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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1915

Page

2

Notice Petition for highway improvement in Floyd Township

Auditor of Putnam County announces amended petition by J Polk Christie et al to lay out establish and improve highways in Floyd Township spanning about two and a half miles. Hearing set before the Board of Commissioners on February 1 1915. Petition lists many landowners and names in the area and requests gravel paving 35 foot width with no election.

Putnam County Indiana J. P. Christy Floyd Township Board of Commissioners State of Indiana J. Polk Christie Said County Township 15 North Range 3 Fillmore New Maysville Said Township Rachel E. Gilpin Amanda E. Webster Bessie Alma D. Sutherlin Joseph Polly Lewis Harvey Ader Geo D. Eggers John H. Poff Harry Ader Burl Leisure Ambrose D. Cassity George L. Sutherlin Jas. C. Waln Frank L. Ader Fred Todd W. L. Baldwin Herman A. Heavin Joe Lewis Harry A. Alter W. T. Batman E. B. Summers Lervis C. Wilson Edward E. McVey Ralph Pickett Millard Greenlee J. L. Ader M. M. Miller Leonard Heavin S. Mason Bates T. Lawson A. J. Smith James C. Ogie Elsworth Evans Oscar Evans T. J. Miller Paul FP. Priest John Wilson James Hulton William Pursell James Arnold E. C. Timmons S. D. Lasley Roscoe Hillis Chas. D. Eastham E. C. Waln M. C. Sibbit James J. Buggy D. C. Summers Churchill Allee Maurice H. Sutherlin F. M. Zimmerman S. J. Waln Wm. F. Zeiner Elijah Flint Ray L. Craver H. C. Phillips O. A. Day Frank Day Aaron W. Cooper S. S. Lewallen Jessie A. Evans Emma FE. Wright Co. L. Atrhart Cape Horn

Green Castle Common Council Approves Indiana Street Assessment

The Green Castle Common Council on January 12 1915 approved a prima facie assessment roll for Indiana Street from Hanna to Berry for cement sidewalks curbs gutters brick street and alley crossings with grading and grass plots. A public hearing is set for January 29 1915 at 7 PM to hear remonstrances from property owners. The assessment roll and owner names are on file with the City Clerk.

Greencastle Indiana Indiana Street Hanna Street Berry Street Olive Street Sellers Addition Parke Street Pine Street Beveridge Street Highland Street Berry Sellers Annex Common Council Miller

Best Croup Medicine Praised by Roanoke Mother

Mrs. Oran A Swaidner of Roanoke Indiana calls Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best croup medicine for breaking up attacks and recommends it as for sale by all dealers.

Oran Swaidner Roanoke Ind Chamberlain

Dentist Office in Greencastle Indiana Building

A dentist operates in the Bence Building on South Vine Street in Greencastle Indiana. The readable fragment notes the location and professional type without further details.

Bence Building South Vine Street Greencastle Ind Vine Street Washington and Walnutts

Claims Allowed by Putnam County Board January 4 1915

The Putnam County Board of Commissioners atGreencastle Indiana approved numerous claims in their January 4 1915 meeting. The list includes expenses for officials poor relief clerks and miscellaneous services with amounts from 1.50 to 1 050.60 and payments to J L Rogers and J M Eckels among others.

Board of Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana Greencastle

Notice of Administration for Jerry Clifford estate

Walter L. McGaughey named administrator of the estate of Jerry Clifford late of Putnam County Indiana declared to be solvent by the Circuit Court. W. M. Sutherlin attorney listed with notice dated January 1 1915 and published January 22 in The Weekly.

Circuit Court Putnam County State of Indiana Jerry Clifford

Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Putnam County

Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Henry T Fletcher deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Green Castle Indiana on February 8 1915 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship receive distributive shares Witness Clerk Harry W Moore January 16 1915 31 Weekly January 22

Henry T Letcher Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana Harry W. Moore

Chronic Constipation Treated By Chamberlain Tablets

Chronic constipation cases reportedly cured by Chamberlain's Tablets with proper directions. Try them for relief and ongoing health. Available from all dealers.

Chamberlain

Monon Route Notes South Bound Lines

Short OCR fragment lists Monon Route numbers four ten six twelve with south bound reference. No clear event or details.

Donor of the Day and Odd Irish Jokes

A tale describes Pat seeking a governor meeting before an execution to wish a prisoner happy birthday. A river stone warns against fording when unseen, and a road inscriber jokes about the bridled path to Faversham. An old lady offers a dime to a drunk, and a tramp rejects encouragement.

Shur Pat Ireland Faversham

Quoted Remarks on Small Town Life and Respect for Effort

A fragment reflecting on small town pretenses around amateur shows and generosity in marriage. It questions financial reliance, faith in a spouse, and the vanity of boasting about deeds while noting people rarely admit mistakes in trusted friendships.

Ransom Plot and a Father’s Quiet Reform

Two men held John Beckwith for ransom after he warned against their plot. His daughter in law discovered him bound after a lengthy ordeal, and lectured him on his meanness. He promised to reform, deeded a cottage to his son and daughter in law, and urged obedience to his wife.

John Beckwith David Beckwith

Deep Water Man Trains Calm Demeanor Amid Beachside Wreck

Capt Coomers, famed for crossing seven seas, watches a passenger steamer near Penobscot Bay wreck itself on a sandbank. While crew rushes for life preservers, he calmly jokes that danger is minimal for those taller than four feet and recalls earlier boat mishaps.

Coomers Seven Seas Bay of Penobscot

Vicar Faces Drunk Parishoner Over Invitation Cards

A country vicar discovers his handyman Jenkins drunk after delivering invitation ecards for the annual church supper. Jenkins blames the cards for prompting drinking requests, joking that temperance folks exist but he sends their cards by post.

Jenkins

Woman Seeks Fully Finished Portrait in Paris

A rich American woman visits a Paris studio and asks to sit for a portrait. When told the master is "engaged on a study," she declares she wants an artist who has "got all through with his Studies" and refuses to wait.

Europe Paris

Couldn't Locate Gotham Town on Any Map

Uncle Gohan Hemlock complains Gotham is hard to find on maps while noting the town is frequently mentioned in papers. The Louisville Courier Journal vignette pokes fun at the elusive locale and readers’ familiarity with it.

Gotham Gohan Hemlock Louisville Courier-Journal

Old Bill Miner Dies in Georgia State Prison Career of a Noted Train Robber

Milledgeville Ga death ends the life of Bill Miner a famed train robber whose career spanned multiple states and provinces. Born 1843 in Bowling Green Kentucky he began crime young and earned a string of prison terms before a notorious run that included the 1907 Georgia escape and repeats of railway holdups in Canada and the United States.

Milledgeville Bill Miner Georby Cop Gia Bowling Green Texas California Kentucky George Anderson Siurtly Robery San Joaquin County San Joaquin Placer County Calveras County Eil Miner Bill Leroy Vome W. A. Morgan Leroy Tolumne County Santin Priso Puget Sound Canadia Mission Junction B. C Dominion Govv Rment Express Company Ish Columbia Alii Lary Wid Bill Miner New Westminster British Columbia Bill Liberty Middle West Gainesville Southern Express State Penitentiary Middledgeville

Fragmentary OCR Note Mentions Four Beats and Tabs

A truncated OCR fragment references four beats and tab related terms. No clear events dates names or places are established in readable text.

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