Local notes mix travel visits and community events in Greencastle
Decatur and Greencastle residents populate weekend pages with visitors. Miss Mary Steele from Indianapolis guests, Mrs. Clippinger hosts, and Haven O Rear returns from Terre Haute for the Fourth. Church societies meet at 2 30 in Greencastle, with the Locust Street church group also gathering. Community concerts, a Fourth of July celebration gratitude note, and local outings fill the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Foreign Missionary Society of the
Locust Street Church
Epworth League
Locust Street
Charles West
Leona West
T School
Local Folks Visit Relatives and Friends Across Towns
Lena Mrs C H Epperson and son Junior and Miss Elsie Huff visited in Brazil Monday. Addie McNeese is visiting relatives in Terre Haute this week. Ernest Williams of Terre Haute was guest of Rev and Mrs W H Williams Monday. Mrs Dwight Dickerson and children from Paris Illinois visited her parents Frank and wife Tuesday. Joe Miller and family of Brazil and Lee Gunnison and son Blueford were guests of Rev and Mrs W H Williams Tuesday and Wednesday. Valla Murphy was in Green Castle Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Epperson and Son
Junior
Elsie Huff
Brazil
Addie McNeese
Terre Haute
Ernest Williams
Larre Haute
W. H. Williams
Dwight Dickerson
Paris, Illinois
Mrs
Frank Armstrong
Joe Miller
Lee Gunnison
Blueford
WH. Williams
Piano Tuner Visits Next Week
Classifieds note C. D. Comingore, piano tuner, will be in town next week. Leave word at Hamilton's Music Store. Fire place wood offered at $1 a cord with orders via phone 65. Lost: a black and tan female hound with Coles County Illinois license tag on collar. Notify T. F. Sage.
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C.D. Comingore
Hamilton
Coles County
Ils
T. F.sage
Water bill due date and net rates offer Greencastle
All water bills are due and payable by the 10th of the month to receive net rates. otherwise gross rates apply. The Greencastle Water Works Co. also announces a furniture sale at 505 South Jackson Street on Saturday at 1:30 PM, featuring rugs chairs beds dining room furniture an oil stove and cooking utensils. Auctioneers are Dobbs & Vestal with clerk Paul Albin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Greencastle Water Works Co
South
Jackson Street
W. F. Westerfield
Dobbs & Vestal
Paul Albin
Notice of Elm Street sidewalk and gutter improvements
Common Council of Greencastle Indiana proposes concrete sidewalks and gutters on Elm Street from Maple Avenue to Locust Street. Public remonstrance date set for July 26, 1921 with a council hearing at 7:30 p.m. to assess whether benefits meet estimated costs per Improvement Resolution No 4. Mayor E Rupert Bartley signs notice.
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Common Council
Greencastle
Indiana
Elm Street
Maple Avenue
Locust Street
E Rupert Bartley
Notice of Bond Sale for Putnam County Hospital Bonds
Notice to bidders and purchasers of bonds for a public hospital in Putnam County Indiana. The sale details appear in the official notice with bid procedures and deadlines. The fragment indicates county officials announce the sale process for the hospital bonds.
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Putnam County
Indiana
Nam County
Putnam County Sealed Bond Proposals for Public Hospital Issue
Putnam County invites sealed bids on a $95,000 bond issue to fund the Greencastle public hospital project. Bonds, $50,000 each, mature 1922 through 1940 with semiannual coupons, five yearly installments, interest six percent, authorized by county officials and required by Indiana law.
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Tnam
Greencastle
Board of Hospital Trustees
Board of Commissioners
Saig Isue
Putnam County
Indiana
State of
Dee
State Board of Tax Commissioners For
Putnam County Council
Few Large Greenbacks and the Long-Lasting $10,000 Note
A historical note surveys the remaining $10,000 United States note and the scarce large denomination notes. It recalls that most greenbacks were exchanged for smaller issues, leaving only a single $10,000 note and two $5,000 notes in circulation, with most currency now in $10 or $20 divisions and a few $1,000 notes still outstanding.
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United States
Treasury Department
Dealers Seek Value in Frames Over Art at Sellars Sale
Dealers bid for frames more than works of art at Sellars collection sales where many pieces were replicas or of limited value. The article notes genuine patina in aged frames cannot be faked and warns of modern copies or faked frames sold as authentic.
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Sellars
Ancient Flying Machine and the 1507 Flight Attempt
The Washington Herald recalls John Damian who, at Stirling Castle in September 1507, vowed to fly to France using wings of eagle feathers. He leaped before a crowd but crashed, breaking his leg as an editor noted feathers mixed with the plumes may have doomed the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James IV
Edinburgh
France
John Damian
Stirling Castle
Washington Herald
Road That Swallowed Itself on Temiskaming Railway
A section of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway at mile 11 near New Liskeard sank twice after being filled in a ravine. The initial ten foot drop was followed by a second sinkage of at least fifteen feet. Workers are currently attempting another fill to stabilize the gap as Railway Commissioners await results.
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Temiskamingand
Northern Ontario Railway
New Liskeard
Cholly’s Diet Inspires Mixed Reactions in Country Visit
In a Washington Star snippet, Cholly remarks the country stay benefited him while Marjorie notes girls think the milk diet suits him. Mr. Bliggins appears affectionate toward his wife in public, but Miss Cayenne disagrees, calling it discipline.
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Cholly
Marjorie
Disguise as J. P. Morgan Sparks Court Question
Trial dialogue reveals motive for assuming a famous persona at a hotel. Prisoner cites wife’s urging to “be somebody” as his justification. Other exchange questions fatal illness costs and umbrella virtue.
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J. P. Morgan
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Marked Improvement in Professor Diggs Beard Trimmed for Marriage
A light social note reports Professor Diggs appears ten years younger after a beard trim and hair cut in honor of Miss Diggs upcoming marriage.
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Diggs
Obtrusive Garment Sparks Courtroom Debate
In a humorous exchange, Miss Ruffles points out a loud green and white striped sweater worn by a blonde in the next foursome while Mr. Truffles condemns such attire as distracting. The judge trademarks the remark as unnecessary noise to be suppressed.
Misread address causes hotel mix up
The clerk misreads an address as John Jones at Y. Hotel. The superior corrects him and orders delivery to the Wyandotte Hotel, noting the error and demanding immediate delivery.
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P. O. Clerk
Superior
John Jones
Wyancotte Hotel
Bishops’ large families noted in church posts
The Bishop of Ripon has eleven children and the late Bishop of Exeter fathered fifteen. The Bishop of Beverley has seven children, while the Bishop of Norwich may hold a record with fifteen children and only a fifteen year age gap between oldest and youngest.
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Ripon
Exeter
Leeds
Beverley
Norwich
Salt treaty funds cited in French colonial budget
The French colonial budget lists four lacs of sicca rupees, about $143,135, paid annually by the British Indian government under a 1815 treaty granting England the exclusive salt purchase rights in remaining French Indian possessions. An author notes how fame can alter a writer’s fate.
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France
England
India
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Cole Horton
Decatur
Illinois
Clyde Rogers
Mary Steele
Indianapolis
Mrs. Earl
Louisa Mae Hamrick
Russel Pell
Fame
Grencastle
Rey A. T
Riley
Ella Blunker
Louisville
Kentucky
H. C. Clippinger
Woman's Misionary Society of the Christian Church
Crescent Club
H. L. Jackson
South Indiana Street
Haven O’rear
Dr. Matthews
Kentland
Mrs. Matthews
Racer Bittles
American Legion Hall
Bainbridge
Oren Beckwith
Alice Claire
Barbar Bonefield
Chicago
Bavesiay
A. J. Phillips
Mem
American Legion
Putnarm County
Indiana Portland Cement Company
Cloverdale Diamond
McKeen Fielay
Fies
Aris
Gardner and Butler
H. B. Longdon
Bay View
Michigan
Professor Longdon
John Allen
Russell Allen and Son of
John Robinson
Allen Tilden
Indiana Sanitarium
Rockville
Cloyd Cook
Eastern Star No
Hattie Harris
Sarah Wright
Lena
Valla Murphy
Uly
Re, Knoll
Chicago Journal
Myer
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
Eva Novak
Harry Sweet
Eileen Percy
the Tomboy
Sunshine All Sar
Indiana Loan Co
Donner
Are
Indianapolis Star
Central Trust Co
Holland
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