Local notes from Greencastle and surrounding area
Local residents and visitors include Mrs F G Gilmore in Indianapolis and Deputy Sheriff Harris in Cloverdale on business. Roachdale figures McGaughey and Stringer also visited, while Krews from Clover dale and Kentucky residents visit Greencastle. Memorial services and church events accompany court suits involving the Greencastle Creamery bankruptcy and DePauw athletics honors. The county board of review meets Monday to equalize tax assessments and DePauw alumni name James W. Ogden as trustee nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
A. M. Hootman
Christian Church
B. D. Beck
Beck
Greencastle Creamery Association
Putnam Circuit
John W. Lemmick
Lemmick
Cream
Lyon & Peck
Heber H. Ellis
DePauw Athletics
Indianapolis
DePauw
Carson N. Light
Wilbur Stonex
Light
Stonex
Gordon Thomas
Indiana Medical School
DePauw University
Meharry Hall
Rheinberger
Greencastle
County Board of Review
Sylvan Vermilion
C. L. Airhart
H. H. Runyan
C. Hurst
Drake Brookshire
Roachdale
Court House
Vermilion
Rirhart
Hurst
Brookshire
James P. Hughes
Circuit Court
Putnam County
Farm land buyers seek 40 to 80 and 160 to 200 acres
Cash buyers want 40 80 acres or 160 200 acres of farm land. Contact J W Cooper with farm listings immediately. Phone 695.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cooper
The Editors Friend Reader Echoes Past News
A poem from June 2 1915 celebrates the reader who gleans every squib and item from the newspaper, sharing facts with neighbors. It honors the wide awake reader who scans columns and savors each news snippet.
DePauw bound students and visitors in Greencastle
Miss Hazel Rupert of Brazil plans to enter DePauw next year while Miss Esther Jones of Hillsboro visits Grace Boyle in Greencastle. Other locals include Mr and Mrs Andrew Houck Bowling Green visitors and Mrs Lee Revees hosting Mrs J D Walthall and O H Hillis Paoli Kansas. Ernest Browning ill at home, Nellie Farrow heads to Gordon Kansas then Bay View Michigan for summer. DePauw singers Gladys Moon Clarence Ball and George Kadel perform in Ladoga for the Ladies Art Circle. Carl Helm wins DePauw song prize with Yea DePauw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Rupert
Brazil
Greencastle
Rupert
DePauw
Esther Jones
Hillsboro, NL
Grace Boyle
Nellie Farrow
Gordon
Kansas
Bay View
Mich
Gladys Moon
Clarence Ball
George Kadel
DePauw University
Ladoga
Ladies’ Art Circle Club
Carl Helm
Yea DePauw
Helm
Tusitala
Death of Mary Louise Brattain in Madison Township
Mary Louise Brattain died May 29 at age ten years eleven months from scarlet fever and related illnesses. Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery after services at Bethel church with family and friends visiting the area. The obituary notes the community sorrow and mournful lines about the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Mary
Death of Ellsworth Gowin by his own hand in Ladoga
Lodgate coroner reports Ellsworth Gowin of Crawfordsville died from swallowing carbolic acid after financial troubles. He left a note to his wife asking for his brother George Gowin to be sent for. Gowin had recent financial hardship and threats to his wife emerged during the inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Gowin
Ladoga
Crawfordsville
M. E
Henry Ragsdel
Gowin
Mr. Ragsdel
George Gowin
Carpentersville
Roachdale
Miss Merle Huffman Delights Asbury Piano Recital
Miss Merle Huffman daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Huffman of Liberty and Jackson streets impressed a large audience at the Asbury Conservatory with a junior piano recital. She performed Mozart with Mr Ferdinand Schaefer and showcased Grieg Paderewski and Staub pieces in a varied program. Miss Margaret Callender read Ench Arden with Strauss setting and the finale featured Mendelssohn Capriccio brillant with Mr Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Huffman
Douglas Huffman
Liberty
Jackson Street
Asbury Conservatory of Music
Asbury School
Miss Huffman
Marguerite Callender
Ferdinand Schaefer
I. E. Norris
Greencastle
Norris
Enoch Arden
Tennyson
Richard Strauss
Callender
Mendelssohn
Local Visits Mark Weekend in South Washington
South Washington residents shared weekend visits as Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Craft visited the former's parents Sunday. Miss Ruth Rightsell spent Saturday evening with Miss Myrtle Herbert. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Skelton visited Mr. and Mrs. John Hi note Sunday. Mrs. William Logan called on Mrs. John Baumunk Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar Craft
Ruth Rightsell
Myrtle Herbert
Isaac Skelton
John Hinote
William Logan
John Baumunk
Miss Nelson Hosts Dinner for Friends at East Seminary
Miss Julia Jean Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Nelson, entertained several guests at her parents home on East Seminary Street last night. The dining room featured roses and peonies, and after a five course dinner the group enjoyed card games with guests including Miss Mary VanArsdel, Miss Saxon of Alabama, Miss Anna Mary Clokey of Huntington, Miss Julia Shubrick of Indianapolis, Ray and Merle Walker of New York City, and Wade Emison, Lester Brown, and Grafton Shubrick from the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Jean Nelson
James B. Nelson
East Seminary Street
Miss Nelson
Mary VanArsdel
van Arsdel
Saxon
Alabama
Anna Mary Clokey
Huntington
Julia Shubrick
Indianapolis
Nelson Home
Ray and
Merle Walker
New York City
Wade Emison
Lester Brown
Grafton Shubrick
University
Notice to creditors at Greencastle Machine Shop
All persons knowing themselves indebted to Greencastle Machine Shop are urged to call and settle by Saturday at Greencastle Machine Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Machine Shop
Masonic Notice and Needlecraft Club Meeting Announced
The issue lists a called meeting of Temple Lodge No. 4 FP. and AM Friday at 7 30 p m with M M degree led by Wm H H Cullen and E E Caldwell Also the Needlecraft Club meets with Mrs Hopkins on Tennessee Street Friday at 2 o'clock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeting Temple Lodge
A. M
Wm. H. H. Cullen
W. M. E. E. Caldwell
Needlecraft Club
Mary Louise Brattain Dies at Age Ten in 1915
Mary Louise Brattain daughter of Albert and Eva Brattain died May 29 1915 at age ten years eleven months after a ten day illness. Interment was at Pleasant Hill cemetery services conducted by Elder Reeves. Joseph C Baker filed suit in Putnam Circuit Court against Alma K Lipps Indianapolis and others for 5000 on a note and foreclosure of a mortgage on Green Castle real estate alleging a 2500 note past due and a leaky roof and poor repairs. Hays Murphy represent Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William King
North Greencastle
Putnam
Anna King
Hays & Murphy
Indianapolis
Hart
Sudranski
Lillian Taylor
Chalmers
Ind
Mary Louise Brattain
Albert
Eva Brattain
Mary Louise
Mary
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Elder Reeves
Christ
Joseph C. Baker
Putnam Circuit
Alma K. Lipps
Greencastle
Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. G. Gilmore
Howard Harris
Cloverdale
B. B. Stringer
Charles McGaughey
W. N. Evans
James Clarke
Redmond Clarke
Kentucky
William Inman
East Elm Street
Louis Morrison
King & Morrison
C. M. Dorsett
Dorsett & Foster
Lillian Hays
Rachael Williams
California
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
R. C. Watson
Gidians
Mr. Watson
Joseph Whitmore McCrea
Miss Maud
Otto B. Mecum
Detroit
Lafayette Courier
Alumni Association of
Martha J. Ridpath
James W. Ogden
Charles W. Enderton
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Enderton
Alumni Association
Ogden
Eastern Star
Pearl Newgent
Isle of Somewhere
E. B. Green
E. B. Lynch
Jesse Richardson
Gertrude Hammond
Gray
Chris Pfahler
Verne Lewis
Mrs
Dr. Sparnhurst
Over Lyric Theatre
Andrew Houck
Bowling Green
Clay County
Lee Revees
J. D. Walthall
O. H. Hillis
Paoli, Kansas
P. J. Millikin
Decatur
Mr. Schaefer
Grieg
Strauss
Miss Callender
Mr. Norris
Capriccio Brillant
Music Hall
DePauw School of Music
Vera Roberts
Elizabeth Hughes
Helen Grose
Dorothy Davisson
Orth Grace Davisson
Hudson B. Merry Sprites
Hudson Lillian Cook
Moffat James Lucas
Kussnett
Vivian Roberts
Wyatt Margaret Emily McGaughey
Minnie May Bari
Beryl O’hair
Crystal Cooper
Erner
Devaux
Caroline Forcum
Frances Forcum
Merry Bobolink
Krogmann Geraldine Hessler
Carmencita
Gena Brothers
Crawford Ruth Wilson
Waltz
Spindler Jb
von Wilm
Martha Ewra
Ane
Ub Lichner
Lustspiel
Bela
Caroline Douthitt
Goldie Newrent
Norvetta Green
Flying Seal
Over Hill
Dale Hazel King
Edith Crawley
L'Avalanche
Heller B
Heller Pauline Roberts
Porter Robert Paylor
Arlecchino
Nevin Lois Brown
Delilah Wilson
Clarence
Herald Office
Murray Townsend
Ewing McLean
Libera
Greencastle Produce Company
Jackson St
Vale Eleadon
Corner Cash Grocery
Don Shepard
Westinghouse Peerless
Emerson Electric
East Walnut ST. Residense
City Garage
Ved
Far
Madison Streets
Presbyterian Church
Billie
Langdon’s Book Store
Nisl
Hopwood
Public Square
South Locust Street
Robert Acheson
Vandalia Railroad
New York
Atlantic Court
Coast
Paul
Dr. H. Askew
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