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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1915
Page
1
Residents of Rrelsville thank volunteers for a successful ice cream social at the Methodist Church as the local band performs. A large crowd attends showing broad community support.
The Greencastle Boost Club and the Washington township band organized a trip to the Reelsville Methodist Church for an ice cream festival amid drizzling rain. About 100 people attended from Greensburg and nearby towns, with a bandstand on the church grounds and refreshments provided. Weather limited turnout and prompted early departures, but organizers call the effort a success and plan to resume next summer.
Dan Gardner of Green Castle Rural Route No 4 pulled a beat in his garden measuring 24 inches in circumference and eight inches in diameter. Dr H A Gobin invites the Woman s Bible Class of College Avenue Methodist Episcopal to use his recitation room until remodeling is done. Beginning next Sunday the class will meet there.
The City Council elected a prominent young Democrat to fill the vacancy on the School Board caused by the resignation of H. C. Allen. The election was unanimous.
Ivan F Ruark a farmer from east Washington street was unanimously elected by the city council to fill the unexpired term of H C Allen on the school board. The term ends August 1 1916. The council also approved street improvements and renamed Manassah street Lincoln avenue. Additional permits were issued for a garage a gasoline tank and a home addition.
Attorney C T Peck named special judge for assault and battery with intent to kill case. Lyn Smith arraigned in Mayor Cooper s Court with venue change to council chamber. Five juror candidates listed. Sutherlin and James struck two each. James and Meikel affidavit details noted. Smith pleads not guilty. Smith, night fireman at Putnam Electric, on Daggy Street, bond set at 800 dollars.
State authorities from Gary pursue and catch a man who fled a farm Monday morning near Knightsville. Two posses track the fugitive across rural roads until the capture on Tuesday.
Mike Stolica a 19 year old Slav escaped from State Penal Farm at Putnamville after assaulting a four year old girl. He was pursued by farm attaches then captured Tuesday afternoon on the road between Knightsville and the National Road. Attaches and posse chased him down near Knightsville and he was returned to the farm. Hazelett Henderson and Workman led the capture with Montgomery Baldson and Nestlehut among those aiding. A second fugitive was believed at large. Mrs Charles H Barnaby returns from Lake Maxinkukee for a few days.
Greencastle Golf Club team defeats Crawfordsville Golf Club on the Greencastle links Tuesday afternoon to claim the tournament title.
Green castle defeats Crawfordsville 10 to 9 in a Tuesday match at Greencastle. H W Ornham wins tournament with net 82 after 88 gross. Will Diddle net 86 on 82 gross and sets a course record by finishing last six holes in 28. Seven Crawfordsville players participate. Diddle the sole minus handicap contestant.
About seventy five Stoner family members gathered at the old Stoner homestead two and a half miles west of the city for their annual reunion. Lycurgus Stoner Jr hosted the event with a bountiful lawn dinner, addresses by elder relatives, recitations by youths, and a business meeting electing James Walker president Lacey Stoner vice president Christine Stoner secretary and Lycurgus Stoner treasurer.
An almost three inch rainfall drenched Greencastle Tuesday night, following a prior 4.93 inch downpour. The storm caused creeks to rise and many small streams to spill their banks, marking one of the year's heaviest rainfalls.
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