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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
1
Mrs Maude Blake age 29 of Indianapolis visiting her mother Mrs J D Ellis at Ellis home. She pressed a revolver against her breast and fired, now in a critical condition.
Mrs Maude Blake 29 wife of Troy Blake of 1335 Massachusetts Ave Indianapolis sustained a serious probablemente fatal wound from a 32 caliber revolver. She reported the act as accidental though still denying self harm. Her mother Mrs Ellis and stepfather Mr Ellis were present. neighbor and Dr Hutcheson were summoned for aid.
Greencastle will light a large evergreen tree at Vine and Washington with electric lights and holiday decorations. High school Prof B A Knight and Prof Harry Hughes lead Domestic Science and Manual Training students in decorating and wiring the tree for the entire holiday season. Temple Lodge No 47 holds a Friday meeting at 7 30 p m with E A degree, Wm H H Cullen and FE Caldwell in attendance.
Brazil Times reports George Miller 22 son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Miller of Clay City fatally injured while hunting near Beech Grove church Harrison township. Miller set gun on damp stump stock down when it slipped and fired into his bowels. Dr Vandiver and other physicians treated him before transport home.
Andrew Black sold a four year old Percheron gelding for 500 to John Vestal of Plainfield. The 2200 pound horse, raised by Black, was shipped to New York and stood out in county shows with multiple first place ribbons. Black owns the dam and several siblings of the horse.
Clover dale Diamond Lodge 125 members and guests enjoyed a turkey dinner and smoker in Cloverdale to mark the lodge founding. Greencastle lodge sent a strong delegation, with speeches by Sam C. Preston and others, music by Dutch Hanneman and Soda Bridges, and plans for continued fraternal ties.
The report for December 1915 warns of cold rain and snow and general unpleasant conditions. It notes patterns observed in the last month and projects continued harsh weather ahead, affecting daily life and travel.
Weather prophet Hicks predicts a December with frequent cold fronts and storms. An early storm centers from the first to the sixth, followed by a cold wave and blizzard winds, then recurring pressure shifts and heavy snow across the continent through January 1916.
County Treasurer Henry Runyan paid the first set of Greencastle sewer bonds this morning. The initial payment was 3700 dollars and the bonds will be settled in ten yearly installments. About fifty owners have not paid by the December 1 due date, risking penalties if payments are not made promptly.
J W Herod a Greencastle merchant bought 84 acres of the Cooper farm on the National Road southeast of Greencastle. The sale covered 274 acres with 5250 paid. The buyer secured the home and most improvements as the Cooper estate administrator arranged the deal with other buyers taking 80 acres for 1000 and 40 acres for 650 while Willis Gill paid 1675 for 70 acres.
Ed Johnson arrested Tuesday night by Vandalia detectives for stealing coal from track cars was tried before Mayor Cooper. He was fined five dollars plus costs, to be paid. Detectives note ongoing petty thefts along the Vandalia tracks and road officials plan to stop them.
Ten thousand Red Cross stamps have been ordered under Prof. H A Henderson in Greencastle. The sale will be aided by Boy Scouts distributing stamps in city stores and university girls with Mrs. Caroline Doll operating a post office lobby booth to sell them before year end.
Andrew Black and W. W. Jones have returned from a business trip to Champaign Illinois. They visited clients, discussed contracts, and planned future meetings with local partners.
A boy reports finding several hides the property of N G Cling Enpeel of Fillmore. Marshal Cooper is credited with guiding the investigation and obtaining the recovered goods. The return marks a swift close to the theft case from Monday night.
Ten skunk hides were recovered Monday night from the rear shed of the N. P. Clingenpeel restaurant in Fillmore and returned to the owner by a local boy at 7 30 this morning. Fifteen possum hides remain missing as police link the case to a Wednesday inquiry led by Marshal John Cooper.
W F E Ball of Terre Haute Joseph W Amis and R Miller of Clinton Curtis G Shake of Bicknell Juliet V Strauss of Rockville and F C Tilden of Greencastle have been appointed to the new speaker bureau for Indiana Centennial events announced in Indianapolis.
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