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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
5
Reported returns and visits feature residents Mr Adam Boller Mrs Gladys Leach Mrs Grant and Mrs Sam Saxen with travel details. Fred Drake notes his father injured by a Rochester horse is improving. Sharon Cement Post Co. announces a concrete posts sale on June 19 and 20.
Henry Heaston of Los Angeles arrives early next week to spend a short stay with relatives. Dr. Derbyshire, a Chicago medical school graduate, has been invited to take part in the commencement festivities.
By order of the Grant Circuit Court a Commissioner will privately sell Lot eight in Doyle’s Addition Van Buren Grant County Indiana known as the Sylvia Eversole property. Sale begins at a stated hour on the schedule day and continues until sold with no bids under appraised value. J E Riley Commissioner dated May 27 1918 Van Buren Indiana
Miss Ilo Soughders of Mily and Misses Artie and Zona Bird spent Saturday in Marion. Beatrice Tucker visiting relatives in Gas City. Win Nelson of Frankfort with his family Sunday. Alva Curtis left for Oklahoma to work in the oil field. Mrs Henry Archibald remains ill with inflammatory rheumatism. Mr and Mrs Frank H Kra cof from north of Landess were here Saturday.
The local Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold a meeting next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Galbreath presiding.
Miss Cliffe Beekman shows improvement after sustaining injuries when an oil can exploded several days ago.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Ed Girose died of pneumonia and was buried in Van Buren Cemetery on Sunday afternoon.
Glen Paxton of Muncie travels for an automobile tire company and spent Sunday with his mother Mrs J R Paxton.
A large crowd attended the baptismal service at Creviston church on Sunday afternoon. Ten individuals were baptized by Rev. L. A. Levits, pastor of the Methodist church.
The Milo W. C. T U is meeting at the home of Mrs George Frazier this afternoon. President Mrs David Kelley has prepared a splendid program. Miss Marie Kilander daughter of Mrs Louviga Kilander will give a recitation.
John Wright purchases the Fleming building opposite Beckman restaurant and moves his barber shop in. He will operate as usual with cigars and tobacco as a side line. He sold his pool tables to Brunswick-Balk-Cellender Co of Fort Wayne and will not bundle soft drinks.
Mr and Mrs Frank Studebaker hosted a birthday party at their country home east of town for their daughter Rebecca on her eighth birthday. Guests included Mrs Curtis Strange Mrs E H DePoy and children Mrs Haines Warren and Mrs Mason Burton.
Oklahoma City society notes describe a Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Davis A Duncan’s home in honor of Mrs. A W Stickle and Miss Eva Frazier of Van Buren. Attendees enjoyed flowers, a read program for next year, and presented silver carnation-handled spoons to retiring officers.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs Uri Shodes home for the annual election of officers. Officers elected were President Mrs bh ie Scott Vice-President Mrs J J Sun ier Secretary Mrs Nella T Hodgson and Treasurer Mrs Anna Stackhouse.
Rev. M S Marble D212 the new district superintendent preached his first sermon of the conference year at the Methodist church and administered the Lord's Supper. He later conducted a sacramental service at the Old Peoples Home in Warren and returned to Van Buren for the quarterly conference. Miss Lenore Toney Aurelia Willey Nellie Thompson and Joan Liandess left for Winona to attend school.
Mrs Gilbert Losure entertained Miss Vivian Clark of Warren on Saturday. Clark plans to organize a music class in Van Buren, signaling future local cultural activity.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Riley returned from Illinois after visiting their daughter Mrs. Frank Haines. Noble Riley remained there to work at the electrical business.
Miss Minnvie Hart visited Miss Cora Compton on Sunday. Millinery prices are cut sharply by Miss Capitula Deane. Ray Furnish has taken a job at Bockmeier's restaurant.
City Drug Store promotes Harvester Machine Oil and invites readers to place sale notices in the classified column at one cent a word.
A note mentions Jim Denman for cleaning and pressing urgency at City Drug Store offering ice cream in all flavors. Misses Etta and Ethel McMillan are at Lake George.
Reports say all small pox quarantines have been lifted at Upland. Professor Worner Scott arrived from Muncie for a Sunday visit. Forrest Higgins has accepted a position at Dawson's Bakery.
Miss Hester Dimit returns from an extended stay to Tulsa Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs Wm Lee and daughter returned from Indianapolis Thursday. Mrs Er L Pierson and daughter Fay visited in Jonesboro Saturday afternoon.
Salem Pike Sherman Ward and Charles Jones signed to join the Salem threshing association at Thursday’s meeting signaling intent to participate this season. The machine committee reported the season’s work under Corda Stinholt. Miss Francis Christman and her brother Clarence, a 713 graduate of the M.H.S., enrolled at Marion Normal Institute for the summer course.
J K Griffith announces a full line of fresh meat starting Saturday June 14 at the shop. The notice emphasizes new stock and availability for customers.
A 37 degree fall in under a day left Friday at 92 and Saturday at 55 with overcoats in use. Snow north of town and frost Sunday morning noted. Rev L A Levits to speak at K of P memorials, and Rev Treber to address Odd Fellows. A state musicians convention planned in Marion June 26 and 27.
City Drug Store offers ice cream of all flavors. Mrs. Otto Kirkpatrick returns from Fairemount visit. Miss Itelen Cobbler returns from Indianapolis. Will Lander takes a job in Illinois oil field. Mrs. Lander to join soon. Farmers urged to buy Harvester Machine Oil at City Drug Store. Korporal, Bolhoeffer trip to Toledo. Miss Martha Howard travels to Cadiz. Mrs Eshelman and Lois Eshelman return from Ohio for sister’s death. Mr and Mrs Oren Beeler visit MorinjoI. Beeler to spend days in Oklahoma.
Esta Swihart of Marion is mentioned as part of a note about the Bratton meat market shift in leadership. The text notes the move with his family to Van Buren last week and identifies ongoing changes in local business management.
Frank Korporal, a progressive farmer from Van Buren, purchases an Overland touring car from Warren Auto Company. The sale marks a notable local upgrade in rural transportation.
The newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. J oy d Atwell arrived in Coalingo June 2 from Van Buren Indiana where they wed May 29. Neighbors and friends greeted them with a festive wagon ride to the home of Mr. Chas Stackhouse. A cart wheel failure narrowly avoided injury to Mrs. Atwell.
Mr and Mrs Fred Drake have returned from Rochester where they were called due to Mr Drake's father being injured but is now improving.
Mr and Mrs Evert Lee Hazel Harper and Von Pilkington have returned from a fighting trip from Lake Webster.
A Methodist Sunday school picnic is likely to be held in the grove at the race track, inviting families and members to attend the outdoor event. The article notes preparations and location but lacks a definite date.
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