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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
1
A nonpartisan editorial urges candidates and citizens in Van Buren to declare their party stance. It argues neutrality is impossible amid rising civic stakes and calls for openness about loyalties to uphold municipal integrity against political manipulation.
A neighborly tale in Van Buren features a resident troubled by a crying baby and a hog sty odor. Chickens maraud in the garden while a cat leads to a surprising display of forbearance and a smiling greeting to the neighbor. The piece ends with a pious note on goodness and crowns in the afterlife.
Reverend J W Chambers preached his last sermon at the U B church after two years and a fruitful tenure. He led to membership growth over one hundred, organized a 117 member Endeavor society and raised 450 dollars for the parsonage debt. He attends the Dublin Indiana annual conference this week and is not expected to be reassigned.
A girl near this city, old in appearance, refuses marriage with a practical reply. She says she has money of her own, a parrot that can swear, and a monkey that can chew, so what need for a husband. Can anyone answer this sensible female?
Sylvia Eversole born January 17 1826 in Fairfield county Ohio resided there until 1878. She married John Gierheart at age 20 producing two children. After two marriages and twelve children she moved to Indiana in 1872 then Van Buren. She died August 24 at age 86. Funeral held at M I church and burial in Van Buren cemetery.
Daniel Craig Dean son of Daniel and Sarah Jane Coffeld Dean was born in Grant county Indiana on November 26 1853 and died there at age 59. He left a widow Addie M. Jones and nine children. He cared for his widowed mother from age thirteen with his brother loyally supporting the family. He married Addie in 1877 and was a loving father friend and neighbor. He had no enemies and his passing serves as a warning on life's uncertainty.
A citizen criticizes the marshal for not enforcing laws and calls for the marshal to act with proper authority. The writer argues officers are hired to protect property and lives and urges the marshal to perform his duties without demanding citizens file affidavits.
The writer accuses slum residents of looting publicity by chasing copies after publication. They scan every item for misdeeds and seek derogatory mentions to feel relief, claiming reporters like Conte expose their actions.
The article lauds the farmer as the happiest man in the land. He sits under his vine and fig tree away from city noise while banks fail and towns collapse. The farmer remains monarch of vast acres, guiding his family with virtue, and supplying the country with its best manhood and womanhood.
The piece argues that country editors face constant criticism and censure for their work yet remain among the noblest professions. It defends editors who speak out against public evils and grind others axes, noting their potential to do immense good for fellow citizens and wield moral influence.
Advocates argue that keeping children from school worsens the economy and harms learning. Each day missed widens gaps, lowers motivation, and slows class progress, stressing the need for consistent daily attendance.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Stroup, former residents, visited the town on Wednesday showcasing a return from prior residence and catching up with old acquaintances.
Mrs Wilford McMillan and Mrs Marion Dean were seen shopping in Marion on Monday as local residents reported their activity.
Mr and Mrs W F Lee of Grey and Delight returned from Indianapolis where they visited Mrs Lee’s sister Mrs Chas Zimmerman. They traveled by car. Jesse Sullivan entertained eight friends at a chicken dinner Saturday at Bockmier’s restaurant in honor of Boyd Atwell of California and Ralph Murray of Fortville.
Our new school building near completion stands as a fine, spacious, picturesque structure in Van Buren township. The High School promises practical training in the shortest time and is the best equipped among similar towns. Ourtown offers pleasant social life and a strong moral atmosphere for students to profit from.
A piece urging moral and religious forces to unite to destroy a feared evil. It calls for removing temptation and lifting the drunkard to sobriety and industry, so strikes end and jails become tenantless, bringing peace and prosperity to homes.
The note invites readers to share local items for publication while keeping content legitimate. It asks not to mix ads with news and suggests using the line to announce visits or travels to help inform creditors and friends.
An old farmer, driving through a town, watches a car go by and a motorcycle behind it. He scratches his head and declares that he never knew automobiles had colts, reflecting a rural misunderstanding of motor vehicles.
A Washington DC meeting of the International Bible Students Association voted to abolish hell as a myth. The piece critiques town marshal Roberts and mocks the idea of eternal punishment while urging readers to focus on local reform.
An impassioned call denounces blind tigers and urges action to shut down “breeding holes of hell” that kill thousands yearly. It links organized crime to wartime or societal defense, urging citizens to exterminate the practice and break the foe’s defenses.
Storts and Son announce a new pharmacy in Van Buren opening late September. The store will be modern and well stocked with an experienced pharmacist in charge of prescriptions and drugs. The jewelry and watch repair department continues, inviting the public to visit when ready.
The Epworth League will present an entertainment at the M I church on Tuesday evening September 3. An elaborate program has been arranged and a good time is assured with all invited.
Mrs. Georgia Lee of Dillman was taken to Grant county hospital last Friday for surgery. Her condition is reported as very satisfactory at present.
An odd local notice from VerLispund West Virginia dated August 24 1998 notes a payment of 2.00 to R C Vermeer and mentions Eprron VanBuren News and R Roberts. The fragment references a subscriber who had planned to stop the paper but found it valuable.
Mrs Wooster and family visited her sister Mrs Stanley near Warren Sunday. Mrs Stanley hosted her Sunday School Class Gipner and all joined the dinner held under the trees on the lawn.
The undersigned will sell at public gate on the Passmore farm two and one half miles south of Van Buren nine miles east of Marion on Tuesday September 3 1912. Items include two and four year old horses, milch cows, calves, hogs, two wagons, corn planter and harness. Terms cash under five dollars and nine months credit over five dollars with approved security. Sale begins at 10 o clock a.m. Ross Passmore. Beb Puckett Auctioneer.
A Knight reunion gathered 103 attendees at Esley Wright’s Marion home last Sunday. They enjoyed a noon spread and a social hour followed by an afternoon address delivered by the Rev. Mrs. Baldwin.
A quip notes that the worst letter receiver complains about the post office, the loudest neighbor criticizes others, and the least sensible is most conceited. It adds that the man who borrows a neighbor’s paper finds the publication’s flaws most often.
Mrs Normina Dillman of Lawrenceville Illinois returns home with her aunt Mrs Nora Sellers and cousin Kenneth Doyle after learning her husband Fred Dillman was hurt in the off field while visiting Geo W Doyle and relatives.
Twenty farmers finished threshing last Tuesday week. They threshed between 17 000 and 18 000 bushels and met at the home of Geo W Doyle to settle up on Thursday evening August 22. Fifteen gallons of ice cream and cakes were served. Doyle was chosen captain for the next year.
The Van Buren marshal Marshall Roberts is targeted as the Warren Tribune reports the Town Board reduced his pay from 860 to 85.00 a month to compel his resignation after charges he did not enforce laws against bootleggers and gambling venues. The marshal offered arrests if affidavits were filed but the board ruled initiating arrests is his duty.
Mrs. Fred Walling was surprised Monday evening by about thirty friends who hosted a elegant picnic supper. They presented her a handsome chair to celebrate her thirty first birthday and twelfth wedding anniversary.
Orville Holloway and Russell Weller spent Sunday at Marion for unknown reasons with no further details provided.
Local citizens urge the editor to seek legal protection as town marshal HK Roberts faces possible bond over threats against the editor. The editor dismisses the intimidation, calling Roberts cowardly and incompetent while declaring fearlessness and resolve.
The Van Buren town board session last Friday featured Marshal I. BR. Roberty clashing with President Lee over a pay cut to five dollars a month. Roberty threatened violence, calling Lee crude names, prompting calls for impeachment and affidavits as the crowd demands his removal.
Dillon of the Van Buren News-Eagle reports the town council faced public pressure to remove the town marshal amid alleged ties to illegal rackets. When removal failed, the marshal’s salary dropped from fifty to five dollars per month, with one board member opposing the cut. The marshal vows to stay if paid a nickel, prompting the News-Eagle to joke the job brings liberal compensation for inactivity. Also notes Claude Stackhouse’s twelfth birthday party attended by about twenty four friends and Nola Benson’s recovery from surgery for a left lung abscess including rib removal.
Earl Bratton sustained a deep thumb laceration while butchered beef last Saturday. He severed an artery and fainted from heavy bleeding as the wound was dressed.
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