Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Friday, October 13, 1916 GEORGE A. BINFORD DIED IN THE WEST Man Who Operated First Notion Store Here Years Ago Expired at Seattle, Washington George A. Binford, about sixty years old formerly in business here died Wednesday night in Seattle, Washington, relatives here were informed by wire Thursday. Mr. Binford was born on a farm where the town of Garfield now stands and lived here until 1883 when he went to Chicago. He was married here in 1877 to Miss Nettie Myers. Mr. Binford was employed at the Allen Brothers dry goods store and alter conducted the first notion store Crawfordsville had. A year ago Mr. and Mrs. Binford left Chicago going to Seattle. His death followed a brief illness. Burial will be at Portland, Oregon. *Parents - Caleb W. and Emily Jane Allen Binford