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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
4
List of Greencastle residents traveling to Indianapolis and nearby events. Minor incidents include Peter Gerlatch injured by a rope on Vine Street and a court suit filed by Charles B. Allen against Henry M. Allen. Visitors to Panama-Pacific Exposition and DePauw University connections noted.
The Monon will operate a special excursion train to Chicago and return. It departs Greencastle at 11 08 p m Saturday July 17 arrives Chicago 6 00 a m July 18. The return departs Chicago 9 00 p m Sunday July 18. Fare two dollars fifty cents room trip. J D Ellis agent.
The 1914 15 scholarship report from DePauw shows two sororities tied for first place, with fraternities trailing. The ranking bases averages on high and low grades among members and lists eight fraternities at the rear.
The 1914 1915 annual report by Dean Edwin Post shows Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Chi Omega tied for first in scholarships, with sororities outperforming fraternities overall. The list ranks Kappa Kappa Gamma second, Beta Phi third, Alpha Omicron Pi fourth, through Sigma Chi seventeenth, with averages based on A and B grades and conditions and failures.
The report notes athletic team members improved academically over the prior year. Football lists 29 players with 2.5 average F and C hours per person, baseball 15 players with 2.2 hours, and track 23 members with 0.4 hours in F and C grades.
In Columbus Indiana on July 10 Mrs Alpha Bissel hugged her husband after reconciliation when Deputy Burns read a summons to George Bissell to appear as defendant in a divorce suit. Nearby a man hanged his fox terrier after tying it to a bed post. Firefighters battled a scorching dinner fire at A W Mason home. A 14 year old named Clifford Fox stole from Badger Dairy and fled on a bicycle after a chase. The day marked the season's hottest so far with 96 degrees at 1 30 pm, beating prior highs of 94.
Three neatly furnished rooms offered for rent by Mrs. Briggs at 403 East Walnut. Also a six room house on Morton Avenue near Bloomington Street available for $10. Central Trust Company.
DePauw University health officials audit Greencastle dwellings housing students to ensure sewer connections and sanitary conditions. The university and city health officer will inspect dormitories fraternity and sorority houses and student rentals in early September and advise students not to rent unapproved rooms.
Putnam County Indiana treasurer offers for sale at Greencastle courthouse sealed bids for twenty W P Thompson macadam road bonds in Jackson township. Bonds are 518.00 each totaling 10360.00 dated August 2 1915 interest 4 percent first due May 15 1916 payable at the county treasurer office. Bids due August 2 1915 at 2 pm. H H Runyan treasurer daily July 16 28 30.
The Putnam County treasurer will offer for sale from Greencastle in Indiana several macadam road bonds. Bonds include Wm Day et al Warren township at 171 dollars each and John W Knauer et al Madison township at 105 dollars each with total values of 3420 and 100 respectively. Interest 4 percent, first due May 15 1916 and May 1 1916. Sealed bids due by August 2 1915 at 2 pm.
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