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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
1
Greencastle and township voters stall on signing petitions for a joint high school. Officials favor building uniting city and township, while township trustees oppose. If signatures lag, the plan will face long delays before a vote can occur.
City owned high school site lies idle while nearby towns like Bloomington Crawfordsville and Martinsville replace aging structures. Officials weigh options for a modern building to serve Green Castle as growth continues.
The annual Methodist assembly at Battle Ground runs from August 4 to August 17 with DePuy and other leaders taking prominent roles.
The Battle Ground camp meeting and Bible institute runs August 4 to 17 with Rev. W. B. Riley of Minneapolis leading evangelistic services. It includes three concerts by De Pauw University choir, nature talks by Prof. Fisher of Purdue, Bible study by Dr. Leseman, sermons by President Grose, girls and children's meetings, and vespers.
Deputy County Auditor Jesse Rirhart completed the distribution of state school tax refunds to Putnam county townships and school corporations. He allocated congressional school fund interest to each township based on pupil counts, and warrants are being mailed to trustees. The text lists township pupil numbers and refunds.
Trials of Andrew Hanna and Charles Barnaby Greencastle's alleged speech demons were postponed for one week in Mayor Miller's Court. They are accused of speeding on Washington street about two months ago, with warrants sworn by Marshal Johns.
The Modern Woodmen will meet in the lodge rooms at 7 30 this evening prompting all members to attend.
Six people were injured when emergency brakes were applied suddenly in Monon, causing crashes and damage to several cars. Workmen reported to the scene as investigators began collecting details of the incident.
A Monon line wreck between Putnamville and Cloverdale injured Alva England and Perry Hall of Indiana and four Greek workers. The train split in two and emergency brakes smashed several couplings. England and Hall were hospitalized in Lafayette and Lowell, while the Greeks were sent to Lowell.
A report notes smashups are rare from braking. When couplings between train sections failed, brakes activated automatically. The rapid train speed meant the sudden brake application acted like a front end collision.
The annual Jennings family reunion will be held at Cataract in Indiana at the original Jennings home built soon after 1842 by Theodore Jennings. Attendees from Greencastle include Mrs. Will Glidewell and family, Mr and Mrs Benton Curtis, Mrs Myra Curtis, and Mr and Mrs W M Houck. Visitors from Anderson Indianapolis Albion Evansville Louisville Paducah and Spencer are expected to join the gathering tomorrow morning.
Silas A Mullinix transfers land to William Mullinix in Washington township. James B Quinlan transfers land in Clover Dale township to A Stwalley. The Citizens Bank transfers land in Mill Creek township to B Anderson et al. Temple Lodge No 47 PF and AM holds stated meeting at 7 30 PM with James Le Randell as W M and E K Be Caldwell as secretary. Miss Byrle Sandy of Cloverdale visits Greencastle.
Police in Hoopeston Illinois investigate a killing by a train. A letter received by Marshal Johns links a Frank C C Allen to Greencastle Indiana and Farmington Missouri but no living relatives or records in Hoopeston are found. The body will be buried in Hoopeston.
Farrow family reunion planned for August 13 at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Hamrick in Hamrick Station. Grace E Farrow serves as secretary. Ben Davis of Brightwood, a former Greencastle boy, crushed four fingers on his right hand Monday while working as a brakeman on a Big Four freight at Hadley. doctors anticipate no amputation. Davis is William Thompson's son in law.
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