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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
1
The Greencastle band will give a fine program this evening featuring a variety of selections. The concert is advertised as different from any offered this summer and is expected to please attendees.
Robinson's Great Shows to exhibit in Greencastle on Wednesday August 4. Storms forced cancellation of five dates, shifting the event from August 10 to August 4 and altering the schedule.
A Greencastle Booster Club concert by the Greencastle band offers a varied program with popular and classical selections including Faust and Artists Dream. With favorable weather, the crowd is expected to be the largest for summer concerts. The Robinsons Circus will visit Greencastle on August 4 instead of Tuesday, August 10 due to recent storms and floods. Advertising posters have spread county wide as the circus arrives.
The council accepts the Huber Manufacturing road roller after a ten day demonstration. Payment of 2425 dollars will be made on September 1 when city bonds are sold. the machine proved capable of pulling scarifier and improving several blocks of macadam streets.
County Auditor C. L. Airhart orders a meeting in the commissioners room to approve an appropriation to replenish the county bridge repair fund. After last week's deadlock, officials anticipate about 4100 dollars to cover storm damaged bridges in Putnam County.
The Pennsylvania limited the New Yorker traveling sixty mph hit a large oak that blocked the track near Fillmore during a violent rain and hail storm. The tree split in two, debris struck cars but no damage to the train occurred and it was delayed about fifteen minutes as crew cleared the line. Engineer Cronin and Conductor Sid Smith led the train. J B Leonard of Russellville was in the city on business.
In Greencastle the municipal sewer improvement faces higher costs than expected. An engineer’s estimate was 76 000 dollars, contractors bid 59 000, and property owners will shoulder a total of 68 000 dollars.
The Greencastle sewer project may cost about 68 000 dollars, with a final rate near one half of a cent per square foot for residents and higher shares for business and public properties. The engineer cites a bid under the estimate and work on the assessment roll to determine exact charges within two weeks.
Congressman Ralph W. Moss of the Fifth District accepts invitation to address the Old Settlers Homecoming crowd at the Glovedale picnic on July 29. Big turnout expected.
Congressman Ralph W. Moss of Clay county will address the crowd at the Annual Old Settlers Picnic and Home Coming on July 29. Other speakers include Hon James P. Goodrich and Senator A R Robinson. Monon trains will run extra coaches with all trains stopping in Cloverdale to handle the expected crowd.
The interurban car crew traveling east at 5 42 PM was arrested at Clayton for exceeding the speed limit by six miles per hour. Motorman Robert Dennis of Indianapolis and Conductor James Hupp were fined with bonds posted for their release after the trial. Clayton enforces its speed ordinance, and the car was held briefly during proceedings.
A Floyd township farmer W A J Arnold sold 67 Walnut trees to Charles Barnaby of this town. Barnaby will saw about 22000 feet of lumber into gun stocks for Allied guns. The deal closed Wednesday and included five cherry and five ash trees. Total price 2025 dollars.
William C. Ball secretary of the board of trustees will speak to the Young Business Men's Club tonight about the organization and management of the new state farm commonly known as the Penal Farm. The facility rehabilitates delinquent and unfortunate men and the meeting will include light refreshments.
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