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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
2
The Herald published by Star Democrat Publishing in Greencastle Indiana outlines afternoon edition daily except Sunday. It lists editors Charles J Arnold and William T Sitlington with subscription and mailing rates and post office classification.
Madison Township trustee will be at their residence each Wednesday and Saturday to transact business. Mill Creek Township trustee will be at home on Wednesday and Saturday each week. Jackson Township trustee will be at their office every Friday. Jefferson Township trustee will be at residence on Tuesday and Saturday. Monroe Township trustee will be at Bainbridge each Wednesday. Floyd Township trustee will be at residence each Wednesday. Marton Township trustee will be at residence on Friday and every Tuesday at Fillmore. Otto B Rector signs off.
A man cured after several days of severe bowel complaints praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for a life saving relief. The ad claims it never fails and urges trial, noting it is sold by all dealers.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Johnson C Herod deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on September 1 1913 and show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Witness Clerk of Court July 30 1913 Arthur J Hamrick Clerk Putnam Circuit Court August 8 1913.
Michael Shearn of Simpson is found at the bottom of Belmont Reservoir with a duck in his right hand. His clothes and a shotgun lie on the bank. It appears he shot the duck, jumped in to retrieve it, and drowned after cramps. Cost him $10 for disturbing the court. Parole granted to two former bankers at Leavenworth federal prison.
Mrs. Philip Kober of Newburg died in St. Luke's Hospital after a violent sneezing spell led to a middle ear trouble and an abscess on the brain. The incident occurred several days ago according to local reports.
Philadelphia reports a Caesarean success on Mrs. Lawrence A. Ramsey a 57 pound 46 inch performer known as Queen of the Lilliputians She recovered swiftly after the surgery and her four pound newborn was seen by friends and doctors few days after leaving hospital
William Friedberg, a Mount Vernon cigar store owner, was fined five dollars by Judge Platt for conducting a public meanest man contest with a window placard naming local officials and citizens with vote tallies. He refused to remove the sign, pleading guilty to libel but claiming ignorance of a law violation.
In Wilmington Delaware the Wholesale and Retail Butchers Association ball featured a pet sheep owned by H T Derry leading the grand march. The animal wore gold and silver trimmings as the orchestra played and the crowd followed in order through the ballroom.
In New York City the Pennsylvania mining specialist Professor William Griffith estimated underground coal reserves at 2 229 201 650 tons. He testified for Harvey Fisk Sons in a government case against coal carrying railroads saying the supply would endure about four score years. In Marceline Missouri the town earlier voted out saloons. Reverend Charles E. Petree helped move saloon fixtures after being asked to vote a man out of town.
Miss Charlotte Mansfield a young writer sails for Cape Town to begin an eight thousand mile tramp toward Cairo with two thousand miles through Central Africa. Her sole escort will be thirty native carriers.
In Winnsboro South Carolina Mr A D Bander and Miss Zulu Hollis of Great Falls were married by Rev A J Foster at his residence after arriving Monday at noon. The couple exchanged vows during a brief ceremony as plans were made for their future together.
In Collinsville Illinois twenty year old George Schneider was kept in a hypnotic trance by Prof. G L Norwood for about thirty minutes while pepper essence burned his eyes and nose. A physician intervened and Schneider recovered after a tense struggle. Norwood's stunt at the Opera House window followed earlier exhibitions with his wife as subject. The incident prompts calls for punishment of those responsible and condemnation of cruel pranks.
A Tokio dispatched report from Formosa notes the Kwarenko revolt near Giran district faced a final push by Japanese forces aided by 800 subdued aborigines. After threats to surrender, 600 natives including their chief brought in twenty rifles and 151 skull trophies as demanded, signaling submission amid ongoing siege actions.
Daniel and John Ole of Ishpeming host their brother Ole Ole of Eau Claire for a long awaited reunion. It has been thirty five years since the brothers last met and Ole's first visit in Hall Claire marks a poignant homecoming.
Joshua Hall of North Colebrook found a barn door smashed and about a ton of hay missing from a nearby haystack. He traced the theft to an antlered animal that had broken the door with its head.
In South Plainfield, Wil lam Waldron cut off a thumb. He carried the severed digit to Muhlenberg Hospital where surgeons reattached it. The operation succeeded as the thumb’s tissue and veins began knitting, with bandages in place and hope for full function.
The Royal Commission on afforestation proposes 9 million acres planted over eighty years in Great Britain and Ireland. It would employ 18,000 men in winter, finance via a government loan repaid by taxation, and aim for self sufficiency by year forty with income reaching 7.5 million dollars after eight years.
New Haven Connecticut Yale University has acquired two Elihu Yale autographs the first in its possession One is Yale's signature cut from the Fort St George Council consultation book in Madras India and the other is an autograph letter said to be the only one in America donated by L S Whipple class of 1881 of Boston
Mrs. Olive Brown Saare, owner of a Catskills estate named Yama-no-Achi, attended Cornell College of Agriculture short courses to study poultry. She traveled with a retinue of Japanese servants and fed chickens each morning with fifty farm boys. She is noted as an authority on Japanese architecture, with pagoda styled chicken houses and a home reflecting Japanese design.
A letter to Abraham Benfield of Huff's Church, Pennsburg, Pa., asks if he recalls missing ten dollars from a one hundred dollar bill forty one years ago. Benfield confirms the incident and receives a ten dollar check as presumed conscience money. In Helena, Mont., Cleveland Hilson of Montana Coke and Coal reports a large coal deposit beneath Yellowstone Park with potential millions in coal and related materials on the national reserve.
Commencing June 1 the Monon Route offers round trip tickets to all resorts including Atlantic and Pacific Coast points with greatly reduced fares. A card addressed to the undersigned will bring literature and complete information by return mail. W. W. Gilgis Traveling Passenger.
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