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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1915
Page
4
Local Greencastle notes report Earl Harris and Jesse D. Hughes transacting business in Indianapolis. Various visits, church news, social events, a postponed Greencastle La doga game, and a funeral in Putnamville are noted along with minor accidents and upcoming church improvements.
Daily health column promotes osteopathy as nature based therapy. It argues bones and body alignment influence most diseases and pleads for natural healing over drugs, touting improved vitality and quicker recovery.
Eighty six prisoners now at the state farm in Putnamville after nine more arrivals. The total including Michigan City and Jeffersonville reformatories is 119 with one escape attempt resulting in a 2 to 5 year state prison sentence. Wabash dominates DePauw in dual tennis with Eaglesfield Hibben winning two singles and one doubles. scorelines included 6-1 6-2 and 6-4 5-7 6-1.
A 12 year old, Robert Staff, was struck at Seventh and Ohio streets by Andrew Lockridge of Indianapolis driving the Gilmore vehicle. The boy suffered a broken thumb. bicycle damaged. Lockridge and his party stayed with the Gilmore family. He agreed to settle damages and was released.
County commissioners awarded the contract to James Mahoney for the Ananias Fitzsimmons road in Marion township. Bids: Mahoney 8873 vs others 8694? text unclear. The Austin M. Inman petition for a new road was favorably considered with viewers named. John Oliver and Henry Fred appointed Justices of Peace in Russell and Cloverdale townships.
Seventeen mothers and twenty three sisters attended the Beta Theta Pi fraternity Mother's Day observance. A Saturday night house party reception hosted the guests with attendees listed by name and city, including Mrs. C. P. Lesh and several others from Indiana towns.
Phi Delta Theta held a Sunday Mother's Day event with a five course dinner and songs. Mothers and wives organized the Mother's Organization of the Zeta chapter to connect and support members. Officers include President Mrs E L Olcott and Treasurer Mrs B W Gillespie. attendees listed from several Indiana towns. The College Avenue church Mission Society meets Wednesday at 2 30 at Mrs H B Gaughs.
Excavations will be made under the high school building this summer and new toilets will be installed. Work will commence within the next few days.
Greencastle city school board plans summer improvements at the high school to meet state inspectors. New toilets will be added in the basement and classroom layouts altered to relieve crowding. Excavations will begin after classes end to create sanitary facilities and additional space.
Otto Mecum, long with the Christie & Sons Shoe store in Greencastle, will leave May 16 for a Detroit position with FE. & R. Shoe Company. He will oversee window trimming and art card advertising for the chain’s four Detroit stores.
The 1915 city school enumeration by J. T. Palmer lists 872 pupils enrolled in public schools, up 238 from 1914. Girls total 463, outnumbering boys by 54, with 45 colored students, three more than last year. A comparison of the two reports follows.
Attention shoppers advertised buttons in all styles from J r Hessler and Co located at 184 East Washington Street.
Miss Vivian Clark a DePauw School of Music student will present a piano recital in Music hall Tuesday at 8 pm assisted by Miss Bernice Olcott violinist and Mrs Helen Wood Barnum. Program includes Moszkowski Scherzo Valse Beethoven Adagio Molto Liszt La Campanella and more. Mr and Mrs C W Day of Mansfield visited today.
The Ludwig Piano Co. suit against James L. Hamilton has been settled and dismissed, and stricken from the docket. Judge James P. Hughes awarded the plaintiff in Allen v Cassity and others a quiet title verdict on Floyd township land, issuing a decree quieting the title. Andrew Durham left yesterday for a business trip to New York.
Miss Martha Ridpath led Greencastle Crescent Rebekah lodge No. 763 in a planned meeting but adjourned indefinitely due to time. Charles Watts of Greencastle was picked up drunk on North Washington Street and fined $12.60 in police court.
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