Van Buren Plans Major Street Improvements
Van Buren aims for three miles of new paving next spring with plans for First and West Second streets tarvia and brick, West Main to Fourth Street stone paving, and Mill Street to connect key local firms. If approved, the town will become a top paved small city in the country.
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van Buren
United States
Lust First Street
West Second Street
Elm Street
South First Street
West Main
Chester Street
First Street
Drake Tarvia Road
Fourth Street
West Main Street
Laodessville
Mill Street
Studabaker Grain & Seed Co
Cline Lumber Co
J. H. Sullivan &Co
M. J. Formans
Mills Machine Co
West Third Street
Doyle Receives Flattering Report on Township Finances
Van Buren township trustee William Doyle is praised after field examiners Luring Bundy and Ulysses Jourdan of the State Board of Accounts complete a sworn audit. The report declares Doyle's accounts absolutely correct with no clerical errors and commends his accounting method as among the best in the state.
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van Buren Township
William Doyle
Messrs
Luring Bundy
Ulysses Jourdan
State Board of Accounts
Doyle
Christmas newspaper bundle offer thrills readers everywhere
A multi paper offer bundles The News Eagle Home Life Farm Life Woman's World and Greens Fruit Grower for a year at 1.18 dollars. Readers are urged to hurry to the office with hat and wife’s pocketbook to grab the deal.
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News
Woman's World
Green
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank Opens in Van Buren
A new bank in Van Buren opens January 1 after stock sold quickly with twenty five thousand dollars subscribed. Directors include A L Woodard G G Richardson J Riley Henry Sanderman Chas C Wulf and William Doyle with R T Calender of Marion Finance leaders W E Riley as president W Doyle as vice president and Chas C Huff as secretary treasurer The bank acquired the brick block at First and Main and promises courteous service and solid banking.
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Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
van Buren
Marioo
A. L. Woodard
G. G. Richardson
J. &. Riley
Henry Sanderman
Chas. C. Wulf
William Doyle
R. T. Caiender
Farmore Trust and Savings Co
Marion
J. E. Riley
George G. Richardson
L. V. Conwell
Charles C. Huff
Henry F. Saoderman
KB. F. Brower
A. N. Doyle
Willard Elkins
Edward Bloch
Charles W. Reed
John O. Spurgeon
W. R. Spurgeon
H. T. Connelly
BR. T. Calender
L. C. Doyle
Henry A. Losure
P. H. Bollhoefer
E BR Rob
Wm. Doyle
Chas. C. Haff
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Emma Landers
First
W. A. Paxton & Co
Huff Test Well Shows Promise for Van Buren Field
Local oil prospects rise as Huff well No. 1 reportedly yields fifteen to twenty barrels daily and a second string is added. Mr. Huff and partners plan another Furman lease well, signaling renewed field activity and confidence amid high Indiana oil prices.
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van Buren
James Furman
Huff
Newe-Eagle
Mr. Huff
Furman
Vane Buren
Indiana
Muncie
Officers Sworn In At Town Board Meeting
At the regular town board meeting last Friday night the new clerk Dr W W Mott and city marshal elect E R Roberts took oaths and bonds though terms begin January Bond amounts for Mott were 1000 as clerk with Riley Doyle Howard as bondsmen and 10000 as treasurer with Howard Duckwall Riley Doyle and W Duckwall as bondsmen Roberts bonded for 1000 with A L Woodard as bondsman New board members A E Michand and Fred Los ure attended to learn municipal affairs.
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W. W. Mott
E R. Roberts
Van Buren Bank to Reorganize into State or National Bank
Plans are underway to reorganize the Van Buren Bank, a private institution in Grant county. Twelve or fourteen new stockholders will be admitted from local citizens, with no foreign capital, as details remain to be finalized for a rapid transition.
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van Buren Bank
Grant County
John J. Howard
E. $8. Howard
P. S. Howard
Vag Buren
Teachers Hold Good Institute In Van Buren Township
Teachers of Van Buren township meet at the high school for their third institute. A large crowd attended. The program included reading and oral reading drills, lessons on agriculture cooking and sociology, a paper on the art of questioning, and a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Doyle to honor the teachers.
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van Buren Township
Rosa Rhodes
Jessie Creviston
James Farr
Institute
H. H. Scott
Wmn. Doyle
Doyle
Pierson Buys Merchandise Across Grants and Gas City
EB L Pierson a Marshall Field of Grant county buys dry goods in Ridgeville valued over 1400 and ships to Jonesboro. adds a large grocery stock in Upland to Pierson Harvey stock in Van Buren. traded 500 worth of merchandise for property in Gas City last week.
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EB. L. Pierson
Marshall Field
Grant County
Pierson
Ridgeville
Jonesboro
Upland
Pierson & Harvey
van Buren
Gas City
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Drake Drug CO
Conwell & Paxton
Dorit Con
Toledo
VIA
Lex E. B. Kern
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O. G. Willey, Prop
Erts
Robert Gardner
Mary E. Landess
Mary EK
Landess
D. Wyeth Landess
Flossie L. Miller
H.G. Gardner
August Bollhoefer
William Cramer
Clerk Mott
Marshal Roberts
Aurelia Willey
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