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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
5
The prose notes a close prafondla contest on September 11 with Miss Jesse Crevitsin as guest of Miss Amy Hyde in Warren Mire. It records several local visits including Dan McMillan with Mrs Ned Conwell in Marion and Blaffton trips by Qlety Stark and Ed Scott.
Mrs Elmer Taylor and two children visit from Avant Oklahoma along with Mrs and Mrs David Taylor and other relatives The boys and girls who are cutting the advertisement of Corey and Pikin gton from the paper should stay busy as the time will soon be up A five dollar gold piece is the first prize
The 8th Doyle reunion will be held Sunday Sept II in Doyle's Grove on South First street Van Buren Indiana. All relatives and friends are invited. Doyle serves as president and George Dove as secretary.
The picnic date was rescheduled from August 0 to August to accommodate farmers delaying threshing. County Agent Crane and committee members from the farmers clubs met to set the new date.
Mrs Dan McMillan and Mrs Ned Coowell visited Marion on Tuesday. The Waggamans tour relatives near Seymour and Kokomo. David Studabaker spends the week at Bluffton with the Studabaker family. Mr and Mrs B Kero and family travel to Toledo for the Miller reunion. Beatty Boxell moved to Iliov is to live with son Dudley Boxell and family. St Lindsay opens a shooting gallery and cigar store near Bockmier's. Huntington Business College advertises course terms. Catherine and Pauline McCarty visit Mrs Anna Stockhouse in Marivo. Conwell bungalow project continues with one building to be completed this fall.
Mr and Mrs J and Hiuelman and Miss Lois and Georgina Eshelman were supper guests of Marion relatives Friday evening.
Mrs. Ned Conwell and her son Ghertner of Bluffton visited relatives here. Mr. Conwell, who spent a few days ere, has now returned home.
Cleveland resident Harry Frazier is visiting this town, staying briefly as a caller notes. The report mentions his origin and temporary stay in the local coverage.
Miss Eva Frazier will return from Oklahoma next week. Miss Dorothy Buody of Peru is the guest of Mrs. Lena McDouge. Chris Stark and Ed Scott made a business trip to Bluffton yesterday. Miss Faye Doyle assists Trustee Witmer for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Robinson and Miss Josephine Robinson are at the lakes. Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner of Warren spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harlap Shields. Miss Veda Michaud returned from Illinois to stay with Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan. Mrs. Vincent and Mrs. John Hess attended the funeral of Mrs. Vincente's brother at Rea Key. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Duvault of Warren were guests of the Jacksons. Now is the time to arrange for a Business College course at Huntington. Mrs. J. C Howe and J.C. Junior of Arkansas City are visiting J. E. Riley. Mrs. J. A. Grindle has returned from Winona and Rushville. At Rushville she attended chautauqua and teachers institute. Misses Idah Miller and others picnicked at Kioxell's woods. The Cambiii reunion will be at Matter Park on Sunday August 15 with Uncle Eroch Cambiii present. Frank Mathias motor ed to Huntington with Idah Woodard Georgina Eshelman and Eugene DePuy.
H S Knight delivered several unusually large plums to the office, the largest yet seen in this area, some of which were fit for eating.
Local notices list residents traveling and visiting, including Prof H A Scott on business in Muncie, Mrs Anna Stackhouse shopping in Marion, and Mrs Florence Smith visiting Marion friends. News records a cement walk along the north side of the high school lot and multiple families relocating or vacationing at Lake Webster and other sites.
Fred Drake traveled from Webster on Saturday to handle business. He and W. J. Gildersleeve came back to the lakes Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. J. Forman and her son Lewis Samuel are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. Golden in Chicago. Mr. Golden, aged 78, is described as quite feeble.
Mr and Mrs Charles Westfall have returned to Crawfordsville after visiting Mr and Mrs Milton Elliot They were accompanied home by Miss Rachel Elliott.
Mrs. Guy Conwell and Mrs. James Bradstreet, guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Lee, spent the week with Mrs. James Compton in Warren.
Advertisements for Corey and Pilkington keep the presses humming as the issue nears deadline. The page shows persistent promotions and evolving offers, signaling a busy period for the two advertisers.
Mrs. Lena McDougle attended a Marion board of children's guardians meeting Sunday evening. The discussion centered on caring for inmates from the Marion county orphans home in Indianapolis, which burned Saturday.
E. B. Scott holds the contract to secure magazine subscriptions at seven county teachers institutes this year and has received a large supply of circulars from the News Eagle. Claude Dillon of Van Buren State Bank takes a vacation this week then travels to Chicago on business for the Ohio Fuel and Supply Co.
Misses Helen Howard Lenore Toney Gladys Higgins Avis Deane Vivian Boxell Agnes Dillon Lillian Howard Pauline McCarty of Marion and P S Howard and Eugene DePoy attended the ice cream social at Farrville Tuesday evening.
Train No 4 jumped the track about two miles east of Warren Saturday evening tearing up about a thousand feet of rail. Section men from Van Buren aided Warren and Liberty Center crews to lift the engine and repair the line.
Mr and Mrs Harlan Shields entertained Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Lewis Runyon and children Helen Chester and Lillian of Farrville Mr and Mrs Ephraims McDonald and sons William Ross and Raron of Warren Miss Lena Powell of Landesville and Mr Marion Collins of Huntington.
At a Daleville meeting of the Woman's Missionary Association of the White River Conference of the United Brethren Church the group provided for educating an African child. They dedicated the Laura Sims Circle in honor of Mrs. O. E. Brown, former president of the White River association.
Mrs. J. S. Dillon of Lafontaine district secretary of the Methodist church home missionary society spent Monday in town to organize a society. She left the work to capable persons and plans to return next week to finalize the organization. A society was organized at Pleasant Plain Sunday night.
Mrs Ira Swagger hosted the Rebekah Embroidery Club at her country home with assistance from Mrs Clara Cloud and Mrs Cora Schweikhardt on a Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Mesdames Enoch Pierson Clara Stackhouse Emma Pilkington Myrtle Farley Clara Cloud Cora Schweikhardt Cora Jeffries Ira Swagger and Misses Helen Oepet Ida Woodard and Marie U
CB. Williams, Pres. Huntington Business University offers a query about weekly earnings and prompts a Linked abbreviated response.
Miss Velma Merrell spends the weekend in Selma as a guest of Misses Velma and Myrtle Levits.
Mrs Yous of Markle district president of the home missionary society of the Methodist church was here on Monday.
Mrs. William Havens of Ridgeport Illinois arrived Sunday evening for an extended visit with her mother Mrs. R. J. Reed and family.
Mr. Nautilla Soper of Kouts and Mrs. Martie Jenkins with her child of Wanatah attended the funeral of Sidney Allen and have returned home.
A parlor meeting by the W G T U is set at Mrs John Howards home Friday evening Aug 13. State president Mrs Culla J Wayninger will give a special address to the community's young ladies.
Ex Senator Jones of Fairmount visited Tuesday in support of the Fairmount fair. He praised the outlook for August 17 18 19 and 20 and noted the livestock departments will be exceptionally strong.
Mrs Lena McDougle attended a board meeting Tuesday where care arrangements were made for 55 homeless children from the Indianapolis orphans home. The children arrived at the Grant County home Wednesday and will stay indefinitely while decisions on rebuilding the Indianapolis facility are considered.
Miss Martha Beck and Miss Bertha Woodard entertained the K. K. K. girls and their gentlemen friends with a lawn party at Miss Woodard home. Music provided the entertainment followed by refreshments. Attendees included Martha Beck Bertha Woodard Zelda Woodard Josephine Robinson Cecil Palmer Crystal Kero Gladys Kern Florence Bray Joan Landess Helen Howard Florence Farr Maude Howard Guy Hays Neal Banter Mark Shinholt Glen Maddox Wreth Landess Russell Witmer Bertney Ferguson Wade Sugar Mead Creath Jay Welch Harry
Miss Jessie Creviston entertained Friday evening for guests Miss Macy Landgrave of Peru Miss Louise Roof of Marion and Miss Mary Ellis of Bellefontaine Ohio. The group joined a Warren theatre party then returned for further social time with numerous Warrens and Marion attendees.
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