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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1915
Page
1
West of Carbon the two men were arrested Monday for stealing a valuable horse owned by John McCabe of Morton. They claim they found the horse loose and brought it to Terre Haute and Canton for identification.
Oscar Sutherlin and John Morgan denied stealing the McCabe rig owned by farmer John McCabery near Morton. They were jailed in Rockville then Putnam County to face Judge James P. Hughes as Putnam Circuit Court opens in September. Police say 15 locals joined the pursuit after the theft was spotted at 10 PM three miles west of Carbon.
The annual Hurst reunion originally set for Wednesday August 4 is delayed two weeks. It will now be held Wednesday August 18 at the Oscar Blue grove half a mile south of Mt. Meridian. Delays in threshing from recent rains caused the postponement.
Memory Thoughts by A M Hootman recalls home and childhood as a reflective poem. The C W E M of the Christian church will meet with Mrs Myra Curts at her East Washington Street home on Wednesday at 2 30 o clock, with Mrs A M Hootman president and Mrs Cora O'Brien secretary.
Cora Bennett Stephenson evaluates Jackson Boyd's The Unveiling, a five act verse drama from Putnam that argues a monistic philosophy, envisions social justice and universal schooling, and challenges nationalism while embracing a future communism. The critique notes austere beauty, rich philosophical weight, and cautious optimism toward lasting value.
Carl Butler, an escaped inmate from the Indiana State Farm, was arrested in Aurora Indiana. Sheriff Theodore Bees planned to transport him to the county jail for trial in September with a 2 to 5 yearState Prison sentence looming.
James Terry a well known farmer near Belle Union fainted from heart trouble in Coatesville while loading coal. He recovered after medical aid and returned home. Other notes include bridge worker injuries at Vandalia bridge and a Lafayette fall that left Luther Boyd fatally injured. State ruling favors fraternities on tax exemptions. county undecided on next steps.
Greencastle Chapter No. 255 O E S will hold a regular session in their hall on Wednesday at 8 oclock. Initiation of candidates will take place. Reka Cook W M and Nell Warner Secretary are listed.
Miss Naomi Randel has returned from a social visit with friends in Danville Til.
The Woman's Relief Corps No. 25 reports for six months ending June 30 1915. War Museum opened on two days. Three new members installed. One box of books sent to the boys in blue at Ft Benjamin Harrison. Non monetary relief work totaled 30.50. Visits to sick 162. Bouquets sent to the sick 60. Floral offerings sent to funerals and graves decorated on Decoration Day 300. Flag Day observed at Forest Hill cemetery with ritualistic work.
Murray Townsend colored resided on south Indiana street was arraigned in Mayor Wal ter Cooper's Court on assault and battery. He pleaded not guilty claiming self defense after a fight Monday night with Andrew Pittman his brother in law. Townsend’s trial set for Friday morning. Pittman bruised, tooth lost, wife and others involved after leaving a social at Charles Taylor's home in south Greencastle.
Three trains carrying the Robinsons Great Shows will reach Greencastle from Lebanon before daybreak on a circus arrival day. The Lynch lot on west Walnut street will become a canvas city as unloading begins near Monon station. A large town crowd is expected to attend the performances as recent rains halted farming.
Frank Coss of Greencastle Kitchen Cabinet Company has been granted a patent for a kitchen cabinet with an ironing board attachment by the United States Patent Office. Jacob A Denne witz, also of Greencastle, received a patent for a lawnmower.
Alpha Chi Omega members from DePauw Wisconsin and Brenau Gainesville host their annual house party at Vawter Park Hotel on Lake Warsawee in Warsaw Indiana. Greencastle attendees include Miss Mary Wade, Miss Josephine Wade, and Miss Beatrice Herron.
The Reeves family reunion is set for Thursday August 12 1915 at the home of J M Reeves. All relatives are invited to bring baskets and spend the day together. This annual gathering welcomes everyone to attend.
The Putnam County Horticultural Society will meet in the office of the Greencastle Orchard Co. on Saturday August 14 to arrange a exhibit in this city.
Putnam County Horticultural Society plans November apple show in Greencastle if plans materialize. A meeting is set for Saturday August 14 at the Greencastle Orchard Company office to arrange the exhibit and elect new officers. Members expect a fine crop and aim to enter specimens in the state apple show at Indianapolis.
William Wetz of Greencastle enters sixty varieties of Putnam county apples in the International Apple Show in Chicago starting Wednesday. He will showcase Fancy Grimes Golden, Delicious, Yellow Transparent, and Maiden Blush from Greencastle Orchard Company orchards.
Purdue extension experts G B Durham and F H Beach demonstrated orchard care at Carver orchard south of town spending the day pruning spraying and pest identification. About twenty five local growers attended with O E Hines of Indianapolis and others from Greencastle Bainbridge and surrounding areas listing attendees by name.
Attorneys Lyon and Peck of Green Castle and G S Payne report that Jacob Billy Nelson's suit against Vandalia Coal Company was settled last Wednesday and withdrawn from Clay Circuit Court after a venue change. Nelson's lawyers say the settlement came without their knowledge and leaves them without fees. The case arose from a fall at the Vandalia mine near Seeleyville Brazil Times.
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