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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
4
Greencastle area social events include the Dinner Club gathering with Dr and Mrs Overstreet. Notables discuss county offices, Illinois guests, and DePauw University ties. utilities crews tackle a tough sewer trench as interurban fares shift two cents per ICC ruling.
Denver guards a small building described as a machine shop where the U S government plans to obtain its first publicly owned radium. Ore from Paradox Valley Colorado is processed here and a secret method may cut radium production costs.
Dr. T A Sigler says hoof and mouth disease is well under control after killings by government appraisers. He traveled from the infected area, noting patient scenes and urging continued precaution as men remove infected stock. A boy wept as his cow was killed, others witnessed painful scenes during the ongoing effort to curb the disease.
J A Kern of Terre Haute was arraigned at 8 in Justice Phillip Frank's Court and fined $5 plus costs totaling $19.50 for hunting without a license. An affidavit by state game warden Thomas Butler followed Kern's hunting on several Washington township farms after a warning from landowners. Kern admitted guilt and paid the full amount.
Temple Lodge No 47 F and A M called meeting Friday at 730 pm B A degree L H Athey W M E FE Caldwell Secretary The Boston Club meets with Mrs L G Wright West Walnut street Friday 730 pm Ladies Christian church Christmas Bazaar about December 15 Handmade useful articles Hanna's store Friday and Saturday
A Dec 3 notice reports James H. Kerr age 74 a noted Carbon City blacksmith wagon maker and real estate man died after a two year illness of paresis. Born in Bloomington he later lived in Greencastle and Carbon serving as Carbon Bank president. He leaves two Bloomington brothers one Los Angeles brother and Mrs Sample of Carbon. Estate valued at 75000. body to be taken to Bloomington for funeral services.
Mrs James Albin of Filmore hosted the S C C group Wednesday with eighteen attendees. Five new members were initiated Miss Ruth Stewart Miss Nina Cook Miss Marie Cook Miss Nell Ringo and Miss Ard Ruark. A social luncheon followed with escalloped oysters salad hot rolls pickles coffee ice cream and cake.
Judge Rawley of Brazil appeared this afternoon in the Putnam Circuit court to sit as special judge for a pending case.
The article lists educators from Indiana State Normal School DePauw University and Central Normal College joining a Terre Haute planning group. It names Superintendent Mahon Danville, Henderson Greencastle, Coleman Hravl, Waits Terre Haute, Parker Newport, Wilkinson Clinton, Linebarger Rockville, Michel Roachdale and county superintendents Martin Hendricks, Wright Putnam, Akre Clay Propst Vigo Valentine Vermilion Skeeters Parke, plus President Parsons Indiana State Normal College.
A meeting of representatives from all Greencastle women's clubs is set for Friday afternoon December 4 at 4 o'clock in the city library assembly room. Mrs H B Longden Council Member Woman's Club will attend.
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