy to tidy a desk. The desk keeper replies he keeps it littered to show he is always busy, prompting a light farewell from the caller.
The Boston Post praises the tariff bill as a revolution in government policy that benefits the people and industry. It declares the measure fixed for at least three years, with changes unlikely except toward greater freedom as experience clarifies its advantages.
Chairman Wilson failed to push his tariff bill through the Senate yet drew unanimous support in his congress district Jefferson West Virginia at the primary. Across the nation he is esteemed by tariff reform supporters according to the Philadelphia Record.
An advertisement offers long term loans at the lowest interest rate with prompt funding after paper approval. It notes representation of the Continental Insurance Co farm department as a strong, trusted partner and is signed Justus and Royse.
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