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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
1
Papers asking consolidation of city and township to form a new high school will be circulated this week. The move aims to streamline administration and secure a shared educational facility for residents.
Attorneys file joint petitions for Greencastle city and Greencastle township to vote on uniting to fund a modern high school. petitions duplicate filing with trustees, and a Greencastle township voter group joins city votes. Election date not set but likely in coming weeks with separate city and township tallies.
County commissioners and the traction company finalize an agreement over the proposed overhead bridge at Stop 37 percent on the interurban. The county will provide ground and fences, while the company handles approaches and a steel bridge. Papers go to the traction company for signing. if accepted the bridge will be built immediately. Other morning business included approving claims.
State Commission receives proposals from more than a dozen counties for locating a penal farm. A state geologist will be consulted to aid in choosing the site.
More than a dozen Indiana counties vie for the state penal farm location. The 60 000 land purchase plus 20 000 for building were authorized by the last General Assembly. Local commercial clubs press diverse sites, with many landowners submitting proposals to the State Farm Commission.
A scarce sale offers free items including royal plate silver spoons and large cut glass pieces. Readable listing notes preed glass and ornate cut glass extras, with no clear buyer details or dates.
A confrontation early Sunday morning ends when a suspect described as a bad man is surrounded by a quartet of guns and captured by officers. No injuries are reported and the scene is secured.
A Black man named Jackson, accused of hold up on a railroad and firing on deputies, was hunted by a posse of about four dozen starting Saturday morning. He was found near the Big Four ridge crossing Little Walnut and arrested after being surrounded by Sheriff Rees, Marshal Johns, Dan Donohue, and others. He wore torn feet, had no meals since morning, and was jailed after surrender. Jackson admits traveling for fun and said he bought a revolver in Terre Haute. He faces penitentiary time and possible charges for the train incident and deputy shooting.
A narrative describes officers spotting a figure at the foot of a hill and pursuing toward Greenville. Jackson recalls two men seen Saturday night and says he might have killed them if they advanced. He also details a pursuit along a creek and road after crossing the railroad.
Water from a basin on the earth floor overflowed into the lawyers lobby judge Hughes private office and clerk's ceiling Saturday night soaking walls and ceilings. Fred Reising discovered the leak at midnight preventing further damage while inspecting a shooting incident involving Deputy Sheriff Herr. County Surveyor Plummer notes the basin faucet was forgotten as the crew faucet overflowed.
A sizable crowd gathers as Greencastle hosts the first Cha Tauqua event this afternoon. The program features new performance acts and community presentations in the town square.
Greencastle hosts its first chautauqua featuring music reading and an address. The audience, though critical, reacted favorably to the Wehrmann Ladies Quartet and speakers. The event moved to the high school grounds for better access with a tent set up and planned evening entertainment.
The sixteenth Reeves family reunion will meet at the Charles E. Watson grove four miles northeast of Greencastle on Thursday August 14. About 200 people are expected with several addresses and ample food.
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