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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
1
The last sworn statement of Central National Bank and Central Trust Company lists total assets above 1 200 000 dollars, exceeding all other Greencastle banks combined by about 436 000 dollars. Jo L. Randel serves as cashier and secretary.
Thomas Howard and Ralph Boone returned from North Dakota by local officers to answer rape and wife desertion charges respectively. The pair were bound over to court for preliminary hearings.
Thomas Howard and Ralph Boone are brought back from York N Y to answer charges of rape and wife desertion involving Mary Cheek, a sixteen year old. Arraigned in Mayor Cooper's Court, they were bound over to the September term of the Putnam Circuit Court. Bond for Howard set at 1200 dollars, Boone at 800 dollars. they waived arraignment. They had fled the state and were arrested last Sunday with requisition papers.
A traveling salesman states sugar has jumped about 20 cents per pound this week due to the European conflict. British needs and wartime shipping limits curb imports, raising costs forGreencastle merchants who now sell sugar at 8 cents per pound. Coffee prices may follow, as U S imports rely on Cuba and other West Indies sources amid perilous sea travel.
The town of Quincy in Owen County hosts its annual home-coming and picnic. About 400 tickets were sold for the Monon train destined for Quincy, with a packed seating capacity across nearly all cars. Notable attendees include W. H. H. Cullen, Theodore Bees, Ezra Champer, and others traveling for the event.
Contractors warn European war related money stringency may prevent securing bonds for the sewer system improvement. High demand for loans could slow the project if financing is blocked or delayed.
Green castle attorneys oppose construction of a new junior high school claiming advantage of another precedent and express confidence the local case will never reach trial.
Anti group lawyers say a similar Elwood case halted a school bond project without council approval. The court found such actions unlawful and required city consent before building plans. Greencastle defenders vow to keep appealing while opponents expect the fight to end.
The European war may delay sewer work as bankers fear tight money markets will hinder bond sales. Contractors may need funds to proceed and could refuse bids if bonds cannot be secured as security. Road bonds in Putnam County face sale delays, threatening road projects. William Sillery rode Monon toward Quincy this afternoon.
Franklin township leads county in road effort with three men filing petitions at the county auditor’s office. F Brothers arrived first at 8 o clock, J W Walsh sent a petition arriving at 8 15, and Hugh Pearcy raced to Laceoelock to find he was beaten. Authorities note many petitions have exhausted funds, with work likely three years away as commissioners process filings in order.
The funeral for Mrs. D B William son who died at her son Badger Williamson’s home, several miles west of the city, will be at the Christian Church Friday at 11. Interment follows at Forest Hill cemetery. Locust Street prayer meeting runs 7:10 to 8:30 PM with official board in attendance and a brief session afterward. Miss Lorene Phillips of Knightsville visited today.
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