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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
3
Washington reports House members introduce War Department bills to implement Provost Marshal Crowder draft reforms. Proposals include calls by class, proportional quotas, and registration for men 21 since June 5 1917 plus a new army nurse corps with a superintendent and six months pay for dependents of fallen service members.
Good farm tenant from Stilesville Indiana offers to farm a productive farm with improvements on shares. Satisfaction to owner guaranteed. Arthur A. Jeffries.
For sale several pieces of household furniture including dining room pieces. Contact Red 253 by telephone. Wanted at once three unfurnished rooms near the square. Inquire Herald office for details. Laborers wanted twenty five at the American Zinc Company plant. Fifteen carpenters wanted at once apply American Zinc Products Company.
Catherine Lewis visits relatives in town while Fannie Wilson remains ill at Mrs. Dickerson’s home on Meridian Street. Clyde Rice, 29, a salesman at Shepard & Edwards, died after appendicitis. his funeral was held at his South Walnut home with burial nearby. Nearby towns and families mourn and relay medical and travel details as Howard Russia and others visit.
Mrs Laura Hathaway and children from Staunton visit relatives here. Mrs Martha Akers and son Daniel and Miss Mary Burks visit Mr and Mrs Roy Minter. Herbert Sutton returns to Clay City after a few days with his seriously ill father.
The Greencastle Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumni aims to publish a daily conservation hint. They request housewives submit war recipes and substitutes to reduce use of meat and wheat. Send recipes to Mrs Francis Calvin Tilden with permission to publish sender names. Rice Croquettes use cold rice nuts pimentoes and fry in lard substitute.
Notes on daily doings around Brazil, Poland, and nearby towns. Social visits, train disruptions from deep snow, and local deaths mark the week. Miners travel lines face accidents. community meetings and church events fill the schedule as frigid weather hampers farm work and mail delivery.
No preaching services were held last Sunday due to extreme cold. Mrs. Sophia Wells remains very ill. Roy Ferrand shipped a car load of fat hogs late last week. Margaret O H Air has missed school several days because of illness. Miss Carrie O H Air, formerly ill, was reported improved. John Wysong visited his son Clarence in Indianapolis Friday night. Mr and Mrs Wright of Anderson recently visited Mr and Mrs Joe Brackney. Carl Ferrand and wife Raymond Flint and wife Bertie Pruitt visited Roy Ferrand and family Sunday.
Curtis Craft visited William Stevens on Sunday. The Ladies Aid at Mill Creek church Saturday night drew a large crowd and raised about 25 dollars for the church. George Kane from Harmony spent part of last week in the area. South Putnam reports coal supply sufficient to meet demand despite the famine. Lewis Bullerdick and family visited Henry McCullough Sunday. Joe Barnett of Indianapolis toured South Putnam Sunday. Residents seek recollections of harsher winters than this one in Putnam County.
Mrs Myrtle Brown spent the weekend with sister Mrs Ernest Smith. The death of William Hodge occurred Saturday night at his home south of Putnamville. John Howard has been home from Mrs and Mrs Farr Bunyan have moved to Greencastle. George Williams takes a store keeper post at the state farm. Harvey Ferrand’s team ran away last Saturday injuring Ferrand’s hand. Raymond Alexander sprained his ankle. A crowd enjoyed a web sled ride to Greencastle last week. Miss Reggie Williams stayed Tuesday with Mrs George Williams. Tishie Cromwell and May Belle Hurst stayed Thursday with Jessie Allee. The Red Cross Society aids soldiers. meetings every Tuesday afternoon. all ladies invited to help.
Mrs. Sim Lafollet of Brazil and her husband visited daughter Mrs. William Cook in Reelsville this week. Samuel Hathaway of Brazil spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. Nettie Hathaway. Mr and Mrs Harry Boyce joined Roscoe McCallister family for Sunday. Dr Switzer of Greencastle will preach at the quarterly Sunday gathering. R C Hathaway traveled to Greencastle on business Monday.
Viscount Grey of Fallodon, newly elected North Eastern Railway director, is described by London Tit-Bits as charming and amiable hosting guests. A mystic and poet at heart, he is rumored to write verse under a nom de plume and was urged by Gladstone to engage in state affairs. Formerly a lawn tennis enthusiast, he now champions fly fishing in England.
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