Many Distinctive Visitors and Travel in Greencastle
Mrs. Dallas Meisner and children and numerous others spent Thursday and today in Indianapolis on various business and family visits. Several locals including Sheriff Bees, J H C Nelson, and Miss Long journeyed to nearby towns for errands while Miss Cannon and Mr Cannon traveled to Lincoln and the West. Endowment work continued as DePauw funds receive a $12 000 boost from an unnamed donor with a charitable bequest planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Meisner
Indianapolis
Anna Cannon
James Cannon
West
Yellow Stone National Park
Sewer project likely to start soon says city engineer
City Engineer Lane states Poulkes Construction Company of Terre Haute is the probable lowest bidder and very reliable. The firm is expected to build the proposed new sewer system with no delay to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Poulkes Construction Company
Terre Haute
City to award pow sewer project to Foulkes Construction
City Engineer A A Lane says the contract for the pow sewer system likely goes to Foulkes Construction of Terre Haute with a bid of 57 757.27 the lowest of seven. Work would start soon with 75 to 100 workers and completion in just over a year, funded by future property levies or bonds at 5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Lane
Foulkes Construction Company
Terre Haute
Foulkes Construction Co
Lane
Filmore High School to Become Certified in County
Filmore will become a certified high school next year under Marion township Trustee Otto B Rector. State superintendent approved the change after meeting requirements. Library and laboratory will be enlarged, a seven month course added, and new study courses offered under Principal Frank Wallace and Joseph Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filmore High School
Otto B. Rector
Marion Township
Filmore School
Frank Wallace
Joseph Davidson
Local German letter from wartime traveler reaches professor
Harry Mason, a Greencastle youth held in Europe during the war, wrote a German letter from Marburg to Prof. H. B. Longden of DePauw University. The Aug 5 note says he was well and may be returning home if tourists are released by the 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Longden
DePauw University
Harry Mason
Greencastle
Europe
Marburg
Prof
Longden
Mason
Rachel Mason
South Jackson Street
Minna Matern
London
Big Transformer To Be Installed In Cloverdale
The Cloverdale Graphic reports that a large transformer will be installed in the north part of town to move 6600 volt power from Greencastle to Vandalia and step it down to 2300 volts for local use. A prior 2300 volt trial failed to provide adequate lighting. a test showed only 88 volts instead of 110. The new transformer, delayed previously, will be installed early next month to improve street and theater lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light Company
Greencastle
Raney
The
Light Company
Vandalia
Cloverdale
Cloverdale Graphic
Miss Amelia Kemp Secures Rooms With McGaugheys
Miss Amelia D. Kemp secretary to President Grose of the university has taken rooms with Dr and Mrs W M McGaughey at the corner of Bloomington and Seminary streets for the coming winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia D. Kemp
Grose
The
University
W. M. McGaughey
Bloomington and
Seminary Streets
Marriage of February 28 Told of Today
A tale of a secret marriage between Vera Conn and Tillotson unfolds from Indianapolis to Greencastle. Miss Conn reveals the couple’s Oxford trip while Tillotson joins DePauw students, later accepts a Racine Journal News position and leaves for Logansport, then Racine. Prof. Nichols, newly named head of Romance Languages at DePauw, plans relocation from Gambier to Greencastle with wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Tillotson
Vera Conn
Winona Lake
Racine
Wis
Journal-News
Logansport
DePauw
Delta Tau Delta
Sigma Delta Chi
Alpha Chi Omega
E. B. Nichols
DePauw University
Nichols
Hee
Gambier
Ohio
Kenyon College
Torr Family Reunion Held West of City
The annual Torr reunion gathered about seventy five members at the W. L. Torr grove near Stop 34 on the interurban. Maynard Torr of Bloomfield was elected president and Leland Torr secretary-treasurer. An evening program featured speeches and songs by older and younger attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anmual Torr
W. L. Torr Grove
Maynard Torr
Bloomfield
Leland Torr
Grove
John Rawley
Josephine
William Rawley
Marie
Miller
Brazil
Harley Pitchford
Filmore
Stanley Torr
Terre Haute
Charles Jacobson
Attica
State penal farm plans formed at Greencastle site view
Amos Butler of Indianapolis and Dr. S E Smith of Richmond with James L. Randel of Greencastle visited Putnamville to inspect the Indiana state penal farm site and arrange for preliminary work. Contracts were awarded for a well drill and a land map to guide future building placements. Local residents Aden and Lucile Torr traveled to Indianapolis. Putnam County stock showed prize results at the Plainfield horse show, including Alec Bryan and Oscar Webster winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Butler
Indianapolis
State Board of Charities
8S. E. Smith
Richmond
Indiana
Greencastle
James L. Randel
Putnamville
Hepler
Frank Shoptaugh
Alec Lane
State Farm
Aden Torr
Lucile Torr
Plainfield
Putnam County
Alec Bryan
Oscar Webster
Public Sale of Moler Personal Property Near Clinton Falls
There will be a public sale of the personal property of the late Joseph Moler at the Moler home three miles northwest of Clinton Falls on Wednesday Rept 23. L. PF. MOLER. Miss Irene Selby travels to Indianapolis to visit her grandmother Mrs S Hoover for a week while Miss Jean Selby heads there for an extended visit with Mrs Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Selby
Ewing Shields
Cloverdale
Brenta MacGregor
Idagrove
Lows
Cora Toney
Lena, C
George Blake
Joseph Moler
Moler
Clinton Falls
L. PF. Moler
Indianapolis
S. Hoover
Jean Selby
Mrs. Hoover
Republicans Endorse Democratic Legislature Acts
John H. Holliday lends his signature to endorse the 1913 Indiana General Assembly after praise from the State Board of Charities. The board’s 1914 report highlights progressive laws on juvenile justice, compulsory schooling, public welfare, and state institutions, with bipartisan backing from members including Demarchus C. Brown and Amos W. Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Holliday
Indiana
Holliday
Union Trust Company
Indianapolis News
Board of Charities
Demarchus C. Brown
Butler College
Mr. Brown
Hilton A. Brown
Francis Henry Gavish
St. John’s Church
Indianapolis
Mary A. Spink
Fletcher's Sanitarium
Emma Lee Elam
John B. Elam
Harrison
James W. Fesler
Republican State Committee
Indiana University
State Board of Charities
General Assembly
Indiana State Farm
Indiana Girls’ School
Indiana Girls' School
Indiana Boy's School
Marion
Republicans of Putnam County Hold Saturday Convention
Putnam County Republicans will meet in Greencastle on Saturday to nominate a county ticket. The event starts at 10 o clock in the courthouse with County Chairman Arthur Reat presiding. Speakers include Congressman Will Hays former Rep Jo Chaney Roy Shattuck and musical by Cloverdale and Roachdale bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C
Putnam County
Greencastle
Arthur Reat
Hop. Jo) Chaney
Sullivan
Will H. Hays
State Republican Committee
Roy Shattuck
Brazil
Cloverdale
Roachdale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Goodwine
Business Today
H. L. Betzner
Clayton
William Wetz
T. T. Moore
Talbott Christie
R. L. O’hair
Halstead Selby
Lewis Stewart
Theodore Bees
Fincastle
J. H. C. Nelson
East Washington Street
B.S. Weeneke
A. 0. Maddin
Urbano, OL
Lafayette
Marie Rawley
J. K. Torr
E. E. Shorr
Chicago
Mr. Shorr
Monon
Forrest Hughes
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Hubert Webster
C. M. Rice
St. Lewis
M. D. Ricketts
Ricketts
Mrs. Rice
County Recorder
Charles EB. Wood
Charles W. Huffman
Ray Fellows
Gou
Zionsville
Mooresville
Hoffman
Fellows
Tulsa
Oklo
John Sieghn
Morton W. Fordice
Russellville
Roy Steele
Cass, Ind
Vera Cruz
Lyric
Adv
Thad Jones
L. Airhart
New Market
Mrs
Ransom Fordice
Ruth Lawton
Paris
Til
Fred Thomas
Edith Holloway
Oregon
United States
Mexico
Lyric Tonight
Harry Call
Gary
John Cannon
James P. Hughes
Verna Stoner
Omer Newhouse
Montezuma
Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Morton
John L. Walker
Putnam County Oil & Gas Company
Hammond
A. Wade
Vr. Wade
Indi
Anapolis
Ess
West Side Square
William Ader
Columbus
T. H Williams
Williams
Minnie Buster
Napoleon
TORR
Werk
Nor Ralston
Timaig
Progressive Party
Webaid
Osteopathy
H. 4. Betaner
Kirks Mo
Spaunhurst
Donner B. Greencastle
John Riley
Green
Eitelforge
Alice Day
N. Jackson Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!