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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
12
The Van Buren WoC met at Mesdoe Lease’s home on South Main Street Wednesday afternoon with strong attendance despite snow. Mrs Hodgson led devotion and spoke on purity, asking why parents hesitate to teach purity at home and how Sunday schools can aid. Mrs Sullivan and Mrs Lease served refreshments as the meeting adjourned.
Hanfield reports smallpox appears in the town and Dr Geo G Richards en van Buren county health commissioner placed strict quarantine on affected homes to contain the disease.
A garbled item notes Modo bermian ateance paying top market for hides and transfer of a Stunter turnoved to a Mrs Atuie Staeatietee farm near Van Buren. It lists Mrs Harve Sinow of Sapulpa changing residence to Tulsa and mentions related actions in Oklahoma.
Dr Richardson reports smallpox at Landess with strict quarantine. Cases may spread to Van Buren as exposure grows in Landess and Hanfield. Local updates note new residents and visitors, market prices, and community notices amid holiday activities.
In the Grant Superior Court Marion, Indiana the plaintiff James S. Jordan Vn. Louise Jordan files a complaint for divorce. An affidavit states Louise is not a resident of Indiana and she must answer by March 16, 1913 or the case will proceed in her absence. Clerk Fred Drake signs the notice. Attorney S. L. Strider represents the plaintiff.
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