Foreman Struck in Quarry Attack Near Indianapolis
John Kelly a 50 year old foreman at the Indiana and Ohio Quarries near Indianapolis was found fatally injured Friday night after four blows to the head with a pick. He was unconscious since the attack and in critical condition as officers began an investigation with Sheriff Bees and City Marshal Cooper. Kelly had moved from Middletown Ohio to the same company and had been at the quarry two months. Frank Henderson the night watchman found him beside the tracks and alerted help.
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Ohn Kelly
Indiana & Ohio
Town
Kelly
The
Herald
Stone Company
Indianapolis
Theodore Bees
John Cooper
Middletown
Ohio
Frank Henderson
Henderson
McGaughey
Mr. Kelly
Assault at the stone mill injures Kelly in Marion county
A man attacked Kelly from behind at a stone mill hiding behind a post. Kelly sustained head wounds and a bruised arm, with a pick handle found at the scene. Sheriff Bees and Marshal Cooper investigated. money and a gold watch remained undisturbed. Also noted: a marriage at the county clerk's office and upcoming Epworth League student meetings led by Wilbur F. Sheridan.
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Wilbur F. Sheridan
Epworth League
Price Cut Sparks Greenville Farm Debate
A second Mass Meeting of Greencastle residents discusses the penal farm situation. P M Lyon reports a landowner who had slowed negotiations agreed to reduce his land price by five dollars per acre, with Andy Black cutting the price by 1825 dollars.
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Greencastle
P. M. Lyon
Greencastle Penal Farm Land Price Cut Boosts Prospect
Andrew Black agreed to reduce his land price to 21900 dollars for the Indiana Penal Farm site near Greencastle, cutting 1825 dollars from the option. The action, announced at a mass meeting, lifts the land cost to 2225 dollars above the state appropriation as locals push to raise the remaining 2735 dollars.
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M, Lyon
Citizens’ Committee
Indiana
Andrew A. Black
Andrew Black
Earl Durham
Jacob Knauer
George Knauer
John Dunbar
Alex Lockridge
Joseph Gillespie
Clem Knauer
Black
Denny
G. W. Bence
Greencastle
Local Fund Drive Boosts Subscriptions At Friday Meeting
A community meeting Friday night raised $1165 toward a deficit. Chair C L Airhart and a 12 member committee formed three subgroups to secure the remaining $1670, with Ford Lucas C C Gautier J F Cannon Roy Abrams P C Hill A B Hanna William Graham E L Harris Fred Thomas Robert Hamrick and S Sayers among the organizers.
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E. L. Harris
Fred Thomas
Robert Hamrick
C. Sayers
Alex Lockridge
Am - Zou
Hanna
G. Bence
Thomas Buggy Oreste
H. Barnaby
Cabinet Factory
Vesta
R. S. Graham
Frank Thomas
Shes
Fred Hixon
Rai
Graham
Chas Vancleave
G Martin
Browning
Ford Lucas
Harris Milling Co
John Riley
Mike Kelley Stensons
Hart Jackson
Dr. King
Marshall & O'Hair
J W. Thompson
Grogan & Miller
Piekel le
Murphy Ridge
A. Conklin
Ree
Lee
M Sutherlin
W. B. Peck
Frank Logan
Ernest Stoner
B. Williams
Paul Hill
M. Smith
J. F. Reed
Chas, Siddons ” Gray Potter
Committee raises $3000 in hours for penal farm shortfall
A committee appointed Friday night to solicit funds to cover the difference between state appropriations for a penal farm and landowner prices has achieved great success, raising three thousand dollars in a few hours.
Greencastle Faces State Farm Site Challenge
Commissions notified Greencastle must meet state penal farm site requirements if the location is here. A late afternoon update shows funds raised toward the needed 2750 for land purchase, with hourly tallies posted at Owl Drug store as the county proceeds to March court session. The Moccasin Trail road case is continued to March court after a three day county commissioners review of road lines in Cloverdale township.
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State Penal Farm Committee
State Commission
Herald
Owl Drug
Cloverdale Township
Plainfield Defeated by Ghs in Tight County Contest
Plainfield lost to GHS 19 to 18 in a Friday evening high school basketball clash in Hendricks County. Locals showed good form despite the close score.
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Hendricks
Greencastle Edges Plainfield In Tight Friday Hoops
Greencastle high school defeated Plainfield 19 to 18 on Plainfield floor in a fast game.O'Brien scored four and Crump added two field goals to seal the win as Guard play and quick passes dominated. The small concrete gym with low ceiling challenged both teams and a special interurban car brought 84 Greencastle supporters to the game.
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Interurban
Plainfield
Greencastle Boys
Greencastle
Plainfield Lads
Crump
O’brien
Winstead
McIntosh
Rees
Pope
O'Brien
Johnson
Clark “Soda” Bridges
Jasper Adams
Local hoops clash set with Bloomington on Armory floor
Green Castle lads, improving in teamwork, travel to face Bloomington at the Armory next Friday, aiming to rebound after losing on Bloomington's floor earlier this season. Officials credited O'Brien Crump Small Winstead and Winstead in scoring with deepening play and basket work.
Night prowler frightened away from Franklin street property
A night prowler was seen at the Eitel greenhouse and near the Dunnington home on Franklin street Friday night about 10 o’clock. Jacob Eitel frightened him away after spotting the intruder. Eitel could not provide a description. The man fled east of Franklin to College Avenue then north. Eitel returned to his office to relight the stove.
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Eitel
James Dunnington
Franklin Street
Jacob Eitel
Mr. Eitel
Green House
Pranklin Street
College Avenue
Big Four Announces Stop For Fast Train Here
A Big Four agent announced the west bound No. 41 passenger train will stop at Greencastle starting tomorrow. The train, due Sunday at 2 01 p m, previously did not stop in Greencastle.
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BIG Four
Greencastle
Death of Mrs Samantha Lewis in Indianapolis
Mrs Samantha Lewis age 79 formerly of this city died in Indianapolis on Friday. Her body was brought home to the care of Miss Sue Terry a niece. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 30. Burial followed at Forest Hill cemetery. Charles Mecum of Frankfort remains critically ill and Otto Mecum of this city returned home Friday night after being called to Frankfort for his father’s illness.
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Samantha Lewis
Indianapolis
Sue Terry
Forest Hill Cemetery
Charles Mecum
Frankfort
Otto Mecum
Coldest Weather Nears With Friday Night Freeze
The newspaper notes a deep drop in temperature to near record lows by Friday night. Expect potential water pipe freezes and residents bracing for cold conditions as blankets are retrieved from storage.
Real Winter Grips Greencastle Amid Snowless Freeze
Frigid 2 degree low marks season’s coldest night, pipes freeze and blankets pulled from shelves as more cold weather looms. Miss Ida Ellis, 43, daughter of C. W. and Mrs. Ellis, dies in San Antonio after long tuberculosis illness. body to be returned for funeral at Locust Street M E Church Tuesday at 2:30 with burial in Forest Hill.
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Ida Ellis
C. W. Ellis
San Antonio
Texas
Locust Street M. K
B. D. Beck
A. T. Riley
Forest Hill Cemetery
Miss Ellis
Marriage Licenses Mentioned for Convers and Thornburg
Byram A. Convers of Greencastle and Bertha May Thornburg of Greencastle are recorded in marriage license notices.
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Byram A. Convers
Greencastle
Bertha May
Thornburg
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Marion Township
Vate
Model Clothing & Dry Goods CO
Andy Black
Court House
Elam Denny
F. M. Lyon
Ind
GHS
Greencastle High School
Plainfield High School
Armory
Bloomington High School
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