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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
4
An ad promotes osteopathy citing non cure all benefits for rheumatic and nervous ailments. It notes three years of founder training at Kirksville and that the practitioner will devote full time to the Greencastle practice with a contact phone and a lady attendant named di Prevo Block.
Ralph Overstreet visited Danville to spend Sunday with Stanley Barnett. Harry Merryweather was fined with costs after pleading guilty to assaulting Ralph Donnahue. Christian Church ladies plan a dinner on August 26 near the square in Horse Show Day. Paul Briggs visits grandmother on Walnut Street and heads to Fort Worth Texas. Mrs J B Nelson leaves for Greenwood after her aunt Mrs Margaret Noble’s death. Van Loan family returns from Greencastle to New York after two weeks with relatives.
Indian apolis visitor Mrs. W F Gillespie arrives to see relatives. Several residents travel for family events and college ties, including Prof W A Riley at Cornell. The Hagenbeck Wallace circus endures a spate of mishaps across Indiana towns with injuries and a fatality on the Monon track. Public notices cover sales and local appointments as DePauw and area institutions plan upcoming events.
Morning Sunday school at 9 30. Preaching at 10 30 with Rev B F Jacobs of Columbus. Young People meet 6 6 30 on How I Have Proved Christianity. Evening service 7 30 by Rev B F Jacobs. Miss Marshall leads the young people's topic. All invited to attend.
At 9:30 a m Bible school follows with a 10:20 a m sermon by Henry W Ostrum. Evening activities include 6:30 p m Christian Endeavor and a 7:30 p m union service at the Airdome.
A 1:00 pm rally is announced with invitations to all. Rev Dr Franklin will preach at 3:00 pm at the church, inviting attendees to join the service and hear the sermon.
Sunday school at 9 30 led by Mrs H B Longdon with good music and teachers. Morning worship at 10 30 with sermon by the pastor and Herbert Landes on cornet. 11 45 class meeting and 6 30 Epworth League for youth. 7 30 no church service to enable attendance at the Airdome meeting.
Sunday school at 9:30 with Joseph P. Allen Jr. as superintendent. Morning sermon at 10:40 by Prof L R Eckhardt who joins DePauw University from Denver School of Theology. Evening service at 7:30 at the Airdome with Dr Tillotson. subject The Citizen and the College. Prof Thompson presides at organ for both services.
Police report no trouble as strike breakers guard interurban routes from the city limits. Union leaders held meetings near North Delaware Street while several lines including the Terre Haute system and Indianapolis outfits operated at partial to full capacity. A crew briefly left a terminal but returned fearing continuation. Miss Lucy A. returns from Martinsville week stay.
Advocates note frequent visitors and alumni returning for commencements cannot access the hall. They argue a new gym would create space for the largest crowd ever to come back to campus and improve care during events.
Special Sunday school ex cursion train to Michigan City from Greencastle at 6 00 am on Tuesday August 26 with 150 round trip fare. Multiple special trains into Michigan City for a big Sunday school picnic invites all to join. Call 69 for info J D Ellis Agent.
On Thursday August 28 1913 an auction will take place one and a half miles northeast of Greencastle courthouse at Mrs W H Allens farm. Items include 10 good milk cows 8 heifers an eleven year old mare a twelve year old horse 12 head of shoals 18 acres of corn 6 7 tons of hay in barn wagon carriage harness tools and farm equipment with ice box milk cans and more.
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