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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1914
Page
1
City officials' pay debated as a new law may raise salaries. Some say the old council failed to set pay and the new law applies, others dispute its reach. The council plans an ordinance matching existing amounts to avoid controversy.
The city council plans to pass a September salary ordinance for all fourth class Indiana towns like Eastville to fix officials pay at levels unchanged for four years. Under law the council cannot raise salaries itself. only the old oil can pass such an ordinance before handling city affairs.
George Williams formerly with Greencastle fire department accepts a position with C. P. Zeis & Co. filling the vacancy created by Charley Cooper who resigned to join the city fire department.
City committee on public safety will issue an order tonight prohibiting anyone except regular firemen from going to fires on the hose wagon or ladder wagon.
Greencastle city council public safety committee plans to order that only regular firemen may ride the hose and ladder wagons to fires. The rule aims to prevent injuries from wagon instability and reduce city liability, with enforcement expected.
John Owens of Worthington Indiana resigns as educational secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health to take a similar post with the Illinois State Health Board. His seven years with Indiana included public health exhibits and illustrated lectures across the state, attracting attention from Illinois food commissioner W Scott Matthews.
John Nicholson of Huntingburg and Rufus Gillum of French Lick were found guilty of arson and sentenced to two to twenty-one years. Accomplice Jack McCune faces trial in Dubois county next term as the fire marshal prepares for more arson trials over the coming court terms. The forecast errors showed a low of eight degrees, not one or two as predicted. Locust Street Church Aid Society meets Mrs Hattie Moore at 2 30 this Wednesday and Veronica Club gathers tomorrow at Mrs Will Herod and Mrs Curry Inman home on Main Street.
The 76 year old Putnam county farmer William Hathaway died at 1 40 this morning from paralysis after months of sickness. He resided 2 1/2 miles west of Brick Chapel and leaves a widow and three children Mrs Perry Wright Madison township Mrs Roy Hillis this city and Lee Hathaway Brick Chapel. Funeral at Brick Chapel M E church Thursday 10 30 with interment in Brick Chapel cemetery.
Ared F White age seventy a lawyer and former judge died at his Rockville home after a year of ill health He was born May 27 1843 in Rushville He served in the Union Army and became a prominent orator later serving as judge of the Forty seventh judicial circuit for eighteen years He is survived by his widow one son Jacob S and three daughters Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist Church in Rockville.
Charles Gerlatch of Louisville faced a circuit court after a $2,000 spree in Brazil. Lawyers for the case found the turn of events amusing as the matter moved toward trial.
Charles Gerlatch of Louisville settled his suit against the General Railway Signal Company for 2500 dollars after a drinking episode en route to trial near Limedale. The plaintiff, badly injured with a leg discrepancy, was driven to settlement as court-ordered examinations could not proceed in his intoxicated condition. Hays and Murphy of Brazil represented Gerlatch.
George Fendrich of Vincennes ends a 42 year tenure as head of the Vincennes fire department. Since 1872 he has never missed a fire and helped modernize the service including introducing motorized trucks. He retires at 73 after a career shaping the city’s firefighting era. Judge James P. Hughes names George A. Shean engineer in the Baumunk ditch case. Alec Lane resigns.
Soot from a chimney at S A Hays residence on Bloomington and Anderson streets set off a fire alarm at 8 15 this morning. Firefighters extinguished the small blaze with a bucket of water and no damage occurred. Mr Hays treated the firemen and local school children with apples after the incident.
Seven candidates have announced for the county recorder post with as many as fifteen possible. Named contenders include H W Timmons O T Ellis Charles E Wood M J Helpler George W Purcell W R Ellis and L L Runyan. Other races noted include George E Knauer for representative Joe M Allen for auditor Sylvan Vermilion for assessor Charley Huffman Ben P King and Walter S Campbell for county clerk Albany Farmer for commissioner. The piece also mentions ice on ponds from cold weather and Lillian Hays returning from Crawfordsville.
Six men sent by the Public Utilities Commission to Greencastle to appraise the water works plant arrive this morning. The team plans to complete the valuation in about three days.
The Indiana Public Utilities Commission sent a six member expert committee to Greencastle to appraise the Greencastle Water Works Company plant. The review will determine plant valuation, business volume, expenses and receipts to guide rate decisions. H O Garman leads the inspection, planning a three day study before reporting to set or adjust water rates.
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