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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
5
Local notes record a May Band concert Wednesday night and various social visits. Names include Riggs Hazel Holdren with Iona Leverich, Mabie Bish with Agnes Enyeart of Warren, and many relatives visiting in Sweetser, Muncie, Madison, and Carnegie. A lost gold watch chain is noted with a request to return it to W A Paxton at Kostrup Store.
Coan Paxton and wife spent Tuesday afternoon in Marion. Riggs cleans and presses suits and garments. Mrs A P Romey and son Karl were in Marion. Ed Landis and wife of Marion were Sunday guests of Lloyd Pilkington and wife. Mr and Mrs George Leverich are visiting Ralph Montgomery and wife at Bridgeport Ill. Mr and Mrs W D Spahr of Warren were guests of J T Stackhouse and family Monday evening.
Miss Marie Shultz entertained a group including Dona Leverich Helen Cobler and Crea Holdren Miller and Clay Schweikhardt with guests Far Zent and Russel Wittmer at a social event.
Farmers grow uneasy amid incessant rains that threaten wheat and hay crops. Officials hope losses may be less serious than feared, despite fears of drought-like outcomes.
Orval Allison arrived in Warren from Michigan City and was taken to his sister Mrs J M Stanely’s home near Warren. A former Van Buren youth, he drifted into bad deeds but in the last year turned to church work and Bible study. He died a faithful man. Funeral will be held Friday.
Earl Bratton and wife were in Warren Monday. C R Witmer did business in Marion Tuesday. Ray Furnish bought the Brown Laundry agency from Earl Boxell. Oscar Pollum works for George Tucker in a tile mill at Hoagland. Frank Mathias burned his hand in a Roman candle explosion. Squirrel Merrel accepted a job in the Clover Leaf shops at Frankfort.
Vera Stackhouse has accepted a position as stenographer for the Marion Light and Heating Company.
Mrs. W A Paxton and her children travel Tuesday to Bluffton to visit her parents, while Mr. Paxton will spend Sunday there.
Mr and Mrs Kary Duckwalhl with Faye and Vera Stackhouse Earl Boxell and Bryce Landers enjoyed a Monday picnic at the How Ell grounds.
Minart Stimax suffered a painful left eye injury when a Roman candle he held back-fired and shot from both ends, according to initial incident reports.
Word reached here that Ed Sullivan of Palestine Texas was severely injured in a flip over incident when the machine he rode turned over striking his head and arm.
Miss Vivian Clark assisted by Miss Lucille Bradford will give a recital on July 12 under the auspices of the W. F. M. Society at Warren Memorial Episcopal Church.
Mrs Olivia Anderson and family guests of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Anderson for a Sunday noon dinner. The occasion included a delicious noon meal with the Clappers and Pulleys and Leona Atkinson among the attendees.
Mrs Lloyd Pilkington entertained a number of young ladies from Marion at her home on South First street Tuesday evening. Delightful refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Erma Morrison Edith Kelley Vera Kraus Lela Baker Lulu Graham and Marie Powell.
A J Barnes is the owner of a new Saxon Six automobile purchased Saturday afternoon.
Wyeth Landers has returned from Louisiana where he spent several weeks looking after his farm Ellen and Son purchased the stock of Lees Leather Store and moved into the room formerly occupied by Mr. Lee. Mr. Maine Graft of Layro and Miss Stella Welmer of Mt Etna were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Katharine Sanderman.
Chas. Sands and family and S. E. Maggart and family attended the band concert and fireworks at the Soldiers Home on Monday night.
Earl Calvin and his wife were Sunday guests of Warren relatives. Mrs Calvin attended a party at the home of Miss Fern Van Camp.
Will Kelley wife, and son Emmet and daughter Dorothy, and George Doub of Fort Wayne, were Sunday and Monday guests of Mrs. Katherine Sanderman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Witmer hosted a gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown and daughter Carmen joining, along with Mr. and Mrs. George Archibald as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Witmer on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Philander Collyer with daughter Pearl and Mr and Mrs Herbert Fink of Greenfield Indiana visited James Furman and family over the Fourth, staying as guests.
Mrs J A Lee of Electra Texas daughter of Mrs L E Kilander of this city was hurt in a runaway accident weeks ago. She suffered a broken collar bone and the injury has caused her much pain and worry.
The general offices of the M. and E. and the B. G. and C. will relocate to the Beeler room on South Johnson street over the Fetters Bros. studio around the 15th of this month. The offices have been on North Main street since the M. B. and E. construction. The new rooms will be nearer the new depot in the opera house block, improving operations.
Miss Cecil Palmer and Miss Faye Stackhouse hosted a porch party at Palmer’s Farrville country home. Decorations featured cut flowers and flags in a Fourth of July theme. Guests included Zua Eversole Lenore Toney Josephine Robinson Helen Howard Maud Howard Martha Beck Florence Farr Marle Drake Cecil Palmer Faye Stackhouse Joe Lugar Edgar Hayes Earl Boxell Glen Maddox Guy Hays Wade Sagar and Mead Creath. The K K K club will meet Saturday night at the homes of Nellie and Ruth Thompson.
At the Van Buren home of Mr and Mrs Wm Chopson friends gathered on the Fourth to surprise Mrs Chopson for her upcoming July eighth birthday. A long list of attendees included H P Keplinger and family T W Chopson and Lena E Purdue Will Stech Elmer Chopson Albert Norton Wm Loudenback Jacob Neff Homer Purdue Icy Sours Ambrose Hart Minnie Haines E G Scott Bertaline Scott Roy Ash Claud Furnish Don Caroner and Mary A Stephens. All hope for another birthday for Mrs Chopson.
Riggs offers wardrobe cleaning while C. V. Zent family relocates to Marion today.
Mrs Orio Beeler returned from Platston where she served as chaperone for a camping party last week.
Mr and Mrs Walter Zimmerman of Indianapolis and Misses Helen Cobler Thelma Pierson and Marie Shultz motored Saturday afternoon to Warren for a social outing.
Mr and Mrs Charles Poling of Jonesboro visited the bedside of Mrs Jeff Poling of Warren who has been critically ill and were guests of E L Pierson and family Monday afternoon.
There was no band concert in Van Buren Wednesday night due to steady rain. The next concert is planned for Wednesday night July 14, with a large advertisement on page seven.
Miss Capitola Deane and Miss Avis Deane visited Indianapolis this week as Avis applied to Robert Long hospital for a nurses training course. She will not begin work until next March.
Mrs. Beaty Boxell is very ill at her home on East Main Street.
Mr and Mrs Will Kirkpatrick and Adam Boller spent the Fourth of July in Delphi enjoying holiday activities and local celebrations.
Frank Mathias was the guest of Homer Enyeart of Warren over the Fourth. They spent the holiday together enjoying local activities and hospitality in the community.
Dudley Boxell of Jacksonville Indiana with parents Mr and Mrs Beaty Boxell join Mrs Bradstreet and children from Oklahoma with George Lee and wife for an extended visit.
Mrs. Mary Zoda Ruth Risinger and Sherman Zoda were guests of Marvin Zoda and family Sunday. The Locust Chapel church will hold Children’s Day exercises next Sunday evening July 11.
L. L. Dimit and his wife were summoned to Fry Ohio on Sunday due to the serious illness of their grandson Will Dimit.
The fourth and final quarterly meeting will be held at Hanfield church on Saturday July 31 and Sunday August 1.
A lawn gathering at the Fanfield residence of Alice Eckroat on Friday evening July 16 invites all to join for ice cream and fellowship.
Weather postponed Antioch church events now set for Sunday evening July 18 with plans proceeding as announced by church officials. Services will be held at the usual time and venue barring further weather issues.
Miss Edith Leas of Marion is staying with Georgina Eshelman for a few days, visiting local friends and enjoying the area together.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Owens and daughter Crystal of Liberty Center were Sunday guests of Dr J E Derbyshire and wife.
Howard Garrigus and his family have returned from a trip to visit relatives in Wabash.
Mrs J E Derbyshire is staying briefly with her mother Mrs Owens of Saratoga, visiting for a short period.
T C Pike and wife joined Mr and Mrs Prim in Lima Ohio for a social engagement. The brief item notes their presence at a local gathering and provides no further details.
Miss Vernetta Martin of Lafontaine is visiting Bonnie Henderson and Vivian Boxell.
Miss Rebecca Studabaker returned from a week with Bluffton relatives.
Isaiah Nelson and family and Guy Kilander attended the fireworks display at Warren Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs J F Eshelman and daughters Lois and Georgina were with friends at Montpelier the Fourth.
Mrs Culla Wayhinger state president of the W C T U will visit Upland on Wednesday July 14 to present a parlor talk to local young ladies.
Misses Daphne and Lillian Pilkington hosted a Sunday supper with Dollie Cline Thelma Smith of Warren Wilmuth Smith and Bess Sheckey of Marion attending a social evening.
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