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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
5
City Drug Store advertises ice cream in all flavors. Local notes include Mrs. W. K. Fraizer in Marion Tuesday and Rev. L. A. Levits delivering a Decoration Day address in Albany Friday. Family visits and travel mentions appear throughout Marion and Wells County.
Van Herbert Banter six months old son of Mr and Mrs Bar Banter of Van Buren died Saturday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Oak Chapel Church at 2:30 PM Monday with interment in Oak Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs Lulu Beasley and Miss Martha Beasley were in Marion Tuesday. S G Rubinsus returned home after a lakes trip. Mrs Lew Bockmter and Mrs Harry Moore visited Marion. Mrs Pat McCambridge of Tulsa is visiting friends there. Forest Higgins and Leo Peters now work at a Marion glass factory. Bert Doyle spent Sunday with his parents. The next WCTU meeting will be with Mrs J H Galbreath. Mr and Mrs Bert Harvey dined with Mr and Mrs Will Cox. Merle and Hester Dean spent Sunday with their mother. Mr and Mrs W K Frazier and Mrs Lena McDougle attended baptism in Mt Etna.
Mr and Mrs Jon R Browne visited Sunday with Mrs Browne s parents Mr and Mrs J E Riley Emery Winter of Warren will become section boss here replacing Chas May and will relocate his family to this place
Boyd Atwell visiting friends from California and Von Pilkington have returned from a fishing trip to Webster Lake.
Floyd Miller Roy Makemson Herbert Lander and Clayton Beeler attended a district K of P meeting at Converse recently.
Wesley Shrock and family drove to Illinois to visit his son for a few days, traveling by automobile.
Mrs. Walter Dawson traveled to Muncie this week to tend the grave of her little daughter buried in a local cemetery. She returned home today.
Charles May and family relocate to Delphos Ohio where Mr May will assume a foreman role with the Clover Leaf section crew, continuing his supervisory duties in a new location.
Eugene DePoy accepts agency for the Brown laundry at Marion. Mr. Wolfe, the manager, came over yesterday and closed the deal with him.
Charlie Muchmore came back from New York after several weeks seeking relief for his health. He believes his condition improved but says the weather there was too harsh for his recovery.
E. B. Kern station agent rented the Chas. May property and traveled to Swayzen Wednesday evening to supervise removing household goods to Van Buren. Mrs. Kern and the four children will join him early next week as new town residents.
Several young people from Van Buren enjoyed a Sunday dinner at Swinging Bridge near Lancaster. Among the group were Misses Florence Farr Maud Howard Nelile Hodson Helen Howard Josephine Robinson Ruth Beck and Messrs D Wyeth Landers Claud Dillion Walter Crevision Neal Barnes Austin Ferguson Glen Camblin and Floyd Miller and his son Floyd Jr.
Mrs William T McDougle was surprised Wednesday evening when sixty three friends and relatives gathered at her North Main Street home. A six oclock supper followed by five gallons of ice cream capped the event.
Tired-out nervous men and women would gain energy and appetite by using Electric Bitters. The ad claims the remedy supports stomach, liver and kidneys and cites Mrs. O. Rhinevault of Vestal Center NY praising its life-changing effects. Available for 59 cents or 1.00, recommended by City Drug Store.
Trustees convened with teachers and graduates at the high school to arrange Towne ship commencement on June 17. A News Eagle sample program was chosen, colors green and pink, carnation as class flower. Officers elected: President William McDougle, Vice President Harry Plummer, Secretary Joan Landers, Treasurer Lillian Howard. The class has forty members, the largest in the county, with eight contesting for oratorical honors and in training now.
80 acres two thirds black for sale eight miles northwest of Hartford City with fair improvements. Address J. W. Edger Marion Indiana 2214.
Mrs Roy Harvey, who has suffered a gathering in her head, is improving.
Kenneth Doyle accepts a position with Harwood and Barley factories in Marion. Edna Drake travels to Chicago to stay with her sister and brother. Julia Rumple Nora Byall Gladys Lytle and Eva Boxell begin teachers training at the Normal Institute.
BE. W. Landess was at Winona on Monday to arrange for Joan Landess to take an elocution course there this summer.
The marriage of Princess Victoria Luise, sole daughter of the German Emperor, to Prince August of Cumberland took place in Berlin last Saturday. No attendees from Van Buren are known to have been present.
Prof Homer MH Scott travels to Muncie to arrange special summer work at the Normal and to complete his A B degree. He will join the faculty for the season as an assistant instructor in Latino. E Maggart, recent Fairmount arrival and Vint Bover blacksmith shop purchaser, cut the third finger on his right hand last Friday while using a lawnmower. the wound was dressed and is healing.
The U B Church lists Sunday School at 9 30, class at 10 30, junior and senior services at 6 and 6 45 p m, preaching at 7 45, and a Wednesday prayer meeting. Quarterly conference set for Saturday June 7 at 1 30 p m in Van Buren. Dr N D Welford to preach June 7 8 and temperance program on June 8 at 6 45 p m under B C EB auspices. J W Chambers pastor.
Sunday service at 9 30. Class meeting at 10 30. Epworth League at 6 45. Sermon by the pastor at 7 45. Bible study Monday at 7 45. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 45.
The Church of Christ holds Bible reading at 10:00 a.m. and communion at 11:00 a.m. On the third Lord's Day each month Shannon D. Baker of Owensburg Indiana preaches at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
For sale a good family driving mare with harness and rubber tired buggy. Contact Otto L Kirk, Patric, 18tf.
A commissioner will sell Lot 8 in Doyle's First Addition to Van Buren Grant County Indiana at private cash sale. The sale starts at 10 AM on a date in May 1912 and continues daily until sold. minimum bid equals appraised value. Proceedings arise from a May 2 1913 judgment in case 15673 John Eversole vs Chaney R Gierhart et al.
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