BUCHANAN. Joseph C. - Putnam

Joseph C. Buchanan, who was a familiar figure upon our streets died at his home near Judson on Friday of last week, following an operation to relieve intestinal trouble. He was taken ill on Wednesday. He was born on the farm entered by his father, James Buchanan, the first white settler in Washington Township March 2, 1840. He graduated from the Waveland Academy Inn 1860. In 1862 he enlisted in the 78th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and afterwards in the 137th, serving to the close of the war. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon.