Locust Street Church Ladies Meet for Christmas Program
The Ladies' Aid Society of Locust Street Church will host a meeting at the parsonage on Wednesday at 2 30 in the afternoon. A Christmas program will be followed by a social hour with all church women invited. Frank Scofield, a prominent Indianapolis horse buyer, visited and bought several fine horses from local stock buyer Ansel Grimes.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
Locust Street Church
Frank Scofield
Indianapolis
Ansel Grimes
Slender Lawsuit Filed Over Slander Letter on Logs
Joseph S. Johnson of the Eiteljorge Farm in Clinton Township sues Fred V. Thomas over a slanderous letter about logs seeking 10 000 dollars in damages. The suit alleges defamation harming Johnson’s reputation.
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Joseph
Johnson
Eiteljorge
Clinton Township
Fred V. Thomas
Suit Filed Over Walnut Logs Belonging to Thomas
Joseph S. Johnson of Clinton township sues Fred V. Thomas in Putnam Circuit Court for 10000 dollars claiming a November 1915 letter alleging Johnson stole Thomas logs defames him. Johnson’s attorneys are Jackson and Marsh of Indianapolis. Case stems from a walnut log dispute between neighbors on adjoining farms.
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Fred V. Thomas
Thomas
Joseph S. Johnson
Eitelforge
Clinton Township
Putnam Circuit Court
Jackson & Marsh
Indianapolis
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Thomas
J. S. Johnson
Greencastle
Indiana
United States
Murphy Declines Candidacy for Democratic Chairman
Matt J. Murphy announces he is not a candidate for chairman of the Democratic county committee. He says he was urged to run but finds the race inadvisable. With his withdrawal, William Sutherlin and William Denman remain the two declared contenders.
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Matt J. Murphy
Democratic County Committee
Mr. Murphy
William Sutherlin
William Denman
Stilesville to Hold a Farmers Institute
A Farmers Institute will be held at the schoolhouse in Stilesville on December 14 and 15. The program includes calls to order, music, readings, speeches on farm topics, soil conditions, a country church address, committee reports, and hog cholera prevention. Prizes awarded for corn, butter, and bread. Charles Reed secretary treasurer. Robert E. Rhea president. John Gainor visiting with local business interests and family members in town.
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Stilesville
R. E. Rhea
R. L. Thompson
Flora M
Meeks
Anne Orca
Opal West
Enews
Flora M. Meeks
Noble Wallace
Ethel Kizer
Ee High School
Sherrell
Glidewell
the Country Church
Reading
Wirkwire
Chas. Reed
Sec
Treas
Robert E. Rhea
County Commissioners Visit County House
Putnam county commissioners met here this morning and toured the farm and buildings at the county house four miles east of town. Superintendent John Clark and Mrs. Clark unexpectedly hosted a delightful dinner for the visiting officials.
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Putnam County
John Clark
Greencastle Christmas Tree Arrangements Underway
The manual training department of Greencastle moves ahead with decorating an evergreen Christmas tree on the Masons lot at Vine and Washington for community celebration. The plan includes lights, tinsel, possible music by the Greencastle band, and a Christmas Cheer Fund to collect gifts for underprivileged children through the public library.
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Manual Training Department
Greencastle School
Masons
Vine
Washington Streets
Greencastle
Christmas Tree Committeee
Christmas Cheer Fund
Public Library
Dr T A Sigler Heads to Indiana State Veterinary Meeting
Dr T A Sigler returns this afternoon from Covington where he was on business for the state veterinary department. He plans to travel to Indianapolis tomorrow to deliver an address before the Indiana State Veterinary Medical Association in session at Claypool not yet.
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T. A. Sigler
Covington
Farmers' Short Course Advertising Underway
Cleve Thomas chairs the advertising committee assisted by Roy Abrams and Jesse Hughes as the Farmers Short Course set for January 3 4 and 5. The campaign aims for strong publicity and a large crowd.
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Cleve Thomas
Roy Abrams
Jesse Hughes
Gorham Case Goes To Jury In Coal Theft Trial
The State of Indiana accuses Thomas Gorham of stealing six tons of coal from a Vandalia freight car. Vandalia detectives testified as chief witnesses after jury selection. Arguments began at 1 30 and the case went to the jury shortly before 3 o'clock in Putnam Circuit Court.
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Indiana
Thomas Gorham
James P. Hughes
Putnam
Gorham
William Sutherlin
Jackson
Bloomington Co Eds Robbed in Dorm Break-In
Miss Leah Blue an Indiana University student awoke to a large man at her bed in the League Dormitory of Mrs A L Cooper Indiana avenue and Sixth street Bloomington. The intruder fled after she screamed taking a gold watch four gold rings one with a chipped diamond pens and flashlights. No crew is at large.
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Bloomington
Leah Blue
Indiana University
Menatam
Ind
League
A. L Cooper
Indiana Avenue
Sixth Street
Editor Senator Credits State Printing Law For Large Savings
Walter S. Chambers, editor of the New Castle Times and Indiana state senator, helped sponsor a new state printing law. The first contracts under the law cut the two year total by about 50 000 with an estimated 22 percent savings versus the old system. Luther Symons of Henry County backed the measure, and officials say additional savings of 12 000 to 15 000 on legislative printing were achieved last winter.
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Walter S. Chambers
New Castle Times
Indiana State Senate
The
Times
Senate
Henry
Madison
Henry County
Luther Symons
Indiana
Herald Want Ad Yields Quick Results
A compact Herald want ad promises fast results for readers seeking buyers, sellers, or services. The notice emphasizes concise listings and prompt responses, reflecting the newspaper’s practical classified approach.
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Herald
Red Men Elect Officers for Six Months
At a Monday evening meeting the Red Men lodge elected officers to serve six months. Prophet John Patterson and Sachem Gilbert Woods head the slate with Charles Steegmiller as treasurer and Andrew Crump as senior sagamore. Other posts include Ed Walls junior sagamore and William Allen keeper of wampum, plus Naaman Cooper as trustee and Joneph Game as degree master.
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Red Men
Red Men Lodge
Charles Steegmiller
John Patterson
Sachem
Gilbert Woods
Sagamore
Andrew Crump
Ed Walls
Wampum 2d
Huffman
Wampum
William Allen
Wellington Crawley
Naaman Cooper
Joneph
Chek Loos
Music School Recital Schedule at Music Hall
Dean McCutchan announces the second-semester Music School recital to be held in Music Hall at seven on Tuesday evening. Programs include piano works by Chopin Debussy and Wagner Liszt, violin pieces by Gluck De Bernot Henselt and others, voice solos, organ pieces, and a interval of duets and choral numbers performed by named students.
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Dean McCutchan
Music Hall
Martha Beard
Alphine
Geraldine Hessler
Stanley Young
Gaul
Eva Carnell
Chopin
Helen Martin
Gluck
Esther Bierhaus
Juan B
Debussy
Ralph Moser
Sylvia
Schubert
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Centraliry
PANY
Opera House
Cook
King Baggot In
Loatoet
Julius Bryan
Farmers’ Institute
John Gainor
Logansport
Helen Gainor
John Cannon
Glothing & Shoe Store
Greencastle, Indiana
Music School
Ducelle
Florence Bishop
Wiegenlied
Ruth Askin
DeBernot Henselt
Anah Webb
Esther Laverty
MacDowell B
MacDowell
Sterling
Ricketts
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