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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
1
A meeting of representatives from the Methodist churches of Quincy Gosport Mt Olive Eminence Wesley Chapel Greencastle and Cloverdale will gather in Cloverdale for an all day missionary session on Tuesday June 15.
The Missionary societies of several Methodist churches including Quincy Gosport Mt. Olive Eminence Wesley Chapel Greencastle and Cloverdale plan an all day meeting at the Cloverdale church on Tuesday June 15. Mrs Ewing Shields will call the meeting served by vice president of the Bloomington District. Mrs C E Asbury will speak. A noon box dinner will be served. Members are urged to attend and bring a food basket.
The Green Castle Band will give a concert this evening at the southeast corner of the square under booster club auspices. The program may be repeated weekly.
A Greencastle concert opens at 7 30 PM on the southeast square with the Booster Club presenting the event. An immense downtown crowd is expected as the local band debuts a refined program after weeks of work. The boosters bought new suits and the band offers its services free with weekly concerts planned through the summer.
Work on a third dormitory is underway to house 400 more prisoners at the State Farm. There are 400 prisoners now with admissions at about 10 daily. by July 1 the inmate count may reach 550 as courts close for vacation.
Thieves entered the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house Thursday while members were on their annual drive and stole all money, jewelry, and clothes on hand. A gold watch, $10 in cash, and a suit were reported missing.
Thieves entered the Delta Tau Delta house Thursday during the fraternity drive to Shades of Death and stole seven straw hats along with a $35 suit, a $25 gold watch, $10 in cash and various clothing items. Clarence Ball of Lebanon and Lawrence Tucker of Elgin reported major losses as other members had shirts, hats, ties and jewelry taken. The house was left open and unguarded while the invasion occurred, with the crime discovered Friday afternoon as members began packing to return home.
Indianapolis humorist Kim Hubbard notes Constable Plum comments on punishment while Charley Rockwell is taken to the State Farm near Putnamville. He believes the farm will aid local farming and rehabilitate offenders. Also announced is a 1912 Overland auto to be sold at public auction during the Cloverdale Horse Show at 1 30 p m on June 17 by A H Bievert of Cloverdale Indiana.
Roachdale annual horse show drew about 5000 spectators in North Putnam with numerous fine animals on display.
Roachdale Indiana hosts a record horse show drawing about 5000 spectators with events judging since morning. Officials enforced tight crowd controls after last year’s fatal rider accident. Awards through 3 p.m. list multiple classes and names including Stamp & Donner and J R McDaniel with prizes from 1 to 5 dollars. Two autos wrecked nearby as drivers rushed to the show. no serious injuries reported.
A horse owned and driven by Grant Allee of Filmore was stolen from the hitch rack at the Greer Wilkinson lumber yards in Roachdale this morning while the owner attended the show. Continued on page four.
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