Sheriff Wright Surprises Town With Night Beer Raid
Sheriff Ollie Wright conducted an unannounced visit to alleged blind tiger joints in Vanuren. At Barnes residence on Vine street, deputies recovered over fifty bottles of beer hidden under flooring after a tense search. Barnes was seized and released on bond as the case awaited his lawyer’s return for Monday’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Wright
Vanuren
Fenn
Curt Cranfield
John Barnes
Wright
Barnes
Vine Street
Cranfield
Barnes Place
Marion
Houck
Landess Woman Returns After Leaving Home
Mrs Creviston of Landess left her husband after sending a note claiming unfaithfulness and went to Erie Pa and Indianapolis. She purchased goods at the Boston Store for about 98.10 and obtained 20 from her husband’s credit. She reportedly planned to go to her father’s death in Erie before returning home with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. BE
Creviston
Landess
Indianapolis
Erie
John Howard Buys Farm East of Town
John Howard purchases the 40 acre J. T. Stackhouse farm east of town. Stackhouse also acquires the business block now housing the Star Theatre in a separate deal. The transactions were brokered by FE L. Pierson Real Estate Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard
J. T. Stackhouse
Mr. Stackhouse
Star Theatre
FE. L. Pierson Real Estate Agency
Van Buren Considers A Community Building
At the Van Buren Town Board meeting the plan for a new town hall shifts to a community building. The design includes meeting rooms, telephone facilities, farmer bulletins, restrooms, a women’s attendants area, and spaces for country visitors with horse hitching. The project aims to use tax funds for broad town benefit and encourage civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Bhoard
Washington
Board and Agricultural Bureau
Eack
Orville Hodson Caught After Drug Store Robbery
Oliver Harris 22, known as Orville Hodson, admits robbery of a drug store where he was employed and fought two policemen. He claims his father is John Wordson, a farmer near Van Buren Indiana, and his father in law Paul Bainbridge in Louisville. Rewards totaling 3000 were offered for his capture. He took 85 from the cash drawer. His past in 1912 is noted locally.
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Pittsburg
Middle West
Oliver Harris
Orville Hodson
Harris
John Wordson
van Buren
Indiana
Paul Bainbridge
Louisville
Hodson
Leaf Train Schedule Changes Ahead of Expo Arrival
A slight schedule change for the west bound Commercial Traveler No. 5 of the Clover Leaf road takes effect March 14. The train will arrive in St. Louis about an hour earlier in the evening to better connect with west bound trains and serve passengers heading to the Panama Pacific exposition. The railroad plans to handle a large portion of exposition traffic and is making preparations.
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St. Louis
Montpelier Resident C. G. Ward Visits on Business
C. G. Ward of Montpelier was in town yesterday on business, meeting local contacts and handling affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Ward of
Montpelier
Preparation for Grant county corn contest meeting
County Agent Crane calls for representative Grant county boys to meet at the courthouse in Marilon at ten tomorrow to organize the one acre corn contest for the coming year. Farm institute presidents also convene at two. Last year Van Buren township had no entrants. Purdue trips were awarded to county boys.
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Crane
Grant County
Marilon
Farmers’ Institutes of
van Buren
Purdue University
van Buren Township
Funeral for Dr He Blacks Held in Rossburg
Dr He Blacks former Grant county resident died at his Rossburg Ohio home after heart trouble. Funeral at Rossburg home then on the Pennsylvania lines to Mario n and Van Buren cemetery. Survived by widow a son Dr G E Black Dayton two daughters Mrs Walter Hinermian Rossburg and Mrs K E Replogle Versalles plus Mrs Lloyd Wicks Fort Wayne and two sisters in Van Buren and Detroit and Maries in laws.
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E. Black
Grant County
Rossburg
Ohio
Mariow
Pennsylvania
Amanda Hamaker
R. A. Bennet
First Christian Church
van Buren
Emma Landens
R.S. Middleton
Detroit
Mich
M. A. Crist
Maries
Smith Elected PAOK Chairman
Smith Glen K. Smith of Fairmount township was elected county chairman of the Prohibition party at a convention in the circuit court. O S Malton Swayze was elected secretary. Township committeemen named include Van Buren David Kelley Washington Theen Campbell Pleasant M O Stevens Richland D O Winger Sims L K Foust Swayzee Franklin William B Small Center Charles Be Coffin Moorse William E Stout Jefferson Prof B W Ayres Liberty Arthur W Jay Green H O Kilgore Mill Al McCracken. The state organization aims to gather 200000 signatures to pledge support for a complete overthrow of the liquor traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen KE. Smith
Fairmount Township
O. S. Malton
Swayze
van Buren
David Kelley
Washington
Theen Campbell
Pleasant
M. O. Stevens
Richland
D. O. Winger
Sims
L. K Foust
Swayzee
Franklin
William B. Small
Center
Charles BE. Coffin
Moorse
William &. Stout
Jefferson
B. W. Ayres
Liberty
Arthur W. Jay
Green
H. O. Kilgore
Mill
al McCracken
New Restaurant Opens for Mr and Mrs C L Bockmier
Mr and Mrs C L Bockmier opened their new restaurant Saturday inviting guests to a handsome venue where carnations and cigars were given during the evening.
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Fred Drake
John J. Howard
KE. S. Howard
W. C. Booz
Guy Ducknall
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State of Indiana
County of
Grant
E. S. Howard
van Buren State Bank
MicHago B. Crist
J. P
Farmers’ Trust CO
The
Bank of Efficient Service
Sheriff Wright
Board of Trade
Pittsburs
LEAF
DR. HE Blacks
van Buren Cemetery
Smith
PAOK
Kokomo
Ind
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