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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
3
The Oliver Typewriter introduces the Hewest Model No 5 at 8100 with no extra charge. Pay the balance at T cents a day for the irresistible 85 offer. The era of universal typewriting approaches as typewriters triumph over pen and ink.
The Oliver Typewriter is praised as the swiftest most versatile machine with strong durable construction and Printype not charged. It enhances success for office and home use and is described as a visible sign of progress guiding ambitious buyers toward better order and outcomes.
Indiana Legislature advances a $75,000 bid to buy Joseph A. Rink’s Meridian street home for a governor’s mansion and approves a companion $83,000 funding bill. It also backs senate amendments to the loan shark bill and passes a saloon holiday act while abortion on salaries and city council size clash.
The executive committees of the Southern Indiana Teachers Association and the Northern Indiana Teachers Association have completed programs for their annual conventions. Southern sessions will be at Tomlinson Hall with mornings free for sectional meetings on March 27 28 and 29. Northern meetings run April 3 4 and 6 with similar scheduling outline.
Articles filed with the secretary of state show North Judson Lumber company in North Judson with 15000 capital to operate lumber and coal yard. Directors listed are George D Dye Edward R Dye and Allen E Eberly. The Roberts Shaefer company of Illinois reports 8000 of its 100600 capital stock to be represented in Indiana.
Members from South Bend Logan sport Delphi Crawfordsville Frankfort Lebanon Fowler Oxford and Attica attended a large Elk lodges meeting. Plans were set for the state convention to be held in Lafayette in May with about 2500 members expected. George Fraser served as toastmaster at the banquet after the business session.
A warehouse owned by W. M. Pence, a druggist, burned and spread to Hedges & Skinner hardware and Neff Barr dry goods in Newcastle. Total loss about 2000 dollars. Pence had 1200 uninsured. Neff Barr 150 insured. Shrover building 250 insured. Hedges & Skinner 350 insured. Cause believed spontaneous combustion.
The Delos Thompson Home for Aged Women at Waldron will open May 1, 1913 as established by the Universalist convention of Indiana under the will of the late Mr. Thompson. A matron has been chosen and estate income is sufficient to operate the home. additional funds are expected soon to expand capacity. The fund now totals $23,216.
Police and railroad detectives arrest Rich ard Mather a former saloon keeper as the head of a freight car theft gang. A house search there recovered thousands in merchandise identified as from Monon and Wabash cars. Mather says he only boards there. his ex wife and five children live with seven other boys. Police estimate the total value over five thousand dollars.
In Bartholomew county hogs die from cholera due to last year’s damaged corn. Farmers and stock dealers say this year’s crop is sound. Calf marketing for veal is blamed for cattle scarcity and high meat prices. Dealers urge a law restricting sale of very young calves and claim veal often unfit for food upon inspection.
Fort Wayne reports Charles W. Porter forty five? thirty five year old Progressive party candidate for county prosecutor died from acute indigestion after a cigar store scuffle with Floyd Young. Porter was knocked down, broke an ankle, and died while under ether at home.
In Orleans robbers blew open the local post office safe but fled without stealing loot as Dr. W H Patton heard the explosion and fired a shotgun. The safe suffered heavy damage with outer walls torn away. About $300 in stamps remained untouched. Bloodhounds trailed the suspects toward a south town railroad area.
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