Grandson contesting Grantham will in probate case
Frank E. Grantham, only son of Jesse B. Grantham, objects to probate of Elijah Grantham’s will in Putnam Circuit Court. The will, estimated to exceed 148 000 dollars, leaves widow Eliza Grantham one third life interest and a cash share, while Frank K. Grantham and other heirs receive limited amounts and shares. Executors named are Central Trust Co with bond set at 50 000 dollars.
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Fruanke
Grantham
Jesse Brantham
Elijah Grantham
Putnam Circuit
Frank E. Grantham
Jesse B. Grantham
Dimes & Allee
Central Trust Co
Hughes
Eliza Grantham
Otter
Frank K
Mary Young
Lee Glover to Entertain with Miscellaneous Shower
An event titled a miscellaneous shower will honor Mr and Mrs Perald Davidson on Thanksgiving Day. The festivities will be hosted at the home on East Washington Street with e s Lee Glover slated to entertain guests.
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Es Lee Glover
Lee Glover
East Washingt Street
Perald Davidson
Weather note recalls December chill of 1919
The Weatherman reports December 1 1919 morning temperature at 22 degrees with the thermometer at 35 degrees by 7 o clock, an eight degree drop from today. The piece also notes brief visits by Dobbs and Sudranski to Indianapolis on business.
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Joe Allen
Old King
Santa
Hog Prices Advance at Opening in Indianapolis Market
Hog prices moved up 10 to 15 cents at the opening with hogs trading around 10.75 to 10.85 for top, 9.75 for sows. cattle, calves steady while sheep and lambs strong with best lambs at 10.50. Receipts listed hogs 12,000, cattle 700, calves 400, sheep 300. Kingan & Co. bid steady but took none in first trades.
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Indianapolis
Kingan & Co
Interments at Forest Hill for The Month of November
The Forest Hill cemetery interments for November list Eugenia Bachelder of Indianapolis 66 died from nervous breakdown Ellen Callahan city 85 Muter M Buachelder Indianapolis 55 Heart Trouble Lydia Wolfe New Market 74 Acute Poison Mary E Riggs Putnam County 73 paralysis H Darnall Indianapolis 68 pneumonia.
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Forest Hill
Eugenia Bachelder
Indianapolis
Ellen Callahan
City
Muter M. Buachelder
Ldyw Naeeof
Star Store Opens Big Sale With Ten Day Clearance
Star Store in Greencastle launches a ten day clearance sale starting Thursday morning. Both Clothing and Ladies ready to wear departments slash prices to attract shoppers during opening week.
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Star Store
Greencastle
Locust Street Church Women Plan Evening Program
The Women Foreign Missionary Society of Locust Street Church will host a program tonight at the home of Rev and Mrs H C Clippinger 421 Fast Anderson Street. Includes a brief business session led by Mrs Badger a scripture lesson by Miss Clara Hodshire a missionary method from the new testament a Christmas leaflets presentation a solo by Mrs Ivers Stringer a Christmas offering and a social hour all members urged to attend.
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Reading Circle
Lawrence Crawley
Beveridge Street
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Locust Street
H.C. Clippinger
Fast Anderson Street
Clara Hodshire
Bertha Watkins
Ivers
PARENT TEACHER CLUB MEETING SET IN DECEMBER
The Pavrest Teacher Club of the Martha Ridpath Building will hold its December meeting on Friday December 3 at 2 30 o clock Rev Davis of the College Avenue Church will address the topic The Use of the Bible in the Public Schools Mrs Fay Hamilton will discuss How Proper Attention to a Child s Sleep and Rest Affects His School Work Miss Pickett s room will provide music and readings Full attendance is desired.
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Pavrest-Teacher Club
Martha Ridpath
Davis
College Avenue
Fay Hamilton
Miss Pickett
McClure Enters Indiana House Speaker Race
Ex Judge John McClure announces candidacy for speaker of the Indiana House at a partisan meeting in Anderson Indiana. Local supporters from both parties back his bid and plan committees to aid the campaign. McClure is a former member of the public service commission and a longtime judge. EG Toner and Thomas Houston lead the local campaign efforts.
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McClure
Ife
Weas
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
EG Toner
Thomas Houston
Wilson offers mediation in Armenian relief effort
President Wilson told League of Nations leader Hymans that the United States has no power to deploy troops for Armenian relief but is willing to undertake personal mediation through a representative to end fighting in Armenia.
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Washington
Wilson
Hymans
League of Nations National Assembly
United States
Ponzi Sentenced to Five Years in Plymouth County Jail
Boston on November 30 Charles Ponzi the get rich quicker financier was sentenced to serve five years in Plymouth county jail after pleading guilty in U S Circuit Court to using the mails in a defrauding scheme.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Plymouth County
U. S
Hoosier Wins Big Prize at International Live Stock Show
A carload of fat Hampshire hogs entered by J M Ballard of Marion Indiana won grand championship at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago Purdue University earned two other grand prizes including Black Rule the champion fat steer and a Purdue hog took the college fat wether class title Ballard's hogs though spring pigs weighed 275 pounds and competed in the heavy class defeating older hogs and younger champions
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Chicago
Indiana
Hampshire
J. M. Ballard
Marion
Ballard
Hoosier State
Purdue University
J. C. Andrews
West Point
Monon Brakeman Injured After Fall From Box Car
Herbert J. Brogan, a brakeman on the Monon, was severely injured Tuesday morning near Wallace Junction when he fell from a box car while the train moved slowly. His foot was crushed, cast applied, and he suffered facial and hand bruises. He was treated by Dr Ayler and returned to his Bedford home.
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Herbert J. Brogan
Monon
Wallace Junction
Brogan
Ayler
Bedford
Bee Keepers Meeting in Green Castle
A joint gathering of Putnam county bee keepers and horticulturists will meet Monday December 6 at 1 30 PM in the city library basement Green Castle. Talks on live topics and general organization work will fill the agenda and interested parties are urged to attend.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Jackson Area
Maria Campbell transfers land in Jackson to Morris A Campbell for 6000 dollars. Chapel Cemetery Company sells lot to Oscar Hair for 90 dollars. Albert D Rule transfers property in Cloverdale to WM F Farmer for 1000 dollars. Walter E Overstreet transfers lots in Lockridge to Francis L Toore for 425 dollars.
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Maria Campbell
Morris A. Campell
Jackson
Chapel Cemetery Co
Oscar Hair
Albert D. Rule
F. Farmer
T In
Cloverdale
Walter E. Overstreet
Francis L. Toore
Lockridge
Family News Notes From Indiana and Kentucky
Raymond Strain of Indianapolis visited his aunt Rebecca Shuck last weekend. Ora Morgan spent Thanksgiving with his parents in Kentucky and returned Monday. Mortis Campbell and family visited John S. Browning’s household last Sunday. Mrs Will Shuck traveled to Indianapolis as her brother and wife were hurt in a motor vehicle accident.
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Raymond Strain
Indianapolis
Rebecca Shuck
Ora Morgan
Kentucky
Will Shuck
Local notes from Coatesville and nearby towns
The column reports visitors and social calls around Coatesville including Mrs Sarah Snodgrass visiting Mrs Emma Morgan and Mr and Mrs Clyde Walls visiting Greencastle. Neva Phillips and Mary Oliver called on Mary Shuck. Henry Cornett and Will Shuck’s afternoon visit noted. Leonard Havens sold his farm and plans future purchase. Morris Goodwin visited Ransom family. North Salem residents mentioned.
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Neva Phillips
Mary Oliver
Mary Shuck
Henry Cornett
Will Shucks
Leonard Havens
Morris Goodwin
Ransom
North Salem
Herbert Lawson
Local social visits mark weekend in Liberty area
Mr and Mrs Hemphill and daughters Anna and Ruth visited Herbert Quinn near Middletown. Lathems visited Ben Turner in Center Point. OL Keiser and children called on William Skelton in Bowling Green. Mustard family visited John Kohlenburg near Poland. Syester and friends visited D W Syester. August Keiser family spent Thursday with his parents. Visitors to Mrs Sarah Rader included Luke Lucas Lewis Kortepeter Branneman Will Rader and families. Additional Keisers and Henry Keiser households plus Lana Hawkins and others were listed as visiting.
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Va. Hemphill
Anna
Ruth
Herbert Quinn
Middletown
Elmes Lathem
Ben Turners
Center Point
OL. Keiser
William Skelton
Bowling Green
R. B. Mustard
John Kohlenburg
Poland
William Syester
George Woods
Isaac Douglas
D. W. Sy
CW. Mace
O L. Keiser
Henry Keiser
Lana Hawkins
van Huffman
Hitler Lawrence Athey
Grant Cassida
Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings noted in Putnamville
Local residents from Putnamville and nearby towns spent Thanksgiving week with relatives and friends. The article lists visits among the Cox Baldwin Talkington Hurst Rogers Williams and Hepler families, and reports the infant son of Herschel Rogers improving after pneumonia.
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Herschel Rogers
Local Farm Notes and Social News From Somerset
Farmers near completion of corn husking. Moves include Fstol Minnick from Roy Ferrand to Thomas Howlett, and Marion O'Hair to Morton area. Mrs. M. E. Davis visits Chas. Davis family. Effie Cricks wedding to Mr. McAlinden after a shower by Mrs. Earl O’Hair. Brick Chapel Ladies Aid hosted Thanksgiving supper at Alva Thomas home. O’Hair and Beaman children ill with whooping cough. Rev. Mahaffie and Rev. Neabit conduct revival at Brick Chapel. Cecil Flint returns from Linn Grove Iowa where he worked last summer on a farm.
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Fstol Minnick
Roy Ferrand
Thomas Howlett
Marion O'Hair
Morton
Ladies Aid
Alva Thomas
Bascombe O’hair
Henry Beaman
Cecil Flint
Linn Grove
Iowa
No quitter Ben Bosse leads Indiana Democrats return
Thomas Taggart and Governor Cox conferred in Indianapolis on party unity after defeat. Bosse remains active head of the state organization, plans to hire Mrs Olive Belden Lewis as field worker, and praises Cox as a good sport and loser. Hunter Governor Cox enjoyed the Alabama hunting trip near Tuskegee with Senator Pat Harrison.
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Indianapolis
Dee
Thomas Taggart
Alabama
James M Cox
Ohio
Benjamin Ross
Franseville
Democratic State Committee
Bosse
Gertrude McHugh
Olive Belden Lewis
Lewis
State Committee
Croverntor Cox
Taggart
Cox
Mr. Taggart
Governor Cox
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Tuskegee
Colored School
County Red Cross Seals Sale Seeks Spending Plans
Putnam County workers plan to meet in the Court House assembly room Saturday at 2 10 P M to decide the use of over 400 dollars in treasury funds raised by Red Cross Christmas seals. Caroline G Randel urges participation.
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Court House
Red Cross
Putnam County
Caroline G, Randel
Thanksgiving Visits Dot Nokomis and Nearby Towns
Mrs Foster Newton and children of Nokomis Ill spent Thanksgiving with relatives and returned home Saturday. Orman Kettling of Terre Haute and Grant Reinoehl families hosted visits with relatives. Louie Williams stayed in Terre Haute while George Kerr and Melvin Crooks visited local households. William Stiles missed school due to illness. W S Cox and Mary Francis Callahan visited in Brazil. Cloyd Cook, from the west, reports locating in Phoenix Arizona and plans to return next June via Yellowtone Park and other western stops.
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Foster Newton
Nokomis, Ils
Orman Kettling
Terre Haute
Grant Reinoehl
Alonzo Cook
Cloyd Cook
West
North Sixth Avenue
Phoenix
Arizona
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Richard Crouch
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Detroit
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Gen Knauer
The
Christian Church
Henry Bicknell
East Seminary St
McG. Walls
Vatnam County Central Democratic Committee
Republican Campaign Committee
Charles Barnaby
R F. Corwin
S. A. Hays
Everett Senders
Adam Beck
Putnam County Campaign Fund
Harold
Harry
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Locust Street Church
Badger
Stringer
Parent Teacher Club
Armenia
Herbert J. Brogan Monon
Malta
Liberty
Putnamville
Theo Cox
Hume
Irl
Ella Watson
Leah Baldwin
Princeton
Will Baldwin
C. E. Talkington
By Williams
George Henan
Herschel Hurst
Hurst
Gosport
Haze Williams
Estel
Hubert
Layman Hepler
Mrs
Buck Hepler
Somerset
M. E. Davis
Eurl
Chas
MaHaffie
Rev
Neabit
Brick Chapel
Ben Bosse
Evansville
Lena
Louie Williams
George Kerr
Bridgeton
Gates
Melvin Crooks
Martha Eaglesfield
William Stiles
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