Experience With a Bad Hold Up in Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs J C Howell of Bartlesville Oklahoma and two friends endured a dangerous highway hold up when an armed gang stopped their car near Coffeyville. A man with a big gun demanded Hands up and the pursuing robbers fled after a dust driven chase. The ex police chief and a man newly released from prison were among the assailants. Mrs Howell, formerly Martha Riley of the city, recalls the episode as a harrowing brush with violence that outdid moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Howell
Bartlesville
Okla
Coffeyvile
Mr. Sexton
Mada
Mrs. Howell
Sexton
Mr. Howell
Howell
Martha Riley
J. E. Riley
Seventy Second Birthday for Mrs. Charlotte McCollum
Relatives gathered at the Geneva home of Mrs. Charlotte McCollum to celebrate her 72nd birthday. Attendees included Milo Kelley and family from Van Buren, Floyd Teeple of Richmond, Heipbarger and Fink families, Roy Butcher, Ray and Madeline McCollom, Billa Buckmaster and Virginia, with noon dishes of fried chicken and cake. The note ends with a wish for many more such occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlott McCollum
Geneva
Milo Kelley
Ruth
Samuel
Pearl
Jonathan Kelley
van Buren
Floyd Teeple
Richmond
Aaron Heipbarger
Clark Fink
Roy Butcher
Ray
Madeline Mc.Collom
Billa Buckmaster
Virginia
Iowa Visitors Stop With Jeffries Family
Mrs. Frank Prill and two daughters Lottie and Abigail and son Cleon from Iowa visit E. C. Jeffries and family. Mr. Prill holds a good position with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and has a month long annual vacation. They plan trips to Van Buren and Colorado later this year. The Prills previously visited the Jeffries three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Prill
Lottie
Abigail
Cleon
Iowa
E. C. Jeffries and
Prill
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
van Buren
Colorado
Indiana Fair hosts farm youth judging contest
The state fair week starting September 8 features a judging contest for Indiana farm youth aged 16 to 20. Purdue University awards four free scholarships to winners, with experts directing the event. Since 1909, contests have produced educated farmers from nineteen prize winners across thirteen counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Purdue University
Purdue
State Board of Agriculture
Indiana Fair
Open Air Meeting Hosts W. C. U. Ladies at Dunkin Home
The W. C. U. held an open air meeting at Mrs. James Dunkin on Wednesday afternoon. Speakers included Rev. Minta Love and Mrs. J. Howard with a Susan B Anthony paper. Discussions covered women's suffrage and daily faith, with performances by Mrs. Minnie Love and duets by Mrs. Toney and Mrs. Cramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dunkin
Sioving
Kirkpatrick
Minta Love
J. Howard
Susan B.anthony
Lidiana
Womsan
Minnie Love
Grant County
W. C
T. C
Toney
Cramer
Miller
Sugar
Mesdames
Losure
Leslie Compton
Masters Stewart
Vance
Worth Cramer
Raymond
Ralph Dunkin
Misses Lavelle
Lucilie Kribs
Start A New Gag On Noah And Subscriptions
A wry note on newspaper readers dropping papers to save time. The tale recalls Noah and the Ark as editors joke about readers canceling subscriptions after taking many papers. It implies most such stories are not true and warns against repeating old “Noah” anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Waterville
Mr Thornburgh Visits Muncie on Business Tuesday
Mr Thornburgh traveled to Muncie for business matters on Tuesday. Local officials reported routine meetings and no public events announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Thornburgh
Muncie
Lindsey to Tour Fargo Hillsboro North Dakota
S J Lindsey left Tuesday for a business trip to Fargo Hillsboro and other points in North Dakota. He will be gone about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Lindsey
Fargo
Hillsboro
North Dakota
Anderson Camblin reunion held at Matter Park
Sunday gathering of Van Buren and Camblin families at Matter Park featured Ed Gillespie as president and Dan Camblin as secretary. New officers named are George A. Lemon president Corda Harvey secretary Henry Cochran treasurer and Maude Camblin historian. Seven reunions were held, with the largest feast and family photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camlin- Anderson
Matter Park
van Buren
Ed Gillespie
Hooch Camblin
Margaret Conwell
Henry Cochran
Dan Camblin
Will Camblin
Milton Camblin
Wapakoneta
Ohio
C.camblin
Hester Dimiter
Lew Barnes
Russel Anderson
Wilbur Anderson
Camblin
Effie Harvey
George A. Lemon
Corda Harvey
Maggie Camblins
Oats Yielded Strongly For Mr Allen Pence on Route 28
Mr. Allen Pence of route 28 produced 489 bushels of oats from eight acres an average of 61 18 bushels per acre. J L Henderson topped the Pry threshing ring for wheat. The Henry Pry ring, of which Pence is a member, met at Heath Davis's home last Thursday with ice cream and cakes and reconvened Monday to settle the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Pence
Route 28
Pence
J. L. Henderson
Pry
Henry Pry
Heath Davis
Lightning Strikes Barns of Joseph H Boxell on Salem Pike
Two barns owned by Joseph Henry Boxell were burned Sunday night during a storm. A 36 by 50 foot frame barn and a log barn housed a driving horse a family dog twenty tons of hay four hundred bushels of oats a binder and farming tools. Insurance covered four hundred fifty dollars for the frame barn, fifty dollars for the log barn two hundred dollars for hay and grain one hundred dollars for livestock and one hundred dollars for machinery. Thomas Bisbee helped share the loss on the hay and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry Boxell
Salem Pike
Thomas Bisbee
Lisander Losure Visits Markleville After Twelve Years
Lisander Losure and his wife spent Saturday and Sunday with uncle W Parks at Markleville marking their first reunion in twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisander Losure
W. Parks
Markleville
Busy Corner Updates Include Socials and Trips
Busy Corner notes a family outing by Mr and Mrs James Gard and son Dillon plus an ice cream social and Aug 27 program at Troy City. Several residents travel to Marlon and Fairmount conference attendance is listed. W C T U meets at Mrs Dave Kell y’s with an all day Milo gathering planned Aug 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gard
Dillon
Luis
Troy City
Clinton Cramer
Wm. Daughtery
Earl
Marlon
St. Joe
Bol'hoefer
Gas City
Matter Park
Sanderman
Fairmount
Wm. Ellerman
Huntington
Willie
Racine
Wis
A. A. Bollhoefer
Charles Brown
Pleasant Plain
W.C T. U
Dave Kelley
Milo
Gatitering of the Old Folks at Matter's Park
The annual gathering of county octogenarians and the Golden Wedding Circle was held at Matter's Park in Marion this week drawing thousands from across the county. Honored members include Lewis DeVore Mrs Louisa Bollhoefer and others born in 1820s and 1830s while recent passings include Mrs Mary Young James Cloud Lewis Sanders and Mrs Sylvia Eversole. In Van Buren the Golden Wedding Circle lists Jacob Pouless and Jane Mattheny August Bollhofer and Louisa Wolfe and Thomas Doyle and Margaret Kissing er with marriage dates in 1858 1860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matter’s Park
Marion
Lewis DeVore
Louisa Bollhoefer
Enoch Cambini
Charles Shultz
Beatty Boxell
Joseph Lee
William Corey
Winifred Evarts
Mary Young
James Cloud
Lewis Sanders
Sylvia Eversole
Golden Wedding Circle
van Buren
Jacob Pouless
Jane Mattheny
August
Clover Lea Smash-Up Delays Train No 3 After Collision
West bound passenger train No 3 due Van Buren at 11 33 Sunday morning collided with an east bound extra freight on the Clover Leaf main track in Warren near the passenger station. Misunderstanding of orders blamed. both engineers slowed to reduce impact. Freight engine badly bruised. a woman passenger lost a tooth and a boy was scratched. traffic halted for hours. passenger engine heavily damaged and possibly beyond repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Warren
Reunion Calendar Roller and Holloway Farr gatherings
Reunion calendar notes several gatherings at Matter Park with dates August 24 August 29 and September 7. The Holloway reunion occurs August 29 at Matter Park while Farr reunion is set for September 7 at S M Farr Grove. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matter Park
Subscription Offer Adopts Flexible Payment Plan
A late 1913 letter from Geo Darbee of Machias New York thanks Eli H DePoy of Van Buren Indiana and encloses one dollar to renew a News Eagle subscription. The note promotes a combined five year News Eagle and Farm Journal offer for .83 with 60 cents down and flexible weekly payments cited as 25 or 50 cents per week or other arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Eagle
Geo. Darbee
Machias, N. Y
Lonesome Pine
Farm Journal
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U. S
Tiffon, Ohio
Wolfe
Clover Lea
Eli’ H. DePoy
van Buren, Ind
Steve Buyers
Marion Furniture CO
Washington St
Marion, Ind
Capitoln Deane
East Main Street
van Buren, Indiana
Schlosser Brothers
Frankfort, Indiana
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