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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
7
A county society column recounts a Methodist Sunday School picnic with a large turnout and abundant but simpler fare. It notes housewives’ food rules, lists hosts and guests, and mentions multiple family reunions and gatherings at Conners Mill and Matter's Park with a parade of attendees and luncheon details.
A flurry of visits and travels fills the Marion region as residents and visitors share time with relatives and friends. Names include Mrs. Curtis Strange, Mrs. Trace Draper, the Lander and Paxton families, Miss Helene Wilson, and many others visiting Lake Webster, Huntington, Wawasee, Cleve land, and Marion institutions. Doctors and trips to hospitals and specialists are also noted.
Numerous Warren residents and visiting relatives gather for dinners calls and meetings across Warren and nearby towns. The record lists Bennet Banter families Cochran Swisher Slusher Leas and Williams households with guests from Marion Montpelier and Philomath Oregon. A Sunday School is planned for next Sunday with all welcome.
The contractors finished work on Second street with overseer Dr. J. M. Toney supervising to ensure satisfactory completion and quality.
Red Cross workers will start basement activities at the Van Buren State Bank next Tuesday afternoon. All who can attend are urged to come and help.
Miss Marie Grindle of near Springville visits with Eliza and Florence Ducknall. Several families, including the Karigers, Barrows, Murrays, Beekmans, and Hunts, shared visits and dinners across Milo and surrounding spots. Community and kinship mark a lively week with calls, dinners, and river outings.
Charles Hobson a 38 year old resident of Van Buren was arrested last evening by Sheriff Ollie Wright and Deputy Frank Tukey on larceny charges. He allegedly entered Lem Hall's farm home near Van Buren yesterday afternoon seeking work. Hobson is held in the county jail awaiting a hearing.
A humorous item notes a man named Puckett shaved by a barber, leaving a clean face and a shorter mustache. Miss Josephine Robinson returns to Chicago after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Gibbonson. She resumes her position there.
No. 62 offers 60 acres with new improvements and tile at 150 an acre near town. No. 86 presents 155 acres well ditched and cultivated at 180 an acre. No. 128 features 820 acres with varied improvements and 40 acres rice timber at 150 an acre. No. 1384 shows 70 acres near town with streetcar access at 160 an acre. No. 61 eight acres near town with house barn water and fruit at 1500 if taken soon. WITMER & DEPOY, VAN BUREN.
Pontife Sound a pure bred stallion certificate No 5833 stands 16 hands high and weighs 2000 pounds. The horse described as a grand individual is offered for the season at Van Buren feed barn with a $12 insured foal price.
A seven year old black jack pig with white points and 900 pound weight is offered for sale. The seller notes the animal is a good one and mentions a season insurance price of 12 dollars.
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