Farmers Institute Plans Two Day Event at Van Buren
The executive committee of the Farmers Institute of Van Buren Township met at the News Eagle office to organize a two day institute on February 3 and 4 1914. Speakers include Otis Crane Florence Farr W. I. McCoy and Mrs C W Sewell with programs for morning and afternoon sessions and a dinner served by the Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
van Buren Township
News. Eagle
News-Eagle
Tial High School
Otis Crane
Florence Farr
Ladies Aid
Reading
C.W. Sewell
Charles W. Sewell
Otterbein
Benton County
Sewell
McCoy
Ohio State University
Decatur County
Grant County
Purdue University
Calvie
Kewanee
Indiana Dairyies Association
Pns
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Obituary: John W Nelson Dies of Heart Trouble At 68
John W Nelson aged 68 died Tuesday afternoon from heart trouble while talking with E W Landers on the Buxell farm near Van Buren. Funeral services were held in Van Buren and at Howe Cemetery. he leaves a widow and three children, plus a sister and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W.nelson
E. W. Landers
William B. Nelong County
Meg
van Buren
Sunier Promoted to Motive Power Manager at M B E Traction
Sunier rises from local agent to manager of motive power for M B E Traction Company today. He is a master electrician and mechanic with long service in the motive power department. The Savier family plans to move to Blultop, a loss to the community as Mrs Savier remains active in church and secret orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E .E. Sunier
M. B. & E. Traction Company
Sunier
Suvier
Katherine
Blultop
Savier
Democrats Organize Van Buren Township Club
Democrats of Van Buren township held a meeting to form a local Democratic club. Monroe Leach chaired the resolutions and by laws committee with BE Landess and Ed Scott. J E Riley and Henry Sanderman were elected delegates to the Logansport district convention.
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van Buren Township
Town Hall
Monroe Leach
BE. W. Landess
Ed Scott
J. E. Riley
Henry Sanderman
Logansport
Van Buren State Bank Succeeds Van Buren Bank
Van Buren State Bank succeeds Van Buren Bank effective December 99 with capital of 35000 and 26 stockholders. The bank will stay at its present location until spring when a new banking house is planned at First and Main streets.
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van Buren State Bank
van Buren Bank
Curnoe
Crook Caught Here: Farr Dies at 86 Near Farrville
Smiley M. Farr, an early Grant county resident and farmer born in North Carolina in 1827, died December 22 of pneumonia at his home south of Farrville. Funeral services were held December 24 at Oak Chapel. he left 400 acres across Grant and neighboring counties and was a longtime member of the Farrville Methodist Church. He survived by several children and was honored for his role in local development.
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Smiley M. Farr
Farrville
Oak Chapel
Farr
Grant County
North Carolina
van Buren
Mr. Farr
Methodist Protestant Church
Charles Schultz Dead at Advanced Age in Rush County
Obituary notes Charles Schultz born December 26 1825 died December 22 1913 at age 87 11 months 26 days after a life across Germany and the United States. He married Margaret Wilson about 1883 in Rushville and had 12 children. Funeral services were held at his son Henry Schultz residence with interment at Parkes Cemetery Wells County. Local items include John Shoup ill with pneumonia and a bank assistant catching a Marion fraud suspect identified as John Doe after a chicken medicine purchase led to arrest and recovery of missing items.
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Charles Schultz
Germany
America
New York City
Olio
Aubudiasa
Rush County
Margaret Wilson
Rushville
Mary B
John
Nannie J
Ida
Barthena
James
Susan
Hannah
Henry
Myrtle
George
Wells County
Vined
Arab E. McCoy
Henry Sehultz
Frank Losure
Geo. Schultz
Henry Schultz
BE. BE. Anderson
Parkes
Wella County
Guy Duckwall
van Buren State Bank
Marion
Duckwall
Duckwald
Deckwall
E. R. Roberts
Doe
Town Hall Needed For Public Meetings In Van Buren Township
Township Democrats still lack a meeting place and urge the board and trustees to plan a new town hall with a proper jail. The condemned current hall cannot hold prisoners, and location and construction needs are urged, with Mr Boaz and citizens invited to propose a suitable building plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Boaz
Booz
Marion
New Bank to Start Soon in Farmers Trust Company
Furniture and fixtures committee members of Farmers Trust Company travel to Cincinnati to buy a safe and complete bank outfit. The contract is said to close this week for a top quality safe and equipment, with the bank planning temporary quarters to begin within a month or two.
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New Farmers Trust Company
Cincinnati
An It Fd
Bess
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Drake
Gee
G CO
Ling
WEY & Pilkington'’S
Marion, Indiana
Farmers Institute
B. Calvin
Indiana
L. A. Levits
Shannon D. Neff
W. I. McCoy County
Blasic
C W. Sewell
The
Wee Eee High School
W. F. McCoy
MO. W. Nelson
Tive Power
Smiley Farr
Van
Wells
John Shoup
Capitola
Deane
St. van Buren, Ind
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