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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1915
Page
2
Several candidates from Greencastle and Monroe townships enter the Democratic race for Treasurer of Putnam County. Sayers, Raab, Miller, Etcheson and Miller announce their candidacies subject to the primary election.
Sheriff Howard S Harris of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. Hark L Jackson of Greencastle enters the race for Putnam county sheriff subject to Democratic primary voters. Allen Eggers of Jackson township seeks the Democratic nomination at the March 7 primary. Edward H Eitelforge of Madison also enters the Putnam county sheriff race subject to March 7 primary voter decision.
Coroner Jacob E. McCurry of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for Coroner as a Democrat in Putnam County, subject to primary election decisions.
Prosecuting Attorney Courtland C. Gillen of Greencastle township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Prosecuting Attorney of Putnam County. Fay S. Hamilton, attorney at law, also seeks the Democratic nomination. Primary election is March 7, 1916.
Indiana Progressives face a dilemma as Harry S. New seeks the Republican nomination for U S senator while James E. Watson is opposed. Supporters say voting New is safer, but critics point to New’s key role at the 1912 Chicago convention and Watson’s leadership of the standouts faction, complicating any Progressive backing.
The Marion Leader-Tribune notes both Republicans show little enthusiasm for a ticket with Watson and that Progressive Republicans have no clear outlet to "fight" in selecting a U.S. senator candidate. The piece suggests both sides view the other as equally limited in appeal.
Indianapolis dispatch notes widespread Christmas prosperity with high wages and bonuses. Banks, firms, and railways paid out millions in extra salaries and gifts as stores, post offices, and express companies report record activity. Strong mentions of New York Wall Street celebrations, Indiana plant boosts, and postal stamp sales rise.
Public discourse remains unfazed as millionaires advocate for various Republican candidates to gain Indiana state offices. They are accused of using their wealth to influence politics and expand personal bank accounts.
Maplewood residents share Christmas meals with the Bowers and Steeles. Several locals visit friends and kin in Greencastle Roachdale and Danville while students Hartman Hay and Crodian study away. The death of Elizabeth Dyer of Fincastle is reported with burial at Pickel cemetery.
A Christmas tree and program were held at the schoolhouse with a good time reported. Mrs C E Hill shared Xmas dinner with Mr and Mrs H M Smith and family of Reelsville. School children enjoy a week of vacation. Shooting on the public highway 1 is a nuisance and should be stopped. Several people attended the Christmas tree in Reelsville. A revival meeting begins January 3.
Fincastle and Greencastle residents share Christmas gatherings with relatives in Roachdale and Danville. The obituary of Miss Lizzie Dyer from Fincastle is recorded with surviving brothers Henry and Luther. Residents visit, dine, and attend church activities across the area, including students at Morton and State Normal School.
The Yolanda II, America’s first glider hydroplane, completed a Hudson test from Nyack to West Ninety-first Street in just over half an hour. Built for Senor Gonzalo Mejia, the craft uses cork pontoons, a front rudder, two stern retractors, and an air propeller system to skim water with minimal draft.
A Portland inventor introduces a cast iron deflector damper that fits direct draft heaters and some furnaces. The device reflects fuel volatiles back into the stove to finish combustion and reduces soot buildup in the flue, lowering fire risk.
Dr Martin W Barr of the Pennsylvania Training School told Albany delegates that ten percent of the U S population is mentally defective and must be separated and segregated. He urged permanent sequestration, elimination of feeblemindedness through marriage laws, and institutional training to reduce future generations of defectives.
A courteous girl named Ellen asks a mother’s infant age, and the mother quips the baby is eight weeks old while Ellen notes she does not show her age. Angus McKay of Russell Creek, Wa has long served as Justice of the Peace but recently presided on a fret case after a venue change. In Mohler a fret lawuit tried there in eight years also occurred after a change of venue.
On a rough windy morning in New York a practical joker jokes the bookkeeper Mr Quill by telling him he looks ill. Quill pretends to be unwell, requests leave, and the chief orders the work split among staff for ten days.
A brief dialogue highlights a young college woman’s interest in politics and a grandmother’s view that men should lead. The exchange contrasts modern ambitions with old fashioned gender expectations as noted by Puck.
The narrative recalls Farragut leading the Cayuga past Forts Jackson and St. Philip near New Orleans. A young colored powder boy, not yet fourteen, miraculously survived a grapeshot strike to his forehead and pocketed the halves after bragging crews bragged.
Charles M. Schwab spoke in a New York studio about a very mean dealer in pictures who tried to cheat him. He compared the man to a Loretto miser who once lost a thousand dollars and grew darker as he counted. The tale ends with the miser asking for interest.
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet notes Mrs Henpeck keeps her husband in line with a hoop trick and word commands She jokes about his role in celebrating the anniversary of her marriage to her first husband highlighting a sharp domestic bite.
The notice lists eastbound and westbound interurban schedules with morning, afternoon, and evening departures from Indianapolis. It specifies limited and Greer marked services, with additional notes on Highlander runs and a 12:38 post-adjustment listing.
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