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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
1
Albert Simpson, once labeled a bandit and chicken thief, is back in the same old hall with his brother Jess. Both brothers reportedly cut a Bastile window and are now serving a chapter term in prison.
Albert Simpson, once known as a chicken thief in Greencastle, has returned reportedly from Kokomo and Manhattan to the county jail area. He says he is married and remembers local attorney John H. James, seeking to see him, while his brother Jess remains in the State Farm at Putnamville.
He declares he will have his wife seek Governor Ralston to intervene and "fix up" the current trouble so he can avoid imprisonment.
C A Wysong of Columbia street and College avenue raises a record cabbage weighing seven pounds with a circumference of 31 4 4 inches. The piece notes the weather delay and changes to the Putnam county Christian churches basket meeting dates to August 14 and 15 at Fillmore.
Preliminary steps toward arranging a Putnam County Apple Show this fall will be taken at the meeting to be held at the Greencastle Orchard Company Packing House.
A county wide fruit growing meeting is set for Saturday August 14 at 2 PM in the Greencastle Orchard Company packing house near Vandalia station. Purdue experts praise the county’s fruit and back plans for a November apple show and a broad display at Indianapolis to boost the industry. The Horticultural Society will re elect officers and lay plans for further work, with all interested residents welcome.
Ross Runyan and Gerald Handy of the Greencastle band traveled to Quincy to transact business for the upcoming home coming and picnic to be held August 31 in Hazelett grove east of the city. They will sell stand concessions and many Quincy vendors plan to attend the Greencastle event. The local picnic is organized under band auspices.
United States Government Poultry and Egg Demonstration Car will tour Greencastle on Tuesday September 7. Experts will show the latest methods of dressing poultry and handling products for quality and safety.
The U S Department of Agriculture will send its egg and poultry refrigeration and demonstration car to Greencastle Indiana on September 7 1915 under H A McAleer and three assistants. They will show dressing packing refrigerating poultry for shipment and testing grading packing and chilling eggs for distant markets. The demonstrations are free and open to all shippers and market preparers. The car contains a modern poultry refrigeration plant operated by its own gasoline engine.
Wabash College and DePauw University plan a football game in Indianapolis next fall if park managers submit satisfactory proposals to athletic managers Will H. Diddel and Heber Ellis. A Crawfordsville game is currently scheduled for November 20 with potential relocation to Washington Park or Federal League Park to boost interest.
Ivan F. Ruark newly elected to the city school board has not decided whether to accept the office. He is weighing moving to his farm west of the city and will choose within days. If he accepts, he would fill H. C. Allen’s vacancy as secretary. the term expires August 1, 1916.
Called meeting of Temple Lodge No 47 F and A M Friday at 7 30 p m M M degree Wm H Cullen W M K E Caldwell Secretary
The musical organization under the Booster Club presents the first of two programs this month. Officials expect a large crowd for tonight's event despite inclement weather.
Booster Club plans a two hour concert from 8 to 10 PM despite rain forecasts. Band manager C D Conklin says only steady rainfall could interfere, while director Henry Werneke announces a fresh program with new music and a mix of popular and classical pieces. The event draws large crowds and is a bi monthly affair in this city. Separately, Dr W M McGaughey Frank Krause and James Montgomery bought 1916 Maxwell touring cars from Thomas Buggy company delivered today.
The careful deliberation of the city school board in awarding contracts for building improvements has saved the city several hundred dollars by giving the heating contract to the Indianapolis company.
The city school board chose the Benjamin 8 Eddy Company of Indianapolis for the heating and ventilating work at the high school. Total project cost about 10,029 dollars with the plumbing and construction items awarded locally. The board aims to complete the project by September 18 with minimal disruption to classes.
The project outlines openings to be cut in existing stacks and construction of boiler pits 12 inches deep in the basement to support a larger, modernized system. The plan aims to expand capacity and improve efficiency for the facility.
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