23 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1914
Page
1
A community contest promises a 3400 Obermeyer & Sons piano to the girl with the most votes. Voters earn 24 coupons per store purchase or subscribe to the News Bayle and have neighbors subscribe. More votes come from prepaying ahead and large coupons. Three disinterested voters will count ballots July 25. Prizes include a $10 gold piece and extra $1010 gold awarded July 26.
Dr G G Richardson praised for a playful calf wagon ride through town on Tuesday night. A sizeable procession of auto cars badged the event with cheers and a speech by the doctor, who declined to weaken woman’s suffrage.
Mr Kary Duckwall and Miss Marie Stackhouse eloped to Marion on Wednesday. They secured a license and were married in Drakes office by Rev J C Frazee before attending the fair. Miss Stackhouse is active in church work and music. Duckwall, a pharmacist, recently graduated from Indiana College of Pharmacy and works at City Drug Store. They will set up housekeeping on East Main Street. Ed Gillespie and wife return from Flint Michigan visiting Zell Gillespie.
Levi Chance aged 59 died at the home of Wm Corey near Van Buren after a brief illness from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held at Mr Corey's home conducted by Elder B E Andersen, with interment at Jones cemetery. In a separate note, Sasha Merrill and Glen L Kelso wed secretly at St Joe Michigan on May 20 1914 and will soon establish a home in the county capital.
A Saturday evening at Ruth B Doyle’s home featured Misses Pearl Gruley and Zoelouma Day of Jonesboro. after music and dancing the group held a pillow fight at 3 AM. They traveled by hay ladder to Swinging bridge for a Sunday picnic and returned tired but happy.
A pocketbook containing twelve dollars was stolen from John Wright’s barber shop last week. The purse was given by Wright’s father shortly before his death, making the loss deeply felt. The theft is under investigation and officials hope the purse or money will be recovered.
Democrats name seven men for county council seats across four districts and at large. George Streig Washington township and Benjamin F B Robe Jefferson township are at large candidates with Enoch E B Farr Van Buren township. John Hungerford Center township first district Henry Wise Mill township second district Philip Renbarger Richland township third district Jerry Hartley Liberty township fourth district. A September registration day and a petition by 300 freeholders are planned for the county commissioners approval.
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