06 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
1
A Van Buren citizen James Heffner leads a petition urging the town board to restore marshal Rob erts salary to 850 per month from five dollars. Supporters claim the board stands firm while opponents mock the marshal and question his commitment.
The text argues that towns fail more from lack of confidence than from other causes. It urges business leaders and residents to foster hope and active effort. A hopeful, industrious climate attracts investment and residents, while pessimism repels them and prompts departures.
A vivid description extols gum chewing by a girl noting white teeth, rosy cheeks, and a rising nose as she bites and chews a large piece. The narrator praises the act with lush, sensory detail and a playful tone.
Life is a gift of inestimable value and fraught with lasting interest. It urges self improvement and helping others, urging proper use of time and talents. Work and progress are the order of creation and idlers have no place among life's toilers.
A reflective piece urges readers to accept unjust harm calmly, curb self made sorrows, and learn from failure. It counsels coolness, courage, and self poise, treating setbacks as a sunrise to new purpose, with salvage from wrecks and renewed effort.
Clover Leaf and D. & C. N. steamer from Toledo announce an annual excursion to Mackinac Island on Tuesday September 10. Tickets are sold at a low rate with return after ten days. Passengers travel on regular vestibuled Clover Leaf trains with emphasis on comfort, making the trip popular.
Citizens report a beer wagon arriving around 10:30 Tuesday night and being unloaded at a later location. Some claim Marshal Roberts saw the wagon and did nothing to investigate its contents, drawing sharp criticism of official vigilance and morality in town.
Readers of the News-Eagle sent letters over the past week criticizing officer E. R. Roberts over his handling of rambling dens blind tigers and immoral houses during a Markle bank robbery. The paper vows investigation before publication and teases more details next week.
Calling cards letter heads statements envelopes and sale bills printed on short notice at the News Ledger office offering fast job printing for customers.
The town marshal was surprised by News Eagle editor while the editor watched from behind a wagon on Marion's public square. A face to face bump followed, accusations of dirty work denied, and both men departed, pondering a future confrontation.
Last Monday night a dispute in Gaizer's pool room led to a pugilistic clash between blacksmiths Stone and Blangey. Stone prevailed in the first round while Blangey sustained facial injuries. Both appeared before Squire Crist and paid small fines.
A brief letter from Coalingo California dated August 23 1813 encloses a money order for a subscription to the News-Hack suggesting the writer fears being put on the black list with the town marshal if payments are not kept up. The missive urges the editor to pursue the matter and praises the publication’s spirit.
The article notes hogs no longer pay as quotas advance for years yet mentions hogs that fail to pay, continuing to take the paper for years until the postmaster returns it with a refused or undeliverable mark.
An exchange notes a man can hire a woman for life at no wages within an hour and a half, while two weeks of search might yield a worker at fair wages and board. The remark contrasts ease of personal recruitment with longer job-hunt efforts in hiring.
A public official is accused of proposing immoral acts with a young girl. The speaker demands the official be deprived of authority and whipped in the public square by the girl’s father as punishment.
S J Lindsay departed Tuesday with a party for Carrington North Dakota to inspect the rich agricultural district with the aim of purchasing productive land.
Friends of Mrs Warren gave her a pleasant surprise Monday evening for her birthday anniversary. She received many pretty and useful gifts and a delicious lunch was enjoyed.
The Ave editor notes the effort of vetting 52 weekly issues annually as labor. A subscriber paying a year in advance represents capital. A deadbeat who takes the paper for years then leaves unpaid embodies anarchy at the margins of a small paper.
Charley Moore and family from LaFon taine visited friends in the Van Buren area over Saturday and Sunday, returning home with news of their trip and impressions of locals.
Mrs S Y Ramage and her children from Gil City Pennsylvania are visiting relatives and friends here for a few weeks.
Delinquent subscriptions by I. Rh. Roverts Sam Behrder Saumuel Baumgardiper and others will be sold at steep cash discounts or exchanged for goods. Potatoes or apples accepted. First come first served as the paper seeks prompt payment of debts.
The passage urges women to cultivate a cheerful sense of humor as a vital habit. It argues home should not be a battlefield and describes brightening both bright and dark circumstances as an essential daily discipline.
Mrs Mary P Stimax fled from danger at her son’s rural home last Tuesday. She went to the barn to escape a serious operation mishap and narrowly saved her life amid a tense incident.
A farmer notices thirty dollars in the road near a prominent business farmer's home, left months ago and weathered by exposure. The note suggests the money is tied to farm machinery that will need replacement soon due to this mishap.
The News Hayle announces it will print obituaries free of charge as they contain news of interest to readers who knew the deceased. Cards of thanks, however, will be charged at regular advertising rates since they convey courtesies rather than news.
Opinion urging growth for Van Buren. Advocates using town resources, brains, hustle, and money to upgrade. Calls for action and modernization over old complaints or store lamentations.
Dema Huff spent Sunday with Dol lie Peters. Isyle Vincent spent Sunday with Dora Leverich.
Mrs. Sarah Elliott departed Friday for a visit in Michigan, traveling to spend time with relatives and explore the region.
Robert Pilkington and his wife enjoyed a leisure Sunday outing at Winona Lake with no incident reported.
Ms and Mrs Galbraith drove to Hartford City and Eaton on Sunday in a brief outing report noting their itinerary and travel.
Lawrence Cambrio, who has spent two years away, is visiting Oklahoma. The report notes his return and the purpose of the trip.
The Doyle reunion will be held next Sunday at T. B. Doyle's home on South First Street in Van Buren, instead of A. J. Doyle's as advertised last week.
A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Furnish on September 1 bringing joy to the family. The birth adds a new member to the household and marks a happy occasion for relatives and neighbors.
A fatherly admonition against swearing urges son to abandon profanity. It argues oaths reveal ignorance, weaken statements, and show poor education, urging better English and self control.
Visitors describe our town as prosperous and thriving due to strong grain and stock markets. Traveling salesmen note high prices paid by buyers, while local merchants stock large quantities at cash prices, offering customers cut rates. Energetic business men help build up the town.
The text notes that a tidy yard and well kept flowers reflect orderly habits, while rubbish and untrimmed bushes suggest untidiness. It urges residents to keep and beautify properties, implying habits shown by their surroundings.
A preacher denounces the liquor trade, calling it a work of the devil. He argues that the business of making and selling intoxicating beverages causes immense evil, harms community peace, and ensnares many in lifelong vice.
Mr and Mrs E H DePoy and their Tennessee family are to become citizens of Van Buren. Mr DePoy, a top printer, will begin work at the News Eagle with Mr Chas Bayless resigning October 1. Welcome to our City.
Local readers are urged to patronize home merchants advertised in the News-Eagle weekly columns to save money. The notice emphasizes shopping locally through familiar businesses and strengthens community commerce.
Citizens defend William Lee president of the town board amid censure from A. L. Woodard and others. The letter praises Lee as honorable and urges unity to back municipal reform and rid the town of corrupt elements. The note frames his stand as virtuous and calls for civic righteousness and collective support.
During the last term of the circuit court at Atchison county Missouri the cage of H F R Staple versus Charles Traub was heard. Traub took the Atchison County Mail for 16 years and refused payment claiming non receipt. The jury found Traub liable for the entire 16 year arrearage at $50 a year totaling $24 with court costs and attorney fees pushing total near $100. The court cited a similar appeals court ruling that a subscriber must pay for a paper as long as it is taken from the post office.
The Marion Bluffton and Eastern Traction Company schedule filed in circuit court lists liabilities of 850000 in bonds with 130000 held by Marion Trust and 720000 issued, plus 80 to 100 claims from the 1912 Marion wreck and ditch liens. Assets include 32 miles of track and buildings, Goldthwait Park lease, cash 873.51, a 1500 CD, and a 1259 note from Wells Construction. Franchises are for 98 or 60 years and none contain objectionable features.
Mrs Rose Browning and William B Loundenback were united in marriage on August 22 at Lodianapolis. The couple are well known and reside south of Van Buren. Friends extend wishes for a happy journey through married life.
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