Rural Community Notes From Farrville Social Roundup
Pauline Farr and many neighbors share visits across Van Buren Marion and Warren in a sequence of afternoon calls and weekend gatherings. The page records numerous Farr relatives plus Lytle Camblin and Welch households enjoying social visits and fair attendance with Marion Anderson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Farr
Edna Moler
van Buren
Guy Kilander
Estie Welch
Mary Sugar
Miss Fisher
Enoch Pierson
Cora Ferguson
Thelma Shuff
Vic Farr
Rachel Baker
Sinclair
Baby
Matt Guinnip
Irma
Smiley Farr
Gene Farr
Upton Lytle
Millie Farr
Millie
Everett Beck
Guy Hayes
Charley Farr
Charley Knight
Warren
Victo
Marie Welch
Harry Farr
Elsworth Camblin
Dollie Lytle
Velma
Eveyln Lytle
Harry Holloway
Gertie Lightfoot
Hazel
Mabel Lytle
Hazel Lightfoot
Wheat harvest report from Oklahoma farm
John Zuck received a letter from Manny Best reporting 3800 bushels of wheat and 1000 bushels of oats harvested on the Zuck farm in Oklahoma. Wheat tests at 60 and 61 with a value around $2.11 per bushel. Manny Best, once a local resident, is the sender. DePOY for REAL ESTATE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zuck
Manny Best
Mr. Zuck
Oklahoma
Dinner Held For Returned Soldier Walter Banter
Mr and Mrs J W Banter hosted a Sunday dinner for their son Walter who has just returned from overseas after thirteen months of active service. Family and friends from the Banter and Herring families attended and praised the day as well enjoyed with tales of wartime service to share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Banter
Walter
Lester Farnshell
Ralph O. Garwood
Wiam Pickens
Reuben Herring
William Herring
James Boxell
Jason
Oscar Banter
Butler Family Reunion Draws Large Local Turnout
The twelfth annual Butler reunion was hosted Sunday at the Witmer home. A hearty social time followed a bountiful noon dinner with many relatives listed from Bartlesville Oklahoma to Huntington Indiana and Decatur Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
C. R.witmer
John Butler
J. B. Green
L. G. Butler
Fred Haupthof
C. R. Witmer
Royal Butler
Witmer
Trout
Pearl Potts
Ruby
Alpheus Green
C. A. Brown
Carmen
Bartlesville
Okla
Ancil Witmer
Richard
Marion
Wm. Scott
Urbana
Indiana
Charles Brown
A Great Remedy for Colic and Diarrhoea
A hotel man from Dupuyer Montana praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Four years ago he used it with wonderful results and has since recommended it to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. H. Dear
Dupuyer, Mont
Chamberalin
Hogs Shipped to Indianapolis by Local Traders
D. E. Studabaker and F. J. Green sent a carload of hogs to Indianapolis on Tuesday. Mr. Green traveled to the city that afternoon to oversee the pork shipment and its consignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Studabaker
F. J. Green
Indianapolis
Mr. Green
Ice Cream Social in Washington Township Planned
The Loyal Workers class of Union Chapel invites the public to an ice cream social on Wednesday evening August 20 at the Lee School Lawn in Washington township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Chapel
Washington Township
Lee School Lawn
The Best Physic Promised in Gentle Chamberlain Tablets
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant physic. It emphasizes easy ingestion and mild gentle effect and notes how people who have used them prize their quality.
Community Notes From D Hill Country Local
Local residents report illnesses and visits as families travel between Marion Van Buren and Oklahoma. Several households host meals and welcomed relatives, with Sunday School and Endeavor services scheduled for the church.
First Van Buren Store Disputed Origin Story
John Zuck reaffirms that Jonas Paxton is mistaken about the first Van Buren store. He says Rans Boles started the shop on the Kirkpatrick lot, ran it from his residence, then moved to a corner in the old log meeting house, later to a frame room where Ned Conwell’s drug store stands. Aunt Lucy Hodgson recalls the tale as a child with a single bolt of calico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zuck
Jonas Paxton
van Buren
Mr. Zuck
Rans Boles
W. K. Kirkpatrick
Boles
Mr. Paxton
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Van Buren Resident
D E M Beekman of Elm Street Van Buren reports four years ago kidney pain and frequent urination improved after using Doan’s Kidney Pills purchased at Paxton’s Drug Store. He credits the remedy with correcting the kidney disorder and relieving back pains. Price 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
D. E. M. Beekman
E. Elmstreet
Doan
Paxton
Loyal Workers Spend Sunday at Hanging Rock
The Loyal Workers and friends of Union Chapel enjoyed a Sunday gathering at Hanging Roe near Wabash. The party included Blanch White Bessie Henry Blanch Jackson Geneva Drackemille Mabel Shuff Eula White Myrtie White Susie Shockey Florence White Mamie Shuff Mary Elizabeth White Leona Druckemiller Gertrude Armstrong Elizabeth Hiatt Bernice Shuff Clarence Sanderman Homer White William Henry Bart Benson Vernon Armstrong and many spouses and Marion residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Chapel
Hanging Roe
Wabash
Blanch White
Bessie Henry
Blanch Jackson
Geneva Drackemille
Mabel Shuff
Eula White
Myrtie White
Susie Shockey
Florence White
Mamie Shuff
Mary Elizabeth White
Leona Druckemiller
Gertrude Armstrong
Elizabeth Hiatt
Bernice Shuff
Messrs
Clarence Sanderman
Homer White
William Henry
Bart Benson
Vernon Armstrong
Landers White
David McVicker
Frank Bradford
Frank White
Joe Armstrong
Chas. Shuff
Lewis White
F. A. Bradford
W. E. White
Arthur White
Milburn Smith
Marion
Birthday Surprise Picnic For Editor E H DePoy
E H DePoy was surprised on Tuesday evening when relatives boarded his car for home to celebrate his birthday. They carried baskets and spread a bountiful supper on the editor's country lawn. Attending were Mr and Mrs J H DePoy, Dr and Mrs O S Crawford and daughter Lois, Mrs W M Lewis and son Max of Marion, Mrs Vivian Neal of LaFontaine, and the DePoy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. DePoy
J. H. DePoy
O. S. Crawford
Lois
W. M. Lewis
Max
Marion
Vivian Neal
LaFontaine
DePoy
Dillman visit highlights Kribbs family
Mrs. Ida Kribbs and daughters Lucille and Lavelle of Dillman were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Kribbs
Lucille and
Lavelle of
Dillman
Geo. Lee
Obituary for Virgil F Chapple 1904 1919 in Wells County
Virgil F Chapple son of Isaac W and Mary E Chapple born February 16 1904 in Grant county moved to Wells county at age five. He endured five months of suffering with patience and greeted visitors with a smile. He was a Sunday School student and enjoyed Sunday School during illness. He died Friday August 8 at age 15 years 5 months 23 days leaving father mother one brother Delmer and one sister Mrs Earl Godfrey of Illinois plus grandfather and many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil F
Isaac W
Mary E. Chapple
Grant County
Wells County
Virgil
Delmer
Earl Godfrey
Illinois
Mr Allen Pence Sick List Item Reported
Farrville resident Mr Allen Pence is listed as sick in local health notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Allen Pence of
Farrville
Catarrhal Deafness Cure Promoted by Hall's Catarrh Cure
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts only a constitutional remedy works and offers one hundred dollars for any cure it cannot achieve with Hall's Catarrh Cure, circulating circulars through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Chexey &Co
Toledo
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Starry Farr
Paulne Farr
Mellie Mar
Farr
Evelyn Lytle
Ned Farr
Freelove Farr
Muncie Fair
Florence Farr
Bessie Schooley
Russell Anderson
Harry
Mr. Welch
Harry Powers
Charles Ailen
van Buren Ind
Aia
Farmers Equity
Farmers Equity Exchange
J. E. Tewksbury
W. 5Th St
ICE Cream Social
Grandma Cruse
Ray Elkins
D. T. Riggs
Ida Cruse
Oren Woodard
Guy Conwell
Floyd Riggs
Raphael Slusher
Ralph Leas
Alfred Burge
Frank Leas
G. W. Cochran
Eilgin Wagner
Markle
Ada Gilbert
Ruth Slusher
Hannah Cruse
Ohio
Jim Turner
A. T. Gilbert
Kokomo
Blackwell
George Dillman
E. O. Brown
Hanging Rock
David Taylor
Redeemer
Crawford & CO
Leedy’s
S.side Square, Marion
John Shoup
van Buren, Indiana
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