Local social notices and university actions in Greencastle
Readable items show many residents visiting Indianapolis and Greencastle. DePauw University seeks alley vacation for gym construction. Busybody high school journal planned for January. Sewer work along Indiana Street to Jackson Street nears finish amid rock and water difficulties. Birth of Burt Ayres noted. educational careers highlighted. Community boards and DAR officers updated.
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Greencastle High School
Indiana Street
Jackson Street
Washington
Walnut Streets
Hartford City
Ind
Burt Wilmont Ayres
DePauw
Taylor
Indiana
Etta Higgins
Redkey
Montpelier
Taylor University
Indianapolis Star
Brazil News disputes Greencastle robbery tale involving Crawley
The Brazil News questions Crawford Crawley’s claim of being robbed in this city after pursuing Carlos Watson. Local police doubt the assault occurred here, suggesting intoxication or loss of funds. Watson, wanted for a fraudulent $27 check, was arrested in Greencastle and is jailed in Putnam County. Also notice a found overshoe and fruit stand ad appended.
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Brazil
Greencastle
Brazil News
Crawford Crawley
Carlos Watson
Crawley
Watson
Putnam County
Indiana to Host Washington and Lee in 1915 Intersectional Contest
Indiana University football plans an inter sectional contest for the first time. Head coach C C Childs announced Washington and Lee University will meet Indiana at Indianapolis October 30, a trip westward for the team.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Crimson
C. C. Childs
Washington and Lee University
Indiana
Indianapolis
Washington and Lee
Dentist Office Listed in Greencastle Building
Dr. O. F. Overstreet, dentist, maintains an office in the Bence Building on South Vine Street in Greencastle Indiana.
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Bence Building
South Vine Street
Greencastle
Ind
Local Man Arrested for Carrying Concealed Weapons
Joseph Baughman of Ocencastle was arrested Saturday night for concealed weapons. He paid a $16.50 fine in police court Sunday morning and was jailed.
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Joseph Baughman
Fruits and Vegetables Wholesale or Retail Ad
Classified ad noting fruits and vegetables of all kinds available wholesale or retail and directing readers to see Wetz next at the Telephone exchange.
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Wetz
The National Flag and the Star Spangled Banner
The piece surveys early flags patterned on the Union Jack and notes the Grand Union flag of 1776 as the first to use the thirteen red and white stripes. It discusses color symbolism red white and blue and the legend that white signified purity red signified blood blue signified heaven and freedom, acknowledging uncertainty about its factual basis.
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Great Britain
Cambridge
St. George
St. Andrew
United States
The Reader and Glasses
Reader tips from a specialist on eye care warn against reading in glare or dull light and advise lighting from the left shoulder. Advice covers fatigue, rocking, traveling, and reading lying down with cautions for convalescents and those with eye trouble.
Carlsbad Architect Claims New Grate Design Boosts Burn Efficiency
Alois Slechert of Carlsbad invents a two stage grate system that feeds fresh air from above to push smoke and soot back into the flame. The device reportedly reaches about 85 percent efficiency using soft Bohemian coal and has operated 26 months at a Carlsbad slaughterhouse with no chimney discoloration.
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Carlsbad
Alois Slechert
Christmas Whiskey Trouble Dims Young Farmer Otis McCammack
Otis McCammack a young farmer east of town faced a night in jail after overindulging in Christmas whiskey following a fiddlers contest at the opera house. Police picked him up, he pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Walter Cooper and was fined $1 plus costs totaling $11.
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Otis McCammack
McCammack
Opera House
Frank Riley
Walter Cooper
Malta News Quietly Records Christmas Visits
Local families, including Mrs. Sam Campbell and Mrs. Jerry Nichols, shared Christmas meals with relatives across the area. Several residents report illness while others return from Oklahoma and Indianapolis after spending holidays with kin.
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Malta
Filmore
Sam Campbell
Jerry Nichols
Sam Waln
Ransom
Marie
Clyde Walls
Martha Wood
D. W. Campbell
Coatesville
Brr
Omer Moréhart
Thelma
Oklahoma
Emma Morgan
Fred Hunter
Sam Goodwin
Morris Goodwin
al Robinson
Glenn Duncan
Frank Wood
Len Haven
Austin Smith
Shuck
Christian Sunday School
Alva Lisby
Joe Garrett
Lewis Garrett
Frank Garrett
Emory Nichols
Paul Jackson
Jewell
Eugene Campbell
Indianapolis
Baldwin
Keelsville
Austin Smitt
William Baldwin
Canaan
Drew
Coffin
Jess Coffin
Black Hawk Notes and Christmas Visits Across Indiana
James Russell of Terre Haute digs coal on the Robert Evans farm. Lula Modesitt and daughter Ruby of Harmony spend Christmas in south Putnam. Henry McCullough and wife attend court in Terre Haute while Rev. Evans preached at Mill Creek church. Paul Skelton and family celebrate Christmas with William Skelton. Mack Rissler improves after illness. Isac and Curtis Craft haul logs for Charles Barnaby. Mary Wilkinson of Hymera spends Christmas with Tilda Rightsell.
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Black Hawk
James Russell
Terre Haute
Robert Evans
Lula Modesitt
Ruby
Harmony
South Putnam
Henry McCullough
Evans
Mill Creek
Paul Skelton
William Skelton
Mack Rissler
Isac
Curtis Craft
Charles Barnaby
Mary Wilkinson
Hymera
Tilda Rightsell
Christmas Visit Observed by Broadpark Families
Mrs Clevie Parker and children visited her parents in Greencastle. Mr and Mrs Truman Hubble of Ame Mr and Mrs Virgil Whitaker of Monrovia and Grandmother Cline of Stilesville spent Christmas with the Walters and Colemans. Hendren visited Coatesville. Wilcox joined Hills near Mt Meridian. John Parker visited Arnold of Stilesville. Elmer Blue visited Wallace family.
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Frank Wilcox
Charles Hills
Mt. Meridian
John Parker
Frank Rnold
Stilesville
Elmer Blue
Elmer Wallace
Real Estate Transfers Across Franklin and Surrounding Townships
A series of property transfers are recorded including Lafayette Steele to Matt J Murphy and Murphy to Sarah Steele in Franklin township. Samuel D Lasley to John Ogle in Floyd. Marsh to William M Sutherlin in Greene. Vestal to J F Kohlenberg in Washington. Sanders to C T Allen in Jackson. Kies to Robert Smiley and Smiley to George P Cooper. Barker to Maggie McGrudey in Green as townships. and Margaret Hadden as administrator completing Central Trust Co. transfers.
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Lafayette Steele
Matt J. Murphy
Franklin Township
Sarah Steele
Samanathia E. Sanders
C. T. Allen
Jackson Township
Kies
Robert Smiley
George P. Cooper
Cloverdale Township
Wm. B. Vestal
J. F. Kohlenberg
Washington Township
Tdith Marsh
William M. Sutherlin
Greeneas
Central Trust Co
Margaret Hadden
Jefferson Township
Samuel D. Lasley
John Ogle
Floyd Town
Joseph ©. Barker
Maggie McGrudey
Greencastle
The Laming Effect of Mail Order on a German Iowa Farm
Hans Garbus, a German Iowa farmer, recounts how chasing mail order bargains harmed his town. He details early struggles, growing indebtedness, and eventual decline of local businesses, schools, and culture as mail order goods drew residents away. He notes land values fell from 195 to 167 per acre over nine years, costing the community and himself $5,600.
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Hans Garbus
Iowa
New York Journal of Commerce
Fiddlers crowded Opera House crown Greencastle event
The old time fiddlers contest at Greencastle lodge No 1592 Loyal Order of Moose drew a capacity crowd. Ben Turner won the prize accord ion. Charles Baysinger best dancer and Handy Andy a standout for farthest travel and humor. Miss Trout Terre Haute won multiple singing prizes. Scobee brothers claimed largest family prize. Lawrence Alvord and Harmony quartet earned top acts.
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Opera House
Greencastle Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Arkansas Traveler
Ben Turner
Charles Baysinger
Near Lena
Wes McMurray
South Greencastle
Mort Jessup
Scobee Brothers
Will Jones
Wes SicMurray
Vern Walton
James Gasaway
Handy Andy
Chester Phillips
Nelson Walton
Hollis Clarke
Tharpe
Petersburg
Miss Trout
Terre Haute
Lawrence Alvord
Funeral of Victim of Xmas Shooting Affray
The funeral for James Sims, fatally wounded Christmas Eve during a local affray, was held at the Riggs residence on Illinois Street. Rev. B D Beck led services with interment in Reelsville cemetery alongside wife and child of the deceased. The K P dance scheduled for Thursday is postponed.
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James Sims
Guy Riggs
Illinois Street
B. D. Beck
Locust Street
Reelsville
Fiddlers From Far and Near At Opera House Contest
The Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest under the Moose lodge at the opera house drew wide participation and audience at Monday evening event. Local talent competed in an entertaining show with many contestants joining the stage.
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Opera House
Order OF Moose
Motor Boeing Is New Winter Sport At Brazil
The Brazil Times describes a motor propelled bob sled built by two local youths. A twin cylinder Indian motorcycle sits between three sleds with the front guided by a lever, chains grip snow, and the machine can reach forty miles an hour. Five passengers rode it yesterday and two passengers can climb hills a motorcycle could. Original idea and several days’ work cited. Joseph Meridith of Franklin returns to Greencastle for college opening after Christmas break. ady, wholesaler or retailer, See Wetz next to Telephone exchange.
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Brazil Times
Brazil
Mayor Roberts released on surety bond in Indianapolis
Indianapolis dispatch reports Terre Haute mayor Donn Roberts freed on a surety bond after a federal round up. Roberts left Marion County jail by taxi with his wife and traveled to Terre Haute, while Harry Montgomery sought bond and eventual release. Additional arrests followed in Terre Haute as U.S. Marshals pursued election fraud indictments.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Marionnounty
Harry Montgomery
Board of Public Works of
United State
Storen
Roberts
Topru Haute
Ant
Tor Haute
Sing
National Surety Company of
New York
Marion County
Leroy ¢ Breunig
Mikesell
Montgomery
Louis B. Smith
E. H. Bindley
Gillis
Chalme M. Hamill
Bond
Charles Harris
Ed Holler
We Godfrey
Vigo
Harris
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Cedric Noble
Mattoon
Kenneth Hurst
Glen Irwin
Mrs. Elmer Long
Seaman Rossiter
University
Thomas Huffiines
Bedford
G. D. Heimbaugh
Rochester
E. E. Sharp
South Locust Street
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G. L. Newby
Josephine Lewis
Margaret Roby
Fern
Ida Davis
Park Street
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Miss Roby
Messrs
Royal Davis
Paul Halton
Will Kincaid
Thorntown
Greencastle Mush & Hominy
North
Mack Jones
Florence and
Grace Hootman
Irmy Hootman
William H. Welch
Crawfordsville
Caroline Coons
The
Christian Church
Clara Lammers
Frank Coss
Helen Hathaway
T. T. Moore
J. D. Torr
Laura Florer
Blanche Goodwine O’hair
George Christie
Ed Coffman
Otto Mecum
Lemuel Burch
Harold Comstock
Talbott Christie
Fred Goodwine
Artie
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Ady
Crimson Eleven
DR. O. FP
Overstreet
Herald Office
Arnold
Nea
Howan
Iowa Farmer
K. of P. Dance and Entertainment
H. C. Rudisill
Thomas Darnell
Plainfield
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Hamilton Stand
Motor Boeing
Joseph Meridith
Franklin
Mayor Roberts
Phon Montgomery
Terre Haute Board of Public Works
Wabash
Marshal Storey
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