Beloved Van Buren County Citizen Enoch A Anderson Dies
Enoch FE Anderson born January 17 1850 in Van Buren township Grant county died March 8 11 at 65 years 2 months 1 day. He married Olivia Leas February 16 1871 and lived on North First street. Funeral held at Church of Christ with large crowd. interment Van Buren cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch FE Anderson
Isaac
Eliza
Camblin) Anderson
van Buren
Grant County
Olivia F
Daniel and
Mancy Leas
Indiana
Wilbur
Ica E
Edith Brown
Boyd Clapper
Edith
Mr. Anderson
McCormick
Bro
A. M. Morris
Anderson
Church of Christ
van Buren Cemery
Traction Line Seeks New Tariff For Local Fares
The Marion and Bluffton Traction Company petitions the Public Service Commission of Indiana for authority to issue a new Copper Zone tariff applying two cents per mile for extra distance. The plan lowers some fares and raises others, with changes in Bluffton Marion Warren routes, and includes mileage books and free under five policy. A formal hearing is set for March 29 at the State House in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion & Bluffton Traction Company
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
Marion & Bluffton
Bluffton
Marion
Warren
van Buren
Public Service Commission
Commission
State House
Indianapolis
Ind
Relation of Van Buren Woman and Custer Family Death
Telegraph reports the death of N J Custer from apoplexy near Monroe Michigan after a long Custer line and church worker. widow Mrs Custer and sisters Mrs Jeffries. Local call for Van Buren to fund two community buildings with all dollars spent locally through merchants and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Bec. Jeffries
N. J. Custer
Custer
Geo. Custer
Thomas and
Ruston
Little Big Hern River
Mr. Custer
Pythian Sisters Host Banquet For Knight Of Pythias
The Pythian Sisters hosted a Thursday banquet at the K of P hall honoring the Knight of Pythias and their wives. Green St Patrick decorations framed a two course supper and a short program with K of P band selections, vocal soloist Mrs J M Toney, and readings by Miss Thelma Pierson and Miss Helen Struble. The Windy band entertained and about 125 people attended the event at City Drug store treated by Van Pilkingto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
van Buren
Helen Struble
City
van Pilkingtoo
Card of Thanks from Anderson Family
The Anderson family expresses sincere gratitude to those who assisted them during illness and death of their husband and father, Mrs. E. E. Anderson and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Anderson
Hodson sued for bad checks in two bank suits
Orville Hodson, a youth, faces damages totaling 4134.25 in two Frankfort suits by First National Bank for 2297.50 and American National Bank for 1546.75. The complaints allege fraudulently obtained 3595 on August 19, 1912, with Hodson an heir of John Hodson and likely to face future judgments. Attorney Kent and Ryan represent the banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Hodson
Jeffersonville
Frankfort
First National Bank
American National Bank
Mam
Kent & Ryan
Hodson
John Hodson
Mark Twain on Advertising Spider in Paper Laughs at Merchants
Early Mark Twain, then editor of a Missouri paper, answered a subscriber who found a spider in the issue. He joked that the spider was neither lucky nor unlucky, but simply inspecting which merchants do not advertise so others know where the webs are not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Missouri
Thia
Studebaker Film At Star Theatre Friday Night
Star Theatre presents an instructional Studebaker showing detailing car making from foundries to assembly. The program includes The Silent Valley two reel drama and Feeding the Kitty, with a race between an airplane and a car. Invited guests view free. others pay 5 cents. First show 6 45 p.m.
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Studebaker
Star Theatre
Chemical Laboratories
Silent Valley
Nestor
Wigger Buggy and Harness Co
Forgery convict Hodson sent to reformatory
Orville Hodson, convicted of passing forged checks totaling $3,495 at two Frankfort banks in August 1912, was fined $10 and sentenced to from two to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville state reformatory. His parents and wife, Hattie Bainbridge Hudson, attended as Hodson apologized and vowed to reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Hodson
Frankfort
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Hudson
John Iodson
Near van Buren
Hattie Bainbridge Hudson
Louisville
Hodson
Orville
Joouieville
Preventing Smut in Oats Warned by County Agent
County Agent Otis Crane urged farmers to treat oats for smut at minimal cost. The Purdue plan recommends formaldehyde solution treated seed, overnight stacking, drying, and extra sowing to compensate swollen grain, with further details via circular 23 from Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Otis Crane
van Buren State Bank
Purdue University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Lafayette
Ind
To a College Town at the opera house tonight
A crowd pleaser promises to be one of the most laughable entertainments in Van Buren. Local talent stars in a lively plot filled with thrills and mirth as Miss Marguerite Jaynes directs the cast including Walker Farr Neal Barnes Claud Dillon Mark Shipholt Jim Farr Florence Farr Nellie Hodson Jessie Creviston Lenore Tosey Eva Hoxel Bryce Landes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera
van Buren
Marguerite Jaynes
Marion Normal College
Jimmie
Walker Farr
Oenetaeo Niga
Cniece Neal Barnes Shorty
Claud Dillon
Billy
Mark Shipholt Major
Waiter Creviston
Professor Popp
Jim Farr Scotch
Austin Ferguson
Popp
Jessie Creviston Mies Jim
Nellie Hodson
Bagesby
Florence Farr
Marjorie
Nellie Thom Eom
Twiggs
Lenore Tosey
Margaret Green
Jane
Eva Hoxel Leviticus
Bryce Landes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Drake
West Main Street
Farmers’ Trust CO
The
Bank of Efficient Service
Enoch E. Anderson
Michigan
Hodgson 15
van Buren Furniture Co
Grafonola
Reformatory
Purdue
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