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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
1
Four persons riding in a machine driven by Roscoe Broadstreet of Coatesville had a narrow escape when the 316 touring car went into a ditch near Rockville on Sunday afternoon.
Roscoe Broadstreet of Coatesville drove a Lig Studebaker that left the Rock ille road about five miles from Rockville. The car slid into a ditch and teetered on an embankment before a fence stopped it. occupants escaped unharmed but shaken. The buggy was passed, then the horse swerved, causing the crash. The front spring broke. wreck required fence cutting and some creek bed recovery with village aid.
Burglars hit three business houses in Sloverdale Saturday night causing minor losses. Entry attempts at the D-Post Office Building were reported but nothing valuable was taken. Local authorities investigate the incidents and urge residents to secure premises.
A window panel raid in Cloverdale yielded little value with three business firms entered. The Cloverdale Hardware and Lumber Co, J W Thorinors Grocery and Meat Market, and the post fire building suffered break ins through rear windows or transoms. No suspects named though locals hint at petty theft by town residents. J Belnap, formerly of Cloverdale, visited town for business matters.
The Herald announces a new daily feature named The City Scout, positioned at the top of the middle column on Page Four. Readers are invited to follow this daily city-focused column for timely notes and updates.
Putnam land owners sell 1558 acres southwest of Putnamville to the state of Indiana for a proposed new penal farm. The transaction transfers ownership to the state to establish a correctional facility in the area.
Popular faculty member on leave has accepted the presidency of the University of Arizona. The unexpected move ends Klein-Smid's tenure at the current institution.
Telegram to Dr. George R. Grose announces Prof. R B von KleinSmid resigns as Education and Psychology professor at DePauw to accept the presidency of the University of Arizona. Von KleinSmid, on leave as associate superintendent at Jeffersonville State Reformatory, toured Tucson before resigning. No successor named. Grose will seek the best available candidate.
The Indiana Penal Farm Commission transferred vouchers totaling about 57000 to landowners for 1558 acres southwest of Putnamville. Owners led by Erastus Paul Ream and Marcus Lucas sold land, with prices ranging from 563 to 12231 dollars, to the state, which will use the site for the proposed penal farm. The commission members are Dr. S. B. Smith, Capt. W. H. Hart, George A. Shideler, and Judge Hickman. attorney B. F. Corwin aided the owners and was publicly thanked.
Miss Clarice Weer of Anderson and Miss Maude Harvey of Zionsville deliver a thrilling distance swimming exhibition at Lake Wawashee. They swim three miles to win a five pound box of candy.
Donald Walton Davis of Harvard University and Clark College Worcester Mass has accepted the acting professor of Zoology post at DePauw this year per President Grose. Ray S Fellows of Tulsa Okla arrived for an extended visit with Mr and Mrs C W Huffman on East Washington Street. His wife and son have joined the Huffmans for several weeks. they will stay two more weeks before returning home.
at Lake Wawasee Indiana two DePauw University students Miss Clarice Weer and Miss Maude Harvey swam three miles in about an hour and a half to win a five pound box of candy. spectators cheered as the pair from Anderson and Zionsville completed the crossing during a two week sorority house party at Vawter Park Hotel.
At Lake Wawasee a passenger boat from Lakeview and several launch parties from Oakwood Park gathered to witness two amateur young women complete a long distance swim. Crowds cheered as oarsmen aided the finish, flags flew, and onlookers along the Vawter Park Hotel veranda watched with field glasses.
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