Putnam County 1914 Expenditure Estimates Filed
The Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners and County Officers filed 1914 expenditure estimates to be presented to the County Council for appropriation at the annual meeting after the first Monday in September 1913. Listed are amounts for County Auditor to Principal and Interest on bonds and numerous county offices and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
County Council
Dodd
Claude Vickers
Brazil
Barton Shipley
E. Shipley
Limedale
WC. T. U
Locust Street
Reunions, visits, and races fill Greencastle day
Local and visiting residents gather for the LaFollette reunion in Crawfordsville and a Greencastle horse show. Indiana guests include Lawrence Allen from Rushville, James Randel from Denver, and prospects like Denny Shellmeyer promoted at Monon. City council considers redistricting as rural route carriers seek rooms.
Horse Show Entrants Win Premiums Across Breeds
Large crowd attends the horse show as premiums are awarded for heavy draft mares and geldings, general purpose stallions and mares, and suckling colts. Winners include Andrew Black Greencastle and R J Gillespie Greencastle with first premiums of 10 dollars, while others from Greencastle and nearby Danville and Brazil collect second premiums.
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J. T. Farrow
Greencastle
Oscar Waugh Greencastle
R. J. Gillespie
Andrew Black
Harry Higgins
Roachdale
Andrew
Black
Fred Masten
R J. Gillespie
J. A. Detrick & Son
M. Stanley
Danville
Howard Harris
C. Reeves
S. P. King
Brazil
Joe Gillespie
Charles
Malta Needing Rain and Visitors Report Local Family Gatherings
The Malta page notes rain is needed while local families host relatives and visit friends. Harley Smith and son visit his father Morte Smith near Bainbridge with the Smiths extended to Edwards of Illinois visiting Jerry Nichols. Attendees remark on an ice cream festival at Fillmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Smith
Will Shuck
Bereaved Widow Remembers Kind Helpers
Conrad Lehman thanks all who aided him during his wife’s illness and death, acknowledging their kindness and support during a difficult time.
Inheritance Tax Supplies Are Here
County treasurer ready to enforce the new inheritance tax with five classes named. All reports must be made to the auditor state by county treasurers.
Inheritance Tax Rules Released by County Treasurer
County Treasurer Rent announces blank receipts schedules and forms for the new inheritance tax law. Treasurers and circuit court clerks statewide begin using filings to record and report tax data quarterly to the auditor of state. Tax payments are due within thirty days, with penalties for late payment. The law classifies heirs into five relationships with rates starting at one percent for estates under twenty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Courts
State
Eircuit Court
Estate Tax Rates and Exemptions Outline
The excerpt explains progressive estate tax rates based on value ranges from $25,000 to $500,000 with multipliers for higher amounts and outlines exemptions. It notes exemptions for transfers to municipal corporations for public use and for educational or religious bequests, plus specific exempt levels for different classes and small estates.
Obituary for Mrs. Mahala Lehmann of Indiana
Mrs Mahala Lehmann born Morgan county Indiana May 10 1839 died August 22 1913. She married Conrad Lehmann April 17 1876. Survived by husband sister Mrs Lucinda Sourwine Chicago Illinois and two half brothers in Vinita Ohio. Relatives present at death were husband sister niece Mrs Lillie Rensch and nephew Mr Renech all of Chicago Illinois. She was a Methodist and a devoted Christian greatly loved by those who knew her.
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Mahala Lehmann
Bor
Morgan County
Ind
Conrad Lehmann
Lucinda Sourwine
Chicago
Ill
Vinita
Ohio
Lillie Rensch
Gu Renech
Chicago II
Lehmann
Methodist Church
Lost and found notices from Vernon Shir to Langdon Bookstore
A fragmentary column lists items lost and found in Limedale Indiana. A white crochet coin purse with change, a gold Elgin watch, and a boxed reward are mentioned with finder directions and the Herald office as reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon
Elgin Works
Harold Burks
Herald Office
Sunday school excursion to Michigan City
A special Monon railroad train will depart Greencastle at 6 00 am on Tuesday August 26 for a Sunday school picnic in Michigan City. Round trip fare is one dollar. Additional trains run that day. For details call 59. J D Ellis agent.
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The
Monon
Greencastle
Michigan City
J. D. Ellis
Regular September Meeting of Putnam County Council
Notice of the Putnam County Council regular meeting in Greencastle Indiana in the county commissioners room at the courthouse. The session on Tuesday September 2nd 1914 at 10 oclock is to make regular appropriations for the 1914 calendar year. Auditor Ly Airhart signs the notice.
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Putnam County Council
County Commissioners
Greencastle
Indiana
Ly Airhart
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James Brunten
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Henry Underwood
Hendricks County
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George Thompson
Delphi
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Lawrence Allen
Rushville
Margaret Allen
C. W. McWethy
Kentucky
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DePauw
Ohio Wesleyan
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von KleinSmid
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Bay View
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Lebanon
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Roy Lagenfield
Bloomington
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Lafayette Journal
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H. ©. Allen, Jr
Sugar Creek
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Tuscola
Millard Bowen
Indianapolis
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Frankfort
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Reelsville
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Shelbyville
George Conklin
Joe Kleinbuch
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Charley
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Terre Haute
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Crawley
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Greenwood
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Leonard Nichols
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James Cherry
Charles Edwards
William Gillespie
Duff's Siding
Stone
Ernest Roller
Newman, Il
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Aetna Insurance l Co
John McFarlane
Elonnie Houck
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Vancouver
Rev. Ostrow
Gilbert Sears
Clarksburg
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Fillmore
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O. J. Rector
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Hall, Ind
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Brick Chapel
W. R .Hutcheson
SP. Kine Brazil
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Georer
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Christine Ragland
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S. L. Vaugh
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Harry Collins
Richard Dur
Raymor MecCammack
Maud Snider
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Jack
Brown
W. A .Kreigh
Elmer McCullough
Poland
C.C Hurst
C. ©. Hurst
O. J. Restor
Malta
Mrs. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Conrad Lehman
Opera House
Moving Pictures
Gardner's Ice Cream
Auditor of State
Vernon Shir
Limedale, Ind
South
OF County Council
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