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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
1
Boone McKinney coal digger settles a suit against Vandalia Coal Company for 10900 in a compromise after trial commenced. The miner, who suffered injuries, accepts the $1000 settlement as the case moves toward resolution.
Boone McKinney a Clay county miner sued the Vandalig Coal Company for 10000 dollars alleging injury from foul air in a mine shaft and permanent health impairment. The Putnam Circuit Court session started Monday and ended Tuesday with a settlement of 1000 dollars to McKinney and costs borne by each side except their own witnesses fees.
Indianapolis hog market shows a 50 cent jump as receipts reach 18 000 hogs with hogs selling around 14.00 and pigs at 15.00 to 12.50. Cattle stay active and steady, calves strong with top prices near 20.00, and sheep steady in the stockyards performance.
Elder Root preached to a large crowd at the Dunkard church. Rev L D Dodd will preach next Sunday at 11 am and 7 pm with Sunday school at 10. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7. Ed Fulford moved to Follettsville and Joe Staggs moved into the vacated house and took the switch board. Villagers and visitors from Indianapolis Greencastle and Chicago appear in various social calls and Thanksgiving visits.
The funeral of Miss Grace Hootman will be held Wednesday at 11:00 A M at the Christian church. Mrs Ed Hammond of Marion township is reported sick. Mrs Martha Spurgeon returned from visiting relatives in Indiana. Mrs Will Reeves returned home after attending Elmer Long’s funeral. Mrs J P D John and Miss Florence John returned from Rushville and Indianapolis. Mrs W M Welch’s funeral will be held in Fillmore after services in Lena. The Ladies of the West Presbyterian meet at Lettie Hurst’s Wednesday at 2 P M. Crescent Club meets at Mrs J A Throop’s home. Marion Hinkle and Goldie attend funeral of John Thompson in Lafayette. DePauw Athletic Board awards D letters to 1919 football team members. Banquet and theater party December 13 at Columbia Club for D men. Reserve letters awarded to Buck, Yeager, Stewart, Mendenhall, Robinson, Hassett. Football squad caps go to Cady, Hanley, Clauve, McCain, Lillianthal.
Union coal miners in Indiana resist a 14 percent wage increase proposing a return to work. In Terre Haute, over 6,000 miners live here and trains to Fayette and Sugar Creek townships were ready yet carried no passengers aside from a few clerks and designated mine caretakers.
Families report a cold wave as Ward School lacks coal for heating while the new building remains without a fuel supply. Officials say High School is borrowing fuel from nearby facilities to maintain warmth amid the shortage.
George A. Gowan and others transfer to William F. Zeiner a lot in Floyd township for 1 dollar. Zeiner buys 6 acres in Floyd township for 1 dollar from Elisha Zeiner. Elisha Zeiner and wife sell 53 acres in Floyd township to William F. Zeiner and spouse for 1 dollar. City of Greencastle sells Lot No.14 in Forest Hill Cemetery to Elmer F. Sharp for 150 dollars. Jennie P. Masten and others sell 40 acres in Franklin township to Leslie Smith for 2800 dollars. Chapel Cemetery Company sells Lot No.2 in Chapel Cemetery to Mary L. Kelley and others for 90 dollars. George M. Owen sells 80 acres in Floyd township to Will Zeiner and others for 5000 dollars. Cortland C. Gillen sells a lot in Franklin township to Simpson McGaughey.
Real winter arrives as Greencastle high school reports complete coal depletion while Ward buildings hold enough supply. Many Greencastle families face zero to few days of coal, pushing the district to borrow from Ward bins amid the cold.
The Nazarenes held a midweek revival with testimonies and praise and reported the largest crowd since moving to the new church. Evangelist Ed Kieme is due to arrive Wednesday morning and preach that night as prayers rise for a gracious revival and many souls saved.
Chicago reports Federal fuel administrator extends coal use restrictions nationwide as bituminous miners' strike enters its second month. Industry shutdowns loom, households brace for scarcity and higher costs amid widespread disruption.
Sunday November 30 friends and relatives surprised Mrs Lillie Ferrand at her East Seminary street residence with a festive birthday table after church. The occasion featured ample food and well wishes for many more birthdays. Miss Terry Anderson, visiting her aunt, returned to Cincinnati after Thanksgiving.
A box of excelsior ignited in the rear of Ricketts jewelry store around three this afternoon causing excitement as firefighters arrived. A chemical tank from the fire engine house helped extinguish the blaze before it did major damage. Only smoke and water damage from buckets used by neighboring businesses.
Miss Mona Reeves arrived in Indianapolis yesterday afternoon after participating in Meet S920. The report notes her travel following the event and confirms her timely return.
In Langtry Texas the decaying Eagle’s Nest once housed Judge Roy Bean’s famed justice hall as wind and rain erode its ruins. The structure’s collapse echoes the closing of a legendary era when Bean dispensed rough justice beside the Pecos and the saloon thrived.
Austin state official complains to Judge Bean that he oversteps authority on divorces. Bean retorts this is not his jurisdiction. The column recalls Bean's famed rulings over a Chinaman killing and a dead Chinaman found with $50 and a six shooter, applying unusual logic to the law.
In Brussels and across Belgium the public resents the German occupation. Calls arise to replace German text on passenger cars with French, traitors are being tried, and business leaders denounce Belgians who aided the enemy. Proposals seek a 30 to 40 percent tax on ill gotten wartime profits.
The Stitch and Chatter Club gathered at Miss Inez Oliver’s Fillmore home on Thanksgiving Day to mark the sixth anniversary. Twenty four members attended a feast with carnation decor, place cards, and toasts led by Miss Nona Bastian.
Interments at Forest Hill Cemetery for November include Wildie W. Hays age 3 from Putnam county in an accident. Infant John G. Langdon in the city. Nannie Hall 41 in the city from pneumonia. Dr. F. F. Lawton 68 in the city from paralysing disease. C. Campbell Peck 82 in the city from heart trouble. Thomas Parker 48 in Putnam county from pulmonary tuberculosis. W. P. Stoner 76 in Putnam county from stomach trouble.
H. W. Jarvis of Indianapolis district manager of the Oakland Automobile Company was transacting business.
The traction line service starts Monday evening after a stoppage since Saturday noon. Interurban cars will run regularly again with all schedules correct today.
After outages since Saturday, the Green Castle interurban line was fully down for over 2 days due to wind and heavy rain that toppled high tension poles. Service resumed 6:00 PM Monday and schools began normally Tuesday morning. The outage was the longest in the line's history, previously surpassed only by a flood years ago.
English novelist Hugh Walpole spoke at Green Castle High School on Creating a Novel. He discussed how surroundings shape writing, recalled early London ambitions, and shared experiences as a war correspondent in Russia. The event was organized by Miss Leslie Walls and Green Castle Women’s Clubs.
The thermometer fell to 22 degrees last night, three degrees above Sunday’s low. By 7:00 this morning it rose to 25 degrees. November average minimums show 29 degrees, four degrees below November 1919, while November 1918 recorded 68 degrees.
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