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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
1
A. W. Nolan suffered a severe loss when a Thursday night fire razed his barn and loaded straw hauling truck. The origin remains unknown with no insurance to cover damages. Walter Maddux collected about 200 dollars Friday to fund a first payment on a new track for Nolan, inviting further donations.
William M. Kirkpatrick, local representative for R L Dollings Co, departs June 29 for a merit reward vacation to Saratoga Springs New York. The trip includes Philadelphia New York City and Hudson River cruise with 300 representatives and their wives. The session combines pleasure and business with a Lake George excursion.
Mrs. L. D. Pilkington and her son Donald traveled to Marion for a week long visit with her parents and friends.
The piece honors a deceased individual who died during a sacred observance, praising his integrity as a divine trait. It explains Masonry’s two kinds Operative and Speculative, noting Speculative Masonry seeks moral improvement of the soul and character through devotion to God and self discipline.
Roy Myers of Van Buren announces a Friday afternoon sale of thousands of guaranteed aluminum pieces at his store starting at 2 o clock. Items include a penny sale on small utensils with regular values from 10 to 26 cents, plus 49 and 99 cent articles, inviting wide participation and fair timing.
A Tuesday evening event hosted a weiner roast for boys and their fathers with Boy Scouts present. Plans for a Scout Camp opening July 10 were discussed, with July weeklong Tippecanoe river camping under scout master Rev. Lutes. Organizing cub or junior scouts was also considered. a Methodist church meeting Saturday invites eligible boys to join.
Albert R. Hall announced the highest grades in 13 township graded schools. Bertye Boller of Van Buren township led with 98.4 percent, the top mark among 332 county graduates, a record for the county. Monroe township held its closing exercises. others did not have commencements this year.
The Village Pest column recalls Ima Stinger and the life of the Pest now aged seventeen. It notes his shift from past mischief to a daily role at a local market and mentions recent visits, rivalries with a Farrville friend, and romantic entanglements with Kansas and Sun Flower State girls.
Grant County Agricultural Association directors in Marion set threshing rates of 2.5 cents for oats 5 cents for wheat and 7 cents for rye after lengthy discussion. A threshers association committee will meet the executive council to finalize pricing. A separate round-up for the boys and girls pig club is scheduled July 3 at Otis Crane’s experimental farm with invited Purdue assistant leader F M Shanklin to speak on pig care.
Local notice invites residents to sell cream for cash at Roy Myers Grocery Market and Cream Station. Store name appears as buyer and gathering point for dairy sellers seeking prompt payment.
Spontaneous combustion in a thirty ton hay filled barn on the William Beavan farm in Wells county Jackson township near Van Buren caused a main blaze that also destroyed a granary garage and chicken house. The house survived and livestock were unharmed though insurance did not cover all losses. An automobile and several farm implements were burned.
At a town board meeting the south district delegation urged road dust relief. The board ordered oiling of North First and South First streets from brick end to limits, funded by the town, with preparations by road commissioners Bradford and Baird to ready the streets for the oil.
Van Buren received welcome rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first meaningful rains in over six weeks. The drought had damaged crops and garden vegetables, and the recent showers are expected to revive plants and benefit farmers and gardeners alike.
At Friday night’s town board meeting the street commissioner was instructed to fix the potholes in front of Galbreath and Draper and near Dr Mott’s residence on First Street. The ruts irritate auto owners, and brick will be raised and filled with concrete to test if concrete is permanent, per board president I N Draper.
Roy Myers Market and Grocery proclaims the best meat in town with a bold claim of quality. The notice emphasizes fresh cuts and trusted service to attract local shoppers seeking reliable meat options.
Dillman Church will host a Children's Day program on Sunday evening July 2. The event features multiple recitations, songs, exercises, and performances by children including Bernice Zoad Amos Tharp Violet Ritchey and Hope Elwood. A missionary play and various dialogues close the program.
The Marion and Bluffton Traction Company announces fare and freight cuts effective July 1 with Van Buren as a principal station. The agent expects updated tariffs soon as passengers along Marion and Bluffton benefit from lower rates, marking a push toward normal railroad business.
Rev E O Brown led a delegation of Third Street residents before the town board Friday night asking for a sanitary sewer and street paving. They favored concrete or possibly Kentuck asphalt, and were told to prepare a petition with property owner names for board consideration with town attorney T B Dicken offering help.
Dr Bryson Miller departed Friday for Cincinnati and will continue to New York for study. He stayed with his sister Mrs Sid Allen and her family during his visit.
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