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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
4
The state fire marshal reports heavy lightning tied losses during Aug week 8 with 61 fires caused by lightning and $52 932 lost. May to July period shows 453 lightning fires totaling about 433 26 in property loss. Overall week of Aug 8 saw 132 fires and $156 717 total loss, led by lightning.
In Putnam County Indiana the plaintiff by Hays Murphy files a complaint in the September term 1913 to quiet title to real estate. It names numerous defendants including Richard and Catherine Biddle and many Silveys with unknown heirs and spouses. Defendants non residents are noted and they are summoned to appear November 3 1913 at Greencastle Court House to answer or demur. Clerk Arthur J Hamrick records the filing.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the College Avenue church elected its officers for the year at a Thursday meeting. The next gathering will be September 3 at Mrs. H. A. Gobin's home with a program and refreshments for both men and women. Officers include Mrs. R. A. Ogg president and several secretaries and treasurers.
A new order requires noon counts of every mail sack at post offices stations buses mail cars and mail boats across the United States and possessions to determine exact sack numbers. Invitations were issued by Miss Goulding and Mrs Evans for Monday afternoon for Mine Kate Hammond.
The forecast warns of a stormy September with equinoctal disturbances and seismic activity. Expect cooler weather with frosty nights from early September, multiple storm periods from the 1st through the 17th, and potential tornadoes, hurricanes, and earth shocks near equinox.
Earle Bunten of Fillmore, son of County Commissioner J. B. Bunten, has returned home from Indianapolis where Dr. J. W. Layme, assisted by Dr. C. L. Amick, performed an operation to remove a growth.
Classified items list household furniture including Majestic stove folding bed writing desk lounge and more with contact at 626 East Seminary street and Indiana street. Also two houses for sale near university, public sale of livestock listed northwest of Greencastle on Rockville road on Thursday Sept 4 by Albert Eiteljorge.
Complete service on the Martinsville line of the Terre Haute Indiana & Eastern Traction Company was resumed today with most strikers back at work. Freight service also resumed on the Indianapolis Columbus & Southern traction line. Limited through cars to Louisville were restored, aside from five Louisville Limiteds. Four strikers returned to work per company officials. Rezin Orr left Indianapolis for Detroit to attend a general executive board meeting ahead of the national convention in Salt Lake City.
The preliminary teachers institutes are underway in the county. Russell, Franklin, and Jackson townships met at Roachdale with a strong program organized by County Superintendent Wilth and local teachers. Bainbridge hosts institutes for Floyd, Clinton, and Monroe townships today, with Greencastle, Warren, Marion, Madison, and Washington to meet next Thursday in the county house. Cloverdale will host institutes for Cloverdale, Jefferson, and Mill Creek townships the following day.
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