Miss Florence Moffett Hosts Tea For Visiting Friends
A popular college girl from Irvington, Miss Florence Moffett daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Moffett, graduates of Shortridge High, first year at Butler, will host a tea in honor of Miss Katherine Kautz home from Ferry Hall. Guests include Miss Ruth Fraley and Miss Mary Tucker of Greencastle. J W Wright Roachdale visited the city on business. The Farmer family held its annual Christmas dinner and reunion east of the city with about thirty members attending. Lawrence Bryan returned to Moline Ill after a few days with his parents and works at the John Deere Plow Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Moffett
W. S. Moffett
Irvington
Moffett
Miss House
Shortridge High School
Butler
Katherine Kautz
Ferry Hall
Ruth Fraley
Mary Tucker
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Farmer
Thomas Farmer
Lawrence Bryan
Moline
Ill
James Bryan
John Deer Plow Company
Randel Wins Election on First Ballot in District Meeting
Randel is chosen as district chairman in Greencastle after a first ballot vote of 72 to 44. Roberts gains six delegates from Vermilion and two from Parke. Kauffman’s name did not go before the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Roberts
Vermillion
Parke
Randel Re-elected Fifth District Chairman In Indiana
James L. Randel of Greenscastle won the Fifth District chairmanship at a district convention, receiving 72 of 126 votes with solid backing from Clay Hendricks Putnam and Vermillion counties while Vigo backed Roberts. The meeting was orderly with temporary officers chosen and a permanent organizational resolution adopted. The convention adjourned after the roll call and vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Randel
Greencastle
Randel
Clay, Hendricks
Putnam
Parke County
Vermillion County
Putnam County
Roberts
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Parke
Vermillion
A. W. Knight
Brazil
James P. Hughes
Voorhees Griffin
Vigo
George Lydia
William King
Hendricks County
George Brill
Danville
John H. James
Fifth
Indiana
Woodrow Wilson
Ralph W. Moss
Clay County
Forest Coffman
Vigo county delegation arrives at Greencastle for convention
The Terre Haute group of 20 Vigo county delegates and supporters led by Donn M. Roberts arrived in Greencastle at 9 20 this morning. They wore white ribbons for Roberts and marched to the court house amid loud cheering and hostile jeers from rival Randel supporters. A Sunday caucus shifted votes to Randel ensuring his 67 first ballot votes and eventual election, while Roberts and his followers caused a rowdy scene at the court house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Vandalia
Vigo County
Donn M. Roberts
Locust Street
Washington
Court House
Randel
Roberts
Greencascastle
Commercial Hotel
Parke
Vermillion
Clay
Hendricks
Putnam
Kendricks
Parke County
Forrest Kauffman
Vermillion County
Donn Roberts
Heavy early vote reported across wards and precincts
Early voting shows heavy turnout with rapid ballots cast by noon. Reports from multiple wards indicate "Sary" votes arriving quickly and a near majority of ballots counted by midday.
Votes in Greencastle Local Option Election Slow at Noon
Noon reports from Greencastle city precincts show heavy voting in most wards with about half the potential ballots cast. DePauw University students also accounted for dozens of votes as organizers tracked turnout amid a statewide dry election and concurrent Congressional Democratic District Convention.
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Greencastle
Court House
DePauw University
Little
Signa Chi
DePauw
Temperance Campaign Ends With Speeches In County Court
Ex Governor J Frank Hanly spoke on saloon impacts at Putnam county courthouse drawing about 250 listeners. Ex Senator Francis C Tilden followed with a Sunday address before roughly 500 attendees. Fire destroyed Thomas Puyears Martinsville street home early Sunday. no insurance on household goods. G H Holloway and Miss Frances Hogan returned to Chicago after Christmas visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanly
Indianapolis
Putnam County Court House
Francis C. Tilden
Thomas Puyear
Martinsville Street
Mr. Puyear
Brazil
G. H. Holloway
Frances Hogan
Chicago
Indiana Live Stock Breeders Hold Tenth Annual Meeting
The Indiana Live Stock Breeders Association convenes January 15 1914 in Purdue University Lafayette with a full program. Directors meet at 9 morning lectures by W T Meckray and Prof W W Smith on breeding and agriculture, cattle and horse judging, and a talk on the beef cattle market by C E Bradfute. Breeders' groups meet January 14 and the four associations help anchor the 1914 Short Course drawing about 2000 farmers and wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Purdue University
Lafayette
W. W. Smith
School of Agriculture
C. E. Bradfute
Xenia
Ohio
Indiana
Agricultural Hall
Breeders’ Association
City Sees Lights Next Wednesday Despite Tomorrow’s Outlook
Electric company assures residents the city will not face darkness after tomorrow while business district lighting will be restored tonight.
Greencastle Tonight Light Shortage Ends for Business District
Repairs at the electric light plant continue after a cylinder head blew out. The business district will be lit tonight and likely tomorrow evening, while residential areas may remain without power. Officials say full city lighting should resume by Wednesday night or tomorrow. Ward Arbogast of Lafayette hunted near Gosport and killed 36 rabbits, a county winter record. Invitations go out for a reception at the Donner home in honor of Mrs Wilbur Starr, with Starr a traveling singer in Lyceum work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Lafayette
Ward Arbogast
Gosport
Rank Donner
W. EK. Starr
Donner
Wilbur Starr
Starr
Lyceum
J Denton Struck By Street Car
J Denton was struck by a street car in Winnipeg while en route home from Wisk with his daughter. Relatives received word early this morning that Monon baggage master was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONON
Wisk
Winnipeg
Injured Monon baggage master not seriously hurt
J D Denton of Monon was struck by a street car on Fifty Third Street Chicago while traveling from Winnipeg to Monon. He was carried to German Deaconess Hospital where officials said his injuries were not fatal and not life threatening. Family members traveled to Chicago to bring him home for recovery.
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Chicago
Greencastle
Winnipeg
Canada
J. D. Denton
Monon Station
Fifty Eighth Street
Great Nothern
Fifty-Seventh Street
Fifty-Third Street
John McFarlane
Velock
Denton
Mrs Lucy Black Hosts Thimble Party in Honor of Guest
Mrs Lucy Black entertained about forty friends at Mrs Clara Lammers home on Saturday afternoon with a thimble party honoring Mrs J E Hammond of Oak Park NL who is the guest of Mrs Clara Lammers Light refreshments were served A Greek letter member count of DePauw University students voting in the local option election was planned to register the entire student vote J Charles Schaf and Elmer Tarkington of Indianapolis visited Greencastle and Charles Barnaby on East Washington Street L G Wright county superintendent remains critically ill and is not improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Black
Clara Lammers
J. E. Hammond
Oak Park
DePauw University
J. Charles Schaf
Elmer Tarkington
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Mrs. Charles
Barnaby
East Washington Street
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Carl Fresehl
the Model Clothing Store
Opera House
A. Cook
Tony
King Baggot
la Grange
America
Central Trust Company
J. W. Wright
Roachdale
Anti-Roberts
Wilson
Fifth Congressional Democratic District
James L. Ran Lel
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Indiana Live Stock Breeders
W. T. Meckray
Kentland
Ind
Electric Company
Business District
Mrs. Lucy Black
Qoloah Burner
Kansas City
L. G. Wright
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