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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
1
A merchants meeting at city hall launched a Van Buren business booster club with J F Eshelman as temporary chairman and Dean Paxton as secretary. The group, affiliated with a Indiana state body, aims to foster buyer seller ties and improve the town, starting with ten members and a meeting on January 16.
Mr. W C Wight, manager of the Van Buren exchange, arranges with News Eagle to publish a new local telephone directory. Work on the bank will start once current office rush eases. A farmers institute program is being prepared for February 3 and 4, 16 pages on enamel paper with extra information. The High School Journal will follow, described as a fine project. Advertising space will be offered in the directory and pricing will be quoted soon.
A booster trade day movement gains merchant approval to draw shoppers to Van Buren. Plans outline streamlined action and a merchants meeting will likely be convened to discuss the measure.
A persuasive editorial urges Van Buren residents to support local merchants, banks, mills, and factories. It warns that shifting money to mail order houses harms the town’s economy and emphasizes pride in the city’s institutions, employment, and development.
The November 27 1909 will of Smiley M Farr and a September 9 1911 codicil were filed in circuit court and admitted to probate. Original will left Huntington lands and Monroe Van Buren townships to multiple children with executors named Jesse H and Enoch E Farr. After the wife Susan Farr died a codicil reduced Huntington county land sale proceeds to 15000 and redistributed 1900 to several heirs and 2000 to others from the sale proceeds.
Mrs. W. O. Garwood died Wednesday at her home near Dillman from pneumonia at age thirty seven. She leaves a husband five children and a mother Mrs Hiram Zuck. Funeral Friday at 10 30 at Farrville church with Rev Ernest Treber officiating. She was active in the Rebecca lodge and had recently joined the Christian church at Ntarrville.
J C Hodgson operator of the pipe machine was caught in the cogs while tightening a bolt on Saturday about 11 am. The wrench slipped severing his second finger below the joint. he saved his arm by throwing the lever. The finger was amputated at Dr Derbyshire's and Hodgson will be disabled for some time.
Town board of trustees met Friday night and took no formal action. The proposed ordinance regulating salaries for city officials was postponed for advisement, and Fenn’s request to reduce the pool room license was also deferred pending further guidance.
The article praises the community spirit of a cheerful, industrious city. It extols honest residents, enterprise, hospitality, and a blessed heritage, inviting readers to appreciate the favorable lines their home has fallen into.
In Van Buren township the News-Eagle reports encouragement for a February 3 and 4 free poultry show. A room is secured, coops will be built or supplied by August Reudlinger at 2.60 dollars each, Carey & Pilkington offer smaller coops, Otis Crane will judge by the comparison method, and various poultry species will be displayed. An extra planning meeting is set for Saturday night at the News-Eagle office with a call for advance bird counts.
Van Buren and Van Buren township teachers plan their fifth Institute in the high school assembly room on the third Saturday of the month. The program includes opening exercises, discussions on geography history correlation, and sessions on agriculture domestic science sociology and social problems led by named instructors and volunteers.
The Pythian Sisters elected officers including outer guard Margaret Conwell protector Nella T Hodgson mistress of finance Rose Sullivan mistress of correspondence Ruth Doyle excellent junior Ethel Makensom senior Blanche Beeler most excellent chief Anna Howard past worthy bena McDouglas and pianist Dimmit.
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