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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
1
William Sutherlin William Denman and Matt Murphy are prominently mentioned as probable successors to Arthur J Hamrick as Democratic county chairman.
With Arthur J. Hamrick set to resign as county Democratic chairman a meeting of precinct committeemen is planned. Potential successors include William Sutherlin county attorney, William L. Denman, and Matt Murphy. The winner will serve until after the spring primary when new precinct committeemen are elected and will then be chosen again by the new committee.
J A Guilliams displayed Guilliam's Yellow Dent corn which won first prize in its class at the Central National Bank Corn Show, defeating Reed's Yellow Dent in a disputed report.
The Herald will feature daily advertising columns from now until December 25 to spark gift ideas. Readers are urged to watch every day for suggestions found in ads, as those hints may reveal ideal presents not thought of otherwise.
The Woman's League of College Avenue Church will hold the Christmas Bazaar in the church basement on December 2 3 and 4 with Friday and Saturday evening hours.
The executive committee announced completion of plans for a farmer's short course and named committees to handle booster club arrangements. Admission will be five cents at the Tuesday night event.
The Greencastle Booster Club executive committee met to finalize plans for Purdue Extension’s Farmers Short Course in Greencastle on January 3 4 and 5. Admission 50 cents covers all lectures with proceeds funding programs and local expenses. Provisions include pupil credits in schools and special free tickets for agricultural or domestic science students.
Great statewide success is shown by securing only one open date, the Booster Club of this city obtaining that slot.
Four Terre Haute men linked to the city election conspiracy with Mayor Donn M. Roberts were jailed after turning government evidence. John Nugent, ex Terre Haute police chief, received one year and one day at Leavenworth. Frankie Hess five months. John Hines four months. John W Bruns one month in jail.
Westfield Indiana reports the death of Abel Doan age seventy two a farmer and banker after a month long illness in a Muncie sanatorium. He leaves widow Phoebe Lindley Doan and five daughters including Martha Doan dean at Earlham college and Mrs Frank Hatch Streightoff of Greencastle plus one son John Lindley Doan of Ambler Pennsylvania. The family long supported education and the homestead was a center of reform for decades.
College Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, recently remodeled, will be officially dedicated one week later than originally announced.
The College Avenue Church reopens after extensive remodeling with a formal opening planned for Sunday December 19 replacing the previously scheduled December 12 event. On December 12 the Sunday school rooms will open and services move to those rooms, with a reception for Greencastle and Putnam County residents to occur during December 12 to 19.
A case before Judge Jas. P. Hughes weeks ago upheld a husband’s possession of the family residence. A sister of the deceased wife of Jacob Cole of Brazil had sought to gain possession this morning but the court ruled in favor of the husband.
Emma D. Sage of Brazil challenged possession of a residence owned jointly by Jacob Cole and his deceased wife. The Putnam Circuit Court found the evidence insufficient to compel Mrs Sage to obtain the property, despite promises alleged by witnesses. Attorneys Hays Murphy for Cole and Robinson McFerrin for Sage presented arguments.
Ed Dew, colored, was arrested this morning by Constable Pickett for not paying dog taxes. He was fined $1 and costs. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Osborne of Irvington celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a noon dinner for fifty relatives and guests from Kansas City to Marion. A license was issued to Miss Minnie Picou of Putnam County and Oran Perkins, a prominent farmer.
Miss Viva Baldwin has accepted a clerk position at the Allen Bros Dry Goods store. The Christian church ladies plan a bazaar at the Gas Office on the 10th and 11th offering useful articles for sale.
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