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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1914
Page
1
An article notes a bigamy charge against Eggers amid a banking issue. It mentions a bank and trust company inviting customers to trust in its financial condition as a backdrop to the case. A separate item reports a young farm hand arrested Friday afternoon by the marshal and deputy sheriff Harris for a municipal court appearance regarding marriage at age 17.
Grover Eggers 22 and Laura Jewell 19 face bigamy charges after Eggers allegedly married while his first wife Minnie Dayton Egegers remained living. He pleaded not guilty before Mayor Walter Cooper and a trial was set for Monday with bond set at 300 dollars. The couple had a dramatic past including a double wedding in Franklin township years earlier.
Thirteen year old Inez Bond was taken in charge by Green Castle officers and later turned over to Sullivan County officials. She was sent to the state institution and made sensational charges against her father.
Inez Bond, 14, facing sensational charges against father James Bond, sails toward Indianapolis to enter the Indiana Girls Industrial School until age 21 or release by the board. Deputy Hale escorts her with her mother Iner Bond as her father arrives in Sullivan to say farewell.
County officials announced road work by inmates has halted for an indefinite period. Work will resume once a new inmate supply is jailed. Robert Yopp, released from Putnam Juvenile Court, and Courtney Dorsett, due to be released soon, are among those affected. Road supervisors note progress clearing weeds and trash while guard Lewis Hodshire oversaw the crews. Miss Ruth Cunningham is visiting friends in Muncie.
Local veterans who served in the Spanish American War say that the Greensburg camp of the national organization is practically assured. The push for a local war camp grows as veterans rally support and seek official backing from city leaders.
Local veterans push to form a chartered United Spanish War Veterans camp in Greencastle. More than a dozen men sign notices of intent. a minimum of fifteen members is needed for a charter, with about twenty expected. The group seeks dues and a charter from national commander Frank J. Walsh. Eligible members served in the army navy or marine corps during 1898 to 1902 and hold honorable discharges.
Gilbert Knetzer of Jackson Street Music Store received the cash value of a Ford automobile in exchange for a coin collection described as dimes bearing the P O R D mould under the eagle. The Ford company paid $890 for the 40e set as collectors strive to assemble the scarce four letters Ro. Meanwhile local postal workers praised Congressman Moss for opposing the Cullop amendment to the railway mail bill.
An article describes careful remodeling work on the old west village building at DePauw with two weeks of steady scaffolding and brace placement before any brick is removed The piece notes plans to remove most of the south wall partially and reconstruct it Me and Mrs Henry Carpenter and family of Goshen visited in the city Friday guest of Jesse Carpenter of Madison township They traveled from Goshen by machine and are former Putnam County residents with many local friends
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