Local Items Featuring Greencastle Notables and Visits
Miss Nellie Ross of Indianapolis visits friends in Greencastle. Local residents travel to Lebanon and Quincy for picnics. Bishop Hughes and Dr. Campbell visit. families attend weddings and expositions in San Francisco. Ladies Union meetings and Shriner picnic slated. Reeves family reunion noted.
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Nellie Ross
Indianapolis
Russell Farmer
James Walker
Ross Runyan
Hershal Watts
Quincy
Farmer
Marjorie Campbell
East Seminary Street
Otto Swope
Crawfordsville
Faye S. Hamilton
Glenn
Martinsville
James B. Nelson
San Francisco
Julia Jean
Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes
Isabelle Hughes
William Remy
Buffalo herd grows at Wichita National Forest in Oklahoma
The government herd of buffalo in the Wichita National Forest Oklahoma has added ten calves bringing the total to sixty two. Eight are females advancing the herd to thirty heifers and cows while thirty two bulls are kept separate in a newly fenced pasture. Predatory animals have been kept in check since 1905 aiding wildlife and local stockmen grazing thousands of cattle in the preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
Forest Service
Wichita Forest
Republican Leadership Stays Unchanged in New York
Indianapolis dispatch notes the Marion Leader-Tribune quoting the New York World that New York Republicans remain the same in leadership, purpose and organization as before. The piece asserts the party has professed no change despite progressive criticism.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New York World
Marion Leader-Tribune
New York
Indiana Progressives Face a Reactionary Republican Drive
The piece argues Indiana Republicans control party machinery to recycle old leadership, while true progressives defect to Woodrow Wilson’s Democrats. It claims Delavan Smith guides candidate lists to split the GOP, with independents wary and a shift toward reform and primary-law debates. The tone warns of a return to old practices, contrasting with a rising progressive mood statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delavan Smith
Indiana
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
House
Thomas R. Marshall
Monon Excursion to French Lick for K of P Encampment
Monon Railway offers Greencastle residents a round trip to French Lick for the Knights of Pythias encampment. Fare is 1.75 dollars, with trains departing Greencastle at 9:45 a.m. and returning from French Lick at 7 p.m.
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Monon Railway Company
Greencastle
French Lick
Russellville Ice Cream Festival Invitation To Boosters
Russellville churches invite Greencastle Booster Club to attend an ice cream festival. The booster delegation may accept and a band tour is planned. No date set yet. If accepted, Greencastle could attract its largest crowd of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Putnam County
Booster Club
Greencastle
Presbyterian, Christian and Methodist
Greencastle Residents Attend Quincy Picnic
One hundred ten Greencastle people attended the annual home coming and picnic in Quincy today. Weather did not diminish turnout as many rode the 8:25 Monon train with extra coaches and others used the afternoon train. The Quincy picnic remains a major event for Putnam and Owen counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Quincy
Putnam
Owen County
Dozen Farm Escapees Routed. Putnam County Jail Bursting
Dozen state farm escapees captured and jailed awaiting the September term of the Putnam Circuit Court. Two men charged with horse stealing, Sheriff Bees says fourteen prisoners fill every cell, with the courthouse cell history looming for overflow. A Wednesday disturbance ended with two ringleaders locked in a back cell as deputies guard against further escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
Bees
Putnam County
Court House
Kelly
Kelley
Lad is badly injured chopping wood near Quinton home
John Quinton Jr. about 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Quinton, was seriously cut by an axe while chopping wood five miles northwest of the city. He suffered heavy blood loss, received first aid from his parents, and was taken to Dr. W. W. Tucker for dressing. Doctors expect the injuries may not be permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everitt Jones
Indianapolis
W. W. Jones
John Bridge
Young America
Ind
E. G. Shouse
East Seminary Street
Grace Hootman
Wisconsin University
Hootman
Greencastle
Helen Kelley
Chicago
Cedric P. Noble
Noble
Mary Tucker
James L. Hamilton
Evansville
Hamilton
Charles Carver
Bainbridge
Carver
Robley
Harry W. Moore
Lyceum
Robley Company
Mr. Moore
C. C. Hurst
Dan S. Hurst
Shattuck
Oklahoma
Hurst
Putnam County
Pleasant Hurst
Hiram S. Hurst
Belle Union
John Quinton, Jr
John Quinton
Quinton
W. W. Tucker
Indianapolis Market Hog and Cattle Quotes
Market notes from Indianapolis show hogs priced from 6.75 to 9.65 with weights 120 to over 700 pounds. Steers, cows, calves, lambs, and bulls are listed with multiple grades and prices, alongside produce and grain bids for corn oats wheat and timothy, reflecting daily corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salle Fae
School Course Outlines Textbooks Published for Greencastle Pupils
Superintendent H A Henderson has placed a pamphlet in Greencastle book stores detailing high school and public school courses, required textbooks, and prices. It lists high school instructors and subjects for the coming year, allowing students to outline courses and buy texts before school begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
H. A. Henderson
Henderson
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Robert Athey
Rockville
Jesse Airhart
Harold
Lebanon
Boone County
Louis Wells and
Clark Stokes
E. C. Lewis
Ladies’ Union of the Christian Church
William Allen
Cora O’brien
Cecil
Earl Stroube
Jacob Knauer
Rockville Road
Reeves
James M. Reeves
Monroe Township
Bainbridge Road
The
Eastern Star
Theo Harris
Frank Talbott
Harris
Hanna Street
Harvey Reeves
Charley Purcell
Mr. Reeves
R. A. Ogg
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lula Rutledge
Beech Grove
Gladys and
Gertrude Lewis
Roy Hillis
Jennie Bruce
Lillian O'Hair
Hazel O’hair
Lillie Hinkle
Lennie Priest
Ernest P. Wright
Belvidere
Ill
Wright
U.S
Buffalo
Willis S. Thompson
Kalem
Billie Reeves
Flora Finch
Mark Hanna
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee
Monon Excursion
Lad
Prin
J. W. Masters
Lillian BE. Southard
Florence Earlle
Lela Walls
Naomi Gregg
Harry Hughes
Ralph Lennig
Edward Pitkin
Burton A. Knight
Mary Cammack
Delphine Dunn
Jessie A. Patterson
M. J. Barnum
Binder
Marshall & O’hair
Walnut and
Vine Streets
Mim
Mr. Farmer
Greencastle Produce CO
North Jackson Street
J. W. Herod
Ichcirmers
E. A. Browning
Zeis
Chas. Gray
Cloverdale, Ind
Buige Gar
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