Local items from Greencastle and vicinity
Numerous brief notes detail local visits travels illness and social plans in Greencastle Indiana and surrounding areas. People include H C Tuttle E B Taylor Mrs Richard Duncan Carl King Dr Henry Ostrum and Dr George R Grose with events ranging from hospital stays funerals trips to Bay View and Indianapolis to attending picnics boosters and baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Grose
DePauw
Mary Frances
Bay View
Grose
Michigan
Charles Houghland
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indianapolis
Notice to Bidders at Indiana State Farm Meeting
Bids on groceries meat hardware and fertilizer will be received by the Board of Trustees at its meeting August 11 1915 proposals submitted on request E Talkington Sept 11 Daily Aug 3 1t Weekly Aug 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Indiana State Farm
E. Talkington
Broadpark Correspondence Highlights Local Picnics
A few from Broadpark attended picnics at Cloverdale and Eminence last week. Mr and Mrs Will Rogers visited Mr and Mrs Isaac Pritchett Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joe Fine spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Paul Coleman. Maasies Hendren visited Mr and Mrs Stevenson at Coatesville Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Virgil Whitaker of Monrovia visited Mr and Mrs Fletch Walters Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadpark
Cloverdale
Eminence
Will Rogers
Isaac Pritchett
Joe Fine
Paul Coleman
Maasies Hendren
Stevenson
Coatesville
Virgil Whitaker
Monrovia
Fletch Walters
North Ball Hill Notes and Local Encounters
A rainy spell disrupts daily life with visits among neighbors including Mrs. Henry Crose and Nancy Ragle. An accident injures Frank Jenkins when a pitchfork pierces his foot. The Sewing Club scheduled to meet at Center schoolhouse August 6. A John Layman team was struck and killed by lightening has been noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ball Hill
Henry Crose
Nancy Ragle
Jessie Sears
Frank Jenkins
Jane Boswell
Jin Johnston
Harold Call
Allen
Olan
Rockford Bain
John Gardner
Carey Dillinger
Thomas
Andrew Johnson
Local Notables Report Family Visits and Work in Greencastle
Last week saw Mrs. Skelton and her children visiting with sister Ella Call. Ruth Johns visited in Greencastle while Harold Anderson worked there. The community activity includes hay making and sowing turnips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Skelton
Ella Call
Ruth Johns
Greencase
Harold Anderson
Greencastle
Local notes from Cloverdale and surrounding areas
Cloverdale residents Mr and Mrs J R Horn and others visited Belle Union on Sunday. Mrs Lillie Jones and Flora Moore were in Greencastle Tuesday. E E Moore from Illinois visited relatives here. A barn south of town burned during a lightning storm destroying grain hay and farming gear. Camp meeting at Cataract draws locals. Mel Rogers and family visit Indianapolis. Rogers bought an Overland touring car. Ella Truesdel and son Frank returned from Danville where Frank attended school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Jones
Flora Moore
Greencastle
Beryl Foster
Indianapolis
E. E. Moore
Illinois
A. V. O’daniel
John Horn
Joe Dorsett
Cataract
Mel Rogers
Rogers
Ella Truesdel
Frank
Danville
Ind
Putnamville Wins Fincastle Share of Sunday Ball Game
Local notes describe a Sunday baseball result with Putnamville defeating Fincastle. Community social calls include Anita Fosher visiting, Edna Guilliams hosting, and multiple families visiting neighbors across the region including the Gardners, Leatons, Stultz, Carmichael, and Scott households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Wood
Fincastle
Putnamville
Anita Fosher
Edna Guilliams
Will Obenchain
James Skillman
M. T. Bowers
Frank Hathaway
John Leaton
Harvey Gardner
Elsie Bettis
Bessie Carmichael
Maude Nutgrass
Indianapolis
Bernice Thompson
Lafayette
Dorothy Scott
Riley Aoe
Roachdale
Alya Stultz
Hazel Hartman
Julia Stultz
James A. Guilliams
Zella Wells
Bainbridge
Walter Eads
Sandy Brothers
William Bridges
Local Socials and Weekend News From Bainbridge Area
Bainbridge and nearby communities share weekend visits with neighbors and relatives. Russellville beat Bainbridge 17 to 16 at Fincastle grounds. O L Vancleave visited Indianapolis. Ollie Allen joined the army. others attended games and picnics including Greencastle and Indianapolis events. Mayme O Connor of New Market visited, and Lawrence Finan moved from Terre Haute to Mrs Brown property as Williamson family returned from Kansas trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
D. O. Coffman
Andy Cowner
Lewman
Ruth
Harry Brown
Hrick Chapel
Russellville
Fincastle
Andy Wimmer
Carl Twigg
Greencastle
O. L. Vancleave
Indianapolis
Ollie Allen
Lawrence Finan
Terre Haute
Farmers Seek More Sun as Tomato Crop Receives Damage
In Manhattan farmers hope for sun to finish barn roof and crop work while wet weather harms the tomato yield. Community members attend Sunday School events at Putnamville and Walnut Chapel, with several locals driving to Cloverdale and Roachdale. Local trades move involve Masten and Hendricks shifting a rock crusher to Hamrick Station for road work. purchases include an Inter-State automobile by Ode Pollom and a piano by C. E. Lewis, as Ed Roberts and others attend church gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond & Lewis
Indianapolis
C. E. Hill
Putnamville
J. L. Fellows
Charles Huffman
Roachdale
Cloverdale
Masten & Hendricks
Hamrick Station
Ode Pollom
Edward Gray
Black Hawk
Irvington
Walnut Chapel Church
Greencastle
E. Lewis
Ed Roberts
George Temple
Kentucky
Etta Carpenter
Ethel
Reelsville
E. Hill
Community Socials Follow Weekend Basket Meeting
Poplar Grove Mississippi residents May Herbert of near Belle Union and Roxy Branneman of Higgins Creek visited Miss May Jones Sunday. A large crowd attended the grove basket meeting with two sermons and a dinner. Elbert Allen of Terre Haute visited William Allen family Sunday. Elmer Farmer and family were in Terre Haute Sunday. Miss Bessie Berry of Indianapolis, visiting the Lasleys, returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Herbert
Near Belle ‘Union
Roxy Branneman
Higgins’ Creek
May Jones
The
Grove
Elbert Allen
Terre Haute
William Allen
Elmer Farmer
Bessie Berry
Indianapolis
M. D. Lasley
Political Gossip on Indianapolis Jobs and Bonds in 1915
Willis S. Thompson notes scarce qualified applicants for posted jobs at Indiana state and Detroit firms while praising Mayor Bell for extensive public works and local hiring. The piece attacks Delavan Smith’s papers for undermining bonds and state credit, contrasting past and present administrations and debt handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Oswald Stalin
Free Employment Bureau
Stalin
Detroit
State Employment Bureau
Indiana Glass Factory
State Bureau
Free State Bureau
Bell
Delavan Smith
Lake Forest
Illinois
State Finance Board
J. Frank Hanley
Marshall
Miss Amelia Kemp Returns From Chicago Trip
Miss Amelia Kemp private secretary to Dr. George R. Grose president of the university, has returned from visits to Chicago and Benton Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Kemp
George R. Grose
University
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Briefs filed in Marion County election fraud case
State and defense argued in the James Gibson case that the 1907 primary law was repealed by the 1915 act and penalties under 1907 were not preserved. The defense contends the indictment description of the eighth precinct of the third ward is impossible, while the state maintains countywide averment suffices. Judge Hornbrook questioned feasibility of precise ward precinct wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
James Gibson
Marion County
H. H. Hornbrook
Gibson
Charles W. Miller
Hornbrook
Anderson
Elwood
Madison County
Rucker
Michael A. Ryan
Ice Cream Festival at Fox Ridge Church
The Epworth League hosts an ice cream festival at Fox Ridge M. E. church on Friday night August 6. Proceeds go to remodeling the church building and everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Ridge M. FE
Epworth League
For Rent Three Nicely Furnished Rooms
Mrs. Briggs offers three nicely furnished rooms for rent at 403 East Walnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
East Walnut
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. C. Tuttle
Portland Mills
E. B. Taylor
Richard Duncan
Poplar
Indiana Streets
Pat Dailey
Fred Thomas
Riverside Park
Daniel L. Paxton
Montana
Ella Wilson
Washington, D. C
East Anderson Street
Carl King
Greencastle Orchard Company
Columbus
Henry Ostrum
East Seminary Street
Cleve Thomas
Indiana Lake Resorts
Hannah Mahoney
Peter Welch
North Vine Street
Frank Donner
R. L. O'Hair
Donner
Overstreet
Salem B. Town
South Bend
Knox
Indiana
A. B. Hanna
Waveland
T. L. Hanna
California
Mr. Hanna
Charles M. Johnson
Maude Mae Fulton
South Auburn
Neb
Esquire
George E. Law
Squire
Brazil
Harry W. Moore
Charles Keifer
North Jackson Street
Dorothy Springer
James Hollick
Clyde Randel
Ruth Colliver
James L. Randel
Naomi
Joseph Lane
Forrest Lane
Helen
Elmer Cook
Charles Cook
Sam Carr
State Farm
First National Bank
H. H. Buny
W. P. Thompson
Jackson Township
William Day
Warren Township
John W. Knayer
Madison Township
J. F. Wild & Co
Breed, Elliott & Harrison
Fletcher American Bank
Miller & Company
Merchants National Bank
J. B. Burris
New Maysville
Putnam County
F. C. Tilden
Roachdale Band
New Providence
Mt. Meridian
Belle Union
Ice Man
Col-Hezra
J. R. Horn
J. C. Moore
Birch McKamey
Manhattan
Poplar Grove
Willis S. Thompson
Marshall & O’hair
Walnut and
Vine Streets
Greencastle Machine Shop
Mr. Farmer
Greencastle Produce CO
COAL
J. W. Herod
Buick Gar
E. A.browning
Auire Herald Office
Herald Office
Zeis & Company
Chas
Gray Cloverdale, Ind
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