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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1919
Page
1
Mrs Elizabeth Fry of Champaign Illinois purchases a beautiful country home just east of the city at a price of 190 an acre. The deal confirms Bridges Home Farm sold for 46380.
The south of the Washington street pike James Bridges farm including the home and triangular woods pasture sold to Anna Elizabeth Fry of Champaign Illinois for 46360 about 190 per acre. Possession at end of farm season, Bridges retains 200 acres north of the road and will move to the Brookshire farm east of town.
Frederick William C. Egener, a renowned circus clown with twenty five years on the road, died at St Luke Hospital Utica N Y early Saturday after suffering a sun stroke in a Rochester New York parade with Ringling Brothers. His wife performed in Albany then learned of his death.
Greencastle faces a possible summer without nightly pictures as the Cook Opera House closes for remodeling early July for over a month. The high school film program under E C Dodson has been popular with two weekly shows and may resume Saturdays June 14, depending on film availability. The school’s moving picture unit is in Chicago for readjustment. proceeds funded the machine and a new auditorium curtain.
Local residents attended the funeral at Beech Grove for Aunt Mary Carmichael on Sunday. Several families and relatives including Stubbs Staggs Pierce and Bettis households visited others across Clinton Falls and nearby towns.
Clara Shule and Henry Wessel of Indianapolis are a noted couple with Wessel described as a foreman carpenter. Elizabeth Scaggs of Crawfordsville teams with Jesse B. Alumbaugh of Danville, a retired businessman. Mabel Schafer and Ezra Fleener hail from Martinsville, with Fleener a local farmer. Lora Ethel Young and Dwight Priest from Bainbridge, both farmers.
Nobert Laidwin of Bellevue Pol was injured when his automobile overturned. Doctors removed the tenth vertebra and treated three dislocated vertebraes in a rare operation by Dr Harold Suringer. He left Nolwere Hospital using crutches after walking a city block.
A tornado explained as a funnel cloud with a vacuum inside that sucks air from surrounding areas. The resulting pressure difference causes houses to explode outward, turning dwellings into bombs as fragments scatter.
Philadelphia craftsman welds a thin sheet of celluloid between two panes of ordinary glass to create a bullet proof pane. The innovation is claimed to resist splintering under strong impact.
C. E. Talkington, penal superintendent, asserts no irregularities in convict hiring. He states men were first detailed to relieve war shortages and were recalled at proper time.
PRACTICE EXPLAINED. PRACTICE STARTED 1916 AT PUTNAMVILLE STATE PENAL FARM DURING LABOR SHORTAGE. CONVICTS WORKED ON FARMS AND LATER FOR COAL COMPANIES TO AID WAR EFFORT. PAY RATES ADJUSTED TO 3 DOLLARS A DAY, FUNDS CREDITED TO STATE FOR COAL. GOVERNOR GOODRICH SAYS ACTION WAS MANAGED BY TRUSTEES AND FARM SUPERINTENDENT.
The governor recounts that after pressure from Charles Fox and Adolph J. Fritz of the State Federation of Labor, all convicts were recalled from outside employment at the state farm by February. He notes the last convicts were returned on February 20 and that no further outside work occurred since. He also cites raising convict pay to three dollars daily on August 1, 1918.
Levi Louderback sues Mrs. Charles Zeller over a failed bonds recovery case. He claims damages for services as a detective seeking $60,000 in bonds after the death of Charles Zeller. The venue motion requests transfer to Putnam County for the damage suit.
Mary E. Long and H Vernon Worrell were married at 10 am at the home of J F Long on West Columbia street. Rev Don Nichols of Locust Street Church presided. Worrell, a Salt Lake City native, studied at Greencastle High School class of 1916 and DePauw University before Army service. They leave for Pocatello Idaho to begin married life. Worrell now serves in the government mail service.
The Washington township branch of the Putnam County Farmers' Association met at Big Walnut Chapel on Wednesday June 4. Walter Kirk vice president outlined the organization's purpose. The next meeting is Thursday June 12 when Kirk will discuss the farming cooperative buying and legislative aims. A car load of feed will be ordered.
Belle Union notes farmers urged to attend the township meeting on threshing plans. Various local names appear in social visits and calls, including Miss Elma Norwood, Dora Day, Mrs. Clara Keller, Mrs. EMe Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hill, Rebekah Scott, and others. Community life is described through visits to Loui sville Crown Center Greencastle and local families.
Mr and Mrs Charles Keller and children and Mr and Mrs Rockhill of Greencastle were Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs William Keller. Miss Gertrude Stringer called on her grandmother Mrs Mary McCam mack Thursday evening.
Belle Union notes list visits and gatherings around Greencastle Cloverdale and Martinsville. Families including the Blues Moser-Keller Hurst Hollingsworth and others attended shows church visits and weekend gatherings with relatives and neighbors.
The university reports a large turnout at Alumni Chapel for today’s alumni chapel service, followed by about 500 attendees at the Alumni Banquet in Bowerman Gymnasium.
DePauw University alumni convened at Meharry Hall for the chapel exercises, with O H Smith first to respond from the class of 1956 and Jason Rippatoe of Terre Haute from 1958 as second class representative. Edward Raub of Indianapolis, class of 1895, was elected to the board of trustees to fill a vacancy. Over 500 alumni attended the noon banquet in Bowman Gymnasium as General Omar Burdy of Newcastle joined the gathering amid fraternity banquets and social events.
Miss Eva Gentry and Miss Mary Herr of Crawfordsville visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Long and family for the Long Worrell nuptials. J Sudranski department store will open two new departments on the north side of the square. The second floor will house men and women ready to wear, and an inside stairway will replace the south external stair. The renovations aim to make it one of the best departmental stores in town.
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