Hendricks County News Roundup of Local Events
Danville and Coatesville visits noted with auditor and treasurer shifts. Rev Andrew Leitch and bride expected home. Miller murder trial ends with manslaughter verdict. Hendricks Fanciers host sixth annual exhibit with over a thousand entries as corn show runs. Towles widow dies. revival at Friends church progresses with Earlham College team. Public reaction mixed to verdict. defense seeks a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Leitch
The
Christian Church
Hendricks County Fanciers’ Association
Miller
DePauw YMCA Deputation Uplifts Coatesville Youth
A five member delegation from DePauw University, sharing a practical gospel of helpfulness, spent a week in Coatesville. They funded their stay, held public meetings, and two Greencastle professors spoke at the Methodist church, stressing Christian duty and temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association of
DePauw University
Coatesville
Epworth League
Greencastle
Harry B. Gough
Paul
LaFollette
Pilate
Present Day Club Concert Ends With Calendar Prize
The Present Day Club met December 28 with Mrs. Ella Hart leading attire wear backward. The session featured music and papers on Children of Other Nations and Royal Mothers, a vocal solo by Mrs. Maud Lakin, and Mrs. Daisy Knight winning a calendar in a year‑start contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellahart
Lella Gamb Old
Maud Lakin
Mamie Campbell
Daisy Knight
University Heights Promises Modern Homes in Coatesville
In Coatesville a new residential development named University Heights is planned on Hannah Elrod's land just south of the public school. Buyers C. T. Knight G. H. Hughes and A. M. Lisby have purchased lots and promise modern architecture. The town shows stable growth with no empty houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Heights
Hannah Elrod
C. 10. Knight
G. H. Hughes
A. M. Lisby
Coatesville
Modern Woodmen Indoor Fair in Coatesville
The Modern Woodmen of Coatesville hold an indoor fair in the Bowen building on January 11 12 and 13 featuring Ben Holmes Amusement Company with three free acts and four shows. Holmes returns to his home city after the outdoor season, bringing extensive amusement experience. Music by the Coatesville Orchestra. Everyone invited for a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen
Coatesville
Bowen
Ben Holmes
Town Board Debates Purchasing Building for Public Use
The town board weighs buying a business room once occupied by O J Larkin to serve as meeting hall storage for electrical gear and a fire brigade, with space for steel cages to replace unsanitary facilities. It could house an electrical transformer and be bought cheaply, marking a shift toward a needed public building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Larkin
Callaboose
New Year Open House at Coatesville M E Church
About twenty families attended the Calender Club Aid Society New Year dinner at the M E church. The event featured a sumptuous meal a peaceful spirit a social hour and piano selections. The article notes 1912 holds meaning for the Coatesville church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Calender Club Aid Society
Coatesville M. E. Church
Six Oclock Dinner at Mrs Wortha Masten Home
Mrs Wortha Masten near Coatsville entertained friends at a six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening. Guests from Green Castle Monrovia Stilesville and local attendees joined in a five course meal amid NM as decorations and evening pleasures.
O Neal to Retire as Treasurer Returns to Coatesville Farm
Danville Gazette notes J. E. O Neal ends two years as treasurer and will return to his farm near Coatesville with the respect of colleagues calling him the right kind of a good fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. O'Neal
Coatesville
Lfe
Jake
Danville Gazette
One Year Leases Hurt Farmland and Landlords
An agricultural note criticizes one year leases as driving soil depletion and losses for renters. It argues longer leases of three to five years stabilize farms, allow maintenance, and ensure fair landlord and tenant protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thusen
Hunter's Repayment Story Remains Elusive
A fragmentary text hints at a hunter's repayment or debt issue but leaves vague details about individuals, dates, or events. The readable portion mentions repayment and unidentified parties, offering little concrete context for full summary.
Card of Thanks for loss of son and kindness received
Family of Mr and Mrs John wish to thank friends for help during late illness and loss of son Harry. They also thank those who were kind upon their arrival after the accident. May God bless them all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amily
John
Hlarry
Commercial Club Discusses Lodging Milk Plant and Library
The Commercial Club held a near empty meeting focusing on hotel accommodations in Coatesville. A three member committee will investigate better services, while Otto Lakin studies a Sheridan Ind milk condenser plant to gauge farmer gains and plant benefits. The club plans library talks and seeks a guest to explain library procedures, with next meeting set for seven.
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Commercial Club
Coatesville
Otto Lakin
Lakin
Sheridan
Ind
Indianapolis
Toe Heralp
Six O clock Dinner Party Hosted by Miss Edith Elrod
Miss Edith Elrod hosted a six o clock dinner at her West Main street home on Friday evening assisted by her mother and Miss Hertha Masten. Twelve guests attended including Mabel Williams Hertha Masten Nellie Leachman Fern Wisehart Frank O Neal Melville McHartle Emmet Bourn Joe Davidson Clay Phillips Ralph Phillips Frank Hope and Paul Hope. Dinner had four courses and music followed by guest performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortha Masten
Coatsville
Helen Kelley
Helen Broadstreet
Dorothy Arnold
Mary Tucker
Greencastle
Mabel Williaams
Monrovia
Melville McHattie
Stilesville
Nellie Leachman
Edith Elrod
Messrs
Emmet Bourn
Guy Masten
Clay
Ralph Phillips
Nmas
Alletj
West Main Street
Hertha Masten
Mabel Williams
Fern Wisehart
Frank O’neal
Melville McHartle
Joe Davidson
Frank
Paul Hope
Beta Delta Sigma Dance Dallas Club Enjoys Female Guests
The Beta Delta Sigma boys hosted a social at their club room on Thursday night December 28 with out of town guests Misses McGill and Marrial of Indianapolis Miss Ruby Crane Ruth Kendall Nona Wetter of Danville and Miss Vera Kelley of Greencastle The music was provided by Soda Bridges of Greencastle A second dance is planned in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Delta Sigma
McGill and
Marrial
Indianapolis
Ruby Crane
Ruth Kendall
Nona Wetter
Danville
Vera Kelley
Greencastle
Sunday church services and society reorganization noted
Sunday at M. E. Church includes Sunday school at 9 30 Epworth League at 6 30 and evening service with a song service. The pastor discusses The Question of a Curious Diseiple. A society pledge and reorganization are announced. Charles de Randel elected chairman of the fifth district democratic committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Whel
Smock
Charles de Randel
Theeneastre
Chariman
All Argl Readies Condensed Stars 5 0 Fics Preview
Fragmentary OCR hints at a sports or fan page item referencing condensed stars and fics. No clear event dates, teams, or outcomes available in readable text.
Clayton and Greencastle News Roundup
Dissolution of Gillen and Wilson law firm at Greencastle noted. Clayton hosts Christmas visitors from Chicago and Mississippi. Local meetings, school conventions, parole for Alva White, and Methodist revivals occur in surrounding towns. Political shifts include Greencastle nominations and local post changes. Deaths include Wesley Stevenson of Roachdale. Clayton train fatality reportedly linked to three brothers nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillen & Wilson At
Greencastle
Wesley Stevenson
Roachdale
Eighteenth
Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Shiloh
Onville
Sous Arthur
Reison
Muncie
Lon Coffman
Clayton
Greenous
Bert Gorham
Tsmore
Gorham
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Mrs
Jacob Terry
Borders
Macomber
New York
Oyir College
Ott Stanley
John Greenlee
Goatenville
Nona Keeter
Friends Church
Earlham College
Tom Jones
Hendricks County
Julia Towles
Towles
Indiana
Raving Maniac Club
Cozette Vannote
Club
E. E. Brown
U. 8
Commissioner of Education
the Commercial Club
Beta Delta Sigma Entertain
M. E. Church
Liams
Thea Bes
Theo. Burns
Mississippi
Williams
Baptist Church At
Pittsboro
Alva Edmonson and
Chicago
Earl Burton
California
Liberty Township
Marvin Weaver
Mabel McLeod
Virginia
P. Co. Waters
Alva White
Methodist
Plainfr
M. L. Fancher
O. T. Martin
Weich
James TP. Hughes
Csdge
Sutherlin
Utah
L. Airhart
Star
Putnam County
John W. Wood
Arthur L. Reat
F. H. Wilson
South Greencastle
Belnap
Caplinger
Hertha
Masten
Helen Ieten
Mary Padhut
Melville Meihet
Phi
Lara
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