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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
1
Dr Brstain head of the Putnam County Medical Association presided over a post meeting feast for local physicians Tuesday night in Fillmore. The gathering followed the association session and honored members with a meal and amiable discussion.
A Putnam County Medical Association gathering in Dr. Eugene Hawkins’s office featured Dr. J W Bastain of Haute and Fillmore presenting a notable paper on Bastain’s birth records as attending physician for nearly a thousand births in the county. The discussion praised the study and urged a local reading after its Terre Haute reception.
The group gathered at the Harry Moore restaurant for a luncheon after a meeting. Notable out of town attendees included Dr. Cullipher from New Maysville and Dr. Amick from Fillmore.
State fire department work aims to turn collected data into practical educational value for the annual report. The plan includes per county loss per capita, total property value, and incendiary fire losses, with tables by cause and by building class, contents, and insurance details.
Five men on the T. H. L. and E. line at De Clare were discharged for attempting to form a union. The move sparks debate on workers’ rights and company policy.
The Terre Haute Indiana Railroad interurban line reports the dismissal of five trainmen including Charles Gilliand and John Miller after a union meeting at Carl S. Black's home. Officials confronted men and warned severance or continued service while organizers plan formal recognition efforts amid secrecy around the movement.
A Brazil visit shows Congressman Ralph W Moss facing a wardrobe malfunction as suspenders detach from trousers and a safety pin appears later. Residents note the episode amid social visits and heat while Moss tours the area. Martha Sanford and Andrew Sanford express thanks for sympathy and floral offerings.
The case centers on a $5.50 initiation fee and alleged misrepresentation about the Ordre of Railway Employer of the Stars. Black denies fraud and says Young was informed when taking obligations. Trial is set for Superior Court, Room 4, Saturday morning with demand to reveal all union officers.
Miss Adah Shafer daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Shafer will marry Professor Thomas L Harrin head of the history department Baker university Baldwin Kan at the Shafer home tomorrow evening. The couple will reside in Baldwin after the ceremony.
The Browning reunion is set for Thursday August 21 in the grove on Gilbert Sinclair’s farm near Browning. Knightsville and Harmony residents complain about sparse streetcar service and long waits as about forty people could not board the 10:28 eastbound car, leaving many with babies and children stranded until the next car. A Public Utilities Commission lodging is anticipated, and locals urge an extra car on Saturday nights to handle lone traffic.
The mayor will issue a proclamation mandating muzzles for loose dogs to safeguard citizens amid fears of a hydrophobia outbreak among canines.
The city council authorized a proclamation requiring dogs to be tied or muzzled, with 60 to 90 day enforcement, after recent hydrophobia cases. A public works committee will relocate a long disputed water trough near Vestal's stable, and bids for alley paving will be re-advertised with Sept 9 as the bid date.
Dan Diel W S Cook and Martin Sheahan went to Deer Creek yesterday for a fishing trip. They returned last night with 150 pounds of catfish and suckers and 21 turtles. Some catch in a few hours, eh. Brazil News. S C Prevo and son Edgar have returned from New York where they have been purchasing goods.
The Daily Herald reports a rare horse shoe contest between Rev L A Beard and Rev C L Airhart against Firemen Ensign and Grimes on the fire department grounds. Three ringers drew cheers though the crowd debated the outcome amid the ministers’ fierce play.
A fresh batch of fine fish arrived by express this morning, sent to Gene Gilmore and distributed among HM Smith F G Gilmore Dr C F Overstreet and Frank Donner, members of Greencastle’s Bay View fishing colony.
Classified notice advertises a used Hup mobile runabout in splendid condition offered at a bargain by Thomas Buggy Company. Local buyers are invited to contact the dealer for details and price.
The school board meets Tuesday night to consider bids for equipment and discusses placing manual training and domestic science courses in public schools under the new law.
City school board, complying with recent state law, must equip Domestic Science and Manual Training in public schools. At Tuesday night’s session, representatives from two suppliers showed samples, but no decision on purchases was reached. A room in the first ward building will house manual training, and the Nutt house on the new school lot will host Domestic Science.
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