Bandits Attack Chas Horseman and Brooks in Mexican Fields
Bandits attacked Charles Red Horseman and J W Brooks rig builders for Mexican Eagle Oil Co in the South fields near Cuccillos to Los Naranjos. Both men were wounded with bullets and machete cuts. Horseman had both legs broken and they were taken to the company hospital at Tanhuijo. The motive is unclear though paymaster suspicion was suggested.
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Tampico
Mexico
Charles
Red
Los Naranjos
Oak furniture for sale at Boston Store
Light oak glass door cubboard one light oak stand and one dark oak French leg 8 foot extension table. Inquire at Boston Store Corlin A Camblin.
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Boston
Corlin A. Camblin
Farmers Pay 2.15 Per Bushel for No 1 Red Heat
Farmers receive 2.15 per bushel for No 1 Red Heat grain graded under government ruling. Studabaker Grain & Seed Co signs the notice, urging buyers to deliver promptly to secure the price.
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Studabaker Grain & Seed CO
District No 2 Board Meets in Gas City
District No 2 board of instruction met in Gas City with Class No 1 men drilled by Captain Charles S Loy of Swayzee. Dr Z T Hawkins of Swayzee delivered a lecture. Next meeting Friday at Gas City features Charles Parker on Civil Rights of Conscripts.
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Gas City
Chas. S. Loy
Swayzee
District No. 2 Board of Instruction
Charles S. Loy
Z. T. Hawkins
O. Gordon
Geo. G. Richardson
van Buren
DeWitt Carter
Jonesboro
C. T. Parker
Fairmount
Chas. Parker
Cows and milk rally to aid allies in war effort
One minute food talks argue that American condensed milk keeps children in France and Belgium alive as war shortages force Europe to slaughter cattle. The piece urges Americans to save meat and protect dairy herds to share scarce supplies with allies.
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France
Belgium
England
Sheriff Wright Buys Town Garage in West Second Street
Sheriff Ollie Wright has assumed full charge of the West Second street garage after purchasing it from Robb and Co. Frank Tukey has left to enter the service. The garage is among the town’s best with strong patronage. Borders and Watson run the mechanical department and are noted as efficient.
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Ollie Wright
West Second Street
Robb and Co
Frank Tukey
Borders
Watson
Leader-Tribune
Marion
Richmond Couple Welcome Baby Girl
Mr and Mrs Chester King of Richmond announce the birth of a baby girl. Mrs King formerly Nellie Brewer of this city. Mr King is a well known county printer and formerly worked for this paper.
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Chester King
Richmond
Some First Aid Work
A terse caption hints at health tips and practicality rather than a formal article prompt. The phrasing invites practical advice on when to seek medical help and how to handle heat or environmental stress.
Ada Conwell Library Gift Supports Red Cross Benefit
Mrs. Ada Conwell disposed of her private library for 350 to the new Carnegie library book committee, with proceeds and books aiding the Red Cross. The library board donated 50 to the Red Cross. The collection included works by Lincoln Kipling Twain Doyle Hall Caine and several reference volumes and Bibles.
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Carnegie Library
Red Cross Society
Ada Conwell
Red Cross
Abraham Lincoln
Conan Doyle
Hall Caine
Rudyard Kipling
Mark Twain
Carlysle
Rome
Pool
Hill
Peal
Gaskell
Carnegie Library Construction Advances with Overtime Labor
Work on the Carnegie library moves forward as Contractor Reudlinger deploys large crews and overtime shifts to finish the building at the earliest possible date.
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Carnegie
Reudlinger
Peters Couple From Stoy Ill Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Peters of Stoy Illinois are spending a week here with friends, enjoying local hospitality and sightseeing during their stay.
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Mrs. C. J. Peters
Stoy, Ill
Nine Entrained at Fairmount for Fort Thomas Trip
Nine men from Grant County district No 2 left Fairmount for Fort Thomas Kentucky. The sendoff drew about two thousand people with Liberty Guards Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and a band present. Speakers Rev Barrett and Rev Dunn spoke as the group boarded at Big Four station. Participants include Furnish Burns Berry Heath Harvey Felton Gill Bright Lahman.
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Fairmount
Big Four
Grant County
Fort Thomas
Liberty Guard
M. E. Barrett
Upland
Thergs
Dunn
Alexandria
Harry Connelly
J. E. Riley
van Buren
Wade Furnish
Gas City
Robert Burns
Marion
Clarence Aldine Berry
Swayzee
Clyde Heath
Hubert Harvey
Ed Felton
Oscar Earl Gill
Jonesboro
Charles Oscar Bright
Harvey C. Lahman
Urges Young Men to Hurry Enlistment Messages From Sons
Mrs. Jane A Farr reports her son John Edward writes that sights overseas are sad and urges young men to enlist soon as they are needed to hasten the end. He notes good camp conditions and plenty of U S food. Mrs Rose Sullivan learns her son Jesse Sullivan is overseas.
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Jane A. Farr
John Edward
U. S
Rose Sullivan
Jesse Sullivan
Change 10 Give Soldiers a Lift
A letter printed here urges readers to provide transport for trainees from Van Buren to Gas City. It notes surrounding towns offer autos while Van Buren boys must pay car fares, causing lost work time. The piece questions local willingness to assist and recalls a citizen charging seven dollars for the trip.
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van Buren
Gas City
Upland
Fairmount
Swayzee
Fawkerton
Matthews
Grant County Reinstates County Agent Harry Gray
Grant County voters return to county agent service with Harry Gray of Bluffton elected at a salary of 2076 dollars annually plus 360 dollars expense allowance. The board cited wartime needs though expense concerns persisted. Gray, with four years of experience and educations from Indiana University and Purdue, begins September 1.
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Grant County
County Board of Education
Chas. E. Terrell
Harry Gray
Bluffton
Gray
Otis Crane
Indiana University
Purdue University
Private Verl Doyle Writes Home From France 1918
In a June 30 1918 letter from France Private Verl Doyle of Battery A 12th Field Artillery American Expeditionary Forces recounts dodging shells and a front line mishap. He notes hope to return by the Fourth of July and mentions no Van Buren acquaintances in his unit while describing a German helmet sighting at a machine gun pit and distant combat.
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George Doyle
Vert Doyle
France
Fritz
van Buren
Pvt. Verl Doyle
Battery A
F. A. American Exp. Forces
Mrs Bert Harvey Not Injured After Terre Haute Wreck
relatives of Mrs Bert Harvey reported she was not injured in the Pennsylvania railroad wreck at Terre Haute last week. she was on her way home to Sapulpa Oklahoma after visiting relatives in town.
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Bert Harvey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terre Haute
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Chas
Mexican Eagle Oil Company
Horseman
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Charley Horseman
Henry Horseman
Boss Pulling Machine Co
Don’ Herald
Sheriff Wright
Oxfords
Ladies
California
A.past
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Liberty Guards
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Wells County
Verl Doyle
Bowie
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