Fort Wayne Daily News, The Fort Wayne, Indiana Wednesday, August 06, 1913 Page 10

HUNDREDS OF LOCAL PEOPLE WILL ATTEND WELLS COUNTY OLD SETTLERS' REUNION

Will Be an Occasion of Note in Bluffton -- No More Scorching Through Ossian.

(Special to the News.)

BLUFFTON, Ind., Aug. 6. -- The following residents of Wells county were appointed Tuesday to host the reunion which will be held during the street fair September 24-27: L. L. Martz, president; J. W. Rinear, vice president; J. R. Bennett, secretary; Capt. E. Y. Sturgis, Abram Studabaker, and Mose Spake, of Bluffton, W. R. Beatty and Mrs. John Deam, of Ossian, and J. W. Rinear, of Liberty Center.

The prieums (sic) offered are as follows: The oldest person in Wells county at the meeting, first $2, second $1; to the township in Wells county (Harrison township barred) having the largest number of residents present over sixty years of age, prize to be given to the oldest of said township, first $2, second 1; to the oldest married couple present, said couple to have secured their marriage certificate in Wells county, present at meeting, first $2, second 1; to the oldest bachelor in Wells county present, first $2, second $1; to the oldest maiden lady in Wells county, first $2, second $1; to the oldest resident of Wells county present, first $2, second $1; to the married couple from each township having the longest continuous residence therein, first $2, second $1.

Bridge Contracts Awarded

Contracts were awarded Tuesday afternoon for the eleven bridges in the county. The following were the bids: [Note: numbers were very difficult to read on the copy and may not be correct]

No. 21 -- J. J. Gordon, $248; James A. Crosbie, $376; Rouse and Woodward, $379.

No. 24 -- Alva Woodward, $850; James A. Crosbie, $850, Rouse and Wilson, $959.

No. 23 -- Alva Woodward, $745; James A. Crosbie, $850.

No. 22 -- James A. Crosbie, $361; Rouse and Wilson, $40; Alva W. Woodward, $379.

No. 26 -- James A. Crosbie, $3395; National Concrete company, $3,586, and $3,395.

No. 25 -- James A. Crosbie, $1,700.

No. 27 -- James A. Crosbie, $666; Alva W. Woodward, $672.

No. 28 -- James A. Crosbie, $439; Alva W. Woodward, $440; Rouse and Wilson, 423. The latter company refused the contract and it was given to Crosbie.

No. 30 -- James A. Crosbie, $368; Rouse and Wilson, $539; J. J. Gordon, $369, 369; Alva W. Wodward $470.

No. 29 -- James A. Crosbie, $442; Alva W. Woodward, $46.

No. 31 -- Alva W. Woodward, $347; James A. Crosbie, $476.


Farewell, Hazell

Miss Hazel Shaneyfelt was taken to the Julia Work school Tuesday by Juvenile Officer W. A. Lipkey.

Today is circus day in Bluffton, the Hagenbeck and Walace (sic) shows are vising the city.


SONG OF THE ENGINE
May Be Sadly Changed For Motorcycle Speeders at Ossian.

Holy Smoke!
Who's that bloke?
Better stop!
Ossian Cop!

(Special to the News.)

OSSIAN, Ind., Aug. 1. -- Will the motorcycle fiend scorch through the calm and quiet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain any further? Hardly. A collection has been raised by enthusiastic Ossian citizens who desire to escape being maimed for life when they cross Main street. This money is to be spent for a stop watch. Standards for taking the distance will be directed north and south of town, and every cyclist who rides through faster than the legal rate will be prosecuted to the limit. By this means the authorities hope to control the speeding evil. H. C. Hunter and others have suggested the stop watch plan of putting the fast rides out of business.