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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1915
Page
3
County commissioners submit proposals to the city council urging the city to cover part of the cost to keep the courthouse toilet room open at night. The council discusses the matter.
Greencastle council discussed proposals to keep the county courthouse toilet rooms open until 9 pm with a lattice gate and a janitor and matron. City and county officials sparred over who should fund the fixtures and extra staffing, while a committee was formed to press the issue at the next commissioners meeting.
Greencastle woman steps in front of Pat Homer Daly eastbound traction car on Indiana street. Daly applies emergency brakes and stops just in time to avert a crash as the woman, head down, did not see the approaching car. She is unidentified.
Telegram received late Tuesday from a man missing since Friday January 8 reports he will be home in a few days. Authorities continue to search and confirm his itinerary and safety.
Theodore Harris, brother in law of Ed Warner, reports a telegram from Warner saying he is in Houston Texas and will return home soon. The family rejoices though no reason for the disappearance is given. They expect an explanation when he comes back to Greencastle.
C C Trueb of Terre Haute with Vandalia agents and others are circulating a petition among Greencastle businessmen asking the Legislature to raise passenger rates from 2 cents to 2 1/2 cents per mile. The move follows a Greencastle meeting where local clubs declined to sign as organizations but urged individual signatures. Railroad men report steady signer recruitment.
The DePauw University athletic board decides to hire a star from All-American ranks to take over for coach Bogle. The selection aims to address the unsatisfactory performance of the previous two seasons and restore team progress.
No names are made public as DePauw University announces it will replace head football coach Thomas A. Bogle. Alumni athletic board cites unsatisfactory performance despite a strong team year and will consider several All-American candidates from other schools.
Jury rules in favor of defendant in damages suit filed by William Sillery, barber, against Serilda Huff Man for two thousand dollars. Decision reached at 10 o clock Tuesday night.
The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Serilda Huffman after a day long deliberation on a suit by William Sillery alleging a fall caused by ice on sidewalks in front of Huffman’s home. Initial votes were split six to six, then nine to three, finally settling on a Huffman victory.
A Putnam County farmer Dan S. Dunlop writes in the Indianapolis Star challenging former President William Howard Taft to a public debate on political questions. He urges an explanation of Taft statements and proposes a debate in the Indianapolis legislative chamber with Addison Harris and Charles W. Fairbanks among others attending to answer questions on Republican beliefs.
The mule crash case arising from a Progressive auto parade in Putnam County opened in circuit court. Oral Myers seeks 250 dollars in damages claiming Mort Rissler struck the mule. Rissler counters the mule backed into the machine and kicked. Attorneys for Rissler are Allee, James & Allee. for Myers are Charley McGaughey and L. A. Hays.
The Terre Haute Heavy Hardware company sues Roscoe R. Ryan in Putnam Circuit Court seeking $169.66 on an alleged unpaid account. Jackson Boyd represents the plaintiff as attorney.
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