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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
1
A program outlining entertainments for the three day convention of rural mail carriers to be held in the city lists gatherings games and social events. Local officials expect a large turnout from carriers across the region.
The eleventh annual meeting of Indiana rural route carriers runs August 30 to September 1 with Ralph W. Moss and other speakers. The event, headquartered at the Elks lodge, includes a Nine O Clock Tea Club banquet in the Federal building basement and a packed three day program featuring church welcomes and committee reports.
AGreencastle audience praised Prof James R Barkley for his crayon drawings during a chautauqua program afternoon. He sketched Riley verses and family scenes while reciting poems, with audiences cheering his lively illustrations. Beatty the Trumpeteer and Dr James S Corkey followed with military and Irish themed pieces. Lincoln Chautauqua Orchestra closed the day with a spirited program and strong reception for The Gypsy s March and Battle of San Juan Hill.
Local creamery disputes insolvency rumors as manager B F Libcke insists operations are sound. He attributes missed funds to payment scheduling for monthly receipts from Philadelphia and considers moving pay days to the tenth and twenty fifth to stabilize cash flow. A director questions earnings clarity and calls for an accounting at next Tuesday meeting.
A stalled petition drive aims to consolidate Greencastle city and township high schools amid strong opposition over tax burdens. Voters face a potential election timing issue and a debate over who would pay roughly nineteen forty firsts of building and upkeep costs. In a separate note, wedding invitations announce the Sept plan for Miss Toa Nolan Smith and Fred L. O Hair with a reception in Greencastle Indiana after October first.
The Montgomery county commissioners set August 28 for a special election on banning intoxicating liquors in Crawfordsville after sustaining a drys petition. Dry attorney R H Williams filed an appeal to the circuit court with Auditor B B Engle, bond $100, naming ten prominent dry supporters. Wet attorney Asa Boulden calls the appeal invalid. Williams says the court will settle the matter.
A westbound passenger train struck a traveling horse trader's wagon near the Reelsville crossing on Thursday afternoon. Four horses were killed and the wagon shattered. the driver, a daughter of the traveler, escaped with her life after jumping from the wagon. The owner's name could not be learned. he had another wagon and several horses remaining to finish his journey.
A band of Gypsies camping on a highway south of Plainfield resisted orders. Deputy Pounds and Constable Towlea arrested them and brought them before Louise Kennedy. One camper was fined ten dollars for camping by the roadway and a Sauiie warned of further fines if found in the county by morning, after which they fled into Putnam County.
A severe Thursday night storm caused a lightning strike that burned a large brick school to the ground. Fire crews battled the blaze, with extensive damage reported and investigations ongoing.
Thunderous storm swept Putnam county Thursday night bringing heavy lightning and over an inch of rain. A large brick workshop in Amo burned after a lightning strike, while other buildings and lines suffered damage but crops benefited from the soaking rain. Widespread outages and several fires followed the storm near Belle Union and Mt Meredian as hay and oats were destroyed in some locations.
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