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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
4
Local residents and visitors are reported in Indianapolis for business, leisure, and family visits. Notable movements include Mr. and Mrs. Bridges, J. N. Dalby, Mrs. Blanche Goodwine O Hair, Grover Cy Thomas, and Dr. J. P. D. John among others. Several trips involve Maxwell automobiles, and trips to Bay View Michigan.
Classified note announces quick results by 4 Herald Want Ad, urging readers to place notices or buy space to reach local audience efficiently.
Congressman Ralph W. Moss of Clay county stopped in the city for two hours on his way home from Middlebury. He spoke at a Farmers Improvement Club meeting and picnic in Elk Hart County and said there was no particular significance to his visit.
County School Superintendent L. G. Wright and Oren Hall return to their homes after a 2600 mile automobile journey through the South and East. They visited Civil War battlefields, Lookout Mountain, Gettysburg, and Washington among many stops. Indiana roads were praised while Shenandoah Valley roads offered the best travel.
A children’s chautauqua play festival will be held Saturday evening August 14 from 6 30 to 7 30. Every child in town is urged to attend and admission is free. After the games a junior ticket hunt will be held and the lucky finders will be keepers.
The Monon Railway offers a round trip excursion to French Lick for K P encampment attendees from Greencastle at 1 75 dollars. Tickets valid on 9 45 A M departure from here and 7 P M return. Also notes Fred Werneke a Washington Government proof reader visiting relatives and recalling his Greencastle boyhood.
A car load of road oil ordered by county commissioners arrived at Greencastle Thursday to treat the Crawfordsville pike from the city limits to the water works pumping station. Work to oil the road will begin today as Allen and Sweet, the contractors, supervise the application. The road, recently built, is in splendid condition and the oil is expected to provide long term benefits.
The Conference of Christian Churches of Putnam County opens tomorrow at the Fillmore church with delegates from area congregations and Rev. T. J. Legg of Indianapolis overseeing. Speakers include Rev. Oscar E. Kelley and Rev. E. Richard Edwards.
Paul Haynes of Anderson recently rejoined the Republican party after leaving the Progressive faction and vacating the State Progressive Committee. He was in Greencastle with Indianapolis allies J. W. Fessler and Judge Larson Harvey and did not seek a meeting with State Chairman Jackson Boyd. Bert Tucker accompanied to publicize the visit.
Henry LaFoe and daughter of Bainbridge spent the day in the city while Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Confer from Greencastle were visitors in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis market reports mixed livestock and grain quotes. hogs steer cattle butcher cattle stockers and feeders sheep and lambs bulls and calves and various grain and egg prices are listed with bid and asking ranges.
Greencastle men who guaranteed the sale of chautauqua tickets met in the city library Thursday night. About half of the required tickets have been sold, and each signer will take ten more to sell. If the totals fall short, signers are liable for their share of the deficiency to the chautauqua company. Mr and Mrs Mort M Marshall plan a West Coast tour next week including California expositions and visits to San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Salt Lake City and Seattle.
Notice from J. J. Kaubie of Greencastle R. R. No. 4 offering a nearly new rubber tired phaeton in exchange for a good cow. Contact via phone H-7.
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