03 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
Greencastle Democrat
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1894
Page
1
A long local column mixes promotional talk with society notes. It mentions canvassing for goods in Greencastle, rough treatment during an assault attempt on Flora Crawley, legal actions, and a shock of community updates including illnesses, visits, weddings, and a death in Owen County.
A Greencastle report notes Maloney setting ice, Justin losing a horse valued at 100 dollars, and a Supreme Court call. It mentions City of Greencastle, Mayor Varley, an as yet unclear Indiana affi rit, and local property trades including J A Van trading for Wallace Svain’s Hanna Street grocery.
Readable precinct returns show Monroe Township 172 For and 79 Against, Lloyd Township 168 For and 2 Against, with overall support for the Bainbridge gravel road purchase. The tally highlights local approval across precincts and indicates a decisive move toward funding and acquiring the road.
Putnam county prohibitionists plan a mass meeting at the courthouse Saturday at ten o clock to nominate county officers and conduct party business. Prof F T McWhirn of the state central committee and the assembly are to attend along with W A Craver, chairman of the committee. The item notes a linked legal custody dispute involving Annie Mounce and her former husband Paris of Richmond.
W N Mark of Cloverdale shot a large eagle seven feet four inches from tip to tip. He broke its wing and ran a long distance before it was caught. The bird clung to his hand tearing a vein and bleeding freely before the sore hand let him display the eagle in Cloverdale.
A crowded Greencastle primary yields a tangled tale of votes and accusations. Uriah Ashley labels 450 liars while Deacon Hurley withstands threats from rivals. Browning loses to Miller. J. Dexter Cutler walks a middle path as I. Lefters discuss voter tactics and party loyalties amid a backdrop of horse market chatter and Depression era stock pointers.
The Stetson company presents a 203 pound dog 35 inches tall at shoulder and 7 feet long from tip to tail, costing 1000 dollars. Once owned by the Czar of Ruossia the animal was given to actress Marguerite Fish, then sold to Bradenbure of museum fame and shown in major U.S. cities. It now stars in a monster street parade exhibited locally by Stetson’s Uncle Tom's Cabin Company.
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