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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1914

Page

4

Fortnightly Club and Local Visits Highlight City News

The Fortnightly club will meet Monday evening with Miss Pearl O Hair. Miss Jennie Hartley, studying at Indiana State Normal, visits her parents on Locust Street. Miss Goldie Berrick and Miss Clara Dilts stay with Miss Florence Foster in Cloverdale. The DePauw scrub team travels to Danville for a game versus Central Normal School. Burton W Cassady named West Terre Haute postmaster. Washington and College streets receive oiling. 38 rats caught at Vestal Livery barn.

Jennie Hartley Indiana State Normal Terre Haute Mrs Samuel Hartley South Locust Street Goldie Berrick Clara Dilts Florence Foster Cloverdale Jerry Steele Bainbridge Indianapolis Frank Brown DePauw Scrub Danville Ind Central Normal School Old Gold Scrubs Frick Sharp McDonald Anderson Harris Shubrick McLain McHaffey Ford Fleming Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Locust Street John Cook Sunset Hill Don Sessions Sigma Nu Wendal Wright Indiana State Normal School Perry Wright Ford Lucas James R. W. Shafer Cincinnati Mr. Shafer Margaret Perry State Normal School Ralph Moss James L. Randel Burton W. Cassady West Terre Haute Vestal Franklin Street Standard Oil Company Washington, Bloomington Streets College Are Washington Street Vine Street College Avenue Bloomington Street

Spelling pamphlet mocked for 31 rules in playful critique

The piece parodies a pamphlet claiming 31 rules for simplifying spelling. It notes the humor, mocks the effort, and predicts the editor would need to simplify further before any publication. The writer jokes that the staff would rather stay old fashioned and avoid the reform zeal.

Herald Want Ad Proclaims Quick Results

Classified notice seeks buyers and sellers with swift responses. One-half cent per word advertised to attract rapid interactions. Local readers are urged to place concise, direct messages for fastest placement and response.

Death of George Davidson in This City

George Davidson aged 66 died this morning at 3 30 after years of illness from tuberculosis. Funeral Monday at 2 30 in the Baptist church with burial at Forest Hill cemetery. Rev. E R Carswell to conduct with G A R in charge at the cemetery. Survived by wife and three children Mrs Arthur Williams and Frank Davidson of this city and Faye Davidson of San Pedro Cal. Dr Carswell, recently named pastor, will extend terms and transfer letters from Chicago and Philadelphia churches. Local pastors and church members express strong support for his ministry.

George Davidson Baptist Church Forest Hill E. R. Carswell Davidson Arthur Williams Frank Davidson Faye Davidson San Pedro Cal Carswell Chicago Grace Temple Church Philadelphia Russell H. Conwell United States Deacon Vancleave Mullinix Nathan Huckleberry Young People's Society

Robbers Visit Several City Stores Friday Night

Thieves targeted multiple businesses including W. P. Sackett Grocery and G. W. Grubb Hardware on Jackson street. They entered via a rear window and trap door, taking a tub of lard some pennies and other small items while leaving most stock intact. Police have yet to identify the culprits. The Monday club will meet with Mrs. W. M. Sutherlin on west Hanna street Monday afternoon.

W. P. Sackett Grocery G. W. Grubb Hardware Store Jackson Street Grubb Hardware Store Sackett Store W. M. Sutherlin West Hanna Street

Miss Olen Johnson and Allen Bain Named in Greencastle Notices

Miss Olen Johnson and Allen Bain of Greencastle appear in local notices. The fragment discusses licenses and ages in a Greencastle context, indicating official records or filings for these individuals.

Olen Johnson Greencastle Allen Bain

Special Train on Monon Greencastle to Crawfordsville

Monon service runs Greencastle to Crawfordsville and back on Monday May 4. Wabash-DePauw baseball game coverage with round trip fare of $1.20. Going train departs Greencastle at 1 p m returning from Crawfordsville at 7:00 p m.

Greencastle Crawfordsville Wabash-DePauw

Suffrage Day Observed At DePauw University

Students and faculty gathered as suffrage advocates marked National Suffrage Day with an extra edition at 10 a.m. The event featured speakers Miss Katherine Kingsley Miss Selma Schneider Mrs Frank Donner Eldie Troxell and Dr C C North addressing the movement for equal voting rights for women and urging leadership and organization.

Stance Robbins Lulu Ben Durant Elma Hawthorne The Extra Suffrage Extra United States North Katherine Kingsley de Vauw Miss Kingsley Selma Schneider Miss Schneider DePauw

Sisson Fans 12 Earlham Batters

Methodist hurler shows wonderful form in a Richmond game. Friday old Gold team wins 6 to 3. Sisson fans 12 Earlham batters.

Methodist Richmond

Mrs Athol Lagle Injured In Motorcycle Crash

Mrs Athol Lagle of Beveridge Street suffered a severe cut to her right knee and heavy bruising when a three wheeler delivered from Lagle Pure Food Market failed to control at Indiana and Hanna streets Friday at 5 pm. She walked to the store for care from Dr J King and will remain home several weeks. The motorcycle sustained a broken frame and front tire blowout.

Athol Lagle Beveridge Street Indiana Hanna Streets Hanna Lagle J. King

Greencastle Franchise League Adds New Members

The Greencastle Franchise League announces new members including Mrs. Samuel Rariden Mrs. N C O Hair Miss Margaret Gilmore and several other local women. Harold Stoner traveled to Indianapolis for hospital treatment at St Vincent's after an operation for abscesses performed weeks prior.

Greencastle Greencastle Franchise League Samuel Rariden N. C. O’hair Lillie Landes William Houck George Fox Reelsville H. B. Longden F. C. Tilden Margaret Gilmore B. S. Corwin Aldis Hutchens J. P. Hughes H. C. Allen, Jr Harold Stoner Indianapolis St. Vincent's Hospital

DePauw Defeats Earlham on Reid Field in Low-Scoring Tilt

In Richmond Indiana on Reid Field DePauw pitcher Sisson dominated with twelve strikeouts as the Methodists beat Earlham 6 to 5 Earlham suddenly surged in the fourth inning loading the bases Wallace delivered a three RBI triple scoring Logan White and Stanley for the Quakers lone runs

Richmond Ind Sisson DePauw Methodists Earlham Reid Field Wallace Logan White Stanley Quakers Hobbs Atndianooe Ee Williams Buen Seca Amas Hunicut P. Kemper Doggett Cox Taos G Bradder Uu Harris E& A.lewis Rowan Moore Uo Brubaker rf.Thomas Sss Earlhamee Hunicutt Goodman

Alpha Phi Formal Garden Party At Uni House

Alpha Phi entertained about ninety University friends at its annual formal on East Seminary Street. The garden party featured flowers and green boughs, an old well serving punch, a fortune telling booth, a play titled Under the Greenwood Tree, and music by the Brazil Orchestra. Patrons included Mrs. N Waring Barnes and others. out of town guests attended. A spike party is planned tonight. Dr J G Campbell plans an English two gable apartment building at Seminary and Spring with four units and shared heating, to be ready by summer.

Alpha Phi Sorority East Seminary Street Brazil Orchestra H. A. Gobin Dean R. G. McCutchan R. W. Thomas Charles Scholfield Rose Lailem Bessie Smith Regine Schultz Terre Haute Cyrena Stirwalt Prairieton Madelaine Eppert Nell Winn Paris J. G. Campbell Seminary and Spring Avenue Campbell

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