Thomas Party Seeks Five Maxwell Cars in Detroit
Cleve Thomas and Fred Thomas of the Thomas Buggy Company with Miller Stauch William Sutherlin and flenny Runyan left Sunday for Detroit to secure five Maxwell cars. They arrived in Detroit all night and could only obtain one car. They were promised a full car load to Greencastle by Friday and expect to drive back today with the single car secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Thomas
Fred Thomas
Thomas Buggy Company
Miller Stauch
William Sutherlin
Flenny Runyan
Detroit
Maxwell
Greencastle
Ice Cream Festival Draws 400 in North Putnam County
Over 400 Greencastle residents attend the Fincastle Ice Cream Festival in North Putnam County Tuesday evening. A band delivers a fine concert as the festival program centerpiece, with a stop in Bainbridge.
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Greencastle
Fincastle
Putnam County
Bain Bridge
Greencastle Band
Festival notes recount a minor motor accident near Fincastle
Ben P. King, driving a Ford, lost control on a wet road south of Bainbridge while en route to Fincastle. The car skidded into a ditch and rolled over but occupants Mr and Mrs William Stewart escaped uninjured. Ten bystanders righted the car and it continued on. Frank Thomas ran low on ammunition as cars headed out of town toward Bainbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben P. King
Fincastle
Mr. King
Bainbridge
William Stewart
Frank Thomas
Paul Haltom
W. W. Torr
Bennet
Paul
Fincastle Ice Cream Social Profits and Local Anecdotes
The Fincastle ice cream social drew large crowds with aid from the Green Castle Booster Club and nearby towns. Seven hundred fifty chicken sandwiches sold and a $75 receipts plus $83.18 cleared by the church festival committee reflected strong community support. Paul Haltom searched for a tire lost near the Bennet home while Billy Grogan complained of chicken dish luck.
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Bainbridge
Greencastle
Fincastle
Booster Club
A. B. Hanna
E. E. Caldwell
Ernest Stoner
Booster
Fincastle Church
Herald and Herald-Democrat
Orchard expert to demonstrate practical demonstrations
An orchard expert from Purdue University will likely send a specialist to Putnam County on July 28 to conduct practical demonstrations in the local orchards. The event aims to share pruning, grafting, and pest management techniques with area growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Putnam County
Petition aims to bring Purdue expert for fruit grower demos
Putnam county fruit growers may attend July 28 to 31 demonstrations by C. B. Durham of Pursue University Horticultural Department on picking packing and caring for ripened fruits. Petition circulating by William Wetz to have Purdue send Durham. university considering grant. Also notes rumors of Otto Mecum's near marriage and visits of Mrs. G L Newby to Indianapolis.
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Putnam County
C. B. Durham
University Horticultural Department
Mr. Durham
Durham
Purdue
William Wetz
Greencastle Orchard Co
Purdue University
University
Property values rise in county assessment figures
Auditor compiled statistics show the county’s total assessed property value at 15 091 935 dollars. City property is higher than last year by 44 dollars, with overall property assessment up from 1914.
Putnam County Property Assessments Rise in 1914 Abstract
The county's total assessed property value reaches 15 091 935 with a 754 842 increase from last year. Greencastle shows 70 453 less than 1914 as board of review changes and assessors raise values to equalize taxes. The abstract excludes railroad assessments. real estate, personal property, and town lots are itemized in columns.
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Williamson
Putnam County
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Greencastle
Board of Review
Regional Tax Totals for Townships and Towns
A regional listing shows tax figures by township and town, including Jackson Franklin Roachdale Russell Russellville Clinton Monroe Bainbridge Floyd Marion Greencastle Madison Washington Warren Jefferson Cloverdale Cloverdale Mill Creek with totals of 8,507,025 and 4,485,585 and 2,099,325 across columns.
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Bainbridge Town
Floyd Township
Marion Township
Greencastle Township
Madison Township
Washington Township
Warren Township
Jefferson Township
Cloverdale Township
Cloverdale Town
Seven escapes await sentence for state prison terms
Seven prisoners who escaped from the State Penal Farm have been recaptured and are now in the Putnam county jail awaiting sentencing to the State Prison for terms of two to five years. They must wait until September 1 for court action, with more escapees likely to be arrested before then as Judge Hughes faces a large batch to send to the penitentiary. Dr Arthur Throop Reese Matson E C Sayers and Dean R G McCutchan went to Crawfordsville for a day of golf.
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State Penal Farm
Putnam County
Hughes
Arthur Throop
Reese Matson
8. C. Sayers
Dean R. G. McCutchan
Crawfordsville
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Thomas F. Randel
North
Indiana
Greencastle Orchard Company
Putnam Country
CLO
Greencastle, Ind
Fincastle Universal Church
Fincastle Entertainment
Thomas
Billy Grogan
Billy
Otto Mecum
Mecum
Christie Shoe
G. L. Newby
Indianapolis
George White
Jackson Township
Franklin Township
Roachdale
Russell Township
Russellville
Clinton Township
Monroe Township
Greencastle City
Mill Creek Township
Richard F. Gerard
Washington Street
Zeis & Company
AAA Alala
Shananth
OLD Settlers
Cloverdale
Ralph W. Moss
Jas. P. Goodrich
A. R. Robinson
H. J. Shake
Jno. Ward
Ind
E. Price
Phone
Frazier & Skelton
Opera House
Charles Chaplin
Princess Hassan
Potts
Nestor
Thanhouser
Robert Leonard
Ella Hall
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