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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
1
Jennie Johns defies Mayor Miller by ordering boxing exhibition to proceed despite ban. She tells the mayor to get off and declares the event will be staged in the Air Dome.
Mrs Jennie Johns defied Mayor Miller by proceeding with a boxing bout at the Airdome despite threats of arrest. The program went ahead with no arrest after the manager challenged the mayor, who later said he believed the event would be a moving picture exhibition rather than a real contest.
Mr Miller discussed boxing shows for youths noting personal openness to exhibitions but concern for their effects on small boys. He believed such bouts may be lawful in Greencastle and wondered if an ordinance banning them would come at the next council meeting Tuesday.
Pearl Fowler of New York defeated Dr. B. F Roller at the Indiana Theater Marion with Barney Sullivan acting as referee. Attendance was slim and manager Price canceled plans to bring the winner to town after the bout. Keller, a former DePauw athlete, has been a notable figure in wrestling.
The College Avenue church will hold evening services at the Airdome during the summer months inviting townspeople and surrounding county residents. An orchestra is expected to provide good music each night and churches without evening services are asked to join. Dr. Tillotson is scheduled to preach next Sunday evening. State Senator W. W. Spencer and John Steeg, a former Putnam county man, were in town today on legal business.
The City Library opens ten new volumes featuring photographic Civil War views. The images are notable for their clarity and historic detail, drawing veterans and the public to explore the collection.
A ten volume set titled The Photographic History of the Civil War arrives at the city library. The Brady collection, lost for fifty years, features cavalry forts artillery and navies with prints made from Brady's originals.
The city library added Woodrow Wilsons History of the American People in five volumes along with fifty three fiction and non fiction titles. Notable authors include O Henry John Fox Jr Crockett and Howells among others in the new catalog.
A list of authors and works spanning poetry novels essays and studies. Entries include Johnston Locke Munger Parker Prouty Richmond Robins Ward Chesterson Hodges Winship Burton Cooper Erskine Payne Corman and Kennedy Marm Snell Galsworthy Noyes Abbot Moore Macy Maule Olcott White Nicholson Parkin Key Ross Gillette Cooley Dibble and De Weese.
In Lebanon Indiana on June 18 testimony supported claims W F Mick of Indianapolis was of unsound mind when he left part of a $90,000 estate to DePauw University. Florence Mabel Robinson contesting the will cited his prayers and outbursts and cited witnesses from Kingan's Broad Ripple ice plant to Cap itol avenue who had dealings with Mick and said he appeared unsound on religion.
Weather notes report Wonroe Township received rain on Thursday while Greencastle stayed dry. North reports describe hood rain in the area as Monroe Township experienced a splendid rainfall. William Wallace Allen of Quincy Florida is visiting relatives for the summer. his father, John S Allen, hails from Greencastle.
Mrs. Jasper Miller, 60, died early Friday morning at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after an operation. She had been hospitalized for one week.
The 60 year old wife of ex county treasurer Jasper Miller died Sunday at 3 AM after gall bladder surgery in Indianapolis. She leaves three children Mary Miller Ray R Miller and Viola Denny. The body returned to Monroe township for funeral arrangements to be held Sunday.
Clouds moved in this afternoon, cutting the Greencastle heat spell that had baked the city for days. At 1 pm temperatures rose to 100 degrees, the peak for the day, as a new high was being tracked up to 2 pm.
Greencastle barber shops will implement a price increase starting the week after next Monday. Shaves rise from 10 cents with a 5 cent neck add on to 15 cents including neck shave if chosen. All local shops adopt the new price and other services change accordingly.
A dray horse owned by Hark Jackson and driven by John Coleman slipped its halter in the alley behind the Hibbitt Harness shop. It fled to Jackson Street, then Marl Lane, then east to Ohio Street before being halted near Vandalia station. Several people chased it but no damage occurred.
Two traveling preachers from Brazil arrived in Greencastle and began street preaching near the Central National Bank. Joseph Miller of Lena challenged their statements but the visitors fled with their suits and megaphone, leaving without a collection.
The Putnam Circuit Court completed a trial over a diseased horse sale. Dickerson Grubb and Roachdale sued D W Etcheson Bainbridge for 250 damages. Etcheson defended that he sold in good faith and did not guarantee the horse. Judge Hughes ruled for Etcheson, with Dickerson and Grubb paying costs.
A horse team hit by lightning near Marion Farrow leaves riders uninjured after the bolt struck as they were moving the animals. The incident occurred Thursday when the team had just been hitched and stood ready.
A storm struck a team near Marion Farrow's farm as he sought shelter from a hay field. Lightning killed one horse instantly and badly injured the other, valued at 150 dollars with no insurance. Farrow escaped injury by stepping away just before the bolt.
Called meeting of Temple Lodge No. 17 B and A M Friday at 7 20 p m Ek A Degree James L Randel W M Caldwell Secretary announces the session in this lodge notice with fraternal leadership names and timing.
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