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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
4
Advertising rates furnished on application and due by Tuesday afternoon. Ads run until ordered out unless time instructions accompany them. Obituary poetry priced at ten cents per line. Reach this office for display or local ad space details.
Classified notice from Van Buren Indiana lists wants for rent and sale items. Includes eggs for sale at 81 dollars, weaving services, a two horse carriage offered with pole and shafts, and property sale advertisements by Janes Heffner at Vine and 4th streets.
The case Smiley M. Farr versus Gipe D. Burgoon at Van Buren Township Justice Michael B. Crist warns Burgoon, a nonresident, to appear June 20 1912 at 2 PM to answer the complaint or face judgment in his absence. Seal and official date noted May 23 1912.
On Friday June 14 the Flag Association of America with headquarters in New York City plans nationwide celebrations. Public schools and private schools may hold Flag Day exercises as citizens are invited to recognize the emblem of the nation. The piece references the 1777 and 1784 flag law changes and the evolving number of stars and stripes with state admissions.
A pro workplace ethics note urges loyalty and unified support for one's employer, advising to address issues directly or leave if irreconcilable. The item also mentions pure hamburger sandwiches at Dads and details about W T McDougle's greenhouse on North First Street with early sowing efforts and surplus plants.
Socialists of Van Buren held a Sunday gathering with G. W. Carmichael of Marion delivering a lecture. He traced the evolution of commercialism in the U S and its impact on labor showing rising machine use, increased output, and stagnant individual wages while owners gain profits. The crowd was large and attentive to the discourse.
Central Mr and Mrs J B Sinclair hosted a Sunday dinner for Lou Barns Frank Anderson and their children Leonard Phil William Bernice Marsh Louise Barns and Mrs Wm Huggins of Owensburg Ind Also Mr and Mrs Homer Pulley visited D E Boller over Sunday Others include Frank Brower and Miss Bessie Lynn in Marion Win Huggins visiting Mrs J B Simclair Clyde Wageaman and children Dora Ray Ross and Johnnie with the Doyle couple Charley Boller and children Kathleen Evelyn calling on D E Boller Mrs J Bo Sinclair and Mrs Win Huggins visiting Mrs Fremont Harvey Monday Roxy Boller and family spent Sunday with John Boller family Dorothy Nelson Jack Frank Browne out autoviding Frank Gorman helping Frank Anderson with his corn crop Har help includes Mr and Mrs Tlarl Anderson visiting Frank Anderson.
Minneapolis May 18 Delegates at the Methodist Episcopal general conference voted 446 to 369 to keep unchanged church discipline banning dancing card playing and related amusements. On the fifth bishop ballot W O Sheppard of Chicago led with 400 votes, 30 shy of election.
Mrs. M. L. Bockmire reports owning a pair of fine twin calves and reveals her chickens hatchery triumph. She set two hens on eggs, one with fifteen and the other with eighteen, totaling thirty three hatched chickens.
Administrator of the estate of Owren M. Cloud will sell the west half of the northeast quarter of section 13, township 25, north, range 9 east, by private sale on or after June 15 1912, court approval required. Terms: one third cash, six months, nine months, 6 percent interest, mortgage security. Lawyers Brownlee and Clin. Dr and Mrs Derbyshire visited Muncie for Decoration Day. Mystic theatre continues three reels and Majestic remains cool with two electric fans.
The Northern Baptist convention adopts a resolution condemning President Taft for suspending the non sectarian order on Indian schools and blocking Commissioner Valentine. It says Taft ignored a plea from a 17 million member inter church commission to enforce the order.
A historical-essay style piece argues confidence drives achievement from Columbus to Morse, Bell, Edison, Wright brothers, and Marshall Field. It notes confidence underpins credit and consumer trust, asserting that buyers seek reliable quality and that confidence sustains everyday commerce.
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